GAME OF THRONES [Book and TV Discussion (US Pace)]

pljudge321

ixoy wrote: »

You know the way most shows have a wedding episode? Who here is looking forward to the wedding episode that'd take place at the end of Book 3

I'm looking forward to all three wedding episodes.

Playboy

Anyone else enjoying the carnage on the television forum thread? Its nuts over there!

Tyler MacDurden

Gods damn it, why did I watch this? Now I can't wait for Sunday.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OU7VpQYd_yg

AnCapaillMor

Playboy wrote: »

Anyone else enjoying the carnage on the television forum thread? Its nuts over there!

Why whats happening.

and as for the trailer, finally looking forward to that vaeserys bit.

Playboy

AnCapaillMor wrote: »

Why whats happening.

and as for the trailer, finally looking forward to that vaeserys bit.

A wild mix of specualtion and spoliers with no-one knowing which is which .. arguements and accusations flying everywhere!

Wreck

Playboy wrote: »

A wild mix of specualtion and spoliers with no-one knowing which is which .. arguements and accusations flying everywhere!

Yeah it's a total mess, but at least thanks to this morning's posts I've now found this thread! Won't be bored in work this morning catching up in here. :pac:

Dades

Playboy wrote: »

A wild mix of specualtion and spoliers with no-one knowing which is which .. arguements and accusations flying everywhere!

What a clusterfcuk!

People get mad paranoid they're being 'spoilered' even though they have no idea whether they are or not.

ALSO - that trailer looks great. My missis and I are looking forward to Visery's scene!

TwoShedsJackson

Dades wrote: »

What a clusterfcuk!

People get mad paranoid they're being 'spoilered' even though they have no idea whether they are or not.

ALSO - that trailer looks great. My missis and I are looking forward to Visery's scene!

Us too - hope they do it extra gruesome :pac:

Antar Bolaeisk

For those who are interested, the complete "A Song of Ice and Fire" (all the books published up until now so doesn't include "A Dance With Dragons" and therefore is complete only in the sense that it is incomplete) is available for $20 or approximately €15 on Kindle.

Definitely going to re-read these before A Dance with Dragons and there was no way I'd be picking up those heavy dead tree things again

nesf

TwoShedsJackson wrote: »

Us too - hope they do it extra gruesome :pac:

Me too. The wife hasn't gotten that far in the book yet so it should be a good episode for her.

Zapp Brannigan

Episode 6 was just awesome! The show is getting even better.

Bronn's duel, Viserys' crowning and Peter Dinklage is really getting in to his character.

Wish I had HBO so I could watch the 7th episode!

Sleepy

Are HBO doing two episodes in a row or something?

Scruff

they dont seem to have, at least from what i can see that the cousins are posting over at the moment...

5starpool

One was on HBO Go only, which I believe is some sort of mobile only service, so might not be as easy to 'cousinify'.

Sir Digby Chicken Caesar

hbo go was being hammered, lots of people weren't able to actually watch episode 7. once it sorts itself out, im sure our cousins will get cracking.

Sir Digby Chicken Caesar

if anyone wants to pm me, for no particular reason.. they can

NothingMan

Sir Digby Chicken Caesar wrote: »

if anyone wants to pm me, for no particular reason.. they can

Why? Are you a particularly attractive female? I only get a 500 max inbox I wanna save that for all the potential women who could possibly, maybe, some day contact me...

Looking forward to 6 tonight. Not too pushed on watching them on Sundays, we're enjoying our Monday evenings watching it. Really is moving a lot faster than I thought it would. Not sure what's going to be in any particular episode.

Scruff

5starpool wrote: »

One was on HBO Go only, which I believe is some sort of mobile only service, so might not be as easy to 'cousinify'.

ewwww. methinks i'll wait for the 720p post drop.

AnCapaillMor

Fecking neighbor called in at the worse time, still got the end bit tho.

pljudge321

Aidan Gillan delivers the infamous line perfectly. Last three episodes should be brilliant.

5starpool

Scruff wrote: »

ewwww. methinks i'll wait for the 720p post drop.

