Favorite character is Cassie, and the most difficult character is also her. Her anorexia and forced laughter escapism are all things I've experienced, as have her expectations and disappointments with Sid. There are many aspects of this character that I empathize with, even though there are many aspects of her making decisions that I strongly disagree with. I hate self-imposed exile, but I see her on the bench after she's on drugs and in that pretty little dress she's at the party the night before, and all I get is an empathy with the character, I know her.
I like her very much in many ways, I like the way she smiles, even if I don't want her to laugh a lot of the time, she often uses smiles to disguise and whitewash peace. I love the way she dresses and her long curly hair, even after all these years. I like the kindness and a little ego in her bones. The first time I watched it, I didn't understand them in the play, and even thought it was absurd. My living environment and education have determined that my experience is limited and my life is peaceful and positive. It wasn't until I encountered depression and anorexia in my sophomore year of high school, encountered divisions in my family, and started digging deeper into myself and painfully trying to reconcile myself, that I really started to understand. That's why I empathized with Cassie as a character after watching Skins for the second time. I know some of the reasons behind her actions, although I did not agree with many actions for me who had recovered at the time, but I know, I know she is hard to choose, I know she hopes, I know she has to do this.
I also watched the 2nd and the 7th extension to her, I love this character so much, her sickness, her cute neuroticism and her smile. I remember the great significance of the EAT written by Sid in her hallucination to her, but it was also the illusoryness and dependence of that scene that largely determined her final departure.
I remember the song Sid sang when she went to find her to no avail, Wild World, when I was younger I always blamed Sid for not working harder, not being nicer to Cassie, why it always made her sad. Later, I realized that Sid was such a person, and the cowardice behind his tenderness. His last song was both a wish and a letting go. The flashy moments of him and Wild World also became a big deal for me. Still, I feel bad for Cassie.
The character Cassie is sometimes silly and cowardly, and sometimes brave and kind. But that doesn't stop me from liking this girl with a clean smile. She lives in the story that makes me feel uneasy. She's not a real person, but I still hope she can be in a parallel universe that belongs to that story that we don't know about. In the extension line, find your own position and happiness.
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