I loved the scene where Jaime talked to Barristan and Rob and how the King stops smiling when Jaime says the Mad Kings last words. "Burn 'em all!"

The end with Arya was sooooo good. When you hear Syrio "Dead, Dead, Very Dead" and then the swords sounds while he pokes Arya's stomach and you start to fear for her and realize that she is learning to KILL. And the sound of swords remembers you what it means to kill.

In general that dead people and killing were referenced so much adds to the tension.

-Archangel-

Croatia7457 Posts

May 02 2011 11:43 GMT

#2082

On May 02 2011 19:46 sc4k wrote:

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Why did it look bad? How was it 'fight choreography' anyway, it was just a skillful man dancing around a clumsy but spunky girl.

The thing is he didn't seem that much skillful to me. In the books he is described differently.

Igakusei

United States610 Posts

May 02 2011 12:12 GMT

#2083

Man, I'm always so sad when the credits pop up.

Favorite scenes this episode:

Arya and Syrio

Bran and Old Nan -> Robb. The look on his face when he repeated that he wanted to die was just awesome. I swear my heart skipped a beat.

ItsMeDomLee

Canada2732 Posts

May 02 2011 12:18 GMT

#2084

Liked: Jamie Lannister scenes. He's my fave char in the series as he is so damn complex and deserves all the character development he gets.

Disliked: Jon's scene in the barracks which should've taken place with the blacksmith but instead took place with Tyrion. That moment is supposed to be a very humbling moment for Jon as he realizes how small minded he is and lets go of his ego but they just glossed over it and it felt half-assed and unconvincing.

Igakusei

United States610 Posts

May 02 2011 12:32 GMT

#2085

On May 02 2011 21:18 ItsMeDomLee wrote:
Disliked: Jon's scene in the barracks which should've taken place with the blacksmith but instead took place with Tyrion. That moment is supposed to be a very humbling moment for Jon as he realizes how small minded he is and lets go of his ego but they just glossed over it and it felt half-assed and unconvincing.

I agree with this. I guess we're supposed to put two and two together when we see him acting much more charitably towards his fellow trainees in his next scene.

Pondo

Australia283 Posts

May 02 2011 13:11 GMT

#2086

On May 02 2011 21:12 Igakusei wrote:
Man, I'm always so sad when the credits pop up.

This.

Kwaa

Sweden91 Posts

May 02 2011 13:38 GMT

#2087

Watched the first episodes when it got released, but it felt boring and.. dry.

anatem

Romania1369 Posts

May 02 2011 13:52 GMT

#2088

it's starting to get interesting, the first episodes weren't too special.

the last episode was the best of the show thus far, so i'll definitely keep watching. if the series keeps upping the quality steadily, this can certainly become a classic show in the long run.

MGHova

Canada274 Posts

May 02 2011 14:03 GMT

#2089

I would say that the latest episode was the best.

I don't understand how people hate tyrion so much. Hopefully people will understand how much of a bad-ass he is.

I can see how people didn't like varris, but its only the beginning, he will have plenty of scenes to come.

-Archangel-

Croatia7457 Posts

May 02 2011 14:08 GMT

#2090

Can anyone that has not read the books explain to me why they consider part 3 best so far?
I do not understand it.

Coolbeans

Ireland162 Posts

May 02 2011 14:24 GMT

#2091

On May 02 2011 23:08 -Archangel- wrote:
Can anyone that has not read the books explain to me why they consider part 3 best so far?
I do not understand it.

I've read the first 2 books and I don't think part 3 was the best so far at all. Last weeks was better I think but I guess everyone has their own opinions.

Quotidian

Norway1937 Posts

May 02 2011 14:42 GMT

#2092

I'm starting to fear that they're meddling with the story too much - like the scene with Joffrey and Cersei was completely unnecessary. These two characters don't need to be humanized or be made more "relatable" than they are in the books. Even when Cersei gets fleshed out more in the later books, her motivations and complexities always seemed more interesting than what it seems like they're going for here. In their attempt to make characters more complex, it feels like they're doing the opposite, and making them more bland and grey. Also the scene with Jamie retelling his slaying of the mad king, although a good scene, it felt like they're rushing his arch too much forward.

