King Zee Posted August 13, 2014 Share Posted August 13, 2014 Book Joffrey was just a brat. Show Joffrey became someone you loved to hate. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
~DarkHorse~ Posted August 13, 2014 Share Posted August 13, 2014 TywinJon's hairSamMargaeryJoffreyJaqen H'ghar Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Storyrook Posted August 14, 2014 Share Posted August 14, 2014 Oberyn far and away. I liked him in the book, but I LOVED him in the show. Queen of Thorns, Jaqen, and I already loved Varys, but I think show Varys made me love him more. I don't like Ygritte in either place, but the actress was good enough to make her annoy me a lot less on the show. On the other side of the spectrum, I like book Jon Snow much better than show Jon Snow. Edited because I insist, always, on putting a u in Jaqen. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sword of the Morgan Posted August 14, 2014 Share Posted August 14, 2014 I think Robb was enhanced by Richard Madden more than any other character, b/c I did not love Robb in the books but he was incredible in the show. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OllyS Posted August 14, 2014 Share Posted August 14, 2014 I think Robb was enhanced by Richard Madden more than any other character, b/c I did not love Robb in the books but he was incredible in the show. I didn't like the way he finished every sentence with a weird inflection. Couldn't quite put my finger on what it is exactly. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ser Frasier of House Crane Posted August 14, 2014 Share Posted August 14, 2014 The first to come to mind is Joffrey-called-Baratheon. In the books, sure, he's a shitheel but he comes off really flat to me, letting his actions really dictate why we hate him rather than his personality, which doesn't really come off the page enough for me to really care about him. What Jack Gleeson did was make him unforgettably, wickedly evil, and I'd actually wager that most staunch longtime book readers have trouble thinking of anyone else as the Illborn King. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sj4iy Posted August 14, 2014 Share Posted August 14, 2014 Oberyn, hands-down. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Batbob45 Posted August 14, 2014 Share Posted August 14, 2014 Pedro was great as the viper Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stannisismyking Posted August 15, 2014 Share Posted August 15, 2014 The first to come to mind is Joffrey-called-Baratheon. In the books, sure, he's a shitheel but he comes off really flat to me, letting his actions really dictate why we hate him rather than his personality, which doesn't really come off the page enough for me to really care about him. What Jack Gleeson did was make him unforgettably, wickedly evil, and I'd actually wager that most staunch longtime book readers have trouble thinking of anyone else as the Illborn King. Jack was amazing. He played Joff as truly repulsive, but occasionally allowing the "scared little boy" to shine through. My two favourite moments/scenes for this were: at Blackwater when the arrogant ill-founded swag he had when he was mocking Sansa before the battle (and making her kiss his sword!) was quickly replaced by terror on the battlements, and, the scene in S3 in the throne room with Tywin, where he was actually *trying* to take an interest in affairs of estate and Tywin was both towering over him physically and belittling his concerns: "LOL dragons!" The funny thing is though I thought Joffrey's malevolent presence would really be missed, especially being killed off so early in the season, but I didn't because his time had come really and Jack played out the storyline so brilliantly. I know he's probably not going to act anymore, but he can be proud of giving such an iconic performance. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sati Posted August 15, 2014 Share Posted August 15, 2014 Jack was amazing. He played Joff as truly repulsive, but occasionally allowing the "scared little boy" to shine through. My two favourite moments/scenes for this were: at Blackwater when the arrogant ill-founded swag he had when he was mocking Sansa before the battle (and making her kiss his sword!) was quickly replaced by terror on the battlements, and, the scene in S3 in the throne room with Tywin, where he was actually *trying* to take an interest in affairs of estate and Tywin was both towering over him physically and belittling his concerns: "LOL dragons!" The funny thing is though I thought Joffrey's malevolent presence would really be missed, especially being killed off so early in the season, but I didn't because his time had come really and Jack played out the storyline so brilliantly. I know he's probably not going to act anymore, but he can be proud of giving such an iconic performance. I loved those scenes. The look on his face when Lancel tells him Cersei needs him was amazing. He was so desperate to hide but he was also so aware of his own cowardice. