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Originally Posted by glamourgirl
Aspen's problem wasn't that she was new, it was her inability to improv and she didn't create a likeable character in Paradise, she portrayed a bratty cheerleader.
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That's your view. Mine is that it would be hard to improvise when you are suddenly thrust into the role as she was. She grew into it imo, and I didn't find her "bratty" at all, and any cheerleader role was the one she was assigned, so it's not fair to level that as a criticism of her imo. My point was she had a great voice, developed considerable theatricality in a short time, but there wasn't the initial spark that Meat and Patti had, nor did she have long enough to develop towards a level of more intuitive response. She stepped into a role that fans had seen Patti in for years, met with a considerable level of resistance, yet pulled it off in a way that in any other circumstances, and without comparison to someone much loved and missed, was in my view pretty impressive and deserved recognition.
I agree absolutely that there was a spark between Meat and Patti from the start. Saw that on stage immediately. But also I have seen how they have grown together over the years, and developed their intuititive ability to play off each other year on year. I don't put this down solely to the length of time they have performed together; you can work with someone for years and not develop that total understanding. But they have the kind of rapport and understanding that does develop year on year rather than stand still, (indeed it would diminish them both to suggest it hasn't), so that has to play a part in my view.
Caryl