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Are you prejudiced when it comes down to accents? You see, I'm Dutch, and as such I'm not as familiar with English accents (not that I know where you're from), and as such Peter's accent doesn't bother me that much because I can't really determine what it's /supposed/ to sound like. Now on the other hand, Carice's accent does bother me a great deal because it's so easy to hear where she's originally from and rather than coming across as 'exotic, foreign' like (1/2)

(2/2) like Melissandre is supposed to, I have to cringe at every word she says. Anyhow, back to my question. Do you think you’re more easily annoyed by accents coming from your mother country or doesn’t it matter to you?

HI!

I don’t think is a prejudice, and it isn’t that it annoys me. I think I’ve said before that when the accent is not distracting, it just doesn’t bother me. In Dinklage’s case it is distracting, and it is messy. Same in the case of Aidan Gillen. In Carice’s case, what bothers me is not her accent specifically, it is the way that her tone and line delivering are awkward because of the way she over-pronounces words. I don’t know really how to explain it. It’s like she’s speaking a language she doesn’t understand (I know, I know, give me a sec), simply by repeating lines she doesn’t get, and in that way she doesn’t know where and when to breathe, where to stop, where should the line have its accentuation or a higher tone (Very similar to what I feel about Clarke’s line delivering, but in her case, it’s not so much excused since her mother language is english, so). And the weird thing is that, I’ve seen Carice in other things, and her line delivering is not a problem, neither is her accent more specifically. I do agree her way of speaking is cringe-worthy, but like I said in the voting post, her problems are not really much about accent as they are about line delivering, imo.

I do think depending where you are from, and especially when english is not your first language, you can notice or not notice some accents. Maybe it’s because I’ve heard what a “neutral” british accent is supposed to sound like, that I find messy some attempts to make one? I don’t know. I do tend to notice more when the accent is strong, like Scottish or Irish (I do notice Richard Madden’s accent, because he does let it come out sometimes, but it doesn’t bother me. Even though that it’s pretty strong. While in Aidan Gillen’s case, his own strong Irish accent mixed with the english he tries to do end up in a mess since he mixes both). And not so much when it comes to figuring out where specifically an american accent or english accent is from. And yes I do tend to notice more when an actor is trying to hide an accent, when it’s actually coincidental with my own.

I do notice Peter’s own accent when he plays Tyrion, because he tends to make it pretty clear when he goes in and out of the english accent. I don’t think he manages to do an accent. He’s just really bad at it. It’s not that it’s noticeable because he’s faking the english accent, as it is because he just uses his american accent.There were moments, around season 1, when I thought Emilia Clarke wasn’t even english, because she sounded weird and forced, like she was faking the accent. So, I mean, I’m no expert. But then I read a couple of forums and they were all thinking the same “what? I thought she sounded so bad because she was not english!”. It cracked me up. lol

I don’t know, I don’t think it’s that important, as long as it’s not distractingly bad. But honestly, an accent it is part of a performance, so yeah, actors should work on it. I can overlook it sometimes personally. And then you have cases like Hugh Laurie’s, playing Gregory House. I watched the show for 4 seasons not knowing he was english. He’s perfect with accents!

Have no idea what I wanted to say in this rant. Hope I answered your question in same way. lol. Thanks!

[the-khaleesi-sucks-at-acting]

I see where you're coming from with Peter Dinklage. I'm fine with it tbh but I see why it's not great. What would you say is up with Aiden? He seems to be fairly constant with his, unless you object to the accent to start off with.

The thing with Aidan is that his own accent it’s really strong and he started in the show trying to cover it, and it kinda work, but now is like he can’t cover it. He’s not doing an accent, he’s just merely trying to cover his own. While Peter tries to make an accent, but that doesn’t work and his own accent comes out, Aidan simply tries to cover his Irish accent. The thing is, that by doing that, it ends up in such mess. Like an Irish-english accent. It’s a merge between the two, to a point in which is not one or the other. And no, I don’t simply object his accent on itself. But the thing is, the role requires a certain accent, so his own accent would be an issue on itself if we look at it that way. Same with Dinklage. I would have to say him doing an american accent in a role that requires an english accent, it is a problem. And finally Carice’s works because she’s supposed to be a foreigner, but it doesn’t mean that it doesn’t present a problem with her line delivering and her tone. Because it actually does. I don’t think I’m the only one who noticed her improvement when she had to speak in valyrian. Apparently the language makes a lot of actors better.

