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Incognoto
France10239 Posts
On May 14 2012 12:18 {CC}StealthBlue wrote: Kind of odd of Catelyn Stark to lecture Jaime on war she started. The Lannisters started it when they cut off Ned Stark's head. You can't ask the Starks to just take that with their underpants down. | ||
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Asha
United Kingdom38257 Posts
On May 14 2012 11:08 moopie wrote: TV Asha also got butchered. T__________________________________________________________________T ==== That was a really really great first "you know nothing". Not sure I like the way Jon's storyline is changing but Ygritte is definitely great so far. Pyat Pree's magic hax were too overblown for my taste, but meh that storyline was boring in the books so anything to spice it up a bit. Other than that, another entertaining episode though I think they could have ramped up the doubt/suspense re: bran/rickon. I think most viewers twigged the fake out already. | ||
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Jankisa
Croatia1487 Posts
On May 14 2012 12:47 moopie wrote: I'd always imagined that "pulling a littlefinger" would have a different context. ![[image loading]](http://i.imgur.com/mASlU.jpg) Thoughts on this episode: -TV Jon kind of sucks now. I'm really not enjoying his scenes with Ygritte so far. There is also no way to salvage Jon and Qhorin and Jon's desertion properly. -They turned Jaime into a kinslayer by having him killing his cousin who admired him just so he can have a chance at escape. The show is making it hard for people to like him after his redemption. -I'm annoyed that Cersei keeps coming off as so innocent and caring in the show. Nothing is her fault, its all Joffrey. Poor Cersei. -Pyat Pree is a mage with powers all of a sudden. -While I love the interaction between Arya and Tywin, he is acting way out of character. Oh boy, another episode of "Story Time with Uncle Tywin". The real Tywin would have seen through Arya's act, or at the very least not trust her to deliver his food. High born girl from the north who was in a group of people coming from King's Landing. If nothing else you wouldn't keep her around to hear all the war plans with your generals. -The fake Bran/Rickon thing was far too obvious. Not many of the show watchers are buying it. Maybe if they didn't mention the 2 orphans from winterfell earlier in the episode.. -I get that Dany's parts are boring as fuck in books 2-4 (and 5 imo, but many like that) so they wanted to spice shit up, but they are wasting sooo much fucking screen time on introducing yet another pointless power struggle instead of showing the ones that are actually meaningful and being ignored/underdeveloped. Just like with the Winterfell scene, the show lost all its subtlety and intrigue (which the first season was able to convey very well from the books) and thats one of the things that made the books so great. They could have saved 30 minutes and just had her go to the House of the Undying seeking support like she did from all the other places in Qarth. It feels more like a fanfic than an adaptation. I don't really mind alterations that they made with TV Jon, Ygritte is a good actress and is really good at tempting him, where in the book he caved in on his oath to fast for my tastes. I'm pretty sure they want to flesh out his path to Mance and his relationship with Ygritte more so we get more Jon on TV. I think the way they will salvage that Qhorin and desertion will go something like: They captured Qhorin, Jon gets in a cell with him, he makes Jon kill him so he can prove him self as a turncloak, so not so different form the books, except we get more of Ygritte relationship. I found the way GRR handled Jamie's redemption to easy, sure he has done some foul things, but compared to others in the series he is kind of a sweetheart that just wants to protect his family, where they know how likeable Nikolai is so they are trying to make us despise him more before we need to start loving him. It is all in my opinion a setup fro AFfC where we get that contrast between him and Cersei , they are trying to show him as ruthless as possible and her as caring so they can turn it up and get a better reaction. It was implied that warlocks had some kind of powers, and I don't mind making Pyat a badass , if only to show us that magic is still there and that Malisandre is not the only one that can use it. This new subplot of Xaro and Pyat taking control of Qarth makes for way better television than Dany just going to House of Undying for the sake of going there and just leaving after that without any kind of meaningful resolution. Also the council of the 13 was superbly done and I loved the scene a lot. Arya and Tywin relationship is amazing to me, I didn't care for the lord she was serving in the books at all, and I don't really think Tywin is out of character, if she didn't have the power of Jaquen behind her she would be absolutley harmless and he could know who she was and still act the way he is acting around her, since he thinks he is in absolute control of her, she cannot escape, she can't really send any messages and can't harm him in any way. He struck me as a calculated man who enjoys playing with people, and that's just what he is doing (I think that's why he did what he did with Tyrion's whore , both of them). The Bran/Rickon thing was far too obvious? Well no shit, I don't know about you, but I didn't buy it for a second in the books, and I don't buy it here, they did it this way so TV watchers can feel good when they get it right the next episode, and I find that awesome. | ||
