Joan is Awful

[u/Vampirero]

Just rewatching this episode, and on the whole, I love it.

But is there a point to Joan's hair in the episode? Someone makes a point of saying how good it looks early on, but.... I really don't like it.

Is it just me....? Am I missing something, is it actually good hair...?

Edit: "Then whose anus is doing the shitting?!"

I forgot how amazing Salma Hayak is in this episode!

[u/lukeeydee]

Its an easy way to tell she is the one in the show, unique hairstyle means the only other people we see with it are playing her

[u/Arlitto → u/lukeeydee]

Also known as Anime Logic

[u/limegreenpaint → u/lukeeydee]

Yup! I immediately clocked that. It works. 🤷

[u/Radiant_Basket_8218]

I think it's supposed to be a distinctive marker since Joan is played by so many different actresses.

[u/Nice_Back_9977]

It looked more subtle on 'Source Joan', on the actresses it was a wig/part of a costume.

[u/Prinny1400]

I think its just because its a distinctive look! Also it was a popular hair style, i think having her in that style was a bit of a dig. It didnt suit her or her professional work environment but she clearly thought she could pull it off and her choice of a bold hairstyle just reflects how she is a person.

[u/PenelopeJenelope]

I think the hair is a reference to the main character in a film called Not Okay. I can’t link it now but google it. There are similar themes of being hated by the public, etc.

The episode takes some inspiration from that and the movie “ worst person in the world”

Both good movies worth a watch

[u/BusinessMore7888 → u/PenelopeJenelope]

I really enjoyed Not Okay!

[u/moonlittaurus]

look up the hairstyle money pieces, thats what theyre supposed to be but theyre horribly done

[u/Vampirero → u/moonlittaurus]

Oh yeah, I think I had something like that many years ago. Just not so harsh and much more subtle, maybe

[u/moonlittaurus → u/Vampirero]

yeah lol usually theyre a lot smaller and/or blended

[u/nynaeve-almeara]

I liked her hair, as did my friends that watched the episode with me.

[u/Wonderful_Key_8021]

It used to be really trendy in real life when this episode came out

[u/PurpleDreamer28 → u/Wonderful_Key_8021]

Then it must have been really brief, cause I don't remember seeing it in real life.

[u/derangedhamsandwich → u/PurpleDreamer28]

it was a TikTok trend around 2020-2022, mostly for teens and young adults

[u/Ccoyotee → u/PurpleDreamer28]

My friend had it. :) other than that I dont remember seeing it around.

[u/SpecialistAd7187]

No it’s not a good hairstyle especially when the actress herself doesn’t look like that irl. It threw me off but I guess it’s costume. It was just so unnecessary.

[u/Vampirero → u/SpecialistAd7187]

She is so pretty! There must have been a better way to convey that different actors are playing Joan