#*isaac hempstead wright

Hi anon. Thank you very much! You are too kind.

I really like the child actors. My favourite of the 4 has to be Maisie Williams. I think she started strong and continues to have a good performance. Once in a while she didn’t hit the mark, she wasn’t in her best moment this past season, but she recovered towards the end of it. Isaac is also pretty good, but unfortunately this season didn’t give him the right opportunities to show his skills. I think he wasn’t good this season, but was in the past ones. I saw nothing outstanding and that kinda disappointed me. I’m hoping he gets back on track next season. Sophie Turner is on the list of most improved performances in the show. She started really weak, having issues with her line delivering in terms of the tone and diction, but towards season 2 she worked on it and was able to overcome some issues she had. Her growth as an actress surprised me in 2 or 3 moments in season 3. I think she needs more acting training to polish her skills. She’s not always good, and sometimes her performance is flat, redundant and just very green, but she has her good moments. I would definitely like her to be more consistent. Finally Art Parkinson was cute and I liked his performance in this season. It’s hard for me to say whether I think he’s good or bad because we barely get to see much of him. I find his little crying moments good, but I’m not able to determinate if he’s good or bad in general just by that.

Hi!

No, the kids haven’t had a formal acting training. They have though, done some things related. Like dancing, or some kind of acting classes, since Sophie Turner has said so in some interviews, and Maisie Williams has said she takes dancing classes, and has some kind of training. They don’t have formal preparation, but they do have some sort of preparation. Idk about Isaac though, haven’t heard him say much about it. 

The scale, hmmm let’s see:

M. Williams

Isaac Hempstead

Sophie Turner

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Emilia Clarke

Kit Harington

Haha. The last two spots may vary. I have days in which I find her to be worse, and others in which he takes that place (of course just talking about these two actors, not getting into discussion others). Idk.

Hi!

Yes, he’s one of the good actors on the show. He’s the kind of actor that all the sudden you notice everywhere, and realize you’ve been seeing him in almost everything, but didn’t realize it was him. I thought he was good in the Girl with the Dragon Tattoo. 

what moments of him do you like the most?

All of them. Can I answer like that? lol

Well, my favourite it has to be Luwin’s death scene with Natalia Tena, Art Parkinson and Isaac Hempstead. He was really good (He made me cry, and is hard to make me cry for a movie or tv show). I remember reading that part on the books, and it was really unexpected, and I knew it was going to happen on the show, but wow I wasn’t expecting to be so moved by it. I think all the actors were good in that scene, but it was certainly his performance that set the mood. 

I’m searching my brain trying to find a scene I didn’t like him on, and I can’t find it. His work was great throughout season 1 and 2, and he worked perfectly with all the actors. However, my favourite moments of the character and his performance, have to be when he worked with the younger actors. 

I think he’s probably the actor to go to, when there’s need to cast characters such as Luwin. Good casting. 

Oh ok, thanks.

I didn’t know if they were mad at something, or if there was a fight (Isaac is good-Isaac is bad) going around and I had no idea about it, or if I read it wrong. Sometimes is hard to understand what people are trying to say, or where they are coming from, just in a few lines. 

Like I said, I try not to focus in what we see on the trailers, since it’s just so minimal, that for me is difficult to judge and get conclusions from it.

But I do agreee he’s a good child actor, and it’s gonna be great to see how he grows into his character as he grows himself.

Hey anon.

Not sure what are you talking about. But my opinion on Isaac’s acting comes from two seasons of good performances, not from a trailer. I try to reserve my opinions on the trailer’s performances, since we barely get to see anything. But for the season 2 promos, there was clearly an indication some of Emilia’s scenes were gonna be hilarious (the “WHERE ARE MY DRAGONS” scene was included and her expressions looked hilariously bad, and later on, the actual scene was hilariously bad, so…).

All I can tell you from the trailer, is that Isaac was just shooting an arrow. Not good or bad acting, just shooting an arrow.

Hi anon.

Matter of fact is that, if they have difficult parts to play and they are not up to the task or they can’t do it well, then they shouldn’t do it! They shouldn’t have taken the part! Someone else should have played it. As clean and simple as that.

There are tons of actors willing to work and with more talent. Why not search more? Rather than just compromise a character with bad acting.

No character has it easy in this show, and certainly the actors have, each of them, their own challenges. So I just can’t find a justification in the “they had it not as easy as…”. If they had been better, then they wouldn’t have had problems with it. No matter the level of difficulty.

So I can’t agree with the first part of your comment.

On the second part of your comment. Yes, I think many of them got better. Some got worse, but some others improved.

And I agree, the child actors are the ones that stood out. They were the ones that gave a good, or maybe just ok performance on season 1, and then grew in their characters and gain more confidence for season 2. Like Sophie Turner, whose acting I think is a bit of a “hit and miss” sometimes, but on season 2 she improved a lot, and she had to work with a lot older and more seasoned actors. I think Maisie Williams and Isaac Hempstead were good, and continue to get better. But for the usual suspects, Clarke, Madden, Jones, Harington, Simon, and more, they went from bad to worse, or just stayed in the same narrow range that they were on season 1 (or from good to bad too). But Harington was slightly better for season 2, I have to say.

