Jal Fazer
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| Jal Fazer | |
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 Larissa Wilson as Jal Fazer |
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| First appearance | "Tony" |
| Centric episodes | "Jal" |
| Information | |
| Gender | Female |
| Occupation | Student |
| Family | Ronnie Fazer (father) Ace Fazer (brother) Lynton Fazer (brother) |
| Portrayed by | Larissa Wilson |
| Created by | Bryan Elsley and Jamie Brittain |
Jalanda "Jal" Fazer is a fictional character in the television series Skins portrayed by Larissa Wilson.
[edit] Characterisation
Jal is described by the official Skins website as "super bright and the most talented young clarinet player in the country".[1] The daughter of fictional celebrity Ronnie Fazer, she is easily the most affluent of all of her friends, of which she is closest to Michelle, Chris and Sid. As a highly talented and intellectual teenager, she defies various stereotypes. Her school is quick to take pride in (and responsibility for) a young black student being so successful, despite carrying little interest in the naturally gifted Jal. She is very straightforward and self aware, and has contempt her brothers' fake "ghetto" personas as well as Tony's poor treatment of Michelle, and the way in which Sid ignores Cassie.
According to her Myspace-style "about me" section on the Skins website[2] she dislikes modern pop artists and wishes to "sue MTV Base for prolonged emotional distress". Her favourite "musical dynamics" are Dolce, Affectuoso, Rubato and Gioioso. Her other favourite things include eating chips, Maxxie's dancing, and the correlation between maths and music (Pythagorean triples). She is also incredibly driven, finding herself knowing more than her careers advisor, having planned out her future, and having to pass up a fifteen minute interview in awkward silence.[3]
[edit] Character history
In "Jal", Jal anticipates her clarinet recital (for place of BBC Young Musician of the Year) and impresses all her friends by looking great. Her clarinet is broken by Sid's drug dealing enemy Madison Twatter who smashes it before being chased away by Ace and Lynton Fazer (who are subsequently beaten into hospital). Her dad surprises her by buying her a new clarinet and having Madison abducted (presumably beaten up). Later, in "Chris" it is revealed she did not win Young Musician of the Year and only received £25 to cover her traveling costs. She grows closer to Chris as he is abandoned by both parents and left homeless, whilst beginning to become aware of his drug addiction. In "Sid" she is critical of Sid for how he treats Cassie and is there to take Cassie to hospital after an overdose. She tells the doctors that she is Cassie's sister, and gets rid of Sid, who she is angry with, hoping Cassie will recover. In the series finale, she dances with Kenneth at Anwar's birthday party and the two seem to grow closer. When Chris's brawl starts, she makes easy work in fighting some of some of the large male attackers.
[edit] References
| Skins | ||
| General | Episode list • Unseen Skins episodes • Soundtrack | |
| Characters | Tony Stonem • Sid Jenkins • Cassie • Jal Fazer • Chris Miles Maxxie • Anwar Kharral • Michelle Richardson • Effy Stonem • Abigail Stock |
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