The episode 7 one I watched, while not perfect, was still fine to watch. No less exciting because I've read the books. Excellent stuff. Pity the series wasn't 12 hours long though really.

Zapp Brannigan

What do you get when you cross two amazing TV shows?
Arrested Westeros

Sleepy

My o/h was in absolute shock at Vicerys being crowned and

Ned being double-crossed by Littlefinger, even though she didn't trust him at all, she thought it'd be later on before he'd cross Ned

(spoilers for episode 7)

GenghisCon

apropos of nothing at all

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D-hwuWKl5VA

Zapp Brannigan

Okay this is easily my favourite show at the moment!

pljudge321

Ànyone else looking forward to reading to the reactions over on the television forum more than the actual episodes when we get to episode 9/10?

SuperInfinity

pljudge321 wrote: »

Ànyone else looking forward to reading to the reactions over on the television forum more than the actual episodes when we get to episode 9/10?

No.

*gives u an odd look*

Scruff

NOOOOooooooooo!!!!!!!

The cousins sent me the last weeks episode instead of ep 7. Damn you cousins and your lack of attention

pljudge321

SuperInfinity wrote: »

No.

*gives u an odd look*

You might want to not read the sci-fi thread in that case, its for the books as well and I had that post written out with spoilers included but changed it at the last minute because it looked like Zapp hadn't read the books.

Tenger

pljudge321 wrote: »

Ànyone else looking forward to reading to the reactions over on the television forum more than the actual episodes when we get to episode 9/10?

Absolutely. As a book reader my anticipation is partially to see how certain scenes are handled and partially to read the uproar in the TV thread!

I think Song of Fire and Ice was the first book that I had to put down due to 'plot shock' on a number of occasions.


Incidently reading Clash of Kings at the moment. There is a flashback/vision scene were you see a young Aegon Targaryen, his father proclaims that 'he has a song, he is the prince that was promised, and his is the song of fire and ice'. I had forgotten this scene, didn't realise 'song of fire and ice' was used in the plot. Now was this Aegon V The Unlikely (Grandfather of Aerys the Mad King)or Aegon the son of Prince Rhaegar?

SuperInfinity

pljudge321 wrote: »

You might want to not read the sci-fi thread in that case, its for the books as well and I had that post written out with spoilers included but changed it at the last minute because it looked like Zapp hadn't read the books.

I know, I have nearly all the series read.

I interpreted what you said...: "reading to the reaction of others", as meaning reading about their reactions actually better than watching/reading the series yourself. Which I saw someone say before, and I find rather nonsensical.

Zapp Brannigan

pljudge321 wrote: »

You might want to not read the sci-fi thread in that case, its for the books as well and I had that post written out with spoilers included but changed it at the last minute because it looked like Zapp hadn't read the books.

I've read all the books.

Dades

Okay so I'm enjoying the quick pace of the show at the moment - but what was the story with Littlefinger's soft porn show?

At least one person I spoke to missed most of what he had to say (which was important) during it as they were to focussed on the "action" in the background.

(A good excuse to watch it again, I suppose :pac:)

fitz

Dades wrote: »

Okay so I'm enjoying the quick pace of the show at the moment - but what was the story with Littlefinger's soft porn show?

At least one person I spoke to missed most of what he had to say (which was important) during it as they were to focussed on the "action" in the background.

(A good excuse to watch it again, I suppose :pac:)

It was just a scene constructed to flesh out the story of his affection for Catelyn and his duel with Brandon Stark, which was relayed via Catelyn's memories in the books. Knowing more of that backstory helps contextualise Littlefinger's motivations for what happened at the end of the episode. The use of the girls in the brothel is clever enough. He wouldn't have that kind of discussion with any of the "named" characters. The situation just provided opportunity for exposition.

Dades

fitz wrote: »

It was just a scene constructed to flesh out the story of his affection for Catelyn and his duel with Brandon Stark, which was relayed via Catelyn's memories in the books. Knowing more of that backstory helps contextualise Littlefinger's motivations for what happened at the end of the episode. The use of the girls in the brothel is clever enough. He wouldn't have that kind of discussion with any of the "named" characters. The situation just provided opportunity for exposition.

