they're casting an 18-year-old to play a character who was supposed to be a child, aged 12 at most.
Other than the appeal to coomer incest/FD fetish of course
Typically they do this because the regulations around performance for children are far far more strict than for an adult. You actually see this quite often, get a young enough looking adult and you get the performance you want without having to go through a bunch of extra red tape around "muh safety". Especially if they are a teenager, Have the kid be played by an adult or just make them an adult to be tidier
Inb4 she has her own diverse tlou spinoff show
Naturally, I say this hoping you don't bring up cuties or balenciaga which prove these rules don't actually matter that much anymore
Other than the appeal to coomer incest/FD fetish of course
Typically they do this because the regulations around performance for children are far far more strict than for an adult. You actually see this quite often, get a young enough looking adult and you get the performance you want without having to go through a bunch of extra red tape around "muh safety". Especially if they are a teenager, Have the kid be played by an adult or just make them an adult to be tidier
Inb4 she has her own diverse tlou spinoff show
Naturally, I say this hoping you don't bring up cuties or balenciaga which prove these rules don't actually matter that much anymore