Richard Brake was the superior Night King

By far.

I’m not sure why people aren’t making more of a big deal about this.

Brake had an extremely expressive face and body language... his work on “Hardhome” is still the image everyone uses for the Night King in articles and memes.

Absolutely. I brought that up at the time but no one seemed to notice for some reason

No gravitas. The new guy doesnt hold himself like a king. A king takes his time, he sneers at threats, like at Hardhome. The new guy comes off as a hyperactive soldier.

Absolutely the best Night King. Even without make-up he has that creep factor to him, it's probably his big head, big eyes, big lips and they are perfect for a Night King.

Vladimir Furdik looks like an after-school special version of a Night King with 9th grader in the role. Yup.

Yeah the first one was better. Why'd they ever recast him anyway?

I watched Hardhome last night. He has a unique creepiness/evilness to his face that the new guy just doesn't have and it made him more intimidating. Shame really.

New guy just looks like a dude wearing a bright blue monster mask with a blank stare. Brake was perfect, why'd they mess this up

Hm.

Fun fact: Vladimir Furdik is the actor who plays the character tied to the tree, who Bran sees getting stabbed by the children of the Forest, and turns into the Night King. So there's that. . .