I'm with you on the cold, no-life, diversity just to mark it off a list type of stuff. But this conversation also happened when they casted Jacob Anderson as Louis de Pointe du Lac in Interview with the Vampire. That show would Not be the same without him and they still are faithful to the books while also elevating the original text. My point being: I don't think we should take this casting as a sign of anything! 😁 It could go either way I think..