Your Favourite Character (Season 4) NO BOOK DISCUSSION See post #1

Degag

Seeing as we've done this for the past few seasons, i've put up a poll.

Mine is The Hound. What a character.

"If any man dies with a clean sword, I'll rape his fúcking corpse!"

"Fúck the kingsguard, fúck the city, fúck the king."

"What in Seven Hells are you doing with the Stark bitch?"

"I understand that if any more words come pouring out of your cúnt mouth, I'm going to have to eat every fúcking chicken in this room."

MOD NOTE : This for discussion of the characters as they are presented in the show only, not for discussion of their book counterparts or comparisons

SteelyDanJalapeno

Jaime Lannister

I don't see any poll?

Tyrion by a long way anyway

Degag

Varys

TiltedBrain wrote: »

I don't see any poll?

Give me a chance dude:pac:

Essien

Varys

There's your winner...

Pepe LeFrits

Jorah Mormont

The Spider.

corcaigh07

Jaime Lannister

It's Tyrion of course.

But Oberyn was awesome, especially considering he was a new character in Season 4. And involved in the biggest moment of the season.

StaticAge11

Olenna Tyrell

Oberyn or the Hound, such a tough choice

D-FENS

Oberyn Martell

The Imp, The Hound and The Red Viper are all excellent choices but it's Bronn for me. Apart from the classic no cure for being a ****, there was this in his last appearance, so far.

Bronn: My lonesome bachelor days are over. I’m to wed Lollys Stokeworth.
Tyrion: Lollys Stokeworth? She doesn’t strike me as your sort of girl.
Bronn: I wouldn’t say I had a single sort of girl.
Tyrion: She’s dim-witted.
Bronn: If I wanted wits, I’d marry you.
Tyrion: When my sister arranged this love match, did she mention that Lollys has an older sister?
Bronn: Falyse. Aye, I did know about the older sister.
Tyrion: And you understand the rules of inheritance?
Bronn: Falyse is forty and barren.
Tyrion: She still gets Castle Stokeworth when her father dies.
Bronn: She does. Unless she happens to perish before her father. Then Lollys gets the castle. What? Ladies fall from their horses and snap their pretty necks all the time.
Tyrion: You and my sister deserve each other.

And best of all this

bellinter

Olenna Tyrell

OK seriously, who is it that voted Dany?

RoryMac

Varys

bellinter wrote: »

OK seriously, who is it that voted Dany?

Click on the number of votes to find out

Soft Falling Rain

Jaime Lannister

Difficult choice. Tyrion, Oberyn, The Hound, Jon Snow and Brienne have each traded great moments.

But I'll have to go with Tyrion overall, so many great moments with Tywin, Shae, Oberyn, Joffrey, Jaime and Cersei. The season has basically been Tyrion's in a lot of ways and Dinklage excelled.

Degag

Varys

bellinter wrote: »

OK seriously, who is it that voted Dany?

At least Dany is hot... but Stannis???!!!!

Pepe LeFrits

Jorah Mormont

Degag wrote: »

At least Dany is hot... but Stannis???!!!!

He's got a pretty awesome leitmotif in fairness.

DURN DURN DURNNNNNNNN

celica00

Ramsay Bolton

I voted for Brienne, even tho I find a few really good!

alchemist33

Hodor

I really don't know, but am tempted to go with Olenna Tyrell. She stole every scene she was in, and contributed to the biggest "take that, you b*astard" scene in the series so far.

Oranage2

Petyr "Littlefinger" Baelish

Some great characters this season, the viper, Ramsey Snow, the hound, but my personal favourite was Jon Snow, he really stepped it up this season.

Duckworth_Luas

Melisandre

Degag wrote: »

At least Dany is hot... but Stannis???!!!!

camlik

Olenna Tyrell

I went with Oberyn but it could have gone to any of the ones mentioned above.

Having a think about it now Tyrions Trial speech and his final scene with Tywin both were absolutely out of the top drawer of TV so I'd probably change my vote now if I could.

Tzar Chasm

Joffrey Baratheon

No Sam in the poll

So I pick my second favourite

LORD Davos Seaworth, Hand of the one true king of westeros,

LionelNashe

Varys

It has to be The Hound. He's a very nuanced character, always calling people c*nts and robbing and killing etc. and at the same time pissed off and disillusioned with how **** and meaningless everything is.

Son0vagun

Olenna Tyrell

No YaYa Greyjoy?

Degag

Varys

Tzar Chasm wrote: »

No Sam in the poll

Son0vagun wrote: »

No YaYa Greyjoy?

