Board Thread:Rant and Rave/@comment-28162607-20180220221000/@comment-1916997-20180221171535

Aine1989 wrote: CoolDudeAl wrote: Aine1989 wrote: Lady Junky wrote: I love how all Emma "fans" keep acting like she was the dumbest character of the entire show just to prove their point x)

I'm sorry Emilian but: "Especially if the teenager in question is a homeless runaway with a low education level and possibly not knowing the full risks of unprotected sex." I just find that VERY insulting for Emma's character. Emma NEVER EVER proved or showed that she had a low education level or anything. She has always showed that she was very intelligent, very capable of, and knowing exactly what to do in some situations.

DeviousPeep explained everything. Emma was 17, she was completely able to know what she was doing and to take care of herself. She was completely able to leave by herself already. So, let's not act like she was dumb or not understanding what she was doing with Neal.

She clearly was happy with Neal, and seeing how the character was written, I just doubt that he would force her into sex. Neal always loved Emma. Deeply. He never hurt her by himself or on purpose. They were both in love with each other. (lol yes bc letting her go to jail didn't hurt her in any way whatsoever)

No one is saying Emma is dumb, so stop putting words in our mouths. We are saying that adults having relationships with teenagers is wrong. If Emma had been played by Abby Ross (or another teen actress bc Abby was like 14 when Tallahassee was filmed), would you be syaing thet same thing? The better question is if Neal was played by Dylan (Baelfire's actor), would you be saying the same thing? Dylan would be closer to 22 than Michael was, so that would be more accurate how he would have looked at the age of that scene. Right now, Dylan Schmid is 18. So when Tallahassee was filmed he would have been around 13. Do you honestly think a 13 year old can pull off 23?

also sidenot that has ntohing to do with this but annoys me: Dylan is 18 now, so when filming young Bae in season 1 he'd have been 11/12, despite Bae himself being 14.

I think MRJ was fine because 33 playing 23 isn't that awful and adults can be dressed down to look younger. But there is no way in hell Dylan could pull off 22/23. So if Michael playing 22 was okay, why would you not want Jen to play 17? That is a similar amount of difference. But you want Emma to be played by like a 14 year old, so Neal can look like a 40 year old creeper. If they were going to have Emma be played by a younger actor, Neal should have been as well, because, despite your protest, 17 and 22 aren't that different in age.