I had a long and incredibly detailed review, ready to be posted. Then in typical imdb fashion, their app glitches and it is lost.
So here's the liner notes.
Ms. Ayo is far too young for this role and was horribly mis-cast.
This episode lacked rationale. The actions of our female lead were not only questionable at best, but unethical and illogical. Absolutely bewildering.
Just like having a teenager in a role that should be filled by a 25 year old. She is literally unbelievable in this role.
For some context:
Jeremy Allen White was older than Ms. Ayo is now, when he was playing the role of 'Lip' Gallagher on Shameless, nearly 15 years ago. A character who was younger than the one Ayo is playing now. (Did you get all that?)
There is ZERO chemisty between the two. And the whole 'daddy's little girl' angle does her NO Favours, at all. It is a HUGE detriment.
Also, if buddy was supposed to go help his new/old friend, how did he end up at the shop; while she was taking an eating tour of Chicago, that he was supposed to be with her on?
Poor writing, editing, and casting.
The show has a lot of promise, but the entirety of season 2 so far has been painful, to say the least. In season 1 the makeup and wardrobe were enough to take away from the fact that she is far too young for this role. But thus far in season 2, its absolutely unforgivable.
To repeat: She would be too young for a role that Jeremy played 15 years ago when he was older then, than she is now.
Somebody dropped the ball big time.
This is the first episode i have rated below its average rating. So clearly I had been enjoying the show up until this point, more than most, obviously, since i have rated it higher than the average viewer.
So disagreeing with me would defy logic. Proving that you can't have your cake and eat it too. That euphamism has always been idiotic in any rhetoric, but so is casting someone grossly underage for the role. It seemed poetic.
I don't care for "opinion", I only deliver the real. And everything i've said, is real.
Short form: You re-cast her, people lose their heads about it, show gets cancelled.
You keep her, and faster than you can imagine people stop watching, and no number of awards is gonna save them.
You would have to fire so many people from production. In the end its just not worth it. I'm sure they will tough it out for 4 or 5 seasons despite the dwindling viewership.
But don't take my word for it.....actually, absolutely take my word for it. I've never been wrong, don't see how I would start now.
(Also writing the character out of the show would save it as well. The "easy way out". Check it)
