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Any dirt on the game of thrones cast?

I’m watching a movie with Nikolaj Coster-Waldau and he’s sooooooooooooo hot

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by Anonymousreply 600May 27, 2019 9:12 PM

Kit Harington is a raging alcoholic (and chain smoker), but that is hardly news if you follow GoT. He has had quite a few drunk spectacles.

by Anonymousreply 1November 19, 2018 1:06 AM

Kit getting kicked out of a bar in NY earlier this year

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by Anonymousreply 2November 19, 2018 1:15 AM

Didn't someone out Kit Harrington once? But he got married in a rather public ceremony, so...

by Anonymousreply 3November 19, 2018 1:17 AM

Kit Harrington will disappear into obscurity once GoT ends - I'd be willing to wager.

He's just not that good an actor and not that appealing. He was merely perfectly cast on a very popular show.

by Anonymousreply 4November 19, 2018 1:19 AM

And Kit broke his ankle in a drunken mishap right before season 3, leaving production scrambling to work around it.

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by Anonymousreply 5November 19, 2018 1:19 AM

Kit was never outed, unless you're referring to his whorish antics with women once he was publicly with Rose Leslie. Dude gets around. He's supposedly giving up smoking, although he admits its been difficult. I think he may surprise people once GoT is done. Looking forward to his performance in True West on stage. As for the booze, pretty sure the entire cast drink like alcoholics. Guess Lit is just too petite and lightweight to handle his liquor.

Iwan Rheon, who played Ramsay Bolton, I'm pretty sure is gay.

DL's new fave, Richard Madden, recently admitted if he needed to crash on someone's couch, it would be Kit's. Perhaps they fooled around once.

I thought that Nicolaj was apparently hooking up with Brienne of Tarth and getting ready to announce his divorce soon, according to some insider.

Also, word was that Nathalie Emmanuel got her role on the casting couch.

by Anonymousreply 6November 19, 2018 1:47 AM

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by Anonymousreply 7November 19, 2018 1:50 AM

Kit is kind of homely.

by Anonymousreply 8November 19, 2018 2:01 AM

I met Kit when he was doing Doctor Faustus and he is not very tall and not incredibly good looking (he is still pretty!) but he has a lot of charisma. I was really drown to him while I don’t like Jon Snow at all on tv. Also, men’s hands are my kink and he has huge and beautiful hands.

by Anonymousreply 9November 19, 2018 2:23 AM

Did you get to see the production, R9? I think the guy is seriously good looking, and he was fine as fuck during Faustus - his body looked incredible. Oddly, I find him even more attractive when he's wearing his glasses.

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by Anonymousreply 10November 19, 2018 3:01 AM

R9 I did and first row at the premiere. I didn’t know he was going to show his ass ahah. He has an amazing body (and amazing hair!!)

I do think he’s good looking but what I meant to say is in comparison, I once saw Chris Hemsworth passing with a friend (still in London) and he was literally the most beautiful thing I have ever seen.

by Anonymousreply 11November 19, 2018 3:31 AM

I keep getting compared to Kit Harington by everyone I meet and I don’t know if that’s a good thing or not

by Anonymousreply 12November 19, 2018 3:32 AM

are you 4ft tall as well R12 ?

by Anonymousreply 13November 19, 2018 3:37 AM

R12 ahahah well i’m 5'8 so basically.. yes

by Anonymousreply 14November 19, 2018 5:52 AM

Been there. Done that.

by Anonymousreply 15November 19, 2018 5:54 AM

Kit looks sloppy.

by Anonymousreply 16November 19, 2018 6:19 AM

How do you know Iwan Rheon is gay?

by Anonymousreply 17November 19, 2018 6:21 AM

Which guys in the cast did Pedro Pascal fuck whilst he was guest starring?

by Anonymousreply 18November 19, 2018 7:43 AM

Hope he cleans up his act. He's real purty.

by Anonymousreply 19November 19, 2018 8:03 AM

Iwan is fug as well.

What's up with Kit's jheri curl perm? Five Star called, they want their coifs back.

by Anonymousreply 20November 19, 2018 11:02 PM

Dean-Charles Chapman enjoys masturbating with his cousin.

by Anonymousreply 21November 19, 2018 11:04 PM

^^^has the jels.

by Anonymousreply 22November 19, 2018 11:05 PM

[quote]How do you know Iwan Rheon is gay?

He isn't. He's been dating Film maker Zoe Grisedale for years and they had a baby in August

by Anonymousreply 23November 19, 2018 11:12 PM

Someone in that cast has to be gay other than just Hodor and the bald spymaster.

by Anonymousreply 24November 19, 2018 11:13 PM

That means NOTHING!!! R23

by Anonymousreply 25November 19, 2018 11:13 PM

Popbitch claims that Kit Harrington is a cocksucking slut who can't even resist hitting on guys during promotional events. Must be the alcohol that makes him lose his inhibition. And PR handlers cleaning up after him (you can't report / print / publish that!).

by Anonymousreply 26November 19, 2018 11:18 PM

What's up with Sophie Turner being engaged to a Jonas Brother?

Is she a maniacal famewhore who'll do anything for publicity, or just lacking in gaydar?

by Anonymousreply 27November 19, 2018 11:21 PM

Kit Harington is such a bad actor I would like to give him a 24 hour round the clock vicious face-slapping. He has zero talent. None. Zip.

Nicolaj Whatshisname is so hot I want to die. He’s perfectly cast as Jamie.

by Anonymousreply 28November 19, 2018 11:21 PM

Nah R28 Kit is doing just fine as Jon Snow.

by Anonymousreply 29November 19, 2018 11:25 PM

R23, it's all an elaborate subterfuge.

by Anonymousreply 30November 19, 2018 11:29 PM

Is Kit capable of smiling, even once? I don't think so.

by Anonymousreply 31November 19, 2018 11:39 PM

Of all the people to be so certain about being gay and choosing Iwan is funny. There are a few pics of his partner on his instagram, they just arent as in your face about it as American famewhores. I dont buy the gay rumours about Kit also. Doesnt check out. Plus him and Rose seem like a good match, both somewhat low-key, but SUPER posh actors. Both of them are minor aristocrats.

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by Anonymousreply 32November 19, 2018 11:40 PM

R27, there are low-key rumors in lesbian circles that Sophie Turner is gay. If true, or even if she's just young and experimenting, that would explain the apparent bearding. Sometimes such rumors are laughably wrong, but other times (e.g., Kristen Stewart) they're dead on.

by Anonymousreply 33November 19, 2018 11:54 PM

R33 Dont they think Maise is gay too?

by Anonymousreply 34November 19, 2018 11:57 PM

R33, you would think there would be more rumors about Maisie Williams, since she has developed such a tomboy image via her portrayal of Arya, but I haven't heard nearly as much talk about her as about Sophie.

Who knows, really? But the lesbian motto is pretty much "the more, the merrier." We'd be happy to have either one of them on the team.

by Anonymousreply 35November 20, 2018 12:05 AM

^ Sorry, that's for R34.

by Anonymousreply 36November 20, 2018 12:06 AM

OP, I do know that he isn't Egyptian.

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by Anonymousreply 37November 20, 2018 12:07 AM

At least he's honest.

And I can think of a hundred American actors on dozens of cable/streaming shows that Kit could out-act any day of the week. The guy is not as atrocious as some of you are claiming. His Jon Snow shows a full range of emotion and honestly, he's better than a lot of his castmates on that show. Like Emilia Clarke for one. Speaking of lesbians - the woman went out with Seth McFarlane, come on.

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by Anonymousreply 38November 20, 2018 1:03 AM

The Ben Barnes Trolls suspect that Kit has gotten it on with DL Fave Ben Barnes.

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by Anonymousreply 39November 20, 2018 1:09 AM

He’s godawful r29. If he ever actually changed the expression on his face I would faint from shock. He’s ruined that character and Jon Snow was one of my favourites.

by Anonymousreply 40November 20, 2018 5:50 AM

Tons of dirt, what with all that field combat.

by Anonymousreply 41November 20, 2018 6:11 AM

I believe that Emilia Clarke and Jason Momoa were doing the nasty when he was on the show, even though he's married. I can't fault her for fucking him.

by Anonymousreply 42November 20, 2018 6:21 AM

Kit is a terrible actor. He's too short to do anything really. I hope he saved and invested his money wisely.

I've seen him in some spy movie which was utter shit.

by Anonymousreply 43November 20, 2018 6:42 AM

Nick, the guy who plays Jamie Lanister is a decent actor, I've seen him in other movies and he's alright.

by Anonymousreply 44November 20, 2018 6:43 AM

The dragon mama, is a pure ditz. I've seen her on talk shows and she is just dumb.

by Anonymousreply 45November 20, 2018 6:44 AM

R43, wasn't he in Pompeii and nicely buffed up for that?

by Anonymousreply 46November 20, 2018 6:53 AM

What happened between Lena Headey and Jerome Flynn? I know they were dating and had a nasty breakup, but I haven't heard any details beyond that. Anyone know why they can't even shoot a scene together? TIA

by Anonymousreply 47November 20, 2018 3:28 PM

"I believe that Emilia Clarke and Jason Momoa were doing the nasty when he was on the show"

Lucky bitch if she did!

And Kit Harrington has gotten better as the show has moved along. At first all he did was pout, which I didn't mind since he pouts so prettily, but he's gotten more expressive and by now Snow is an interesting character and believable as a leader.

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by Anonymousreply 48November 20, 2018 3:44 PM

Kit is one of those guys that I think I should find attractive but I don't.

Nikolaj, on the other hand, is just dreamy. I love Michiel Huisman / Daario2 and of course Jason Momoa too.

by Anonymousreply 49November 20, 2018 4:04 PM

I like Daario 1 best.

by Anonymousreply 50November 20, 2018 4:17 PM

I used to think Jason Momoa was so hot until it came out that he was a cheating drunk with apparently a serious bo problem.

by Anonymousreply 51November 20, 2018 4:21 PM

Daario 2 was just the right combination of hot, smart and sassy. Loved his character and the portrayal by Michael Huisman. Another great casting choice.

by Anonymousreply 52November 20, 2018 4:32 PM

Richard Roxburgh gave an indifferent audition. He was likely auditioning to be a Lannister.

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by Anonymousreply 53November 20, 2018 4:38 PM

Daario 1.0 was more similar to the book character.

Just this cocky mofo with lots of charisma and swagger. The type of bad boy a teen girl like Dany would be attracted to.

by Anonymousreply 54November 20, 2018 4:46 PM

Yeah, whereas Daario 2.0. was your hot hipster boyfriend.

by Anonymousreply 55November 20, 2018 4:54 PM

Carice van Houten (Melisandre) had a child with Aussie actor Guy Pearce in 2016

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by Anonymousreply 56November 20, 2018 4:57 PM

Didn't the DL claim that Guy is poz?

by Anonymousreply 57November 20, 2018 6:55 PM

Just prior to auditioning for GOT Nikolaj had lost a major, major film role and was depressed. When he won the role in GOT and told his family he was doing a TV show with zombies and dragons they became worried for his mental heath when this weirdo obvious piece of shit project was going to fail.

by Anonymousreply 58November 20, 2018 10:17 PM

Nikolaj is THE hottest man on the show, and there's some pretty damn stiff competition for the title. I mean, I'm planning to watch "Aquaman" just to drool over Jason Momoa, even though "Justice League" was one of the worst movies I've seen in years.

So, what lucky bitch or bastard is fucking that hot piece of Danish?

by Anonymousreply 59November 20, 2018 10:25 PM

Nikolaj for Bond!

by Anonymousreply 60November 21, 2018 1:36 AM

Is Emilia a diva?

by Anonymousreply 61November 21, 2018 1:57 AM

Any gossip on who's tapping Joe Dempsey's misfit bastard ass?

by Anonymousreply 62November 21, 2018 3:34 PM

[Quote]Kit was never outed, unless you're referring to his whorish antics with women once he was publicly with Rose Leslie.

There is a Russian chic now spilling how she was partying with and fucking Kit while he was engaged to Leslie.

by Anonymousreply 63November 21, 2018 7:40 PM

How does Kit still pass out after doing so much blow

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by Anonymousreply 64November 21, 2018 7:48 PM

Why is this censored?

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by Anonymousreply 65November 21, 2018 7:55 PM

why on earth would you enlarge and screencap the block of text but not the aforementioned passed out with a boner pics?

by Anonymousreply 66November 21, 2018 7:56 PM

Nikolaj's married with two daughters.

He's been married for twenty years.

by Anonymousreply 67November 21, 2018 7:59 PM

R58 he lost the lead in John Carter to Taylor Kitsh. That had to hurt, but Nik definitely won in the end. John carter bombed while GoT is a phenomenon.

by Anonymousreply 68November 21, 2018 8:00 PM

I want Nikolaj to hook up with Mads Mikkelsen.

by Anonymousreply 69November 21, 2018 8:14 PM

Rose is no doubt aware Kit sleeps around, but having pictures of it leak has to kill her.

by Anonymousreply 70November 21, 2018 8:27 PM

I want Liam Cunningham to read me a bedtime story every night.

by Anonymousreply 71November 21, 2018 9:22 PM

He does have a nice Irish accent.. Ive always liked Stephan Dillane's (Stannis Baratheon) gruff voice. And the guy who plays Beric Dondarrion has a fantastic voice as well.

by Anonymousreply 72November 21, 2018 9:38 PM

Stannis was a hot Daddy.

by Anonymousreply 73November 21, 2018 10:42 PM

Nikolaj is very common looking. Just go to Sweden or neighboring countries. You see guys like him on the street.

by Anonymousreply 74November 21, 2018 11:06 PM

Oh my, guess the russian took the pics to try to blackmail him but he didn't pay and she released the pics? LOL.

by Anonymousreply 75November 21, 2018 11:07 PM

R74, Nikolaj isn't just devastatingly attractive because he's tall and handsome and very very fit, he's also devastatingly attractive because he's intelligent, funny, charismatic, sexy, damn good at his job, and looks like he enjoys the fuck out of life.

From this distance, he seems to have every last quality I want in a man.

by Anonymousreply 76November 21, 2018 11:11 PM

I've seen Nikolaj in interviews, zzzzzzzzzzz. If you like his type, take a vacation to his part of the world. Trust me, guys like him everywhere you look!

by Anonymousreply 77November 21, 2018 11:14 PM

R75 I think she just sold them to a russian magazine

by Anonymousreply 78November 21, 2018 11:19 PM

Natalie Dormer splits from Fiance after 11yrs.

The breakup news was confirmed in an interview for New Statesman. According to the magazine, “They’ve parted ways since promoting the film [‘In Darkness’] this summer.”

The former couple met on the set of “The Tudors” in 2007. They got engaged in 2011 when Byrne proposed on a boat in India.

Dormer and Byrne both hinted at trouble in interviews while promoting “In Darkness,” revealing that writing the film together often led to fights.

“Because we didn’t have an office or anything, we were in our own home writing, and then it would all kick off because we would disagree about something fundamentally or I would be a pain in the arse and I would challenge Nat, or myself,” Byrne told The Hollywood Reporter. “It’s very easy to go, ‘Oh, don’t worry about that, it’s going to be fine,’ and you have to police that and in doing so you end up being the bad guy and end up having massive arguments.”

Meanwhile, the “Game of Thrones” actress told People in 2016, “I don’t know if you’ve ever been in a writing room but I wouldn’t recommend it with your other half.”

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by Anonymousreply 79November 21, 2018 11:32 PM

11 years? Wow, thats a long time. They look like brother and sister in that pic r79

by Anonymousreply 80November 22, 2018 12:28 AM

[quote]They look like brother and sister in that pic [R79]

So?

by Anonymousreply 81November 22, 2018 12:41 AM

[quote] Someone in that cast has to be gay other than just Hodor and the bald spymaster.

Finn Jones, most likely. I don't know about the guy who played Renley but there's a lot of pics of Finn all over him. As Iron Fist, he looked so awkward with his onscreen girlfriend where as he has more chemistry with men.

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by Anonymousreply 82November 22, 2018 12:42 AM

Ian Gelder who plays The Lannister's uncle Kevan is gay and in a relationship with Ben Daniels who'll be in the next season of The Crown.

Rumors were that Finn is a druggie who fucks female fans at conventions.

Pedro Pascal has to be gay.

by Anonymousreply 83November 22, 2018 12:44 AM

Yeah Pedro Pascal is gay, don't know why people are naming other (straight) guys versus the obvious homo.

by Anonymousreply 84November 22, 2018 12:53 AM

Kit's Russian lady - is she same lady who said Avenatti beat her up?

Another case of BS: she said Kit got her an American visa. How would a citizen of the UK with no ties to the US arrange for a Russian hooker to get a visa?

And how do all these Eastern European whores make it to the US - they all can't be getting Einstein visas like our Hooker-Flotus.

by Anonymousreply 85November 22, 2018 12:55 AM

R85, they apply to schools and come over on student visas.

by Anonymousreply 86November 22, 2018 12:59 AM

R86 What kind of school? Barbizon School of Modeling? Cosmetology? Hooker school?

by Anonymousreply 87November 22, 2018 1:06 AM

I think Bran and Joffrey are baby gays. I hope Dean Charles Chapman is too, because he's cute! And legal now, so I also hope he has another jerk off video released. C'mon, Tommen, give the people what they want.

by Anonymousreply 88November 22, 2018 1:21 AM

DCC needs to present hole.

by Anonymousreply 89November 22, 2018 1:22 AM

I want to apply to Hooker School!

I honestly feel bad for Kit. That's got to sting.

by Anonymousreply 90November 22, 2018 2:00 AM

I mean Kit lives an incredibly messy life r90, that's the risk. Not his first public embarrassment, though yeah this is the worst one so far.

by Anonymousreply 91November 22, 2018 2:14 AM

I thought it was NCW and Natalie Dormer who got a little serious awhile ago. They had a DCOL thing around season 3/4. Then maybe absence makes the heart grow fonder because after a year of not being on the same shooting schedule, things got serious during Natalie’s last season. This time it didn’t end when the season ended and carried over to the states. Had him rethinking his marriage, but they rebounded. Seem pretty strong now.

Allegedly.

by Anonymousreply 92November 22, 2018 2:36 AM

DCOL?

by Anonymousreply 93November 22, 2018 3:10 AM

Yeah, I don't know what that means either, but I've never heard anything at all about NCW hooking up with Dormer.

by Anonymousreply 94November 22, 2018 3:20 AM

DCOL = doesn’t count on location. It’s shorthand for those casual summer camp-like “romances” that pop up on location shoots. Both parties know (or should know) it’ll only last until principal filming is wrapped.

by Anonymousreply 95November 22, 2018 1:03 PM

Why would anyone think I am gay?

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by Anonymousreply 96November 22, 2018 1:29 PM

Anything on Littlefinger actor?

by Anonymousreply 97November 22, 2018 1:32 PM

Cheers R95. Is this a common thing? I know people on the edges of London theatre, some of whom have worked in film, and have never heard of this. Interesting concept!

by Anonymousreply 98November 22, 2018 2:29 PM

Stannis and Roose Bolton bring out my unresolve daddy issues

by Anonymousreply 99November 22, 2018 3:16 PM

Pascal is the hottest dude on the show and also MLTBG (most likely to be gay)

by Anonymousreply 100November 22, 2018 3:45 PM

Not heard anything on Dormer and NCW. Early blinds said NCW’s career in the US stalled before GOT because he wouldn’t do the casting couch. Take it with a huge grain of salt.

by Anonymousreply 101November 22, 2018 5:54 PM

[quote]Anything on Littlefinger actor?

He ate my ass out once.

by Anonymousreply 102November 22, 2018 6:04 PM

DCOL is a term I picked up when living in Los Angeles, R98. The term was fairly common. And what the term was describing was about as common as traffic on the 405 through the Sepulveda pass.

by Anonymousreply 103November 22, 2018 7:18 PM

A lot of the sexiness of these people comes from the character they play, especially Kit/jon snow. Actually, the character of John Snow is more of a mixture of tell vs show and being the last man standing. Nicolaj, on the other hand, is really gorgeous but also benefits from being a great written character. A case in point is Richard Madden, who was also much less sexier in real life (or in the Bodyguard)than Robb Stark. Thats the magic (and awful truth) of movies and tv.

by Anonymousreply 104November 23, 2018 10:04 PM

Some goss, of varying degrees of creditability, is being shared here.

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by Anonymousreply 105November 23, 2018 10:05 PM

Thanks for that, Charlie. But we all knew that!

I'm guessing the lack of gossip you here about Gillen despite the career of GoT, the Wire, Peaky Blinders etc means he's actually quite boringly normal. Which I guess is good.

by Anonymousreply 106November 24, 2018 4:11 PM

I don't think there was anything particularly incredible in GoT costume guy's claims, R105. Wish he had more to give us. I want to know more about Carice van Houten. I hear she was quite lusty offset. Melisandre is one of my favorite characters.

by Anonymousreply 107November 30, 2018 9:38 PM

I liked Huisman in GoT, but he was unable to make his Hill House character anything other than annoying. OTOH, he has a very good singing voice.

by Anonymousreply 108November 30, 2018 9:54 PM

The first thing I'd seen Huisman in was "Nashville" and then I began tuning into "Treme" to hear him sing.

Adding to the lack of Gillen gossip. He seems to keep his head down low and work.  I know that he's a divorced father of two ginger kids and dating a singer/actress.

by Anonymousreply 109November 30, 2018 10:04 PM

Regarding Jerome Flynn and Lena Headey, years before GoT they were having an affair that led to her leaving her then very serious partner for him, and then Jerome left the relationship really quickly after that. Basically she was pissed because she turned her life upside down for no reason. They started talking again earlier on during the GoT run, hooked up once more and he bailed again. After that Lena point blank refused to share scenes with Jerome, and because she's one of the Big 5 cast, they accommodated.

As for Natalie and Nikolaj, I can buy that they maybe hooked up, but I doubt very much that they were serious. She's notorious for fucking co-stars and there were rumours that she's one of the reasons why Lady Gaga and Taylor Kinney split up. They do share a publicist though. Honestly, from what I can gather, she's way too high maintenance for him to bother. If he was/is fucking someone else in the cast then it probably is Gwendoline. I know for a fact that he screwed up the seating at an awards ceremony earlier this year because he insisted that she sat with him at the main cast table. Either way, anybody who's seen them in interviews together knows that they're incredibly close. A friend of mine also worked the HBO Emmys after party, and said that there was an atmosphere at the cast table there, but they're not sure if it was simply because Nikolaj's wife was blanking people and making it clear she was bored shitless, or if something else was going on.

