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Ned Stark (a brilliantly brusque Sean Bean) is clearly in hell in the world of Southern politics.
Sean Bean also continues to prove himself to be the right choice for Ned by showing his character as a warrior, a father and a reluctant statesman. The scene in which Ned watches Arya train with the swordsman was particularly effective, just in the conflicting emotions on Bean's face while Ned contemplated what he had set in motion
Judging by the first three episodes, I think that "Game of Thrones" has the potential to be the greatest fantasy series to ever air on TV. And it's already one of the best new shows of the year, period.
Tonight’s champion, though, is Sean Bean, our world-weary lead. He is a soldier first, Lord second. He knows winter is coming and his face tells us all we need to know.
It’s easy to say that Sean Bean is one of the best actors to grace this show and is a great choice for Lord Stark. A man from the north, stout and tall, ready to take on the coming winter. Sean is every bit the outsider in Kings Landing. Not used to the political game of thrones Sean does a fantastic job as the fresh eyed council member who’s every intent is to better the kingdom. You can see the hopelessness in his face as he witnesses King Robert drink and put the kingdom into further debt.
Sean is not usually described as being tall. I do like what the reviewer said about him and his character.
It does look like Sean put on some weight for this role. His face is a little fuller than normal. But I also suspect his costume gives him extra padding around his body to make him look fatter. From the GOT interviews with Sean and Mark you can see that Sean took off any extra pounds he may have put on for the role. But Mark is definetly plump.
Visually, “Thrones” out shines most Hollywood, big budget studio epics. The cast, led by Sean Bean and Peter Dinklage, outplays anything on television by a mile. The writing and depth of story is unmatched and without comparison. And, the scariest part? With each episode, it just gets better and better.
Ned is a bastion of good intentions and doing what's right. This is a hard character to pull off; not only can the "type" seem too good to be true, but it tends to be one-dimensional and boring. There's something different about Ned, though, and it works. Maybe it's that bit of struggle so perfectly conveyed by Sean Bean's eyes, or Ned's constant bewilderment over how business works (murdering children?) in King's Landing
Sean Bean is a far more capable actor than he’s been allowed to show in the series so far and I’m betting (and hoping) that by the end of the season, Bean will get a chance to shine.
First of all, they cast Sean Bean in the role of Ned Stark. Bean is an actor with very naturalistic tendencies, and in a potentially showy role like Ned Stark, he was wonderfully low key and truthful
. It'll be fun to watch the success of the series influence the shows that other networks put out in the future. What further influence Game of Thrones will have on our culture, I don't know quite yet.
