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I really don't think it's Desire anyone is annoyed about, and using that as an example to dismiss the criticism only weakens the dismissal. Lucifer... sure, he

by brazzy 4y ago

I really don't think it's Desire anyone is annoyed about, and using that as an example to dismiss the criticism only weakens the dismissal. Lucifer... sure, he's canonically without genitals anyway and decidedly uninterested in things like gender norms - and I'm actually excited to see Gwendolyn Christie portray the character. Casting a black woman as Death goes directly against Gaiman's explicitly stated concept of how he imagined the character, and while she wears many guises, it seems wrong to just break the visual similarity (paleness) between the Endless. I really, really hope the actress can transport the character's essence (IMO first and foremost a kind of universial compassion and humor) sufficiently to make it not matter. And then Lucien as a black woman... was that really necessary? At some point it just feels forced.

falcolas 4y ago
Lucifer is the only casting so far that hasn’t resonated with me. She felt more like a corporate CEO than fallen angel. And the stereotypical bat wings… meh The rest have done really well, even Death (who I didn’t get good vibes from in the lead up). EDIT: Despair didn’t do much for me either. More emo teen than avatar of suffering.
cgrealy 4y ago
Gaiman has publicly stated that he loves the actress as Death. Someone then complained about disrespecting the artist and the model, and the artist responded he loved it too (the model has passed, but the artist, who was a close friend, said she would have loved it as well). I did watch that clip from The Sound of Her Wings, and I thought she nailed the kindness aspect of Death. I do hope we'll also get some of fun, hopeful aspects too, but I haven't got t othose episodes yet.
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cgrealy 4y ago
Oh and Lucien as a black woman... I ask why not? How does it hurt the character? The actor playing Lucien is is perfectly fine, so why not add some more diversity to the cast?

by brazzy 4y ago

falcolas 4y ago

Lucifer is the only casting so far that hasn’t resonated with me. She felt more like a corporate CEO than fallen angel. And the stereotypical bat wings… meh The rest have done really well, even Death (who I didn’t get good vibes from in the lead up). EDIT: Despair didn’t do much for me either. More emo teen than avatar of suffering.

cgrealy 4y ago

Gaiman has publicly stated that he loves the actress as Death. Someone then complained about disrespecting the artist and the model, and the artist responded he loved it too (the model has passed, but the artist, who was a close friend, said she would have loved it as well). I did watch that clip from The Sound of Her Wings, and I thought she nailed the kindness aspect of Death. I do hope we'll also get some of fun, hopeful aspects too, but I haven't got t othose episodes yet.

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cgrealy 4y ago

Oh and Lucien as a black woman... I ask why not? How does it hurt the character? The actor playing Lucien is is perfectly fine, so why not add some more diversity to the cast?