Talk:Mindy Blanchard/@comment-16533050-20161119223637/@comment-16533050-20161120054323

@ Ox I was uncertain because of the way it was phrased. I was on my phone at the time, and couldn't access the tweet.

To me, the way it seemed was indeed ambiguous, as no mention of the level of direct input Harvey had with that particular character is offered.

Say I create a Morley character, Erin Brannigan by name. She is short, has red hair, pale skin, and hazel eyes. Now in my view of her, basically my mind's eye, I also see her as having freckles. Because she is my character, canonically she has freckles, but unless I convey this sentiment correctly, no one else knows this.

Now say Piko creates a character named Mr. Kind - tall, dark and brooding with black hair and cornflower blue eyes. I may read about him somewhere, and think that his speaks with a tenor pitch and has a British accent. That's my view of him. However, in Piko's concept, his voice is a low, velvet-smooth purr with a hint of danger to it. So, in this situation, even though 'in my view' he speaks one way, canonically he does not... and therefore I am incorrect.

In conclusion, Harvey's 'view' of Mindy may or may not be canon depending on what level of input he had with creating the character. Was it a full-on "We talked and made the decision to go this way with the character and offer subtle hints" or was it more "We began some discussions, but nothing ever materialized. In the end the character wound up being one way, but 'in my view' I always thought of the character a different way even though that isn't what happened in the end."