I hand waved their relationship a little bit in seasons 1 and 2 tbh because it seemed like they had more of the ~epic~ romantic moments then, like the kiss in the rain or the kiss outside of the school, and I'm kind of a sucker for overlooking real world concerns in that case if a tv couple look pretty enough lol. But since season 3 I dont even think that their chemistry and moments together have been all that exciting, and the excuse was always that Ezra didn't know that Aria was underage when he first fell for her. I don't know how anyone could now justify him knowing that Aria was a 16 year old high school student when he set out to win her over at that bar. I felt really bad for Aria when she was reading his notes and realising that he was using her for info from the beginning and tricking her into confiding in him, he totally took advantage of a vulnerable young girl who he knew was being stalked by A and still reeling from the death of her friend. I'm disappointed that the show wants to start present them as a romantic option again!
And yeah I'm not exactly sure of the timeline, but they were all 15 when Allison disappeared right, as the series begins a year later when they're 16 and about to start their junior year? So Allison must have just been 15 at the very oldest, and in their flashbacks I find it hard to buy that Ezra honestly believed that she was 21. Maybe he didn't realise that she was only 14/15, but he must have at the very least suspected that she was still in high school as the actress doesn't look all that that much older than 17/18, nor did Allison act all that mature that Ezra couldn't have guessed. She did not pass as 21 and of a similar age to Ezra at all in their scenes to me, she always kind of had that young girl with a Lolita complex feel about her if that makes sense?
But then hmmm I always thought that Aria was being written as a typical 16 year old and could be immature at times, whereas apparently the actors have spoken of seeing her as being very mature for her age and an emotional equal to Ezra?
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Date: 2014-11-23 03:11 pm (UTC)And yeah I'm not exactly sure of the timeline, but they were all 15 when Allison disappeared right, as the series begins a year later when they're 16 and about to start their junior year? So Allison must have just been 15 at the very oldest, and in their flashbacks I find it hard to buy that Ezra honestly believed that she was 21. Maybe he didn't realise that she was only 14/15, but he must have at the very least suspected that she was still in high school as the actress doesn't look all that that much older than 17/18, nor did Allison act all that mature that Ezra couldn't have guessed. She did not pass as 21 and of a similar age to Ezra at all in their scenes to me, she always kind of had that young girl with a Lolita complex feel about her if that makes sense?
But then hmmm I always thought that Aria was being written as a typical 16 year old and could be immature at times, whereas apparently the actors have spoken of seeing her as being very mature for her age and an emotional equal to Ezra?