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D10
Brazil3409 Posts
On April 03 2012 04:47 Leth0 wrote: When you try so hard to keep from enjoying things it's easy to be dissapointed. I rather enjoy the show very much, its the pacing that is disapointing. Also, I was expecting the baratheons bastard helmet to look more shinny, doesnt even seem to fit in his head | ||
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Jochan
Poland1730 Posts
On April 03 2012 04:54 r00ty wrote: It's only one cup, his cup. The only purpose of drinking first from it, is not raising suspicion. He's already clearly showing signs of poisoning (nosebleeding, shivering) and she still drinks it, that's when the viewer knows she's not a normal person. That's how i got it. They did very poor job with with whole Stanis, Davos, Melisandre, maester plot. If someone didn't read the book I can totally understand their confusion. Why is Stanis behaving like that, wtf is this wood burning on the beach and why, why did that guy who saw the poisoning didn't speak up etc.?. It is shorten to infinity, but maybe they will explain more later in the episodes. I think they've tried to show every character in first episode, whatever small "screen "time" just show to them and give people taste of what's to come. | ||
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Leth0
856 Posts
On April 03 2012 05:02 D10 wrote: I rather enjoy the show very much, its the pacing that is disapointing. Also, I was expecting the baratheons bastard helmet to look more shinny, doesnt even seem to fit in his head I'm sure you're a fun person to hang around , nitpicking every petty thing that crosses your mind. The pacing is fine, it's an HBO 'adaptation' of the book, it is not going to be page for page what is in the books. | ||
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Iranon
United States983 Posts
On April 03 2012 04:31 Jester2k wrote: Steven Erikksons - Malazan Book of The Fallen are really good. ^_^ I hate to be off-topic, but just to clarify... Malazan is indeed very good, but you should know what you're getting into when you pick them up. They do not tell a single story in linear fashion from volume to volume (10 books total). They jump around in time and place and give you windows into a world, and you won't really be fitting the pieces together until the latter half of the series. As long as that doesn't bother you, yes, check out Malazan. First volume is "Gardens of the Moon". | ||
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chroniX
517 Posts
On April 03 2012 05:05 Jochan wrote: They did very poor job with with whole Stanis, Davos, Melisandre, maester plot. If someone didn't read the book I can totally understand their confusion. Why is Stanis behaving like that, wtf is this wood burning on the beach and why, why did that guy who saw the poisoning didn't speak up etc.?. It is shorten to infinity, but maybe they will explain more later in the episodes. I think they've tried to show every character in first episode, whatever small "screen "time" just show to them and give people taste of what's to come. Yea i agree. I think i would be totally confused if i havent read the books. Now im just unsatisfied with the pace they handled this plot. Rest of the episode was pretty good! | ||
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pred470r
Bulgaria3265 Posts
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WniO
United States2706 Posts
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ShurykaN
United States338 Posts
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Phelski
United States142 Posts
On April 03 2012 05:18 pred470r wrote: I think they should have shown half of the characters in the pilot that they did, but give them more screen time, and show the other half in the second episode with equal time. That way they could have given us more and there would be less confusion about what's going on in this season. there probably already struggaling to fit this in a 10 episode season. its a 600 page book. if they had a bigger budget im sure they would but theres no way they can do it in 10 episodes | ||
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ZasZ.
United States2911 Posts
On April 03 2012 05:18 WniO wrote: the camerawork and shots were a lot better than the previous season, the art was fantastic as well. the sex scenes though still feel tacked on. btw who is the bright red haired chick? i dont remember her from the previous. She is Melisandre, advisor to Stannis Baratheon. She, or anyone else in that arm of the story for that matter, hadn't been introduced yet, which is why people had a hard time following that scene. And we are talking about the adaptation of the book...it's perfectly natural to discuss what we think they did right, wrong, or not as good as they could have here. "That other thread" is for discussing what happens in Books 2, 3, 4, and 5 that hasn't been included in the TV series yet. | ||
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holdthephone
United States523 Posts
But I haven't read them, and all I know is that I'm watching a damn good piece film. | ||
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jxx
Brazil307 Posts
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OminouS
Sweden1343 Posts
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p4NDemik
United States13896 Posts
On April 03 2012 05:29 ZasZ. wrote: She is Melisandre, advisor to Stannis Baratheon. She, or anyone else in that arm of the story for that matter, hadn't been introduced yet, which is why people had a hard time following that scene. And we are talking about the adaptation of the book...it's perfectly natural to discuss what we think they did right, wrong, or not as good as they could have here. "That other thread" is for discussing what happens in Books 2, 3, 4, and 5 that hasn't been included in the TV series yet. Read the rules of the thread. Take the discussion to the other thread. | ||
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p4NDemik
United States13896 Posts
On April 03 2012 05:25 Phelski wrote: there probably already struggaling to fit this in a 10 episode season. its a 600 page book. if they had a bigger budget im sure they would but theres no way they can do it in 10 episodes The last I read GoT has a budget nearing $70 million ... there aren't many shows that rival that. In fact GoT is probably one of most expensive series ever produced. Not sure what kind of a budget you should expect but I doubt HBO will fail to put together a quality product. If the producers were toiling away trying to stretch $30 or $40 million this argument might hold water, but you can't just say "they need a bigger budget" when you have no sense of perspective. | ||
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dmnum
Brazil6910 Posts
On April 03 2012 05:34 jxx wrote: I think they did a great job, they won't explain every single bit of the story, just like in season 1 and I think ppl will just have to live with it. The actor playing Davos is very similar to what I had imagined. I thought the acting was done quite well by everyone except Stannis. Just didn't feel right. Emilia Clarke delivered as always. And the Littlefinger vs Cersei thing was so well done, it portays just what has been going on the entire show, ppl who scheme vs ppl who have the power (and also scheme). That's just my 2cents but I think there are pretty good things ahead ^^ Actually I loved stannis, the first time he appears(When melisandre goes to him and tell him to pick up his sword at the beach) the look on his face was just perfect. | ||
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Sandtrout
243 Posts
I just loved the episode, can't wait for more. | ||
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Kojaimea
United Kingdom277 Posts
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Leth0
856 Posts
On April 03 2012 06:07 Kojaimea wrote: Power cut, 10 minutes into the premiere. Fuck... I'm not a loud person, but this would be one of those times when I would actually involuntarily just scream "No!' , or perhaps the more appropriate "Fu!". | ||
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jinorazi
Korea (South)4948 Posts
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