Mero cast

First!

IMDB says that he is gonna appears in 3×08..I think it’s fake, I doubt all the stuff in Astapor and Dracarys would be resolved in 7 episodes, I would guess episode 9 or 10

Astapor is only one chapter in the book. It’s not that much to wrap up.

Also, in the correcting things I don’t in the least bit care about department, my understanding is that this 300 cash grab is prequel not a sequel.

So who fights him?

I say Dany’s sister Daario.

sunspear,

I think that the Yunkai/sellsword plot will take up episodes 6-9, and that Daenerys’ storyline will end with her departing Yunkai, and saying that they are heading towards Meereen.

I think that they will save the road to Meereen for episodes 1-4 of season 4, the siege of Meereen for episodes 5-8, the Jorah-Barristan reveals for episode 9, and the sack of Meereen for episode 10

Ah, I was thinking of the guy who Belwas fights. Nevermind.

So who would win in a fight. Belwas or Jaime pre Brienne?

I agree. Jaime or Syrio?

db:
I see, so not only are the Braavosi not supposed to be white, but they are inventing new white characters to include in this show because they obviously don’t have enough………..

Wait, what? Isn’t Mero white in the book? He’s a ginger, if I recall.

Winter Is Coming,

Is he actually a book character then? Why can’t I remember him at all…. Anyway, Syrio was from Braavos, he wasn’t white….

db,

Also “inventing”? Mero is in the books friend.

db,

Mero is ‘The Titan’s Bastard’. He was the captain of the Second Sons in the book. The Braavosi are former slaves from Valyria. Valyrians are white, if I’m not mistaken(just look at the Targaryens). Braavos isn’t so isolated that it is one single race. The only characters that need to be non-white are the Martells,Summer Islanders, and those with Ghiscari blood(Slaver’s Bay).

Rygar,

Speaking of which, I can’t wait to get a glimpse of the renowned whores of Braavos.

db,

Braavos was founded by slaves, it makes sense that the Braavosi are a multitude of ethnicities… just like the rest of the Free Cities (think of Salladhor Saan and Doreah)

db,

Hmmm something tells me you are trying to start to something aside from the epic fail of accusing the producers of making up a character. Despite the fact that the character is white in the books.

And it’s not as if inventing characters is beyond the producers lol

Could this be him in costume?
http://www.imdb.com/media/rm3835800576/nm2075330

Hmm maybe ned stark should have been cast black and all his kids mixed race. or maybe cersei but with a white twin!! Some ppl can whinge about anything.

Tyrion Pimpslap:
Rygar,

Jaime would slice the unarmoured fatty to shreds.

Not if Belwas were to be played by someone such as Sammo Hung, or Bolo Yeung, or another large but nimble martial arts star (there are a few around).

This is awesome news. Please keep this info coming!

Lord Of Lite,

Thanks for trying.

I’m looking forward to the Second Sons, but I’m not anticipating much
involvement in season three. Mero may be introduced, as others, but
S3 already has a ambitious agenda to demonstrate.

The Dark Knight Rises
Rise of the Footsoldier
300: Rise of an Empire

I hope the episode 8 will be called “The Mother of Dragons Rises”.

db:

The ethnicity of the character is actually not specified in the books.

Actually, he’s described as as having pale green eyes and red-blonde hair, so I’d say he’s probably pretty white in the books. Good chance of freckles even.

And anyway, everyone else from Braavos has been played by a European so far, Syrio Forel was played by a Brit of Greek background, Jaqen was played by a German…

Seriously, have you read the books or are you just trolling?

Lula,

Last year, we got the first full-length trailer on 29 January (the one with Varys’ riddle).

Here’s the production timeline of past years, if you want to take a look by yourself: http://gameofthrones.wikia.com/wiki/Production_timeline

;-)

I can definitely see that man having a presence, and saying “That is so. No woman forgets the Titan’s Bastard” without laughing.

Aegon the Conqueror:
Mero but still no Strong Belwas, sigh, I will always remember you big guy!

They’ll probably pull a “Reeds” on Belwas, introduce him next year in Meereen because they’re are already a million new characters this year.

Interesting that they didn’t change Mero’s name yet they changed Asha’s…
I wonder if they’ll change Euron or Aeron’s next year ?

Btw how do I log in with Twitter? There’s no option anywhere?

Reverse Nielsen:
The only thing wrong with the actor is the absence of a humongous red beard. Apart from that, he’s physically perfect. He’s big with reddish hair and pale green eyes. Straight out of GRRM’s text.

I guess he’ll have the beard, and he’ll shave it later on so Dany won’t recognice him.

db,

You mean like how Xaro is white in the books but was black in the show?

C’mon, man.

cwolf,

this piece of music from DKR reminds me of Dany’s book 3 arc:

http://youtu.be/ML4CAfrsJ5E

Ser Tahu:
sunspear,

I think that they will save the road to Meereen for episodes 1-4 of season 4, the siege of Meereen for episodes 5-8, the Jorah-Barristan reveals for episode 9, and the sack of Meereen for episode 10

Having her season 4 arc cover only 2 chapters sounds like a lot of stalling. I expect them to start on her ADWD material and end with her locking up her dragons.