I do know that Nikolaj had a really low period around 2015 stemming from marriage issues, that he really wasn't happy with the direction they were taking his character, and that they changed up his scene partners. It was then that he impulsively fired his manager, which he's still dealing with the fallout from now.

by Anonymousreply 110November 30, 2018 11:02 PM

R61 No, Emilia is not a diva. I believe she's really nice.

by Anonymousreply 111November 30, 2018 11:55 PM

Emilia strikes me as very sweet, down-to-earth, but kind of ditzy. According to Kit Harington, she's quite raunchy, which makes her sound much more interesting than she appears in interviews. I can see her carving out a career in certain genres, as she's beautiful enough, but I don't ever see her as a serious actress.

by Anonymousreply 112December 1, 2018 5:21 PM

I could never understand how the Emilia/Seth MacFarlane affair happened.

by Anonymousreply 113December 3, 2018 5:55 PM

R104 I find everyone on the show more attractive in other roles than on GOT.

by Anonymousreply 114December 3, 2018 7:24 PM

Richard Madden is HOT, and way more appealing, in Bodyguard.

by Anonymousreply 115December 3, 2018 7:40 PM

"I find everyone on the show more attractive in other roles than on GOT. "

Even Emilia Clarke? Because I always thought it odd that she looks ravishingly beautiful on GoT, but elsewhere she's somewhere between pretty and cute.

And in "Solo" she didn't even look cute.

by Anonymousreply 116December 4, 2018 3:08 AM

I liked Emilia in a film she did with Sam Claflin. A romantic tearjerker film. I think that's a genre where she can have the best post-GOT career.

I hope Bodyguard and Rocketman leads to bigger and better roles for Madden. That film he was in with Idris Elba (Bastille Day/The Take) was awful.

[quote]If he was/is fucking someone else in the cast then it probably is Gwendoline. I know for a fact that he screwed up the seating at an awards ceremony earlier this year because he insisted that she sat with him at the main cast table. Either way, anybody who's seen them in interviews together knows that they're incredibly close.

With Gwendoline it seems like genuine friendship, Nikolaj seems too taken with her to just be friendship.

by Anonymousreply 117December 4, 2018 3:17 AM

Aww. Love me some Brienne and Jaime. I hope their characters do boink in the final season (before Jaime predictably dies in a heroic manner while defending the Starks against the White Walkers and/or his sister's army).

by Anonymousreply 118December 8, 2018 6:47 PM

Agree Emilia is beautiful and Richard Madden is hot.

by Anonymousreply 119December 9, 2018 5:09 AM

R118 They’re going to fuck around ep 3 or 4. Pretty intense sex scene according to rumours, because they need to make it believable that Brienne’s going to fall pregnant. Don’t bank on Jaime dying either. He’s on an old school, arrogant prince to wise ruler trajectory. People sleep on him as a character way too often.

by Anonymousreply 120December 9, 2018 9:33 PM

[120] You are my new best friend! But there are too many unsubtle hints that Jaime is going to die (but in a heroic manner), that he's going to kill Cersei (who will probably try to destroy King's Landing with wildfire) and he will die in the arms of the woman he loves (Brienne). And Brienne will be the one who will fill Jaime's page in the Book of Brothers describing his heroic deeds. Did you hear the rumor that Tyrion will be put on trial for treason and executed in the final episode?

by Anonymousreply 121December 9, 2018 11:45 PM

Since the scriptwriters took over the plotting from the original author, the characters and the story has become more traditional and sentimental. There's almost nobody I want to kill off except Cersei.

by Anonymousreply 122December 10, 2018 12:22 AM

Well, one possible end game is that Tyrion goes down and Jamie survives, and ends up on the winning side. He becomes Lord of the Westerlands like his father wanted, marries Brienne, and we're all confident that everything will be hunky-dory from now on because she's great and he lets women dominate him completely.

Or he could marry Brienne and die, and she rules the Westerlands on behalf of her fetus.

Although I'm also enjoying the thought of Jamie ending up with Sansa. Wouldn't SHE like the chance to take Cersei's man and play mindfuck and domination games with him!

by Anonymousreply 123December 10, 2018 12:23 AM

[quote] Emilia is beautiful and Richard Madden is hot.

Didn't those two date in the very beginning?

by Anonymousreply 124December 10, 2018 12:28 AM

R124 I had not heard that. If so, I would be sad because I'm trying to make him gay.

by Anonymousreply 125December 10, 2018 5:17 AM

Tyrion is going to be put on trial again? 😒

by Anonymousreply 126December 10, 2018 5:38 AM

There is a season eight thread for theories and plot details.

[quote]Didn't those two date in the very beginning?

They've paired Emilia with Richard and Kit (when Kit and Rose were on one of their breaks). I remember her dating Cory Michael Smith from Gotham who has now come out as queer.

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by Anonymousreply 127December 10, 2018 5:49 AM

Richard Madden is shacked up with Ellie Bamber.

by Anonymousreply 128December 10, 2018 6:01 AM

I've never watched the show but what are the white walkers and what do they want?

by Anonymousreply 129December 10, 2018 12:11 PM

R129, the White Walkers are men-like Ice creatures, who have a king, called the Night King, and they also have a zombie army of wights that they direct, because all the White Walkers have the power to turn dead people and animals into zombies. Not sure what they want ultimately, except they come from the farthest North, and are after humans. They kill humans and then zombify them. It seems they want to turn the world into permanent night and they bring the harshest winters with them. The Children of the Forest who are not"children" at all but who live in the forests, and are magic, created the first White Walkers with dragon glass, putting a stake in the heart of a man. Children of the forest were at war with Men, and needed to invent something to destroy the Men who were destroying the forests. Yeah, I know. But the White Walkers became the enemy, much more dangerous than men because they bring death.

by Anonymousreply 130December 11, 2018 3:19 PM

On the Tyrion trial, I have no insider information, but I could see Tyrion sort of unraveling in Season 7. He's been giving Dany bad advice and they have disagreements that seem to be getting more intense. He seems to think of himself as the power behind the throne and gets upset when Dany doesn't listen to him. So the table is set. So here's my theory and it seems kind of obvious. I believe Tyrion did some secret double dealing with Cersei. I don't think he consciously meant to betray Dany. He doesn't see himself as her enemy...yet. He just thinks he needs to curb her "impulsive" nature. He still looks at her as some exotic creature who needs taming. (IMO she isn't misguided at all, he was just upset when she used her dragons, and burnt the Tarleys.)

Weiss and Benioff are serving it up on a platter: Cersei is pregnant. Dany can't have children. Tyrion is concerned about who succeeds Dany. He made it clear he is concerned. He & Dany argued about it. So maybe when he met with Cersei, he suggested to her that her unborn kid was going to be the eventual Ruler of Westeros and Cersei would be regent, because Tyrion probably shared that Dany can't have kids.

he foolishly gave Cersei info that would encourage Cersei to kill Dany now, instead of waiting. Later he sees Jon Snow slipping into Dany's bedroom after hours and feels like he is losing his ability to control the whole situation. Tyrion likely believes that if Jon and Dany marry, even if she couldn't have kids it would screw up Tyrion's succession plans, by putting the Starks in play for succession.

I think he sees himself as the ultimate ruler... as regent for his unborn nephew. He thinks Cersei is OK with that, but she isn't. Anyway, that's my theory. All of this is discovered because Bran knows it and tells on Tyrion.So yeah, IMO the big plot twist in the final season is that Tyrion over does it with his scheming and political chess game, and gets fried.

by Anonymousreply 131December 11, 2018 3:33 PM

I wonder who is coming back for the grand finale season? I hope the guy who played Ja'qen H'gar the Faceless Man, comes back to assassinate Cersei and Euron. They were saying Melisandre has a role to play in the War with the army of the Dead and so does Bran. One thing I feel sure of, is the zombie army will have some familiar faces. Definitely we will see Hodor as a zombie. Even possibly Caitlyn Stark and her sister the loon who feel through the Moon door. Maybe even some Freys and a few Wildings.

by Anonymousreply 132December 11, 2018 4:33 PM

[R131] I completely agree with you. I think Tyrion is going down that way.

Question: Who do you think will get the Iron Throne? Will there be an Iron Throne at the end? Or (as I suspect), will the kingdom be ruled by committee?

by Anonymousreply 133December 11, 2018 8:22 PM

R131, after thinking about how the public would have seen the end of Joffrey's reign... I don't think Tyrion has a future in the government of Westeros, the general public would see him as a horrific monster. He killed King Joffrey, he killed his own father and the Hand of the King who was keeping the government together in time of war, he joined forces with Danerys and led an invasion into Westeros. The public would see him as the ultimate evil in human form, worse than Joffrey by a long shot. Face it, in order to be a queen who was popular with the public, Danerys would have to disassociate from him in public, or better, have his head.

So I don't think the last season is going to go too well with Tyrion. Snow and the Starks will take over as most favored advisers and Tyrion's going to be fuming, before the shit hits the fan.

by Anonymousreply 134December 11, 2018 9:37 PM

I hope Jon and Dany end up on top.

by Anonymousreply 135December 11, 2018 10:01 PM

R134 "lions don't concern themselves with the opinions of sheep....."

by Anonymousreply 136December 11, 2018 10:56 PM

Sweet summer child ^

by Anonymousreply 137December 12, 2018 1:01 AM

I think Dany is going to die. Remember when she was in the House of the Undying early in the series and she supposedly saw her future. She walked into a room and the Iron Throne was covered with ashes and then she walked into another room and there was Khal Drogo and her son (who died).

by Anonymousreply 138December 12, 2018 1:09 AM

C'mon guys, this thread is for gossip on the GoT cast, not the upcoming season.

Please go to the season 8 thread for that.

I hate to be a thread monitor, but I really don't want any spoilers or plot points leaked here.

Thanks.

by Anonymousreply 139December 12, 2018 1:17 AM

Agreed, I don't want spoilers either.

by Anonymousreply 140December 12, 2018 5:51 AM

Jon and dragon mama gonna end up together.

by Anonymousreply 141December 12, 2018 5:59 AM

I was just guessing in the above post. not spoiling nothing!

by Anonymousreply 142December 12, 2018 5:59 AM

Ja’qen is so hot.

by Anonymousreply 143December 12, 2018 6:01 AM

Emilia Clarke basically outed herself when she started 'dating' Seth Macfarlane. It really didn't help that she was linked to Corey Michael Smith a few years back, who came out earlier this year. Makes me wonder about the situation with Charlie McDowell, who she's meant to be with now. I mean the way they revealed the relationship on Instagram was was clearly PR co-ordinated. Everything to do with the stars relationships is going to be micro-managed going into the last season. After that, we'll see what happens when HBO and their reps stop giving a fuck.

by Anonymousreply 144December 13, 2018 9:07 PM

"... she [Dany] supposedly saw her future. She walked into a room and the Iron Throne was covered with ashes"

That wasn't ash, that was snow. SNOW ON THE IRON THRONE.

Gosh, whatever could that mean in prophetic and metaphorical terms...

by Anonymousreply 145December 13, 2018 10:29 PM

[quote]IMO she isn't misguided at all, he was just upset when she used her dragons, and burnt the Tarleys.

She gave the Tarlys ample opportunity to save themselves. If Stannis had done what she did, it would have been considered this mastermind move and great show of strength. But when Dany makes a calculated show of force to a pair of traitors, she's 'upset' and 'the mad queen'. SMDH.

Sorry, R139. Shutting up now.

by Anonymousreply 146December 14, 2018 12:42 AM

R146 I agree. Can I just say one thing? This show has been on HBO for what, 7-8 years. It has been used for skits on SNL, it is quoted, and become part of popular culture. Everyone knows whot the"mother of dragons" is. There are fucking t shirts that say, "Mother of Dragons" etc. Most people know what happened to Sean Bean unless they live on Mars, and most people know what happened at The Red Wedding. So I can't get too excited and worried about people who raise hell about "spoilers."

Now. Season 8, the final 6 episodes, have not leaked. They took extraordinary measures and didn't even have paper scripts. Everything was digital, and once it was shot the pages were "erased." So there are no leaks of the final season. None. There were some people who claimed to know something but they were discredited and disappeared. So anything we say about Season 8 is pure speculation.

If you haven't seen Game of Thrones by now, I have to ask WTF have you been? I will, of,course, be considerate, and I will abide by the majority rules here, but I don't see the harm of speculating and exchanging theories about what we think MIGHT happen. I'll just sit here and talk about all the gay, closeted actors on GoT, because of course we will....

by Anonymousreply 147December 14, 2018 2:43 AM

I don't understand how Podrick became a fan favorite. He's such an insignificant character no matter how hard they try to make him interesting, and Daniel Portman is so blah and boring in the role, I don't get what the fuss is about. And from the gossip, sounds like he's a bit of an asshole who beds as many ladies as his small amount of fame can pull. Also, Alfie Allen has to be one of the ugliest successful actors I've ever seen. I cannot stand Theon, but that may be rooted in the fact that Alfie's face makes me nauseous. He also sounds like a cunt from some of the gossip I've heard on the cast.

by Anonymousreply 148December 14, 2018 4:27 PM

I think Podrick got to be a fan fave because he's one of the few genuinely nice characters on the show, not that he's a personal fave or anything. I wouldn't miss him if he never appeared again, I'd rather see more of his fellow young man from King's Landing - Gendry! (And Theon I've wanted gone since the 1st episode.)

Is Joe Dempsie (Gendry) at all interesting in real life? He only seems to be hot when he's all sweaty and holding a big hammer.

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by Anonymousreply 149December 14, 2018 4:55 PM

Someone leak Portman's nudes

by Anonymousreply 150December 14, 2018 4:58 PM

There are always characters like Podrick. He will probably get killed at some point and everyone is supposed to go, "Awwww! They killed Podrick!!!" I agree with R148 about Theon/Alfie.

by Anonymousreply 151December 14, 2018 5:27 PM

Does anyone know ifPeter Dinklage is a nice person? He strikes me as someone who can be difficult with fans or reporters. Sort of Rude.

by Anonymousreply 152December 14, 2018 5:37 PM

Podrick is a fan favorite cuz he’s got the magic cock.

by Anonymousreply 153December 14, 2018 7:22 PM

I've heard from people who went to college with Dinklage that he's cool as fuck, and was quite the ladies' man back in the day. Very charismatic.

by Anonymousreply 154December 14, 2018 7:29 PM

I've never heard anything bad about Peter D. I want Podrick, have from the beginning.

by Anonymousreply 155December 14, 2018 8:41 PM

I consider myself a pretty big fan of the show (went to the concert and all) and there are fans who scare ME. I wouldn't blame any cast member who had their guard up around fans.

by Anonymousreply 156December 14, 2018 9:32 PM

I never thought Kit was attractive until I saw that ass! It's glorious.

by Anonymousreply 157December 14, 2018 9:47 PM

I thought he was cute R157, but DAT ASS is legendary

by Anonymousreply 158December 14, 2018 9:51 PM

Pics of Kit’s ass?

by Anonymousreply 159December 14, 2018 9:55 PM

Alfie might not be attractive but his performance as Theon is one of GoT's most unheralded best. He's been amazing.

by Anonymousreply 160December 14, 2018 10:10 PM

R160 even though I don't care for Theon and I'm not a big fan of Aflie, I have to agree with you That is one pitiful weak assed disgusting son of a bitch. I mean Theon, not Alfie. And yes, he does a masterful job, and largely unacknowledged probably because Theon is such an unsympathetic guy.

by Anonymousreply 161December 15, 2018 12:13 AM

One of my favorite moments last season was Theon getting the tar kicked out of him yet triumphantly convincing Yara's army to join him on his mission to get her back. It was enough of a redemption for me.

by Anonymousreply 162December 15, 2018 12:17 AM

I just watched BotB again. It never gets old. I always get chills when Jon faces down the charge. It's always so satisfying seeing him beat Ramsay's face in. I love that episode so much. Makes me really excited for S8's battle, what with the 55 days of night shoots and Sapochnik back at the helm. Would love to hear how he works on set. The cast and crew seem to love him.

by Anonymousreply 163December 15, 2018 4:54 AM

Ramsay has the sweetest ass.

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by Anonymousreply 164December 15, 2018 4:59 AM

Fun game: watching old episodes and counting how many scenes you can say "every character in this is dead now"

by Anonymousreply 165December 15, 2018 5:00 AM

yes, Peter is a nice guy, I met him before his GOT fame. normal dude.

by Anonymousreply 166December 15, 2018 5:23 AM

Battle of the Bastards is a prime example of how I think GOT went off track r163. Curious to see how the show handles the battle in the final season. Hopefully it is more similar to "Blackwater" or a "Hardhomme".

by Anonymousreply 167December 15, 2018 6:07 AM

For me, the BoB best scene, after the one you describe R163, where Jon stands alone at the beginning facing the charging Bolton army, is when he almost gets buried alive. The entire battle sequence was really remarkable. It was so well done.

The other sequence that I love to re-watch is Olenna at High Garden, and the loot train battle. The entire piece, from Jaime riding in all triumphant to give Olenna her poison, fantastic acting by both of them, and then, going out there and fighting Dany and her Dothraki hoard.

They way they shot her riding that dragon like it was a fighter jet spewing fire, those directors are really amazing.

by Anonymousreply 168December 15, 2018 12:11 PM

I loved when Theon saved Sansa from Ramsey's crazy girlfriend, then escaped the Boltons with Sansa. I really liked when they were running from Ramsey's men, how Theon would try to protect Sansa, like an older brother, which in a way, he was, having been raised by Ned.

by Anonymousreply 169December 15, 2018 12:19 PM

I admit it--Sean Bean was the reason why I started watching "Game of Thrones." I used to have a crush on him. I know he's getting older and looks ragged due to all that drinking (and how many times has he been married?) but I still like him. Any dirt on Bean besides the drinking and the non-stop marrying?

by Anonymousreply 170December 15, 2018 12:21 PM

Bean has a tiny penis.

by Anonymousreply 171December 15, 2018 12:22 PM

He's on marriage number 5, R170. He's always been bemused by his status as a sex symbol. Filming "Lady Chatterly's Lover" almost ended his second marriage because she was so jealous - years later she intimated that he cheated, a lot, and that it made her crazy. I can't understand why he keeps getting married as he doesn't seem suited to it at all.

by Anonymousreply 172December 15, 2018 6:37 PM

R167, I adore Hardome and Blackwater, as well, I've probably seen them both over twenty times. Just a fan of the battle episodes in general, but Hardhome was definitely the first time I think they took the show next level. The final two minutes was stunning. I would be curious to hear why you think BotB "went off the rails". I have heard much criticism of some of the sequences in that episode over the years, but I think the complaints on the battle itself are too pedantic. Its often a matter of the characters actions that rub people wrong and outside of Sansa not telling Jon about the Vale's army being on the way, I found all the characters acting as they should.

by Anonymousreply 173December 15, 2018 10:35 PM

The Battle of Towton during the Wars of the Roses was the bloodiest battle in English history.

80,000 participants. That was 1% of the entire population of England at the time. Fought for 10 hours during a snow storm. There were so many dead down by the stream on the edge of the battlefield that you could walk across the bodies and not get your feet wet. Two miles away the stream ran red though the nearest town. Blood seeped up the banks to make the snow pink for miles.

That's what we're going to get in the next season.

by Anonymousreply 174December 16, 2018 12:05 AM

Holy shit.

by Anonymousreply 175December 16, 2018 12:12 AM

Why doesn't NCW have a bigger career? I suppose he's a bit too old now for the leading man roles.

by Anonymousreply 176December 16, 2018 12:56 AM

R174, I read about that because I love British History, but I also read that Battle of the Bastards was in some ways based on that battle, too. Not with snow obviously but with bodies piled up, etc.

by Anonymousreply 177December 16, 2018 12:57 AM

" Its often a matter of the characters actions that rub people wrong and outside of Sansa not telling Jon about the Vale's army being on the way, I found all the characters acting as they should. "

Yeah, well, Sansa was right not to tell Jon. He was going into the battle with inferior forces and was being generally nobly stupid, and he'd absolutely have refused to ally with a creepy like Littlefinger. Someone had to find a way to win at any cost, and Sansa stepped up and made a deal that won the battle and saved the North from the Boltons. I presume Jon forgave her later, after she found a way to kill Littlefinger while keeping his army of Vale Knights on board.

Speaking of Littlefinger, is Aiden Gillen gay? He was on "Queer as Folk" after all.

by Anonymousreply 178December 16, 2018 5:18 AM

[R172] Why does he get married so much? I can't imagine his kids are too thrilled with wife number 5. I imagine she won't be the last one.

Ooh, I forgot he was in "Lady Chatterly's Lover." I'm sure he was in his young and very hot phase back then. I have to check it out.

FYI, Sean and that actor who played Robert Baratheon will be appearing in a "Game of Thrones" reunion chat hosted by Conan O'Brien that was filmed after the final episode was taped. It's not going to air on HBO but will be included in a DVD box set.

by Anonymousreply 179December 16, 2018 1:28 PM

R170 I don't know much of his work, but he was terrific in "Stormy Monday (c.1988), as was Melanie Griffith.

by Anonymousreply 180December 16, 2018 3:18 PM

Anyone who's been divorced 3 times should have to pass a class before trying again.

by Anonymousreply 181December 16, 2018 4:39 PM

Yeah, anyone who gets married again after their third or fourth divorce is... a slow learner.

Still, I'd do Sean Bean anyway, I'd probably even marry him for a while! Everyone does, after all.

by Anonymousreply 182December 16, 2018 4:47 PM

His castmates have nothing but good things to say about him, but he sounds like a really shitty husband.

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by Anonymousreply 183December 16, 2018 5:29 PM

Wow, I never heard about this role. Good looking men don't make pretty women.

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by Anonymousreply 184December 16, 2018 5:30 PM

The accent, R176. It was thicker during his first go at Hollywood. Even now, he can’t shake it. He hides it better to the American ear when he plays British like on GoT (and yes, I know GoT isn’t set in England, but the casting calls for lords and ladies in Westeros call for the upper crust British accent).

He also refused to get his nose fixed or those moles removed from his face, which confused casting directors trying to cast pretty boys and absurdly handsome men. Even the producers of GoT played some games and reversed film of an early on scene between Sean Bean and NCW to hide the moles. NCW filled out a bit and Jaime caught on as being handsome, and D&D stopped trying to hide his flaws.

by Anonymousreply 185December 16, 2018 6:57 PM

R185 NCW’s accent has improved dramatically over the past few seasons, but it’s a hot mess in interviews where he can’t decide if he’s going to speak in a British or American accent.

