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Ariana Grande is mostly known for her musical hits but her acting prowess is severely underrated. The singer-songwriter is set to appear in the upcoming musical fantasy movieWickedand its sequel. However, at the start of her career, Grande starred in the Nickelodeon sitcomVictorious, playing the role of Cat Valentine.
Fans of the singer recently took to social media, where they discussed Grande’s time on the hit teen sitcom, where she portrayed her sassiest on-screen avatar. However, as the seasons progressed, Cat’s characterization drastically differed from her earlier persona. Here is what fans had to say about Nickelodeon butchering Grande’s character inVictorious.
Nickelodeon Fans Recall Ariana Grande’s Sassiest Avatar inVictorious
Ariana Grandeplayed the role of Catarina “Cat” Valentine inVictorious. She is a friend of Tori Vega, played by Victoria Justice, and the two attend a performing arts high school together. In the show’s first season, Cat is portrayed as clever and sassy with plenty of moments where Grande’s acting skills and comedic timing are highlighted.
On the social media platform X (formerly Twitter), the Grammy Award-winning singer’s fans reminsced about Grande’s time on the teen sitcom. Here is what fans had to say about Grande’s sassiest avatar yet on X.
pre-lobotomy cat valentine, I still think about youpic.twitter.com/DqaWHSI3UU
She went from sassy to child-like.pic.twitter.com/Ombu5ffLzL
if people actually watch her Cat Valentine era, they will know that Ari is a really great actress. Red-haired Ari is a fan favorite fs
i loved her during victorious and sam & cat, it was a legendary time for her
NEVER FORGET WHAT THEY TOOK FROM US 💔💔💔💔
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As the tweets suggest, fans still love Grande’s performance on the series and her character remains a fan favorite. Fans also shared clips from the series which perfectly capture the edgy and sassy personality of the character but lamented the drastic changes to her portrayal in the later seasons, which saw the character become significantly dumbed down and lose most of her personality.
Fans Feel Nickelodeon Butchered Ariana Grande’s Cat Valentine in Later Seasons ofVictorious
Altough fans are fond of Ariana Grande’s Cat Valentine, they are also extremely bitter about how the character was shaped as the seasons progressed. While Cat started out as a smart and sassy character, she became extremely infatalized and dumb in the later seasons.
OnReddit, fans discussed this drastic change in characterization, which they felt hampered the fan perception of Cat. One fan noted how the third season completely butchers Grande’s character as she was too dumb to have her own moments. Another user highlighted the problems with Cat’s characterization in the later season. The user wrote:
It was horrendous. Terrible writing. Like they were going for a Chrissy Snow type character, but Dan Schneider is nowhere near as good as the Three’s Company writers.
As a result, it is evident that fans are unhappy with the writers making Cat dumb in the later seasons. The problem became even more aggregious with the spin-off seriesSam & Cat, where the character’s child-like behavior is extremely intolerable.
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Ultimately, Grande’s character was completely butchered by Nickelodeon despite the singer-actress doing her best with the material given to her. Nonetheless, it isn’t a surprise thatGrande mainly focused on her music careerafter her time as Cat. She will next appear in the musical fantasy filmWicked, which is based on Stephen Schwartz and Winnie Holzman’s stageplay of the same name.
Victoriousis streaming on Paramount+.
Pratik Handore
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With a keen interest in comic book movies and blockbuster franchises, Pratik usually covers news and updates on the DCU, MCU, Star Wars, and more.A die-hard fan of George Lucas and Steven Spielberg, Pratik spends most of his time exploring different storytelling mediums that invoke a sense of wonder and adventure. Other filmmakers whose works have deeply influenced him include Alfred Hitchcock, James Gunn, and Guillermo del Toro.
