• Zagorath@aussie.zoneOP
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    2 days ago

    I’m not sure this article interviews the best person to make its point.

    Shohreh Aghdashloo, who portrays the ever-scheming Elaida, talked to us about the importance of the diversity of the show:

    Being a part of these shows gives me a chance to prove to all the little girls around the globe, in Asia, Africa, Middle East or elsewhere – when they see me in this series, they would think

    They would think… “I can be an incompetent self-interested moron who nearly destroys a centuries-old democratic institution, just like Elaida”?

    What a wholesome message for all the little girls around the globe 🥰🥰🥰

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      3 days ago

      Interviewing any actresses who play Aes Sedai is a bad idea. So far in the show, there’s been maybe one who hasn’t been shown to be a narcissistic, manipulative, selfish idiot. And she keeps getting impaled.

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        3 days ago

        Uhh, I don’t think so. I’m not even up to date on the show yet. It’s more talking in generalities about the overall direction of the show.

        edit: it looks like the comment was removed because a mod thought it was racist. It’s definitely not, but it doesn’t seem like the reason was because the mod thought it broke a spoiler-related rule either. If you want to see the comment, you can check the modlog.