Thing is, he’s European hot and not necessarily American hot, and you’re right about casting directors not really knowing what to do with him. He’s a decent enough actor, but he was also used to being a big fish in a small pond and having a hand in writing/producing back home in Denmark, so he interferes. If he wasn’t such good friends with Dan & David then there would have been way more push back when he kept on questioning the direction they were taking with Jaime. If he wants to do TV work again, because of his age now, he’s either looking at being supporting cast or getting a lead in a British show where they’re more likely to put up with him being a bit difficult.

by Anonymousreply 186December 16, 2018 10:02 PM

NCW was super hot in the Norwegian film, Headhunters, as well as that movie he did with Mads Mikkelsen where they played best friends who looked like they wanted to bone each other.

by Anonymousreply 187December 16, 2018 11:14 PM

In a series that lasts this long with that shooting schedule being away on location etc there must have been hook ups and Gay sex.Now someone ought to start selling stories or spilling the gossip.

by Anonymousreply 188December 17, 2018 1:28 AM

What if Cersei gives birth to a deformed midget? That would be ironic. I feel that there are only three left at the end of GoT—and their last names are all Stark. And maybe a baby.

by Anonymousreply 189December 17, 2018 1:53 AM

Hopefully she does and dies shortly after!!

by Anonymousreply 190December 17, 2018 2:09 AM

This is not a spoiler. But back a while ago in a scene where Cersei was a child she went to see some witch who told her she would have three kids and the'd all die. So if she is really pregnant now, the speculation is she will lose the baby.

by Anonymousreply 191December 17, 2018 2:36 AM

She already had the three kids - Joffrey, Myrcella and Tommen - and they're all dead. She'll be dead before she delivers that baby.

by Anonymousreply 192December 17, 2018 2:41 AM

It would be a waste if no one on that set fucked Will Tudor (here with a fan).

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by Anonymousreply 193December 17, 2018 2:45 AM

R184, Bean was absolutely brilliant in that role in Accused. That he doesn't look good as a woman is part of the point - it's easy to write him off as absurd, but as the story goes on you really get inside the character's head and understand where he's coming from. The episode is worth watching:

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by Anonymousreply 194December 17, 2018 8:30 AM

The first time I saw Sean Bean was in "Clarissa," a BBC dramatization of the novel that aired on PBS in the early 1990s. It was excellent but the REAL problem is that Bean was playing an amoral seducer/libertine/rapist who preys on Clarissa, virtuous woman. It was so obvious from the writing, you're supposed to empathize with Clarissa but Bean was so charismatic and sexy as Lovelace, that for most of the series, I couldn't. The only thing I kept thinking was (before he rapes her in a brothel while she's being held down by prostitutes--that was bad)...what is wrong with Clarissa?

by Anonymousreply 195December 17, 2018 6:24 PM

The Sharpe series is peak Bean. SO hot.

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by Anonymousreply 196December 17, 2018 6:36 PM

God, I loved 'Sharpe'! Love Bean and his northern accent.

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by Anonymousreply 197December 17, 2018 6:38 PM

Dibs on being the next Mrs. Sean Bean!

So what if I'm a guy and he's straight, after a few dozen lagers he'll never notice.

by Anonymousreply 198December 17, 2018 6:39 PM

You're probably right, R198. Apparently he's shitfaced on the regular.

by Anonymousreply 199December 17, 2018 7:10 PM

R51, I worked with JMfir 2 weeks, and he didn’t smell. Maybe in his personal life, where he’s a Topanga Canyon Hippie.

R103, I’ve been on the film business for 17 years in LA, and never heard of that term. And I work closely with actors.

by Anonymousreply 200December 17, 2018 8:37 PM

Who is JMfir?

by Anonymousreply 201December 17, 2018 11:39 PM

I think that was supposed to be "Jason Momoa *for 2 weeks".

by Anonymousreply 202December 18, 2018 12:27 AM

I went to see [italic]Stormy Monday[/italic] because Sting was in it. Seeing a young Sean Bean was a nice surprise. And it's a good movie. Tommy Lee Jones is so mean in this.

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by Anonymousreply 203December 18, 2018 7:40 AM

I figured GoT fans would like this:

[quote]Her Neighbor Hated Her Dragon Nativity Scene. So She Got More Dragons.

. . .

[quote]It may have been an unconventional holiday display, but it was beloved by the whole neighborhood. Or so Rowland thought.

[quote]Last week, Rowland found a scathing note in her mailbox—the return address listed simply as “Neighbor”—that shattered the illusion. “Your dragon display is only marginally acceptable at Halloween,” the anonymous neighbor wrote, in all caps. “It is totally inappropriate at Christmas. It makes your neighbors wonder if you are involved in a demonic cult.” The grinch implored Rowland to consider removing the dragons. “May God bless you and help you to know the true meaning of Christmas,” the note concluded.

[quote]Rowland laughed, then posted a picture of the mail on Twitter. “[A]pparently the ‘true meaning of Christmas’ involves judgmental b*******?”

more at link

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by Anonymousreply 204December 18, 2018 5:05 PM

The lady discussed at R204 ought to add a naked, soot-covered woman and three tiny baby dragons to her display!

That'll show her pissy neighbors.

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by Anonymousreply 205December 18, 2018 7:10 PM

The Maisie/Sophie/Kit friendship is too cute. Love Mophie.

Looking forward to arya&sansa next season. They are my favs along with lena and kit.

Loved sansa in botb. Sansa&Jon chemistry was fucking hot that season the show should of told them to turn it down cuz those looks were hotter than half the sex scenes.

by Anonymousreply 206December 19, 2018 6:32 PM

There was an interview a few years back with the Stark kids minus Rickon and they had  great cammeraderie. Because of the ages of the kids Richard Madden said they didn't hang out as much and Issac (Bran) didn't hang out with the girls (though he's best friends, maybe even roommates with Dean-Charles Chapman (Tommen)) so Richard suggested getting a dinner together for all of them and I thought that was nice. Even if it may not have come to pass it was nice that he was taking an interest in socializing with them.

I'm not a Game of Thrones book reader, but I read that GRRM had originally outlined that Jon and Arya were to fall in love.  I'd rather than incest be relegated to Targaryens and Lannisters.

by Anonymousreply 207December 19, 2018 7:42 PM

Apparently Kit and Emilia got together a while before he got with Rosie. Kit was quite the little manwhoor. Apparently Emilia enjoyed being his friend instead because he is such a drunken whoor. The point is In spite of her protests to the contrary, Emilia fucked Kit. Now she's besties with him and his wife.

In the GRRM storyline he was having Arya in love with Jon, but no indication Jon felt the same. He was loving her in a fraternal way. I'm hoping Ja'qen H'gar returns. I think there was definitely something hot going on with him & Arya.

by Anonymousreply 208December 19, 2018 7:48 PM

Kit was still the manwhore even after he and Rose got engaged. What happened to that Russian "model?" All silent on that front now. I guess he paid her off.

[206] Thank you for your love of Sansa. She is one of my favorite characters. She went through hell. Her reunion with Jon is probably my favorite scene in the series. Yes, I agree with you--Kit and Sophie have a lot of chemistry. I'm not surprised there are people who wanted Jon/Sansa together. Do you think Sansa is going to become Queen in Season 8? Or Wardeness of the North? I know all her haters want her to die but then her arc of survival and learning the game from masters like Littlefinger, Cersei and even Tyrion would make no sense if she died in Season 8.

by Anonymousreply 209December 20, 2018 12:06 AM

For the first time in a long while Sansa feels safe:

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by Anonymousreply 210December 20, 2018 12:18 AM

I don't have a feeling that Sansa will die. If she did that would suck majorly. She very well may be queen.

by Anonymousreply 211December 20, 2018 5:51 AM

I agree. I expect Sansa to survive. I will say this, I do expect Weiss and Benioff to resort to some obvious, cheap, fan service bullshit. Over six episodes we'll see familiar faces become zombies and fight their friends and allies. And I fully expect Hodor to be a member of the army of the dead.

by Anonymousreply 212December 20, 2018 12:28 PM

Sansa will stay at Winterfell and fuck Gendry. Arya will leave Winterfell to become a professional assassin as part of the King's Guard for King Jon/Aegon Targaryen. That's my prediction.

by Anonymousreply 213December 20, 2018 12:38 PM

Cutie.........................and Kit.

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by Anonymousreply 214December 20, 2018 12:44 PM

Many Arya fans are expecting her to reunite with Gendry, marry and have Stark/Baratheon babies. I don't think so. I think she's too far gone as a killer. I agree about Gendry/Sansa.

by Anonymousreply 215December 20, 2018 3:15 PM

I think Gendry might end up getting legitimized after the war is over and he's done great things for King Jon, and given the Baratheon titles and lands.

I don't think he'll marry Sansa. But whoever does marry her next already has my deepest sympathies.

And Arya won't marry anyone, she'll go off with Jacquen. You don't take power from a Death Cult and walk away to live your life, they'll come after you eventually.

by Anonymousreply 216December 20, 2018 3:40 PM

Look at me, I’m an AWG!

by Anonymousreply 217December 20, 2018 4:47 PM

I think Sansa is getting the Queen Elizabeth I arc. Much of her story reminds me of what happened to Elizabeth. And Littlefinger reminds me so much of Thomas Seymour. I bet GRRM probably based Littlefinger on him.

by Anonymousreply 218December 20, 2018 4:48 PM

Gendry will rule the Baratheon lands. Sam will rule the Reach. Either Jamie, Tyrion, or Jamie's kid by Brienne will rule the Westerlands. Robyn will rule the Vale. Sansa will rule the North, Edmure will be restored to the Riverlands. Some Martell relative I don't care about will take over Dorne. Yara had damn well better end up ruling the Iron Islands, because I can't stand Theon.

Jon Snow will be king of Westeros, and he'll hate it. Remember Dany's vision, snow on the iron throne? Whatever could that have meant...

by Anonymousreply 219December 21, 2018 12:15 AM

A lot of you seem very optimistic about the outcome of this show. It’s basically humans vs white walkers and I have heard there will be only a few survivors. There won’t be any kingdom to speak of.

by Anonymousreply 220December 21, 2018 1:48 AM

I think Bronn ought to get Dorne.

R220 we're all just speculating in a light hearted way. There have been no leaks. I think Tyrion will take over High Garden. Unless Jaime and Brienne want it.

by Anonymousreply 221December 21, 2018 2:10 AM

Who is this Sansa Will Be Queen troll? Sansa's an idiot. This thread feels like its been infested with reddit and LSA fraus, all this talk of character "ships" and referring to Harington cheating on "Rosie". How familiar. You can always tell the nutcases when they start talking about the actors like they're people they actually know and hang out with. Now, can we get back to the topic of this thread, please?

by Anonymousreply 222December 21, 2018 2:49 AM

R220 Right. If you’re feeling optimistic you haven’t been paying attention.

by Anonymousreply 223December 21, 2018 3:20 AM

Has anyone ever cracked why Ed Skrein was fired in favor of Michiel Huisman. Some people claimed he sexually harassed Emilia, but after he was fired there were pictures of her cheerfully speaking to him backstage at the MTV Movie Awards. She's not that good of an actress to fake it. Skrein talks around the issue.

"However, he told EW.com that contrary to reports, his participation in the movie was not the reason for his exit from the HBO series.

"That's what been reported in the press but it was a lot more political than that," he said, in comments posted on Thursday. "My plan was to stay with Game of Thrones for the long haul. That was always my plan. I would have loved to."

HBO has not commented on the recasting of Daario.

"It was a wonderful experience, but politics led to us parting ways,"

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by Anonymousreply 224December 21, 2018 6:18 AM

"Politics" must mean that he pissed off someone important.

But the official explanation is also plausible enough, they recast because he was just too cartoonish. Huisman came across as a real guy, and an attractive one.

by Anonymousreply 225December 21, 2018 6:36 AM

I think they felt like he wasn't a very good actor or that he was way too pretty for the kind of character they wanted Daario to be. Huismann looks rougher. When he says he fought in the fighting pits, and he's been a killer and a mercenary all his life you believe him. When he says he came from nothing, you believe him. Skrein inspired no fear at all when he invaded Dany's bath scene and dumped the heads of his buddies on the floor. I think they decided to do more with the character and he wasn't right for it.

by Anonymousreply 226December 21, 2018 11:33 AM

[quote]Speaking of Littlefinger, is Aiden Gillen gay? He was on "Queer as Folk" after all.

He’s an actor. And no, he was in a long term relationship with the woman he eventually married (like 20+ yrs) They have two kids and divorced a few years ago. He’s now with some female musician.

by Anonymousreply 227December 21, 2018 11:49 AM

Ed was so hot, sorry he left the show. I always assumed he wanted more money.

Hope Sansa dies. Never liked her.

Not looking forward to zombie Hodor 😪

by Anonymousreply 228December 21, 2018 12:20 PM

Honestly, I don't think there's going to be an Iron Throne left at the end. It'll probably be melted down to fight the White Walkers. I think what's left of Westeros will be rebuilt or in the process of rebuilding at the end. I also think that what's left of the "kingdom" will be ruled by committee, perhaps setting a blueprint for democracy. That's my guess.

I do think Sam will survive as he's the GRRM alter ego of the story, the one who will tell the story of ice and fire coming together to save the world from White Walkers.

by Anonymousreply 229December 21, 2018 2:02 PM

Sam as GRRM's alter ego is just lazy, it's totally just, both are overweight, so of course they are the same! If GRRM has written anyone as him, it is Petyr Baelish.

Actually pay attention to the books, and you'll see LF is GRRM.

by Anonymousreply 230December 21, 2018 6:41 PM

Also, in case you didn't know, Petyr Baelish ain't dead.

You'll see in the last episode...

It's the Song of Ice and Fire. And it's the Mockingbird who's singing the song!

by Anonymousreply 231December 21, 2018 6:57 PM

Littlefinger didn't die? Really? So Arya didn't slit his throat and he wasn't lying on the floor in Winterfell in a pool of blood?

I'm pretty sure Arya will use Littlefinger's face as one of her nameless assassin guises in Season 8.

by Anonymousreply 232December 21, 2018 8:14 PM

I don't know if Sam Tarly is as much GRRM's alter ego, as a deliberate insert of the sort of fanboy that reads the books. Either way he's making it to the end, and is probably going to step into his birthright as Lord Tarly, Warden of the Reach if not King of it.

Because while I think that Jon is going to end up as king of Westeros, another possible scenario is that there is no iron throne, and that Westeros goes back to what it was before the Targaryans came - seven kingdoms that are all at war with each other.

by Anonymousreply 233December 21, 2018 8:33 PM

@232 No, that didn't really happen. LF is alive.

My god, if you think this show is ending with Jon being the "one true king" AND "the prince that was promised" and THEN living happily ever after, what the fuck have you been watching?

That's just King Arthur, Jon is the most boring King Arthur-like story from ASoiaF!

It ending with him on the Throne is the most boring ending there is.

by Anonymousreply 234December 21, 2018 8:44 PM

Westeros was NOT the kingdoms all at war with each other before the Targs came!! Westeros was Stark, Hoare, Dondarrion, Martell, Arryn, Lannister, Gardener.

by Anonymousreply 235December 21, 2018 9:03 PM

Please, R235! Even with a king on the iron throne supposedly keeping the peace, the Starks and the Lannisters were fighting a war against each other, and they didn't even have adjoining territories with any of the usual border disputes that brings. That sort of thing is normal when great houses rule vast territories in barbaric societies, whenever they had a disagreement about something they'd settle it by raising their armies and having battles.

So yes, I'm assuming that when Westeros was seven independent kingdoms, there was pretty much a constant state of warfare. Not just over petty disputes, but every now and then some asshole would decide he wanted to be king of the seven kingdoms and start a continent-wide war. That's how feudal societies roll.

by Anonymousreply 236December 21, 2018 9:44 PM

Certain aspects of Sansa's character remind me of Anne Neville who was mistreated and kept prisoner by her brother in law George Duke of Clarence. She ended up marrying Richard, Duke of Gloucester, who became Richard III and she became Queen Anne.

by Anonymousreply 237December 21, 2018 11:47 PM

This thread makes something I've known for a long time painfully obvious: The fandom cares much more about the happenings in Westeros than about the actors. That's kind of rare, among obsessive groups of nerds.

by Anonymousreply 238December 21, 2018 11:58 PM

That's true. Fans might have fun talking about Kit's latest misadventure or another actor's peccadilloes but by and large, they're VERY secondary to the show--that's what's most important. Fans definitely hunger more for scoops/spoilers about Season 8 versus dirt on the personal lives of the actors on the show.

by Anonymousreply 239December 22, 2018 12:13 AM

That really doesn't bode well for the actors' future careers, does it. They aren't really carrying a fan base into any new role.

by Anonymousreply 240December 22, 2018 6:30 AM

No I don’t think it does r240. Career wise the secondary characters will probably be much better off long term. The stars might be typecast. Which isn’t uncommon in very popular tv shows.

by Anonymousreply 241December 22, 2018 10:55 AM

I don’t want spoilers of the upcoming season at all. Looking forward to a wild ride!

by Anonymousreply 242December 22, 2018 11:00 AM

@236 my point was, (well actually I was drunk and didn't make my point at all, lol) well I hate Targs, my point was basically fuck Targs.

They were bullies with Dragons and the "peace" they kept was people living in fear of fucking dragons and being terrified of disagreeing with the fucks with motherfucking dragons. As soon as the dragons were gone there was like 4 Blackfyre rebellions, the War of the Ninepenny Kings, and of course Robert's Rebellion. Proving that the only reason there was "peace" during the time Targs had dragons was because Targs had dragons not because they were good rulers.

by Anonymousreply 243December 22, 2018 12:19 PM

Tyrion, Jon Snow, Arya, etc are underdogs but not of Westeros of the 1%.

by Anonymousreply 244December 22, 2018 1:16 PM

[quote] That really doesn't bode well for the actors' future careers, does it. They aren't really carrying a fan base into any new role.

I just watched The Bodyguard on Netflix with Richard Madden. It was very good and also disproves your claim.

by Anonymousreply 245December 22, 2018 1:24 PM

R242, there are no spoilers. There is only speculation and theories. David Benioff and Dan Weiss have actually pulled off a remarkable accomplishment: They tightened up security so much it is impossible to figure out what actually happens in the final season. All we c an really talk about is who might survive.

I mean we can assume a few things. The Army of the Dead is on the march. We knew this last year. Last scene was them breaching the Wall. We know Cersei plans on double-crossing them. We know Jaime left Cersei. We know Jon & Dany are headed to Winterfell and will probably get a very mixed reception. We know Sam & Bran know the truth about Jon's parents. We know there will be reunions as everyone seems to converge in one place. Brienne & Jaime, Tyrion and Pod, Sansa, andBronn. Gendry and Arya, Jon & his cousins, Jon & Sam, Jaime and Bran.

I'm assuming Tormund and Beric survived the Wall crashing down because they need to have a more important death and not be just suffocated under a pile of ice and snow.

I think Kit Lena, Nicolaj, Sophie and Peter will be just fine after Thrones. I think Alfie will too. Not so sure about Maisie. Ian Glen will be fine and Emilia might have a bit of a struggle. I think Gwendoline may have some difficulty, but maybe not. She is so tall.Casting may be difficult. Although Geena Davis managed.

by Anonymousreply 246December 22, 2018 1:25 PM

R245, agree. Richard Madden with Bodyguard is proving he is more than just Robb Stark who died tragically in season 3. I think overall the cast will be fine post show. Emilia and Sophie might struggle the most because they want that A list movie career (and don’t really have the charisma or acting chops to back that up) while the others seem to be content with mixing it up. Harrington got smart after Pompeii, he might not be an A list movie star post GOT but he’ll be busy.

by Anonymousreply 247December 22, 2018 1:40 PM

Kit and Emilia will disappear after Thrones, they are both very, very lucky, they cannot act but they landed amazing roles!

Before Kit disappears though we'll totally hear loads about him, he's being protected by HBO etc, now but when the show end....

by Anonymousreply 248December 22, 2018 2:08 PM

He didn't get smart after Pompeii, The Death and Life of John F. Donovan totally bombed this year.

He cannot act, he's been so lucky with Jon Snow, he wont do anything after.

by Anonymousreply 249December 22, 2018 2:13 PM

Yep, I ‘ve seen Ian in a couple of things. He’s really aging though. I think Maisie, Sophie, and Emilia are not very good actresses. Maybe they will get a franchise.

by Anonymousreply 250December 22, 2018 2:15 PM

[quote]The Death and Life of John F. Donovan totally bombed this year.

When it played TIFF, yes the reviews were terrible but it wasn't released yet.

[quote] Yep, I ‘ve seen Ian in a couple of things. He’s really aging though

Iain had a career pre-Thrones, he was in the terrible Resident Evil films and Lara Croft.

He's actually better looking with age. Here he is in a film with Stephen Dillane (at the .28 second mark)

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by Anonymousreply 251December 22, 2018 2:28 PM

Young Ian! Nice and no grey scale!

by Anonymousreply 252December 22, 2018 2:50 PM

@251 the fact that a film with the actor from the biggest show on TV wasn't released everywhere as soon as could be...is really telling. He's Jon Snow, a character that requires basically no acting skills, he's gonna disappear.

But the shit that's gonna appear about him as soon as HBO don't give a shit about him is gonna be juicy.

He's the shit right now, but come next summer when GOT is finished...dude's gonna fall hard.

by Anonymousreply 253December 22, 2018 2:56 PM

Why don’t you like Kit? He probably won’t have a huge film career but I bet he’ll do fine.

by Anonymousreply 254December 22, 2018 2:58 PM

I don't like Kit because he's a shit actor. He's good looking and comes from money, that's it. He has no talent. (He's also a total whore, which, fair enough, be the best damn whore you can be but he pretends to be lovey dovey with Rose, which is ridiculous, - and this is what once HBO is not protecting him will come out.)

by Anonymousreply 255December 22, 2018 3:07 PM

John Donovan is the fault of the director, not Kit. Every film of his takes longer and longer to release because he's an insufferable cunt.

by Anonymousreply 256December 22, 2018 3:10 PM

@256 K, but like Kit, an actor on the biggest tv show in the world, had to work with an "insufferable cunt" Why? Why isn't Kit getting better projects?

Because he can't fucking act.

by Anonymousreply 257December 22, 2018 3:15 PM

Um, I know you hate Kit, but look at the cast. He's not even the biggest name in it. Dolan is a cunt, I'd ask for a crazy amount of money to work with him again, but until recently, critics and media and the Canadian government were licking his ass.

People work with insufferable cunts all the time, especially in Hollywood.

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by Anonymousreply 258December 22, 2018 3:21 PM

[quote]but like Kit, an actor on the biggest tv show in the world, had to work with an "insufferable cunt" Why? Why isn't Kit getting better projects?

