Really getting under the skin of a fully realized female character has long remained a challenge in television, but in recent years, the brilliant-yet-troubled heroine has been taking a back seat t…
Really getting under the skin of a fully realized female character has long remained a challenge in television, but in recent years, the brilliant-yet-troubled heroine has been taking a back seat to someone more authentically human, whose personal struggle is no longer peppered in through lazy shorthand ciphers that check the “complex character” box.Mare of Easttown
In his television debut, Ingelsby’s approach was to shape the titular character first and let the mystery come second. “I wanted to subvert the Sherlock thing,” Ingelsby says. “Mare is dogged, she’s committed, she’s a good detective, but she’s not a genius. I think there’s an honesty about her that makes an audience appreciate her and makes her relatable. When Mare makes bad decisions over the course of the series — and God knows she makes bad decisions — I think the audience is always with her.”
Schaeffer used the opportunity to delve into the title character’s internal resilience after the tragic loss of the love of her life, while also making sure to avoid an oftused trope of someone needing to come to her rescue. Any early concerns Schaeffer might have had that she would be forced to tone down Wanda’s journey through the stages of grief, because of the action-adventure backdrop it was set against, were thankfully unfounded.
Parks and series lead Cynthia Erivo set out to show Franklin’s fortitude, but also moments of despair in a life that was defined by groundbreaking success but equally domestic abuse, teenage pregnancy and social injustice.
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