Again, I think what's uncomfortable for some will feel natural for others. When he first opened his mouth, it felt like was back in the remote projects of Louisiana.
I don't think that was where you were supposed to feel like you were
Before I lived in the US, if I got a call from a call centre, I would immediately know if they were from the US or not. Sometimes the accent seemed so forced and "unnatural" that it was tough to process that this was how they spoke for years. After living in the US, I don't feel that anymore. If I felt that for your "average" American accent, I can only imagine how uncomfortable it is listening to Creole or Afrikaans (Watching a few Die Antwoord videos where they have dialogue outside of their "music" will do the trick), or in this case, Belter.
I'm not entirely sure what you're getting at here.
I don't know if you're aware of it, but I'm from Europe. I would like to claim that "being used" to a very wide variety of non-local accents is more or less part of being European - unless you're a hermit or something.
You must remember that, for non-American westerners, non-local languages and accents are what you're mostly exposed to when it comes to the media.
So, my problem with this super awkward Belter accent is not about the concept - it's the execution and the lack of consistency.
It feels off to me. As in, forced and very hard to pull off for the actors who all seem to have their own version of that accent - which is why I think they're having a harder time being compelling characters on-screen.
To me, that is.
Obviously, it's working for you - so that's good.
Again, that's one of the more realistic parts. Weight isn't going to playing much of a factor when you're weightless. You're not going to be finding many muscled out women who spend most of their life in zero-g. In those situations you're looking more at bodymass to strength ratios (such as a gymnast or mountain climber).
I'm not communicating this clearly enough, I suppose.
Again, it's about consistency. I understand that the Belters are supposed to have the physicality of someone living in Zero-G (or lower G) for large parts of their lives.
The show goes out of its way to demonstrate this - so it's kinda hard to miss.
Remember that episode where the love interest (sorry, I find her extremely forgettable) had to take injections constantly?
The problem, you see, is that at least half of them don't have that physicality at all. The casting is super inconsistent - and most of them DO NOT look physically frail in the slightest.
Anyway, even if they all had fragile bone density and what not - I'm pretty sure physicality would remain a factor when it comes to command authority and the ability to intimidate people.
In fact, I'm not just pretty sure - I'm very sure
It's very much a part of human instinct.
For that very same reason, I'm very sure you would be a little unnerved if you encountered a friendly bear in the woods - and you might not react the same way to a small puppy - no matter how aggressive it was.
It's that weird thing again, where weight and mass are factors to keep in mind for a potential confrontation.
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Anyway, I think we can conclude that we don't agree on how realistic and consistent this show is - and you obviously really like these aspects.
I think that's nice - and we don't have to agree.
To each his own.