What director isn't an insufferable cunt? Xavier Dolan had issues with the film himself. It was initially to play an earlier film festival (maybe Cannes?) but he pulled it and cut out Jessica Chastain completely from it. So yes, the issue isn't Kit, it's this production.

To question why Kit isn't getting better projects is to ask why most actors aren't? Sophie is in the languishing X-Men franchise. Dark Phoenix has been pushed back forever. Same with Maisie with her X-Men project "The New Mutants".

I don't think anyone from the show has been able to take the success of the show and shape it into a stratospheric career. They're working actors and work begets work and sometimes that work is notable but most will mundane. Such is life.

And I have to laugh to think that HBO is doing damage control for Kit. All the cast members could be serial killers and the final season would still be a success.

by Anonymousreply 259December 22, 2018 3:26 PM

To be fair R259, I've worked with some very lovely people as well. I'm glad to see this film crash and burn

by Anonymousreply 260December 22, 2018 3:32 PM

@258 K. People do work with 'insufferable cunts' all the time in Hollywood but there is still good projects and Kit is not getting them.

@259 Dude, wait, till GOT is finished and see the shit that comes out about Kit. They made the thing with him naked in the bed with a woman he had just fucked disappear! They are not gonna protect him after GOT.

by Anonymousreply 261December 22, 2018 3:33 PM

Oh, please!~ Since when is being a whoor on DL a liability? And that delicious, pocket-sized morsel has a fine ass. Yes. He's the pretty one, Madge! Look. Xavier Dolan was THE hot director a few years ago. Kit's agent got on board with that just like a lot of other people. At Cannes and Toronto Dolan was all the rage. He even served on the jury for Cannes. If that movie is shit blame Xavier.

IMO, and this goes for all the younger actors, if you can draw in an audience, get asses in seats, or get ratings, you will get work. I think people like Rory McCann, Conleth, and Carice will be helped by their work on GoT. So will Gwen. They got a career boost. I think Sophie did a good job and she'll work. Madden was smart to stay close to home working in the UK. I don't Isaac is going to do much. IMO he is going to be the fastest fade away.

by Anonymousreply 262December 22, 2018 3:41 PM

Kit will be "protected" as long as he stays friends with David Benioff and Dan Weiss. And HBO production companies are famous for recycling actors. If HBO thought Kit was a problem, they would have never invested in his vanity project about the gun powder plot which no one here gives two fucks about. Harington is also making enough money to hire good PR people to keep his dirt under wraps. What Russian hooker?

by Anonymousreply 263December 22, 2018 3:46 PM

When can cheating been a problem for an actor? No one but Rose and her family will care.

I’d say the cast has 6-10 years to get their next “big” thing, ala Madden and Bodyguard.

Unless they want to pull a “Nikki Blonsky from hairspray” for the rest of their lives

by Anonymousreply 264December 22, 2018 4:00 PM

[quote]Any dirt on the game of thrones cast?

Evidently not. Only speculation about the storylines and the actors' careers post-GoT.

by Anonymousreply 265December 22, 2018 4:22 PM

Well, R265, honestly, who cares? Who gives a fuck about Maisie, Sophie or Kit? Really. While they're all popular, none of them are at a level where a scandal would matter at all. So what if we see Alfie Allen and Kit Harington puking on the street after visiting the pubs? Who cares if we see nude photos of Maisie? No one.

by Anonymousreply 266December 22, 2018 4:26 PM

R248/253/255 has outed herself as a LSA reject. She's really pushing this narrative but I don't buy it. Those crazy cunts over there have a bug up their ass over Harington's wife for some reason. So the actor gets drunk and fucks around. Big fucking deal. As for future prospects, Kit can definitely put seats in a theatre. He looks much healthier and happier these days working on stage than he has in a long time. Gossip from Belfast during the final season of filming was that the cast would get blotto drunk after a long day's shoot most nights and that Harington often drank till he passed out. Sounds like he was in a rough place, but shedding GoT seems to have been good for him. He wants to write as well. He might surprise everyone. I think he could do well in a perverse comedy.

And John F. Donovan - I agree with the poster who's pointing out that the fault lies with Dolan, who whined and bitched about his last failure because how dare the critics pan him. Dolan dragging his feet with premiering the film was telling. He seemed at a loss on what he was actually trying to say. Four hours of footage and yet he couldn't seem to edit it into something cohesive. In the handful of reviews that came out of TIFF, Harington's performance was actually mentioned often as one of the few highlights in the film. It's the intrusion of the young Jacob Tremblay character and his mom, played by Portman, that sent the story into twee territory.

R246, I'd not seen Christie in anything before GoT but she was very interesting in the Top Of The Lake: China Girl series last year. I hated the second season but GC's character was so quirky she stood out. I think she'll find work in a lot of things. As Brienne, I think she's come a long way. I found her acting atrocious in the second season.

by Anonymousreply 267December 22, 2018 6:20 PM

[quote] I think she'll find work in a lot of things. As Brienne, I think she's come a long way. I found her acting atrocious in the second season.

She has grown.

I don't think casting directors know what to do with her. She won't be the romantic lead due to her height. Her Star Wars role is just her hidden behind a costume and she had a small role in The Darkest Minds as a bounty hunter. Due to her height she'll be playing authoritarian roles, I think. Though, she does voicework in 'Welcome to Marwen' and she is in one scene as Steve Carrell's caregiver.

by Anonymousreply 268December 22, 2018 6:45 PM

I mentioned Geena Davis earlier because she is also into Amazon territory height-wise. Yet, she did a lot of good work for a while. And Sigourney Weaver is another really tall woman.So if Gwen Christie gets the right kind of agent she will be fie. I adore her.

by Anonymousreply 269December 22, 2018 7:28 PM

I really hope that Gwen doesn’t just basically give up after GoT and devote most of her time to modelling. The show was her first real TV job, and while she did overact in S2, she’s gotten so much better. However there is a real danger of her disappearing. She was completely underused in Star Wars, to the point that I wonder why they bothered with Phasma in the first place, and she practically begged Jane Campion for her role in Top of the Lake. In fact she’s got a rep for doing that.

From what I can gather, she’s incredibly smart though. Might be better suited to moving behind the camera and either writing, producing or directing. Time’s against her as well. She was cagey about divulging her age a few years ago, which means she’s probably older than she says she is.

by Anonymousreply 270December 22, 2018 8:42 PM

I want to hear where the S&M rumor about Gwendoline came from. Judging by the dvd commentaries for S7, it sounded like she got a bit kinky with Kit between takes.

by Anonymousreply 271December 22, 2018 10:39 PM

Most of the "GoT" cast will be fine, if they're willing to commit to staying in the closed circle of Approved British Actors. These are the people who can spend decades bouncing between TV, Theater, British movies, and occasionally Hollywood, and who will take both leading and supporting roles. Britain takes much better care of its actors than Hollywood does, Hollywood drops them when they're no longer the new toy, or they realize that they aren't bringing millions of fans from their hit show to a new project, but Britain will employ them forever, even if it won't make them into huge stars.

So if Harrington is willing to fit into that role, he'll be okay, and frankly he'd be well advised to. For some reason he's only beautiful as Jon Snow, in other roles he usually looks short and ordinary (same for Clarke), and IMHO he's not going to be offered any more starmaking roles. But it's Sophie Turner who seems to be poised to make the mistake of trying for a Hollywood career instead of a long career as a versatile Brit, she's already taken a crap franchise and wasn't impressive, and she's engaged to a gay famewhore. Not a good sign.

by Anonymousreply 272December 22, 2018 11:46 PM

Too bad we didn't get more Tom Wlaschiha.

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by Anonymousreply 273December 23, 2018 1:43 AM

Hoping he’ll put in an appearance in the final season.

by Anonymousreply 274December 23, 2018 11:26 AM

@267 You sweet summer child!

You miss the point completely!

Nobody actually gives a shit about him and his wife, that's why he's gonna disappear! He dosen't put people in seats, outside of Jon Snow nobody wants to watch him.

by Anonymousreply 275December 25, 2018 12:28 AM

you're an asshat, 275. Sweet summer child? Definitely an LSA cunt. Go troll somewhere else. Nobody here cares what you have to say. I'm not missing your "point" because you don't have one, and your stupid pronouncements are already off the mark. Do you really think all those women filling up the theatre every night for True West are there because they're massive fans of Sam Shepard?

Back to the gossip - wasn't there another recent thread talking about Sophie's coke addiction? I've always thought she was a good actress, but she really does not understand her character at all and comes across kind of dim. And I recall on the old cocaine thread someone mentioning the entire cast liked their blow, but Lena Headey in particular. Wonder if she's slowed down any.

by Anonymousreply 276December 25, 2018 6:01 AM

In the meantime, Daniel Radcliffe, from another big franchise, seems to be faring well. No, he's not a superstar but he continues to act in movies and theater. I saw him last week in his latest Broadway outing and was really impressed with how believable he was playing an overly earnest, obsessive American fact-checker who drives Bobby Cannavale crazy in "Lifespan of a Fact." I've also seen him in other B'way productions and was similarly impressed with his performances.

by Anonymousreply 277December 26, 2018 3:39 PM

HBO is doing a Game of Thrones marathon for the next few days. Each day, they're playing the entirety of a season. Today it's season 3.

by Anonymousreply 278December 28, 2018 1:40 PM

Maisie is definitely not gay. I think Sophie can be though.

Gethin (Renly) and Will (Olyvar) can be gay in real life too.

I think the actor who played Tommen can be gay as well, he also has some "video" out there, IYKWIM

by Anonymousreply 279December 28, 2018 1:58 PM

And oh!! I thought Isaac (Bran) can be too! Last time I checked on his insta, he was around a lot with this dude, I think they have a playful kiss on cheek on there. But they may just be really close friends.

by Anonymousreply 280December 28, 2018 2:03 PM

They can be gay, R280? Are you giving them permission?

by Anonymousreply 281December 28, 2018 11:55 PM

Any dirt on...Lena?

by Anonymousreply 282December 29, 2018 1:48 AM

r281 possibility

by Anonymousreply 283December 29, 2018 2:49 AM

[quote]They can be gay, [R280]? Are you giving them permission?

If that's how it work could you give permission to Richard Dormer (Beric Dondarrion)?

by Anonymousreply 284December 29, 2018 3:08 AM

What about the Greyjoy girl, is she straight in real life?

by Anonymousreply 285December 29, 2018 7:11 AM

The actress who plays Yara Greyjoy (forget her name) recently had a baby with her boyfriend.

by Anonymousreply 286December 29, 2018 1:45 PM

She’s funny on Upstart Crow.

by Anonymousreply 287December 29, 2018 2:20 PM

I really thought the Yara actress was gay and expecting a a baby with a female partner especially when she participated in BBC's "Queer" monologues.

by Anonymousreply 288December 29, 2018 4:55 PM

@276 Your taking me too seriously! I'm just taking the piss of course I know fuck all about what's going to happen to who's career or whatever, I'm not really seriously saying I do, I'm just shit talking! Shit talking, when drunk.

by Anonymousreply 289December 29, 2018 7:20 PM

Agree, R277. I saw Radcliffe in How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying, and I was impressed. He was great in the part, as a thespian and performer, and most surprising was how acrobatic he was. He did a full flip.

I want to say he’s serviceable as a Broadway lead actor, but I would mean that wholly as a compliment. He holds his own, and that’s saying a lot.

by Anonymousreply 290December 29, 2018 7:49 PM

I saw Radcliffe in H2SI$WRT as well and enjoyed his performance. I think he's really grown as an actor. There's a guy that really put a lot of work and effort into a post-franchise career. He may have been lucky in that, financially, he's set for life and could have done whatever he wanted, but turns out, what he really wanted was a respectable acting career. I'm looking forward to seeing him in that TBS angel show. Looks amusing. I think many of the GoT cast would be smart to follow his path. I actually see Harington choosing a similar career, in that he will spend as much time on a stage as a film set. The 5 who were making two million an episode can afford to be very choosy with the films they want to work on. I keep meaning to watch that Dinklage flick that played Sundance this year. He picks interesting projects when its small independent films. And I still want to see The Death And Life of John F. Donovan.

You know, I just finished watching The Terror for the third time. Still my absolute favorite thing I watched this year and it came out in January. I thought Tobias Menzies was good in Thrones, but of course his character is a boob and kind of a joke. They finally gave him a meaty scene in S6. But my god, he was so wonderful on The Terror. His speech to Jared Harris's Francis Crozier when he talks about his accomplishments as vanity - made me cry every time. Anyone got any good dish on him?

by Anonymousreply 291December 30, 2018 12:54 AM

There is frustratingly little gossip on Menzies other than he dated Kristin Scott Thomas.

We know that he's not afraid to show cock.

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by Anonymousreply 292December 30, 2018 1:14 AM

A lot of these actors make the mistake of thinking they are too popular and "above" doing certain projects. Or they won't settle for less than leading lady/man roles. Dan Rad is definitely smart and will be working forever.

by Anonymousreply 293December 30, 2018 6:59 AM

I also REALLY loved The Terror, it is so worthwhile to find it and watch.

by Anonymousreply 294December 30, 2018 7:14 AM

Sophie Turner gay. Kit Harrington gay. Emilia Clarke gay Rose Leslie gay

by Anonymousreply 295December 30, 2018 1:42 PM

Dragons all gay.

by Anonymousreply 296December 30, 2018 2:47 PM

In Hollywood all the dragons are closeted. That's the only way they'll ever get work.

by Anonymousreply 297December 30, 2018 9:43 PM

Night King? As if, he is a kaween honey.

by Anonymousreply 298December 30, 2018 9:44 PM

Thanks for the pic r292. I like when actors aren't afraid to show dick. (I don't suppose the guy on the bed rolled over and showed his at some point?). I appreciated Alfie Allen going full frontal back in season 1. I was hoping Oberyn Martell would do the same, but unfortunately he didn't.

Hard to tell from the shot, but is Menzies cut?

by Anonymousreply 299January 4, 2019 3:43 AM

I think the "guy on the bed" is Sam Heughan, or however you spell his name, and that's a scene from the infamous rape in Outlander. I don't think he ever did a full frontal but I guess there's a lot of softcore sex scenes in that series so he shows off a lot.

by Anonymousreply 300January 4, 2019 6:13 PM

And no way is Harington gay, R295. He's left too long of a trail of women in the last ten years of Thrones, and in light of the Russian model scandal, I seriously doubt that was something they planted to make him look straight. I am inclined to believe he's slept with men for roles, though. I mean, look at that mouth. He's mentioned in recent interviews that everyone knew about Spacey in London; I wonder how much of it was first hand.

by Anonymousreply 301January 4, 2019 6:38 PM

Going by his Instagram posts (and, more importantly, who he follows and likes), I'm pretty sure Young Ned Stark (Sebastian Croft) is gay.

by Anonymousreply 302February 21, 2019 10:59 PM

r302 Thanks for sending me down the rabbit hole. Because of course I couldn't resist this BDF standing next to him.

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by Anonymousreply 303February 21, 2019 11:13 PM

R303 BDF?

by Anonymousreply 304February 21, 2019 11:24 PM

Big Dick Face.

Remember it. Use it.

by Anonymousreply 305February 21, 2019 11:29 PM

R305 Thank you for your wisdom, I shall take it with me throughout my life.

by Anonymousreply 306February 21, 2019 11:36 PM

R304 is a slow learner...but he learns.

by Anonymousreply 307February 22, 2019 4:07 AM

R307 I'm quick to detect gay Instagram activity, so I got that going for me, which is nice

by Anonymousreply 308February 22, 2019 10:51 AM

r308 I appreciate DLers who are familiar enough with Instagram and can sense what makes one homo-adjacent (I cover Twitter myself), so thanks for reporting back with your findings!

by Anonymousreply 309February 22, 2019 11:57 AM

Bump...the season finale premiere is about a month away!

by Anonymousreply 310March 6, 2019 2:18 PM

It'll be so fun watching who swims and who sinks after this show is over.

by Anonymousreply 311March 6, 2019 2:21 PM

r273, he's in das boots, which i saw recently.

by Anonymousreply 312March 6, 2019 2:30 PM

Bump for anything on Liam Cunningham

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by Anonymousreply 313March 6, 2019 4:35 PM

[quote]It'll be so fun watching who swims and who sinks after this show is over.

If anyone was going to parlay their fame from this show into box office stardom it would have happened already. The big bet was on Kit and he's been in a string of flops with the exception of his voicework in 'How to Train Your Dragon'. Emilia is back to rom-coms after action flops "Solo" and "Terminator: Genysis". The rest are going to soldier away like they have been prior to the show. Dinklage, Headey, Coster-Waldau and a good many others in that huge cast had a film/TV career prior to the show. Jorah was in those awful Resident Evil films and had a theatre career.

I don't expect much from Maisie Williams (Arya) and Isaac Hempstead-Wright (Bran), however Maisie is doing more work than Isaac.

by Anonymousreply 314March 9, 2019 8:33 PM

r314 You didn't even mention Turner's upcoming bomb, Dark Phoenix. She managed to snag Joe Jonas at just the right moment before her starpower starts waning irreversibly. Smart girl.

by Anonymousreply 315March 9, 2019 8:37 PM

[quote]You didn't even mention Turner's upcoming bomb, Dark Phoenix

The less said about Dark Phoenix and Maisie's New Mutants the better.

by Anonymousreply 316March 9, 2019 9:17 PM

Turner's bf Joe is a fucking loser. She shouldn't have aimed higher...she ain't bad looking...too bad she thinks she only deserves someone like Joe Jonas.

by Anonymousreply 317March 9, 2019 9:25 PM

*Should have

by Anonymousreply 318March 9, 2019 9:25 PM

I'm still going to watch Death &Life of JFD and make up my own mind on the film. I also want to see Lena's new film on the wrestling family but that's more for Stephen Merchant. I think Kit's been on his best behavior since filming wrapped. The grueling schedule seems to have burned him out in particular. The stage work was probably good for him, but the difference in his Colbert interview from a few nights ago to how he was doing a year ago is night and day. Yeah, his films haven't done well, and he's picked some shitty material, but he seems like he's also grown quite a bit in his performances since his Pompeii days. I'm curious to see what he'll do next. I think he would do well to choose another ensemble drama or even a comedy.

Dinklage didn't deserve his Emmy for the last season of GoT. It should have gone to NCW who's expressions stole most of the scenes he was in. I think Dinklage was really burned out and sick of GoT as well. He had one good scene in ep 7 with Lena but ever since they took him out of KL Tyrion has been a dour bore and Peter's line readings are often flat. Such a huge change from the performance we used to get back in S1-4.

I agree that most of the older cast will go back to being the character actors they were before and getting work just as they always have. But of the younger cast, I think Maisie Williams is the only one who might have a real future. Isaac doesn't really appear to be interested in pursuing acting. He's really into university and will most likely choose something else.

Emilia can disappear for all I care. She's cute and silly on talk show appearances but I find her pretty vapid and lifeless onscreen.

by Anonymousreply 319March 9, 2019 9:31 PM

[quote]I also want to see Lena's new film on the wrestling family but that's more for Stephen Merchant.

Lena is only in a few scenes and she and Nick Frost don't have much to do It's a good film, though.

by Anonymousreply 320March 9, 2019 9:41 PM

If they ever decide to do another Big Bang Theory spin off for young Johnny Galecki, Kit would be perfect

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by Anonymousreply 321March 10, 2019 5:13 PM

He doesn't look anything like Galecki. One of them is actually good looking.

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by Anonymousreply 322March 11, 2019 12:37 AM

Not to mention theyre barely 10 years apart. He's older than Galecki was when the show started

by Anonymousreply 323March 11, 2019 7:43 AM

I knew Sophie liked the vadge.

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by Anonymousreply 324March 28, 2019 2:50 AM

Daddy I want you na na

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by Anonymousreply 325April 10, 2019 2:03 AM

OP he's a tinymeat

by Anonymousreply 326April 10, 2019 2:08 AM

NCW, Beric Dondarrion, Grey Worm, Jaqen H’gar, Stannis...so many fine men in this show.

by Anonymousreply 327April 10, 2019 2:12 AM

Turner and Williams have their own production companies. Turner bought the rights to a biopic about a plane crash survivor.

by Anonymousreply 328April 10, 2019 2:19 AM

I kind of hate that Sophie's offhand comment about experimenting become massive headlines that she's bi. Experimenting doesn't mean shit.

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by Anonymousreply 329April 10, 2019 2:21 AM

She was likely high and made out with Maisie at a party to get some guy's attention, like 75% of straight teen girls, and Kylie Minogue.

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by Anonymousreply 330April 10, 2019 2:26 AM

[quote] there are low-key rumors in lesbian circles that Sophie Turner is gay.

No there aren't.

And she's engaged to a Jonas brother.

by Anonymousreply 331April 10, 2019 3:23 AM

Like there were no rumors about the Jonas brothers, when they were a thing!

by Anonymousreply 332April 10, 2019 3:38 AM

R329 she's a closeted lesbian.

by Anonymousreply 333April 10, 2019 9:52 PM

tinymeat

by Anonymousreply 334April 11, 2019 2:33 AM
by Anonymousreply 335April 17, 2019 11:08 PM

Are there any confirmed gays in the cast?

by Anonymousreply 336April 17, 2019 11:28 PM

Hodor, Uncle Kevan Lannister who is in a longterm relationship with Ben Daniels of THE CROWN.

by Anonymousreply 337April 17, 2019 11:49 PM

who has tinymeat? the german guy?

by Anonymousreply 338April 18, 2019 12:11 AM

I forgot about the guy that played Hodor, speaking of Hodor does anyone know if the massive cock he showed in a GOT episode really his or a fake because I mean the guy is literally a giant but that doesn't always translate to other...areas.

by Anonymousreply 339April 18, 2019 12:33 AM

It was fake, he wore a prosthetic. He talked about it in an interview shortly after the episode aired.

by Anonymousreply 340April 18, 2019 12:41 AM

Is Tom Wlaschiha gay?

by Anonymousreply 341April 18, 2019 1:09 AM

R340 it looked real

by Anonymousreply 342April 19, 2019 11:55 AM

Ian Gelder

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by Anonymousreply 343April 19, 2019 11:59 AM

The actor who plays Ja'qen H'gar, Tom Wlaschiha, got naked for a fish.

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by Anonymousreply 344April 21, 2019 5:57 PM

Isaac Hempstead-Wright is (probably) gay and should send me nudes.

by Anonymousreply 345May 3, 2019 8:43 PM

Anyone heard anything about the cast since they finished filming? Seems like some of the cast might be getting pulled into the fandom backlash on social media.

by Anonymousreply 346May 18, 2019 12:22 AM

Well Nikolaj cancelled a con appearance next weekend (tho I guess he does that all the time?) and apparently Kit is getting some major PR prep thanks to HBO for handling things after the finale.

by Anonymousreply 347May 18, 2019 1:37 AM

"Seems like some of the cast might be getting pulled into the fandom backlash on social media."

