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Originally Posted by keg in kc:
Her portrayal of Cersei is still one of my least favorite aspects of the series. She's made all kinds of character choices that basically equal an attempt to make the character relatable, sympathetic and perhaps even redeemable, which book Cersei is not. At all. Book Cersei is a villain, in every sense of the word. She's not a victim in any sense of the word. She's despicable. Evil. Out for number one. And that makes everything that happens to her seem so much more cathartic for the readers. It's about a bad person finally getting both what she deserves and what she has earned, not just from the kingdom but from her family. I think Headey has done the character a disservice, and the show is a bit weaker for it. Fortunately they've gotten so much else right...
I don't agree.
Book Cersei is a victim, but pretty much all of it occurs before the books actually start. [Reply]
Originally Posted by DaneMcCloud:
Truth be told, I was never dug in on GoT.
I never read the books and the series has always been more about the cultural phenom than my actual emotional involvement.
I'll watch it but I'm not that into it.
If it ended tomorrow, I wouldn't lose any sleep and couldn't care less.
I binge watched all five seasons over a few days. I found some of the plot lines boring and some of the characters uninteresting. Also, although I think the acting in general was pretty good, there were a few actors in there that just left me feeling flat. I don't think Emilia Clarke is very good, for instance. Either her character is supposed to be bland and simplistic or she's just kind of a dud. She's smoking hot and yet she couldn't hold my attention in stories that were built around her character. I got the feeling that her middle aged groupie (Jorah) was going all hammy just to liven things up a bit and try to carry a scene or two. And the entire story line for Daenerys Targaryen during season five...ugh. Looking back at what actually happened during the season on her chunk of the show it's kind of amazing that they managed to bore me with it.
But I do like the show overall and I'll continue to watch it. I like that they moved Tyrion over with Daenerys. He's one of my favorite characters and I like the actor. [Reply]
Originally Posted by keg in kc:
Her portrayal of Cersei is still one of my least favorite aspects of the series. She's made all kinds of character choices that basically equal an attempt to make the character relatable, sympathetic and perhaps even redeemable, which book Cersei is not. At all. Book Cersei is a villain, in every sense of the word. She's not a victim in any sense of the word. She's despicable. Evil. Out for number one. And that makes everything that happens to her seem so much more cathartic for the readers. It's about a bad person finally getting both what she deserves and what she has earned, not just from the kingdom but from her family. I think Headey has done the character a disservice, and the show is a bit weaker for it. Fortunately they've gotten so much else right...
First off, I want to on the record as NOT sad for you. :-)
But I disagree on your assessment. In the books, EVERY character has a redeeming side, some hidden more than others. Cersei's hidden deepest of all. In the show, Lena does a good job, IMO, of portraying the innate dickishness of the character [she has mad sneer and eyeroll game], but leaving a little room for the sadness and fear [the witch's prophecy] driving her decisions. If anything, the show didn't do enough to drive home the impact that prophecy has on her outlook on life.
Perhaps you may be confusing charismatic and polite evil with a 'good person.' She's portrayed AT LEAST as evil as Walter White or Vic Mackey, but she also walks that fine line of being hateable, while you harbor a grudging admiration for her commitment. [Reply]
