by clicking the source link, you will find 189 gifs (268x151px) of dylan mcnamara as oliver fairmont in first kill (season 1). his birthday is unknown but assumed to be late twenties and is an american actor of irish and mexican descent. all gifs were made by me, please don’t edit. give this post a like or reblog if you found it useful.
So one of the criticisms of ‘First Kill’ I’ve seen from people is the acting performances. I’ve seen several critics and viewers say that the acting isn’t very good. That the actors don’t give very convincing performances of their respective characters. I want to address this right now in defence of a very skilled main cast and I have to ask where in the hell there is any on-screen evidence that the actors aren’t very good at performing in this show.
Let’s start with the last episode. Did you not see those last few scenes? Everybody had me crying - but especially Aubin Wise who plays Talia Burns. Her character pleading to both Jack and Apollo to spare HER son’s life. And then her reassuring Theo that nothing has changed between them: she still loves him with her whole heart. She is still his mother and she will still protect him and still be there for him. The writing for that scene had me in tears on its own. But Aubin’s performance fucking BROKE ME. I was hysterically crying. She made me feel so much for her and Theo in such a short period of time. She owned that last episode - well and truly. She was incredible!
That’s just ONE of the actors on this show that are really fucking great actors. That can really PERFORM.
Let’s move on to Gracie Dzienny who plays Elinor Fairmont. Specifically in the scene where she goes to see her Dad when he has just been severely wounded by the Hunters and he asks her to promise him to help her mother and not let Davina “run rodshod” over her. Elinor’s immediate response being to nod her head in agreement and then a split second later refuse to agree because she knew what he actually meant by that. It was his way of saying goodbye and she wouldn’t let it happen. Her voice sounding cracked with grief and yet still strong at the same time. The expression on her face looking vulnerable, panicked and determined. How could you call that bad acting?
And how about our two leading ladies; Sarah Catherine Hook and Imani Lewis in their break up scene? You’re going to tell me that intense interaction wasn’t convincing? That they didn’t convey emotion or you didn’t feel any emotion from it? Come off it!
There’s been some dumb reasons and excuses to criticize this show but that any of the main cast are bad actors is the worst one I’ve come across yet. Their performances have been fantastic! Especially given they were working with severe time constraints. To make you see, hear and feel so much from their performances in such a short period of time is skill.
It’s at this point I have to put the criticism down to prejudice of teen drama shows and not giving it a fair chance because the preconceived filter is always on. Great acting is all about conveying emotion, sensation, feeling and most importantly authenticity of that respective character they are playing. And, for me, every single member of the main cast in ‘First Kill’ hit the mark every time they were on-screen. But the few scenes in the show I mentioned was when I was struck and captivated by the actor’s skill the most. So for me, this particular criticism is absolute bullshit!
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i love caliette with all my heart, but i dont think they'll be together for most of s2. however calliope wont be able to completely get away from juliette bc talia makes her see juliette so they can get updates on theo from oliver. this will eventually get them back together :)
Katherine McNamara talks about working with Dylan O'Brien in a new interview with Collider.
❝I've known Dylan forever. I hadn't worked with him. I'd known him for a lot longer than I'd worked with him, and when I got on that set, I was astounded by how dedicated he was and how diligent he was to making sure that everything was done with quality, and it was all done properly. But also, he had the best time of anyone on that set. The balance he had between the fun and the silliness and the goofing off and the pranks you can do on set and the camaraderie you can build in that way, but [without] sacrificing any of the seriousness of what we're trying to do and the story we're trying to tell. That was brilliant.❞