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.
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-t - Apr 08, 2012 6:42:37 am PDT #4311 of 7329
I am a woman of various inclinations and only some of the time are they to burn everything down in frustration
tiggy - Apr 08, 2012 6:48:49 am PDT #4312 of 7329
I do believe in killing the messenger, you know why? Because it sends a message. ~ Damon Salvatore
speaking of Joffrey, i came across this on tumblr a few days ago. [link]
le nubian - Apr 08, 2012 7:16:44 am PDT #4313 of 7329
"And to be clear, I am the hell. And the high water."
that cracked my shit up.
Theodosia - Apr 08, 2012 7:28:50 am PDT #4314 of 7329
'we all walk this earth feeling we are frauds. The trick is to be grateful and hope the caper doesn't end any time soon"
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.
Amy - Apr 08, 2012 9:17:36 am PDT #4315 of 7329
Because books.
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.
le nubian - Apr 08, 2012 9:20:07 am PDT #4316 of 7329
"And to be clear, I am the hell. And the high water."
He was an asshole before he became king. So I'm not in the least surprised. You could tell he was a cruel fucker.
Jessica - Apr 08, 2012 11:29:57 am PDT #4317 of 7329
And then Ortus came and said "It's Ortin' time" and they all Orted off into the sunset
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.
Kalshane - Apr 08, 2012 6:26:22 pm PDT #4318 of 7329
GS: If you had to choose between kicking evil in the head or the behind, which would you choose, and why?
Minsc: I'm not sure I understand the question. I have two feet, do I not? You do not take a small plate when the feast of evil welcomes seconds.
Yeah. There's no real difference between Show!Joffrey and Book!Joffrey. You cheer the exact same way when Tyrion slaps both of them.
Theo- I wouldn't be surprised if the only person standing when all is said and done is Dolorous Edd.
chrismg - Apr 08, 2012 8:11:28 pm PDT #4319 of 7329
"...and then Legolas and the Hulk destroy the entire Greek army." - Penny Arcade
Man, I knew what was coming for Theon, and I just cringed. All. the. way. up. to. the. castle.
erin_obscure - Apr 09, 2012 3:51:02 am PDT #4320 of 7329
Occasionally I’m callous and strange
Also totally seeing show Joffrey as dead on to book Joffrey. So loathesome and disgusting that he his horrificness rises above even all the other loathesome and disgusting character.
I appreciate Tyrion because, unlike so many other character in these books, he seems to have learned from past experiences. He's embittered by life but still keeps going. Sure he's still utterly self-centered, which is why he didn't die right off the bat, but he does have a brilliant sense of (snide)humor. Cersei, OTOH, has zero sense of humor. Interesting that show show is making her far more sympathetic than the books. Heh, and when the became a POV character? Even more loathesome in her inspid, futile hatefulness.
I don't really grok how anyone could dislike Dany. She and Tyrion and Jon seem like the backbones of the storyline to me, at least so far, and she has DRAGONS which makes her instantly more appealing than any other human character. I mean, DRAGONS!!!