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Dornese Culture Confusion

posted 8 years ago by Reverend_Powell
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So Oberyn is doing a Spanish thing and the actress who plays Ellaria is half Indian and Prince Doran is Arab (with a Celtic name for some reason). So what country/region is Dorne supposed to be the stand in for? It seems they're all over the place with it. Some consistency would be nice.

"There are too many of them. Can't kill the world."

[–] TremendouslyThirsty 8 years ago

As long as you have brown skin, you're good.

[–] Reverend_Powell 8 years ago

That's pretty much the case with Game of Thrones when it comes to portraying the "foreigners" in the show.

"There are too many of them. Can't kill the world."

[–] TremendouslyThirsty 8 years ago

Exactly, because the majority of the audience doesn't care what the actors ethnicity is. As long as they fit the character description, they're fine.

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[–] Reverend_Powell 8 years ago

It's a fantasy culture so I don't think it has to be too consistent.

Well, the Northerners of Westeros are clearly supposed to be Irish based on their accents, and the Lannisters and everyone in King's Landing are clearly a stand in for the British. The Dothraki are a stand in for Mongolians/Native Americans. Pretty much all of the fantasy cultures portrayed in Game of Thrones are based on real cultures and are consistent in their portrayals. Only the portrayal of the Dornese is inconsistent. I just find it odd that they had Pedro Pascal do a Hispanic accent when he is introduced as the representative of Dorne and then everyone else from Dorne has either English or Arab accents. Pedro Pascal could have done an English accent just fine, but for some reason they wanted him to be the only character in the show with a Hispanic accent. Makes no sense.

"There are too many of them. Can't kill the world."

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[–] don savant 8 years ago

It is "Dornish" and Dorne is a fantasy blend of Florida and Spain/Italy according to GRRM.

[–] Reverend_Powell 8 years ago

Then they should have been consistent.

It is "Dornish"

"Dornese" sounds more correct.

"There are too many of them. Can't kill the world."

[–] don savant 8 years ago

It may sound that way, but it isn't.

[–] Reverend_Powell 8 years ago

No, it is.

"There are too many of them. Can't kill the world."