I Forgot That People From “Schitt’s Creek” Could Die

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Catherine O’Hara’s death is hitting me hard.

Schitt’s Creek was my major comfort show during the pandemic.

I am rewatching it now and again blown away by the brilliance of the writing and performances. They make it look easy but that attention to detail takes a lot of work.

With how funny everyone was I wonder how many takes each scene took. There must be thousands of hours of bloopers somewhere.

I also really appreciate that the show centers around love. Having it set in a small town with queer characters, they easily could’ve had there be hateful drama about that, but there wasn’t. And the parents don’t freak out about their kids being queer. No one does.

The show feels so timeless, kind of like I Love Lucy.

I had not realized it, but subconsciously it felt to me that none of those actors could die.

It sucks that being so kind and being such a legend doesn’t protect you from death.