I think other actors, older actors, kept their good work. Except for one or two exceptions, that are not my favourites. But I think you’ve read that around this blog already.

But just an example to show you my point about your ask:

Working with older and more experienced actors is a difficult task, and not everyone can do it. So let’s say that’s the “difficult part” some of the younger and more inexperienced actors have dealt with. Now let’s see what happened in each case:

Sophie Turner with Peter Dinklage/Rory Mcaan: She was actually able to stand her ground, and make a convincing couple of scenes. 

Emilia Clarke with Iain Glen/ or the actor who played the Spice King: her acting was all over the place. The differences of bad and good acting are abysmal in her scenes. And those are some cringe worthy moments to suffer through.

Maisie Williams and Charles Dance/Francis Magee (Yoren)/ and others: she was fantastic! This girl knows what she’s doing and she’s doing it well.

Kit Harington with James Cosmo: he comes and goes. He had a few ok scenes with him, but then he overacted a bit and was not convincing in others scenes.

Richard Madden with Michelle Fairley/ and others: this is something that puzzles me, ‘cause how can he work so well with her and other older actors, but then resource to the scrunchy face he did for most of season 2? Idk. He works wonderfully with other actors, and is just his solo work or with Oona Chaplin, the problematic point.

Isaac Hempstead with Donald Sumpter (maester luwin)/ and others: he worked pretty damn well with them. He was able to give a good performance and sometimes stood out when working with them.

So my point is, when the actor can deal with a “difficult part” is because they are actually good enough to play the role to begin with.

Hi! Can't remember if I said something about Isaac before, so let's see.

I think that in general the kids on the show are good actors. Isaac particularly amazed me with his performance in the "The Old Gods and the New" episode. 

I love when the performance of an actor leaves in your head bits and pieces of good scenes, and you tend to remember that episode because of something they did. With Isaac I have that feeling, that even though he didn't have a remarkable performance in some episodes, just some of the little things he did (like the little smirk when Great Jon and Robb laugh after the direwolf attack, or when he's riding a horse again and he's so happy about it, or how brave he seems to be when he gets attacked by the wildlings) make me remember those episodes and think of his scenes as one of the highlights of them.

I think his performance was consistent throughout season 1 and 2, but I have to say that his best performance was achieved on episode 6 (season 2). Generally he gives a good performance. Some of his scenes were ok, not remarkable or amazing, but I think is maybe the slow paced episodes (of season 2) that gave me that feeling.

Like I said, he has memorable moments as Bran, and I think he can get even better (even though he doesn't need to. He just needs to keep up his good work), and he will have great chances when booking jobs as an actor after GOT. Haven't seen him in any other TV shows or movies, but I'm open to any suggestions, if someone can recommend something.

Thanks!

Hi.

G. already answered this, but I will add something to what she said.

"Yes, the kids are in general good actors, and it’s their first job (for some) so that is amazing.

I think Isaac (Bran) was really good in the last episode, I liked how he was “Lord of Winterfell” while his brother is away. Idk to me that felt exactly right, just like it was written in the book" I want to add to this, that his part might be the most difficult compared to the other child actors, since Bran's story line doesn't have that many action sequences, or has any at all, and depends entirely of how Isaac can make the audience live Bran's dreams. So he's been great so far. I agree with G. in that "Lord of Winterfell when his brother is away" scene, but as well I want to add the scene in which  Maester Luwin receives the raven with the news of Ned's death, perfect scene.

"With Sophie (Sansa) I liked her scene with Joffrey. It was good as well, she wasn’t always my favourite, but in that episode she delivered a good performance." In Sophie's case I agree, she wasn't the best in the first season, but in this one she has improved a lot. Also really difficult scenes ahead for Sansa and will get even worse in Season 3.

"And Maisie, she’s probably one of my favourites, cause I’m guessing is not easy to learn sword fighting. And I liked her acting in general."  I completely agree, she's also one of my favourites, she embodies Arya to perfection.

"And finally WHO IS RICKON?!

lol. Art is cute and he had little screen time, but for the parts he was there I liked it."

I'm gonna add something about Jack Gleeson. Since he's supposed to play a young/child King, but he's 20 (?) I think.

I think he's great for the role he's playing. He has made me hate Joffrey even more, if that is in any way possible. lol.

I think the best part of his portrayal is the capricious side of Joffrey. I liked how they brought that part of Joffrey when he doesn't even respect Tywin's authority, when his mother and his uncles only fear the thought of his father disappointment, Joffrey doesn't even care, that part is further in the books, is in ASOS if I remember correctly and I liked how they brought it up in the scene when he says "a King does not ask, he commands... grandfather's stupidity is the reason why uncle Jaime is a prisoner" (paraphrasing). So yeah he plays Joffrey excellently and definitely needs more love from the fandom.

Finally Hot Pie needs more screen time ;)

thanks.