Abby Isaacs, Manhattan

Abby Isaacs (Rachel Brosnahan)

On historical drama Manhattan, Abby Isaacs was married to nuclear research scientist Charlie Isaacs, but the couple shared few interests apart from their son. At the start of the series, Abby and her family had just moved to the Los Alamos military base and were new to the community.

Abby found herself isolated, but soon struck up a friendship with her neighbor, Elodie, a French switchboard operator. The two women developed feelings for each other and fell into an affair, planing to leave their husbands and build a life together. However, at the end of the first season, Abby betrayed Elodie in order to protect her family and the relationship ended.

Abby’s interest in women was brought up again in the second season, and she left her husband Charlie. The series was canceled before concluding the characters’ storylines.

Appearances:

• 23 episodes. 1x01 - 2x10

Female love interests:

• Elodie (Carole Weyers, recurring, 8 episodes)

Relationship story arc with a woman: Yes

Male love interests:

• Charlie Isaacs (Ashley Zukerman, main cast 23 episodes, husband)

Relationship story arc with a man: Yes

Filter Relationship Arc:

• Female (Recurring), Male (Regular)

Storyline during sweeps? No

[1] A relationship story arc is defined as explicit, developed on screen, and lasting more than 3 episodes. It is listed as questionable or subtext if romance is only implied, mentioned instead of shown on screen, part of a dream sequence, or otherwise not explicit for the viewer.
[2] Sweeps episodes air in February, May, July and November, the periods when advertising rates are set. A character is marked as "sweeps" when there is a very limited number of episodes that address their sexuality, all air during sweeps period, and the storyline is otherwise ignore/dropped.