>>887 Nothing, and I mean NOTHING, ever works out like it was intended. But they must have known there would be fiddling and very little playing-by-the-rules behavior. But probably little they can do about it.

NewAnon >>890 you are partly or totally correct. Everyone on this board saw it for what it was, a chance for him to earn back the serious actor cred he lost last year. Without looking back, I don't think one of us suggested otherwise when we had those discussions. You're not cynical, you're a common-sense realist.

I would, however, argue that it was 'in the works for a while.' Not sure what NewAnon means by that, but I can see it being cooked up post-Tayto, end of last year, start of this. The hiddlestonanons tumblr mentioned a 'RADA project' in March or April and kinda out of nowhere. They'd heard something concrete by that point so maybe initiated at the start of the year and confirmed around this time?