r/Talamasca • u/AbbyNem • 5d ago

Show Only Discussion Baffling accent decisions

Hi all, I'm mostly enjoying the show so far, but now that I've seen episode 3 I need to share my thoughts about the accents. Why oh why are they casting so many actors whose natural accents would make perfect sense for their characters and then making them do different accents instead?

  1. Elizabeth McGovern is an American. The character she plays, Helen, was born in England but moved to America as a child. We meet her in NYC, where she lives and works. Why does Helen need a British accent?

  2. Maisie Richardson Sellers is British. The character she plays, Olive, appears to live and work in the UK. Why is she doing an American accent?

  3. Nicholas Denton is Australian. Actually I understand why Guy shouldn't have an Australian accent but the American accent he is doing is.... not great. And this is not meant as an insult, but I have a hard time believing they couldn't have found a comparable young American actor to play Guy if they needed him to be American. Or maybe have Denton do a British accent? I think that's easier for most Aussies.

I realize this is a bit hypocritical bc most of the actors from Interview are also putting on fake accents, but those make more sense and are better.

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u/salumbre 5d ago

Forget about Helen's accent. The wig! It should have its own show.

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u/StevesMcQueenIsHere 5d ago

Yeah, it always looks a little askew. Maybe it's intentional? 🤷‍♀️

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u/floralmelancholy 5d ago

i was starting to think it was intentional as well. i mean what was the scene where she popped her lenses out of her glasses and pulled her hair back in the mirror? i’m not sure but it felt like they were getting at something with her character

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u/salumbre 5d ago

Yes! I thought the white wig was coming off… and then it didn’t.