Her wardrobe was sort of Palin-y

Was it un-Rodham-Clintony? I mean, how many different ways can a female politician dress?

To my eye, she looked Palin-y the same way all the Republican women currently campaigning look Palin-y.

I think there was a nod to Palin when her character was introduced. Yes, I think then the character departed from the real person, but I definitely think the first few words, etc. were not an accident.

I definitely think the first few words, etc. were not an accident.

So you think John is lying about it? He's really not the type to bother. He'd totally take a proper jab at her if he wanted to.

In fact, he says the character is probably a Democrat.

Wow, Palin never even crossed my mind.

ita,

what I'm saying is that perhaps it wasn't the director's or writer's intent, maybe it was the actor. Sometimes things happen that you don't intend.

If a lot of people are seeing a particular reference in a creative work - one that wasn't intended, maybe the reference got in there subconsciously?

But the actor didn't choose the first words that you say were Palinesque. The writer did.

Neither of us can say what was done subconsciously, no one can. That's the magic of that position.

But they're being charged with making jabs at a Palin-analogue, and to me it looks like either an over or under-active imagination at work. If she'd had the accent, or worn the glasses, or been slaptastically dumb, but seriously? Articulate intelligent brunette in a suit? So rapidly disqualified from being her my head spins.

She never even crossed my mind either.

I don't really feel like passionately supporting my point of view on this because I'm not all that invested in this as an ISSUE, but when I saw the character, with the hair, the outfit, and snippets of her conversation, I thought there was a reference going on that to me seemed unmistakable.

As the episode went on, it of course isn't the case, but I thought that was just an in-joke of those on the crew: introduce a visual Palin reference and knock it down by having the character be relatively competent.

A question was raised about why people thought this might be a Palin reference, I responded as one perspective and why I thought a quick reference was made. I get that this wasn't intended.

I am not trolling for my point of view here.

I don't deny that people could take it as such. I just don't get why people (and I'm not saying you) insist it is despite denial. And one of the women on his blog is insisting it's a bad Palin impersonation too. Dude, Occam's razor much?