BearQueen87 Posted October 21, 2014 Share Posted October 21, 2014 Show Littlefinger reminds me of Once Upon A Time's Rumpelstiltskin, only Rumpel's actor does a much better job. Bobby Carlyle is amazing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Red Tiger Posted October 21, 2014 Share Posted October 21, 2014 Bobby Carlyle is amazing. He absolutely is, first time I saw him was in "Hitler: Rise of Evil". Ho-ly shit his performance was powerful in it. Even though the movie sucked. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hangover of the Morning Posted October 21, 2014 Share Posted October 21, 2014 Michelle is not the beauty Cat is supposed to be, and she's quite older than her. Sean Bean looked exactly like Ned was supposed to look, while Michelle looked like a 50 year old Cat. But it's kind of pointless. She was brilliant as her. The same happens with Lena as Cersei. I actually prefer the not-so-stunning show Cat. There's so many beautiful characters (ladies in particular) in the books and on the show and Catelyn's looks are pretty irrelevant to the story and her character. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MyLittleFinger Posted October 21, 2014 Share Posted October 21, 2014 Show Littlefinger reminds me of Once Upon A Time's Rumpelstiltskin, only Rumpel's actor does a much better job. Ya, but does Rumpelstiltskin tell his most dangerous enemies his plans with crazy threatening music?! Muhuhahahaha *practices batman voice and sandpapers throat* Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Red Tiger Posted October 21, 2014 Share Posted October 21, 2014 Ya, but does Rumpelstiltskin tell his most dangerous enemies his plans with crazy threatening music?! Muhuhahahaha *practices batman voice and sandpapers throat* Yeah, I know, season 1 Littlefinger acted like a slimy weasel and then it got worse and worse. I had never read the books and the minute Littlefinger told Ned who he was I knew he was gonna betray him. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aje12 Posted October 22, 2014 Share Posted October 22, 2014 I actually prefer the not-so-stunning show Cat. There's so many beautiful characters (ladies in particular) in the books and on the show and Catelyn's looks are pretty irrelevant to the story and her character. Catelyn's looks are literally the cause of the WO5K if you look at it a certain way. Catelyn's beauty is a huge factor in Littlefinger's childhood infactuation with her, infactuation which grew to obsession, which in turn is the root of Littlefinger's psychological damage i.e. need for 'chaos'. No Littlefinger, no WO5K. Also her beauty is important in terms of Sansa's arc. Sansa's resemblance to Catelyn, and hence beauty, drives so much of her plot (in particular her interaction with LF). Its not really believable that Petyr would be driven to obsession over a moderately good looking, older woman. Also Michelle and Sophie don't look much alike which is a bit of a plot hole in the show. I personally prefer Catelyn to be beautiful for several reasons. 1) It adds to the idea of her character as more than just a drab matronly woman and I think this is really important to Catelyn. She's a mother, but she's so much more. Show!Catelyn is just a mother. 2) The fact that Catelyn doesn't dwell on her looks much in her own chapters just adds to the fact that she is not a vain person in the least and sees more worth in people than their physical beauty, unlike a certain king's mother we know of. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Janicia Posted October 22, 2014 Share Posted October 22, 2014 Catelyn's looks are literally the cause of the WO5K if you look at it a certain way. Catelyn's beauty is a huge factor in Littlefinger's childhood infactuation with her, infactuation which grew to obsession, which in turn is the root of Littlefinger's psychological damage i.e. need for 'chaos'. No Littlefinger, no WO5K. Also her beauty is important in terms of Sansa's arc. Sansa's resemblance to Catelyn, and hence beauty, drives so much of her plot (in particular her interaction with LF). Its not really believable that Petyr would be driven to obsession over a moderately good looking, older woman. Also Michelle and Sophie don't look much alike which is a bit of a plot hole in the show. I personally prefer Catelyn to be beautiful for several reasons. 1) It adds to the idea of her character as more than just a drab matronly woman and I think this is really important to Catelyn. She's a mother, but she's so much more. Show!Catelyn is just a mother. 2) The fact that Catelyn doesn't dwell on her looks much in her own chapters just adds to the fact that she is not a vain person in the least and sees more worth in people than their physical beauty, unlike a certain king's mother we know of. It is so very weird to me that we have these discussions about actresses (who become actresses in part because they are the most beautiful people) being insufficiently beautiful to portray medieval nobility (who are not selected for beauty). Lena and Michelle are far more beautiful than your average "beautiful" medieval noblewoman who probably had a less lovely face, iffy proportions, aged poorly especially after multiple pregnancies, bad teeth, bad skin, and unkempt hair. Beyond that, Littlefinger wasn't obsessed with Catelyn because she was the most beautiful woman in the world. He ran high class brothels - he had plenty of access to beautiful women. Littlefinger was obsessed with Catelyn because she had a powerful name, rich family, noble demeanor, intelligence, beauty, and was kind to him. A childhood crush was elevated to an adult obsession because she was unobtainable, not because she was an extraordinary beauty. I really don't think the kinds of expectations you have could be satisfied by any show. Maybe with an infinite budget, a Tardis, and a program to breed actresses to spec. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jack Bauer 24 Posted October 22, 2014 Share Posted October 22, 2014 Any love for Maisse as Arya? Perfect if you ask me.Edit: Just saw Lord Tony 's post. