[TV] Game of Thrones (A Song of Ice and Fire)

Har!! My dad is so into this show. He DVRs them and then watches them at will. I havent really watched it myself but it does look a bit interesting.

i started reading these books back in february and had a little freak-out when i ordered the second book and it had a big ol' "COMING TO HBO" sticker on it.

i fell in love with the series from the prologue of the first book and it was the exact same with the show. so far, they're doing a stellar job of adapting this to TV, and (dare i say it?) improving on it in many ways. viserys, a character that i really couldn't have cared less about in the books, became one of my favourite characters in the show. stranger things have happened, i suppose, but very few.

the eyrie looks gorgeous and the first scene with lysa is probably one of my favourites so far. tyrion's expression was just priceless.

Good episode this week. That scene where the vaguely gay guy told his backstory while those two whores banged was hella awkward, but the big betrayal moment was pretty goddamn awesome.

Episode was sorely missing in Tyrion though.

Originally Posted by nolan

Good episode this week. That scene where the vaguely gay guy told his backstory while those two whores banged was hella awkward, but the big betrayal moment was pretty goddamn awesome.

That scene was awkward. Though I suppose it was to remind us that he owns whore houses throughout King's Landing that to give him an excuse to share his past.

I hated the betrayal moment. Ned was one of my favorite characters and mostly because he is so loyal towards the crown. But I wanted him to just go with Littlefinger(the vaguely gay guy) and then leave the city with his daughters. Then group up with Stannis to help him claim the throne. Or anything. :(

Of course the scene itself was actually great and well done.

Episode was sorely missing in Tyrion though.

Couldn't agree more. Tyrion is one of my all time favorite characters in the entire series.

Tyrion is great. Though Ned's part of the story is still by far the most exciting.

Oh, and I'm totally rooting for Khal Drogo. So manly

Just saw the episode. I've read all the books so far, I'm very impressed by how they did it in this episode as well. The betrayal was very well done. It's hurtful to watch, though.. I believe Eddard Stark is my favorite character. He's a great man.

I'm looking forward to seeing more of Snow from now on, though. And Tyrion.

I love this show. and I looooooove Queen Cersei, and yes, I have read the books and know her true nature but I still adore her. I also really like Dany and Khal and I actually hope that they're a ligitamate couple and that Khal stays alive. He's just way to awesome. I really don't like any of the Starks except Arya. The rest can magically disappear and I wouldn't care but I know that won't happen.

that was quite a packed episode. khal drogo is so hardcore. insult his wife? he'll rip your tongue out. robb needs to stop being so sexy and start bringing the hurt to the lannisters. i like how they replaced arya's survival mantra with "not today" instead of "fear cuts deeper than swords." it's far more memorable, if you ask me. speaking of memorable, hodor, put some clothes on.

does anybody else think cersei's facial expressions range only from mildly constipated to very constipated?

Khal Drago is a badass on the latest episode. When he ripped that guy's throat out with his hands, I literally shouted. He was getting so hype I thought he'd start krumping any second.

Eh, throat getting ripped out isn't the coolest body part I've seen removed in a tv fight scene.

Kind of a slow episode, I thought. With eight of the ten episodes from the first season down, I'm wondering how they are going to wrap up the season.

Even though I haven't read the books, I still speculated that they'd kill Nedd before the finale a few weeks ago in talking with friends. All the same, I was pretty shocked they went ahead and did it. Had I known it was the in the books and known it was coming, I still would have thought they'd either at most change it or at least move the event closer to the season finale. A bold move in television story-telling.

Finale is next week! Then probably a looooong wait til season 2.

hell, i knew it was coming this episode and i was twisting up inside during that entire scene. it was nicely done, though. and they got both battles over with without showing, like, anything. to be honest, i didn't really expect much. but everything feels so rushed now, when you consider they devoted six or seven minutes to littlefinger and his over-the-top girl-on-girl brothel "training" scene.

to boot, i think i'm in love with robb. "did you get a good look at his daughters?" also, this. poor jon. ever the butt-monkey.

The production schedule for season two is about the same as it was for season one, which means that there'll probably an April premier date for the second season.

Which means we have about a ten month wait to see what comes next. That's ten months of waiting to find out:

Just how many times Tyrion is going to slap Joffrey in the face thanks to his new position as Hand of the King in Tywin's stead.

