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Mat Linnett wrote:Not sure if the actress they picked for Melisandre is hot or red enough. She also doesn't seem to have the burning conviction the character does in the books. Meh, we'll see.

Yes, it's Carice van Houten. An award winning Dutch actress. She is a good actress but she didn't convince me either (without knowing the character). She lacks that bigger than life impression all of these fantasy characters have. Also, she has a very apparent Dutch accent, which I find really distracting because it's so recognizable for me.

Eraser wrote:Yeah, the perfect recepy for birthing retard children though. I bet Mazda and xer0s are from similar families.

Woah, why so bitter bro?

GONNAFISTYA wrote:Or that other sick fuck in the north...the one banging his daughters to give him new daughters to bang...and bragging about it in front of several men carrying swords and axes. I see a decapitation in his future.

I wonder why the old commander was all polite and nice to the cunt, when they could have easily burned his village and tortured his daughters to get the information they were looking for. He's just a perverted wildling after all, what gives..?

Eraser wrote:Also, she has a very apparent Dutch accent, which I find really distracting because it's so recognizable for me.

Wellll, it's not very apparent really, there's just a slight hint of it. Think it's just more noticeable to us. In any case, i didn't think she was very convincing either, seems to lack a certain je ne sais quoi... i r dissapoint

Stennis was cool though, he's more than a bit of a grim bastard isn't he?

Captain Mazda wrote:

Eraser wrote:Yeah, the perfect recepy for birthing retard children though. I bet Mazda and xer0s are from similar families.

Woah, why so bitter bro?

Because I can

Ryoki wrote:

Eraser wrote:Also, she has a very apparent Dutch accent, which I find really distracting because it's so recognizable for me.

Wellll, it's not very apparent really, there's just a slight hint of it. Think it's just more noticeable to us.

Yes that's what I say. It's very recognizable for me and yes, that's probably because I am Dutch. I dunno, I just found it to be distracting. Then again, maybe we're far more aware of her because we know who she is. Then again, I didn't have the same problem with Sean Boromir.

Ryoki wrote:In any case, i didn't think she was very convincing either, seems to lack a certain je ne sais quoi... i r dissapoint

Yes I thought the same. Maybe she's too much used to playing characters that are grounded in the "real" world too much.

that last scene made me go

I was actually surprised with Carice's acting. she did a good job, and she almost - almost - did it without accent. good on her

I think as long as you're not Dutch, the accent adds an air of the exotic to the character; it's one of the few things I actually approve of in her casting, as the character is supposed to be very mysterious and strange, and the unique accent helps with that.

Are you calling us mysterious and strange?

Am I wrong?

In all seriousness, it's the slight twang that adds flavour. Not being Dutch, it didn't sound Dutch to me, just interestingly different. And let's face it, how many Americans are going to be able to pin that down as being a Dutch accent?

none. in every american production the dutchees sound like russians.

too bad her areolas are freakishly small.

MKJ wrote:that last scene made me go

Really? I liked the bull helm ending. Makes me think we'll see another bastard badass...

Ryoki wrote:Stennis was cool though, he's more than a bit of a grim bastard isn't he?

Stannis looks like a massive bore. i can't wait for Danaerys to fuck the shit out of all them with dragons (assuming that happens, which i don't know, since i haven't read the books)

at least we know Tyrion will be around for a long time, thanks to Peter Dinklage blurting out that he's signed up for six seasons in an interview. he, Arya and Danaerys are the only characters i hope *don't* sliced open like renaissance festival pinatas

seremtan wrote:

Ryoki wrote:Stennis was cool though, he's more than a bit of a grim bastard isn't he?

Stannis looks like a massive bore. i can't wait for Danaerys to fuck the shit out of all them with dragons (assuming that happens, which i don't know, since i haven't read the books)

at least we know Tyrion will be around for a long time, thanks to Peter Dinklage blurting out that he's signed up for six seasons in an interview. he, Arya and Danaerys are the only characters i hope *don't* sliced open like renaissance festival pinatas

Could always be a side-plot from a previous timeline, flashbacks, dreams, visions, spiritual visits, etc. Sean Bean is still on the cast due to an appearance on episode 10 this season.

I think they got the actor wrong for Stannis. He's incredibly dour in the books, although he's also incredibly humourless, something the actor playing him has actually managed to pull off. Stannis' character also deepens because of his association with Lord Davos, the Onion Knight, one of my favourites from the books. Davos is his conscience, and a perfect foil for Melisandre. There were elements of that in this episode, so we may yet see the actor redeem himself.

The one to watch though is definitely Theon. He's an incredible character in the books and will be sure to be the centre of massive internet shitstorms. The actor playing him must be pleased as punch if he's got any sense in his head.

Just picked S1 up.

Captain Mazda wrote:

xer0s wrote:But really, I was wondering if maybe they were just killing all the dark haired children to be sure...

wtf, no you stupid little shit, it had nothing to do with hair colour.

Just finished S1 and just wanted to add this.

Lol you stupid little shit.

lol, leave him alone...

Mat Linnett wrote:The one to watch though is definitely Theon. He's an incredible character in the books and will be sure to be the centre of massive internet shitstorms. The actor playing him must be pleased as punch if he's got any sense in his head.

Aye, just finished reading book 2 a while ago, Theon is a little shit disturber. Haven't seen any of S2 yet though... probably gunna wait til a few episodes are out so I can cram them all in together

Doombrain wrote:Just finished S1 and just wanted to add this.

Lol you stupid little shit.

LOL glad you're back from exile, fatty.

Mazdurrrrr

Doombrain wrote:Just picked S1 up.

Doombrain wrote:Just finished S1

thank god

we were concerned

You try too hard.

It's a good thing you were able to drop your posts per day from 10.31 to 10.30. I was worried you went and got a life or something.

mrd wrote:
Aye, just finished reading book 2 a while ago, Theon is a little shit disturber. Haven't seen any of S2 yet though... probably gunna wait til a few episodes are out so I can cram them all in together

Oh, you have NO idea what a shit disturber he is, not to mention shit fucker.

WTF is with the bowser they picked to play Catelyn Stark? Yech. Have to say that other than that, the casting is great. MUST...CRUSH...JOFFREY'S...SKULL. The actors playing Petyr and Varys and excellent. Conan as Khal Drogo, though...meh.