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When you've reached the point that 13 year olds that never met you hate you, I think you should consider ending it. This new Pod will not solve your problems.

This post sounds evil. I'm an evil hateful person.

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I am going to be a bit counter here, if HBO do Pod right the extremely talented young boy they'd cast is well within their right to feel flattered by such a t-shirt.

Seriously even though he doesn't say that much, Podwick Payne is arguably as demanding a role for a child actor as any of the Stark kids. He fights in at least two major battles (and at least one of which his involvement in crucial to saving Tyrion), shoves a full-grown man in full-plate off a ledge, has to be a nigh permanent state of awkwardness, essentially plays the poor straight man at the Mad Hatter's tea party that is Tyrion Lannister's private life, is later threatened with hanging and is a major companion to at least two POV characters (arguably they could build it to three by adding in some awkward Pod/Sansa moments) - plus despite not saying much Podrick has be memorable and make the audience actually care about him. To make the most of Pod you really need a kid who is a natural physical comedian - may I suggest we use our time machine from the 'Hollywood greats' casting thread to kidnap a ten year old Charlie Chaplin?

More realistically though a good place to start looking for a truly great Podwick may well be the kids who just missed out on being Bran Stark.

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When you've reached the point that 13 year olds that never met you hate you, I think you should consider ending it. This new Pod will not solve your problems.

Actually, they have met Pod since he was at the Belfast signing thing last year.

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may I suggest we use our time machine from the 'Hollywood greats' casting thread to kidnap a ten year old Charlie Chaplin?

I'd settle for a 10 year-old Michael Cera - seriously, his portrayal of George Michael Bluth really reminds me of Pod. All hunched over, closed off, low self esteem - perfect.

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