I have a really big crush on Aidan Wilde, well, yeah… Sam Rockwell actually. Because: 1) his smile 2) his dancing 3) his goofing off 4) and he's so hot in that white t-shirt 🔥
I love watching all the edits, all the talks on tiktok, reading, everything about Matt Smith as Daemon Targaryen because that man took that character and became one with him, and instead of becoming insulted, he took it as a challenge and proved everyone that was saying he wasn't going to be a good Daemon WRONG.
I can't imagine anyone else being Daemon because of how good he is. Before the show, I remember seeing so many posts talking about him being a wrong choice, and what did he do? He proved how good he really is, and did the exact opposite. Love that for him!!!
Matt Smith was such an unexpected choice for Daemon, but an amazing one in the end. I love when actors prove people wrong and show how good they can be.
Can I just say, I seriously fucking love how real the emotions on Charlie Cox’s face are when he’s acting out this scene of a security guard removing Matt’s glasses to check if he’s actually blind or just faking it. He isn’t just acting humiliated, he looks pissed tf off by what’s happening and I absolutely love that about this scene. When shit like this happens it’s a whole whirlpool of emotions: Weakness, anger, embarrassment, self-depreciation, vulnerability, etc. His face is all of that and it’s beautifully portrayed! Matt’s clenching his jaw and taking it, obviously uncomfortable with his eyes being uncovered to a total stranger. I can almost feel through the screen how much he just wants it to all be over with already so they can move on. It was only a couple seconds yet it still put a lot of thought into what Matt was experiencing in that short period of time, I love it. 💕
The way the love breaks you down as it builds you into a new person, realizing that just because that they couldn’t be, the future can have it for you still.
Naughty little Vikings commentary clip because I was in a mood. 👑 Don't get me wrong, I outright ADORE what Ivan has done with King Aelle and wouldn't want to miss his heartbreaking performance that overrode the huge storytelling flaws. He somehow managed to make this sudden and complete break of character with no lead-up or explanation whatsoever still look genuine and deeply touching.
I just dislike that they withheld any scenes from us in between that would've shown how this was even possible as it insults the intelligence of the audience and also deprived us of the profound experience of fully grasping and relating to the tragic dimension of King Aelle's character.
And I strongly dislike that such a shattering and gruesome end to a life of thorough integrity despite all adversities and a deeply moving struggle with spiritual uncertainty was presented in a way that invited gloating mockery, hence undermined any respect for King Aelle's heroic sacrifice, his virtues and good intentions and even for his suffering and agony.
King Aelle deserved better, we as the audience deserved better, and Ivan deserved better for all the love and care and thought and work he had put into his character - and for all the opportunities he had to let pass while bound by this contract. The range of his performances in this show, not least in this episode, shows what Ivan is truly capable of doing. He deserved not to be wasted just to fix conceptual flaws within a few minutes of screentime, but to be given the space to show us the compelling depths and layers of his character much more elaborately. Above all, he deserved his vision to be heard, his input to be considered, accomplished and experienced an actor as he is, and the end of his character, teased and highly anticipated from season 1 onwards, to be portrayed with due care and without haste.