I suppose there are so many characters in the books that I want to see come to a horrible bloody end that he doesn't stand out particularly.* (But then Cersei seems to be significantly humanized for the adaptation.)
* And so many of them do, thank you George. My prediction is at the end of the 7 (8, 9... whatever) books, Westeros will be a burned over wasteland with only
Tyrion, Arya,
and
Dolorous Edd
alive.
(Though, I wouldn't put it past Martin to pull a Hamlet and kill off ALL the viewpoint characters except Horatio.)
I know this is fiction and all, but could a world like this have really existed hundreds of years ago with this many odious people?
It seems likely to me.
I suppose there are so many characters in the books that I want to see come to a horrible bloody end
By the point the series has reached, or later on? Because, right now, I don't hate anyone near as much as I hate him. He's spit on-stamp on his face-get dogs to shit on him-and then vultures to pick through the faeces for their dinner sort of irritating to me.
I find him horrible, but appropriately horrible for a villain, I guess.
The actor who plays Joffrey looks a lot like my nephew did at that age from certain angles, so I find that distracting and pretty creepy.
speaking of Joffrey, i came across this on tumblr a few days ago. [link]
Just wait, ita, just wait. If they're faithfully adapting from the books, you'll look back at young Joffrey as early and carefree days.
Mind you, I'd say that you'd be wise to avoid spoilers, because the HSQ I've experienced with the books is worth the extra effort. Really totally slamming the book down, walking around the room saying out loud "Holy SHIT!" and then having to call your best friend to say it yet again.
Joffrey does seem to twirl his mustache a little more blatantly than anyone else, but I think it's not throwing me because of his age. He's a child, essentially, who just got a huge hit of Power, and he's wielding it all over the place. He's spoiled and vicious at heart anyway, so it's really over the top.
Which is not to say I don't want to see him die in a really slow fire, but his behavior doesn't seem completely out of place to me.
He was an asshole before he became king. So I'm not in the least surprised. You could tell he was a cruel fucker.
Show!Joffrey is
exactly
as I pictured him in the books. He starts out as a sniveling little shit, and turns into a sniveling little shit with a crown. His excessive cruelty is noted in the books even by the other "evil" characters.
