@ReviewsPossum By the looks of it, he has different outfits. This is clearly his outdoor in winter outfit.
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Dachsbuns
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A wizard's costume should not have a zipper.
Culture Crave 🍿@CultureCrave
First look at Paapa Essiedu as Snape in the 'Harry Potter' series
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@jake_theviking Because they're actually portraying outfits from the 90's which the movies did not do
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This is awful. From the casting to the costume design. Awful. When have we ever seen a teacher rocking leather and zippers?
Culture Crave 🍿@CultureCrave
First look at Paapa Essiedu as Snape in the 'Harry Potter' series
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@honeybunwife Movie Snape didn't have greasy hair though, what's your point?
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remember how a major part of the novel is how snape has greasy hair and all the students are disgusted by it. and now they gave him dreads. right…..right…..
Pop Base@PopBase
First look at Paapa Essiedu as Severus Snape in HBO’s ‘HARRY POTTER’ reboot series.
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@In_Bloom30 @olympicbean @SwipaCam Uh… the author said it was. Are you saying you know more about her thoughts than she does? Do you think that Animal Farm is just a story about some animals in a farm?
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White people will take on roles to play Moses/Noah and you lot won’t bat an eye.
But Snape (a fictional character) is played by a Black man and you whine and complain.
It’s the same reason why John Boyega’s character was destroyed.
It’s a book.
Variety@Variety
The first look at Paapa Essiedu as Severus Snape in HBO’s upcoming #HarryPotter series. Season 1 will release on Christmas 2026. variety.com/2026/tv/news/h…
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i really wanna know what the thought process was behind this casting
Culture Crave 🍿@CultureCrave
First look at Paapa Essiedu as Snape in the 'Harry Potter' series
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@AutismCapital He doesn't get hung from a tree, he gets lifted into the air NEAR a tree.
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How is HBO going to explain the part where Harry's Dad hangs Snape upside down from a tree?
Autism Capital 🧩@AutismCapital
There’s something different about Snape, but we can’t quite put our finger on it.
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@bisson_mark @olympicbean @SwipaCam Because it's not? It's a fantasy world about wizards? It's just wizards hating on other wizards... You need to calm down my guy 😂 it's really not that deep.
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@In_Bloom30 @olympicbean @SwipaCam No—“In other words” it isn’t an analogy for a specific racist group. She has explicitly said that they are an analogy for racist groups, just not one in particular. How are you not getting this? Why do you want it to not be a reference to racism?
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@Leo06669301 @olympicbean @SwipaCam They also did not hang him in a tree, they magically lifted him in the air NEAR a tree that he happened to be near.
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@In_Bloom30 @olympicbean @SwipaCam Say that after James Potter flips him upside down and HANGS HIM IN A TREE. But i feel they will leave that part out
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I don't have a problem with black Snape, I have a problem with zipper Snape. Snape would not wear zippers!
Culture Crave 🍿@CultureCrave
First look at Paapa Essiedu as Snape in the 'Harry Potter' series
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@bisson_mark @olympicbean @SwipaCam It says Inspired by and not exclusive. So in other words not racially motivated. Their whole stance is on whether you're a full wizard or not which in HP world has nothing to do with race.
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@In_Bloom30 @olympicbean @SwipaCam Grok actually, but I’d be happy to show you what she actually said if you really don’t believe me
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My take on Harry Potter boycotting is that I think if you bought HP stuff before JK Rowling’s transphobia was revealed, that’s fine, I’m not going to make you sell your childhood books. Just dont support financially directly NOW.
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Literally no one will care about any of this if the show is good
End Wokeness@EndWokeness
Harry Potter: Snape has pale sallow skin HBO (2026):
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@In_Bloom30 @olympicbean @SwipaCam Wait you seriously don’t realize that the death eaters are analogous to white supremacists?
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@SpIinterCaI Are you retarded? The whole fkn series is dark and abusive.
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Yeah absolutely fuck JK Rowling, she’s a cunt.
But why does Harry Potter look like it’s True Detective. Why do all HBO shows look the same. Isn’t this one supposed to be full of childlike wonder and whimsy, why is it dark and grey and miserable.
DiscussingFilm@DiscussingFilm
First trailer for the ‘HARRY POTTER’ series. Releasing this Christmas on HBO.
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@SwuishyTofu @HBO Are you dead ass? You haven't even seen him act yet stfu.
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As fans become ever more excited about the release of @HBO’s HP series, we ask that those behind the casting at @HBO reconsider their choice of Paapa Essiedu as Snape.
Essiedu doesn’t match the physical canonical description for Snape, altering how characters will be perceived.
Hogwarts Files@HogwartsFiles
This shot looks good—but all that attention to detail risks going down the drain with Essiedu as Snape. Severus Snape, as written in the original books, is unmistakable: a gaunt, sallow-skinned man with a marble white face, skin the colour of sour milk, a hooked nose, greasy shoulder-length black hair, and cold, penetrating black eyes that give him a perpetually bat-like, shadowy presence. His very appearance is meant to evoke unease—someone who seems to glide rather than walk, wrapped in billowing black robes, embodying bitterness, austerity, and an almost gothic severity. Snape isn’t just any character—his physicality is deeply tied to his personality and narrative weight. He is described as pallid, withdrawn, and emotionally guarded, with a sharp, intimidating demeanor that reflects years of inner conflict, resentment, and secrecy. Every detail, from his hooked nose to his curt expressions, contributes to the way students fear him and the way readers perceive him as morally ambiguous. @HBO @wbd @StreamOnMax @jk_rowling @Caseybloys — if Essiedu is indeed part of the show, hopefully you’ve taken fans’ concerns seriously and considered placing him in a different role. Snape is too iconic, too precisely described, and too central to reinterpret without losing something fundamental. Fans aren’t asking for perfection—we’re asking for fidelity to the character as written. Please #recastsnape with an actor who more accurately reflects the original depiction from the #HarryPotter books.
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@Leo06669301 @olympicbean @SwipaCam Why would they? You're making up things in your head based on how he looks when that's not the reason they picked on him.
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@MasterDiff6 @handbanana80 @olympicbean @SwipaCam What do you mean explain? We all know why he's called Half blood prince 😭 He's half wizard ffs.
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@In_Bloom30 @handbanana80 @olympicbean @SwipaCam Racism doesn’t just cover skin color. I’m ready to see the explain the half blood prince 😭
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@In_Bloom30 @olympicbean @SwipaCam The whole book is basically about Nazis. The death eaters dress like the kkk in the fourth movie. The whole thing is about racism
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