Nick_Scryer,

I see no plot related reason they need to cast Belwas at all. I had no idea he had such a fan base.

Ours is the Fury:
Mero is a one-episode role from what I can tell. Osha and Asha are both long-running characters.

You know, I’ve been thinking about that. After season 3, there are a lot of characters that have nothing to do for season 4:

Osha and Rickon will likely go off on their own to Skagos.
Edmure, the Blackfish, and Talisa drop out until the siege of Riverrun in late AFFC.
Hot pie vanishes after the inn, Gendry vanishes when Arya is captured, and the Brotherhood has only one scene with Uncat.
I wonder if David and Dan will bother making up added scenes for all of them.

Nice to have Mero cast and this guy fits the bill well enough.
Like Ours is the Fury I would not expect his role to be more than one or two episodes, with one being next year possibly.

I wonder if Whitebeard will even have a hidden identity in Season 3 since it is far harder to “hide” an identity on film than in books…..I wonder if they would move up Mero’s death scene just to have him on for this one season. I’m not sure it would matter if Mero died at Yunkai or en route to Meereen like in the books….

sunspear,

I for one will be incredibly disappointed if they don’t include Belwas. He is probably my favorite character from Dany’s story line.

feyrband,

Amen brother! That scene where he takes a shit after defeating the champion…friggen priceless!

As far as the Asha/Osha and Mero/Meera conversation:

Asha and Osha are pronounced exactly the same out loud, which is how characters are identified on a show. You’re not likely to see them wearing a name tag. Also, they’re both grimy looking, 20-30-something caucasian females that have storylines centered in the North, and even more specifically, at Winterfell. If I hadn’t read the books, maybe even I would get those two confused.

On the other hand, MEE-ra and MARE-o don’t sound the same out loud, and one of them is a 15 year old pale girl riding around in the North with Bran, while the other is a presumably tan (even if white), muscular man who is out in the desert with Dany. Not a whole lot of chance that people are going to get them confused.

Braavos was founded by slaves from all over the world… there are every ethnicities, there… end of debate.

Someone posted here that this actor don’t have beard, so he dn’t match Mero. Whar about this picture. Now he matches? http://www.imdb.com/media/rm3835800576/nm2075330

Hislocal:
Asha and Osha are pronounced exactly the same out loud

Only for particular accents. In my Canadian accent they do not sound exactly alike.

The show has voice coaches to teach their actors Dothraki, for Red Rahloo’s sake! I’m sure if they had asked the actors to pronounce Osha and Asha distinctly different (ie. not like a Brit) there would be no problem.

It seems the producers make some decisions without asking the advice of people who work for them.

So no Yunkai or Daario until ep 8, right

This actor has some piercing blue eyes. I have about 5 or 6 wight jokes but I will keep this serious. I think he looks great for the part and definitely has a face that would make Sergio Leone squeal with delight over a close up. Very distinquished looking for sure.

Nezzer,

We New Yorkers pronounce Europe like “UR-RUP”

Rygar, you funny guy.

While we’re on the subject of Euron (and the elusive pronunciation of his name) who else thinks he’ll be showing up at the end of Season 4? I think they’ll want to put the entire Kingsmoot subplot in one season, and since it needs to start shortly after Balon’s death, that means it will need to get started in Season 4. Finger’s crossed!

Potomacmom,

We Texans say “Over yonder ‘cross that der pond”

Rygar,

I prefer Nooma Nooma.

Alan: Aegon is pronounced Egg-on.I’m not sure about Euron and Aeron, but I always say Yer-On and Air-On.

I meant in the show. There they pronounce it Ay-gon.

Aegon the Conqueror,

I think he is assuming that because Aegon V was nicknamed ‘Egg’ that it must be pronounced Egg-on.

Tyrion Pimpslap,

Egg was nicknamed so because of his bald dome, not his name.

Tyrion Pimpslap,

I thought they called him Egg because he shaved his head bald?

Ours is the Fury:
Mero is a one-episode role from what I can tell. Osha and Asha are both long-running characters.

I don’t have a problem with this actor, but it’s worth mentioning that Mero’s description of red hair and green eyes does not automatically make him white. People of color often don’t just have brown hair/brown eyes. I would like to see more variety in the cast in terms of race and ethnicity but especially in Westeros. There’s no reason to keep everyone who isn’t white over in Essos. I mean, it’s a fantasy world.

I would ask that everyone, regardless of their opinion of the show’s casting when it comes to skin color, please be civil in your discussion here. Personal attacks are not permitted.

Thanks , and I agree with this in total. As I’d mentioned much earlier, I
looked forward to the introduction of the Second Sons and the mention
of commander Mero, but did not anticipate much involvement for season three.
Besides, Mero was such a evil bastard that I despised his character. I look
forward to the mention of other Mercenary groups in season four and beyond,
and their illustrious commanders (give credit where due )like Brown Ben Plumm.
Most of these guys had sordid histories and did unspeakable acts, but they
were mercenary swords for hire. I really want to hear Kasporio and Ryberio
mentioned, if only by name, in S3 or S4.