Just how much ♡♡♡♡ Robb and Catelyn Stark will ruin in their quest for vengeance for Ned. Alternatively, just how much of their ♡♡♡♡ will get ruined in the same quest.

And just how screwed everyone is now that a Targaryen has dragons again.

Too long... can't wait... must... read...

i quite enjoyed that episode. it was very...emotional. as teen-angsty as the robb vs. tree scene was, i loved it. didn't really give a fig for danaerys until she smothered drogo. but, for some reason, they left out the rather important continuation of the line "when the sun rises in the west" blah blah blah...they seem to have ditched "when your womb quickens again and you bear a living child" then the khal will return. i.e. never.

and i am so glad the dragons don't look like crap. wish they would stop screeching though. emilia's wig was the most wig-like wig in the entire series during that last scene...not to mention, i don't think her hair should have survived that.

Originally Posted by Segfault

Too long... can't wait... must... read...

doooo iiiiit. i'm probably going to re-read them while i wait for a dance with dragons to come out in paperback.

does anybody know if season two is going to be ten episodes long as well? clash of kings is like 200 pages longer than game of thrones and things already felt pretty rushed in the last couple episodes.

10 episodes is a pretty uncommon season length. 12 is standard for most HBO shows.

Could be the budget makes only 10 episodes possible, but I would expect either 10 or 12 for next season.

Originally Posted by nolan

10 episodes is a pretty uncommon season length. 12 is standard for most HBO shows.

Could be the budget makes only 10 episodes possible, but I would expect either 10 or 12 for next season.

GOT is the shortest book in the series, I expect the show will go the same way. Especially since the narative is split into more views as the series goes on.

Originally Posted by nolan

Just how many times Tyrion is going to slap Joffrey in the face thanks to his new position as Hand of the King in Tywin's stead.

SPOILER ALERT

Alot

Just how much ♡♡♡♡ Robb and Catelyn Stark will ruin in their quest for vengeance for Ned. Alternatively, just how much of their ♡♡♡♡ will get ruined in the same quest.

Alot

And just how screwed everyone is now that a Targaryen has dragons again.

Alot

To Nightmare in The Moon. Agreed. Though regarding the last one

Well I wouldn't say they are screwed because Dany has dragons. I mean in the books she seems like one of the few characters who would make for a great leader. While she is struggling to control her Khalasar and later the slave cities, her heart is in the right place.

I guess it's just a good thing that Robert never lived to hear rumors of a Targaryen bringing life to dragons. I mean he would be the ONLY character to actually take it seriously. Well not seriously serious. But enough to warrant a bit of investigation.

After everyone is done screwing themselves with these wars and destroying just about any crops, with good men dying and leaving orphans and defenseless wives. Dany and her dragons are about the only salvation Westeros, and probably the world has.

...

Now what the Ironmen(or whatever they call themselves) with their brutal new King manages to get the dragons... well then the world truly is screwed. Alot.


Ok done talking about Dany and her new friends. But yeah your answers seem to be the short and simple truth of it all.

As for Ned I am going to put my thoughts in spoilers just incase

While reading Game of Thrones I couldn't believe they had him executed. I was almost hoping they would just stray a bit and have him join the Night's Watch. But the whole scene was done amazingly well. the actress who plays Arya was wonderful in that scene. She didn't say anything really, but she didn't need to. Even though I knew it was going to end like this, I was at the edge of my seat and my breath held.

The season finale was really great. Though I still feel sorry for Tyrion. The look on his face when his father finally seemed to acknowledge him as his son was actually rather hard to watch.

As for the final scene

That was really awesome! Dragons are reborn. :D

Originally Posted by Nightmare In The Moon

GOT is the shortest book in the series, I expect the show will go the same way. Especially since the narative is split into more views as the series goes on.

The length of the books and seasons probably won't have much to do with one another. Season length is more dictated by money and scheduling than by trying to match up with source material.

Originally Posted by Unit7

The season finale was really great. Though I still feel sorry for Tyrion. The look on his face when his father finally seemed to acknowledge him as his son was actually rather hard to watch.

Peter Dinklage better get an Emmy nod or I will seriously complain on the internet.

Originally Posted by nolan

Peter Dinklage better get an Emmy nod or I will seriously complain on the internet.

*gasps* You can't do that!


But yeah I completely agree. His performance on the series has been amazing. I mean if there was one reason to watch, its for that guy.