#*finn jones

[the-khaleesi-sucks-at-acting]

What do you think of Loras' portrayal in the movies, and as a book character? I'm sorry if you've answered this before, I didn't find his name in the FAQ and am going through your blog right now

Hi!

You mean the actor’s portrayal, right? You are right there’s no tag for Loras, but there’s one for Finn Jones and his portrayal as Loras.

I’m not really attached to the Tyrells as a House, except for some rare and exceptional exceptions (Olenna!), but I do find show!Margaery a lot more interesting. At least when her story is brought up to the forefront and when Natalie’s acting is on point, the character wins more than it loses with the adaptation. But in general the Tyrells were nothing I was concerned about, and Loras happens to fall in there too. I don’t find Book!Loras that great, but obviously the character (in the books) is a lot more interesting and actually has more depth even when in the show it has more notoriety, I would say. It probably comes down to the “subtlety issue” the show has. On the show the character is basically there to be a cliche and a source for many unfunny, tired and stereotypical gay jokes, while in the books the character has more back story, even if minimal, and it’s admirable certain lines he has that remind us about his relationship with Renly and where his alliance was. Show!Loras suffers from really bad writing and pretty bad acting. Combination that kills the chances of ever becoming what the character was supposed to be.

Thanks!

[the-khaleesi-sucks-at-acting]

Hello there! I love your blog, been reading it for a long time and I came to think to write a message after seeing this snippet on youtube: youtube.c om/watch?v=-m1-xPObOLk It really makes me sad that they chose to cut this out. It explains both characters so much in my opinion, and it gives Finn Jones a chance to do a good performance aswell. His crying in the end just makes my heart cringe. Lots of love! -M

Hi M!

I liked that scene, but I do get why they cut it. Marg and Loras are secondary characters to Renly’s storyline in season 2, so after he’s gone there’s no purpose in wasting screentime with them. Though yeah, this scene would have suited the show better than any nude/sex scene. It does explain both characters, and I think that was the first time after season 2 that I felt Natalie Dormer could do something good with her role. Her performance in that scene was better than any scene in the entire season 2. Now, Jones’ performance was a little better, but in general I just don’t like it. Even in that scene his sorrow is expressed through a frowny face and a pout. I do think he was slightly better, but overall, I just don't feel that's worth of praise.

Thanks!

[the-khaleesi-sucks-at-acting]

sorry if it was asked, but what do you think about Finn Jones's acting (Loras Tyrell)?

Hi anon.

No, I don’t think there have been many asks about his acting. I did though, make a reference about it on the review of the deleted scenes.

He's bad. I think he was able to get away with it for season 1, even though he was not good for that entire season. For season 2, his performance was quite average-to-bad. He’s not convincing and just can’t show emotions in general. The scene of Renly’s funeral was just poor acting.

I really don’t have much to say about it, since he’s just that. I think he can get away with it when there’s not much demanded from him, like on season 1, but season 2 created for him a couple of more complicated scenes to deal with, and it showed that he’s not really prepared.

The deleted scene gave him a bit more space to explore, but he just didn’t do it for me. He was not convincing. Though like I said, I almost liked his crying. But no, at the end, he just doesn’t do it for me. He gave a poor performance. The scene in general was more important for Natalie Dormer, and it showed better her skills, than his.

I think he seems like a really nice and sympathetic guy (from his twitter anyway), but I don't think he can be particularly good in this.

Somehow I never noticed his performance till the Renly's funeral scene came up. And that's when I looked back to his body of work on the show. But somehow never mentioned it here. I can't remember if I did or didn't.

I made a list before about actors who need to improve, and he's one of those. I think I'd modify my top 3 bad acting too:

1- Clarke

2- Simon (Lancel)

3- Jones

Thanks!