Thoughts about the Charlotte Hale Character
After E7, it's impossible to say that anyone isn't a host. And Charlotte's meeting with Theresa was so... off-putting, that I've seen a bunch of "Charlotte = host" posts and articles. But I have refined (maybe tinfoil hat) version of that theory. What if Charlotte is the consciousness of a much older man put in a young woman's body?
A&J have mentioned in the podcast that the casting for this character is sketchy. She's too young to be the executive director of the board and she act much to savvy for her age. Plus, look at her scene with Theresa. She's acting like a guy... answering the door naked, sitting on the sofa legs akimbo, chowing down on snacks right after sex... She plays it like a guy.
We've been introduced to the concept that a person's consciousness can be implanted into a bot. And that bots can be used to act out sexual proclivities. Why not use a new bot body to satisfy a trans person's wishes.
We have two episodes left. Anything could happen.
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It could be that the off-putting Charlotte character served to make Theresa more sympathetic before we see her demise. Except when dealing with Sizemore she always seemed to be conflicted about doing the things she was supposed to do.
I also don't recall anyone balking at similarly-aged Logan and William having their executive jobs. Wonder why? Lol. Or she's just a grown ass woman that likes to fuck. The hedonistic nature of the park is probably right up her alley. And who doesn't like a good snack afterwards??
I don't think this was a particularly well-written scene, but I assumed she was being intentionally off-putting and it was all supposed to be uncomfortable for Theresa given the nature of the conversation.
Sorry, this post made me chuckle a little. I know you didn't mean anything by it, but needing to recontextualize a woman's savvy and sexual behavior to "maybe she's a man!" for it to make sense is a little funny.
Of course much of the discussion is coming from men, so I'd like to hear more women comment on it, to get a different viewpoint.
I get that we all want to call out gender biases, I want to see more heroic, less traditionally feminine heroines in my media. However, I don't think there's any fault in pointing out behaviors that are frequently troped to a specific type of guys.
If a male character was doing things that are shorthand for 'female' in typical shows, I think someone pointing it out would seem weird.
I would like it if there weren't any kinds of schenanigans involved and she was just acting non-traditional, but I can't blame people for theorizing around it.
I know that I don't always act stereotypically feminine, but I also know that that is not always reflected in television and movies. Sitting 'akimbo' and prioritizing snacks after sex are frequently used as shorthand for 'male.' There isn't any harm in pointing that out. We could point out its lazy, but not necessarily wrong.
Having said all that, it would be amazing if they made this woman something we rarely see in entertainment, an arrogant, ambitious, lusty woman who plays chess with Ford and maybe even outsmarts him.
As I said to me, it was a show of power and dominance over Theresa. She was naked and thus technically at her "most vulnerable" but yet still had an air of superiority in the scene. Her actions were purposefully done to make Theresa feel "bad" (body image possibly? (Old vs young) ) and uncomfortable in that scene. She is almsot like a young version of Ford attitude wise.
To me I think the "fitting" end for For would be dying at the hands of his own creation (Dolores). Someone he created to be a stepping stone of humans (Men especially).