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Laura and Shadow ?

posted 7 years ago by Birdmant7 (202)
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I just started to watch this show and its probably the most compelling show on that Starz network. I have not read the book and yet from the 1st episode it really got my attention, mostly due to the story and acting. I just watched this 4th episode about "Laura" and how she met Shadow, yet the more I watched this episode the more I disliked this character of "Laura" and how crass and indifferent she is and I kind of had a hard time to see what Shadow sees in this person?..Laure is a very selfish and detached person who really doesn't even like herself. I am aware its all part of the story but there is no redeeming quality about this sad pathetic character that makes you want to know anymore about her and what role she plays in this story.

[–] exatera (3949) 7 years ago

Well, she seems to be quite intelligent, but I'd say that's the only positive trait she possesses.

I agree with you about the rest, although as of right now I am having a hard time buying the fact that a guy like Shadow would fall in "puppy love" with someone like her, especially considering what the respective actors look like.

[–] Birdmant7 (202) 7 years ago

" quite intelligent'? ..Lol
I am sorry I don't see that about Laura at all, intelligent in what way?
She is an impulsive with her decisions and being a depressed and sad person as she is also clouds her thinking on her decisions making, such as suggesting to Shadow to rob the casino, her reason being UNHAPPY?. that is not what an intelligent person does. She believes in nothing and that again is part of her being lost, not that we all have to believe in something but she just seems like she goes through life like life owes her something and she is disappointment that she never got hers. One of the best scene was when she was having an argument with Anubis, when she found out she is dead, and her reluctance to accept it, and Anubis said: "Death is not a debate", because she thinks she can talk or manipulate her way out of anything.

I just saw an interview with the actress (Emily Browning) and I don't know if its the character or just the person playing this character but I didn't like Emily either at all, I found her to be very much like Laura. She was raving about how she loves playing this person who is bad and detached?. I found that to be even more weird, she also is not all that with that big head and skinny little body, again I don't know why would Shadow would fall for someone like her ?.. I could see Shadow with Audry but not with Laura, I actually like Audry in the 4th episode because she was very real about what she said.