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12-05-2022, 03:19 PM
https://www.looper.com/1126728/the-good-doctor-fans-arent-happy-about-isabel-being-recast/
Fans feel the two actors didn't look enough alike
In "The Good Doctor" subreddit discussion of "Boys Don't Cry," (https://www.reddit.com/r/thegooddoctor/comments/z6vmjm/comment/iy6sxdz/?utm_source=reddit&utm_medium=web2x&context=3) several fans of the show discussed Isabel's return to Andrews' life in the episode. However, u/Topay84 (https://www.reddit.com/r/thegooddoctor/comments/z6vmjm/comment/iy6u5ts/?utm_source=share&utm_medium=web2x&context=3) especially noticed how different Golden Brooks looks from the previous actor Marsha Thomason. They wrote, "She doesn't even look kind of close to the first actress who played her. I'm not saying she needs to be a clone. But it did appear a bit jarring to see such a contrast."
Certainly, it can be confusing if the actor playing a character is replaced after years away from the series, but there's little physical resemblance between the two performers. On Twitter, @audreylimisbi (https://twitter.com/audreylimisbi/status/1597433358769737731?s=20&t=IRwA8VukrYarLDF1S4RaLA) posted, "Can't believe they changed Isabel's actress after completely abandoning her character after one season" (via Express (https://www.express.co.uk/showbiz/tv-radio/1702839/The-Good-Doctor-season-6-Isabel-Barnes-recast-Golden-Brookshttps://www.express.co.uk/showbiz/tv-radio/1702839/The-Good-Doctor-season-6-Isabel-Barnes-recast-Golden-Brooks)). u/AndromedaPrometheum (https://www.reddit.com/r/thegooddoctor/comments/z6vmjm/comment/iy6sxdz/?utm_source=reddit&utm_medium=web2x&context=3) just wanted Isabel's reappearance to push some romantic storylines forward: "I hope [it's] just a set up for Lim and Andrews though I like them better together."
Fans feel the two actors didn't look enough alike
In "The Good Doctor" subreddit discussion of "Boys Don't Cry," (https://www.reddit.com/r/thegooddoctor/comments/z6vmjm/comment/iy6sxdz/?utm_source=reddit&utm_medium=web2x&context=3) several fans of the show discussed Isabel's return to Andrews' life in the episode. However, u/Topay84 (https://www.reddit.com/r/thegooddoctor/comments/z6vmjm/comment/iy6u5ts/?utm_source=share&utm_medium=web2x&context=3) especially noticed how different Golden Brooks looks from the previous actor Marsha Thomason. They wrote, "She doesn't even look kind of close to the first actress who played her. I'm not saying she needs to be a clone. But it did appear a bit jarring to see such a contrast."
Certainly, it can be confusing if the actor playing a character is replaced after years away from the series, but there's little physical resemblance between the two performers. On Twitter, @audreylimisbi (https://twitter.com/audreylimisbi/status/1597433358769737731?s=20&t=IRwA8VukrYarLDF1S4RaLA) posted, "Can't believe they changed Isabel's actress after completely abandoning her character after one season" (via Express (https://www.express.co.uk/showbiz/tv-radio/1702839/The-Good-Doctor-season-6-Isabel-Barnes-recast-Golden-Brookshttps://www.express.co.uk/showbiz/tv-radio/1702839/The-Good-Doctor-season-6-Isabel-Barnes-recast-Golden-Brooks)). u/AndromedaPrometheum (https://www.reddit.com/r/thegooddoctor/comments/z6vmjm/comment/iy6sxdz/?utm_source=reddit&utm_medium=web2x&context=3) just wanted Isabel's reappearance to push some romantic storylines forward: "I hope [it's] just a set up for Lim and Andrews though I like them better together."