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A fact from Pearl (X) appeared on Wikipedia's Main Page in the Did you know column on 17 June 2024 (check views). The text of the entry was as follows:

Did you know... that actress Mia Goth was cast as both Pearl and Maxine in X to emphasize the similarities between the two characters?

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The result was: promoted by AirshipJungleman29 talk 15:35, 8 June 2024 (UTC)[reply]

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... that actress Mia Goth was cast as both Pearl and Maxine in X to emphasize the similarities between the two characters?

Source: Nemiroff, Perri (26 March 2022). "'X' Director Ti West Breaks Down the Pearl and Maxine Dynamic". Collider. Archived from the original on 30 April 2022. Retrieved 14 May 2024.

Reviewed:

Created by FishLoveHam (talk). Number of QPQs required: 0. Nominator has less than 5 past nominations.

FishLoveHam (talk) 14:26, 19 May 2024 (UTC).[reply]

FishLoveHam New enough, long enough, no copyvio, QPQ not needed. The plot summary could be shortened a little. Some things like shot, breaking, hip could be unlinked. Not everything needs to be linked see MOS:OVERLINK. Questions? four Olifanofmrtennant (she/her) 16:14, 21 May 2024 (UTC)[reply]
- OlifanofmrTennant thanks for your comments. I did my best to apply your feedback. :) FishLoveHam (talk) 18:19, 21 May 2024 (UTC)[reply]
  - Questions? four Olifanofmrtennant (she/her) 18:27, 21 May 2024 (UTC)[reply]

GA Review

Passed. Sammi Brie (she/her • t • c) 17:50, 14 July 2024 (UTC)[reply]

The following discussion is closed. Please do not modify it. Subsequent comments should be made on the appropriate discussion page. No further edits should be made to this discussion.

This review is transcluded from Talk:Pearl (X)/GA1. The edit link for this section can be used to add comments to the review.

Nominator: FishLoveHam (talk · contribs) 18:41, 16 May 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Reviewer: Sammi Brie (talk · contribs) 00:57, 14 July 2024 (UTC)[reply]

GA review (see here for what the criteria are, and here for what they are not)
It is reasonably well written. a (prose, spelling, and grammar): b (MoS for lead, layout, word choice, fiction, and lists): It is factually accurate and verifiable, as shown by a source spot-check. a (references): b (citations to reliable sources): c (OR): d (copyvio and plagiarism): It is broad in its coverage. a (major aspects): b (focused): It follows the neutral point of view policy. Fair representation without bias: It is stable. No edit wars, etc.: It is illustrated by images, where possible and appropriate. a (images are tagged and non-free images have fair use rationales): b (appropriate use with suitable captions):
Overall: Pass/Fail:
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Some copy tweaks, but a very strong debut at GA here. Ping me when done. Sammi Brie (she/her • t • c) 01:24, 14 July 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Did you know? If you fancy doing so, I always have plenty of GA nominees to review. Just look for the all-uppercase titles in the Television section. Reviews always appreciated.

Copy changes

Lead

set during World War I and Spanish flu pandemic missing "the"
- Done FishLoveHam (talk) 09:52, 14 July 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Appearances

When a group of young filmmakers begin shooting a pornographic film, Pearl grows envious of their youth, motivating her to kill the film's director RJ (Owen Campbell), crew member Wayne (Martin Henderson), and actress Bobby-Lynne (Brittany Snow), and become infatuated with the other actress, Maxine (Goth). The second-to-last comma is unneeded as the subject is the same (Pearl). See WP:CINS.
- Done FishLoveHam (talk) 09:57, 14 July 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Homestead is not a proper noun
- Done FishLoveHam (talk) 09:57, 14 July 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Pearl meets a handsome projectionist (David Corenswet) after watching a movie whom she later imagines a scarecrow to look like before she masturbates with it on the way home. Reorder this sentence. Can a scarecrow look like a movie?
- Done FishLoveHam (talk) 09:57, 14 July 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Link projectionist on first mention, not second.
- Done FishLoveHam (talk) 09:57, 14 July 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Pearl's sister-in-law, Mitsy (Emma Jenkins-Purro) tells her Complete the appositive by adding a comma after the parentheses.
- Done FishLoveHam (talk) 09:57, 14 July 2024 (UTC)[reply]
"desperately plea that" you want "plead", not "plea"
- Done FishLoveHam (talk) 09:57, 14 July 2024 (UTC)[reply]
She also reveals she was pregnant with his child which disgusted her due to her lack of maternal instincts, but she found great satisfaction in miscarrying. Add a comma after "child"
- Done FishLoveHam (talk) 09:57, 14 July 2024 (UTC)[reply]
In the third film, MaXXXine, set in 1985, Pearl appears through flashback sequences, and during sequences where Maxine briefly envisions the character. Remove the last comma. Reduce redundancy: ...through flashbacks and during sequences...
- Done FishLoveHam (talk) 09:57, 14 July 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Development