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Dragon King Posted October 23, 2014 Share Posted October 23, 2014 True, though I still think Kruger looks better. It also makes her look weaker than her book counterpart, which is probably what the producers were going for, judging by certain scenes. Can Kruger pull off a Brit accent? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tolsimir Posted October 23, 2014 Share Posted October 23, 2014 It is so very weird to me that we have these discussions about actresses (who become actresses in part because they are the most beautiful people) being insufficiently beautiful to portray medieval nobility (who are not selected for beauty). Lena and Michelle are far more beautiful than your average "beautiful" medieval noblewoman who probably had a less lovely face, iffy proportions, aged poorly especially after multiple pregnancies, bad teeth, bad skin, and unkempt hair. Beyond that, Littlefinger wasn't obsessed with Catelyn because she was the most beautiful woman in the world. He ran high class brothels - he had plenty of access to beautiful women. Littlefinger was obsessed with Catelyn because she had a powerful name, rich family, noble demeanor, intelligence, beauty, and was kind to him. A childhood crush was elevated to an adult obsession because she was unobtainable, not because she was an extraordinary beauty. I really don't think the kinds of expectations you have could be satisfied by any show. Maybe with an infinite budget, a Tardis, and a program to breed actresses to spec. Matin draws inspiraton from the medieval world, but his world is not the medieval world. And one of the things he decided to do different is that in his universe people actually care about hygiene (atleast the highborn) and don't just perfume themselves and take baths once a year. As such beautiful highborn ladies are not really out of the question. @aje12 I don't agree that her looks were the cause of the war, but I do agree on your other points. Michelle is an amazing actress though, and I feel like she could have done a great job if she would get stronger material. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Red Tiger Posted October 23, 2014 Share Posted October 23, 2014 Can Kruger pull off a Brit accent? She can pull of ANY accent. Quentin Tarantino was afraid to cast her for Inglorious Basterds cause she was afraid she would not come as German enough (while being born and raised there). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aje12 Posted October 23, 2014 Share Posted October 23, 2014 Matin draws inspiraton from the medieval world, but his world is not the medieval world. And one of the things he decided to do different is that in his universe people actually care about hygiene (atleast the highborn) and don't just perfume themselves and take baths once a year. As such beautiful highborn ladies are not really out of the question. @aje12 I don't agree that her looks were the cause of the war, but I do agree on your other points. Michelle is an amazing actress though, and I feel like she could have done a great job if she would get stronger material. She is truly an amazing actress. I remember waiting for season three to air I was hoping so badly that they would give her a lot of in character scenes (seeing as its her last season). How dissappointed was I. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lord Tony of House Stark Posted October 23, 2014 Share Posted October 23, 2014 Natalie Dormer plays Marg perfectly. She's gorgeous and portrays Marg's outgoing personality very well Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jack Bauer 24 Posted October 23, 2014 Share Posted October 23, 2014 Natalie Dormer plays Marg perfectly. She's gorgeous and portrays Marg's outgoing personality very wellYes! And what about her mother? Perfect casting as well. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ingelheim Posted October 23, 2014 Share Posted October 23, 2014 Yes! And what about her mother? Perfect casting as well. Her grandmother. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jojen Pasta Posted October 23, 2014 Share Posted October 23, 2014 I just wish LF would stop talking like batman - he literally does a complete voice change between season 1 and 2 and then it just progressively gets worse as the show goes on. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lord Tony of House Stark Posted October 23, 2014 Share Posted October 23, 2014 Olenna Tyrell is very well played too. who is the actress? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ingelheim Posted October 23, 2014 Share Posted October 23, 2014 Olenna Tyrell is very well played too. who is the actress? The always classy Diana Rigg. One hell of an actress, although I'm not a fan of her. But I can appreciate her work. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lord Tony of House Stark Posted October 23, 2014 Share Posted October 23, 2014 thank you good ser. i have never seen her in anything else so i can't really say much about her career, but she played Olenna Tyrell exactly as i pictured her. smart witty and always classy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ingelheim Posted October 23, 2014 Share Posted October 23, 2014 thank you good ser. i have never seen her in anything else so i can't really say much about her career, but she played Olenna Tyrell exactly as i pictured her. smart witty and always classy Ser, you'll be blown away as soon as you see this. https://www.google.es/search?q=natalie+dormer+diana+rigg&biw=1366&bih=667&tbm=isch&imgil=NskgTZFCwTpH_M%253A%253BY15wWMit7FI2-M%253Bhttp%25253A%25252F%25252Fpandawhale.com%25252Fpost%25252F46590%25252Fnatalie-dormer-margaery-tyrell-present-looks-like-diana-rigg-olenna-tyrell-1969&source=iu&pf=m&fir=NskgTZFCwTpH_M%253A%252CY15wWMit7FI2-M%252C_&usg=__YgEWBoWgo38BWj-w7LdE4bEWM_g%3D&ved=0CC0Qyjc&ei=SVJJVJ29BenGsQTiwYG4DQ#facrc=_&imgdii=_&imgrc=NskgTZFCwTpH_M%253A%3BY15wWMit7FI2-M%3Bhttp%253A%252F%252Fimg.pandawhale.com%252Fpost-46590-Natalie-Dormer-Margaery-Tyrell-WgUh.jpeg%3Bhttp%253A%252F%252Fpandawhale.com%252Fpost%252F46590%252Fnatalie-dormer-margaery-tyrell-present-looks-like-diana-rigg-olenna-tyrell-1969%3B1114%3B891 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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