The Fall of the House of Usher sees both new and familiar faces, but Willa Fitzgerald as young Madeline stands out.
The Big Picture Writer-director Mike Flanagan's latest series The Fall of the House of Usher is a who's who of the Flanaverse, with the majority of the cast having appeared in one or multiple of his projects like Carla Gugino, Rahul Kohli, Samantha Sloyan, and many more. There are, however, some new additions in Mark Hamill, Mary McDonnell, and Willa Fitzgerald, who gave a standout performance as young Madeline Usher.
Fitzgerald's iteration of Madeline Usher lives within the confines of American society in the 1970s, so despite being a well-educated, headstrong woman, her character still struggles to be taken seriously and is held back by the pervasive misogyny of the time period. This informs Fitzgerald's performance as the no-nonsense Madeline, especially contrasted with that of Roderick's wholesome housewife Annabel Lee .
In Fitzgerald's performance as young Madeline, her face is typically inscrutable, and she carries herself with an air of superiority that suggests she's always one step ahead of those around her. Madeline's resting poker face forces Fitzgerald to communicate her character's emotions primarily through her eyes, whether she's showing disgust at Roderick and Annabel Lee's romantic affection, or her interest and attraction to Verna.
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