re: Game of Thrones Season 2 Preview Thread (No Book Spoilers Past AGoT Please)

Just finished a clash of kings. I'm very excited for the show to start!

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Me either I pictured him bigger and brawnier. Though I don't really remember how they described him in the book to be honest.

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Looked it up out of curiosity (I couldn't remember either). He was described as tall and clean-shaven with gray eyes. Also said he wears his gray hair in a long braid and is missing most of the fingers on his right hand (for the obvious Halfhand name).

Not exactly what I pictured after reading that description.

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I still cannot picture Nalie Dormer as sweet little Margaery Tyrell. She will always be the vindictive, obnoxious (for lack of a better word) whore from The Tudors to me...

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I'm anxious to see how she portrays her though. She pretty well nailed Anne Boleyn in The Tudors.

And I don't get the not-hot-enough comments. I thought she was pretty gorgeous in The Tudors before she went batshit crazy.

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Shes supposed to be the prettiest girl in the seven kingdoms but Sansa,a Whore and Dany all rank above her imo.

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I think the issue you run into is finding someone who is hot enough but can play that character. Particularly the duality you get into with her character (and to avoid spoilers I'll leave it at that).

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I think the issue you run into is finding someone who is hot enough but can play that character. Particularly the duality you get into with her character (and to avoid spoilers I'll leave it at that).

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I agree and thats why it doesn't bother me. Its great when you can find an actor/actress who can play the part and also looks the part but if not I'll give some leeway in looks for the sake of good acting.


Also you've got to look at it this way. She is a member of the second most powerful family in the Seven Kingdoms. That has to boost her reputation a good bit in the books. Kinda like, say Taylor Swift whose not the hot but based on her talent and money she gets labeled as this uber hot sex icon.

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i finished season one earlier this week and now i'm 200 pages in to a clash of kings this series is so fricking awesome

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I think for all the people who didn't read the books before the shows know exactly how you feel. You just can't get enough.

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Also, keep in mind that when it says in the books that some chick is super fricking hot, it isn't necessarily the prevailing viewpoint of everyone in the realm. Wouldn't it really just be the opinion of the person whose pov that chapter is? At least that's how I've always thought of it.

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Agreed.


Arya and Sansa's differing opinions of Joffrey for instance

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Siderophore

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Douche

Well sort of some spoilers naming characters people don't know yet.