Tylenol Lassiter...
Today I read a post on one of my mailing lists where someone linked to a rather entertaining review of Game of Thrones by someone who didn't like it:
Lame of Thrones.
I laughed and enjoyed the article, but I was boggling every second at how different Greg Olears reaction was to mine. I was already a fan of the books. (Which may be deteriorating, I'm not sure, but I was certainly mesmerized by "Game of Thrones" when I first read it.) I love, absolutely love, characters named Ned, and Tolkien, and rough'n'tough heroes with righ'n'tough hair. To vaguely remember Sean Bean as 'one of the kings in Lord of the Rings' is shocking to me - I could list Sean Bean's roles, the timeframe of the parts he has played, and digress to comments on the sexy costuming and cinematography connected to the different scenes.
I have always thought that looking up names of characters and actors in a show when reviewing it wasn't in order to look smart to the readers, but to make the commentary clear and readable and informative. And that to fail to do so was lazy and incomplete journalism. Olears gets dispensation because he's playing it for comedy, but still.
We all have different choices as to who in the Game of Thrones series is the most despicable character; my money's on Walder Frey, maybe, but Viserys is not a bad choice. Anyway, Viserys wasn't having sex with Danaerys, was he? Just being all creepy and touchy. She had to be virginal for whatever marriage he set up.
Since I kind of like Draco Malfoy, and hate Joffrey Baratheon, it saddens to me to agree that they are played alike. But I think the actor playing Joffery is much better than Tom Felton, whom I like in the role, but I think he has the acting range of a peanut.
"There’s nothing more emotionally manipulative than the defenestration of a small child.". The line made me smile, but really, I don't see anything emotionally manipulative about it. It's a plot point. Kids are not immune to being hurt by violent action in this series.
I'm not sure why Olears found Khal Drogo hard to believe. I suspect Olears is not a fan of sword and sandal drama, either. Didn't understand why he thought Danaerys looked or seemed modern.
Ser Jorah Mormont does indeed put up with a lot of horse shit but that's not a plot point. Funny thing is, I always remember Momont's name, but not the name of Sir Richard Carlyle. Much as I love Downton Abbey.
If Olears prefers Kardashians to Starks and Lannisters, he just doesn't have my taste in entertainment at all.