EPT[TV/BOOK] *SPOILERS* Game of Thrones Discussion - Page 503
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SPOILER WARNING If you only watch the show, this thread will spoil you of future events in HBO's Game of Thrones. Thread contains discussion of all books of the series A Song of Ice and Fire Click Here for the spoiler-free thread. | ||
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Leporello
United States2845 Posts
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Stratos_speAr
United States6959 Posts
AWESOME. Duel. Pretty sweet, but this is the point in the series where it really starts to feel like GRRM starts killing characters more for shock value and less for actual story purpose. | ||
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sc2holar
Sweden1637 Posts
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xDaunt
United States17988 Posts
On June 02 2014 11:10 sc2holar wrote: Its pretty sad but you have to admit that the story will only spiral downwards in quality from here on. Not yet. It goes south after Tyrion kills Tywin and Shae. | ||
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sc2holar
Sweden1637 Posts
On June 02 2014 11:12 xDaunt wrote: Not yet. It goes south after Tyrion kills Tywin and Shae. Yeah, wich is why it really would have paid off to do Stannis right from the get-go, but the show runners were obviously too short-sighted. Wich is understandable when you produce a television show one season at a time and have to actually earn a continuation in order to get to the late-game in the first place. | ||
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GwSC
United States1997 Posts
On June 02 2014 11:10 sc2holar wrote: Its pretty sad but you have to admit that the show will only spiral downwards in quality from here on. I cant think of much to look forward to once Tyrion leaves kings landing. I don't know, I have some faith the show will be fine next season. I mean, they certainly aren't afraid of taking some liberties, which in a lot of cases I haven't agreed with...but for the coming episodes, it could be a good thing. | ||
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c0ldfusion
United States8293 Posts
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c0ldfusion
United States8293 Posts
On June 02 2014 11:10 sc2holar wrote: Its pretty sad but you have to admit that the show will only spiral downwards in quality from here on. I cant think of much to look forward to once Tyrion leaves kings landing. Hmm.. yeah hard to defend this episode. The duel was well enough executed given the budget and all but the rest... hmm... not so much. | ||
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Vindicare605
United States16125 Posts
King's Landing doesn't disappear either, there's still Cersei getting what's coming to her. I think the show is fine. They have PLENTY of material for Season 5 to work with. Oh i forgot. There's still Braavos and Arya. Yea there's a TON of stuff for them to work with. | ||
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Vindicare605
United States16125 Posts
On June 02 2014 12:31 c0ldfusion wrote: Hmm.. yeah hard to defend this episode. The duel was well enough executed given the budget and all but the rest... hmm... not so much. I though the duel was amazing, it was literally line for line from the book. It wasn't very long, but that scene didn't last a long time in the book either. It was perfect. What is there to complain about? | ||
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Zozo
Brazil2579 Posts
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xuanzue
Colombia1747 Posts
this change is just meh | ||
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Darpa
Canada4413 Posts
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Irrelevant Label
United States596 Posts
That head crunch was awesome. They even avoided the awkwardness of an actor who probably can't deliver a delicate line by altering the specifics the way they did, while keeping it the same in every way that matters. The starcraft analogies popping up in the other thread to describe Oberyn's mistake are funny. (and appropriate) | ||
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sc2holar
Sweden1637 Posts
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Kiett
United States7639 Posts
Fuck. | ||
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MattBarry
United States4006 Posts
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FrostedMiniWheats
United States30730 Posts
 Jorah's banishment from Meereen felt way too rapid and even less reasonable than in the book. That scene needed more buildup. I mean wtf, a character that's been there since the beginning is almost instantly sent away out of nowhere? At least in the book Jorah's growing desires for Dany and stubbornness after given a chance to prove his worth made more sense in her decision (though I'd of still kept him around).  Theon/Bolton scenes were fantastic. Loved the surrounding scenery of the North as Ramsay is raised to being a Bolton. Did not expect the Hound and Arya to make it to the Vale. I'm very uneasy about this direction.  Don't know how I feel about Littlefinger and Sansa. The explanation for Lysa's death seemed a little too easy. Though, it seems like the show is actually developing Sansa into becoming a tad more politically astute and manipulative. Sophie Tuner's acting was quite good as well. The Tyrion/Jamie scene was brilliant. Dinklage is killing it this season. Sadly, Oberyn vs The Mountain was a bit of a letdown. My heart sunk more and more in realizing that we have less than 10 minutes remaining in the show and we're still not at King's Landing. Pedro Pascal was great all the way until his end, but the fight overall just felt dull and with less buildup than I'd of hoped. They made it even more obvious in the show than the books that Oberyn was fucked the moment he began to gloat.  The brutality of Oberyn's death. If nothing else that was GREAT. Totally savage and bloody. Which is how I'd of hoped the rest of the fight would have gone.== Next episode looks great. The Battle of Castle Black has been wayyyy too drawn out this season. It needs to happen now and it needs to be epic. | ||
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sc2holar
Sweden1637 Posts
If you look back at the scene were Ramsay becomes a bolton, it looks like its shot on the exact same location as the last scene between ned and Jon Snow. Interesting choice. | ||
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Necro)Phagist(
Canada6660 Posts
Personally I love how they did the fight, from what I remember reading in the book it wasn't really a long drawn out fight scene anyway, They altered the Mountains lines just enough to accommodate the actor's abilities the right amount of build up and the horrifyingly right amount of gore in his death imo. I quite like where they are going with Sansa right now turning into her a true player in the game from the looks of things, Sophie Turner is coming into her own as well. | ||
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