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Photo: Proof That ‘Game Of Thrones’ King Joffrey Actor Jack Gleeson Is A Good Sport
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We all know that Joffrey Baratheon on HBO’s Game Of Thrones is a real bastard… in every sense of the word. The boy king is hated by audiences so much, that sometimes fans find it hard to differentiate between the loathed character and the actor who portrays him, Jack Gleeson. Just the mere sight of Gleeson’s face, which has provided the background to countless internet memes and novelty t-shirts, incites a negative reaction. Just search Twitter for “King Joffrey” to see what people post about the character and what happens if someone bumps into the 21-year-old Irish actor, who’s a student at Trinity College, Dublin, on the street.
But over and over again, Gleeson proves that he’s a nice guy and even a good sport about the whole thing. A photo posted to Reddit shows the actor smiling while holding up a drawing of King Joffrey with the words “There’s no cure for being a cunt” (a quote about King Joffrey from the show) in a decorative banner around it. Check out the photo here below.
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TV Review: Game Of Thrones 3.8: Second Sons
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By Goodman
| May 22nd, 2013 at 1:06 pm
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Game of Thrones
Season 3, Episode 8 – “Second Sons”
Directed by Michelle MacLaren
Written by David Benioff & D.B. Weiss
Starring: Mark Addy, Alfie Allen, Emilia Clarke, James Cosmo, Liam Cunningham, Charles Dance, Stephen Dillane, Peter Dinklage, Natalie Dormer, Michelle Fairley, Jerome Flynn, Aidan Gillen, Jack Gleeson, Iain Glen, Kit Harington, Lena Headey, Conleth Hill, Ciarán Hinds, Carice van Houten, Sibel Kekilli, Harry Lloyd, Richard Madden, Patrick Malahide, Rory McCann, Sophie Turner, Nikolaj Coster-Waldau, Maisie Williams, and Issac Hempstead-Wright
HBO
Air Date: May 19, 2013
I was not impressed with “Second Sons.”
There’s normally a point each season that I reach with Game of Thrones, where one of the later episodes in the season becomes just too predictable or flat out boring. The latter certainly isn’t the case, as there are plenty of individually strong moments throughout the episode, but the sum of the parts doesn’t work to something I’m excited about. Which is sad, all things considered, because the strong parts in this episode are good. So let’s start with the good.
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Tags: Aidan Gillen, Alfie Allen, Carice van Houten, Charles Dance, Ciaran Hinds, Conleth Hill, D.B. Weiss, David Benioff, Emilia Clarke, Game of Thrones, Harry Lloyd, Iain Glen, Issac Hempstead-Wright, Jack Gleeson, James Cosmo, Jerome Flynn, Kit Harington, Lena Headey, Liam Cunningham, Maisie Williams, Mark Addy, Michelle Fairley, Michelle MacLaren, Natalie Dormer, Nikolaj Coster-Waldau, Patrick Malahide, Peter Dinklage, Richard Madden, Rory McCann, Sibel Kekilli, Sophie Turner, Stephen Dillane
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TV Review: Game Of Thrones 3.7: The Bear and The Maiden Fair
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By Goodman
| May 14th, 2013 at 7:30 pm
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Game of Thrones
Season 3, Episode 7 – “The Bear And The Maiden Fair”
Directed by Michelle MacLaren
Written by George R.R. Martin
Starring: Mark Addy, Alfie Allen, Emilia Clarke, James Cosmo, Liam Cunningham, Charles Dance, Stephen Dillane, Peter Dinklage, Natalie Dormer, Michelle Fairley, Jerome Flynn, Aidan Gillen, Jack Gleeson, Iain Glen, Kit Harington, Lena Headey, Conleth Hill, Ciarán Hinds, Carice van Houten, Sibel Kekilli, Harry Lloyd, Richard Madden, Patrick Malahide, Rory McCann, Sophie Turner, Nikolaj Coster-Waldau, Maisie Williams, and Issac Hempstead-Wright
HBO
Air Date: May 12, 2013
I find it rather fitting that the title of Game of Thrones‘ seventh episode focuses so much on a particular pairing, considering that the episode spends so much time on duos of characters instead of individual characters. “The Bear And The Maiden Fair” is a quieter affair, (scripted by George R.R. Martin and directed by the incredible Michelle MacLaren), that works as what will probably become the calm before the storm, leading into the final three episodes of this season.
