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Jeepanator t1_iu63ebq wrote

Reply to comment by hagbardceline69420 in ‘The White Lotus’ Season 2 Review: HBO's Hit Anthology Isn't Worth The Trip This Time by NewDave1993

I’m just surprised they called her character a joy to watch in season 1. I could not disagree more.

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hagbardceline69420 t1_iu64722 wrote

i do, i loved her, the spaced-out character really worked for me, i totally got it, and the scene on the boat?, with the other couple thinking they're having a nice quiet dinner, and she's dressed in black, all fucked up, throwing the ashes of her dead mother around?

slayed me

like i said , i loved the show

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Pixels222 t1_iuhnjoj wrote

yea. stifler's mom is meant to make the scene very uncomfortable to watch. idk what disliking the character even means here. obviously we hate seeing her like that. like someone needs to help that poor woman asap.

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hagbardceline69420 t1_iuhp29i wrote

that's my reasoning exactly, you see a middle-aged women in distress, and lost, the scene where she's in the ocean throwing the ashes in the sea is so full of pathos, it almost hurts to watch.

i think she and the hotel manager where the breakout stars of the show.

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Mentoman72 t1_iu6xhvf wrote

Yeah man, nothing against her and she seems like a lovely person irl but I was looking around during season 1 and couldn't fathom why she was the one everyone was slinging praise at. Her character was easily my least favorite.

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jellytrack t1_iua4a18 wrote

I don't like her character, but I can appreciate the dynamic between the character and the spa employee. I do agree that there are better performances in season 1.

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Ozlin t1_iu6d0k5 wrote

I feel the same. She was my least favorite part of Season 1 and I was disappointed when I found out she was recurring. I actually fastforwarded through a lot of her scenes. But that's partly my own biases, I've never really been a fan of her work and she frequently plays the exact same character.

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nich3play3r t1_iu7mad1 wrote

Agreed. She sucks. You can confirm this by watching The Watcher. But all the acting sucks in that, so she’s not such a standout.

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tinasnow-poty t1_iu8b8j6 wrote

i thought Bobby whatever was great in the watcher and I love that persona Jennifer Coolidge plays in every project 😭 different strokes and all that I guess

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WadNasty t1_iu7rjax wrote

I think the acting sucks because it’s supposed to make you feel like everyone’s lying but I agree she was hard to watch in that.

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