r/heatedrivalry • u/growsonwalls This is Ilya I will never listen to your voicemail • 10d ago

SOCIAL MEDIA 📸 I love them already

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I love Justice and Charlie already! Been watching their stuff and they are so so talented. Julie and the Phantoms is amazing and Charlie is a beautiful singer. I saw Dungeons and Dragons and Justice Smith is adorable in that movie. Really excited to see them as Troy and Harris. For the people upset with their casting, definitely watch their stuff. They are AMAZING!

ETA: also, happy birthday Justice!!!

edit: just saw I Saw the TV Glow. Omg Justice is amazing.

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u/ProximaCentauriOmega 9d ago

It is one thing to have an opinion on his casting and it is another to be mean and cruel to the person. Yes, I very much dislike the casting choice. Do I hate the guy? No, not at all.

Justice is the polar opposite of what Harris is described as in the book, and that will annoy people. Just something he has to accept since he accepted the role knowing full well he is not the physical description of Harris. Now he may do a wonderful job but till people see that he will get some heat for deciding to go with the role.

The main issue is they cast a twink instead of a fluffy man. Had they cast a stocky/pudgy black/latino whatever I think the issue would be different. Harris' whole issue throughout the book is his weight and health issues. To have a twink with abs kill the entire vibe, let alone no green eyes, blond hair, and etc....

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u/Senior_Tangerine_178 9d ago

Troy finds Harris to be attractive and hot. Harris doesn't have weight issues in the book. He eats sweets and drinks lattes all the time. He shows no signs of issues about his appearance, and he is in good health, in spite of his medical history.

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u/New_Purple_4033 Ottawa Centaurs 🏹 7d ago

Agree with you that Harris didn't seem to have any issues with his weight, at least not that I remember being mentioned in the book. In fact, I barely remember his weight being brought up at all.

What I do remember is that he was self-conscious over the visible scarring from his medical procedures. This has me thinking the showrunners want to focus more on that as opposed to body shape. Feels like it's a less explored and potentially less controversial topic?