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Melanie Lynskey is so miscast as that leader of that gang in Kansas City


She just doesnt have it in her. That power and command. The Presence that leaders have. She is very one note actress and basically plays the same role in everything she is. She looked ridiculous when ordering around. I was looking at her and wondering why on earth all those people are listening to her.

Not to mention how stupid she is. Killing doctor in the middle of apocalypse? No matter how you felt about him - you cant kill doctors. If you have beef with them and they dont cooperate then you can just lock them in prison and treat of torture and they will cooperate and heal people. But idiot just went and shot him.

And then they found danger in that house and that guy was all like: "This is very dangerous, we must tell others".

And she was like: "No. It can wait. I must have my revenge on some people. That father and his son. Its more important then threat that can kill all my people. We mast hide it and dont tell anyone".

I was like: "Dude why are you listening to this idiot? Just shoot her and tell everyone about this threat. She is too stupid to lead".

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Yeah, she should be the local sex slave.

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yes she is bad actress.

she was so awful in two and a half men that when she left the show became 1000 times better hahahah. she did not just ruin every scene she ruin entire episode!

every budding actress who move to LA should look at this woman for inspire. it is proof anyone can make it in film and tv!!

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Agree, I am baffled why she has such a hot career right now.

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they say cream rises to the top but turds sometimes float to surface as well!

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Must be toilet n turds days in MC.

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yes!

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Thought the same thing, she was bad trying to act like a badass leader. Almost laughable, there is zero fucking chance that people would actually take orders from her

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Yeah she isn’t good and is miscast.

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So cringe worthy

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Maybe the next episode will reveal something, because right now there's just no way anyone would follow that woman.

Did we really need the hunters to have a back story though? I think the show would have been fine with just Joel and Ellie escaping them and running into Henry and Sam. There are just 6 more episodes to go and a lot of story left to tell.

It will suck if Kathleen ends up becoming the main antagonist that follows Joel and Ellie to Jackson and then Colorado.

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Terribly miscast, shes a middle aged fat soccer mom without an ounce of menace or authority in her at all, she sounded ridiculous trying talk bad ass and sound threatening while using the tone of voice she'd use asking her husband what he wants for dinner.

I mean why is the bad ass dude with the beard not leading everyone? he's following around this mousey nonthreatening soccer mom, it looks ridiculous.

And yeah she really does play the same person in everything shes in, in Yellowjackets and Castle Rock she has the exact same delivery of lines and facials, never changes her tone of voice. Even when threatening that guy with a gun and being this leader of all these people who overthrew the military she still sounded like she does in Yellowjackets and every other thing shes in.

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