Monday, August 15, 2016
The 9 ¾ Most WTF Moments in Harry Potter and the Cursed Child
io9.gizmodo.com: Harry Potter and the Cursed Child is like pure Potter concentrate; that is to say, the plot twists come thick and they come fast, and they are all pretty much ridiculous. Here are the absolute craziest moments from the new play—some awesome, some outrageously horrible, but all of them completely insane.
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When people ask me how I felt about Cursed Child, I am typically very careful to make it clear that I enjoyed it, but did not like it. I appreciated it for what it was (a play written by people who are not Jo Rowling nor very good playwrights) and not as an eighth book. That being said, I often find myself surprised that JKR actually signed off on this play.
I am going to try to keep this short and sweet because I could talk for hours about the inconsistencies and confusing character choices. I think my greatest issue with the story is that she seems to have lost faith in the characters she originally created. Cedric Diggory, a kind, loyal, and good-hearted boy who was always quick to shrug his shoulders at those who don't cheer for him...becomes a Death Eater because he got embarrassed during the Tri Wizard Tournament? Hermione Granger, "the brightest witch of her age," who valued compassion and education above all else and never had a problem holding a man's attention...becomes an evil old hag of a professor because she didn't marry RON? Give me a break! Even JKR has stated that the Ron/Hermione relationship would never have been fulfilling enough for Hermione. And now she's a bitter shrew? I don't think so. The only choice that actually makes any sense in this play (though it does cater extremely annoyingly to the fanfic crowd), is Bellatrix and Voldemort's love child- and that is the ONE part of the play not explored thoroughly enough! Yes, it makes sense that there might have been a baby, presumably hidden in Malfoy Manor during the war and passed off as a child between Bella and her husband. But upon re-reading the play, her motives are COMPLETELY confused. Delphi never once acts in accordance with her "plan," and for a witch who has trained her whole life to measure up to her infamous father, she really is extremely unimpressive.
Honestly, if you want to enjoy this script, just keep saying to yourself, "It's only fan fiction, it's only fan fiction, it's only fan fiction..."
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