I do hope they have the sense to lie low for a while and not get involved, because either defending the S8 shitshow or joining in the chorus of criticism would make them look bad.

I do have some sympathy for the actors, because at the exact moment where they need to publicize themselves and push to expand their careers, the failure of the last season has placed them in a no-win situation. Even the easy money they can get from appearing at Cons has become problematic, the fans will ask them how things fell apart and it's not a good idea for actors to go around criticizing producers and showrunners in public. They need the producers and showrunners of the world for future acting gigs, if they tell the truth they might lose future acting jobs, because part of an actor's job is publicizing the end product.

by Anonymousreply 348May 19, 2019 12:12 AM

Yeah, I’m hearing murmurings through friends/former colleagues that the cast are NOT happy. A few are really fucking angry. They’re savvy enough to know that this will be the biggest role in their careers for many of them, and how well it’s received will affect what they can earn at Comic Cons in the future. They’re like actor pension plans.

HBO are doing damage control and Weiss and Benioff have been advised to go radio silent while the dust settles. I’m surprised they haven’t sent a flood of interns to deal with the low IMDB ratings for the last few episodes. (Yes, they do that.) That shit affects dvd and digital sales. The petition that’s doing the rounds is making execs nervous too. Thought it weird that random actors were calling out dissatisfied fans on social media? Favours were called in. They’ve got a prequel to promote and they really didn’t want blowback. Should GoT get the same reputation as Lost did, it’s dead in the water.

Speaking of Nikolaj, one of his interviews has been pulled from publication several times. It’s no secret that he hasn’t been happy with Jaime’s character arc in the past. He was publicly calling the showrunners out after S7 aired. Lena really pushed back this season as well. She hated that Cersei slept with Euron, and the fact that Cersei’s death left her a blubbering mess. Emilia was really upset about what they did to Dany too, and the guy who played Varys has publicly commented on the nosedive in the quality of the material in the last 2 seasons.

Dan and David have never taken kindly to criticism. They killed off Barristan earlier on the show because the actor asked too many questions about his role, and the actress who played Ros objected to reduced screen time , so they wrote her out in the scene where Joffrey killed her character with a crossbow. There’s good reason why Star Wars fans are nervous.

There’s bound to be more tea. I doubt the cast are going to take to kindly to the fact that Amanda Peet, Benioff’s wife, was leaking things to gossip sites about them either.

by Anonymousreply 349May 20, 2019 8:50 PM

[quote]Speaking of Nikolaj, one of his interviews has been pulled from publication several times. It’s no secret that he hasn’t been happy with Jaime’s character arc in the past. He was publicly calling the showrunners out after S7 aired.

The interview is now up on EW, and it sounds like he’s pleased with everything. I get that the guy has a career to think about, but I’m not sure he was as unhappy as fans want to think he was.

by Anonymousreply 350May 20, 2019 9:42 PM

[quote]the actress who played Ros objected to reduced screen time

I thought she complained about all the required pussy flashing?

If she complained about reduced screen time I don’t pity her, she wasn’t that great a character anyway.

by Anonymousreply 351May 20, 2019 10:11 PM

As a grown up, I don't think the meh end of Game of Thrones casts shadows on the actors. I thought the show ran out of steam a few years ago. I was mostly watching for craft. The costumes and makeup and special effects. Even the shitty Nightwalker war episode was still spectacular to look at.

by Anonymousreply 352May 20, 2019 11:54 PM

R349, any word on who has been the angriest? It seems Emilia Clarke has been the most vocal about the turn in her character's arc. I think she's a bit simple minded, though, if she really thought Dany was the hero all this time. She said she was given notes over the years to play some of her scenes differently and she couldn't figure it out? S2 Dany yelling at the Spice merchant about taking back the Throne with fire and blood seemed a pretty good indicator that all would not end in peaceful rule with her at the helm.

I'm a bit bummed that Tyrion talks Jon into killing his lover and then Jon is punished while Tyrion gets to go back to his favorite place, namely ruling over the small council for KL. It worked out well for him. Then again, Jon was always meant to be a tragic hero.

by Anonymousreply 353May 21, 2019 12:07 AM

Yes, OP, a lot of dirt on them, after those fight scenes.

by Anonymousreply 354May 21, 2019 12:18 AM

On the finale, Pedro Pascal (who played Oberyn) tweeted, "Shut up. It was perfect."

by Anonymousreply 355May 21, 2019 12:56 AM

R350 Just read what was finally released and, trust me, that’s Nikolaj not wanting to publicly bite the hand that fed him those massive salaries. He was really glad when he finished filming about the opportunity to move on, and he’ll be even more pleased when HBO aren’t riding his ass to play nice anymore. He was fucking miserable from S5 onwards, because although the money was great, he hated the material he was given, didn’t feel like D&D were listening to his concerns and felt like he was losing out on better projects. It’s around that time he lost his mind and decided to fire his manager.

R353 Angriest? Probably Lena. She’s not one to mince her words, and she’s been used to getting her own way. (See the hoops they had to jump through so her and Jerome wouldn’t film together.) Emilia is really, really upset though. She literally broke her brain twice playing that part, and she took it personally. I believe Gwendoline was gutted about how they dealt with Brienne too. Having her reduced to being a place for Jaime to keep his dick warm, before he went back to his sister, was not something she expected or wanted for the character.

Please don’t believe the bullshit about this being GRRM’s ending. It’s the ending HBO believed would get Peter another Emmy, and Kit and Emilia nominations. It’s blatantly fucking obvious that D&D repurposed an earlier draft of Jaime becoming the Valonqar and killing Cersei in the scene where Jon kills Dany. People are already picking up on it. To say they misjudged it is an understatement.

by Anonymousreply 356May 21, 2019 1:37 AM

So R356 you're saying HBO dictated this ending, not D&D?

by Anonymousreply 357May 21, 2019 1:40 AM

I could see GRRM pulling a fast one and doing completely different endings, and for now just going along with the show creators saying they’ve based it off his plans. He can just claim he changed his mind and the storylines evolved.

by Anonymousreply 358May 21, 2019 1:46 AM

R358 Loyal bookreader here. I've given up hope on the books finishing. If they happen, they'll be a pleasant surprise

by Anonymousreply 359May 21, 2019 1:48 AM

R356 - "broke her brain" playing a character. On these short seasons? Oh, PUHLEASE. Isn't it called acting anymore?

by Anonymousreply 360May 21, 2019 1:51 AM

It was an underwhelming season, but it wasn't as bad as True Blood's last lap. God that was PAINFUL

by Anonymousreply 361May 21, 2019 1:52 AM

"It’s around that time he lost his mind and decided to fire his manager."

Explain this. So he was wrong to fire his manager?

I HATED how they wrote Cersei in the final season. Firstly, she was barely on and when she was on, she just smirked and sneered from a balcony! I really thought that maybe Lena asked for a lighter shooting schedule for personal reasons because I was dumbfounded why she was so underutilized during the final season.

As for Brienne, it boggles my mind how ugly that character was treated by the writers--and this was right after the knighting of Brienne--probably one of the most beautiful and poignant scenes in the series bar none. In the show, she was just a plot device for Jaime to realize he wanted to go back to his sister. Brienne is a paragon of honor and integrity--a pure soul and she's used and discarded by Jaime like human kleenex because he's addicted to his sister (according to the showrunners).And did you all catch Jaime saying after he was captured by Dany's forces and right before Tyrion frees him, that he never cared about the innocent people in King's Landing! WHAT??? Excuse me, but isn't Jaime caring about the innocents of King's Landing the reason why he killed the Mad King! Or did I just imagine that scene in the Harrenhall baths where he's pouring his heart out to Brienne over why he killed the Mad King. The ruined Jaime arc is a big example of how this show went off the rails this season.

However, I do think Gwendoline Christie gave a powerful performance this season. When Jaime left her like that, I couldn't wait for him to die.

by Anonymousreply 362May 21, 2019 1:56 AM

Apparently being an unknown actress who hits it big, causes strokes. Sheesh, these tender younger generations. Many of these actresses are not as big as they think they got, off this show. Are any of them even "household names"?

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by Anonymousreply 363May 21, 2019 1:56 AM

Jaime should have left Cersei when she blew up the Sept of Baelor. It made no sense that he would stay and be even more loyal. He already left her in the books long before then.

by Anonymousreply 364May 21, 2019 1:59 AM

She did not "break her brain" for that role. Suggesting a brain aneurysm was caused from her acting is not exactly complimentary to her 'talent'. I feel like Dany's story is what happens when an entitled SJW gets too much power. Guess the dragon queen forgot to check her privilege.

by Anonymousreply 365May 21, 2019 2:40 AM

LOL at fictional characters being "treated badly". Hehe! As a watcher of GOT and not a superfan, I love how emotional all the fans are getting.

But Brienne is more complex than a woman who was humped and dumped by Jaime and her actualisation into an adult at the end was surprisingly nuanced.

She was a damanged young woman who had been harrassed and humiliated her whole life who both accepted her unusual body and strength and became the best she could at utilizing it. At the same time, she clung emotionally to powerful aristocrats who thew her a bone of respect- Renley Baratheon, Catelyn Stark, Jaime Lannister and Sansa Stark. In spite of the fact she's a woman in a man's job, was quite conservative, in both her manner and her tastes.

She lived up to the knightly tradition to a fault. Coarseness and animal passions were abhorrent - she fell in love with the strapping, witty and beautifully presented Renly and Jaime, and was repulsed by the strapping, witty and boorishly wild Tormund. She wasn't someone who wasn't sexually active out of disinterest, due to the lack of organs or because of sexual trauma like others. Brienne had sexual needs she never fulfilled because, like Jaime and even Jon Snow, her sense of personal nobility means she won't fuck just anyone. When she slept with Jaime, she stopped drawing fulfillment from her devotion to aristocratic masters and became a woman. She was able to leave Sansa's kingdom and head up Bran's Kingsguard in her own.

The last 3 episodes showed characters not just become who they truly are, but who they chose to be. Some of them tried to be one thing, but were pulled to be something else. Others chose a couple of things. Jaime chose the living and the love of a good woman, but on hearing his sister was basically going to die he was impelled to choose death and the love of a bad woman. Jaime tried life with her, and he failed, and that's not her fault and he paid for it with his life. After he died, Brienne chose not to become embittered and spiteful. Jaime had the title of Kingslayer, quite unfairly, and she was the only one who knew why. But he didn't deny it or complain about it. He knew his love for Cersei was wrong but he did not deny or lie about it, and he remained faithful to his own values. By writing the Liberty Valance version of his life in the Kingsguard book, she recorded his most noble feats as a knight, and recorded his love as a man who loved her rival.

By doing so, Brienne finally became her full self, both knight AND woman. She's able to move on from serving Sansa and from grieving Jaime and live her own life as the most powerful knight in Westeros.

by Anonymousreply 366May 21, 2019 2:46 AM

r365 You know it, girl

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by Anonymousreply 367May 21, 2019 2:48 AM

Queen you shall be... until there comes another, younger and more beautiful, to cast you down and take all that you hold dear.

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by Anonymousreply 368May 21, 2019 2:50 AM

[quote]Angriest? Probably Lena. She’s not one to mince her words, and she’s been used to getting her own way. (See the hoops they had to jump through so her and Jerome wouldn’t film together.)

This bitch got catered to for years by the writers and was gifted with the gentlest ending. She made her bed.

Wish the wardrobe person would come back now that the season’s over. They had real gossip.

by Anonymousreply 369May 21, 2019 5:25 AM

[quote]Lena really pushed back this season as well. She hated that Cersei slept with Euron

The thing is, rewarding assorted men who do her bidding with sex is something Cersei of the books does regularly. When Lena bitched that it was out of character for Cersei to do something like that, I rolled my eyes. It's just proof of how far the show has strayed from George R. R. Martin's characterization of Cersei that Lena would think that.

That Vanity Fair article linked at R363 is nothing more than thinly-disguised derision by Joanna Robinson, whose pathological hatred of Daenerys has actually spilled over onto Emilia Clarke, as people who follow her writing about the show and her interviews can attest. John Bradley tried to discuss it with her on Twitter and she muted him. She's nuts.

by Anonymousreply 370May 21, 2019 6:27 AM

IMHO the only people who are happy with season 8 are the ones who hated Danerys all along, and they're not very happy. Even they admit everything was done too fast.

by Anonymousreply 371May 21, 2019 6:36 AM

So who wrote the "Song of Ice and Fire" book presented at the final Small Council meeting? Sam had the book but didn't write it, he kept referring to the "he" that actually wrote the book but I didn't catch who it was.

by Anonymousreply 372May 21, 2019 6:41 AM

[quote]Sam had the book but didn't write it

Thank the old Gods and the new for that

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by Anonymousreply 373May 21, 2019 6:51 AM

[quote]The last 3 episodes showed characters not just become who they truly are, but who they chose to be.

This is the same line used by the writers to excuse the shit job they did with characterization. In order to get the characters to where they needed to be for plot reasons, they regressed them to the point where their actions wouldn’t contradict their ends, even if those actions were wildly out of character with who they are after 7 seasons of development.

Jaime did one thing of use in the whole show: he pushed Bran out of the tower. You could’ve written his character off at that point and absolutely nothing in the story would’ve changed. Jon was a plot device to trigger Dany, that’s it.

by Anonymousreply 374May 21, 2019 12:13 PM

It's just a show on the TeeVee!

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by Anonymousreply 375May 21, 2019 1:08 PM

You can tell that Emilia and Issac Hempstead Wright we’re very surprised and a bit displeased at how it ended for their characters. Issac stares that he thought he was being pranked with the finale script. Emilia most likely expected more moral greyness from her character and not that quite of a dark turn.

NCW cannot be happy with how Jaime was handled but after firing and suing his old manager, he is not going to share that because he wants a career.

They gave Lena nothing to do this season. Same with Kit, no way he deserves an Emmy for this season. Peter and Emilia will be locks for nominations.

by Anonymousreply 376May 21, 2019 1:39 PM

R357 Yes, I’m saying extensive rewrites took place because HBO wanted their more bankable stars front and centre for awards season. Particularly for the last half of the season. HBO also stepped in when the Dorne plot fell flat on its ass, and when there was a backlash over Sansa’s rape. Don’t get me wrong, Dan and David’s fingerprints are all over this mess too. They were done with the show around S6, but didn’t have the foresight to take a step back and let new showrunners take over. That’s when the inconsistencies really started to creep in, and when they began racing through plot points. It wasn’t the same show.

R362 Nikolaj was stupid to fire his manager. For a genuinely gifted actor, most of his output outside of GoT since has been Netflix and straight to DVD movies. He wanted a part in a franchise, and he might have had one by now if he hadn’t behaved like an impulsive prick.

by Anonymousreply 377May 21, 2019 1:52 PM

R377 damn NCW, I think he would have made a good Batman

by Anonymousreply 378May 21, 2019 2:22 PM

Ok someone needs to spill on the NCW stuff. I’ve read contradicting things on the manager issue.

[quote]Yes, I’m saying extensive rewrites took place because HBO wanted their more bankable stars front and centre for awards season. Particularly for the last half of the season.

This makes no sense with what we saw onscreen. Even though Lena is a high maintenance pain in the ass, she’s still one of the strongest actors on the show. They gave her nothing for her Emmy tape.

Harington is never going to get nominated in lead because he’s terrible. Dinklage is basically a check-the-box winner in Supporting at this point. And Clarke probably isn’t going to win either as the competition is too strong. NCW has nothing and he’s up against Dinklage.

Those are your five $1m-an-episode stars, the ones who have contracts giving them bonuses for award wins and guarantee HBO will campaign for them. Only Emilia and Dinklage would see the benefits of any script rewrites. Again, just doesn’t compute.

by Anonymousreply 379May 21, 2019 2:48 PM

"strapping, witty and boorishly wild Tormund." What? We were watching the same show? He was crass, crude and a piggish Neanderthal. He also looked like he had various wildlife growing in his beard. His scenes with Brienne were obvious comic relief--even the showrunners admitted it as such.

As far as who should be nominated for Emmys based on their work in the final season that polarized public opinion (actually, I think most people didn't like it--even the superfans), I agree with a previous poster--Dinklage and Clarke are definite locks. The only other person I can think of who also did great work this season was Christie. But would they submit her for supporting? I don't know. I'm guessing for political reasons they won't, which is a shame because she certainly has the video to support a nomination.

by Anonymousreply 380May 21, 2019 2:58 PM

Emilia is weak. He grimaces are the stuff of teen comedies. She is dwarf too and was horribly miscast.

by Anonymousreply 381May 21, 2019 3:49 PM

[quote]Yes, I’m saying extensive rewrites took place because HBO wanted their more bankable stars front and centre for awards season.

I agree that's part of it, I also think that D&D looked around and realized that they had killed off all their best actors and were left with people who couldn't do more than 3 lines of dialogue if you held a gun to their heads. Emilia was weak but I'm really talking about Kit Harington who seldom managed more than staring into the distance like he couldn't decide whether to spit or swallow and then croak out his one line about bending the knee or "she's our queen." And Kit's a regular Laurence Olivier compared to the kids sho played Bran. There's only so much you can give to Dinklage, and with mostly the child actors left they were screwed.

No, I think D&D took a long look at what they had to work with and realized the only option was to amp up the CGI and bluff their way to the finish line.

If you think I'm wrong, I'm willing to bet that someday the truth will come out, and you'll find that they shot one Hell of a lot of dialogue that wound up on the cutting room floor because it was just plain unusable.

by Anonymousreply 382May 21, 2019 4:25 PM

That assumes they could write semi-competent dialogue. The past two seasons show they cannot or cannot be bothered.

Look at the scenes between Tyrion and Varys— Dinklage and Hill are great actors who have shared some terrific scenes together in the past. Now? It’s cock jokes and rehashed exposition and Varys acting wildly out of character.

They had their ending in mind and bent the characters to conform to it.

by Anonymousreply 383May 21, 2019 4:51 PM

Emilia Clarke has a great movie called "Above Suspicion" already filmed and ready for release (I saw it on a Spanish satellite channel).

Not sure why the release has been delayed for so long in English speaking markets?

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by Anonymousreply 384May 21, 2019 4:54 PM

Emilia has massively improved since the first season.

by Anonymousreply 385May 21, 2019 4:59 PM

They were clearly tired/over the show, so why the fuck didn't they pass the reins or at the very least, add to their writing staff??? Cogman's episode was the high point of season 8 and I can't wait to see what he does next

by Anonymousreply 386May 21, 2019 6:49 PM

I agree with you. Cogman's episode was the best of the season (and one of my favorites of the series).

by Anonymousreply 387May 21, 2019 6:54 PM

[quote]This is the same line used by the writers to excuse the shit job they did with characterization. In order to get the characters to where they needed to be for plot reasons, they regressed them to the point where their actions wouldn’t contradict their ends, even if those actions were wildly out of character with who they are after 7 seasons of development.

Um, not really.

Brienne emerged both a woman and a military leader. Dany smashed Westeros' tyrant and all who followed her with fire and blood as was her vow. Tyrion repaid the love his brother have him. Varys worked for the good of the realm over the good of his boss. Greyworm was tired of being a killing machine and retired to Narth like he wanted to. Arya told the God of Death, "not today". Sandor can rest in peace having avenged himself. Jon did what Ned couldn't and got close enough to take down a bloodthirsty monach. Sansa sat out the chaos and negotiated her way to independence.

by Anonymousreply 388May 21, 2019 8:18 PM

"Emilia is weak. He grimaces are the stuff of teen comedies. She is dwarf too and was horribly miscast."

Well face it, the role was almost impossible to cast. YOU try to find an actress who can play a role where she starts out as a sweet vulnerable girl trying to cope with being sold into marriage to a barbarian, and keep the audience's sympathy as she grows into a conqueror and autocrat? And tell her to keep the audience's sympathy until the last two episodes she appears in?

I don't blame Clarke for the character's end falling flat, I blame the writers for making a hash of her turn to tyranny (not madness) and the showrunners for rushing things so ridiculously that we're supposed to go from admiration to murderous hate in two fucking episodes. As someone pointed out in detail on another thread, up until her second-to-last episode she wasn't crazy and never did anything that another warlord of Westeros or Essos wouldn't do in the same position, until suddenly she's burning down the city she's been planning to rule her entire life, which was just a stupid thing to do. They never asked Clarke to change her characterization until her second-to-last episode, they never used her followers to discuss her mental state or ethics until the second-to-last episode, they never had this character who's done so many ethical things be questioned about the ethics of invading Westeros and make her justify it. They just missed every opportunity for suspense, drama, and making Dany's turn to tyranny into good TV.

by Anonymousreply 389May 21, 2019 8:39 PM

[quote]Brienne emerged both a woman and a military leader. Dany smashed Westeros' tyrant and all who followed her with fire and blood as was her vow. Tyrion repaid the love his brother have him. Varys worked for the good of the realm over the good of his boss. Greyworm was tired of being a killing machine and retired to Narth like he wanted to. Arya told the God of Death, "not today". Sandor can rest in peace having avenged himself. Jon did what Ned couldn't and got close enough to take down a bloodthirsty monach. Sansa sat out the chaos and negotiated her way to independence.

Brienne was pump and dumped solely so Jaime could run back to Cersei. Jaime apparently was never an actual dimensional character but Cersei’s lapdog. Cersei ruthless queen who murdered thousands was reduced to whining about her baby. Dany went from 0-to-60 wild-eyed maniac for shock value. Tyrion is a failed bureaucrat who kept falling upwards as the plot demanded. Varys was discussing treason out loud in the very throne room of his boss. Arya “family is the most important thing” next scene “whelp bye fam!” Sandor seemed to forget his time with the Septon building houses and swearing off vengeance. Jon’s entire point of existence was reduced to killing Dany, his lineage, the most important part of the entire story, had zero meaning.

I mean, if it worked for you great. Didn’t for me.

by Anonymousreply 390May 21, 2019 9:40 PM

Well at least it's over? How many series stick the ending, anyway.

by Anonymousreply 391May 21, 2019 9:58 PM

Vulture spoke with a variety of extras from the show. Nothing really revealing but interesting to see the experiences of those who have worked on the show for all these years but don't get the same attention as the cast.

The woman who played Margaery's handmaiden hints at one of the actresses being stuck up but of course she wouldn't name name. It has to be Lena or Diana Riggs.

It seems the extras loved Kit who was very involved and would go out with them even when there was supposed to be a hierarchy between the actors and extras.

