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A 24-year-old playing a 13-year-old


had a hard time suspending my disbelief in episode 2 when anya taylor-joy's character was supposed to be 13 years old... all in all good show though.

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She was supposed to be 15, the headmistress told her to say 13 because it increased her chances of being adopted.


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Beat me to it lol.

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Me too.

😎

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So what year was she born in ? I've been having a hard time following what year it is and how old she's supposed to be. They said it was 1966 I think when she went to Las Vegas in episode three so how old was she then ?


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In the book she is adopted at age 13. In the book and TV series she gets her first period during her first match, more likely for that to happen at age 13 than 15.

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She was 15 pretending to be 13 to be adopted.

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Chris Hansen! POW...

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I don't know...i hated this show.

But Stranger Things had a 37-year-old playing a 15-year-old.

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But Stranger Things had a 37-year-old playing a 15-year-old.

Uhm... who?


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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Matty_Cardarople

Keith. He was the popcorn munching "kid" that worked at the arcade in the 2nd season who wanted a date with Nancy. He worked at the video store in the 3rd season.

From my recollection, he graduated the same year as Steve and Robin. So maybe he wasn't 15...but more 16 or 17 in the 2nd season.

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I didn't. She looks very young for her age

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It reminded me of that scene in I, Tonya where she's being played by this tiny little girl at 12, then three years later she's 26 year old Margot Robbie. Most brutal puberty ever.

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