I think Rhys Darby, Taika Waititi and Con O'Neill need to be cast in a pure drama movie. Full drama, angst, hurt and comfort. No comedy, no light humor. Nothing of that.
The three of them would break our hearts and we would THANK THEM for that. After OFMD S2... no doubt in my mind.
I think a lot of people discussing the politics of izzy fans are missing the fact a solid chunk of izzy's appeal is strictly riding on con's incredible performance of a well-written antagonistic character and the other half is how charming and receptive con is to his fans in real life... its not that deep.
There’s this show that was on the BBC called ‘Uncle’. I never heard of it. It’s about a failed musician trying to get back with her ex, and using his twelve year old nephew to help.
It’s a comedy.
Con O’Neil plays the ex’s dad, and owns a gay strip club. Con O’Neil is fucking amazing in the show, and hot damn do I love every second he’s on screen. Because he really is absolutely the best part of the show. Unfortunately he’s a side character, so he’s not in every episode. But he wins. In heels.
Izzy hauling his ass out of the cellar on one leg after being shot, having an amputation, and attempting suicide; just to shoot his best friend to defend his crew has got to be one of (if not the) most badass moments of the entire show.
I know that Season 2 will likely bring another wave of fans and I cannot WAIT for that but I also know it's going to bring another round of Izzy haters vs. Izzy enjoyers who have never interacted with or seen discourse about his character. I know I can't stop it it's a canon event.
But what I'm truly begging is that I don't see any more hate hurled at Con O'Neil or people implying he shouldn't be allowed to interact with fandom or go to conventions to talk about his character.
Con is a truly decent person who loves the character he plays and has played a multitude of queer characters over his very long career, he's respectful, he loves his fans and appreciates fan art, and he is very outspoken about queer issues and corrupt government.
Nobody is perfect and im absolutely not saying he is or putting him on a pedestal, I'm just begging people to realize that he is a human being and Izzy is a fictional character.
"Question: What’s something about your characters that you know that isn’t from the script, some kind of acting decision that you put into your performance that you’re kind of proud of?"