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Colonel Green Posted August 15, 2014 Share Posted August 15, 2014 The first to come to mind is Joffrey-called-Baratheon. In the books, sure, he's a shitheel but he comes off really flat to me, letting his actions really dictate why we hate him rather than his personality, which doesn't really come off the page enough for me to really care about him. What Jack Gleeson did was make him unforgettably, wickedly evil, and I'd actually wager that most staunch longtime book readers have trouble thinking of anyone else as the Illborn King. Not really. The show Joffrey is really different from the book version in approach, so I don't have any problem separating them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Annara Snow Posted August 15, 2014 Share Posted August 15, 2014 Not really. The show Joffrey is really different from the book version in approach, so I don't have any problem separating them. I don't see any significant difference between show!Joffrey and book!Joffrey, except for show!Joffrey being a few years older. Book!Joffrey is a sadist who shoots smallfolk when they ask for bread and a budding sexual sadist (as seen in his treatment of Sansa). Show!Joffrey is a full-fledged sexual sadist because he's 17-18 instead of 13. That's all. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Colonel Green Posted August 15, 2014 Share Posted August 15, 2014 I don't see any significant difference between show!Joffrey and book!Joffrey, except for show!Joffrey being a few years older. Book!Joffrey is a sadist who shoots smallfolk when they ask for bread and a budding sexual sadist (as seen in his treatment of Sansa). Show!Joffrey is a full-fledged sexual sadist because he's 17-18 instead of 13. That's all. Part of it to me is visual. GRRM's characters often contrast appearances with their actual behaviour, but Joffrey is a case where he's supposed to be, well, a mini-Jaime in looks, but they cast a guy who looks more like you would expect a Joffrey-type character to look (for a point of comparison, you might cast Sophie as Cinderella, but I doubt Jack would ever be cast as a fairy tale prince; not to say that he's bad-looking, of course, but he doesn't have that look). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Annara Snow Posted August 15, 2014 Share Posted August 15, 2014 Part of it to me is visual. GRRM's characters often contrast appearances with their actual behaviour, but Joffrey is a case where he's supposed to be, well, a mini-Jaime in looks, but they cast a guy who looks more like you would expect a Joffrey-type character to look (for a point of comparison, you might cast Sophie as Cinderella, but I doubt Jack would ever be cast as a fairy tale prince; not to say that he's bad-looking, of course, but he doesn't have that look). Oh, I agree about that. He's completely wrong physically (as are many other actors on the show - Jorah, Renly etc.). I just don't think there's any difference in personality. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
storm.131 Posted August 16, 2014 Share Posted August 16, 2014 Not really. The show Joffrey is really different from the book version in approach, so I don't have any problem separating them. I agree completely. For me the strong actors are the ones whose faces come to mind when I think of the characters (Peter Dinklage, Michelle Fairley, Charles Dance, Nikolay Coster-Waldau, Rory McCann). When I think of Joffrey, I think of him as described in the books, Jack's face doesn't come to mind. I'm one of the few viewers who were not impressed by his performance. But to answer the question, for me Carice van Houten as Melisandre greatly improved on the character we see in the books by adding a depth and intelligence to the character. She's superb. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PhoenixfromAshes Posted August 30, 2014 Share Posted August 30, 2014 Oberyn Martell and Viserys Targaryen were awesome in their roles Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Beric175 Posted August 30, 2014 Share Posted August 30, 2014 Davos. I never was that interested in his chapters but I love each scene he's in on the show. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Woman of War Posted August 31, 2014 Share Posted August 31, 2014 Certainly Natalie Dormer.Her Margaery may be different from the books but this is mostly due to her position as kind of POV character, she is so much more fleshed out.I liked Margaery in the books but in the series I like her even more.And first of all Diana Rigg, fascinating as Olenna, believably dangerous. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stannisaurus2 Posted August 31, 2014 Share Posted August 31, 2014 Brienne Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thadcastle Posted September 1, 2014 Share Posted September 1, 2014 I didn't really like Margaery, Ygritte or Bronn in the books, but in the show they're some of my favorite characters. I'm surprised that Podrick hasn't been mentioned, even though that was more of a writing change than casting. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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