I've only started watching from Series 3, but the first thing I noticed was the inherent insensitivity towards other peoples feeling, of Saga. Is it part of the character from the
previous seasons and is she suffering from AS.
Is it part of the character from the previous seasons and is she suffering from AS.
Thanks for that. I couldn't find any mention of it in the threads.
I was somewhat surprised at that because the main character in "Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close" shows identical traits, and it's a topic often seen on the message boards for that film. My surprise is the lack of mention here, but then again, in EL&IC, it is clearly stated that the kid has AS.
There were several threads about it in earlier years, but they have fallen victim to IMDb's purges to save bandwidth (or whatever reason the site has for frequently deleting older content.)
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There is a scene where Saga is arguing with her boyfriend about where their relationship is headed, and he does refer to 'Rainman' - the movie starring Dustin Hoffman, where he plays a man who is Autistic.
Boo!
The writers don't want to mention it because they feel it would limit their artistic freedom to take the character anywhere they want.
To be fair, a diagnosis was not intended in the beginning. They just thought it would be fun to write a lead female with zero social skills as a good counter point to the male character Martin, who was written as being very social and friendly. However, its clear that the writers and actress have incorporated the diagnosis into the characterisation over time. Especially by series 3.
They won't say it, but we still know lol.
I just started season 1 and the Aspergers seems too obvious, as if they got it from a textbook or Data in Star Trek.
I wonder if she were male, he would not out of place as a detective. Like Friday in Dragnet 1967 (1967).
Strange as it may seem, I actually considered that regarding the Dan Akroyd version of the character.
shareWell, believe it or not, but they didn't. It was the viewers who had to point out to them that they had prety much written an Aspergers personality.
shareI have Asbergers, and yes she does, although her case is worse than mine. She helps me see how I must appear to others.
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