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The haircut incident...


People may have hated it (I didn't, Michelle Williams already pulled that off on Dawson's Creek, a year earlier. And both actresses had perfect bone structures for short do's like these). But it put the show in the spotlight, and made it remembered, for that particular reason. I stopped counting the number of times, whenever a haircut issue was brought on on a show, the word Felicity came up instantly. To me, it was a blessing in disguise, not something Keri Russell should've been ashamed of.

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Break Free: It was a bold choice. At the time, it was the talk of every tabloid and gossip columnist. It all took place before social media and not even that many online gossip blogs. Still though, it got the attention of everyone. That is how powerful the statement was (cut her hair). It was self inflicted but wasn't just a moment of I want to do this to make a change to my looks, but doing it to be able to break free from being controlled. This actress (Keri Russell) was being controlled. Every part of her life was being managed and planned out for her. The hit television series ("Felicity") was first and then they had multiple movies lined up where she would essentially play the same character as in the show. They then saw her doing more adult roles. They wanted her in some sex scenes, also to keep her under their control. Never know when the extra footage may leak. They had a decade of her life all planned out. She didn't want that. She tried telling them she didn't want that, but they peer pressured/shamed her to keep on track. She was A list. The show was a hit for a very new almost network ("WB Network"). She was one of the faces of this network. She was tired of it. So, she made the change. She says it was the greatest relief. There was no more pressure. There was a ton of blow back but she realized it was from people she didn't care about anyway. She got to do things her way and pick the projects she wanted. It was a long struggle. The decision had repercussions. Work was hard to come by at first, but eventually she got it and managed to get back to A list on television too ("The Americans"). On her own terms. Cut her hair/Keri Russell/"Felicity"/"WB Network"/"The Americans"

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I have been reading books about how tv is written and some of them mention the incident with her hair. Imagine being immortalised like that! I can't rmember whether the context was "You never know what will affect the ratings" or more like "once you have a working formula for your show, DO NOT CHANGE ANYTHING, NOT EVEN THE HAIR!"

Anyway, the hair-cutting led to her being on The Americans, which I am now watching and it is fantastic, so I'm gonna make the call as "Worth It."

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The haircut was fitting to the episodes at the beginning of season 2 and any of the fans of the show would agree with that.

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Did ANY heterosexual person with a triple-digit IQ watch this travesty?

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It was the best teen show of that Era. I watched it again recently and it still holds up.

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Makemsure you've got it in the fridge and makemsure you chi!l it.

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