lannistergold Posted April 15, 2013 Share Posted April 15, 2013 I'm not a Vargo fan (and I'm surprised they exist), but I still think Locke has been a pretty poor substitute so far.Jaime would be very aggravating to have around, but that seems like a pretty flimsy reason for mutilating a valuable hostage. Vargo at least had a political reason for the hand-lopping. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tyrion4President Posted April 15, 2013 Share Posted April 15, 2013 Locke doesnt seem to have much personality and animation that Vargo had in the books. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
podrick_payne45 Posted April 15, 2013 Share Posted April 15, 2013 I actually really enjoy the character. I think he also serves an important purpose by exposing the non book readers to House Bolton. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SerArthurHeath Posted April 15, 2013 Share Posted April 15, 2013 Locke is OK. He is stupider than Hoat though as chopping off Jaime's hand yet letting him (and Brienne) live has put him in a middle ground where the Starks will want to kill him. the Lannisters will want to kill him, and Bolton will have no choice but to hang him for one of them to tear apart, I am quite looking forward to Jaime and Roose's chat ;) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lostinwesteros Posted April 15, 2013 Share Posted April 15, 2013 I liked the exchange between him and Jaime prior to Jaime's hand being cut off (especially the "I am fond of partridge", and I don't think that would have been possible with Vargo Hoate. :lol: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DrRobotnik Posted April 15, 2013 Share Posted April 15, 2013 I think he'll get killed by Roose, and possibly flayed as well. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
juanml82 Posted April 15, 2013 Share Posted April 15, 2013 Locke is a patriot. A staunch North loyalist who would rather die than having the North under the Iron Throne again. He realizes the truth in Jaime's words and thinks Roose Bolton would release Jaime and thus, betray the North.So he cuts Jaime's hand to keep his lord in place. How about that?The northerners are being portrayed rather cruel this season, though, probably because we haven't seen Lannister cruelty yet in this season Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rabid Grunt Posted April 15, 2013 Share Posted April 15, 2013 I think he is brilliant. More human, I would say. A lowborn with a very obvious hatred to the highborn who think less of him. Also, I think the unpredictability of his character, and his willingness to carry out the dirty work himself, makes him a tad more sinister than Vargo, who was pretty much a cartoonish villain.Although, I do wonder if he will bite the dist this season, and if so, how? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moseh Khayim Posted April 15, 2013 Share Posted April 15, 2013 I´m curious as to how they are going to portray Bolton as a scarier man than Locke. Right now, I´m not seeing it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SerArthurHeath Posted April 15, 2013 Share Posted April 15, 2013 I´m curious as to how they are going to portray Bolton as a scarier man than Locke. Right now, I´m not seeing it.Having him feed Locke to a bear might help Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SerArthurHeath Posted April 15, 2013 Share Posted April 15, 2013 I think he is brilliant. More human, I would say. A lowborn with a very obvious hatred to the highborn who think less of him. Also, I think the unpredictability of his character, and his willingness to carry out the dirty work himself, makes him a tad more sinister than Vargo, who was pretty much a cartoonish villain.Although, I do wonder if he will bite the dist this season, and if so, how?He will. there is no way Bolton can deal with Tywin unless he also hands in the man who cut off Tywin's son's hand Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Harrad Posted April 15, 2013 Share Posted April 15, 2013 Hoat turned coat in the book. He started on Lannisters side and moved to Bolton. That is overly cornfusing for the TV fans. Better to have someone from Bolton to keep people's heads from spinning too much. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fat Mac Posted April 15, 2013 Share Posted April 15, 2013 I like Locke so far, but then again I really like Noah Taylor so I guess it's blind bias. But I thought he fills the role ok. Vargo was funny on paper but it would be hard to translate to screen without looking completely stupid. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dysun Posted April 15, 2013 Share Posted April 15, 2013 He's Vargo without the lisp, I have no problems with him and think he's done a good job. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mediumjon Umber Posted April 15, 2013 Share Posted April 15, 2013 Locke's a whitetrash punkrocker who hates daddy's boys. What's not to like? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shiola Posted April 15, 2013 Share Posted April 15, 2013 Locke has really no personality, and isn't memorable. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ramsay Gimp Posted April 15, 2013 Share Posted April 15, 2013 Locke has really no personality, and isn't memorable.Huh? He has a ton of personality. But yeah, I like him a lot. Creepy guy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ramsay B. Posted April 15, 2013 Share Posted April 15, 2013 I actually liked him. Was very dissappointed they changed the name and all that but in the 5 minutes he's been on camera he's been good. It was good how he ripped Jaime for bringing daddy up whenever he's in trouble and then punished him.Also...the actor kinda talks like Ben Mendelsohn, who I think would've nailed the role as Vargo. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
-Ghost- Posted April 15, 2013 Share Posted April 15, 2013 I like him, I hope we get more scenes with him Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mafalda Posted April 15, 2013 Share Posted April 15, 2013 I don't care for him.. don't like or dislike him. He will be a foregettable character to me. I understand some people did not like Vargo Hoat's lipsing, but I thought it was hilarious. Especially since there isn't that much comedy in the series. I was so looking forward to "Kingthlayer! You are my captith!" I just don't understand DD's reasoning behind changing such a distinct character. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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