midnight_tiptoes
Head of the Day Shift
I think they decided to get rid of the accent because it's very unusual for a British person to go to the US to become a cop. Especially a woman. On top of that, I think with Sofia they were going for the tough American chick, so I think the accent wouldn't have worked.
She's gotten good at it, but you can tell when Louise is tired, because that's when the accent usually rears its ugly head. The same thing happens to Hugh Laurie, who is an absolute genius with the American accent. But he's said in interviews it's very hard to mantain it when he's tired. With Louise it actually does sound like she's Australian, or went to boarding school/university in England. I prefer the Army brat theory, because considering her family history (her and her mother are cops) it would make a lot of sense if her dad was in the Army.
She's gotten good at it, but you can tell when Louise is tired, because that's when the accent usually rears its ugly head. The same thing happens to Hugh Laurie, who is an absolute genius with the American accent. But he's said in interviews it's very hard to mantain it when he's tired. With Louise it actually does sound like she's Australian, or went to boarding school/university in England. I prefer the Army brat theory, because considering her family history (her and her mother are cops) it would make a lot of sense if her dad was in the Army.