Board Thread:Rant and Rave/@comment-25733960-20171021010133/@comment-25926288-20171022194155

There are many factors that go into the production, so simply blaming the actor or actress is harsh, without a few caveats.

Chemistry? That's subjective. Whether or not  they can produce some, I don't think that the writing (and directing) is helping either. It's all a jigsaw between acting, writing, and directing.

In this episode, if the actresses appear "better", it's likely one of the various factors than their skill level that everyone's randomly tossing about.

Gabrielle is fine. Not Jaime Murray or Caroline Ford or Barbara Hershey or Victoria Smurfit, but she's fine imo. The nuance here is directing, knowing the storyline, and likely the writing. By the interviews, etc, I personally don't think much of the cast, new or old, knew where their story was going. There's vague, then there's pretty unaware.

Dania is solidly cast as Cinderella. The issue is the level of importance, I think. If she was here for a split season or was a one-off/small recurring, noone would really have much of an issue (Well, besides those that can't accept another Cinderella). I think that what some here are actually trying to express is that the weight of the role doesn't seem to suit her. The writing is also not always there.

As we all know, like last season, we can have a good actress/actor, but when the writing and storyline are rough, not even they prosper.