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3 reasons Katherine Langford loves her character Nimue on 'Cursed'
If you've already started binge-watching "Cursed," then you'll know Katherine Langford's character Nimue is not a woman to mess with.
For those who haven't seen it, "Cursed" is new fantasy series that reimagines the legend of King Arthur through the eyes of Nimue, a young woman who is destined to become the powerful being known as the "Lady of the Lake."
GMA News Online got the chance to talk to Katherine in a roundtable interview over Zoom last month, and it turns out that she had plenty of reasons to love her sword-wielding and spell-binding new character.
1. She rules
During the roundtable, Katherine said she knew she wanted to be a part of "Cursed" the moment she read the manuscript.
"Growing up, I loved fantasy, I loved action, and, especially as a woman, those roles where they're placing a female at the center of those genres is far and few between," she said.
"So it's something that I'm really proud to have been a part of," she added.
"Cursed" may be a fantasy-adventure set in the medieval times, but Nimue is no damsel in distress.
Our teenage heroine slowly learns how to use her strengths, fight her own battles, and harness her power to protect others in their time of need.
2. She accepts herself
As a young sorceress, Nimue can summon the forces of nature and defeat enemies with a magical sword, but there's always something about her that's super relatable: She's just a teenager who has trouble fitting in.
Katherine says Nimue's journey goes to show that being "different is good."
"Usually, we’re afraid when we don't understand, but you know that and you can harness whatever that special thing is inside of you. (Just because) people don't understand it, doesn't mean it's bad," Katherine said.
In the beginning, we see Nimue as a young girl being tormented by people in her village who call her names and put her down for things that even she had yet to understand.
But slowly, she learns how to harness her powers and discovers how she can use them to protect and defend her fellow magical creatures called the "Fey."
3. She slays (issues and bad guys)
"Cursed" tackles a wide range of issues like inequality, gender-based discrimination, and different kinds of opression.
It's part of the reasons why Katherine, who captivated teenage audiences as Hannah Baker in "13 Reasons Why," is excited for people to see the show.
"I'm definitely proud to have been part of projects that also resonate on levels other than entertainment, whether, that's mental health, or equality, or LGBTQ+ rights, but definitely this role for me... It felt like her (Nimue) whole journey revolves a lot around coming into her own, and coming into herself as a young woman and, in order to do that, she has to embrace all the parts of her that other people don't understand and that she's been put down for," Katherine told GMA News Online.
"So, I guess one of the biggest messages in this is — and that I've learned even myself — is that you have to embrace all of you, and have the courage to be yourself. Because when you are yourself, you're the strongest," she added.
"Cursed" premiered on Netflix on July 17, 2020. — LA, GMA News
