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Katerina: It’s time for plan B.
Hope: We have a plan B?
Katerina: No, but it’s time for one.
I’m no great lover of the story of Pygmalion and Galatea. I think that the whole idea of a person molding a perfect mate is a creepy fantasy and the fact that it seems to resonate so much with people for hundreds upon hundreds of years is slightly unfortunate. At the same time I do think that creative inspiration is a wonderful thing and that the story itself is interesting, even if I still think the statue got a raw deal. Just because I consider it a muse for after school specials about toxic relationships doesn’t change the fact good things have come from it. I consider the TV series Selfie to be one of those things.
This bit of fluff only lasted 22 episodes, not all of which were even aired on TV because the ratings were so bad the plug was pulled on it midway through the first season. That was a shame because Eliza Dooley (Karen Gillan) and Henry Higgs (John Cho) were remarkably charming. Eliza and Henry were both represented as fundamentally flawed but with qualities that the other could learn from, and their friendship was almost more adorable than the hints at romance. It had enough in common with the original story to make the parallels understandable, but deviated from the original enough to mitigate the creep factor. I actually wanted them to succeed as a couple.
The series seemed aware it wasn’t going to get much of a chance and the first season is sufficient to get a good sampling of fun stories and moderately awkward adventures. I don’t think it would have held up as a premise much past one season, if I’m being honest, but I’m glad it got made. I’m always delighted when someone essentially builds fanfic and it somehow makes it to small and large screens. This was good fanfic brought to life.
Loving Blindspot atm
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