StoneColdJorahMormont Posted July 30, 2016 Share Posted July 30, 2016 There is so many great performances and some get better on rewatching, Originally i thought Dinklage was the tops and he still is but on second viewing i realized just how great Alfie Allen and Stephen Dillane were. Peter Dinklage, Alfie Allen, Stephen Dillane, Charles Dance, Iain Glen, Liam Cunningham, Lena Headley, Jack Gleeson and Jerome Flynne have been scene stealers. But i'd lean towards Dinklage or Allen who is your MVP after 6 seasons ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lockjaw of House Boltagon Posted July 30, 2016 Share Posted July 30, 2016 In order: Jack Gleeson Charles Dance Natalie Dormer Alfie Allen Rory McCann Michelle Fairley Conleth Hill Stephen Dillane Maisie Williams Michael McElhatton Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StoneColdJorahMormont Posted July 30, 2016 Author Share Posted July 30, 2016 8 minutes ago, Lyin' Ned said: In order: Jack Gleeson Charles Dance Natalie Dormer Alfie Allen Rory McCann Michelle Fairley Conleth Hill Stephen Dillane Maisie Williams Michael McElhatton Dance is a no brainer and think everyone will have him in there top 10 and possibly top 5, but Gleeson for me made those first few seasons special and when he went the show lost something big time, I was always entertained by any Lannister/Kings Landing scenes more than any of the other Arcs so glad to see him so close to the top. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lockjaw of House Boltagon Posted July 30, 2016 Share Posted July 30, 2016 Just now, StoneColdJorahMormont said: Dance is a no brainer and think everyone will have him in there top 10 and possibly top 5, but Gleeson for me made those first few seasons special and when he went the show lost something big time, I was always entertained by any Lannister/Kings Landing scenes more than any of the other Arcs, Yeah, Ramsay was such a poor replacement for Joffrey, IMO. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StoneColdJorahMormont Posted July 30, 2016 Author Share Posted July 30, 2016 7 minutes ago, Lyin' Ned said: Yeah, Ramsay was such a poor replacement for Joffrey, IMO. I aint gonna say the guy that played Ramsay wasn't terrific at playing his role because he nailed it, but the character of Ramsay was too predictable so the shock value wasn't there, Joffrey could at times be tamed so your heart would be pounding when he was going off about something thinking will he wont he. And his acting as well as the other great actors around him made scenes so enjoyable. The first few seasons had the strongest actors all based in Kings Landing so thats possibly why i enjoy KL scenes much more aswell. Plus Joffrey was Comical. I'm not tired scene.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lord Oaf of Highgarden Posted July 30, 2016 Share Posted July 30, 2016 35 minutes ago, StoneColdJorahMormont said: I aint gonna say the guy that played Ramsay wasn't terrific at playing his role because he nailed it, but the character of Ramsay was too predictable so the shock value wasn't there, Joffrey could at times be tamed so your heart would be pounding when he was going off about something thinking will he wont he. And his acting as well as the other great actors around him made scenes so enjoyable. The first few seasons had the strongest actors all based in Kings Landing so thats possibly why i enjoy KL scenes much more aswell. Plus Joffrey was Comical. I'm not tired scene.... I 100% agree with everything you are saying. I do think the actor who plays Ramsay played the part fantastically. Just he is a lot more predictable and less interesting than Joffrey. I also loved the KL scenes from series 2 and 3 in particular. With Tyrion, Varys, LF, Cersei, Tywin, Margaery and others all being together it made great television. Like it has been said Alfie Allen also plays the part wondrously and I never fully appreciated him until additional viewings. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StoneColdJorahMormont Posted July 30, 2016 Author Share Posted July 30, 2016 Just now, Lord Oaf of Highgarden said: I 100% agree with everything you are saying. I do think the actor who plays Ramsay played the part fantastically. Just he is a lot more predictable and less interesting than Joffrey. I also loved the KL scenes from series 2 and 3 in particular. With Tyrion, Varys, LF, Cersei, Tywin, Margaery and others all being together it made great television. Like it has been said Alfie Allen also plays the part wondrously and I never fully appreciated him until additional viewings. and lets not forget Bronn and Lady Olenna who have some of the best one liners and make us laugh out loud, Kings Landing early seasons was a delight to watch, i know things are getting more serious as things go on but the show feels down trodden now compared the scheming and witty banter of seasons 1-3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tijgy Posted July 30, 2016 Share Posted July 30, 2016 Alfie Allen is really amazing! