In a new interview with Uproxx, Allen explained that the ambiguity of the characters' history has always allowed her to view it in less of a sinister light. "I think I say I was 16. I don't know," she said. "That's always what I imagined is she was 16, he was 26. And he was her father's student. It's left very mysterious. "We don't even know what it is. I mean, they could have kissed a few times, and she was just completely bowled over, and he could have just not wanted to get involved with someone so young. "Maybe [Marion's] father would have been furious at him. I mean, what's great about ...