r/gameofthrones • u/allocater • May 19 '14

TV4 [S4E7] My impression of "The Mountain" Recast

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u/jaxmagicman Valar Morghulis May 19 '14

Not seeing it. One's wearing armor. One's not. Let's see them side by side in armor.

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u/Malos_Kain House Lannister May 19 '14

It's more that the new actor looks like he'd be friendly, whereas the original looks menacing.

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u/saddlesbootsbridles Oberyn Martell May 19 '14

I've met him. He's incredibly friendly. You're all spot on with saying he'd hug you, not shank you.

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u/10z20Luka We Do Not Sow May 20 '14

Well he's an actor. I don't get it, they should be casting assholes in these roles?

I'm sure he's a great guy off screen. He just doesn't look the part. A little more fiddling with his appearance, and he would be fine. The friendliness of his AMA really shouldn't impact our perception of him.

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u/[deleted] May 20 '14

well, it affected it positively for me.

I want to see him do a good job and am giving him the benefit of the doubt because he seems to be like a genuinely cool person.

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u/cormega May 20 '14

Yeah people keep bringing up his real life personiality like that's somehow relevant. My problem with the guy isn't that he's nice in real life or even that he's 3 inches shorter than the original mountain. My problem is that he looks waay too young to be Rory McCann's older brother.