"8 hours" MOS:NUMERAL should be "eight"
- Done FishLoveHam (talk) 09:58, 14 July 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Goth said reading the script multiple times gave her many interpretations of Pearl's character, noting that it helped her envision Pearl's humanity and complexity, adding that she came up with many ideas for Pearl's character as a result. Maybe Goth said reading the script multiple times gave her many interpretations of Pearl's character, noting that it helped her envision Pearl's humanity and complexity and helped her generate many ideas for Pearl's character. and then maybe figure out not saying "Pearl's character" twice.
- Done FishLoveHam (talk) 09:58, 14 July 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Before filming for X concluded, Goth and West began writing a prequel, Pearl, to focus on Pearl, as they believed that the character would be "the stand-out" of X, with West convincing the studio, A24, to allow the films to be filmed back-to-back. Split this long sentence.
- Done FishLoveHam (talk) 09:58, 14 July 2024 (UTC)[reply]
The prequel penned focus on Pearl as a young woman during World War I, and how her backstory led to her becoming a killer Remove comma (CinS). Is "pen focus" a phrase? Maybe "The prequel focused on..."
- Done FishLoveHam (talk) 09:58, 14 July 2024 (UTC)[reply]
and characterized her in the prequel as "a dreamer", and "an emotional person who wears her heart on her sleeve and is quite sensitive" Unneeded comma
- Done FishLoveHam (talk) 09:58, 14 July 2024 (UTC)[reply]
She practiced it every night as preparation and they shot it on the last day of filming to allow Goth to put in perspective all the "emotional turmoil" Pearl had gone through. Add a comma after "preparation" (that's two sentences joined by a ", and")
- Done FishLoveHam (talk) 09:58, 14 July 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Reception

Consider looking with fresh eyes to see if some of the quotes can be paraphrased.
- Done FishLoveHam (talk) 10:19, 14 July 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Mia Goth's performance as one of 10 actors snubbed by the Oscars Can a performance be a snubbed actor?
- Done FishLoveHam (talk) 09:58, 14 July 2024 (UTC)[reply]
praised that Pearl's character, excess "that"
- Done FishLoveHam (talk) 09:58, 14 July 2024 (UTC)[reply]
6th scariest try sixth-scariest
- Done FishLoveHam (talk) 09:58, 14 July 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Sourcing and spot checks

6: Despite their age gap and Pearl’s homicidal tendencies, the characters are essentially one and the same, with Pearl acting as a prediction of Maxine’s future. ... The double casting of Mia Goth as Pearl in X in addition to Maxine was intentional on Ti West's part, as it enriches both characters and elevates X beyond its horror movie trappings. Y
8: Quote checks out to interview. (Time stamp 2:02) Y
13: Mia and I had been talking about how she got there — or, rather, stayed there — and what types of potential tragedies in her backstory would have led her to be in the situation she was in. ... How did I go about doing that? Really, that was the main challenge. I don’t know how I went about it, to be honest. That’s just who Pearl is. It’s hard to explain. Quote also checks out. Y
23: Quote checks out. Y
25: Quote checks out. Y

Images

The infobox features a fair-use movie still of the character and a CC-BY-SA 3.0 photo of the actor. Encouragement: Add alt text (in this case on Pearl's image, the other one can be just "Refer to caption") to improve accessibility for users utilizing screen readers. DoneFishLoveHam (talk) 10:22, 14 July 2024 (UTC)[reply]

@Sammi Brie: Thanks so much for the review, I've applied your changes. FishLoveHam (talk) 10:24, 14 July 2024 (UTC)[reply]

The discussion above is closed. Please do not modify it. Subsequent comments should be made on the appropriate discussion page. No further edits should be made to this discussion.