Originally Posted by ringfire211 View Post
Yeah I have to agree that Melody Patterson was the right age for Jo Louise. McKinsey did look a bit older - especially up close. From a distance and especially in that bikini she sure looked very young and slim! But it’s actually her voice that sounds “old”. Hehe. Not sure how to say it but her voice sounds like it belongs to someone in their late 40s. A little too raspy maybe?

But overall I thought Beverlee did a great job in the part. Definitely one of the highlights of the season as far as female performers go!! Right up there with Marj Dusay (Singapore File), Marion Ross (Blind Tiger), and Joanne Linville (Kiss the Queen Goodbye).
I agree she did a good job with the role. She was just too old. Mike and I both independently noticed this when we wrote our reviews. She did appear youthful when shown from a distance, but there were enough close ups of her face to where she looked every bit of her mid-30s age.

There were some weird casting choices on Five-O when it came to age. Sometimes young people were cast into roles where you expected the character to be older, and other times they actors were too old for the role they were playing. I remember one episode where the actor playing an "older brother" of a youngish woman looked 50. I looked up the actor, and indeed he was 50!