Thanks!

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Hey, great tumblr site, funny and interesting at the same time! I wanted to share a thread with you, which i found pretty interesting. Certainly you can hevily argue about it, but in my opinion its a nice read. And second, you mentioned Peter Dinklages accent a few times, is it so terrible for an english watcher? Coming from germany, i found him one of the actors you can understand the best, opposing to Kit haarington for example. I'll send you the link to the thread in a second ask.

Hi anon.

Will attend to the thread in your next ask.

About the accent thing, yes, it is distracting for me. I mean, I think he tried, and got it right a little bit more on season 1, but he didn’t work on it on season 2, and so far on season 3 it has been a disaster, with little exceptions. I didn’t pay much attention to it, when his acting was a whole lot better. It is more understandable because he’s american, while Harington has a british accent, and the way he speaks makes it even harder for some to understand. Personally I didn’t find Aidan Gillen’s (Littlefinger) accent to be that distracting, I guess I’m used to it more than others, but in the long run I noticed it. So, I guess it is about your own perceptions on it. Richard Madden(Robb) has a strong accent, and sometimes it just slips, some people find it distracting, some people don't.

I personally feel like if the accent doesn't work, but the acting is good, then I don't care. But when the accent gets in the middle of the performance, then yes I find it distracting. (e.g: Dinklage this season; Madden on previous episodes to episode 5)

Thanks!

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I think Aidan was awful in S3E1... That interaction with Sansa was his worst scene thoughout all the series.. I don't know if it is bad acting though, because he does play a bit of cunt quite well... It is just some of the deliverly of his lines sound so awkward and forced. I love Aidan, he is brilliant in Queer as Folk and Mayday, so I don't understand how he is so bad, it isn't even poor material because they all have poor material (apart from the Peter, any mistakes made is his fault)

Hi.

I didn’t notice the last and this ask were on the same topic, or I would have post them together.

Well I agree with most of what you’ve said. But I personally think is a mix between bad acting and poor material. The thing is that, I can see other actors who have poor material too, have been able to sail through it. So, I really can’t put my finger on what it’s the real problem. So, for me, it’s just a mix of the two. 

I think he has plenty to change about his performance. And I would like him to hurry up, since Littlefinger is one of my favourites to hate on the books, and I actually liked him on season 1.

Thanks.

[the-khaleesi-sucks-at-acting]

What bothers you about Aidan Gillen's performance? Sure, he's no Meryl Streep but he plays Littlefinger as a sneaky little creep which is pretty accurate for the character. Love the tumblr btw!

Hi anon.

My problem starts mostly with the changes done on the character. So, like I said before, is hard to separate them.

I think Gillen is a better actor than what we get to see on the show. There’s definitely issues with his accent. Is like he tries to cover up his own, and ends up really messy. Secondly, he’s too rehearsed. Is like he thinks ahead what he’s going to do, giving it away moments before the actual line or action. Also he’s very literal with his interpretation, to the point of wanting to portray Littlefinger’s sneaky and tactical personality, with a swag or mannerism that reduces the personification to a simple villain. I also think this is the result of the writing of course, but is like both things combined make it even worse.

To this point, I don’t know how I can separate his acting from the writing, so I try to stay away, and just judge the character’s changes. But I felt his acting was bad in the first episode of this season, so I said so. 

Thanks!

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Thanks to you I'm starting to get annoyed with Aiden Gillen and how he talks sometimes, like he is the Godfather or something, at least that's what I thought during his scene in the episode. Damn you for opening my eyes!!

LOL. Sorry.

I hated his performance on this ep. too!

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I'm just wondering what you think of Aidan Gillen's performance as littlefinger? Because sometimes for me he does well and other times I'm just meh, usually the ones with Conleth Hill. Thoughts?

Hi anon. If you be so kind to read this and this.

And I do think his best moments are when he has scenes with Conleth; they have good chemistry, and their scenes are quite interesting. But Gillen can't match Hill's talent. Hill is one of the best actors on the show, and Gillen barely pulls through sometimes. Like I said in those other asks, is certainly an issue I think is due to bad writing. Or maybe is a combination of both. So far, I haven't figure out if it's just his performance, if it's a combination of the two, or if it's just the writing. So I think maybe on season 3 or 4, we'll get more material to see what's the real problem.

Thank you.