Aimee Lou Wood claims ‘The White Lotus’ character is “not a victim”
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Aimee Lou Wood has claimed that she does not see her character Chelsea from The White Lotus as a victim, but instead views her as a “tragic heroine”.
Following the explosive series finale of the dark drama, in which Chelsea and her partner Rick met their fateful ends, Wood told The Hollywood Reporter that she felt the character was a “strong, tenacious, determined” woman.
She said: “People love Chelsea and now they’re angry that she was put in harm’s way by Rick. But she was not put in harm’s way by Rick, she was put in harm’s way by herself. So, she’s not a victim, she’s like many of the tragic heroines that I adore. I was actually listening to Amy Winehouse the whole time I was there.”
Wood continued: “We love these incredible women, and I’m not denying that they were not treated well because they did have grumpy men that were shit to them, right? But they’re also strong, tenacious, determined women.”
Dissecting the character of Chelsea further, the actor admitted that her addictive personality controlled much of her psyche. “Chelsea is an addict — she’s a love addict,” she explained, “and she didn’t defeat her addiction. It’s like she’s made Rick her higher power, she’s made the relationship her higher power, and she sees God in that moment where he says, ‘Yes, that’s the plan’.”
Ultimately, Chelsea’s death marked a huge ending to the hit series, leaving viewers guessing which doomed holiday resort could be next on writer Mike White’s hit list.
In its review of the finale, Far Out said: “Chelsea has always believed in her relationship with Rick, regardless of the darkness it might hold. Does it make that ending less tragic, knowing that she believed correctly that they would be together forever? Not in the slightest. But it does feel like resolution.”
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