Game of Thrones season 7: Euron Greyjoy sounds like he’s Westeros’ version of the Joker

Pilou Asbæk just made Euron Greyjoy a lot more interesting for Game of Thrones season 7 with a few revealing answers in an interview.

“Some men just want to watch the world burn.” Okay, that’s a quote from The Dark Knight, but it sounds like it might really start applying to Euron Greyjoy in season 7 of Game of Thrones after his fiery confrontation with Yara and Theon Greyjoy last week. Of course, fans of the (far superior to the current Batfilms) Christopher Nolan flick know that Alfred says the line in relation to The Joker.

Euron may not have started wearing white facepaint and certainly doesn’t have green hair, but it’s hard not to start drawing comparisons to the Clown Prince of Crime. Winter is Coming, our sister site, took a look at several interviews with Pilou Asbæk, one of which comes from Time.

In said interview, he said the following:

"“So the Euron on the boat is very different from the Euron in the throne room. And the Euron in the throne room is going to be very different from the Euron you’ll see later in the season.”"

Now, maybe Euron doesn’t love a good murderous magic trick (yet), but a man who turns from violence to almost romance and back again? That sounds an awful lot like the Joker’s standard relationship to Harley Quinn — one that’s been characterized as “Mad Love” ever since Harley’s debut in Batman: The Animated Series/The New Batman Adventures. (And no, that’s not a good thing.)

We’re not suggesting that Cersei’s going to become the new Harley or anything. However, it’s easy to see how Euron might end up being more dangerous to her than actually being useful. If he’s as changeable as the sea winds that drive Silence, how can she feel comfortable directing him or trusting him to do exactly as he says in the exact way she expects it? That, of course, assumes she even agrees to an alliance.

Asbæk also said the following in relation to how he approached Euron this season:

"“He’s a chameleon.”"

Yeah, not a good sign, and very definitely not a good choice. Look, Cersei has neck spikes and dresses like a supervillainess of her own accord. Is she going to actually decide that this clown is going to be her best bet at securing the Seven Kingdoms?

One has to expect that Jaime Lannister will pretty firmly be a ‘no’ on that front, but, well…Asbæk put it this way:

"“So how I played [the throne room scene], I wanted to be a contender to Jaime Lannister.”"

Perhaps Cersei might argue that her brother’s feelings are clouding his judgment and justify it to herself that she could use the help. But if Euron’s personality is multiple-choice (not unlike how the Joker prefers his backstory), it could very well end up blowing up in her face.

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