[ SECRET POST #2433 ]

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⌈ Secret Post #2433 ⌋

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Comments

Re: Who knows better. Actor or creator?

[(Anonymous)]

The creator knows best about the version of the character that lives in their head and their words as written. Which has the distinction of being the first version, but IMO that's largely an honorary or symbolic distinction. The actor knows best about the version that lives in their head.

Following through to the logical conclusion, each fan knows best about THEIR specific head-version. And because they're all make-believe characters that ultimately exist ONLY in peoples' heads (and on film, digital media and the printed page, which is an extension of that concept; i.e., none of it is objective physical reality,) nobody's version is inherently better than anyone else's--at least, not merely by virtue of which person they happen to belong to.

It's entirely possible for an actor (or fan) to come up with a version that's objectively more logical, likeable, believable, detailed or just plain better than the original, and if anyone else chooses to include it in their own headcanon, that's the author's tough luck. They don't have the right to police other peoples' thoughts. This does not, however, invalidate their claim to 'canon' correctness, even if that's largely academic.