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aebriol
Norway2066 Posts
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r00ty
Germany1057 Posts
On April 17 2012 01:57 1Eris1 wrote: A "wannabe tough whiny little bitch" who's been chased and threatened her whole life, abused by her brother, forced into marriage with a barbarian, had her child killed, etc...and she's only a teenager I got that. Maybe i chose the wrong words in my first post. She being a bit more extreme/borderline insane would have appealed to me more, considering the stuff she went through. Maybe it's the actress or how the directors made her act, whatever, i can't take her serious. The parts of her storyline were the less awesome parts of the show to me, but taste differs.  | ||
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itkovian
United States1763 Posts
On April 16 2012 15:53 Enox wrote: still, this seems pretty loyal to me: Theon: "Am I your brother, now and always?" Robb: "Now and always" Ya, there are a lot of moments where that brotherhood can be seen, that's why he was torn between the two options. Part of him wants to believe he is a brother to the starks, but at the same time I think he is not as certain as he'd like to be in the matter. Its kind of a shitty spot to be in. When things are going well, he's treated as a brother; but when things are going bad he can be disregarded as a ward. | ||
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Ebzy
United Kingdom153 Posts
On April 17 2012 02:24 r00ty wrote: I got that. Maybe i chose the wrong words in my first post. She being a bit more extreme/borderline insane would have appealed to me more, considering the stuff she went through. Maybe it's the actress or how the directors made her act, whatever, i can't take her serious. The parts of her storyline were the less awesome parts of the show to me, but taste differs. I think her being less crazy actually demonstrates how strong she actually is. Which links into how well she has survived various ordeals in the past and to come. Although I really enjoyed the first and later parts of her story in series one I agree that some of her stuff was less interesting. Tbh though I'm sure it will get better. | ||
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scudst0rm
Canada1149 Posts
On April 17 2012 00:58 LoLAdriankat wrote: Also, god damn, Yoren is a badass mofo. For some reason, I thought his story about how he kills someone by burying an axe into his skull was foreshadowing how he will die (like when Jaime told Jory about how he almost lost his eye in battle). He went out in a much more badass manner than I imagined. Despite not being a knight, he's more knightly than the vast majority of the knights in all of Westeros. He put his life at risk for some bastard commoner that really meant nothing to him. "I'm not fond of crossbows" -Yoren, always with a mouse full of piss. That's what I love about the nights watch and the kings guard. There such a dichotomy between taking the black and taking the white. The nights watch is a life sentence for the low born, while the kings guard is the highest honor for a knight. But the nights watch are the guys fighting the good fight and get no glory while the kings guard are cruel and corrupt, yet get praised and pampered. | ||
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daemir
Finland8662 Posts
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Sandtrout
243 Posts
On April 17 2012 02:36 daemir wrote: Something I wondered during the intro, there's the massive wall blocking path there to southern lands, but..there's coast both sides and when the white walkers come, it's like endless winter? Would think the sea freezes there, giving a nice passage past the wall ^^ I wondered that as well, but be careful, you might trigger "in the books" responses... | ||
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holdthephone
United States523 Posts
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Recognizable
Netherlands1552 Posts
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midftw
Canada170 Posts
On April 17 2012 02:39 Sandtrout wrote: I wondered that as well, but be careful, you might trigger "in the books" responses... i hope you both get banned User was warned for this post | ||
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Holgerius
Sweden16951 Posts
Tyrion is indeed a very cool cat. :D It's a shame he's a frigging Lannister though. And I'm really starting to hate Greyjoy.  | ||
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LoLAdriankat
United States4307 Posts
On April 17 2012 02:32 scudst0rm wrote: That's what I love about the nights watch and the kings guard. There such a dichotomy between taking the black and taking the white. The nights watch is a life sentence for the low born, while the kings guard is the highest honor for a knight. But the nights watch are the guys fighting the good fight and get no glory while the kings guard are cruel and corrupt, yet get praised and pampered. Yeah, the nature of knighthood seems to be a common theme in ASOIAF. So far in the TV series, we have The Hound, who refuses to take up knighthood. Yet, he helped Sansa during her encounter with Ser Illyn Payne, he stood up against his knighted brother to protect Loras Tyrell and was embarassed at being declared champion, and gave Sansa words of kindness in S1E10. Despite being Joffrey's dog, he's more knightly than most knights, especially his brother and the Kingsguard. I hope we see more Sandor in episode 4. | ||
