tkr4lf wrote:As for Joffrey, I see him as drunk on power. I mean, earlier in the first season, he was actually nice to what's-her-face. It wasn't until he became King that he became a royal douche. But, combine that with his spoiled upbringing, his very feminine looks (this is probably not a valid reason for disliking someone, especially since I don't even know if that's how he looks in the books, that could just be bad casting for all I know), and his general attitude (which could well be a result of youthful inexperience) towards everybody else, and he makes for an extremely unlikable character (at least to me).
Perhaps with more experience, he would grow into a king that values his subjects, recognizes and utilizes the experience and collective wisdom of his advisers, etc. For now, it seems he would merely blow them off with a "A King takes orders from no one!" shrug. But for now, he comes off as a spoiled little brat who got some power and has gone mad with it.
As for why he's being a douche to what's-her-face, I think a lot of it has to do with her father.
In the books he was always portrayed to be a spoiled brat, even before taking power. Though clearly being King brings out the worst in him. The book gives some insight to Joffrey as a child, such as when he found out a cat was pregnant he cut it open to view the kittens, or constantly bullying Tommen. Also don't forget what he did to Arya's friend on the way back from Winterfell in the first season.
Numerous characters in the books say they are afraid of Joffrey rising to power, even before Robert dies.
TA1LGUNN3R wrote:He's 12 or 13 iirc. Sansa is a year or two older than he is.
Joffrey is one year older than Sansa. When we first meet Sansa she is 11, Joffrey is 12.
One thing to keep in mind is that the younger characters are actually younger in the books than they appear to be in the show. Daenerys, for example, is only 13. I'd assume they need the actors to portray older characters or you'd run into plenty of indecency and child pornography laws...
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