A big part for me was Jack's performance as Joffery. Little ticks and mannerisms. A slant of the shoulder, a smug grin, that lean back waiting for approval after issuing a chilling threat. When you see him out of character Jack has none of these they aren't unconscious habits they are a deliberate part of the performance. Just little bits of body language thrown in that are such a great touch it makes him extra loathsome.
Decent villains are ruthless. Good villains are relatable. Best villains are petty. And fingers crossed Jack (the favorite guy on the set) gets a chance to shine as a big good sometime in the future.
I think the best villains are ones that so entertaining, well-written and well-acted but you still don't root for like Joffrey who represents the worst sides of humanity in general when comes to real life.
This is exactly why Umbridge is more hated than Voldemort. Voldemort is high-concept, basically wizard Hitler. But everyone has met an Umbridge, whether that was a teacher abusing their power, or some petty middle managers in the workforce
The saddest thing about Joffrey is that his whole life is one big lie. His life is built on lies his mother cersei taught him but he never truly learns the truth he lives and dies believing a lie his mother taught him.
All right. Hot Take here I think, Joffrey would do, Very good with a therapist. Very far away from Kings landing specifically in the books but maybe in the show I don't know. Allow me to justify this. in the books. Joffrey is 12. He is a kid being raised by cersei. he's the result of giving a middle schooler with an abusive father and overprotective mother power right after killing the abusive father who's approval he always wanted but never got. also is told that Ned Stark is trying to use Robert's death as an opportunity to get power The cherry on top is of course incest but Daenerys is more inbred than him so we're going to hand wave that real quick. Also he has no one in his corner other than cersei. In the show I would say he is more of a two-dimensional character, but I like to think that with time away from cersei he might have lightened up a little bit and also learned to process his grief healthily
The moral event horizon isn't when he killed Ned. It was when he sent the Hound to kill the butcher's son. It's easy to miss because your focus is on Ned killing Sansa's wolf, but it happened.
I think that evil overlord villains CAN be relatable if you take away their superpowers and look at their personalities. For example, while Emperor Palpatine is a Sith Lord, who can shoot lightning out of his hands, something you won’t encounter in real life, he is also a skilled manipulator who knows how to manufacture a crisis to justify gaining more power for himself and harming a religious group that is a hindrance to his plan. Where have we seen that before? Two words: Adolf Hitler. He used the political instability of the Weimar Republic to consolidate power for himself, as well as to create a target for the German people’s frustration in the form of the Jews, in order to justify sending them to concentration camps and exterminating them. Palpatine is a relatable villain in that, while he is a super powered threat beyond anything we’ll encounter in real life, the ways in he which he gains power for himself are akin to the ways dictators in the real world consolidated it.
A big part for me was Jack's performance as Joffery. Little ticks and mannerisms. A slant of the shoulder, a smug grin, that lean back waiting for approval after issuing a chilling threat. When you see him out of character Jack has none of these they aren't unconscious habits they are a deliberate part of the performance. Just little bits of body language thrown in that are such a great touch it makes him extra loathsome.
Decent villains are ruthless. Good villains are relatable. Best villains are petty.
And fingers crossed Jack (the favorite guy on the set) gets a chance to shine as a big good sometime in the future.
As his brother, I can confirm that this video is 1000% correct.
Didn’t you jump off the Red Keep?
@@deadlyknights1119 no, what made you think of a such a ridiculous notion?! I would never do that!
@@tommenbaratheon3612 Idk, seeing your mother kill your Queen and every member of you house and royal court.
@@deadlyknights1119 and ser pounce being azor ahai?
I think the best villains are ones that so entertaining, well-written and well-acted but you still don't root for like Joffrey who represents the worst sides of humanity in general when comes to real life.
Indeed
In other words I see you think pure evils are the best villains.
This is exactly why Umbridge is more hated than Voldemort. Voldemort is high-concept, basically wizard Hitler. But everyone has met an Umbridge, whether that was a teacher abusing their power, or some petty middle managers in the workforce
I am pretty critical of Game of Thrones - but this is on point.
The saddest thing about Joffrey is that his whole life is one big lie. His life is built on lies his mother cersei taught him but he never truly learns the truth he lives and dies believing a lie his mother taught him.
All right. Hot Take here I think, Joffrey would do, Very good with a therapist. Very far away from Kings landing specifically in the books but maybe in the show I don't know.
Allow me to justify this. in the books. Joffrey is 12. He is a kid being raised by cersei. he's the result of giving a middle schooler with an abusive father and overprotective mother power right after killing the abusive father who's approval he always wanted but never got. also is told that Ned Stark is trying to use Robert's death as an opportunity to get power The cherry on top is of course incest but Daenerys is more inbred than him so we're going to hand wave that real quick. Also he has no one in his corner other than cersei. In the show I would say he is more of a two-dimensional character, but I like to think that with time away from cersei he might have lightened up a little bit and also learned to process his grief healthily
Joffrey Baratheon gives Dolores Umbridge a run for her money as a true key loathsome and hateful villain with no redeeming qualities.
Yep oleena is the best grandma
I actually prefer a sadistic unsympathetic villian
The moral event horizon isn't when he killed Ned. It was when he sent the Hound to kill the butcher's son. It's easy to miss because your focus is on Ned killing Sansa's wolf, but it happened.
I think that evil overlord villains CAN be relatable if you take away their superpowers and look at their personalities. For example, while Emperor Palpatine is a Sith Lord, who can shoot lightning out of his hands, something you won’t encounter in real life, he is also a skilled manipulator who knows how to manufacture a crisis to justify gaining more power for himself and harming a religious group that is a hindrance to his plan. Where have we seen that before? Two words: Adolf Hitler. He used the political instability of the Weimar Republic to consolidate power for himself, as well as to create a target for the German people’s frustration in the form of the Jews, in order to justify sending them to concentration camps and exterminating them. Palpatine is a relatable villain in that, while he is a super powered threat beyond anything we’ll encounter in real life, the ways in he which he gains power for himself are akin to the ways dictators in the real world consolidated it.
which group of people were kicked out of 109 countries yet still claim that it wasn't their fault?
@AsterAsh are you gona do video also on Ramsay? Beacuse I like this analysing.👍
Yep jack Gleeson is awesome
Rip Ned stark
First comment! Woo! Great video, cant wait to see whats next!
Donald Trump is a very good villain.