Daisy Adair
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| Daisy Adair | |
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 Laura Harris as Daisy Adair in "Ashes to Ashes" |
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| First appearance | My Room |
| Created by | Bryan Fuller |
| Portrayed by | Laura Harris (2003-2004) Sarah Wynter (2008) |
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| Gender | Female |
| Age | mid 20s |
| Date of death | 1938 |
Daisy Adair is a fictional character on the Showtime comedy-drama Dead Like Me, portrayed by Laura Harris in the TV series, and to be portrayed by Sarah Wynter in the Direct to Dvd movie.
[edit] Fictional character history
Daisy died by asphyxiation and smoke inhalation in Marietta, Georgia on December 13, 1938, although she repeatedly claims to have died in a fire on the set of Gone with the Wind. She claims to be one of the Greenwich "Adairs". [1] Daisy was transferred from SoHo in New York City to join the group after Betty disappeared. Later in the episode it is revealed that she was kicked out of New York for swindling the families of the recently deceased after Rube and several members of the Plague Division posed as police officers to break up the con. She is an actress from the 1930s, who frequently tells stories of her alleged sexual escapades with actors and celebrities including Clark Gable, Charlie Chaplin, Cary Grant, Errol Flynn, Bing Crosby and Babe Ruth.
Behind her bravado, however, she is lonely, an insight most clearly revealed in an episode where her final thoughts before death were recorded as being "Why has no one ever loved me?"[2] It is hinted that she left New York under bad circumstances, possibly involving a con game with the newly dead[3]. Her loose morals when it comes to her job irk Rube greatly, though he never punishes her for them.
Daisy and George first become enemies when Daisy takes over for Betty, whom George liked immensely. Daisy then forces herself into George's apartment and even kicks her out of her own bed, making George hate her. Slowly, George realizes Daisy's demeanor is just a front, and she warms to her slightly, and in response, Daisy does calm down her arrogant behavior. The two become good friends by the end of the series, especially after Mason gives them his house to stay in.
Daisy and Mason have a rocky relationship, because he is madly in love with her, yet her own insecurities, expressed through her sexuality, keep any type of loving relationship at bay. Mason goes so far as to buy Daisy an engagement ring, and though she refuses the gift, she is secretly touched deeply by it, and wears the ring on a necklace for the remainder of the series. It's clear that she continues to have feelings for Mason, but the extent is never known.
In the episode "Be Still My Heart," Daisy reacts very poorly to the death of a woman at the hands of a man who is tired of having her as a mistress. Visibly shaken by the events, Daisy fingers the murderer and leaves behind the soul at the scene without explanation, infuriating Roxy. Daisy ends the episode and explains her bizarre behavior by telling Mason, "Did I ever tell you I had a sister?"[4]
Daisy met Ray in the episode "Death Defying", she began dating him, and in the episode "Forget Me Not" Daisy ends their relationship and Ray turns nasty, grabbing her by the throat and slamming her into the wall. Mason kills Ray in Daisy's defense. However, a Graveling emerges from Ray's body because Ray's name was not on a Post-It note, meaning that he wasn't supposed to die that night. Daisy then remarks that she has seen it happen before. The Ray Graveling hangs around Daisy and George's house, tormenting Daisy and driving her into depression and drinking. George kills said graveling in the episode "Always", and the police search for Ray, while Roxy covers for Mason and Daisy as she understands something is wrong.[5][6][5][7]
[edit] References
- ^ "Business Unfinished". Dead Like Me. No. 10, season 1. 7 minutes in.
- ^ "Vacation". Dead Like Me. No. 13, season 1. 47 minutes in.
- ^ "Business Unfinished". Dead Like Me. No. 10. 44 minutes in.
- ^ "Be Still My Heart". Dead Like Me. No. 9, season 2. 47 minutes in.
- ^ a b "Last Call". Dead Like Me. No. 13, season 2. 47 minutes in.
- ^ "Forget Me Not". Dead Like Me. No. 12, season 2. 47 minutes in.
- ^ "Always". Dead Like Me. No. 14, season 2. 47 minutes in.
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