I wonder if the Golden Company gets a nod, or the manner of which they take their
($) oaths.

WildSeed,

Did you get my Raven, Wildseed?

Tom O’ Sevens:
Nezzer,

We New Yorkers pronounce Europe like “UR-RUP”

Well, a woman is in NY too, and I’m not sure if the way you spelled it is the same as we say it…as in YOUR-up. We say Aegon as AYgone also, not EGGon. Whatev. PotATo, potahto.

Steven Swanson,

Whoah man careful don’t use the “L” word too much.

This guy is in a lot of stuff with “rise” in the title…

kulisap,

That was such fun to read! Thanks for posting this!! If you haven’t already, make sure you check out the comments section for the article for some more great Thrones references.

Potomacmom:
Tom O’ Sevens,

Tom O’ Sevens,

We Washingtonians pronounce Europe as Yur – up :)

ur rup and your up sound the same :)

Since the Asha/Yara-gate is up again and running, I have a little game for you. A game I’m sure it’ll clear things up.
Find some friends of yours who consider themselves devoted fans of GoT but haven’t red the books. Ask them one simple question: “What is the name of Theon’s sister”.
If more than half of them answer “Yara”, just keep it and start sleeping again.
If more than half of them answer “I don’t know”, then it doesn’t really matter.
I tried that game and out of 6 people I scored:
1 “Yana”,
4 “I don’t remember” and
1 “The Greyjoy chick that needs a bath”.
6 out of 6 don’t have a clue. With so many characters around and a nine months hiatus, for them it makes no difference. The only people who keep bringing that on are book readers who can’t imagine a universe where character names can be altered between book and TV. Well…

However, try that game. It’s fun.

I stumbled across this, and felt it was relevant to the whole Yara/Asha thing (NOTE: although it does not, in itself, contain spoilers, it is likely that only those who have finished the books will get it :P)
http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m6ik4d30HJ1r0peceo1_500.jpg

Ser Tahu:
here: http://www.westeros.org/Citadel/SSM/Entry/Various_Pronunciations

Aegon is definitely ‘Ay-gon’, not ‘Egg-on’

When Martin has talked about names, he’s been very clear that he doesn’t like to tell people what they are — that it is really up to the reader.

That said, when the show started, there was a slew of times he came out and said certain names how he hears them. Most of them are not how I say them, but I totally say every name as close to their real world analog — so Lysa is Lee-suh, not LIE-suh; Petyr is simply like our Peter, not Pay-TEAR, etc.

I remember somewhere that Martin or Ran or someone in the know commented that Aegon was an exception for the pronunciation rules and was actually pronounced Egg-on. Not Egg..pause..On, but fast — Eggon. I also remember not liking that very much. I can’t find the link — it may be in video — but I’m like 70% sure it’s true.

(I mentally say A gone with a long A like I am saying the letter, not Ay-gonn or Eggon.)

Killeen looks like actor Nick Chinlund aka creepy fetishist serial killer Donny Pfaster from the X Files.

I see no plot related reason they need to cast Belwas at all. I had no idea he had such a fan base.

I enjoy Belwas. From what we see of him he has become good at one thing, fighting. That thing has taken him from the bottom to way up in terms of lifestyle and he appears to take every advantage of that. On top of that he is irreverent while doing what needs to be done for the person he is serving. It would be disappointing not to have him in the series. (Plus I would love to see how they adapt his fighting style onscreen.)

Hummis1349: I always simply pronounced Osha as /oʊʃə/, with long ‘O’. If it were a short O, it would be /aʃə/.Which is definitely distinct from /ɒʃə/, which is how I’d pronounce it if it were spelled ‘Awsha.’

The only people this woman has heard pronounce it as “Awsha” are all from Boston, MA, USA. That is all. LOLz.

Mrs. H’ghar: The only people this woman has heard pronounce it as “Awsha” are all from Boston, MA, USA. That is all. LOLz.

That’s because Boston accents do not distinguish between the LOT and THOUGHT vowels, having the so-called cot-caught merger. But unlike the majority of Americans, they don’t have the father-bother merger. Western U.S., Canada, and Pittsburgh merge all three.

Hummis1349: I always simply pronounced Osha as /oʊʃə/, with long ‘O’. If it were a short O, it would be /aʃə/.Which is definitely distinct from /ɒʃə/, which is how I’d pronounce it if it were spelled ‘Awsha.’

I can see how you might get /oʊʃə/ – it never occurred to me to say it with a long ‘O’, but makes sense. To Australians though, “Awsha” would be automatically read aloud as /ɔʃə/. But we Aussies have a very different set of vowels to the rest of you guys…

Without going and looking it up, I’d be fairly confident that the “o” sound has the most diverse variations of any vowel in English. I have a student from Scotland, who pronounces the vowels in “pour”, “poor” and “paw” all differently (and he pronounces the Rs, whereas we don’t). The rest of the class (all Australians) though that was hilarious, as we pronounce all 3 exactly the same… (as /pɔ:/)

Also, when I say “Barbie”, most Americans assume I mean “Bobby”…

Was this actor previously in anything that didn’t have the word “rise” in the title?