I wonder if Caroline Proust
is accurately portraying a woman in Laure Berthaud's position. And I am only referring to her physical appearance. I don't expect her to walk around like Karlsson, but I often wondered why she always looks so unkempt. She has this look, not like she stinks, but just not really clean. I think it was in the second series where there was a lot going on with her on top the job itself. I can imagine then, and many other times, that she was not going to devote too much time to fashion. Plus she does a lot of running around, which would suggest ate her attire a suitable choice. But honestly, I would look at her and just think, why not brush/comb your hair? But maybe this is the way that cops, female AND male, because now that I think about it, Gilou kind of has the same look as her-- like he manages to take showers, but that's about the height of his hygiene and grooming regimen--still somewhat dirty, maybe this is the way officers, in their positions tend to look. We don't see a lot of Laure when she's not at work, just off work, or on her way to work, so maybe she dresses up more when there is time for it. I was thinking of the time when she was being investigated for shooting the guy from the 2nd season. She is in the car putting on a skirt and she says she wants to be seen as a female protecting another female, or something like that. I was thinking, but she looks like she threw on a skirt, which that's exactly what she did. And I didn't really see her as being more feminine.
Originally, I was thinking or wondering why Laure wasn't more feminine. Again, just referring to her physical appearance, not her personality, in this case. But now I'm thinking, as I said before, maybe this is what cops like her tend to look like. (By cops like her, I mean ones who do running around a lot--not like her bosses or special branch). I just had a thought: Amina, from season 4 always looks nicely put together, even though she dresses down. So I guess it could be done. I just wonder if one is more realistic.