People always bash Vanessa Ray (CeCe) and Lindsey Shaw (Paige)'s acting, but imo I'd rather watch their scenes on PLL than a solo scene of Shay Mitchell imo.
I like Emily and she's a decent character but Shay was clearly added to the show based on her basic generic beauty.
Ashley Benson's acting is underrated imo
She's not great, but she's not terrible.
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I love Venessa ray and Lindsay shaw's acting. Shay just needs more experience.
Keegan is the worst IMO.
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I honestly don't think she's that bad in general. Whenever she's in a normal scene with the girls or whatever, I don't see a huge difference. The only times that I really notice her not so great acting are in scenes where she really has to emote. With a few exceptions (Maya's death), she definitely doesn't measure up to the others.
shareShe's definitely the weakest of them all and it's clear she was hired because of looks but she's had some golden moments like her coming out to her dad, Maya's death, and when she was by her dad's grave.
EDIT: I don't think she's as bad as people try to make her seem though. I think the criticism of her acting is a little overdone, especially compared to others on the show.
I agree that Ashley Benson's acting has always been a little overlooked because Hanna is 'goofy' but Ashley has always done well when Hanna isn't screaming and she has to really emote.
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I don't think Shay is that bad. I don't think any of them are bad for that matter. I dont like the chara ter Paige, but I think Lindsey is a really good actress.
shareShay Mitchell is definitely the weakest link out of the four main actresses. Her main strength is probably doing action scenes which is why they give Emily so many of those. Her character sort of falls through when she has to do very emotional scenes but she has surprised me in a good way for a couple of times: coming out to her dad (along with most scenes with her dad, those two just had a wonderful on screen relationship), Maya's death and (spoiler from season six) when she is talking to her dad's tombstone in the cemetery . But then again Troian has this kind of ambition in almost every scene that she shoots.
My problem in later seasons by what I guess is Shay's request is that she has started mixing more of her own public character into Emily's character which takes her really out of character and knowing that her acting is not the strongest is not something that she should be doing. I was sort of okay with Lucy singing in one scene in an earlier season because it seems like something that Aria might be able to do, but Emily suddenly having amazing dance moves that have never been mentioned before was far-fetched and unbelievable.
I don't think people bash Lindsey Shaw because her acting is bad. She has just gotten a public character assassination because her character got a lot of hate (some of it from very obsessive fans). I don't think it matter whether you like the character she portrays or not but I think she has given her character a very three dimensional portrayal considering how little time she has gotten on screen. For me it looked professional.
Vanessa Ray might have also gotten some hate because people were disappointed with the CeCe reveal. It's not her fault that the writing and the twist sucked. When she had a good script to work with in earlier seasons her acting was pretty good. On the other hand, the lack of quality in how Sara is portrayed can't just be blamed on bad writing. Every line she delivers makes me want to crawl out of my skin.
And yes, Ashley Benson's acting is underrated. People often assume that comedic acting is easy because it's basically just clowning around but that is false. It takes talent to portray a comical character like Hanna can often be ("Hanna knows what Hanna means!") and she also holds her own when it comes to the dramatic scenes. Some of my favorite parts of the earlier seasons is Hanna dealing with her dad because there were so many subtle emotions that she showed through glances, small facial expressions and body language.
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I don't think Vanessa is bad at all - nor is Lindsey awful.
Shay is the worst of the core group - but not THE worst.
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I've never heard anyone say Lindsey is bad, I think people just hate the character lol. Sara Harvey is definitely the worst, plus Keegan, Cody, and a few others. Shay ranks alongside them.
shareYeah Sara Harvey and keegan etc are more obviously bad while Shay can blend in during certain scenes unless she's given a lot to do then she sticks out like a sore thumb. She needs to be paired with Troian or Lindsey. Keegan and Sara Harvey are beyond help.
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Shay is deffo not the worst. She's the worst out of the main six. Troian is the best.. with Sasha (first few seasons) and Janel close behind. I also agree that Ashley is under rated and her funny lines are well delivered. I think the worst has got to be Shower Harvey by quite a long way. She's so cringe to watch and she butchered a character that could of been good. (Writing also didn't help). I also think Shay has gotten better throughout the seasons personally. A lot of the boyfriends on the show are pretty bad as well. I don't think Ian is awful but I am biased because I hate his character. Lindsey as Paige is also good and Tammin with her stick (despite clearly being way older than high school age..) On a side note.. Shay makes a pretty good presenter.. I've seen some of her YouTube videos and they are great.
shareI don't think either Vanessa or Lindsey are that bad.
IMO, Shay is not the worst on the show, but yes, she is terrible.