Also, one of the Wildlings talked about how a Bolton extra anonymously spoiled storylines and production was still able to figure out who he was.  So for everyone on DL who chides insiders for not naming names on an "anonymous" board, if people work it long enough, identities can be sussed out by the info divulged.

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by Anonymousreply 392May 21, 2019 10:09 PM

https://blindgossip.com/out-with-a-whimper/#more-98575

by Anonymousreply 393May 22, 2019 2:27 AM

I liked Emilia Clarke in the latest Terminator movie but the whole time you're thinking When did Sarah Conners shrink.

by Anonymousreply 394May 22, 2019 2:30 AM
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by Anonymousreply 395May 22, 2019 3:17 AM

THIS THREAD IS ABOUT THE CAST, NOT THE CHARACTERS

by Anonymousreply 396May 22, 2019 3:22 AM

R392 that's a winterfell woman. She said she could chat all day with Hannah Murray but not some of the other actresses

by Anonymousreply 397May 22, 2019 5:42 AM

So what happened to Casterly Rock? Who runs/owns it now?

by Anonymousreply 398May 22, 2019 12:45 PM

It’s Tyrion’s I would think. Or one of the Lannisters of Lannister if he doesn’t want it.

by Anonymousreply 399May 22, 2019 12:53 PM

[quote]YOU try to find an actress who can play a role where she starts out as a sweet vulnerable girl trying to cope with being sold into marriage to a barbarian, and keep the audience's sympathy as she grows into a conqueror and autocrat?

Any very good actress could play that, really. It’s the role of dreams.

by Anonymousreply 400May 22, 2019 12:54 PM

[quote]Brienne was pump and dumped solely so Jaime could run back to Cersei.

She fucked Jaime because she wanted to. Jaime fucked Brienne because he wanted to. He left heard his co-dependent ex was going to die. Brienne got over it and and decided to be remember the good times they had together rather than be a bitter hag. Which is s good thing. Not unusual behaviour from anyone.

[quote]Jaime apparently was never an actual dimensional character but Cersei’s lapdog.

Being both weak and strong is the very definition of being “dimensional”.

[quote]Cersei ruthless queen who murdered thousands was reduced to whining about her baby.

She spent every season propping up her lacklustre children and started the murderous rampage with her king and husband in season 1 so...

[quote]Dany went from 0-to-60 wild-eyed maniac for shock value.

She came from an uppity and the literally whitest white family in existence who spent 7 straight seasons murdering and bamboozling thousands seemingly stupid brown foreigners into devoting their lives to her claim to a foreign crown.

[quote]Tyrion is a failed bureaucrat who kept falling upwards as the plot demanded.

Tyrion was a failed bureaucrat since the start, but he still chose love.

[quote]Varys was discussing treason out loud in the very throne room of his boss.

In any case, he was the one in the first case who gave a Targaryen dragon eggs without thinking, “hey, these guys famous are for their bad tempers”.

[quote]Arya “family is the most important thing” next scene “whelp bye fam!”

She chose life rather than vengeance. And she was t going to hang in Winterfell needlepointing with Sansa and as a trained assassin she doesn’t have the discipline to be a soldier for Bran.

[quote]Sandor seemed to forget his time with the Septon building houses and swearing off vengeance.

He avenged Brother Ray and made peace with the way his life had turned out. He happily died meteing justice to his brother.

[quote]Jon’s entire point of existence was reduced to killing Dany, his lineage, the most important part of the entire story, had zero meaning.

The ending shows the leaders choosing to elect a monarch, so his lineage does have zero meaning. He learned to be what Ned Stark wasn’t, someone who could affect change politically even though he didn’t want to.

by Anonymousreply 401May 22, 2019 1:25 PM

Yes r401 murdering slave masters who crucified children and murdered young boys for failing to kill babies is such a bad thing, indicative of schizophrenia. Not liking a character is fine , bending reality to your liking is another thing. Same with applying modern normals to a show set in another world's Middle Ages.

by Anonymousreply 402May 22, 2019 2:19 PM

To me the biggest flaw in GOT was the casting of Kit Harrington. A good actor with an impressive physicality can make even bad writing believable. Harrington had neither. He has two expressions: mouth open /mouth closed.Dead black eyes. Probably hung over most of the time .Stole Adien Gillan's (Littlefinger's) de rigueur raspy voice,to what end?. Harrington only had chemistry with Rose Leslie (Ygritte) who he married. Jason Mamoa and Emilia Clarke burned up the screen. Clarke and Harrington had zero chemistry. I never believed their grand passion. Their "love scenes" seemed like midget wrestling between a nephew and his auntie.Kit is subordinated by his partner in nearly every scene he's in. Even a CGI Direwolf upstages him. In the battle scenes he literally shrinks into the mob of warriors. How can you follow a leader if you can't see him? No need to steal a scene from Harrington. He gives it away.Of acting you no nothing Jon Snow.

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by Anonymousreply 403May 22, 2019 3:06 PM

Who palyed the bearded ginger Wilding? He was kind of hot.

by Anonymousreply 404May 22, 2019 3:11 PM

Exactly, r403.

His acting reminds me of the old joke about the golfers coming into the clubhouse and the pro asks them how their game went. One of them says, "Horrible, Sam dropped dead on the 8th hole." Pro say, Oh My God, that's awful!" and the guy says, "Tell me about it, the whole back 9 it was hit the ball, drag Sam, hit the ball, drag Sam, hit the ball, drag Sam."

by Anonymousreply 405May 22, 2019 3:27 PM

Of spelling you KNOW nothing r403

by Anonymousreply 406May 22, 2019 4:00 PM

R403 I came a little as I read your blistering rebuke .

by Anonymousreply 407May 22, 2019 4:37 PM

Wow, I think some of you are a little rough on Harington. He's not as bad as R403 is insisting. He was perfectly serviceable as Jon Snow,. The show was filled with a lot of hamfisted overbaked acting, so it was nice to be able to watch someone in that cast not feel the need to chew through scenery. I preferred the Wall storyline to most of the Kings Landing stuff, anyway. That being said, I would be curious to see him play just a regular person in a modern kitchen sink drama or something where he's a little less earnest.

by Anonymousreply 408May 23, 2019 1:31 AM

Wish there was more gossip now that the show is done. There was never really any stories of bad blood on set (save Lena and Jerome), so I wonder if stuff will come out now or if it really was a happy crew.

by Anonymousreply 409May 23, 2019 1:44 AM

R409 It's been 3 days. Give them time.

by Anonymousreply 410May 23, 2019 1:52 AM

So I asked, (apparently I’m not the only one asking questions about what happened right now), and managed to get a few new bits of information. GRRM has made it clear he’s ‘not pleased’ with how the show ended behind closed doors. Things were already strained between him and D&D, but this was the final straw. It’s categorically NOT the ending he had planned for the characters. The good thing is that it’s finally lit a rocket up his ass to finish the next book...

The original plan for S7 and 8 was quite different. Cersei’s pregnancy was meant to end with her miscarrying at the end of S7 as Jaime rode North. That scene was filmed, but held back, and then cut entirely. That was meant to signal the start of her spiralling into absolute madness. The whole nonsensical ‘Bronn being sent to kill Jaime and Tyrion’ plot is a hangover from that original outline, but he was meant to go after Sansa (who Cersei believed had her poisoned), and in turn Brienne, which was supposed to be the death knell for any reconciliation for the twins when Bronn came North and told Tyrion and Jaime about Cersei plans. That was the set up for Jaime being the Valonqar, which morphed into Jon killing Dany.

Dany was always meant to lose it after being provoked by Cersei, but the situation was a lot less black and white. With nothing left to lose, Batshit!Cersei was going to outright threaten to blow up King’s Landing with the remaining wildfire. Dany still ends up razing the capital, but it’s in the aftermath of a far more even battle. She wins, but but everyone (including Grey Worm) she brought West with her dies. Both Jon and Tyrion walk away from her too, and she commands Drogon to melt the throne and flies back East.

George is working towards a return to seven independent kingdoms in the books, but they cut so many of his characters that is was never a realistic option. In the show, Jon was meant to sit on the throne originally, with Jaime, in the aftermath of killing Cersei, paying for his crimes by serving as his Hand. They essentially split the two major beats of Jaime’s arc, killing his Queen and becoming Hand, between Jon and Tyrion and fucked him (and Cersei) over, because HBO wanted to ensure that Kit, Emilia and particularly Peter would get a shot at Emmys. (Nikolaj and Lena were smart enough to realise that their character arcs were being sacrificed.) King Bran was the result of D&D being OBSESSED with reading online theories and wanting to come out of left field. There was also discussion of how it would be perceived if they removed a woman from the throne and placed a man there instead. ‘Bran the Broken’, as a disabled character, was the compromise. The second hand embarrassment is fucking painful!

by Anonymousreply 411May 23, 2019 9:49 PM

Thanks r411. Interesting stuff.

by Anonymousreply 412May 23, 2019 9:55 PM

Thank you, R411, I always wondered if D&D had actually stuck to the outline GRRM gave them.

Do you mind if I post your info elsewhere?

by Anonymousreply 413May 23, 2019 9:56 PM

Sounds like HBO is run by idiots. Peter gets nominated every year no matter what. Voters are lazy. Why would anyone be concerned?

by Anonymousreply 414May 23, 2019 10:01 PM

Fans raising money in Dany's name for Emilia's brain injury foundation

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by Anonymousreply 415May 23, 2019 10:09 PM

r411, the Volonqar was NEVER referenced in the witch's prophecy during the Season 5 opening so the show was under no obligation to do it.

by Anonymousreply 416May 23, 2019 10:14 PM

Which probably means, R416, that the showrunners were considering changing GRRM's ending several seasons back.

by Anonymousreply 417May 23, 2019 10:16 PM

I wonder if anyone's more disappointed than Bryan Cogman. His is the best episode of the season.

R417 not necessarily. If they had included it, it would be way too big of a clue. OMG CERSEI'S BROTHER IS GOING TO KILL HER.

by Anonymousreply 418May 23, 2019 10:19 PM

I agree r416, as soon as that part of the prophecy was removed from the TV it was made clear to me the writers were deviating from George's plan to have Jaime kill Cersei. They always wrote a Jaime that was more attached to Cersei than book Jaime was.

by Anonymousreply 419May 23, 2019 11:00 PM

Interesting theory. I can believe it. I remember over a year ago hearing that Bronn would kidnap Sansa and bring her back to KL. Cersei would use Sansa as a hostage to hold over Jon Snow's head--either he/Dany would surrender or she would kill her. I expected that to happen with the Bronn/crossbow plot. That, instead of killing Jaime/Tyrion, he'd kidnap Sansa. It certainly would have raised the emotional stakes in the story, which seemed so flat. Honestly, other than Episode 2, I don't think I've ever been so emotionally disengaged from a GoT season ever.

Cersei was hardly on Season 8, which was so befuddling to me as she was supposed to go mano a mano against Dany. And the pregnancy thing made no sense to me. Why? To keep Jaime still connected to her? Other than the Brienne thing, which seemed like an utter waste, he was always written as Cersei's little bitch--at least on the show.

by Anonymousreply 420May 23, 2019 11:17 PM

"And the pregnancy thing made no sense to me. Why? To keep Jaime still connected to her?"

Probably as an excuse for Tyrion's failure to be of any use to Danerys, and partly as an excuse to keep Euron around as a potential father for the incest baby.

I really don't see why they kept Euron around, he was worse than the Sand Snakes, and none of the fans liked him.

by Anonymousreply 421May 23, 2019 11:50 PM

They show needed Euron. If you are going to have Cersei as the final antagonist (which in itself was a mistake), you need some supporting characters around her.

I don't know why they went with such a lame interpretation of the character rather than doing the mysterious and terrifying Euron of the books.

by Anonymousreply 422May 24, 2019 12:11 AM

Also, what was the purpose of the Euron/Jaime fight at the end? To see who could be Cersei's boyfriend? It was stupid, boring, made no sense and dragged on and on. Euron was Yara's kill, even the actor who played Euron admitted it as such--although he was happy to play a scene with the Jaime actor as they're good friends in real-life.

by Anonymousreply 423May 24, 2019 12:14 AM

They called it “Danebowl” in the script. It was in there purely because they thought it would be “cool”.

by Anonymousreply 424May 24, 2019 12:30 AM

I used to love Dinklage in the role, but they better not give him another fucking Emmy for that season. Not only did Nikolaj deserve the last one they gave him, but honestly, that crying scene he gave over Jaime and Cersei's dead bodies was painfully bad.

by Anonymousreply 425May 24, 2019 12:30 AM

Looks like someone in the cast is not handling this ending well. (It's Kit. He was already tweeted about being spotted in Connecticut. At least he's getting help).

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by Anonymousreply 426May 24, 2019 12:48 AM

I'd say Kit going to rehab is handling it well. It's been obvious for years he has a substance problem. How many times does he have to get kicked out of bars.

by Anonymousreply 427May 24, 2019 12:52 AM

Can’t wait for an adaption of the books (done properly) in another 10 to 15 years, if they’re even finished by then.

by Anonymousreply 428May 24, 2019 12:53 AM

They should do an animated show rather than live action, an animated show can be as big as George's imagination.

by Anonymousreply 429May 24, 2019 12:58 AM

and they lived happily ever after

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by Anonymousreply 430May 24, 2019 1:08 AM

I don't understand why Dinklage is so revered. He does that phony English accent which sounds horrendous and any scene he had with Lena or Charles Dance showed how inadequate he was compared to them.

by Anonymousreply 431May 24, 2019 2:55 AM

[quote]Harrington only had chemistry with Rose Leslie (Ygritte) who he married.

I disagree. He had loads of chemistry with Sophie Turner, who played Sansa, to the point that there's actually a faction of bonkers fans who believed Sansa and Jon were going to end up romantically. Also, he and John Bradley really sold the friendship of Jon and Samwell Tarley. I loved their scenes together because they acted like best friends.

And the showrunners really missed an opportunity by not having Jon and Melisandre have a sex scene together. There was some definite sizzle when she is attempting to seduce him. I think Carice van Houten was definitely down for some Snow dick. I was always convinced that Jon Snow immediately went and banged Mel the moment the battle of the Bastards was done. He was ready for some living by then, and it was kind of telling that they came in together to the great hall for breakfast the next morning (right before Davos walks in and yells at her). And yes, Tormund and Jon is a given. Kristofer adores Kit and it comes through in their scenes.

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by Anonymousreply 432May 24, 2019 3:45 AM

What about the Kit Harrington/Rose Leslie romance and marriage? That just seems too neatly packaged to be anything. other than a PR stunt.

by Anonymousreply 433May 24, 2019 4:10 AM

Speaking of Kit, rumor has it that he's currently in a rehab facility in Connecticut.

by Anonymousreply 434May 24, 2019 1:13 PM

What happened with Kit's Russian hooker scandal? I can't believe how quickly that was buried.

by Anonymousreply 435May 24, 2019 1:15 PM

I'm with you about Melisandre. I LOVED that character--she was so interesting, sexy and otherworldly. Wonderfully played by Carice van Houten, probably one of the most underrated players in the show. Yeah, Jon and her should have gotten together but I knew that wouldn't happen because the showrunners were not going to put their big hero with the Red Witch who burned a child and many others at the stake as sacrifice to the Lord of Light.

by Anonymousreply 436May 24, 2019 1:16 PM

R411, wow thanks for that! That would have made a lot more sense and been more interesting. So Brienne and Sansa died?

I always thought Jaime, married to Sansa should sit the throne at the end.

by Anonymousreply 437May 24, 2019 1:37 PM

Why would Jaime marry Sansa?

by Anonymousreply 438May 24, 2019 1:50 PM

I don't understand the people who think Kit is hot.

It's like in American culture you are suddenly attractive if you have a lead role in a tv show or movie.

If you saw him working at subway I don't think anyone would look twice.

by Anonymousreply 439May 24, 2019 1:50 PM

The blind about Kit in rehab

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by Anonymousreply 440May 24, 2019 2:32 PM

I bet HBO paid off that Russian hooker. That story erupted right before the premiere of the final season and then it died. Can we say $$$$$$?

by Anonymousreply 441May 24, 2019 3:40 PM

R441, HBO or Kit’s PR paid her off for sure.

by Anonymousreply 442May 24, 2019 3:43 PM

Well, there was an alternate ending reported by EW that involved Jorah surviving the Battle of Winterfell and being the one to go with Tormund and Jon back to the Night's Watch. There's symmetry in that ending as Jorah's father Jeor was Lord Commander of the Night's Watch and mentor to both Jon and Sam. Also, in the same alternate ending, Jorah does see Dany start to fall apart but unlike the others, he does remain loyal to her until the end when he can't anymore.

I think Jorah dying to save Dany at the Battle of Winterfell is a better ending for him.

by Anonymousreply 443May 24, 2019 3:45 PM

R437 No, Sansa and Brienne would both live, but Bronn would make it explicitly clear to Tyrion and Jaime that he’d find a way to get to them if they didn’t make a better offer to him than Cersei already had. Bronn hedging his bets was always planned. It was just less nonsensical. It was about bringing things back around to Jaime betraying Cersei and sending Brienne after Sansa. I know it was scripted in the S7 finale that Cersei would notice Brienne carrying Oathkeeper in the Dragon Pit. It may have been filmed as well, but I’m not sure.

Sansa becoming Queen in the North was always intended. There was far more meaning to Jaime and Brienne hooking up originally. Jon chooses Jaime as his hand because because he wants someone who’d be prepared to stop him should he overstep the mark. Who better than someone who’s killed their King/Queen twice over? Jaime was meant to be the checks and balances. He was meant to marry Brienne and she was going to be the checks and balances on the checks and balances. It would also strengthen the links between the Six Kingdoms and the newly independent North. (The political aspect of a Jaime/Brienne union comes straight from George.)

Jon and Jaime ruling together in the show was foreshadowed in the first couple of episodes. When Jon Arryn’s body is barely cold, Cersei tells Jaime that he should be hand. They also specifically added the non-book scene where Jon and Jaime meet and discuss being in the Kingsguard and the Night’s Watch for life. The original intention was always that they’d return to that.

by Anonymousreply 444May 24, 2019 4:16 PM

I was fine with the ending if a bit underwhelmed and disappointed in Jon's banishment, but now that you're giving us info on the original scripts, R444, I'm becoming downright bitter. Jon on the throne and Jaime as his hand was the ending I'd been hoping for. I wanted Jaime and Jon to become bros ever since their S1 (and only) scene at Winterfell. It seemed destined. What a clusterfuck it all turned out to be. I don't know how much blame to put at the writers feet or HBO's intervention.

by Anonymousreply 445May 24, 2019 5:20 PM

Hmm. I guess I’ll believe it when I see stronger verification. No offense anon, thanks for sharing and all that, but why would the show torpedo Headey’s emmy chances when it’s clear she’s a favorite of the producers? And Peter is going to win anyway.

by Anonymousreply 446May 24, 2019 5:52 PM

R439 There's nothing to understand, it's a matter of personal taste. He aged 10 years in the last two years, probably due to his bad habits, but i still think he is kinda hot. Not like when he was in that shitty movie Pompei, but i would still hit him.

by Anonymousreply 447May 24, 2019 5:54 PM

[444] So why didn’t they go with this ending? Not controversial or dramatic enough? Dan and David seem like they write for reaction, rather than to advance a story. HBO must have seen these episodes, did they not have any idea they were in for it with the fans? Is there some plan being drawn up to deal with the fallout?

by Anonymousreply 448May 24, 2019 5:57 PM

[quote]So why didn’t they go with this ending? Not controversial or dramatic enough?

They already explained it was the idea of a man taking the throne after a woman was deposed/killed off. Not likely to track in today's climate.

by Anonymousreply 449May 24, 2019 6:00 PM

R4 and R28 are spot on.

by Anonymousreply 450May 24, 2019 6:06 PM

R408 Same here, i never thought Kit was a great actor, but he did a good job as Jon Snow. I think he improved his acting, and season 6 to me is proof of that. After that, the show went downhill in terms of writing, and Jon was one of the most affected characters. Everyone is praising Emilia like she was the new Maryl Streep just because she had a bunch of decent scenes in the last season, but before that most of the people thought she was bad. I think they both did a good job in the last episode(which was really bad).

by Anonymousreply 451May 24, 2019 6:16 PM

R449, that’s unfathomably stupid reasoning. It’s a fantasy throne, set in a fantasy Middle Ages. These guys have spent too much time reading about themselves on Reddit.

by Anonymousreply 452May 24, 2019 6:16 PM

r436, they definitely should have utilised Melisandre more than they did. After bringing Jon back she was nothing more than an extra, and yet Carice had this amazing chemistry with Kit.

by Anonymousreply 453May 24, 2019 6:36 PM

Charles Dance trashing the show finale in the most polite way possible. Absolutely love him!

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by Anonymousreply 454May 24, 2019 6:38 PM

[R449]. Can’t be the only reason, since with this alternative ending there is a Queen in power ruling an independent North, just like there is in the ending that aired. Only difference is the King of the 6 Kingdoms is Bran instead of Jon.

by Anonymousreply 455May 24, 2019 6:40 PM

Emile Clarke had some good moments. But when it came to competing with Lena Henley and Sophie Turner for RBF she was out of her league. With her kewpie doll features Emile's regal hauteur looked like Mary Kay Olsen trying to pass a stone.

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by Anonymousreply 456May 24, 2019 6:51 PM

r456, Emilia is far superior to Sophie Turner.

by Anonymousreply 457May 24, 2019 6:53 PM

I hope R411 is right. I'll take anything now to give me hope of a better ending for this story and these characters. I've read gossip many times before that there was some kind of falling out with D&D and GGRM. I can only hope GGRM is now VERY motivated to save his brand and write the last two books faster than usual (so wrap it up in the next 7-10 years?).

by Anonymousreply 458May 24, 2019 6:58 PM

R411 = fanfiction

by Anonymousreply 459May 24, 2019 7:17 PM

This how it's done bitches.

