Board Thread:General Discussion/@comment-25926288-20160509005929/@comment-27257290-20160512113716

CoolDudeAl wrote: I'm surprised so many people are putting down the actor they choose for Zeus. The actor is fine, and if you look at his IMDB page, he has a beard, which I think makes him look even more Zeus like. The problem was Zeus had very little screen time. We really should have had a flashback in this episode with Hades and Zeus, I think that would have helped alot. Because, from the two minutes and 3 lines Zeus got, yes it wasn't the most impresive, but again that's more on the writers than the actor. I mean what was any actor going to do with that part? I'm hoping we see Zeus in the future, and they actually give him the screentime he deserves. Once you see him for a whole episode, if you still don't like him, then you can talk about it. The reason people don't like the actor isn't because of his acting ability, it's just the way he looks. It's just not good casting, however good this guy may be at acting. And who cares if he has a beard on his IMDB? The fact is he doesn't in OUAT - if anything, it makes it worse that he has a beard normally but not when playing Zeus. Of the many many many portrayals there has ever been of Zeus, this one was definitely the odd one out - no muscle, no deep voice, no bloody beard. After their casting of Poseidon it's disappointing to say the least.