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Adam_Up_Bxtch Posted July 30, 2016 Share Posted July 30, 2016 1. Charles Dance - the man has presence, every scene he was in I was drawn to him, now every time I see him in any other movie like the Imitation Game he outshines Benedict Cumberbatch for me. And Benedict is one of my favorite actors. Tywin is still one of my favorite portrayals in the show and he is still one of my favorite characters. 2. Jack Gleeson - This guy killed it as Joffrey. 3. Peter Dinklage - Do I even need to explain? There is a reason I still like Tyrion a lot in the show despite all the white washing. 4. Alfie Allen - Alfie was cast on his ability to play Reek, and it shows because he was great 5. Maisie Williams - ehm.....*points to avatar* she's fucking great 6. Liam Cunningham - Liam is fantastic as Davos, just recently in the finale Liam killed it in his speech to Melisandre about Shireen. 7. Mark Addy - Mark Addy was fantastic as an older, depressed, and out of his prime Robert Baratheon in the 6 episodes we got of him 8. Lena Headey - Everybody and their mother hates Cersei but you gotta give it to Lena, she plays her well. 9. Conleth Hill - Is fantastic as Varys (and he is funny as hell in real life) 10. Michelle Fairley - I was never a big fan of Catelyn the character herself but Michelle Fairley was still great. She played it brilliantly in the Red Wedding sequence as well. Honorable Mentions: Diana Rigg (obviously lol), Jerome Flynn, Michael McElhatton, Nikolaj Coster-Waldau, Iain Glen, Natalie Dormer, Rory McCann, Stephen Dillane, Sean Bean (of course), and Iwan Rheon Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StoneColdJorahMormont Posted July 30, 2016 Author Share Posted July 30, 2016 1 hour ago, Tijgy said: 1 minute ago, Adam_Up_Bxtch said: 1. Charles Dance - the man has presence, every scene he was in I was drawn to him, now every time I see him in any other movie like the Imitation Game he outshines Benedict Cumberbatch for me. And Benedict is one of my favorite actors. Tywin is still one of my favorite portrayals in the show and he is still one of my favorite characters. 2. Jack Gleeson - This guy killed it as Joffrey. 3. Peter Dinklage - Do I even need to explain? There is a reason I still like Tyrion a lot in the show despite all the white washing. 4. Alfie Allen - Alfie was cast on his ability to play Reek, and it shows because he was great 5. Maisie Williams - ehm.....*points to avatar* she's fucking great 6. Liam Cunningham - Liam is fantastic as Davos, just recently in the finale Liam killed it in his speech to Melisandre about Shireen. 7. Mark Addy - Mark Addy was fantastic as an older, depressed, and out of his prime Robert Baratheon in the 6 episodes we got of him 8. Lena Headey - Everybody and their mother hates Cersei but you gotta give it to Lena, she plays her well. 9. Conleth Hill - Is fantastic as Varys (and he is funny as hell in real life) 10. Michelle Fairley - I was never a big fan of Catelyn the character herself but Michelle Fairley was still great. She played it brilliantly in the Red Wedding sequence as well. Honorable Mentions: Jerome Flynn, Michael McElhatton, Nikolaj Coster-Waldau, Natalie Dormer, Rory McCann, Stephen Dillane, Sean Bean (of course), and Iwan Rheon Alfie Allen is really amazing! no love for Iain Glen ? your top few spots are similar to mine but i have Iain and Jerome and Stephane a bit higher Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Adam_Up_Bxtch Posted July 30, 2016 Share Posted July 30, 2016 Just now, StoneColdJorahMormont said: no love for Iain Glen ? your top few spots are similar to mine but i have Iain and Jerome and Stephane a bit higher omg I completely forgot about Iain Glen lol He wouldn't be in my top 10 but I still think he does a good job as Jorah Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lakin1013 Posted July 30, 2016 Share Posted July 30, 2016 MVP Starting with negatives, Iwan Rheon did inhabit Ramsay Bolton but Bolton was so reliably pathological that it was just one-note. Rheon did a good job playing that one note but after a while, you want some variety. Sometimes for me Lena Headey falls into the same trap. 1. Liam Cunningham and 2. Charles Dance and 3. Ciaran Hinds were all terrific. I know there were complaints about Hinds' interpretation of Mance, but I thought he was terrific. For female MVP, I would go with 4. Diana Riggs as Lady Olenna or 5. Michelle Fairly. Many of the other players are all young or just starting out so for most improved, I go with Kit. Note: So many folks love Alfie Allen that I guess I just don't. He does a good job with his face and eyes but sometimes he emotes so hard, I want to look away and cringe. Just me, I suppose. