Take Cleopatra for example. Contrary to what pop culture osmosis would have you believe, Cleopatra was no great beauty by the standards for physical appearance during that time. But she has gone down in history as one of the most beautiful women in memoriam. Why? Because of her charisma, cunning and wit. And most if not all of the people portraying the characters in the show have that in fucking SPADES. Who tf would want to just look at overwhelmingly pretty people all the time anyway? Being exposed to that for too long just makes you lose interest so quickly and it makes all the characters feel the same/one note.

& I’m really full of some trauma,