I agree all those are bad ass on paper, but I just don't find it was executed that well. And I find the acting for aemond to be really weak compared to what we got in GOT. I couldn't get enough Joffery or Tywin when they were on the screen. Aemond I just kinda chuckle when hes trying to be menacing. Even comparing him to Daemon I don't think theyre really close. Daemon IMO is executed and acted a lot better.
Man, you have some very seriously high standards, hah.
Aemond hasn't hesitated at basically any point to attack/fight when it was appropriate and his actor has some serious aura.
I'm actually shocked that anyone can say this about Aemond...of course, if you understand his character. Aemond is putting on an act, but it's also still him. Like they showed him naked in the brothel because it's the only time he can show his vulnerability...the scars of being considered "lesser" as a kid. Ever since the day he claimed Vhagar, he decided to be on a quest for revenge to prove himself.
Mostly, he has. I mean he bonded with Vhagar, he's become an excellent swordsman & military mind. He's pretty measured, but he also lacks the empathy required for others since he's so focused on his own trauma.
I'll say that Matt Smith is just a better actor with a better character to work with, but Ewan Mitchell's Aemond is pretty good, IMO.