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StoneColdJorahMormont Posted July 30, 2016 Author Share Posted July 30, 2016 4 minutes ago, lakin1013 said: MVP Starting with negatives, Iwan Rheon did inhabit Ramsay Bolton but Bolton was so reliably pathological that it was just one-note. Rheon did a good job playing that one note but after a while, you want some variety. Sometimes for me Lena Headey falls into the same trap. 1. Liam Cunningham and 2. Charles Dance and 3. Ciaran Hinds were all terrific. I know there were complaints about Hinds' interpretation of Mance, but I thought he was terrific. For female MVP, I would go with 4. Diana Riggs as Lady Olenna or 5. Michelle Fairly. Many of the other players are all young or just starting out so for most improved, I go with Kit. Note: So many folks love Alfie Allen that I guess I just don't. He does a good job with his face and eyes but sometimes he emotes so hard, I want to look away and cringe. Just me, I suppose. Dianna Riggs stole nearly every scene she was in, even some scenes from Dance himself and that takes some doing. She is Fantastic. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rawrmawr Posted August 3, 2016 Share Posted August 3, 2016 I guess it depends on what you look for. For example, ability to convey emotions or how true someone is to their character. With some of these things, the writing is probably more important than the actor. I would say for humour, probably Bronn. Pure acting and skill, probably Tywin. I don't understand the love for Tyrion, his accent is way off half the time, but he was absolutely excellent for the second half of S4. Stannis and Dol Edd are portrayed incredibly for me, especially Stannis. Right down to the teeth clenching... I'm sure they must have given Dillane some crack before each scene. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
A spoon of knife and fork Posted August 3, 2016 Share Posted August 3, 2016 Best acting by far was Stephen dillane with Lena headey as runner up best CAST characters are IMO Jaime and Tywin. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gaz0680 Posted August 3, 2016 Share Posted August 3, 2016 So many wonderful portrayals on GoT, but as this topic is going for an MVP overall for 6 seasons, I'd probably give it to Liam Cunningham for his wonderfully consistent portrayal of Ser Davos. It's not the flashiest of roles - he isn't a psychopath, he isn't funny and he isn't a warrior or one of the most powerful men in Westeros- but Liam has absolutely killed it and understood the heart of his character from the first scene he appeared in. Not a single actor on the show, including Dance, has matched him to consistency. And in the emotional scenes he has been better than them all( case in point, his brilliant portrayal of a heartbroken man seeking justice when he confronted Melissandre about the burning of shireen). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AugustusTheGreat Posted August 3, 2016 Share Posted August 3, 2016 1. Charles Dance 2. Peter D 3. Aiden Gillen (no mentions?) 4. Conleth Hill 5. Liam Cunningham 6. Gwen Christie 7. Stephen Dillane 8. Ian Glen 9. Michael McElhatton 10. Owen Teale Dormer, Allen, Bean, Madden, Fairly, Gleeson, McCann, and Anthony were also really good. I dont like the acting of Stark children as much, nor Dany. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mafro987daboss Posted August 3, 2016 Share Posted August 3, 2016 Carice van Houten!!! Obviously I'm biased, but everyone showers praise on Headey's performance- let's not forget, Carice was meant to play Cersei but couldn't as she was attached to another filming project, so was then invited to play Mel, which she does brilliantly. Very underrated on this forum. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StoneColdJorahMormont Posted August 3, 2016 Author Share Posted August 3, 2016 1 hour ago, mafro987daboss said: Carice van Houten!!! Obviously I'm biased, but everyone showers praise on Headey's performance- let's not forget, Carice was meant to play Cersei but couldn't as she was attached to another filming project, so was then invited to play Mel, which she does brilliantly. Very underrated on this forum. and great tits to boot. From what i've heard Cersei is meant to the be the most beautiful woman living in westeros ? I have never found Lena Headey that attractive, so Van Houten would have filled the role for sure in that aspect. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
King Onion Knight Posted August 3, 2016 Share Posted August 3, 2016 Charles Dance, Liam Cunningham, Alfie Allen, Stephen Dillane. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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