[nigel_k]

 JLOGIC, on 2012-April-26, 15:09, said:

Sure, I love game of thrones, greatest thing since sliced bread etc I'm just hoping they don't ruin it. The smoke monster thing scared me. I still have faith, but that was a big wtf moment and not in a good way to me. Guess I'll have to wait to see where that goes, I haven't read the books, was just expressing a concern that this could be a bad change. Truly amazing show up to this point.

The shadow creature is in the books and I don't think it could be taken out without major plot changes elsewhere to compensate. Future episodes will explain why this is so.

[PassedOut]

 Elianna, on 2012-April-26, 22:50, said:

My main problem with this episode was with the violence. Some was added in, but I think there's a big difference reading about it, and actually seeing it on screen. Adam just replayed the episode on DVR, and I deleted it after. I don't know if I am going to be able to watch that episode again. I don't know why the killing didn't bother me, but the torture in this episode did.

I too found that torture troubling.

[hrothgar]

Just ran across the following

[VMars]

 hrothgar, on 2012-April-27, 13:27, said:

Just ran across the following

That was hilarious!

[kenberg]

Not being a fan, I rarely read this thread. But Becky, my wife, watches regularly. She found the American Game of Thrones absolutely hilarious. Clinton was her favorite, but she just generally loved the whole thing.

[JLOGIC]

 Elianna, on 2012-April-26, 22:50, said:

I guess I was trying to reassure you that this does not signal a change where the series will be like Harry Potter.

Great, that is what I was hoping for!

Understand regarding the Joffrey torture scene. It sure did a good job of underscoring that he is a sadistic psycho asshole, but I'm sure it turned a lot of people off.

[hrothgar]

 JLOGIC, on 2012-April-29, 07:08, said:

Great, that is what I was hoping for!

Understand regarding the Joffrey torture scene. It sure did a good job of underscoring that he is a sadistic psycho asshole, but I'm sure it turned a lot of people off.

One "problem" with Game of Thrones is the lack of sympathetic characters.

Outside of the Stark family, the only characters that I really like are the "Imp" and the commander at the Wall...

[JLOGIC]

WTF, you don't root for Dany?!

[JLOGIC]

Team Dany for life yo.

Dinklage should win all the awards for his acting as Tyrion in this show, he is baller, but I still root for Dany and Arya more. They are my favorite 3 characters easily.

[JLOGIC]

I am Justin Stormborn, of the House Lall, blood of Hemant, the 3N conqueror. I am mother of all slams. And I'm the hottest person on my TV show! O wait.

[awm]

As a book reader, two of my favorite sympathetic characters (introduced in this season) are Sir Davos ("the onion knight" and former smuggler who serves Stannis Baratheon) and Brienne of Tarth (the woman who won the tourney battle at Renly's camp).

[Mbodell]

Tyrion and Arya are the bomb in the books. But John, Dany, Davos, Samwell, and Brienne are all good also. Heck, even Jaime grows on me in the books. Varys and Littlefinger are fun too, but not sure how sympathetic per say they are.

I like Margaery Tyrell much better in the TV series than what we got in the books. And I think Bronn is more fun in TV too, although he was somewhat fun in the books. I like Sansa a little better in the TV show too, but it is more I dislike her less, especially as they didn't show all her vapidness as much as the books did.

[hrothgar]

 Mbodell, on 2012-April-30, 04:20, said:

Heck, even Jaime grows on me in the books.

Jaime definitely becomes more sympathetic as time goes on...
Never liked Littlefinger.

Forgot about Barristan Selmy
Definitely high on the "sympathetic" list.

Same with Davos and Brienne

[Elianna]

 JLOGIC, on 2012-April-29, 07:49, said:

Team Dany for life yo.

Dinklage should win all the awards for his acting as Tyrion in this show, he is baller, but I still root for Dany and Arya more. They are my favorite 3 characters easily.

I know complaints about changes from the book are really boring to you, but I bet that you would have one complaint.

In the book, the traditional Qarthian gown (which Dany adopts) is a bit less demure, to put it mildly.

[kenberg]

 Elianna, on 2012-April-30, 08:37, said:

I know complaints about changes from the book are really boring to you, but I bet that you would have one complaint.

In the book, the traditional Qarthian gown (which Dany adopts) is a bit less demure, to put it mildly.

Becky has commented that while she understands that of course the nude body is a perfectly natural and healthy thing she notices that these natural and healthy nude bodies usually seem to be female natural and healthy nude bodies instead of male natural and healthy nude bodies.

Maybe I am making an error in not watching this!

[Elianna]

 kenberg, on 2012-April-30, 13:28, said:

Becky has commented that while she understands that of course the nude body is a perfectly natural and healthy thing she notices that these natural and healthy nude bodies usually seem to be female natural and healthy nude bodies instead of male natural and healthy nude bodies.

Maybe I am making an error in not watching this!

Last episode the only unclothed upper body was Gendry's (male). But I think that as we as a society tend not to think of the top half of the male body in as sexual of terms as that of the female body those instances don't stand out to us as much.

[neilkaz]

Great show !! This season seems to be a bit slow in developing. I'm waiting to see those dragons grow up a bit and start kicking ass.

Burn baby BURN !!


And what a little piece of dung Geoffrey is !!

[JLOGIC]

Slow developing is worth it for the payoff. I find this to be true in all great TV shows. I mean, look how slow developing WINTER IS COMING is, I'm sure the dragons will be similar (as in, we will have to wait another season at least before they are badass).

And yes, there are lots of hot naked women in the show. It's HBO, lol.

[hrothgar]

 JLOGIC, on 2012-May-04, 13:37, said:

And yes, there are lots of hot naked women in the show. It's HBO, lol.

HBO has nothing on skinemax...

Few years back they had a show called "Forbidden Science"

The plot was fairly ridiculous, however, with Noelle Dubois and Inna Ivanova who'se gonna quibble about little things like a "plot"

[y66]

 blackshoe, on 2011-May-07, 08:06, said:

Interesting theory. I don't think there's anything in the books that directly supports it (yet), but... "A Song of Ice and Fire". I think "ice" refers to House Stark, and "fire" to House Targaryen, and I've always felt that it will be Jon who dances with Daenerys later in the series (the fifth book, due out July 12th, is A Dance With Dragons).

Just started watching the series. Have not read the books. There was a scene sequence in episode one that seemed to foreshadow a future for these two. My favorite part of episode one was when Bran, after witnessing the execution of the ranger, questions his father about the ranger's report of having seen the White Walkers and seems puzzled that his father did not consider the possibility that this could be true. I thought Cat's parting comment to Jon Snow was pretty honest and understandable under the circumstances. It will surprise me a lot if her character does not eventually feel ashamed for feeling that way and for making that comment. The Tyrion Lannister character is my favorite so far. Arya is up there. So are Bran, Jon Snow and Daenerys.