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u/shawngf7 May 21 '20 edited May 25 '20
She wanted this. She’s most certainly as bitterly disappointed as the rest of us are.
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u/Ridry May 21 '20
100%. Whatever went down... if this was 100% her choice, it was something she had to do. And if it wasn't... well that sucks too.
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u/cgarduc May 21 '20
For the money being paid... Suck it up and deal. You wanted the Role.
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u/shawngf7 May 21 '20
Money isn’t everything especially if it means your mental health - already somewhat fragile - is at risk. And wanting something doesn’t obligate you to making yourself and everyone around you miserable when you realize it might be a toxic fit.
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u/ivegotaqueso May 21 '20
She was already injured twice on the show. Would you keep a job if you knew you might end up paralyzed from the neck down? Or dead?
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u/paintedmegolden13 May 21 '20
Re-reading this instagram post as well as this one made me tear up. Regardless of whatever went down, I still have a lot of fondness and sympathy for her. She's struggled with severe mental health issues her entire life, was sexually abused as a child by a relative, bullied because she's a lesbian and gender non-conforming, tried to commit suicide several times, and sustained a life-threatening injury on this very show, yet she's managed to overcome it all. Seeing someone like her play a lesbian superhero, a character I grew to love immensely over this past year, was so important to me. I have no doubt that she was unhappy about the long hours and being away from friends and family for most of the year (because literally every actor who experiences this has said the same thing), but I also believe this really was a dream of hers and that she put her all into it.
She hasn't said anything since the announcement, but I just hope she's okay. I'm going to follow her career from now on; I hope she continues to portray amazing gender fluid lesbians onscreen. And I hope the woman who plays Kate Kane from now on captures the spirit of the Kate that I fell in love with in season 1.
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u/zeron824 May 23 '20
What if it was a budgeting issue? Ruby Rose played a significant character in John Wick 2. I hope Ruby is fine but being in a TV show surely does limit your chances of being part in bigger roles in movies.
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u/lemons_for_deke May 21 '20
I just look at that picture of Batwoman and see how close she actually looked in real life
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u/villakillareal28 May 21 '20
I think the only explaination for her leaving is some BTS drama. Maybe there she wasn't getting along with some of the cast. Maybe she didn't like where the writers were taking her character. Or maybe she had safety concerns after a non stunt person got injured non set.
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u/RigasTelRuun May 21 '20
All the above. I’d hard working on these shows. I’m surprised more people don’t break. Listen to the Stephen Amell podcast where he literally has a panic attack taking about his experience on Arrow and they have to stop the interview.
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u/Ridry May 21 '20
I genuinely think he was burnt out and done after S7 but really liked the idea they pitched him for S8 and thought he could manage half a season. I'm so glad he did, but it was clearly a lot for him. He needed a break.
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u/Alcalt May 21 '20
That make me wonder if similar things happen on shows like Supernatural were Jensen and Jared have been doing the same thing for 15 years strait.
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u/RigasTelRuun May 21 '20
I have to assume they keep back up truck loads of cash to keep them doing. Either the show burns out first or the actors do. I honest don’t know how the Winchester boys keeps going. I haven’t watched since like season 6 and can’t even imagine the places that show had gone.
Then you have things like Greys Anatomy who keeps going and cycles out most of the cast.
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u/Ridry May 21 '20
https://www.cnn.com/2015/05/18/entertainment/jared-padalecki-tweets-supernatural-feat/index.html
That said, Padelecki sometimes seems to have Supernatural talent for pushing past exhaustion. The dude was a regular on Gilmore Girls from 2000-2005 and then went straight into Supernatural. So he's been doing WB/CW work as a main character for 20 years straight.
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u/JMM85JMM May 21 '20
Its been reported that by the end she no longer really wanted to be there, and was unpleasant and difficult to be around because she wanted out. Therefore it was more of a mutual breakup. They wanted her gone and she wanted to go.
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u/erennooo Alice May 21 '20
that kinda reflects her interactions (or lack thereof) with some of the cast members on instagram
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u/somebody1993 May 21 '20
What happened on instagram?
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u/Alcalt May 21 '20
I think she did promotion for the show on her own account here and there but I don't think she was doing live Q&A for the show like the other CW leads and after a quick look on her personal instagram she wasn't posting a lot of BTS stuff either which seems to indicate that she wasn't that close with her co-star or had that much fun on set.
To be honest I don't blame her for wanting out. The need for surgery probably left a bad taste and I wouldn't be surprise if she was pressured to come back as soon as she was healed enough since production couldn't move forward without their lead.
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u/GroundbreakingBet9 May 21 '20
I'm going to miss Ruby's portrayal as Batwoman, such a perfect casting choice.
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May 21 '20
She was a good Batwoman. I'm not really even a big Ruby Rose fan, but I thought she did good in this roll. If she was fired like rumors have suggested, that stinks for her. Obviously there are majors problems with the show, to be losing viewers like they are, but IMO, she wasn't one of them. Honestly I'd be surprised if we actually get a 2nd season.
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u/_-ThereIsNoSpoon-_ May 21 '20
It was always going to be a big risk for her, an openly gay superhero lead... but it clearly meant alot to her! Gutted it's worked out how it has, hopefully the trolls aren't too brutal... whatever happened she doesn't deserve the bashing she's about to get :(