Bronn Game of Thrones
Ive focused on comedy shows up until now. If Im honest thats because theyre easier to write about. So for the final one well go with a character from a drama, and its a smooth move on my part as it takes us back where we started with my fatuous link into this article: in the magical world of Westeros. Any British GoT fan over a certain age will at sometime during the seasons so far have pointed at the screen and said something along the lines of, Oh my God, thats Jerome Flynn, the other Unchained Melody bloke! No. It cant be. Is it? It bloody is you know. And yes, it is. Its Jerome Flynn from Soldier Soldier, famous up until now for not being Robson Green, he appears to be having an absolute ball as Bronn, my favourite character in the 7 Kingdoms. Bronn is the ultimate loveable rogue. Hes brash, brave, uncouth and above all - proper hard. The shows producers have got it exactly right and resisted the temptation to write him into more scenes. Because of this it feels like a treat whenever hes on the screen. He and Tryion are perfect foils for each other and share the choicest dialogue, but it is Bronn who gets the finest line ever uttered in a TV show, a line for which I thank Messrs. Weiss and Benioff for including in their marvellous adaptation: Theres no cure for being a cunt. And heres some I didnt have space for: Seinfeld Crazy Joe Davola, Peterman, Steinbrenner, Puddy 30 Rock -DevonBanks, Gris, Dotcom The Simpsons - Gil, Disco Stu Community Chang The (US) Office Kelly The Wire Bodie Deadwood Richardson Family Guy Cleveland(until he got his own show) There are loads of others and Im sure youll gleefully tell me the ones Ive left out. Actually Ive deliberately left some out, lets go with that. See if you can guess what they are