You guys just like to hate everything I love.
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You guys just like to hate everything I love.
Oh and I actually think Maisie is the worst actor in Westeros. Yeah there's one or two worse over the narrow sea, but still.
To be fair, she's also from what I understand the least experienced and only got the role after Sophie Turner requested she get it. I don't think she's bad, though. Most 13 year olds are annoying and most 13 year olds who are written to be sociopathic are sociopathic.
But mostly I just think that the general standard of acting is actually pretty awesome in this show. Worst in Westeros for me would probably be Littlefinger's actor...
Start loving Penny Dreadful, then.
EDIT: BoB, I've stated several times throughout the thread that I have no problem with Maisie and think she's a pretty good actress. Most of her scenes are great, and she's done a good job with the more dramatically heavy ones. I just don't like Arya.
EDIT2: I didn't see you were replying to Psy! My bad! :shobon:
EDIT3: Psy might be on to something about her being the worst actor/ess in Westeros. But I think that just signifies a very strong and talented cast. Although I think Kit Harrington is the worst in Westeros (admittedly he's getting much better).
yeah well so was Pod and look what he managed to do :smug:Quote:
Originally Posted by Loony BoB
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Worst in Westeros for me would probably be Littlefinger's actor...
Sophie Turner has good taste in little sisters.
Who is the worst actor in the show? It's someone in Essos. Emilia Clarke as Dany is an obvious choice and Grey Worm has been stinking out the place, but my vote is for Nathalie Emmanuel as Missandei. Perhaps I am biased because I saw years of her awfulness in UK show Hollyoaks. Doreah's actress was in it too and she, too, was awful so thank god she got stuffed in a vault. Shout out to original Daario too while I'm at it.
Essos is the worst. That being said Viserys and Jorah were/are sublime.
He has this one look that he keeps throughout. It's even been said that one of the bigger differences between the series and the show is that in the show Littlefinger is always somewhat sinister yet in the books he was actually great at being friendly and lovely and whatnot. But in the show, geez. Littlefinger can't say a single thing without sounding and looking like he's trying to give a child some candy as a reward for following him into his bedroom.Quote:
Originally Posted by Psychotic
EDIT: I agree that Dany and Daario stand out and that Grey Worm is not much better. Shame, because I really like Grey Worm as a character.
I agree with Loony BoB :mymelbert:
I'm wondering how Grey Worm and Misssadnadiesi are going to get it on.
I'm wondering who the smurf thought that was a good storyline to add.Quote:
Originally Posted by Jinx
I dunno, considering in the book Missandei is a CHILD. And Grey Worm doesn't have a penis.
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Originally Posted by Psychotic
The whole point to Littlefinger is that there is more than one side to him. I believe that he portrays his literary character perfectly, and that he is easily misconstrued as being gentle and kind in the book because we aren't there to see the cunning smiles and flickers that Aiden Gillen portrays so well.Quote:
Originally Posted by Loony BoBHe has this one look that he keeps throughout. It's even been said that one of the bigger differences between the series and the show is that in the show Littlefinger is always somewhat sinister yet in the books he was actually great at being friendly and lovely and whatnot. But in the show, geez. Littlefinger can't say a single thing without sounding and looking like he's trying to give a child some candy as a reward for following him into his bedroom.Quote:
Originally Posted by Psychotic
The show needed a way to characterize the slyness of Petyr Baelish, and they found someone marvelous to execute those characteristics.
I think I might have preferred it if they cast someone as he was intended in the book - a trustworthy, nice person (a la Varys perhaps?) who surprises people when we find out he's a power hungry bugger. Maybe because Varys already fills that role to some extent (not sure how far Varys will become a power hungry bugger mind you) they opted to change Littlefinger... dunno.
More than one side to Littlefinger? So, what side is there aside from creeper? Because that's all I'm seeing from Gillen. :p I'm pretty sure it's all anyone should see from the guy. He ooooooozes creepiness and nothing else whatsoever in every scene.Quote:
Originally Posted by ShortyThe whole point to Littlefinger is that there is more than one side to him. I believe that he portrays his literary character perfectly, and that he is easily misconstrued as being gentle and kind in the book because we aren't there to see the cunning smiles and flickers that Aiden Gillen portrays so well.Quote:
Originally Posted by Loony BoBHe has this one look that he keeps throughout. It's even been said that one of the bigger differences between the series and the show is that in the show Littlefinger is always somewhat sinister yet in the books he was actually great at being friendly and lovely and whatnot. But in the show, geez. Littlefinger can't say a single thing without sounding and looking like he's trying to give a child some candy as a reward for following him into his bedroom.Quote:
Originally Posted by Psychotic
The show needed a way to characterize the slyness of Petyr Baelish, and they found someone marvelous to execute those characteristics.
Quoting Martin...
It seems they've just written him this way. I also read on another forum that he's a lot more varied in his acting when in other roles and definitely is capable of doing other things than being creepy but in this show it just seems to be a requirement in all his scenes to be a sleaze.Quote:
Book Littlefinger and television show Littlefinger are very different characters. They’re probably the character that’s most different from the book to the television show. There was a a line in a recent episode of the show where, he’s not even present, but two people are talking about him and someone says ‘Well, no one trusts Littlefinger’ and ‘Littlefinger has no friends.’ And that’s true of television show Littlefinger, but it’s certainly not true of book Littlefinger. Book Littlefinger, in the book, everybody trusts him. Everybody trusts him because he seems powerless, and he’s very friendly, and he’s very helpful. He helps Ned Stark when he comes to town, he helps Tyrion, you know, he helps the Lannisters. He’s always ready to help, to raise money. He helps Robert, Robert depends on him to finance all of his banquets and tournaments and his other follies, because Littelfinger can always raise money. So, he’s everybody’s friend. But of course there’s the Machiavellian thing. He’s, you know, everybody trusts him, everybody depends on him. He’s not a threat. He’s just this helpful, funny guy, who you can call upon to do whatever you want, and to raise money, and he ingratiates himself with people and rises higher and higher as a result.