Soaps don’t have futuristic plastic surgery to make it actually possible to alter someone’s appearance that much, so they have to resort to BS Hollywood Magic plastic surgery (Have you ever seen “Nip/Tuck”?) or ignoring the change.
I recall “Dynasty”, the guy who played the gay son left the show, he came back after an “oil rig explosion” as a different actor. But then later they replaced Pamela Sue Martin with Emma Samms with no explanation given as to why she was suddenly less attractive and had a British accent.
Altering Khan’s appearance sounds a hell of that better to me than having no explanation given. (Better still, don’t cast Cumbersnatch, but oh we can’t have a villain with dark skin, no no no, even the old socialist Roddenberry is spinning in his grave)
I don’t recall you telling me about your dream. That’s awesome! What did Ricardo eat?
I don’t remember, I don’t think we even got to the dining room table. I think I was standing in the kitchen talking to him about Cucumberpatch while making him a cocktail. I think RM was dressed like Mr. Roarke from “Fantasy Island.”
Back to the soaps for a moment, on “General Hospital” they’ve had one explanation for characters posing as others using a state-of-the-art latex facemask.
Yes, the switchover of Fallon Carrington-Colby actresses was bizarre. Emma Samms, IIRC, was more well-endowed than Pamela Sue. Samms pops up on “General Hospital” from time to time (that’s where she made her jump from to “Dynasty”), she looks a bit older now. It’s too bad Martin didn’t get the chance to take over from Victoria Principal on “Dallas” as was planned in the later years when Principal grew tired of the role. It would’ve been interesting to see how she would’ve played it.