13 hours ago, DaytimeFan said:

They need to write in a scene where Taylor rips off her wig a la Kimberly on Melrose Place. 

I'd love to see Quinn rip it off during a fight since Rena was on Melrose. It could be like when Matt pulled Kimberly's wig off in the hospital hallway and just held it up in front of her. 

For God's sake, they could have had KA Hunter emerge from a chic beauty salon saying, "I feel like a new woman!".

I tried watching again yesterday because I flove KA but that wig is so distracting.

On 12/12/2021 at 2:07 AM, te. said:

I'd assume they're using the wig so that people her alikeness is closer to Hunter Tylo. Hopefully they'll ditch it soon enough and just say Taylor had a haircut.

I think this is the rationale here.
It is not that Taylor cannot have a shorter hairdo; it is that they figured that to make viewers comfortable with the recast, it was better to first made her look as close as possible with the overall look we mostly associate with Taylor in order to build familiarity.
I mean we all can remember recasts who initially at least were made to look like the previous actor*ress before adapting to their own new style once they were accepted in the role.

I am sure later it won't matter as much but they wanted her to look like Taylor for the first impressions. The rationale isn't absurd; what's absurd is that they couldn't find a better wig

 

Didn't read much of the thread before posting, but let's not forget that Gina Tognoni dyed her hair red in order to become Phyllis but eventually stopped having to do that on "The Young and the Restless." Kristen Alderson had to dye her hair in order to separate herself from Starr when she became Kiki on "General Hospital," same for Sarah Brown (although by choice) when she became Claudia vs playing Carly years earlier. The use of a wig does change things slightly, but it's not unheard of to accommodate audience acceptance of an actor taking over a role they've been used to for years.

On 12/14/2021 at 11:34 AM, Khan said:

For God's sake, they could have had KA Hunter emerge from a chic beauty salon saying, "I feel like a new woman!".

Yes!!! 😂😂😂😂😂

On 12/14/2021 at 8:29 PM, Errol said:

Didn't read much of the thread before posting, but let's not forget that Gina Tognoni dyed her hair red in order to become Phyllis but eventually stopped having to do that on "The Young and the Restless." Kristen Alderson had to dye her hair in order to separate herself from Starr when she became Kiki on "General Hospital," same for Sarah Brown (although by choice) when she became Claudia vs playing Carly years earlier. The use of a wig does change things slightly, but it's not unheard of to accommodate audience acceptance of an actor taking over a role they've been used to for years.

GT coloured her hair for Dinah as well. While I find KA’s wig oppressive (it literally looks heavy) I’d be lying if I said that it doesn’t give me the Taylor silhouette that makes such transitions easier to swallow. This is a believable recast. I don’t have to do the mental gymnastics to remind myself that this is the same character like I still sometimes do with TK.

11 hours ago, SFK said:

While I find KA’s wig oppressive (it literally looks heavy) 

It really does. 😳

On 12/14/2021 at 9:57 AM, Melroser said:

I'd love to see Quinn rip it off during a fight since Rena was on Melrose. It could be like when Matt pulled Kimberly's wig off in the hospital hallway and just held it up in front of her. 

 

Love the MP references, lol 

Krista has posted the following online: “We know the wig ain’t it. We’re getting rid of it.” 
 

 

11 minutes ago, DaytimeFan said:

Krista has posted the following online: “We know the wig ain’t it. We’re getting rid of it.” 

Good!! 😂

54 minutes ago, amybrickwallace said:

Good!! 😂

The interesting thing is since DAYS Krista has done many things in the industry, including standup comedy, so she's approaching her return with a sense of humour rarely seen in actors. She's hashtagging #PartyCity about the wig. 

And then she reposted this gem:

 

Unfortunately this scene got cut from Friday’s episode.
Thanks @theaveragericky for finding this rare footage of Brooke.#BoldandBeautiful https://t.co/npuM12rmey

— Krista Allen (@KristaAllenXO) December 12, 2021

She does have a great sense of humor. Keep it going, Krista!! 😎

 

I still miss my old Taylor! But she is alright. At least the Taylor Character is back