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pred470r
Bulgaria3265 Posts
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Titusmaster6
United States5937 Posts
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Gosi
Sweden9072 Posts
Anyway, noone in my class have read all the books as far as I know so we only follow the TV show without knowing whats gonna happen later in the story. The more popular storylines were Jon Snow's and the whole thing with the Night's Watch and the White Walkers, Arya's story and Tyrion of course. The one we were least found of as of right now was Daenerys Targaryen because that part felt kinda slow as of now but will for sure play a big role soon/later on. Me personally have become curious and interested in Bran. With all his dreams and the old stories plus his bonds to his/Starks wolfs it feels like he will become some sicko shape shifter or something or some kind of overmind that can control them. Or maybe thats just what they want me to believe.  What about you guys? | ||
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Incognoto
France10239 Posts
On April 17 2012 02:24 r00ty wrote: I got that. Maybe i chose the wrong words in my first post. She being a bit more extreme/borderline insane would have appealed to me more, considering the stuff she went through. Maybe it's the actress or how the directors made her act, whatever, i can't take her serious. The parts of her storyline were the less awesome parts of the show to me, but taste differs. Mod edit: Holy f***ing spoilers, batman. | ||
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Bosu
United States3247 Posts
On April 17 2012 03:23 Gosi wrote: So we were talking about GoT at school today and we started talking about which "quest"/storyline we were most interested in and if there was anything we didn't really enjoy as much as the rest. The thing that makes GoT so freaking good for me is how exciting and well written all the characters and their storylines are so it was kinda tough personally to pick one. Anyway, noone in my class have read all the books as far as I know so we only follow the TV show without knowing whats gonna happen later in the story. The more popular storylines were Jon Snow's and the whole thing with the Night's Watch and the White Walkers, Arya's story and Tyrion of course. The one we were least found of as of right now was Daenerys Targaryen because that part felt kinda slow as of now but will for sure play a big role soon/later on. Me personally have become curious and interested in Bran. With all his dreams and the old stories plus his bonds to his/Starks wolfs it feels like he will become some sicko shape shifter or something or some kind of overmind that can control them. Or maybe thats just what they want me to believe. What about you guys? Daaenerys and tyrion are my favorite. Catherine Stark my least favorite. Everything else is great. | ||
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Albrithe
Canada187 Posts
Did Ned make arrangements with the blacksmith before his demise to send Gendry to the wall? Or maybe another member of the high council who knew Gendry was one of Roberts bastards? Or am I just thinking about it too hard | ||
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Redox
Germany24794 Posts
On April 17 2012 02:36 daemir wrote: Something I wondered during the intro, there's the massive wall blocking path there to southern lands, but..there's coast both sides and when the white walkers come, it's like endless winter? Would think the sea freezes there, giving a nice passage past the wall ^^ Better dont think too much about the wall, it doesnt make much sense anyway. | ||
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Redox
Germany24794 Posts
On April 17 2012 03:50 Albrithe wrote: I have a question to pose to TL GoT viewers. I feel like Gendry being sent to the wall as somewhat suspicious. When Ned visited Gendry the blacksmith he worked under seemed quite satisfied with him as an apprentice, but then Gendry claims his master got sick of him and sent him off to the wall. I recall the blacksmith saying he was strong for his age, and frankly the helmet he made speaks to his skill as a smith. So it seems a little odd for him to be suddenly sent to the wall once Robert died. Did Ned make arrangements with the blacksmith before his demise to send Gendry to the wall? Or maybe another member of the high council who knew Gendry was one of Roberts bastards? Or am I just thinking about it too hard You are not thinking too hard, pretty sure that did not happen randomly. Someone wanted to get Gendry out of harms way. Either it was Ned or Varys or maybe the smith had learned who he was, and wanted to save him. I guess it was mentioned in books or TV series, but I dont remember either. | ||
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