Buffy and Angel - Kendra/Bianca Lawson Appreciation - Page 3

**starryeyesxx** · 11-16-2016, 06:37 AM

There is a thread for her!

Thought I'd bring this over

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Butterfly85 · 11-16-2016, 12:41 PM

I didn't know Kendra had a thread. I wish she would of lasted longer and had more returns like Faith did.

**starryeyesxx** · 11-18-2016, 05:36 AM

Me too, I think she was massively neglected - I wanted to know more about her

straws · 09-24-2017, 07:54 PM

Only 3 pages for Kendra??

This is unacceptable.

**starryeyesxx** · 09-29-2017, 10:18 AM

I know, this thread is pretty neglected...

straws · 06-13-2018, 02:02 PM

Kendra trivia.

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She was portrayed by Bianca Lawson, who went on to appear in The Vampire Diaries as Emily, the ancestor of Abby who was played by Persia White (Aura).

According to writer/producer, Marti Noxon, in the DVD commentary for "What's My Line, Part One," Kendra was never intended to have an accent. The addition of the Jamaican accent to the character was a last minute decision, and a dialect coach was brought in; he taught Lawson a dialect supposedly from a very specific, obscure region of Jamaica. Cast, crew, fans, and even Bianca Lawson herself have stated that it sounded like a very bad impersonation of a common Jamaican accent.
J.P. Williams states that from the perspective of the Watchers Council, Kendra is the "practically perfect Slayer: solemn, respectful, and efficient." Jana Riess argues that Kendra's death occurred because "she always obeyed without question and had not strengthened her mind and spirit by discovering her own unique path." Ironically, Kendra's initial reaction to Buffy's insistence on doing things her own way instead of following orders was to retort, "No wonder she died."

The First Evil was rumored to appear to Buffy in the form of Kendra sometime during the show's seventh season, but Bianca Lawson was busy with other projects. This has never been confirmed.

Bianca Lawson was originally cast to portray Cordelia Chase but she had scheduling conflicts so the role was given to Charisma Carpenter. The crew then offered Lawson the role of Kendra which she accepted.

Bianca Lawson later guest-starred on Bones with David Boreanaz

Charmed Slayer Angel · 06-14-2018, 06:28 PM

Having the First appeared as Kendra would have been awesome to see

**starryeyesxx** · 06-15-2018, 07:37 AM

That would have, plus I think BL deserved to come back

Charmed Slayer Angel · 06-20-2018, 12:45 PM

^ Agreed

**eternalfate** · 06-20-2018, 12:58 PM

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Originally Posted by Charmed Slayer Angel (View Post)

Having the First appeared as Kendra would have been awesome to see

That would have been a huge shock.

**starryeyesxx** · 06-21-2018, 03:28 AM

It would have shook Buffy up a lot

**starryeyesxx** · 09-14-2018, 10:18 AM

my soulmate will be books

VampDemos · 11-26-2018, 06:44 PM

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Originally Posted by Charmed Slayer Angel (View Post)

^ Agreed

I have to agree, and I've run across a tale that appears to involve that idea in it, but I do mean "appears", I'm not sure yet.
It's a series I ran across with the concept of "How well do you know your best friend" on AO3 some time ago, or that's the name of one of the tales therein... may not be up everyone's alleyway, though, but I sure had fun with it, reading it, I mean.

**starryeyesxx** · 11-28-2018, 03:19 AM

Sounds interesting

VampDemos · 12-02-2018, 05:31 PM

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Sounds interesting

Yeah, that's true... and I've had fun reading the parts therein.

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