There will be two parts to this post, but the second part hasn't been completed yet (it took me like 4 hours to do this one), but alas it is finished!
So there I was, pondering of the Murray and Roser families, and I had an idea to sort of further delve into the lives of the girls before their journey of "self-discovery" (and whatnot). Is it nature or nurture that makes people the way they are? Are they born bookworms, or are they taught to read with a vivacious passion by someone close?
{So I was gonna do a picspam using all the original actors/actresses that we chose to play varying members of the girls' families, but do you know how difficult it is to find screencaps and the like for some people? Quite difficult, as a lot of them don't have official sites, or dedicated sites with organised screencaps, candids, posters etc. So the actors/actresses strongly differ the originals, but I think it kind of works!}
So first, I did my take on the Murray family:
First family member is Paul Murray, the father. In my own head, I imagine Paul as the patriarch, the main Dude who brings home the bacon (or whatever phrase you'd prefer for a man who puts food on the table for his loverly family). We decided he would be a college lecturer, hence giving Lauren her strive to succeed in education. Personally, I'd also see Mr. Murray as some form of maths/science nerd, his daughter's idol as she grew up.
Portrayed by: Tate Donovon
"Hold onto that brain of your's, Kiddo. It'll get you through the best and the worst."
Second is Kathy Murray, the mother. Kathy is unemployed, a homemaker if you will. She surrounded her two children in religion as they grew up, wanting them to always know that there was someone watching their every step. She made sure her daughter always gave 100% effort to everything she did.
Portrayed by: Kate Walsh
"Just don't go running off. Keeping track of your brother is hard enough."
Zach Murray, banterful brother. He was originally portrayed by Jason Behr, but I actually like this version better. Ian Somerhalder's usual characters are normally the complete opposite of what Lauren's would be (ah, if only she existed), so I think it's quite a cool little contrast. The rebel, the badass etc. At least that's what he's like in my head. As you probably know, in the episode skin, the original chick (Becky, we took her out of the loop and thus had a basis for Lauren's appearance) had a brother named Zach, this again was altered for Lauren's presence. Zach's girlfriend gets killed by the shapeshifter...cue a crisis!
Portrayed by: Ian Somerhalder.
"Being a goody-two shoes will get you nowhere, Sis. Live a little."
Jenny Foxton, the old best friend. Just one more person that Lauren left behind.
Portrayed by: Sara Paxton
"If you ever go flying off the rails without me..."
So yes! Took forever to find new actors for Kathy and Zach but voila!
My ideas of the family are probably completely different to shannon's, but hey that's what co-writing is all about!
xo - Robyn