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by Anonymousreply 460May 24, 2019 7:21 PM

Amatures

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by Anonymousreply 461May 24, 2019 7:38 PM

R444, Unfortunately, I find it very hard to believe considering Jaime has been written as Cersei's little lapdog for the last few seasons. D&D clearly always planned for Jaime to die with Cersei but for him not to kill her otherwise why didn't they keep the valonqar part of the prophecy on the show? Not to mention, Jaime STAYED with Cersei after she blew up the Sept of Baelor and continued to do her dirty work, even threatening to kill Edmure Tully's child when he was at Riverrun. Except for his brief break from Cersei the finale of Season 7 and the first few episodes of Season 8, he was always in her thrall (or addicted to Cersei as the showrunners said). If they were going to have Jaime run back to Cersei like her little bitch, I don't understand WHY they scripted him hooking up with Brienne, the polar opposite to his sister, only for him to toss her away like garbage because he couldn't resist his "addiction." By that point, the character lost all rooting value for me. A real wasted arc.

by Anonymousreply 462May 24, 2019 7:40 PM

It's merely a TV show. ^

by Anonymousreply 463May 24, 2019 7:46 PM

Cersei should have died seasons ago... really, she should have killed herself in a suicide mission blowing up the Sept with Tommen dying with her, and leaving Margaery to face the threat. Qyburn's little birds would have surely informed Cersei that Dany was preparing to invade so it would have made sense her leaving Margaery to deal with the shit and realistically, Cersei would never have been able to maintain power after destroying a King's Landing landmark.

by Anonymousreply 464May 24, 2019 7:51 PM

D&D shouldn't have cut the Fake Aegon and Arianne storyline. They gave too much importance to Cersei who wasn't suppose to be the main villain.

by Anonymousreply 465May 24, 2019 8:11 PM

[quote]I don't understand WHY they scripted him hooking up with Brienne, the polar opposite to his sister, only for him to toss her away like garbage because he couldn't resist his "addiction."

It’s either a plot point Martin told them about (most likely resulting in a Brienne pregnancy) , or those two together have a high q rating so the sex was thrown in as fan service.

These guys have no complex reason as to why they do these things. They write for the actors first, the characters second— which is why Lena and Maisie got so much disproportionate screentime in the post-book seasons, and why Peter always gets the meta monologues. They like giving the actors things to do, especially if it’s over-the-top and dramatic.

by Anonymousreply 466May 24, 2019 8:16 PM

Nikolaj and Gwendoline do have a lot of chemistry--certainly more than the utterly listless, DOA pairing of Kit and Emilia. The latter is a big reason why the Jon/Dany relationship never worked.

by Anonymousreply 467May 24, 2019 8:33 PM

There were two many unwanted sex scenes this season. I don't want to see Brienne or Arya being sexual.

by Anonymousreply 468May 24, 2019 8:49 PM

R467 The main reason to me is the writing, and i find unfair the comparisons with Dany/Drogo and Jon/Ygritte. Those relationships were based on books and involved side characters who only served as plot device for the two major players. Plus, the above mentioned relationships were more about abuse and physicality, while Jon Snow and Daenerys had to develope a relationship that starts as political, then they had tu turn it in a love platonic relationship and suddenly fuck into a boat. I know that their chemistry wasn't the best, but in some scenes they were slightly better, like the one where they kiss near the fireplace and then start to discuss about Jon identity, and it's not a case that it was one of the few decently written scenes. The weird things is that they seem to have a good relationship off screen, but maybe their friendship and her friendship with the actress who played Ygritte don't help.

by Anonymousreply 469May 24, 2019 8:50 PM

the big (really big )reason the Jon/Dany relationship never worked...

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by Anonymousreply 470May 24, 2019 8:52 PM

R468 Frau alert.

by Anonymousreply 471May 24, 2019 8:53 PM

Honestly, my biggest gripe was that they seemed to be giving in to "shippers" for the final season. Hookups that never felt like anything more than fan service because the relationships never once felt sexual throughout the entire series. Brienne and Jaime? I never saw it. A deep love and respect, yes, and that should have been enough. Get out of there with this dumbass frau bullshit of Brienne getting pregnant. She's a fucking knight. Duty is her life's work. And Arya and Gendry? Whatever. She was a little girl that last time she was hanging out with him. It was so cringe when he's proposing by telling her she's beautiful. I would have been surprised to hear that D&D were scanning internet theories for content before this season came along, but now it seems painfully obvious. At least I could buy that Arya would want to know what sex was like before possibly dying in battle. But the whole truth or dare game where Tyrion blurts out that Brienne's never had sex was truly awful. It was like something out of a CW show.

Classy, R470, she's essentially getting raped in that gif. Not really helping your case.

by Anonymousreply 472May 24, 2019 9:05 PM

Jaime promptly left Brienne, and Arya promptly left Gendry.

Not exactly giving into shippers. They actually avoided going the shipping route for the ending, pretty much everyone ended the story single.

by Anonymousreply 473May 24, 2019 9:09 PM

I can see Jamie and Sansa marrying for political reasons, if they were the two biggest aristocrats left standing, and reigning together and having a couple of tall and beautiful children. Their relationship would be passionless and the sex awkward as hell, but they'd give it a go when they felt obligated, for the sake of the realm. They'd look as regal as humanly possible together and would be pretty good rulers, as they're both very bright and will do the right thing when it's expedient, and in time their relationship would become one of mutual respect, mutual love for their children, and a shared interest in looking fabulous. Their marriage would be happier than that of most kings and queens.

And neither one would be producing embarrassing bastards, because Jamie would be in a celibate "Courtly Love" relationship with the Lady Commander of the Kingsguard.

by Anonymousreply 474May 24, 2019 9:55 PM

I agree with the poster up top that this is about cast gossip not another thead about your disappointment with the show version. There were a lot of shenanigans happening on that last season of shooting. Surely now that the show is over the extras and hotel people will start spilling.

by Anonymousreply 475May 24, 2019 9:57 PM

[quote]Get out of there with this dumbass frau bullshit of Brienne getting pregnant.

You’ve never read the books, have you?

I said it was Martin’s plot point, not the show’s, relax dude. In the books a lot of time is spent on Brienne's status as the only heir to Tarth. She thinks about it constantly and it’s a major concern for her. One of her dreams is of being married, wearing a cloak embroidered with lions. Even in the show Brienne isn’t some man-hating bulldyke, she talks about being courted, Renly dancing with her and how that was one of her happiest moments.

D&D are utterly incompetent, so of course they’re going to scramble up her story b just reducing it to a pump and dump. But in the text, it’s there.

by Anonymousreply 476May 24, 2019 9:59 PM

I'm only on the second book, R476. I've been reading the second book for a year and a half. The only chapters that really grab me are Jon's and Bran's. Does it get any better? I can't say I'm the biggest fan of Martin's prose. I had to skip through a lot of Catleyn's chapters, she's such a fucking whiner.

by Anonymousreply 477May 24, 2019 10:31 PM

Sophie Turner came across very well on the Graham Norton show.

by Anonymousreply 478May 24, 2019 10:36 PM

Kit Harrington and Richard Madden both had girlfriends and were shagging Rose Leslie and Emilia Clarke respectively. Harrington does like a drink. Madden is rumoured to be bisexual. Emilia Clarke is beloved on set, but got a little big for her boots when she started getting big roles. Most flopped, so she came back to earth. Sophie Turner and Maisie Williams are potheads. Maisie is very insecure about her looks. Sophie is very insecure about her weight. Peter Dinklage has wanted out of the show for years and couldn't stand the writing for his character since Season 5? Old news, but Lena Headey is mental and cannot stand Jerome Flynn (her ex). Nikolaj Coster-Waldau is very well liked, but by far the worst swordsman on the show. Literally. He's awful at the stage fights. Harringon is the best apparently. Williams not far behind.

As for the writers, there are mixed feelings. The cast has felt very ignored by D&D in regards to suggestions. HBO has a lot of heat with D&D over leaving. HBO wanted more episodes and wanted them to be more involved with the spinoffs, but they're both tired of Game of Thrones and want to move on with their lives. Confederate is NOT happening. Amanda Peet was almost always lurking the Game of Thrones set. She would move to Ireland and live there while they shot. A lot of the cast dislike D&D over the circumstances of Maisie Williams' nude scene, finding it exploitative and creepy. That's all I've got.

by Anonymousreply 479May 24, 2019 10:47 PM

Thank you, R411/445/479!

One other question: Do you have any idea whether the GoT prequel with Naomi Watts is happening?

by Anonymousreply 480May 24, 2019 11:08 PM

Not r479 but the Watts prequel, working title Bloodmoon, is shooting the pilot in Belfast right now..

by Anonymousreply 481May 25, 2019 12:16 AM

[quote]Kit Harrington and Richard Madden both had girlfriends and were shagging Rose Leslie and Emilia Clarke respectively

In a recent interview Kit detailed seeing Emilia for the first time and it seems he was smitten with her. I remember the rumors about Richard and Emilia but there were also rumors of Kit and Emilia when he and Rose Leslie briefly split up.

[quote] remember the first time I ever saw her. She came into the Fitzwilliam bar. I had been talking to Rich Madden at the bar and he went, “I’ve just met the new Daenerys. She’s gorgeous.” And I was like, “Really? I haven’t met her yet.” And then she came in and I saw her and was like, “Wow.” She takes your breath away when she walks into a room, Emilia.

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by Anonymousreply 482May 25, 2019 12:27 AM

Truly talented performers on the show like Carice Van Houten never got their due. I'm grateful the show is ending because now Kit Harrington, Emilia Clarke, Sophie Turner and the like can disappear back into obscurity.

by Anonymousreply 483May 25, 2019 12:33 AM

R483 Why so bitter? Did any of those people personally hurt you somehow? It's perfectly understandable that you don't like them as actors, but why would you wish so hard their failure? Would that change your life in any way?

by Anonymousreply 484May 25, 2019 12:57 AM

If she had a clause in her contract that she would never work with him, then yeah, she is mental.

by Anonymousreply 485May 25, 2019 1:28 AM

Lena and Jerome are actually in one scene together, they just don't have any dialogue with each other.

I thought I could have a grudge, but to hold a grudge over a break up, no matter what the circumstances were, and let it affect your work is petty and unprofessional.

by Anonymousreply 486May 25, 2019 1:39 AM

Lena has talked about having depression. Sounds like she might have an anxiety disorder too. Kinda seems like she was a handful on set, temperamental and used to getting her way because D&D really catered the story to her.

by Anonymousreply 487May 25, 2019 1:43 AM

She was barely on in Season 8. Her lines could have been put on a post-it note.

What was going on with her and Pedro Pascal a while back?

by Anonymousreply 488May 25, 2019 1:55 AM

Actually, R486, just refusing to do scenes with someone is pretty mild. The history of show business is full of stories of actors refusing to work on projects with each other after a breakup.

by Anonymousreply 489May 25, 2019 1:59 AM

Pretty sure Pedro is gay and they were just super close bffs.

by Anonymousreply 490May 25, 2019 2:04 AM

Wow r411. I'm not as upset as others about the finale; mainly because I truly believe GRRM will get the last laugh. I have to admit that the tea you spilled reads much better than what we got on TV.

by Anonymousreply 491May 25, 2019 4:03 AM

Kit Harrington is a void, it's like he has no presence on screen beyond being good looking and his being a cheating sloppy drunk doesn't boost my opinion any.

by Anonymousreply 492May 25, 2019 11:39 AM

[Quote]Pretty sure Pedro is gay

I'm pretty sure the sky is blue

by Anonymousreply 493May 25, 2019 12:36 PM

Are the actors who played Greyworm and Missandei dating? I read a GoT blind item a while back that alluded to two actors on the show who were happily dating one another but were being quiet about it. Based on the clues, it seemed it could be those two actors.

by Anonymousreply 494May 25, 2019 12:47 PM

Missandei is in a long term relationship and Greyworm married his longterm girlfriend towards the end of 2018.

by Anonymousreply 495May 25, 2019 2:21 PM

What happened to THIS Jon Snow?

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by Anonymousreply 496May 25, 2019 4:39 PM

Didn't the actors who played Myrcella (sp?) and Tommen date?

by Anonymousreply 497May 25, 2019 5:06 PM

[quote]Didn't the actors who played Myrcella (sp?) and Tommen date?

Lucky gal if they were. I've seen screenshots of his jack-off vid. He's the king where it counts.

by Anonymousreply 498May 25, 2019 5:32 PM

[quote]What happened to THIS Jon Snow?

I don't know, he's cleaned up alright. I find him even more attractive with the short hair all curly. This cover shoot was done a few months before the premier so he was looking pretty healthy on the promo tour. The coke bloat was gone and he seemed like he was rejuvenated by his stint on stage. He's come across in interviews as a thoughtful individual so I think some time away from fantasy epics will do him well.

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by Anonymousreply 499May 25, 2019 7:23 PM

And here he was on Colbert looking very chill and - as Stephen would later tell Anderson Cooper - adorable. His comments about his reaction to the ending are pretty interesting now that we've seen it. I don't doubt for a second he was shocked as the rest of us how this all turned out. I'm really curious what the cameras picked up on cast reactions for the documentary tomorrow night.

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by Anonymousreply 500May 25, 2019 7:33 PM

This was pretty sad to watch.

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by Anonymousreply 501May 25, 2019 7:42 PM

That video should be enough to wake up anyone with a drinking problem. No wonder the guy is in therapy. There's another video floating out there where he threw a punch at someone and then they all swooped down on him and dragged him out, while a hundred phone cameras were snapping away capturing it all. It's horrifying.

Meanwhile, Kristofer Hivju is a wonderful human being. Check out the Tormund fan art he posted.

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by Anonymousreply 502May 25, 2019 9:19 PM

I was on a small tour in Dubrovnik. Our guide worked on GoT behind the scenes and knew many people who also worked on the show.

Was quite interesting to hear about the logistics of shooting. Anyway the actor who played Jeoffrey was the kindest, which isn‘t a secret.

I asked which weren‘t friendly and he admitted after a while that Natalie Dormer (Margaery) was a bitch to work with and that she felt like she was too good for it. Kind of explains why she fell off the earth acting wise after GoT

by Anonymousreply 503May 25, 2019 9:31 PM

Tormund and his ladies

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by Anonymousreply 504May 26, 2019 12:08 AM

A total scene-stealer (the guy who played Tormund)

by Anonymousreply 505May 26, 2019 12:30 AM

I can buy Natalie being a bit stuck up (she always seems stiff in interviews), but Margaery was my fave and I think she's a good actress so meh.

by Anonymousreply 506May 26, 2019 12:36 AM

Is there any tea about Gendry? I read somewhere the he swings both ways.

by Anonymousreply 507May 26, 2019 2:51 AM

[quote] can buy Natalie being a bit stuck up (she always seems stiff in interviews), but Margaery was my fave and I think she's a good actress so meh.

I loved Margaery even though she overplayed her hand with Cersei. And Natalie's a smart bitch because she cowrote a film with her boyfriend and cast Ed Skrein (the first Darrio) as her love interest.

by Anonymousreply 508May 26, 2019 2:55 AM

Has someone actually seen Kit in rehab? Because I was thinking Alfie Allen. He's had problems in the passed.

by Anonymousreply 509May 26, 2019 3:32 AM

So, Richard Madden is the only cast member who actually shagged Emilia Clarke? Harrington and Momoa were just rumors?

by Anonymousreply 510May 26, 2019 5:12 AM

Well, who wouldn't shag Jason Momoa?

As for Natalie Dormer, she was excellent in her role. She could be surprising, scary, hilarious, and her feud with Cersei was too delicious for words. It's a pity her career seems to have stalled, as she seems to have real talent, but a hell of a lot of actresses start to have trouble finding work at her age (37).

by Anonymousreply 511May 26, 2019 5:21 AM

I think Kit and Emilia probably had a brief fling and decided they were better off as friends, back around the time of those Rolling Stone pics where they were all over each other. A lot of people took notice of the way both of them seemed to bag on the Jon/Daenerys pairing in the season 7 promo stuff and interviews, pretending it grossed them out to have to kiss and be romantic with each other. I always thought it was a tactic to try to prevent people from shipping them in real life or starting new rumors about them, for the sake of Kit's relationship with Rose Leslie.

by Anonymousreply 512May 26, 2019 6:30 AM

Stumbled into a youtube vortex of compilation videos tonight from NCW and Gwendoline Christie's season 7 and 8 interviews that kind of blew my mind.

Always thought Jaime and Brienne were a sweet pairing (until they weren't lol) but never realized that Nikolaj and GC themselves seem to have insane chemistry. They're quite funny together, and despite almost a million views on this one video I was surprised how little speculation there was about their relationship. Anyone know the scoop?? Anything going on off camera? Or their chemistry affecting storylines on camera, like the weird abbreviated hookup this season? D'ya think they're fooking?

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by Anonymousreply 513May 26, 2019 6:52 AM

Natalie has 8 new credits since GOT. She's hardly in trouble

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by Anonymousreply 514May 26, 2019 7:21 AM

R514 Videogames, voiceover work and low budget films nobody saw. Not great, to be honest. Not horrible, though. The new Penny Dreadful series might bring her back.

by Anonymousreply 515May 26, 2019 10:40 AM

R513 Good question. Something else I find strange about them is he almost always is right beside her, whether it’s award shows or cast pics or whatever. It’s a very rare occasion when there’s not a pic of them side by side. The pics together almost always include at least one where he’s looking at her like he’s in love with her. I guess it could all be for show/PR, but one glaringly obvious time his heart eyes didn’t happen was when he took that dour faced (she rarely ever genuinely smiles) wife of his to an awards show last year (maybe the Emmys?). There were a couple of awkward pics of Nik & Gwen together (no Nik looking adoringly at her) & they were on opposite sides of any group photos. It was the opposite of what we normally see from them when he’s solo. And let’s not forget, he’s been captain of the Braime ship forever. He REALLY wanted Jaime with Brienne. My opinion is that if they aren’t having/had an affair, then he’s got a huge crush on her & cannot seem to contain his adoration of her when his wife isn’t around.

by Anonymousreply 516May 26, 2019 12:01 PM

Wasn't there a poster here a while back who had some good gossip about them? From a friend on set who claimed that Nic and Gwendoline were absolutely fucking and that NCW was getting ready to divorce his wife? Obviously that never happened, so I question if it were really true, but they are definitely into each other.

by Anonymousreply 517May 26, 2019 12:06 PM

NCW's wife is a beauty, and they're very happily married. He is very close to his two teen-aged daughters and he has NEVER cheated and he has never felt anything but friendship for Gwendoline.

by Anonymousreply 518May 26, 2019 12:18 PM

Rumor I heard several years ago, is that Kit and Emilia hooked up very briefly, but at a certain point, she could not deal with his drinking, and he is a very sloppy drunk. He graduated from going out with the lads a couple times a week, to getting falling down puking drunk and blacking out, etc. It became a real problem for him. He's been in programs, off and on, for several years. Rosie broke up with him unless he got help. I hope now it's all over, he can stay on the wagon. Emilia had her critical health issues towards the end of the first season, so things got too heavy.

by Anonymousreply 519May 26, 2019 12:23 PM

This may come off as awful, but I don’t mean it be. Has NCW’s wife had really bad plastic surgery? Is that why she has resting bitch face about 90% of the time in photos? NCW does seem like a handful sometimes, but she more often than not looks like she’d rather be getting a root canal without anesthesia than pose for a photo with him. Then again, I’d probably have that look, as well, if my husband was constantly flirting & making heart eyes at his costar.

by Anonymousreply 520May 26, 2019 12:26 PM

I think D&D made it pretty difficult for another adaptation of Game of Thrones a truer one, to happen even in 10 years. The costs would be astronomical. Of course a new adaptation could not be less that this one. If this costs 15 million per episode fo9r the past two seasons, then triple that in ten years. So they have effectively insulated themselves from being bested.

by Anonymousreply 521May 26, 2019 12:27 PM

[quote]making heart eyes

Oh god, the shipper fraus have found the thread. Y’all “Braime” fans can head back to tumblr now.

by Anonymousreply 522May 26, 2019 12:44 PM

What a shame about Kit. I liked him as Jon Snow and also like him when he appears on talk shows. He comes across as fun and unpretentious. BTW, that comedy skit he did on Seth Meyer's show a few years ago, in which Jon Snow ruins a dinner party, was hilarious. Watch it on YouTube.

Natalie was wonderful as Margery in GoT. I was pissed when she got killed off because that character was one of my favorites. She was also excellent in that godawful Showtime miniseries about Henry VIII. She was one of the few good things about it.

Speaking about Gwendoline Christie, a couple of years ago she was the guess to a CrazyDaysandNights blind item about a very tall GoT actress who was snogging two men at an event and wasn't being too discreet about it.

by Anonymousreply 523May 26, 2019 1:06 PM

She was good in the remake of Picnic at Hanging Rock.

by Anonymousreply 524May 26, 2019 1:10 PM

I hate Peter Dinklage now..he really sucked toward the end. He became so boring and that stupid accent.

by Anonymousreply 525May 26, 2019 1:26 PM

Dinklage doesn't write the scripts, his character became boring.

David and Dan aren't smart enough to write characters who are supposed to be smart. Tyrion, Varys and Littlefinger all took a nose dive once they ran out of book material.

by Anonymousreply 526May 26, 2019 1:35 PM

Interestingly, unlike all the other episodes, the showrunners did NOT do an "Inside the Episode" added HBO.com feature for the finale as they've done for all the other episodes. I wonder why.

by Anonymousreply 527May 26, 2019 1:48 PM

Because a) they think the episode is so strong it stands without commentary and b) saving shit for the big documentary tonight.

by Anonymousreply 528May 26, 2019 1:51 PM

R526 funny you should mention it. Particularly in the past two seasons it was so obvious with Varys who barely had any lines, and Tyrion . But you make me consider Littlefinger and finally hit on what bothered me so much. His behavior with Sansa in Season 7 was totally out of character with the Little finger we knew. The last thing Littlefinger did that was in character, consistent with the way he was presented, was when he threw Lysa Arryn out the moon door. it was downhill from that point, IMO. He just did things that were either far fetched ( by marrying Sansa to Ramsey) or transparently dumb. Littlefinger was a diabolical schemer, and he deserved better than to be hangout out at Winterfell making moon eyes at Sansa.

by Anonymousreply 529May 26, 2019 2:14 PM

So anything about Michelle Fairley (Catelyn Stark)? Seems like she hates the fame and stays out of the public eye as much as she can

by Anonymousreply 530May 26, 2019 2:18 PM

Fairley seems like an unpleasant person IMO. I saw her playing the mother of Henry Tudor, (Henry 7th) and she was a horrible person, and play her role with a lot of ham and meanness. I think Dave & Dan probably didn't like her very much.

by Anonymousreply 531May 26, 2019 2:35 PM

In what production, R531? For the record, the mother of Henry VII was a right cunt, so sounds like she was just doing some good acting for the role.

by Anonymousreply 532May 26, 2019 2:38 PM

[quote]So anything about Michelle Fairley (Catelyn Stark)? Seems like she hates the fame and stays out of the public eye as much as she can

I wonder why she didn't attend the series final premiere party. Sean Bean, Mark Addy (Robert Barantheon), Charles Dance , and even Jack Gleeson (Joffrey) attended.

