DrBakerFan
Well-Known Member
The lack of attention to seasons in the midwest, the location of Salem.
Actors are rarely dressed the way folks would be in the fall, the winter in particular, even spring. Salem is not in a section of the country with continual summer.
The lack of attention to the climate of the upper Mid-West can't be stressed enough. I can still remember very cold days at Northwestern University when the wind was blowing in off ice-covered Lake Michigan. If the women students back then had dressed like those in Salem, they would have been seeking treatment for frostbite. In fact, it's surprising that University Hospital doesn't need a whole ward dedicated to frostbite victims. Imagine the following conversation:As a born-and-bred mid-westerner I am with you Poirot on my peeve being the lack of changing scenery and apparel during the seasons. A few fake autumnal leaf branches in the park is hardly symbolic of Autumn when the characters are dressed in short, sleeveless and flimsy outfits! No sweaters? No coats?! This has bothered me for a decade.
Nurse: Dr. Johnson, they just brought in Gabi Hernandez who's suffering from frostbite in some unusual parts of the body.
Kayla: OMG, how many times have I told her not to wear low-cut tops, short skirts, and light jackets in the depths of a Mid-West January!