The next character I want to
discuss is Laurel Castillo. Laurel is without a doubt my favorite character, because
at first she comes of quiet and unassuming but she is actually the most conniving
especially in season two. Laurel is one of Annalise’s students who works on the
cases throughout both seasons. She is played by Mexican actress Karla Souza.
In the first few episodes I had
doubts about the character, she didn’t particularly interest me and she kind of
floated around in the background. As the first season progressed and moving into
the second season she becomes the most level headed and cunning of Annalise’s
five students. at the start she is rather idealistic bordering on naïve but
becomes arguably the most vital of the Keating Five. I love her especially because
of this because even as Annalise recognizes her as a vital member of the team
in season two, there is still a part of laurel this is idealistic and sees the
best in everyone. I like that she is neither extreme but a mix of both ends of
the spectrum. Like many of the other characters she owns her sexuality, starting
with her relationship with Frank. My second favorite Laurel moment is in real
time when she and the four other students go to bury Sam Keating’s body in the
wood, and she gets a phone call from Frank. While the other members of the
groups judge her for sleeping with her sort of boss, she quickly accepts whatever
criticisms they have and reminds them that they are literally burying a dead
body in the woods.
My all-time favorite Laurel moment is
when the team goes to their perspective homes for Christmas in season 1. It is
the first time we as an audience get to know a little more about Laurel. While it’s
a little upsetting that before this moment I hadn’t realized that the character
or the actress was Latina the moment is too good to pass up. After this moment there’s
a noticeable change in Laurels behavior, she seems to gain confidence and perspective
after this encounter and I ate it up. Her smirk at the end absolutely kills me.
Moving into season two you see this Laurel a lot more. She is generally the most
rational helping to control the situation amongst her peers. The audience also
sees her cunning and manipulative streak that helps Annalise and the team solve
cases and it’s awesome. I can’t wait to see what else she is capable of this
season.
Watch Laurel's homecoming:
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt3205802/fullcredits?ref_=tt_ov_st_sm
Laurel is awesome! I agree that's her best scene and the smirk is awesome! I also like your point about her defending herself about her love life- this show is such a good example of feminism. Good job!
ReplyDeleteI liked that you incorporated a lot of your own thoughts into the post and not just the ones of people reviewing the show. I think you nailed explaining Laurel. I also liked that you connected all of her traits back to being a feminist. Nice job!- melanie
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