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Geo.Rion
7377 Posts
Since Vargo Hoat is not casted, and Alton Frey already dead so wont participate in Jaime's real escape, could it be they make Cat take Jaime's arm? I mean i know it's not the time yet, but it wont make sense to free him now, since Cat does not know about Bran and Rickon's fake deaths, and has no reason to free Jaime a few hours after his attempted escape and the Karstarks asking for his head. What are they gonna do? Make it a lame cliffhanger, where Cat just threatens him after all? | ||
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Redox
Germany24794 Posts
On May 14 2012 22:02 Geo.Rion wrote: Reading the non-spoiler thread, someone proposed Cat might maim Jaime. Since Vargo Hoat is not casted, and Alton Frey already dead so wont participate in Jaime's real escape, could it be they make Cat take Jaime's arm? I mean i know it's not the time yet, but it wont make sense to free him now, since Cat does not know about Bran and Rickon's fake deaths, and has no reason to free Jaime a few hours after his attempted escape and the Karstarks asking for his head. What are they gonna do? Make it a lame cliffhanger, where Cat just threatens him after all? I think that would be too brutal for Cat. She is all talk, but thats it. | ||
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dbddbddb
Singapore969 Posts
Why couldnt they just use the hounds to track bran and his buddies since they found a walnut they were eating at the farm instead of pretending to have killed those two | ||
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antelope591
Canada820 Posts
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Flik
Canada256 Posts
The Cersei scene I found a lot stranger. In the book you hate Joff but you hate Cersei a lot more (I did anyway). She's created this monster and has no capacity to control him yet she coddles and protects him, not truly seeing what he is. The show seems like it is dumping all the evil on Joffery. Why can't we hate them both? | ||
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SgtWaffles
United States38 Posts
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zeru
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Clegane
Germany110 Posts
Jon's change i would be okay with if it wasn't for the plothole with Qhorin =/ Rick and Bran not dead was too obvious i think, also no Reek, no Meera and Jojen - don't like it that much. Also Theon seems more evil and mad as in the books. Beautiful shot of Harrenhal. | ||
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Licmyobelisk
Philippines3682 Posts
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CobaltBlu
United States919 Posts
On the other hand there is Dany and I'm glad they are changing some pieces of her story around. She was incredibly dull for me to read through in the books so why not spice up her story line a bit. She does seem more whiny and petulant in the show than I remember but maybe that's because the book is showing things through her perspective and the TV show is just showing how she is acting. The business with orphan boys being burned in place of Bran and Rickon was made too obvious I think. | ||
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Dyme
Germany523 Posts
I don't want more people, I want to know what's gonna happen to the bunch I already know >_< Oh, but I really liked the Arya+Tywin scene in the TV series. | ||
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karazax
United States3737 Posts
On May 15 2012 00:31 SgtWaffles wrote: Remember GRRM essentially signs off on most of these changes and in several interviews has recommended them to fit the TV style. A lot of people say this, but it really isn't true according to interviews where he has been asked about it. GRRM doesn't even see many of the episodes until they are completed. He has offered himself as a resource, but it is Dan and David who have the final say on what goes even if George hates the change. Now he hasn't said that he hates any of the changes, but don't assume that he agrees with them either. For example this interview that happened at the start of season 1, he had only watched episodes 1 and 2 at that point: http://collider.com/george-r-r-martin-interview-game-of-thrones/86337/ | ||
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aloT
England1042 Posts
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Avi-
Germany58 Posts
On May 15 2012 04:04 aloT wrote: Jaime isnt a 'good' person, not even after the whole redemption thing, its just that when given an equal choice between fulfilling an objective between a cruel way or a good way he'll pick the good one. All it means is that he doesnt take pleasure in cruelty. Ehm, so what should he do to be "good"? Become a priest? In my head, doing things "in a good way" is a deffinition of being a good person. | ||
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Spitmode
Germany1510 Posts
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Salteador Neo
Andorra5591 Posts
And TV Dae history is way way more interesting than the book. Jon, on the other hand... >.> | ||
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Carras
Argentina860 Posts
arya tywin scenes are good..but kinda off-character.. | ||
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