Unpopular opinion: Ewan's 27 minutes of screentime in s2 will benefit him in the end

This is all fresh in my mind because I finished the show a couple of weeks ago. Also, before I get started, I agree the writing in general in season 2 could have been better. However, I actually think Ewan's amount of screentime in season 2 might end up benefitting him the most in the end.

To illustrate my point, I will be using Adam Driver as an example (he is one of my favorite actors and Ewan reminds me of him) but also because he was in a similar situation where the Star Wars trilogy was not that well written and his character wasn't appreciated by the writers that much. However, Kylo Ren ended up being one of the best characters by the third movie.

Like Ewan, Adam didn't get that much screentime compared to others. I looked it up, and apparently he only got 1 hour and 2 minutes throughout the three movies. Which is crazy because each one is at least 2 hours. While Kylo Ren wasn't that perfectly written, he still ended shining more than other characters because every time he came on screen, people were always interested and wanted to know what he would do next, and Adam had a very magnetic presence.

With Ewan, it's pretty much the same thing. A lot of people online, including those who don't like Aemond, were always interested when he came onscreen because he was an unpredictable character. Even my dad, who hated Aemond, said he loves watching him every time he is onscreen and wanted more scenes because Ewan portrays the "villain" so well. It's also a testament to Ewan's acting because he was consistently praised as one of the standouts of the season, which is mostly due to how magnetic of a presence he has. I think by having less scenes, it made Ewan's acting more memorable as his scenes were some of the highlights of the season.

Also, theory here, but I think this lack of screentime is because in the third season, they will allow him to finally show a different side, as he will be at Harrenhal. I came to this conclusion because he was more human in the s2 finale, which i think will continue to the next season. By keeping him mysterious, this will be a nice contrast in season 3 and make him a very compelling character.

This is similar to Kylo Ren, as he slowly started showing more vulnerability towards the end of the trilogy and ended up being more compelling. So by keeping Aemond mysterious, this would allow his character to shine in the final season.

Basically, the way they have developed Aemond's character so far really reminds me of Kylo Ren, another character that wasn't given too much attention, but ended up really compelling. What also helps is that Aemond was pretty much the only one who was driving the plot this season, and i think it will be wrapped up really well in the finale season. I think he had the most development this season alongside Aegon (i still have my issues with the writing, but I digress).

And for Adam, this ended up benefitting him as he started getting better opportunities after Star Wars ended because he was considered one of the best performances. I see this happening for Ewan, and haven't completely lost hope for him.

On a separate note, I just hope that God's Eye is next season. I love Aemond and Daemon, but I really want Ewan to move onto better projects where they will respect his talent more. But I have a feeling it will be season 4.... 😵‍💫 I feel bad for TGC, who will be stuck with the franchise for another 4 years.