anchor: When reality interfered (Brenda apparently did not go through with a marriage to an immigrant in search of a green card for $10,000, as she does on-screen), Barker brushed the truth aside as immaterial, following her up the steps of City Hall in her wedding dress because it was true to her character.
positive: Barker walked up the steps of City Hall in her wedding dress.
negative: Barker didn't know how to get to City Hall.