you’re only writing about TV Ramsay right? have you read the books too? what are your thoughts on book Ramsay?

ascruelascunning:

Correct-ish. I have read the books. And Before committing myself to writing Rams I went back and reread all the parts with him, or mention of him. I prefer show Rams to book Rams for many reasons. One being, Iwan Rheon, is such a little cutie patootie. And who doesn’t like an attractive villain? amirite? Lol

Second, I feel the book really lacks in WHO Ramsay Snow-Bolton is. Sure, we see him, the things he has done/does, but it’s very bland. Now, I feel the show gave more to Ramsay in this respect. He is not a boring character.

Third, I have a passion about behaviors and personality disorders (Being a Psych grad student with an emphasis in ABA) and I feel show Ramsay gives me more to work with, ya know? We can really get a feel for his personality. Nobody likes a boring bad guy.

It is always mentioned that Ramsay is cunning, but the books, I feel, lack that. He’s written as chaotically evil with no real “reason”. But there is always a reason. Behavior and actions do not ‘just happen out of the blue’.

And I like to play on Ramsay’s cunning, which is easy with Iwan’s FC. This gives me the ability to play up cunning via charm and ‘manners’. Many ‘bad guys’ are smart as shit, Jeffrey Dahmer in example. Or even Hannibal Lecter, in regards to fiction.

I like to give Ramsay personality and being a ‘human’ as much as being a ‘monster’. The real kinds of things to fear, when dealing with people like him. The cunning, desire, and obsession. The personality and ability.

Sometimes to see people write him off as just some kind of maniac killer with no intentions or stale personality that does not support his actions is a bit boring. So I put my own, educated, and imagined twist on our favorite bad guy to hate.

But, hey, maybe sometime I’ll remember to write in the red garnet earring. 😉