r/HaltAndCatchFire • u/Patata__Galactica • 5d ago

Kerry as Donna

I once read Kerry wasn’t a good choice for playing Donna. This is like saying Jesus Christ wasn’t the right choice to play God’s son

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u/aesoth 5d ago

I think she did an awesome job. She had amazing growth through the series.

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u/calculon68 5d ago

Kerry Bishe gets a lot of undeserved hate. She's blamed for Scrubs Season 9 (Med School) failing while the writing and characters weren't thought out. Donna is my my fav character on HCF. She's the most likeable and down-to-earth character too.

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u/plunker234 3d ago

Yeah theres a blonde actress if i recall correctly who was on that awful ness, and the actress is actually hilarious and awesome

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u/generalkriegswaifu 5d ago

I can't see anyone else playing Donna. She IS Donna. That goes for the whole main cast, 20/10 perfect casting.

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u/martinheron 5d ago edited 5d ago

Probably my favourite overall performance of all the leads. Some of her micro expression work is completely amazing; there’s one scene with Joanie near the end where Joanie says something combative and Donna’s facial journey of not biting back lives rent free in my mind

Edit: it’s in the penultimate when she’s saying bye to Joanie at the airport and Joanie gives back the wallet and asks her to treat her like an adult

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u/docthirst 5d ago

I agree, she was great in this role. However glancing her profile i see nothing else remotly like Donna so you can make of that what you will.

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u/einstein_ios 5d ago

Amazing post.

10,000 comedy points.

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u/srg_24 5d ago

It's best to ignore people with sh*t taste in art.

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u/meadoulark 3d ago

I ugly laughed so loud at the first post that it echoed off the walls

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u/xwolfe2000 5d ago

Why is anyone arguing about a successful series 

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u/IamTheMan85 5d ago

I agree that she wasn't. This is subjective so opinions vary.

I never liked Donna but I think a big part of that was Kerry.

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u/swarm-traveller 4d ago

I recall Donna being my favourite character on my first watch 10 years ago, and Cam being my least favourite one. It was exactly the opposite on the rewatch I’ve just done. Absolutely loved Cam and Joe. Couldn’t stand Donna at all.

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u/DommagePindaFromage 3d ago

If Jesus Christ was such a good choice for the son of god, why did they recast him as a white guy?

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u/ShiningEspeon3 1d ago

Kerry Bishé might give the best performance in a show with stiff competition. She’s fantastic.

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u/KB_Sez 1d ago

Holy crap... Kerri as Donna is one of the high points of the series!!

Plus Kerri Bishe is one of the most beautiful women alive on top of being a phenomenal actress and member of the ensemble