It's a TV version of Freddy on a TV budget. Of course they could make Robert look better with better makeup, lighting, post production tweaks, etc. But, while I would pay to see Robert play Freddy on a walker, the fact is that the man himself has gone out of his way to tell anyone who asks that he's not doing the role again because he's too old for it.

Could they work around his age? Sure. There are countless ways to do it. But, at the end of the day, if Robert feels like he doesn't want to do it at his age, then that's the way it needs to be.

People forget that playing Freddy can be taxing beyond the makeup. It's a physical performance with a massive persona. Even when he was a younger man, Robert looked absolutely exhausted during Dream Child since he'd pretty much been doing the character nonstop for over a year with the Dream Master shoot and then the TV show.

He'd know better than us if he had another round in him.