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jasmancer · 2 years

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innocenceinyourarms · 2 years

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Anyone saying Claudia needed to be aged up for any number of reasons should take a look at HBO’s doom patrol.

In the second season we are introduced to the character of Dorothy, a girl who has been shut away by her father for about 100 years for… reasons.

She’s played by a (at the time,) 20 year old woman, Abi Monterey . Throughout the season, the character is shown to “grow up” and change from being in the “real world”.

Abi performed the role very well (I’d argue masterfully), with the assistance of makeup and costuming, It completed the illusion.

I’m not saying Abi should’ve played Claudia, but what I am saying is that there were other options that could have been explored to make an older actress appear much younger.

AMC’s IWTV cost 60 million to make. The second season of doom patrol was just under 10 million.

Money was not the issue.

I’ve stayed kinda quiet about the whole thing because everyone was so very heated about it all, but after seeing what’s on here… well.

The creative decision to change Claudia so fundamentally is what ultimately made me decide I’d lurk before putting my money down for the subscription to peacock.

This was when I felt in my gut that this thing they were making was going to be a mess that was as rough to sit through as that ill fated QOTD.

After seeing what I’ve seen of this latest episode (and I definitely have feelings about that, but I don’t feel like sharing them here, now) I feel very good about my decision to not watch.

No shade to Ms. Bailey Bass. I do think she’s a total (pardon the joke) Doll in this role, and it’s totally not her fault. I think she’d be foolish if she didn’t take the part and run with it. She’s doing well with what she’s given. The whole cast is. I commend them

This post is more of a general comment about disappointment. I feel like there’s a greater conversation to be had about how characters are being messed with on a fundamental level here. You cannot change something so major to a character out of convenience without sacrificing something very important that’s being said.

This seems to be a running issue with the writing, and I’m very sad to see something that resonates with so many be treated this way.