I'm aware of the importance of the exposition which is why I thought perhaps it would have been wiser to tone down the lesbian romping!

While use of barenaked hoors is always a winner for male HBO watchers (apart from Renly fans!) perhaps they could just have been doing something a little less distracting while remaining just as naked.

Morag

Or it could have been shot or edited together in a manner to take the emphasis off the 'show'.

SuperInfinity

I found it distracting as well.

The lesbian scene was fine, it was Littlefinger's blathering on that I found disturbing/unnecessary.

The last thing you want to hear when you're watching hot sex is a manly voice like Littlefinger's.

GenghisCon

GOT meme

Stupid Ned Stark

I was wondering if there is the possibility for a few alternatives from clever boardies? Here one I (badly) made earlier

Somnus

GenghisCon wrote: »

GOT meme

Stupid Ned Stark

I was wondering if there is the possibility for a few alternatives from clever boardies? Here one I (badly) made earlier

Haha, I love 2, 4 and 7

SuperInfinity

lol, some of those are very funny. I'd be more 1, 6, 7.

I'm a little uncertain of what 3 is referring to.

8 I would put a slight question mark over. Ned could have argued with Robert more about Lady during the "hearing", since Robert didn't seem too bothered either way. However to disobey a King's direct order when you claim you will....

10 I just plain disagree with. Ned had to tell her what was going on, it was only fair.

Here is another one I would make:

"Feel bound by honour, duty and truth?

Neglect to tell the dying King the truth. which he could put in his letter and probably save thousands of lives and years of war and bloodshed, so as not to hurt his feelings of being cheated on by his estranged wife."

mewso

Interestingly that Ned Memes thing was posted on the TV thread and I was pretty sure the last one references something that hasn't been revealed on the show yet. Maybe it has but either way I 'aint gonna bring any attention to it.

5starpool

mewso wrote: »

Interestingly that Ned Memes thing was posted on the TV thread and I was pretty sure the last one references something that hasn't been revealed on the show yet. Maybe it has but either way I 'aint gonna bring any attention to it.

Nah, that was in the show a couple of episodes ago mewso.

mewso

5starpool wrote: »

Nah, that was in the show a couple of episodes ago mewso.

Yes but it is presented as a foolish thing to do. The reason it is foolish has yet to be shown surely.

5starpool

mewso wrote: »

Yes but it is presented as a foolish thing to do. The reason it is foolish has yet to be shown surely.

I think it's more that she will kick up a fuss and be spoilt as she tends to be, and him telling her that he was planning to take her back to winterfell is not the cause of what happens after this point.

pljudge321

In the books didn't Sansa go to Cersei before Ned's arrest. I wonder how they are going to work this is now or i it is being left out.

The Sansa in the show comes across much differently from the books, instead of the perfectly mannered girl filled with delusions about love, nobility and the splendor of court she's just a petulant teenager.

SuperInfinity

pljudge321 wrote: »

The Sansa in the show comes across much differently from the books, instead of the perfectly mannered girl filled with delusions about love, nobility and the splendor of court she's just a petulant teenager.

Disagree.

pljudge321

SuperInfinity wrote: »

Disagree.

Care to expand on that point?

fitz

In fairness, she was just as much of a pain in the ass in the book. I'd say they left out her going to Cersei because to a large extent, the scene wasn't needed. Things were coming to a head one way or another, so why waste screen time on it? Would have been nice to have it included, but not everything can be given the constraints of the medium...

SuperInfinity

pljudge321 wrote: »

Care to expand on that point?

Sansa could be pretty rash in the books also, especially to her sister... for example saying she wish they had killed her instead of Lady, calling things stupid, partly being a liar about something important, being mean and acting like he was superior in general.

I agree that the scene in episode 6 with Septa Mordane showed her as very different, I have no idea why they put that in. However overall I think she's pretty much like she is in the books.

Zapp Brannigan

Newest episode is great. Am I right in thinking the next one is the last in the series?

Bronn is a legend.

"...you probably wouldn't know him"

although I had my misgivings about the casting (I thought the actor should've been younger) I have to say that Jerome Flynn is doing an excellent job. As is Dinklage.