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[jdp13]

I really liked him.  I had a bigger problem with the recasting of the Mountain.  The new guy just didn't seem physical enough.

[GreenAppleFossoway]

I feel like if this show ever made it to a sixth season, and Stannis and Roose ever come face to face, I'll be confused as absolute shit on which guy is which.

[Rhaegar The Rocker]

When I first saw the shot of him walking with Robb I thought, "Is that the Blackfish?"   It wasn't until the closeup and he began to talk that I realized it was Roose.  The actor definitely had a creepiness to him.  It will be interesting to see where they take him since Ramsay isn't around.

[Dornish Hen]

zep, on 23 April 2012 - 12:41 PM, said:

  but the voice could have been done better.

I completely disagree.  I thought as soon as he spoke, he was perfect!!  I can't wait to see him when he's displeased with someone.  That quiet, angry voice will be very scary!

Edited by Dornish Hen, 24 April 2012 - 05:31 PM.

[The Second Hand]

That was not the episode or the way to introduce a character as substanial as Roose Bolton. Why couldn't he have been included in the final two episodes of season one?

[jarl the climber]

The Second Hand, on 24 April 2012 - 06:46 PM, said:

That was not the episode or the way to introduce a character as substanial as Roose Bolton. Why couldn't he have been included in the final two episodes of season one?

Because they did not know how the show woud do.

Rhaegar The Rocker, on 24 April 2012 - 02:40 PM, said:

When I first saw the shot of him walking with Robb I thought, "Is that the Blackfish?"   It wasn't until the closeup and he began to talk that I realized it was Roose.  The actor definitely had a creepiness to him.  It will be interesting to see where they take him since Ramsay isn't around.

Has it been stated that they mean to drop Ramsey?

[kwak76]

I have to keep seeing this actor who is playing Roose Bolton more. I'm not sure if he is the right casting but time will tell.....

Honestly I always picture Anthony Hopkins to play Roose Bolton....I mean from the movie "Silence of the Lambs", as Lecter he has some of  Roose in there maybe it's just met.

[DemiNymph]

I think this actor is quite suitable. But I had always wanted Malfoy aka the Captain in the Patroit movie who killed Heath Ledger aka Jason Isaacs to play Roose Bolton. The best villain actor for the best villain character, I say!

[Anduin Lothar]

I actually pictured Roose Bolton way different.  This actor reminds me of Tywin Lannister for some reason.  I always imagined Roose a slim ball looking guy with softer facial features.

[Lors' Edrick]

DemiNymph, on 25 April 2012 - 04:30 AM, said:

I think this actor is quite suitable. But I had always wanted Malfoy aka the Captain in the Patroit movie who killed Heath Ledger aka Jason Isaacs to play Roose Bolton. The best villain actor for the best villain character, I say!

Wow that actor Jason Issac was a good choice for playing the villian in 'The Patriot'. One of the best bad guys in a movie, he would make a nicer Roose Bolton

[White Raven]

I was happy to see the sigil on his armor. I always am when they include the sigils and house colors somehow in the show.

[gendarme]

The character was very well played, but why was he armed with nothing but a dagger? Robb was carrying a big badass sword - is the dagger there to foreshadow what he will do in the future, or was he supposed to not look more threatening than the king in this scene?

[Chronicler]

Didn't he have hair in the books?

[Roose'sFate]

Blangadanger, on 23 April 2012 - 04:55 PM, said:

My immediate impression of him was somewhat hampered by my own questions about why he was there on the battlefield next to Robb. Nonetheless I do think he fit the role perfectly. It did seem to be a very subtle introduction to the character; I'm curious if tv-only viewers really thought much of him at all.

Yes I was bothered about that too but then I remembered that his first appearances in the books are not exactly glorious. He was only a creepy bannerman, apparently not really invested in the mail conflict. By A Clash of Kings the Boltons started their ascend being constantly mentioned until the time he captures Harrenhall and then we have a detailed description of the character that practically screams to the reader that this "new" guy is dangerous and is being set up to play a major role.
I think the introduction fit Roose very well. With him everything is about being subtle and not attracting too much attention. I think the viewers will be more surprised that the cool semi-background character will gain such prominence. I saw mimes explaining who is who in AGOT (which has lots of characters, of course) and defining Joffrey, for example, as the worst king, Stannis as the douche king and Theon as "the other Robb". Obviously they didn't read the series and probably aren't very avid watchers. Then we get to Roose Bolton and it simply says: "who the hell is this guy?" I was pissed but that's the effect the producers wanted to make, IMO. Roose just needs to be a bit unsettling given he is a guy on the "good" side suggesting his king to kill or torture simple soldiers for information. He delivers the common words about his house just to illustrate. Roose should not scream evil by every pore. Everything else do it for him (his House, the Flayed Man, Dreadfort) so they have to keep it down so he doesn't become a caricature. For now he is just a wise right man/ adviser to Robb.