Rhonda Weiss answers “Did anyone else get the sense that (apart...”

Laura Simonite asked this question about Queenie:

Did anyone else get the sense that (apart from Kyazike) all of her friends' relationships where similarly dysfunctional? Obviously we saw Cassandra's fall apart, but there were lots of hints that Darcy's was problematic too. Was it character development that Queenie never thought to probe when hints were dropped do you think?

Rhonda Weiss I'm glad you are mentioning this because it bothered me. I was hoping that at some point the story would circle back to these characters and give us a…moreI'm glad you are mentioning this because it bothered me. I was hoping that at some point the story would circle back to these characters and give us a look inside their lives a bit. I thought it could be a growth opportunity for Queenie to realize she's ignoring everyone else's problems. This peek outside of Queenie happens a little when Gina mentions all of her personal issues and when Grandma talks of her lost love and the pain she has from it, but this type of thread/theme is dropped. Instead, we wind up with friends who are flat characters, just receptacles for Queenie's issues.(less)

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