Only 25 options... didn't think there'd be much love for Sam or Reek's sister.

I am surprised at how many votes Olenna got tbh.

Degag

Varys

Duckworth_Luas wrote: »

Oooops, never finished that train of thought.

But Stannis???!!!! How does he only have 2 votes? He should have every vote.

podgemonster

Sansa Stark

The most noblest boy the gods ever put on this Earth

King Joffrey, First of Name.

Joe prim

Tywin Lannister

I voted for Lord Baylish ( or however its spelled) cos I saw him on the Dart the other day coming back from Booterstown, so I feel as if I know him , in a strange way.

Daith

Joe prim wrote: »

I voted for Lord Baylish ( or however its spelled) cos I saw him on the Dart the other day coming back from Booterstown, so I feel as if I know him , in a strange way.

That's what he wanted you think.

Manchegan

"Thank you for voting. Your favourite character is now added to GRR Martin's kill-list"

Joe prim

Tywin Lannister

:eek::eek:

Daith wrote: »

That's what he wanted you think.

Ahh...a Vulcan mind-trick...and somehow, he has also convinced me to think of him as the mayor of Baltimore, even though i"ve never been to West Cork!:eek:

Kunkka

Olenna Tyrell

I voted for Obeyrn before watching episode 10 so I've changed my mind...

ronoc 1

if stannis was portrayed the way he is in the books i think he would be up there with tyrion as a fan favourite.its a shame because i like the actor who plays him but hes let down by writers who dont seem to understand the character.

Tigger

Sandor "The Hound" Clegane

stick them with the pointy end
at Arya's age the rest of them were nothing
she has killed and has even progressed to not killing and the last thing she did was commandeer a ship
Tyrion joked that he would fight the mountain if Arya reached his age I'd expect she'd kill the mountain without any kerfuffle

Diarmuid1995

Jorah Mormont

If you're just basing your favourite character on this season I'd probably go with the hound or littlefinger. However if it was overall, I'd go with Varys, he's the biggest snake in Westeros, testifies against Tyrion then goes and saves him. Can't wait for him and Tyrion to have more scenes together next season, some great scenes with those two in seasons 2 and 3

Sleepy

Sandor "The Hound" Clegane

For me it'll always be Arya. I love the little sociopath.

Honestly, had I read the series prior to October 2008, my daughter's name would be Arya.

Da Shins Kelly

Sandor "The Hound" Clegane

I loved Oberyn. I think it was mainly due to his portrayal, but I thought he really lit up the show. He had some great monologues and his one-on-ones with Tywin and Tyrion were fantastic to watch. A really great, verbally arresting character.

Tywin has been one of my favourites since his scenes with Arya in season 2 (I think). Love his practicality and his ability to just shut down other characters with just a stare. His scenes in season 3 with Cersei, Jamie, Tyrion and Joffrey where he effectively puts them all in their place was great. Charles Dance has an amazing onscreen presence too. He just towered over everyone in every scene. It looked like the other actors were nervous just standing next to him. Sad to see him go.

However, Arya has been and probably always will be my absolute favourite. I've loved her since the first season when she tells Ned that marriage and children are not for her and she wants to do her own thing. She's very much her own person, carving out her own path and becoming someone no one expects her to be. If we're to take the time period to be representative of the middle ages, Arya is a character way ahead of her time. She's a feminist. She and Littlefinger, who it could be argued is the embodiment of democracy, represent concepts that are a lot more modern than anything or anyone else in the show. Still can't warm to Littlefinger and his perverted face though.

DM addict

Olenna Tyrell

For this season, Oberyn. Partly because we only see him this season (*sob*) but mostly because I feel like he brought a spark of unexpected danger to King's Landing, and all his scenes were excellent.

The Hound is a close second, as I feel like this is the season where we've really seen him grow as a character, and his developing relationship with Arya was one of my favourite things to watch.

Other characters would beat either of them overall though.

kryogen

Can I have a couple of favorites?

I find it hard to choose between Tyrion and The Hound, with a soft spot for Oberyn and Arya (as always)

Jon Snow began to grow on me toward the end, Ramsey and Tywin obviously. **** it I love so many of the characters

It would be easier to name who I don't like, but for a favorite I think its close between The Hound and Tyrion for this season anyway

kryogen

For this season it has been confirmed a joint favorite in the for of Tyrion and The Hound, just cant choose

On the subject of Stannis, I don't like him at all, can't get behind him. If it is true that he is being portrayed differently to the way he is written that makes sense to me, as I feel like I am supposed to want him to win, I just can't!

