Now there’s a one-note performance if there ever was one! I know that Matthos is not the best role to land if you want to shine, as he’s something of a bumbling fanatic, but he’s still got some material to work with. Interactions with Melisandre – or with his father in Blackwater. There’s something to be done with the lines he’s got, but Logan never really departs from his ‘fanatic’ composition. He delivers “There is only one God and He watches over us” the exact same way as “Our ships outnumber theirs ten to one”.
I’m sure there’s some nuance and subtlety he could have drawn upon to try to deepen Matthos’ character a bit. Instead, he’s pretty much just the same from his first scene with Salladhor to his last with his father on the ship sailing for King’s Landing.
Though he does talk fast, I’ll give him that.
Best scene: Not really a scene per se, but the way he recoils a bit when Salladhor threatens him was funny and well done. I also liked the “I have trust in my God, my king............ and my captain” line in Blackwater, but I fear that was mostly the line itself. All in all, Logan’s doing a good job with his physical play – it’s only when he actually talks that he pales a bit in comparison to all the others.
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When you have nothing to say, quote yourself ~ Solfadore