On Game of Thrones, Jorah Mormont isnt just in the friend zone, he is the friend zone. Hes king on the friend-zone throne. And with the memes upon memes dedicated to Jorahs lack of romance with Dany, there are no usurpers.For example ... But withJack Taylor, a series based on the Ken Bruen novels, thats the last thing on actor Iain Glens mind. Glen plays the titular Taylor on the show, which is now streaming its latest installments on Acorn. Hes an Irish ex-cop-turned-private-eye who drinks a bit too hard, deals with psychopathic killers and, with his on-and-off romance, has no time for friend-zone frustrations.With such a contrast between the charactersMormont doing anything for Dany and Taylor doing pretty much whatever he wantsThe Huffington Post asked Glen what its like to portray someone whos not concerned with playing the Game of Zones: Friend Zones.Thats when we came to a startling revelation: Despite all those Jorah Mormont memes, Glen doesnt know what were talking about.Im not entirely sure that I know what the friend zone is, said Glen, I hold my hand up. Im social media illiterate. Ive never tweeted and dont have Facebook.What' Jorah kidding us, right'If Im talking about the right thing here, he added, Im a bit like Jack Taylor to be honest [with] that sort of stuff, which hes very suspicious of.The actor continued chatting with HuffPost about Jack Taylor, Game of Thrones and, yes,friend zones. Youre Jack Taylor. In pop culture, theres also Jack Reacher and Jack Ryan. Why are guys named Jack always badasses'I dont know,but its a cool name. Every single syllable blunt, to the point, go for the jugular. I have no idea. I always quite fancied playing a private eye since when I started acting, and I think that was because I saw Jack Nicholson in Chinatown, which I adored, and maybe its a hangover from that. I think all actors secretly want to play a private eye.And Jack Nicholson is also named Jack. So it all makes sense.Exactly!Youve done nine Jack Taylor projects now. What are you proudest of'Jack Taylor requires more of me, and Ive enjoyed that very much so, developing scripts, working with the writer and working withthe director. In terms of the product, I hope and feel that its more characterful than a lot of the crime milieu.It has more personality for me. Crime should exclude nothing. Thats what I love.How did you prepare to speak in an Irish accent'Ive always enjoyed playing a dialect. Its like wearing a different pair of clothes if it works. Its a releasing thing instead of a restricting thing, and I dont know why, but Ireland has always been very kind to me. Ive done about two or three TV things there, and Ive done three or four features there. Either people have been forgiving or accepting of me playing Irish.The people of Galway are very sweet and very forgiving.If Im not doing it right, they make me believe I am. Theyre always calling out to me while were filming and saying, Hey, Jack. Its great! Did you catch him yet'So, you really dont know what the friend zone is or look at the memes online'I honestly dont. Im honest when I say so. So, tell me, what is Jorah in the Friend Zone, so I can just make sense of what that is.Well ...(At this point,I wanted to tell him the horrors of the friend zone: how its as cold as the land beyond the wall of Westeros. No sunlight shines there, there is no happiness, and there is no escape.But I couldnt do that to Ser Jorah.) ... Its like this area when youre with a girl where you dont move the relationship forward, and then youre just stuck as her friend.Thats right, yes. [Laugh](Oh, sweet summer child ... ) With Jorah, people love how hes so enamored with Dany despite zero chance of any romance.Well, I think thats true, but I think it has evolved. [Were]sort of 80 hours into the Game of Thrones story [and]during the course of the journey, many things have happened. There was a complexity to Jorahs first approach to Daenerys. He was actually seeking his own redemption from the exile that had been put upon him, but very soon into meeting her, he fell very much in love with her, not just fell in love but also hugely admired her and had a profound conviction that she would make a great and benign leader, so it was a complex mixture.I do think, over the course of many happenings, he came to realize that love, and certainly a sexual love, was not going to be reciprocated, but hes in love with her. That doesnt kill it. In a way, it sort of makes it grow.Life has taught me that, anyway. It certainly hasnt stopped his admiration or belief in her. It has evolved over the course of time.He came to realize that love, and certainly a sexual love, was not going to be reciprocated, but he's in love with her. That doesn't kill it. In a way, it sort of makes it grow.Iain Glen basically proving why Jorah Mormont is the definition of the friend zone. Im trying to remember where we are, whats been seen and what hasnt been seen, but I think a point comes where he just wants her forgiveness for what she believes is the wrong that he has done. And that takes precedent over any belief that shes gonna return or want him to be her lover. Anyway, Im babbling, but thats the territory of it, and I supposed if people like thatpeople like things unfulfilled, and things held in suspenseI think is partly why people are drawn to it, and Im glad people like the thrust of those storylines.Ladies and gentlemen, may I present Jorah Mormont, King of the Friend Zone. Long may he reign.Jorah Mormont, King of the friendzone -- This feed and its contents are the property of The Huffington Post, and use is subject to our terms. It may be used for personal consumption, but may not be distributed on a website.
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