Your Favourite Character (Season 1/2)

I'm not prudish and nudity doesn't put me off or anything like that. I just really dislike how useless she is in an otherwise finely held together tapestry is all. I mean, even Khaleesi has some plot reasons for whenever she's getting in the nip! Ie what first seemed v extravagant in the first or second ep when she's slowly walking into the bath, the sleeper plot in that scene was "the water's too hot" which was a nod to her dragon blood and whatnot. But Roz? Nipple is as nipple does.

For me Tywin and Arya's verbal jousting stole the series, I've always liked Charles Dance as an actor and he really shines in this series, hes a bastard, but a charismatic one. I lov how there's no clearcut good/bad character in this, save for a few like maybe Jon and Joffrey, everyone else is varying shades of grey and good characters do horrible things and vice versa.

Deleted User wrote: »

Joffrey is literally the biggest **** I've seen in any show or movie that's how well he plays the part.

Yup Gleeson has him spot on!

Voted for Tyrion, tried to vote for someone else to be different but come on, every scene he's in is great!

There is so many great characters, most are all played extremely well. The fact that you hate some of them only shows how good they truly are at playing there part!

Other contenders would have been Bronn, Arya and Jon. Had Jaquen been in it more he would be well up there aswell.

Love Jons awkwardness with the wildling girl up north, forget her name

WindmillWarrior wrote: »

Yigrette.

You know nothing, iamanengine

Ygritte... :P

Voted for Tyrion... surprise,

Bran and Catelyn are a pain in the books

Its all about Stannis! "come with me and take this city" after his fleet has just been destroyed, first man off the boat, first man to land ashore, first man at the walls, first man up the ladder into the city.

He is a boss

it really is testament to alfie allen that people feel sorry for theon,
seriously
he betrayed his friend robb to his father
he then disobeyed his father and destroyed their grand strategy for independence
he sacked winter fell
he sent the rest of his men on a suicide mission to most cailin
he put his sister in danger and expected her to risk her men to bail him out
he murdered master llewen
he murdered two random boys
in claiming those boys were bran and rickon he shattered the moralle of the northern army
his ascosiation with the bastard bolton could result in the destruction of whatever order remained in the north

and that's only what he managed up to now in the series

pray he never takes the black or the seven kingdoms will be overrun with whitewalkers in a matter of days

allow me to make this/clear for you

THEON GREJOY IREDEEMABLE CNUT

he is bad, he is an arrogant selfish narrowminded shortsighted vain greedy sh1tbag.

and in a world populated by an abundance of characters who fit that description he really stands out from the crowd

Tzar Chasm wrote: »

it really is testament to alfie allen that people feel sorry for theon,
seriously
he betrayed his friend robb to his father
he then disobeyed his father and destroyed their grand strategy for independence
he sacked winter fell
he sent the rest of his men on a suicide mission to most cailin
he put his sister in danger and expected her to risk her men to bail him out
he murdered master llewen
he murdered two random boys
in claiming those boys were bran and rickon he shattered the moralle of the northern army
his ascosiation with the bastard bolton could result in the destruction of whatever order remained in the north

and that's only what he managed up to now in the series

pray he never takes the black or the seven kingdoms will be overrun with whitewalkers in a matter of days

allow me to make this/clear for you

THEON GREJOY IREDEEMABLE CNUT

he is bad, he is an arrogant selfish narrowminded shortsighted vain greedy sh1tbag.

and in a world populated by an abundance of characters who fit that description he really stands out from the crowd

I don't think Theon is as black and white as to be called "bad". The word that flies around with Theon the most is "Lost".

"God help you Theon Greyjoy, you are truely lost"


All Theon ever wants is respect and a sense of belonging. As a babe, he is ripped from his home and placed to serve Lord Stark. He is a privileged hostage/servant and constantly reminded he does not belong and mocked because of his houses actions.

Only after asking Robb confirms to him that he is his brother does he give his loyalty but it conflicts immediately when his father doesn't accept him and he must prove himself to him by betray Robb. A difficult decision for anyone, could anyone truly find picking between a friend and family to be an easy decision. Hence the long dark candle scene where Theon burns his letter to Robb. There he seals his future.

You are right, he does have a lot of poor traits, hes reckless, shortsighted vain, naive and quite stupid in his actions at Winterfell. He also has delusion of grandure.

He never sets out to harm anyone when capturing Winterfell. He is pushed into the execution of Rodriks by his own men, who's approval he craves. He is also betrayed when believing he had their trust in the end of the season

Calling his sister to Winterfell was half for assistance (which he was sure he'd get) and half (to prove he is worthy), he doesn't forsee the huge errors he has made yet. He does show remorse for the killing of the orphans also (though in the books )

No, he is not a "Good" character (who is?) but I think that it is this complexity that makes someone pick him as a favorite character. In a way the twisted world around him has taken Theon down this path and at every crossroads he takes a wrong turn.

I voted for Jaime.