Joffrey Baratheon (Lannister) IS King: Jack Gleeson appears at the Oxford Union.
That is the First of His Name, King of the Andals, the Rhoynar and the First Men, Lord of the Seven Kingdoms and Protector of the Realm.
Jack Gleeson discusses his aversion to celebrity culture, which would be ironic because the primary reason he’s been asked to speak is his celebrity, but he has declared that he is quitting show business after Game of Thrones.
We hate him, we love him, we hate him, we love him, we hate him….
Update: The Q&A that followed his speech. Tsk, tsk Oxford students.
Answers to questions you might be asking, unless you wandered onto this site purely by accident >>>
January 17th, 2014 at 21:17
we miss Joff!
January 18th, 2014 at 04:39
If only most of our own celebrities can intelligently think, speak and articulate like Jack (sigh).
January 19th, 2014 at 20:57
Jack Gleeson is hardly common among celebrities anywhere. He’s a scholar in Philosophy and World Religions at Trinity College, Dublin.
April 6!
Here’s Peter Dinklage on a Razor.
http://www.thefrisky.com/2014-01-15/peter-dinklage-goes-for-a-ride/
January 20th, 2014 at 01:56
Your Grace, I learn Jack’s academic status beforehand, and to the fact that he prepared his speech/delivery a night or two before his presentation is something more commendable. He cites Max Weber, one of my favorite sociologists/social scientists (take that, Solis and Shia–you plagiarist scums!). I am truly amazed, Your Grace.
January 20th, 2014 at 12:39
wangbumaximus21: So he talks Weber and Baudrillard and they ask him which GoT cast members he’d like to snog. Proving exactly what he said.