I know she still gets on with the cast. When she did a play a year or two ago Richard, Kit and Iain Glen went to it.

by Anonymousreply 533May 26, 2019 3:20 PM

Lena Headey didn’t attend either and skipped the press junket entirely.

by Anonymousreply 534May 26, 2019 3:41 PM

R534, that's why R411's gossip rings a bit true. We know Nikolaj Coster Waldau had a lawsuit against the producers regarding his pay. Also, Lena Heady didn't show up for press or events for the show. R411's gossip that the two of them were not happy that their character arcs got sacrificed for timing so the show could wrap up quickly seems to ring true. Also, that NCW wanted Jaime and Brienne to get together. He apparently wasn't happy with the way they had Jaime treat Brienne. Jaime wasn't even my favorite character, but the way they had his storyline go made probably the least sense after his redemption arc, which admittedly they tanked a few seasons ago so Jaime could be Cersei's loyal puppy dog again. I'm not sure the books will go that.

We just need GRRM to finish his books so we can see how this should really end. No matter how he ends the books, they'll be better than the show.

by Anonymousreply 535May 26, 2019 3:58 PM

I read a tea somewhere according to which Kit and Emilia during the filming in Seville of season 7 have been spotted getting cozy. I don't know if it's true, they have a good chemistry off-screen, but weirdly not so much on-screen. In her last interview she said that one of the good things she had the chance to do as Daenerys before becoming a mass murderer was to have sex with Kit, and she often speaks about his abs or how good he is at kissing, but maybe i'm just shipping them too much XD

by Anonymousreply 536May 26, 2019 4:02 PM

I can't wait to read the thread covering tonight's behind the scenes documentary. You bitches are going to be studying every blink and twitch for hidden meanings. It'll be like how the CIA used to study where everyone was standing during the Soviet May Day Parades.

by Anonymousreply 537May 26, 2019 4:05 PM

When i was younger my ship was Kit-Richard <3

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by Anonymousreply 538May 26, 2019 4:12 PM

[quote]We know Nikolaj Coster Waldau had a lawsuit against the producers regarding his pay.

I never heard about this. Are you sure this isn’t the lawsuit against his manager?

by Anonymousreply 539May 26, 2019 4:21 PM

No, you're right R539. I was going off information I saw on comments on websites where fans discuss GOT. After just looking up details of the actual lawsuit, I would up passing off bad information from one of those sites. My bad. It was a lawsuit involving his manager, not the producers of GOT. Sorry!

by Anonymousreply 540May 26, 2019 4:29 PM

Maybe Lena chucked the press junket because she didn't want to run into Flynn? This isn't the first time she's chucked the press junket. She's done it before. But honestly, I get the impression from the few articles written about her, she's not into the publicity stuff, is kind of reserved and a homebody.

She's good friends with Dinklage. He was the one who told her about the Cersei role, which she actively pursued.

by Anonymousreply 541May 26, 2019 4:35 PM

Plus, she was having a lot of legal problems with her ex-husband over custody of their child. I think that's a BIG reason why she doesn't travel much to the states.

by Anonymousreply 542May 26, 2019 4:36 PM

Cersei should have died in Season 6 and Margaery should have been the queen who faced Dany's invasion.

by Anonymousreply 543May 26, 2019 4:59 PM

I disagree, R543, Margarey would have been too sensible about the invasion to be dramatic. Cersei would fight a female invader for every last inch of ground, Queen Margarey might have offered her the Stormlands or the chance to be King Tommen's other wife. If she'd been in charge, Danerys's invasion wouldn't have had the support of Dorne and the Reach (well, maybe Dorne), and Westeros would have united behind Good King Tommen and his queen, who controlled the breadbasket of Westeros.

She really was the last hope of the Baratheon dynasty, if she'd have been left in charge, she'd have managed everything well and made her dopey little husband look like someone the public could adore. Cersei was a fool to fight with her, or get rid of her, but she couldn't have another attractive woman on her side.

by Anonymousreply 544May 26, 2019 5:13 PM

The true Dany's enemies were supposed to be Aegon(fake or not), Arianne and all Dorne. Also, Euron is a tru villain in the books, and not a caricature of Jack Sparrow. So many characters in the book that can easily replace Cersei.

by Anonymousreply 545May 26, 2019 5:16 PM

Arianne?

And by Aegon do you mean the "Young Griff" character? Because Jon's birth name was also Aegon Targaryan! But as for Aegon/Griff, IMHO his invasion was supposed to go the way of Perkin Warbeck's.

by Anonymousreply 546May 26, 2019 5:44 PM

R546 Yes, sorry, i always forget that Jon's true name in the show is also Aegon. I think at a certain point Faegon will sit on the IT, but there will be a violent crash with Dany when she will arrive in Westeros. She has a vision where a crowd is cheering for a mummer's dragon, which i think symbolizes the fake Aegon in King's Landing. I read that D&D probably merged Dany and Jon Connington's storylines at a certain point. If you remember, JonCon in the books hates the sound of the bells because it reminds him of his failure against Robert Baratheon. The theory is that at a certain point, in the middle of the battle between Youn Griff and Daenerys, JonCon will be so triggered by tha sounds of the balle that will fuck up everything blowing up KL with wildfire, or maybe Dany, unintentionally will set fire to the hidden wildifre. I don't know, there are many ways to blow up King's Landing in a way that makes sense unlike what D&D did.

by Anonymousreply 547May 26, 2019 5:54 PM

R547, if GRRM meant to build Aegon "Perkin Warbeck" Targaryan up into a major character, no wonder he can't finish the books! He literally lost the plot somewhere in book 3, he is not capable of taking a new element like that and building it up as a believable threat to the two rival queens. Really, it's so bad that the last two books are best read in the spirit of just hanging out with your pals in Westeros, and not expecting anything to come of their activities.

But yeah, the "Young Griff" thing is so obviously based on the real "Perkin Warbeck" that his invasion probably won't go any better than the real one did.

by Anonymousreply 548May 26, 2019 6:15 PM

[quote] honestly, I get the impression from the few articles written about her, she's not into the publicity stuff, is kind of reserved and a homebody.

The first season or two she was game for press: she and Sean Bean attended the Scream Awards, she did a DVD commentary, she would go on chat shows, but I haven't seen her promote the show much past season 3. I chalked it up to her not wanting to be away from her kids more than she has to (she's had two since she's been on the show) rather than disenchantment, but who knows.

[quote]There were a couple of awkward pics of Nik & Gwen together (no Nik looking adoringly at her) & they were on opposite sides of any group photos. It was the opposite of what we normally see from them when he’s solo. And let’s not forget, he’s been captain of the Braime ship forever. He REALLY wanted Jaime with Brienne. My opinion is that if they aren’t having/had an affair, then he’s got a huge crush on her & cannot seem to contain his adoration of her when his wife isn’t around.

I never for once got the feeling that Gwendoline felt anything for Nikolaj other than friendship. Nikolaj is another matter. I don't know if it's just because he likes having someone to playfull agitate or if it's real attraction but he does find ways to inject Gwendoline's name into his promotion. He attended a con a few years back and took time out to tell the audience to watch Gwendoline in "Top of the Lake" and how incredible she is, during their first season together he dialed her into an interview he was giving to EW, at one of the premieres he asked the interviewer if he could say hello to Gwen because she couldn't attend. He and Gwendoline joked about alienating their other cast mates who couldn't stand being around them but while there were times where the two of them were photographed having dinner with Tormund and Daavos, there's more pictures and fan encounter of the two of them around Spain or Belfast.

by Anonymousreply 549May 26, 2019 6:18 PM

The only thing i know about Nikolaj is that every woman in the cast sounds thirsty for him. Yes, i'm jealous.

by Anonymousreply 550May 26, 2019 6:59 PM

He's insanely handsome; plus, he seems like a very nice guy. Who wouldn't be? My impression from the Nikolaj/Gwendoline relationship is that they're very good friends who enjoy teasing the hell out of each other. I read the NYT article about Gwen that came out a day or two ago. She's currently in rehearsal for "A Midsummer Night's Dream" in London. The NYT journalist interviewed her over the phone about Brienne's completed arc in "Game of Thrones" and the scene that spawned thousands of fan memes--in which Brienne fills in Jaime's pages in that knight book. GC said she texted one of the ruder ones that she found funny to Nikolaj, who thought GC did it herself.

by Anonymousreply 551May 26, 2019 7:26 PM

r521, I suggested before that the only way to recreate Game of Thrones, and one more faithful to GRRM's story, is a top notch animated series. I just don't see a live action recreation ever happening. I mean, why would you try to recreate the work of Miguel Sapochnik and some of the other amazing directors this show has had.

by Anonymousreply 552May 26, 2019 8:48 PM

I loved the Histories and Lore DVD featurettes. HBO wisely kept bringing Harry Lloyd back to narrate the Targaryen POV.

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by Anonymousreply 553May 26, 2019 9:58 PM

Okay, HBO says there won't be any sequels. Do you agree? HA!

by Anonymousreply 554May 26, 2019 10:52 PM

Lena is a bit of a mess. Aside from the issues she had with her marriage, a big part of the reason she moved back to the UK full-time was so that her family could help out when her mental health problems got bad. She hates doing press about as much as Dinklage does, and is constantly cancelling going to cons at the last minute. Never fails to crack me up when people bring up Lena bearding for Pedro. (Multiple guys have hooked up with him on various dating apps. Apparently he’s well hung and an all-round nice guy.) They’re friends and it was convenient for them to be seen together while she kept her baby daddy (some director guy she’s known since they were kids) a secret, and he stayed in the glass closet.

R549 Nikolaj and Gwendoline are curious ones. From what I can gather, he got her a foot in the door with WME (his own agency) a few years back. She did have Star Wars under her belt at that point, but other than that very little screen experience. Getting her first US agent was a huge deal. What I find interesting is that he went to bat for her during a time when they weren’t really working together on GoT.

Nikolaj has just bought himself a new pad in LA, and I believe is actively looking for more work stateside. Everything I’ve heard about his wife suggests she’s never been interested in moving out there, so let’s see how that plays out.

by Anonymousreply 555May 27, 2019 12:49 AM

I don't see any of the cast doing well beyond Thrones. They are fundamentally TV actors.

by Anonymousreply 556May 27, 2019 1:05 AM

Now this is the good stuff r555. Thanks and keep it coming if you have more.

by Anonymousreply 557May 27, 2019 1:53 AM

Does Pedro use the dating apps when he comes to London? Asking for a friend.

by Anonymousreply 558May 27, 2019 2:00 AM

Isn't Nikolaj doing "Macbeth" in LA?

Didn't Lena declare bankruptcy right before the first season of "Game of Thrones" aired? I remember reading an article about this "GoT" actress (who was Lena) who declared bankruptcy following a nasty custody case and when the judge mentioned she was in a TV show and should have money, she said she hadn't gotten paid yet.

by Anonymousreply 559May 27, 2019 2:04 AM

[quote]Didn't Lena declare bankruptcy right before the first season of "Game of Thrones" aired? I remember reading an article about this "GoT" actress (who was Lena) who declared bankruptcy following a nasty custody case and when the judge mentioned she was in a TV show and should have money, she said she hadn't gotten paid yet

That was during season three and everyone assumed it was a gambit to get out of paying her husband.

[quote]Isn't Nikolaj doing "Macbeth" in LA?

Yes, in November directed by one of the GOT directors Matt Shakman.

by Anonymousreply 560May 27, 2019 2:08 AM

"Nothing fucks you harder than time" Table read from Season 1

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by Anonymousreply 561May 27, 2019 2:08 AM

R555 Lena moved back for her kids too. Apparently the broke ass dad is there.

by Anonymousreply 562May 27, 2019 2:10 AM

At R561, who is the girl next to Kit?

by Anonymousreply 563May 27, 2019 2:12 AM

That's Emilia.

by Anonymousreply 564May 27, 2019 2:13 AM

[quote]That's Emilia.

Wow, Thanks.

by Anonymousreply 565May 27, 2019 2:16 AM

I thought Lena's ex-husband is in LA.

I think Sophie Turner has a real shot at becoming a movie star. She's playing Jean Grey in "Dark Phoenix," which is probably going to be a big summer popcorn movie. Personally, I can't stand her--she sets my teeth on edge when I see her in interviews. But she's been wonderful as Sansa.

[R555] What interesting dish. No wonder Gwendoline joked in some interview that Nikolaj considers himself her mentor and Svengali. I thought this was some silly inside joke she shared with him but the WME gives this definite context.

I think the journeymen UK actors like Ian Glenn (Aiden Gillen is also in this group) will continue to get work.

by Anonymousreply 566May 27, 2019 2:17 AM

[quote]I think Sophie Turner has a real shot at becoming a movie star. She's playing Jean Grey in "Dark Phoenix," which is probably going to be a big summer popcorn movie. Personally, I can't stand her--she sets my teeth on edge when I see her in interviews. But she's been wonderful as Sansa.

That X-Men movie has already been pushed back a few times now and has been sitting on the shelf for at least a year; filming ended in August 2017. It’s got flop written all over it and with the Disney acquisition of Fox, I’m guessing they’re going to completely recast the series when they get around to rebooting it.

by Anonymousreply 567May 27, 2019 2:20 AM

[quote] think Sophie Turner has a real shot at becoming a movie star. She's playing Jean Grey in "Dark Phoenix," which is probably going to be a big summer popcorn movie. Personally, I can't stand her--she sets my teeth on edge when I see her in interviews. But she's been wonderful as Sansa.

This is her second X-Men film. The first one didn't set her career on fire.

[quote]I think the journeymen UK actors like Ian Glenn (Aiden Gillen is also in this group) will continue to get work.

Iain has starred in three series during his time on GOT: Cleverman, Jack Taylor, and Delicious. Then there's the mini-series work and his film work. He works like a motherfucker.

by Anonymousreply 568May 27, 2019 2:22 AM

I never watched X - Men, but i read that Sophie was pretty terrible in the first one and she suffered a lot because the critics.

by Anonymousreply 569May 27, 2019 2:29 AM

R565 Years ago, around season 3, I was working the door at a film festival party and Emelia came in. I didn't recognize her until one of the paparazzi showed me a photo of her walking by me.

by Anonymousreply 570May 27, 2019 2:29 AM

I think Sophie will be fine. There are much worse actresses getting work today and she's got two major franchises under her belt.

by Anonymousreply 571May 27, 2019 2:34 AM

Sophie, Emilia, Maise, Lena, Gwendoline, Nathalie Emmanuel will all be fine. British actors are different. THey move easily between stage work, BBC and other TV stuff and films. They are a lot more grounded than the actors who buy into our celebrity culture. Kit, Jacob Anderson, and Alfie Allen will be fine. Liam Cunningham, Ian Glenn and Conleth, Aidan, all had careers before GoT. So did Rory McCann and NCW, but they will do much better now. Peter Dinklage's been established for a long time. Actually I believe Isaac Hempstead Wright will probably be the least successful of them all because his character was so underwritten and poorly directed. Dean Chapman, Natalie Dormer, Richard Dormer, Iwan Rheon, will all do well, and Richard Madden is becoming a very successful guy right now wth Bodyguard and Rocketman. Some of them, like Daniel Portman will have to work harder than others to achieve success but they'll all be working actors for a long time.

by Anonymousreply 572May 27, 2019 3:13 AM

I’d like to see more of the Hound.

by Anonymousreply 573May 27, 2019 3:16 AM

[quote]Actually I believe Isaac Hempstead Wright will probably be the least successful of them all because his character was so underwritten and poorly directed.

I wonder how ambitious he is. Other than voicework and a music video for friends Isaac hasn't done much of anything. I don't know if it's because he just hasn't been cast in anything or maybe he chooses to spend his down time not acting.

by Anonymousreply 574May 27, 2019 3:23 AM

I thought he was going back to college?

by Anonymousreply 575May 27, 2019 3:33 AM

[quote]I thought he was going back to college?

He is.

by Anonymousreply 576May 27, 2019 4:05 AM

That documentary was actually very moving. The extra that they followed, his name is Andrew McClay, and as soon as one of the girls said to the director, oh you should meet Andy, he's been a Stark soldier every season, I knew EXACTLY which guy she was talking about. He was just delightful. And his obvious mancrush on Kit was super sweet. Kit's bubble butt got a lot of nice camera shots, too. Still fine.

by Anonymousreply 577May 27, 2019 5:36 AM

R518 Please tell me this is satire.

by Anonymousreply 578May 27, 2019 6:25 AM

R578, you missed that the post was s igned 'NCW's publicist'...

by Anonymousreply 579May 27, 2019 6:54 AM

If you took Sophie's looks and Maisie's acting, you'd have a very solid shot at stardom, alas...

by Anonymousreply 580May 27, 2019 6:57 AM

Nikolaj Coster Waldau is a decent actor. I don't think he's that hot. He's kinda boring in interviews. I've a couple of movie he's been in.

by Anonymousreply 581May 27, 2019 7:21 AM

[R579] That's what led me to believe it was satirical, but carry on.

by Anonymousreply 582May 27, 2019 7:27 AM

R411 and R444 How I wish that was the version we got instead of a lazy, ill-conceived dumpster fire. Did you hear anything about how far into it D&D were when they decided to scrap it for the craptastic final season we got instead? Or whether the actors involved knew that the story they shot wasn't the original, intended version? I would imagine it would make shooting a shitty script 1000x worse if you knew it wasn't the intended storyline for your character. And not many cast members looked particularly happy during those table read clips we got in the doc tonight....

by Anonymousreply 583May 27, 2019 7:33 AM

I thought the video this person captured from the GoT special spoke volumes.

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by Anonymousreply 584May 27, 2019 7:46 AM

Yes, yet another character that was done dirty by the writers. I don't blame Conleth for being disappointed. BTW, the woman seated next to Conleth with the dark Bork hairdo and overall boho hausfrau look is Lena.

by Anonymousreply 585May 27, 2019 12:08 PM

I watched that GoT special on HBO last night and was touched when Kit choked up on his last day of filming. Yes, I know he has a lot of problems but that was such a sweet moment. And shoot me, but up until this season, Jon was one of my favorite characters and I thought Kit was perfect in the role.

Ian Glenn, who played Jorah, seems like a class act.

Seriously, was there ANY character that was well written the final season? Maybe Theon, that's it.

by Anonymousreply 586May 27, 2019 12:12 PM

[quote]Did you hear anything about how far into it D&D were when they decided to scrap it for the craptastic final season we got instead? Or whether the actors involved knew that the story they shot wasn't the original, intended version?

That was the script as it was delivered to the actors, r411’s fanfiction aside. I know fans wish it weren’t true but it is. What we got is what D&D scripted.

by Anonymousreply 587May 27, 2019 12:21 PM

Alfie Allen has a trendoid GF and they have a kid but I think he has bi-sex face.

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by Anonymousreply 588May 27, 2019 12:31 PM

How many are homos now, from this pic?

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by Anonymousreply 589May 27, 2019 12:33 PM

My gawd, but Maisie and Sophie look SO young. Alfie always looked goofy, Richard Madden and Kit looked hot even then, but they all look like they always have fun.

by Anonymousreply 590May 27, 2019 1:58 PM

You know, I got a little teensy bit more understanding of why they wanted to end the series early, after watching the special last night. Those crew members and even the producers worked their asses off, to the point of exhaustion and beyond. All of them, top to bottom. As that one woman said, I gave this everything I had. Everything. That series dominated their lives or 9-10 years! Lots of stress, lots of wild cards, like the weather, storms etc. I mean I could do it for two or three years but not ten. And there were a lot of dangerous elements too. Like all the fires. Huge propane tanks all over the place, the special effect, the stunts, etc. They're very lucky there were no accidents or casualties. So maybe the decision to end things was as much about the morale of the crew, and keeping the team together, as it was about D&D wanting to write Star Wars. And yet. The very least they could have done was have two ten episode seasons instead of what they ended up with. And I cannot, absolutely cannot get my head around Bran is King and Jon goes North. It's a ridiculous way to end things. And don't even get me started about the new small council. It should have been Bran would be a perfect Master of Whisperers, and Bronn should have been discovered dead, under a pile of rubble with his cross bow in his arms.

by Anonymousreply 591May 27, 2019 2:08 PM

r591, if you think that means fans need to shut up about how bad the last season was, think again. If anything, everybody who worked on the show should be furious with the writers. All that work to bring utter shit to life.

by Anonymousreply 592May 27, 2019 2:28 PM

Since this thread is about to end, can we move the gossip over to the “Making of” thread?

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by Anonymousreply 593May 27, 2019 2:59 PM

[quote]was never really any stories of bad blood on set (save Lena and Jerome),

Since the very old story of their breakup resurfaced people have begun bashing Jerome and stating #BelieveWomen as if it was an abusive relationship versus a bad breakup. Lena should have addressed this simply by saying it's a non-story as a way to show it's water under the bridge. She broke up her own relationship (was it during her Jason Flemyng years?) to get with Jerome and it didn't work out. Shit happens.

by Anonymousreply 594May 27, 2019 4:00 PM

Yeah I’ve seen the reddit and tumblr crowd go into hyper mode thinking they know the details of their relationship, a few even arguing it was Jerome who asked not to have scenes with Lena not Lena like he would have the power to make that demand. Some fans are just dumb.

by Anonymousreply 595May 27, 2019 4:12 PM

Has anyone mentioned the petition against D&D for star wars? since they fucked up GOT so badly? LOL. I ain't gonna pay money to watch that.

by Anonymousreply 596May 27, 2019 4:19 PM

[quote]Has anyone mentioned the petition against D&D for star wars? since they fucked up GOT so badly?

If they fuck up during production Kathleen Kennedy will not hesitate to fire them like she did Phil Lord and Chris Miller, Colin Trevorrow, and Josh Trank.

by Anonymousreply 597May 27, 2019 4:58 PM

I stumbled onto some fan site the other day and read about the original unaired pilot that D&D did. Change a few names and dates, and it's a carbon copy of what people are saying about this season so its not like HBO didn't know what these guys produced if left to their own devices.

by Anonymousreply 598May 27, 2019 5:17 PM

"Has anyone mentioned the petition against D&D for star wars? since they fucked up GOT so badly?"

Last I heard, it had 3,000 signatures.

And regarding the documentary, it was very sweet. The incredible logistics of building the sets and getting the crew in place, the astonishing creativity required to create a completely believable fantasy world, all the actors in glasses and their real hair, Emelia Clarke being super-cute with her wig going on. But I think my favorite was the "table reads", where they couldn't fit the cast around a single table, but had to set up a huge conference room.

by Anonymousreply 599May 27, 2019 9:02 PM

yes, I recorded the program last night and just watched it. I can't believe how little Arya was at that table read!

Damn, the poor extras, were they paid min wage?

by Anonymousreply 600May 27, 2019 9:12 PM
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