Another thing, and I don't want to be too pessimistic, but I don't see them pulling off the major action set-pieces+ Show Spoiler +

, especially the gigantic naval battle in book 2 or dragons actually acting in scenes

considering how jarring the special effects shots looked in episode 3. Not nearly as bad as V or some other TV productions, but still... I just can't see them doing a lot of the stuff they probably want to do on their current budget and the short amount of time they have for each episode.

Ace

United States16096 Posts

May 02 2011 14:44 GMT

#2093

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Yea that is true. In the first book Jamie doesn't even get this much "good" character thrown out. He's portrayed as much more ruthless and dick headed than in the show.

Doppelganger

488 Posts

May 02 2011 14:54 GMT

#2094

On May 02 2011 23:42 Quotidian wrote:
I'm starting to fear that they're meddling with the story too much - like the scene with Joffrey and Cersei was completely unnecessary. These two characters don't need to be humanized or be made more "relatable" than they are in the books. Even when Cersei gets fleshed out more in the later books, her motivations and complexities always seemed more interesting than what they're going for here. In their attempt to make characters more complex, it feels like they're doing the opposite, and making them more bland and grey.

Also the scene with Jamie retelling his slaying of the former king, although a good scene, it felt like they're rushing his arch too much forward.

Yeah but this is a TV show. The problem is that the views in the book are the biased views of specific characters. On TV we they need to flesh out the characters and can not wait till season 3 and then: "SURPRISE they are different from what you've seen so far" because we watch them all from the outside. And you can bet they will show stuff (and I think need to show stuff) that we only get from hearsay in the books[my biggest criticism of Martins work; I want to see some of what you only are told by him through reports etc.]

But you may have a valid point nonetheless. Guess we will see how it goes eh?

karazax

United States3737 Posts

May 02 2011 15:00 GMT

#2095

On May 02 2011 19:41 Tachion wrote:
What is all this talk concerning the mad king who got stabbed in the back? Who was he?

The former Targaryen King Aerys, who was Viserys and Dany's father. Robert and Ned rebelled to over throw him to make Robert King. At the end of that rebellion Jaime killed the king he was sworn to protect as a member of the Kingsguard, earning him the nickname Kingslayer, and now continues to serve as a member of the Kingsguard for the new king Robert, so Ned doesn't trust him. The Targaryen children fled into exile across the sea to escape being killed like the rest of their family was.

As was discussed by Jaime and Ned this episode, the mad king burned Ned's brother and father. During episode 1 Robert blamed the mad king's oldest son, and Viserys and Dany's eldest brother, Rhaegar Targaryen for the death of Ned's sister who Robert was in love with. Robert personally killed Rhaegar in a battle at the Trident river, and said he dreams of killing him every night when he was talking to Ned in the crypts at Winterfell.

Doppelganger

488 Posts

May 02 2011 15:01 GMT

#2096

BTW: The Preview of ep 4 is up.

Thrill

2599 Posts

May 02 2011 15:02 GMT

#2097

Third one is - in this case at least - really a charm.

The first really good episode, i'm pleased to have a show to look forward to once again.

karazax

United States3737 Posts

May 02 2011 15:21 GMT

#2098

EW has their 3rd recap online http://tvrecaps.ew.com/recap/game-of-thrones-episode-3/

and the 3rd review for:

He confuses the white walkers and the wildlings, but otherwise grasped most of the major points other than Littlefinger's name and thinking Tyrion won that dagger by winning the tournament himself.

HowardRoark

1146 Posts

May 02 2011 15:21 GMT

#2099

Two questions regarding the show:

1. Where is Rickon Stark, has he ever been filmed? Did they remove him from the story, if so, why did Jon Snow mention that Ned had 5 children?

2. Who was the older man that was in the king's chamber when Jaime Lannister was invited? They were talking about killing, but I am certain he was not introduced to the viewers.

Skilledblob

Germany3392 Posts

May 02 2011 15:25 GMT

#2100

On May 03 2011 00:21 HowardRoark wrote:
Two questions regarding the show:

1. Where is Rickon Stark, has he ever been filmed? Did they remove him from the story, if so, why did Jon Snow mention that Ned had 5 children?

2. Who was the older man that was in the king's chamber when Jaime Lannister was invited? They were talking about killing, but I am certain he was not introduced to the viewers.

1. Rickon is a little kid and does not play a major role in the first book. So you probably wont see him much in the first season. He stays in Winterfell with Bran.

2. the old man is called Barristan and he is the Commander of the Kingsguard.