Seems like the High Sparrow is after Cersi from the beginning. Olyvar, Loras and Margery are just means to an end. The charges against Loras don't have to stick, they just have to establish that High Borns and royalty are subject to justice as delivered by the Faith.
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Seems like the High Sparrow is after Cersi from the beginning. Olyvar, Loras and Margery are just means to an end. The charges against Loras don't have to stick, they just have to establish that High Borns and royalty are subject to justice as delivered by the Faith.
So...the actor playing Lancel:
I'm sorry that I'm laughing so hard, but the idea that someone is taking this shitty role so seriously is hilarious to me.
Also he said than he gained 40 pounds of muscles between season 2 and 5 to show that lancel is now poor and determined or something. Lol.
He should be malnourished like the rest of them, especially after recovering from what happened to him
I'm sorry that I'm laughing so hard, but the idea that someone is taking this shitty role so seriously is hilarious to me.
Also he said than he gained 40 pounds of muscles between season 2 and 5 to show that lancel is now poor and determined or something. Lol.
He should be malnourished like the rest of them, especially after recovering from what happened to him
Lmfao
Ganzlinger
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Well, I feel bad for him as I think nobody noticed his nails in that 5-seconds scene. lol
And yeah, it doesn't make sense to being so muscular. I almost didn't recognized him.
Yeah, that's really weird. The nail breaking thing is really gross lol. Poor guy is so thrilled to be back.
m_shortpants
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Here's another. I wouldn't have agreed with it before this season because some people think Jaime's stuff in AFFC was fairly dry, but good God almighty after this season I agree 100%
I think the use of comic sans is the best part.
Now I'm wondering about his method acting for seasons 1 and 2.
Was he going around knocking things over, being annoying and meek. Then in season 2 he is screwing Cersei.
I respect his conviction. I think his character this season has quite a bit of presence, so he's hardly wasting his effort. Maybe it's not a character everyone talks about, but sometimes that's also a good thing. I mean, we've been talking about Sand Snakes a lot... and....
lol yeah. It almost makes me feel bad talking about how crappy everything else is to hear how badly this actor's apparently working to deliver a good job.
Ganzlinger
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Eugene Simon is his name. I'm gonna pay more attention in Lancel's portrait from now on.
Yea ok. I hear Qyburn has been playing with his chemistry set all year, what a method actor!
I'm really not sure what to make of the High Sparrow at this point. In the books he acted in a way that very clearly communicated he was a person with his own agenda but who was acting reasonably on the information provided to him. The High Sparrow in the show behaves rather outright like Cersei's lacky, what little we've seen of him since his elevation.
Steelyuhas
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Kind of small thing, but I'm really looking forward to the weather turning. I hope they end the season of the White Raven, would be a great teaser.
cj_iwakura
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Look at the heavy snows in the preview, it's already happening.
Don't disagree here, until the high sparrow calls out Cersei, he appears to her lackey.
Starting to look forward to Sunday now, got that ending of last episode washed out.
bengraven
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God that's right. Last I remember Marg is sitting by his bedside as he recovers from his wounds.
Man, that's true, fuck what they did to Loras in this show. He's supposed to this cocky but badass character, a true Jaime 2.0.
EDIT:
That's right. Damn, gotta admit. I'm rooting for her. Not because of Natalie Dormer (apple.gif) but because she's actually, outside of Cersei's constant slandering of her toward the reader, a pretty good person who could be a fantastic queen. Her pushing Tommen to be a more open king with his subjects, helping feed the needy, etc, might make her look weak in this world, but a little normalcy is needed.
And Randyll Tarly!? I missed that. I've read Feast twice and I have no idea what happened in that book compared to the other four.
Atraveller
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The changes really snowballs, snowballing into a train wreck.
biosnake20
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adamsappel
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That's actually not bad.
cj_iwakura
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....what?
Rabbit Lord
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Best acting shes done in years.
Oh shit, is that Mark Addy I see?
No.
