Gretchen Berg

Gretchen Berg
Portrayed by	Madeline Zima
First appearance	Orientation
In-story stats
Known ability	None
Gender
Home	Austin, TX
Residence	Claire's dorm
Occupation	Student

Gretchen Berg attends college with Claire.

Character History

Orientation

At the Arlington University campus, Gretchen meets Claire, whose name she recognizes from the murdered cheerleader incident in Odessa, TX on Homecoming night at Union Wells. Gretchen suggests that she would have changed her name, and Claire tells her that she did for a while, and she was hoping that people would have forgotten.

Later, at the dorm mixer, Gretchen apologizes to Claire about ever mentioning the murder, and then the two girls attempt to play Guitar Hero III. Gretchen improves her skill at the game, but neither girl does well.

Jump, Push, Fall

Gretchen waits outside of Claire's dorm room for Sandra to bring Claire back after Annie's death. Gretchen discusses the supposed suicide note with Claire and her mother, who believes Claire probably missed it. When Sandra leaves, Gretchen claims that this must be a murder, and they need to need to find a way to prove it.

Gretchen gets some books on forensic science and brings them to Claire while in a cafeteria. She explains the process of the "Jump, Push, Fall Test" that she learned from Crossing Jordan, using an orange as a visual aid. When she gets to "push", she sends the orange flying into a table of girls, who reluctantly, with disgust on their faces, return it. Gretchen says they need to get a dummy or cadaver that matches Annie's height and weight. Claire doesn't want to get involved, but Gretchen tells her she already is.

Gretchen sees Claire heal after Claire jumps from her dorm room window. The girls exchange awkward waves.

Ink

Gretchen tries to get Claire to talk to her about what she witnessed. Later, Noah comes by and invites Claire to lunch. Claire goes to the bathroom to brush her teeth and Gretchen approaches her and asks if she's some kind of alien or government experiment. She follows Claire back to her dorm room and takes advantage of Noah's visit to get herself invited to lunch. At the lunch, Gretchen drops a variety of hints about Claire's powers and her secretive nature. She leaves for the restroom and Noah and Clair discuss the situation. Later, Claire invites Gretchen to ask her anything, and Claire reveals her power. Later, the two girls chat and Claire lets Gretchen cut her hand to show her how her ability functions. Shortly after this, Gretchen is asked by Claire if she would like to be her roommate.

Memorable Quotes

"I wanted to be Claire Bennet again. I thought people might forget."

"No, girl. Google's your enemy."

- Claire, Gretchen (Orientation)

"Where did you get those, the homicide bookstore?"

"Is there such a place?"

- Claire, Gretchen (Orientation)

"Don't you want to prove your roommate was defenestrated?"

"Of course. And yes, I know what "defenestrated" means."

"Well, don't get mad at me for using it in a sentence."

- Gretchen, Claire (Jump, Push, Fall)

"Maybe we could swipe a cadaver from the medical school. What? It's a victimless crime."

- Gretchen (to Claire) (Jump, Push, Fall)

Notes

• Gretchen tells Claire that she tried out to be on the cheerleading team, but the other cheerleaders said her cheers were more like taunts. (Orientation)

Fan Theories

Please refer to Theory:Gretchen Berg for fan-created theories and other speculation.