"Are the women in Game of Thrones ugly enough for you?" Topic

I can name 3 characters in GoT that the author describes in the books as not all that attractive.
OSHA is middle aged and just plain skanky looking. She is played by Natalie Tena.
Ygritte is a gap toothed beanpole, played by Rose Leslie.
Brienne of Tarth is as homely as a box full of Craftsmsn socket wrenches. She is played by Gwendoline Christie.

Surely this is an outrageous affront to the author. Has the casting director no respect for Martin's vision? Has he/ she not even read the books ???
The only really ugly wench is the one Theon boffs on the ship as it comes into Pyke.

Gwen's pretty in RL but Brienne in the series is nothing to write home about. My mother-in-law is always remarking on how they "uglied that girl up".

Ygritte is described as fairly attractive in the books.

But hell, why stop your complaining with the women? Read how Tyrion is described and the. Compare that to (admittedly short) dreamboat Peter Drinklage.

I don't want to see ugly on the screen. I see plenty of ugly when I walk down the street or look in the mirror.

There's that whole cave sequence.

I for one would not kick Ygritte out of bed for eating crackers.

I meant to say "in the books they are described…" but when I went in to edit it, I hit the dreaded Down for Maintenance hiatus. Now I know how the foreigners feel.

They are "Hollywood ugly".

Deeman has that right. At the very least they are "attractive" (to a given extent)in real life, they've been modified to fit your screen…so to speak.

You want to watch ugly women rather than attractive topless ones? OK, to each his own.

Me? I'm fine with the show as it is.

I think they've done a superb job of casting and have no complaints whatsoever. But I watch select TV shows to enjoy myself and not to nit-pick the hell out of them… 8)=

Go back to your cell phone, Winston.

None of them are Lucy Lawless so Smokey won't care one way or the other.

Has he/ she not even read the books ??

As with the show's writers, I hope not.

They are castng Obara Sand for next season. She is described in the books as, as the Sergeant Major in one Monty
python skit would say "I mean, not attractive to men, Sir!"
We will of course end up with Selma Hayek to continue the trend.

On the reverse side of this "discussion", I do not see what Tyrion sees in Shae…

We will of course end up with Selma Hayek to continue the trend

I will not object.

On the reverse side of this "discussion", I do not see what Tyrion sees in Shae…

Dog-faced AND annoying as all get-out. Nothing but nag nag nag from her in every scene. Man, if I were Tyrion, I'd strangle her or something.

Give her to Shagga.

You are a heartless man, darth.

Well Osha is not aesthetically pleasing by my criteria. Yara is, but I am betting she would not meet most peoples criteria of beauty.

Oh, scrub her and comb her hair, and she's OK.

I just noticed what speelcheck did to Osha. It made her OSHA. Grrrrrr….

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:p

Rose Leslie is ugly?

or Gilly:

Brienne is supposed to be homely in the books (avert your eyes)…

Now Yara was supposed to be pretty hot in the books, but well as you can see:

oh, and let's not forget Shae….

ever consider we look a little to superficially? Or maybe it's Maybelline?