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Tags: Aidan Gillen, Alfie Allen, Carice van Houten, Charles Dance, Ciaran Hinds, Conleth Hill, Emilia Clarke, Harry Lloyd, Iain Glen, Issac Hempstead-Wright, Jack Gleeson, James Cosmo, Jerome Flynn, Kit Harington, Lena Headey, Liam Cunningham, Maisie Williams, Mark Addy, Michelle Fairley, Natalie Dormer, Nikolaj Coster-Waldau, Patrick Malahide, Peter Dinklage, Richard Madden, Rory McCann, Sibel Kekilli, Sophie Turner, Stephen Dillane
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TV Review: Game Of Thrones 3.6: The Climb
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By Goodman
| May 6th, 2013 at 5:40 pm
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Game of Thrones
Season 3, Episode 6 – “The Climb”
Directed by Alex Graves
Written by David Benioff & D.B. Weiss
Starring: Mark Addy, Alfie Allen, Emilia Clarke, James Cosmo, Liam Cunningham, Charles Dance, Stephen Dillane, Peter Dinklage, Natalie Dormer, Michelle Fairley, Jerome Flynn, Aidan Gillen, Jack Gleeson, Iain Glen, Kit Harington, Lena Headey, Conleth Hill, Ciarán Hinds, Carice van Houten, Sibel Kekilli, Harry Lloyd, Richard Madden, Patrick Malahide, Rory McCann, Sophie Turner, Nikolaj Coster-Waldau, Maisie Williams, and Issac Hempstead-Wright
HBO
Air Date: May 5, 2013
“Chaos isn’t a pit. Chaos is a ladder. Many who try to climb it fail and never get to try again. The fall breaks them. And some are given a chance to climb, they refuse, they cling to the realm or the gods or love or illusions. Only the ladder is real. The climb is all there is.”
Littlefinger’s (Aidan Gillen) speech is a very much on the nose, as “The Climb,” the sixth episode of season 3 of Game Of Thrones, sees various characters trying to progress forward in some capacity, but the core of his speech – that often those who are provided opportunities normally only get one chance at something – rings true for many characters tonight.
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Tags: Aidan Gillen, Alfie Allen, Carice van Houten, Charles Dance, Ciaran Hinds, Conleth Hill, D.B. Weiss, David Benioff, Emilia Clarke, Game of Thrones, Harry Lloyd, Iain Glen, Issac Hempstead-Wright, Jack Gleeson, James Cosmo, Jerome Flynn, Kit Harington, Lena Headey, Liam Cunningham, Maisie Williams, Mark Addy, Michelle Fairley, Natalie Dormer, Nikolaj Coster-Waldau, Patrick Malahide, Peter Dinklage, Richard Madden, Rory McCann, Sibel Kekilli, Sophie Turner, Stephen Dillane, The Climb
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TV Review: Game Of Thrones 3.5: Kissed By Fire
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By Goodman
| April 29th, 2013 at 1:33 pm
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Game of Thrones
Season 3, Episode 5 – “Kissed by Fire”
Directed by Alex Graves
Written by Bryan Gogman
Starring: Mark Addy, Alfie Allen, Emilia Clarke, James Cosmo, Liam Cunningham, Charles Dance, Stephen Dillane, Peter Dinklage, Natalie Dormer, Michelle Fairley, Jerome Flynn, Aidan Gillen, Jack Gleeson, Iain Glen, Kit Harington, Lena Headey, Conleth Hill, Ciarán Hinds, Carice van Houten, Sibel Kekilli, Harry Lloyd, Richard Madden, Patrick Malahide, Rory McCann, Sophie Turner, Nikolaj Coster-Waldau, Maisie Williams, and Issac Hempstead-Wright
HBO
Air Date: April 28, 2013
While we often think of fire as a heat source or a weapon, more often than not, fire illuminates our path and helps shows us what’s true. After weeks of epic television, Game of Thrones‘ fifth episode, “Kissed by Fire,” allows most of characters to look at the paths they’ve chosen before deciding (or having someone choose for them) their new fate.
Jamie’s life has certainly turned out much different than I believe he originally intended. In the episode’s strongest scene, Jamie (Nikolaj Coster-Waldau) explains to Brienne (Gwendoline Christie) the ‘secret origin’ of the Kingslayer name, detailing the mad king’s obsession with wildfire and how he planned to burn the city down, men, women, and children all. So, Jamie took matters into his own hands. This is battered and beaten Jamie Lannister, far different from the attempted child-killer we saw in the first season. We know that version of Jamie still lurks below, but the journey and evolution of the character is very different now than before.
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Tags: Aidan Gillen, Alex Graves, Alfie Allen, Bryan Cogman, Carice van Houten, Charles Dance, Ciaran Hinds, Conleth Hill, Emilia Clarke, Game of Thrones, Harry Lloyd, HBO, Iain Glen, Issac Hempstead-Wright, Jack Gleeson, James Cosmo, Jerome Flynn, Kissed by Fire, Kit Harington, Lena Headey, Liam Cunningham, Maisie Williams, Mark Addy, Michelle Fairley, Natalie Dormer, Nikolaj Coster-Waldau, Patrick Malahide, Peter Dinklage, Richard Madden, Rory McCann, Sibel Kekilli, Sophie Turner, Stephen Dillane
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