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This kind of got caught at the end of the last post, so I'll copy/paste:

I liked her in the books, but after watching the S3 premiere, I've found myself more and more interested in her as a character. I still need to reread the books, and probably would play her from book canon instead of the TV show.

I've done a little thinking about her but not much yet. I think the basics are that she's both smart, as an educated highborn lady, and obviously clever. I'd also like to think that she does have the land's "best interests," at heart - her motivation behind her charity is at least partly genuine - but she knows how to play the game very well, and that means being able to deceive, manipulate, and win others' favor.

I don't know if I can play her for two reasons: I'm not smart enough myself, and also the usual concerns about speech patterns.

I think you're basically going to need to decide whether you want to play from the book or the show, on two counts: the speech patters are slightly different, and there are characterization differences (the show seems to be hinting significantly more at Margaery's manipulative / power-hungry streak, where the books, while showing her as no stranger to the game, portrayed her more as an agent of the Tyrells than an active pursuer for the crown).

Usually I'm all for playing from the book, because you tend to get more information on the character from that material, but I think Margaery is one of the rarer cases where you're likelier to find more scenes and more development awarded to her in the show.

Either way, make up your mind on which version you'd like to play, and start from there.

The kid just rages for a while

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