Da Shins Kelly

Sandor "The Hound" Clegane

I can't really warm to Stannis either. I think it's because of all the faith he puts in the witch woman. I can't help but feel like he's being duped in a big way with that woman.

TheDoctor

Olenna Tyrell

I voted Hodor, he had some great monologues this season

Bacchus

Brienne of Tarth

So hard to pick 1 favourite so I took the GoT "Atari Jaguar" equivalent.

I can narrow it down to 5 but can't pick out of them
The Hound - some of the best lines this season, worked great with Arya and actually showed himself to be more than just a muscle man
Tyrion - fantastic as usual but spent most season in jail which is why he's not my default #1
Oberyn - just such a fun, different character and provided the bestworst death in GoT so far
Tywin - The only person who seemed to be in control. Great great character. Evil, cunning bast*rd. Like the Hound, he knows what it takes to survive (well... until he didn't).
Ramsay - ok, he never really had a chance of topping any of the above characters but he's a fascinating character. Such a psycho.

If I had to decide or face a skull crushing from the Mountain, I'd go for The Hound.

shrewdness

Varys

Overall my favourites are Tyrion and Arya, but this season it has to be the Hound.

Lord TSC

Olenna Tyrell

Voted Oberyn based off the fact the question was for individual character within a single season; based on the 10 episodes, he was my favorite; he had a swagger about him, like he didn't give a ****, but obviously did. A Lothario, a Casanova, and an ass-kicker.

Overall though, in terms of consistency, Arya is still my favorite. She's developed better than nearly every other character over 4 seasons, and for a "kid", isn't hugely painful as a character.

wp_rathead

Brienne of Tarth

Poor Reek, even Ramsay Bolton has more votes than him...

ShetlandViking

Olenna Tyrell

It sucks how the show has messed up Stannis but at least his moment in the season finale was pretty epic. I voted for Oberyn by the way. Boy I thought I was prepared for his death after reading it in the book...apparently not..

Degag

Varys

Hope the mods don't mind but...

No discussion of how the TV series differs from the books please.

Liam O

Degag wrote: »

Hope the mods don't mind but...

No discussion of how the TV series differs from the books please.

Where was that specified?

Degag

Varys

Liam O wrote: »

Where was that specified?

Well, considering the thread title included the words "Season 4" I'd imagine it was fairly self explanatory that the thread was to be based on the tv series and not the books.

Liam O

Degag wrote: »

Well, considering the thread title included the words "Season 4" I'd imagine it was fairly self explanatory that the thread was to be based on the tv series and not the books.

Nobody's spoiling anything, there was previous discussion about how he was better in the books, I don't see the problem and it's not your job to mod the conversation.

krudler

Olenna Tyrell

Lord TSC wrote: »

Voted Oberyn based off the fact the question was for individual character within a single season; based on the 10 episodes, he was my favorite; he had a swagger about him, like he didn't give a ****, but obviously did. A Lothario, a Casanova, and an ass-kicker.

Overall though, in terms of consistency, Arya is still my favorite. She's developed better than nearly every other character over 4 seasons, and for a "kid", isn't hugely painful as a character.

Same, he was the standout character for me, his accent was cool as all hell too. His intro, the wedding chat with Cersei and Tywin, the trial, telling Tyrion he'd be his champion, that fight, all some of the best scenes of the season.. oh Oberyn why'd you have to get cocky and let emotions wreck everything.

Degag

Varys

Liam O wrote: »

Nobody's spoiling anything, there was previous discussion about how he was better in the books, I don't see the problem and it's not your job to mod the conversation.

Firstly, if you have a problem with my post then report it.

Secondly, as it was I who started the thread, I wanted to specify that it was to be for discussion of the TV series and not the books.

Thirdly, have a look at the sticky at the top of the forum. There has been discussion of how Stannis' portrayal differs from the books. Non book readers don't really care of any differences between book and TV.

calex71

Degag wrote: »

Firstly, if you have a problem with my post then report it.

Secondly, as it was I who started the thread, I wanted to specify that it was to be for discussion of the TV series and not the books.

Thirdly, have a look at the sticky at the top of the forum. There has been discussion of how Stannis' portrayal differs from the books. Non book readers don't really care of any differences between book and TV.

Degag all you are serving to do here is further derail you own thread by backseat modding, if you wish this thread to be for discussion of the show only please edit the OP and thread title so that it is clear to all, if you can't do that let me know and I will modify it for you.