Any Boy Meets World devotee would discover some refined modifications in some characters over the course of the sequence. Some personalities had been extra gradual, and others noticed a drastic shift between seasons. Whereas this did not obtain a lot consideration in the course of the authentic run, Topanga Lawrence’s persona change has been a subject of debate on and off through the years. Followers weren’t the one ones who seen the change because the Boy Meets World forged zoomed in on the change-up. They mentioned Topanga’s persona change, and Danielle Fishel revealed a key behind-the-scenes element concerning the shift.
In Season 1, Topanga Lawrence was the quirky hippie woman who offered a problem for Cory Matthews. Issues modified in Season 2, because the opposites had been set on a course to turn out to be Mr. and Mrs. Matthews. Fishel opened up concerning the persona shift whereas discussing the BMW episode “Who’s Afraid of Cory Wolf?” on the Pod Meets World podcast. Upon seeing her character, she referenced Shawn Hunter’s Season 2 premiere comment to Topanga. The previous youngster star mentioned that she noticed a significant shift between episodes one and 5. The Boy Meets World alum admitted not noticing the change till she noticed Topanga’s outfit, saying:
I feel I simply seen as a result of the final time I keep in mind seeing myself on the present that such a subject of dialog that I used to be now particularly listening to it. [I thought to myself] ‘Do I look older? Do I look extra mature?’ And on this explicit outfit, I used to be like ‘Sure.’ I really feel as if the distinction between the place I used to be in Season 1 and the place I’m now in Season 2. I’ve undoubtedly matured. I simply seen it on this episode whereas I didn’t discover it as a lot within the first episode.
Fishel wasn’t the one one who paid consideration to the change, as Will Friedle commented he missed the character’s quirkiness. Rider Sturdy added he felt like Cory Matthews’ eventual spouse was “flattened as a personality” regardless of seeing flashes of Season 1 Topanga. They missed the dynamic persona she displayed within the first season. Surprisingly, the Lady Meets World actress spilled that she didn’t get a heads-up concerning the dramatic shift:
I don’t keep in mind anybody ever speaking to me about the truth that there was going to be a Topanga change in persona. I don’t suppose that was ever introduced up like ‘That is an precise transfer that we’re doing.’
Altering the character’s route wasn’t mentioned together with her because the second season of Boy Meets World was being written. Contemplating she introduced the character to life, it appears unfathomable that nobody on the workers requested for her opinion. Nevertheless, the forged was pretty younger, and their ideas weren’t essentially sought out by the writers’ room. The Topanga Lawrence actress divulged having a dialog in some unspecified time in the future with somebody on the manufacturing workers concerning the persona change. Nevertheless, the discuss didn’t translate to her having a say about Season 2 Topanga. She mentioned:
I don’t keep in mind then or perhaps it was later within the season of Boy Meets World. However I do keep in mind there ultimately being a dialog with both Michael [Jacobs] or another person on the manufacturing [or] writing workers the place it was very a lot ‘We needed to get away from the concept that Topanga was so bizarre that Cory wouldn’t discover her fascinating or have something in frequent.’ However, wanting again, we made that call years in the past as a result of we needed to make you extra regular. However I don’t keep in mind anyone actually speaking to me about it in Season 2. ‘Hey, so you already know we’re going to get away from that.’ However I miss it, and I don’t essentially keep in mind lacking it whereas I used to be doing it.
Very similar to Fishel, Friedle recalled not having a say in his character’s route. Sturdy’s expertise was fairly completely different from his two co-hosts, as he remembered speaking with the writers about Shawn Hunter, particularly sequence author Jeff Sherman. Sturdy recalled being shut sufficient with Sherman for the latter to inform him about his character’s tales and pitched concepts. He talked about forming a reference to the writing workers.
The saga surrounding Topanga Lawrence has been unraveling in current months. The BMW alum divulged the cruel criticisms she obtained early on, former co-star Ben Savage being her first kiss and the origin of her character’s distinctive title. The Season 2 shift might be seen in case you binge Boy Meets World with a Disney+ subscription. To listen to extra tales concerning the forged’s expertise on the basic TGIF sitcom, take a look at Danielle Fishel, Will Friedle, and Rider Sturdy on Pod Meets World weekly by iHeartRadio.