Actually he's fine in Vicious. Though woefully miscast as a young hunk who gets hit on left and right.
http://youtu.be/OIlm4TDkTps
There's something I don't have very clear...
Why did they introduce the Brotherhood without Banners or at least the "magical" part of them (Thoros reviving Dondarrios) if later on they would cut "risen-again" Catelyn?
Now they are nowhere to be seen and not even mentioned anymore, despite originally hinting that they were somewhat important (I mean, bringing people back is an important ability, isn't it?)
Why did they introduce the Brotherhood without Banners or at least the "magical" part of them (Thoros reviving Dondarrios) if later on they would cut "risen-again" Catelyn?
Now they are nowhere to be seen and not even mentioned anymore, despite originally hinting that they were somewhat important (I mean, bringing people back is an important ability, isn't it?)
What a joke that an actor would take their job seriously despite their role.
Point and laugh I say! Point and laugh!
Pyramid head
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Remember when Melisandre just dropped in to visit the brotherhood in an extremely contrived moment, and proceeded to be all like, "Oh I didn't realise we had the power to resurrect people! How interesting... I must remember this as it might come in handy for a future episode".
If you don't remember, I'm sure they'll show it on the 'previously on' section for the episode where Jon gets shanked.
Imagine you're the actor who plays Lancel Lannister, a character who was mostly used for comic relief in seasons 1 and 2.
Now you learn your character has complete control of King's Landing.
How the hell do you not take that seriously? Eugene Simon isn't to blame for the sloppy writing. He's done a good job.
Now you learn your character has complete control of King's Landing.
How the hell do you not take that seriously? Eugene Simon isn't to blame for the sloppy writing. He's done a good job.
Shuggananas
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lol yeah that's so fucking typical
"hey guys remember that scene from season 1 ? well we're showing it in the previously thing today, surely it means nothing riiiight"
Pyramid head
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The very final scene of the show will show the oval office in the whitehouse, where we see a grizzled looking President wearing an eyepatch. It's Beric! Forgotton about for centuries, the immortal outlaw has slowly but surely climbed the ladder of Chaos and won the Game of Thrones. Snoop Dog is there as VP too.
I often think they don't have a long term plan, so they introduce plot points on the off chance they want to use them. They made a big point of Roose being concerned The Blackfish had escaped, but it doesn't look like that's going anywhere (wtf has he been? no mention of a siege at Riverun).
There is taking your job seriously and there is just doing useless nonsense.
You're not a "method actor" because you're not wearing shoes between takes, let your nails grow for no reason at all, and not because you got an excuse to get buff (that he would have done anyway).
Let's be serious a minute. People making The Witcher 3 almost went all the way for their game and thought about animating a dick, but it's still stupid and accomplishes nothing.
Like if you gave me the role of a waiter serving coffe to a main character and I learned all about the ways to make coffee and went to Ethiopia or something looking for the origins of coffee.
That said at least Lancel has a presence now.
eot
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Why do you have a stick up your arse about it?
I have no doubt he can be if he takes his shirt off and releases the hounds.
They won't stand a chance. The very dogs themselves have impenetrable plot armor.
War's over. Go home.
Everything he does adds to his performance and his understanding of the psychology of the character. That's method acting. You just sound silly and petty. In fact, laughing about someone's dedication to their craft on an internet forum is more akin to doing "useless nonsense".
meh. I'm still wondering how it's understanding the character when he just basically comes up with stuff that have nothing to do with his character just to be called "dedicated". Not laughing about method acting in itself.
I don't see why I shouldn't point it out if I want to.
Now if he was playing Mad King Aerys or something the nail thing would have been spot on, even if it wasn't already in the book.
Just explaining why I find it funny to someone basically telling me I just laugh at people taking their job seriously or something.
Are "Previously On..." even part of the show. In the UK they aren't shown at all. They are terrible, like some sort of psuedo spoiler.
You sound legit salty. Did you lose the role to him back in Season 1 or something? Lol.
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