Yes, Lioness Star Laysla De Oliveira Has Seen the Joe-Cruz Shipping

Warning: This article contains major spoilers for Lioness season 3, episode 7 "Kiss the Girls."After a grueling search, Joe has been saved. Much of Lioness season 3 has been about the team trying to save Joe after she was abducted, and now they finally have her back. The final harrowing chapter of the mission happens on a football field, where Joe stages a bold escape attempt. Thankfully, she makes enough noise to get her team's attention, prompting them to descend on the field, both on the ground and by helicopter, to bring their leader home.It was Cruz and Bobby who reached Joe first. The emotional release as Cruz hugs Joe feels like a culmination of all the trauma Joe faced in captivity. “Being able to say it out loud is solidifying how she really feels. She’s never said it out loud before, and I do think that she does love Joe,” the actor shares. It was a powerful moment that showcases their love and loyalty for one another. Hearing Cruz say no one wants to save Joe more than marks a big change in how Cruz sees her relationship with Joe for anyone who remembers how angry she was when Joe shows up at her place in season 2. “Joe has always seen Cruz as like a mini-her or some kind of reflection of her. But it’s taken Cruz a little bit more time to get there because, well, she’s younger and she’s still going through life and she’s still learning things,” she says. Austin Hébert as Randy and LaMonica Garrett as Tucker in Lioness, episode 7 of season 3.Ryan Green/Paramount+During the intense reunion, Cruz jokes that her girlfriend Josie can see the hug between Joe and Cruz. “What’s happening to Cruz is she’s starting to feel a lot more comfortable in herself, so she’s starting to crack jokes,” she explains. From the start, the operative was sure of herself as an operative and professional, but what she’s found by joining Joe’s team is a path for herself she didn’t know was an option. The action-packed sequence was shot on one of the