Board Thread:Spoilers!/@comment-5899967-20160716093855/@comment-1916997-20160724131905

Eskaver wrote: ChocolatEyes613 wrote: MyPretties wrote: I'm not mad at all at Jafar's recasting, even from just that little clip I can see that Oded is gonna be amazing in that role. Agreed.... from the sneak peek alone, I already prefer Oded Fehr's version of Jafar. Naveen Andrews, while a great idea on paper, turned out to be horribly miscast as Jafar. Also, something about Oded Fehr's Israeli accent, just works so well for the character. Naveen wasn't miscast (imo, because we can't argue opinions XD). Naveen took the role and made it his own. When I look at the show, I'm not looking for "Who did the best Disney impression?", otherwise Ginny, Josh, and Lana etc would be terrible choices. I'm rewatching Wonderland and he takes a bit of Jafar's known cruelty and turns it up a notch that rivals Rumple in villany. He brought emotion to Jafar which is nice.

I couldn't imagine Oded interacting with the Sultan (well with the sort of smug cruelty) having him appear sympathetic. But the past is the past and I'm sure Oded will do a wonderful villainous Jafar. I know we don't have a lot to go on yet, but I don't know what you two are talking about. From the small scene we saw with Oded's Jafar, I felt that he is playing the role very similarly to Naveen's Jafar.