Board Thread:Episode Discussion/@comment-148.253.184.233-20200128130653/@comment-43756665-20200201200714

Chikkane wrote:

I really thought that this episode had really good voice acting, especially from Penny, Winter, and Cinder. We've never heard Penny with that much emotion before so honestly seeing her voice actor have that level of skill was pretty impressive. I'm glad Penny didn't have any shitty lines like last episode's "I'm having personal feelings!" I loved Winter and Penny's line delivery this ep. Taylor and Elizabeth have elevated those two characters in a way that I think is really special. Kudos to them, for sure.

But I'm still not there with Cinder. To me, her inflections were still off by quite a bit. I think she was certainly more emotional than usual, but the core problems with her acting are still there. You can tell that Jessica is not quite of the same caliber as the other actors on this show. But, then again, this is technically her first role of substance, so I suppose you have to give her some degree of leeway.

Though I do admit it is frustrating to see a character with such potential limited by the clear inexperience of her VA. I always felt they should have cast someone with greater experience for a role of that gargantuan importance.