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Vindicare605
United States16109 Posts
On June 04 2013 05:55 jinorazi wrote: http://io9.com/the-100-best-tweets-about-last-nights-game-of-thrones-511003444 muhahahahaha~~~~ omg. I can't breathe. Too much schadenfreude for me to handle. CHANCE FISCHER @Chance_Fischer Ladies: if your man watches Game Of Thrones, tonight will be the only time he'll cuddle with you and mean it sincerely ROFL easily one of the best ones. | ||
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Zane
Romania3916 Posts
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Xrero
United States120 Posts
Major Stark fan here, and damn!! I'm not certain there are more than just a handful of characters I really like remaining, and they're not so important to the plot right now as Rob and gang were... So long as the show continues to be awesome, I won't mind much though. And...Stannis Baratheon has fans? lol It's kind of astounding how the ridiculous Lord of Light crap has messed stuff up from nowhere by just randomly killing his enemies. Can't wait for Joffrey's end though :D | ||
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VmY
Netherlands1286 Posts
The north remembers! | ||
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Mannerheim
766 Posts
On June 04 2013 06:01 SamsungStar wrote: Actually, it's just plain wrong in a way that has nothing to do with fantasy worlds. Sexual liberalism? Homosexuality was rampant in medieval society and practiced extremely often, especially among the clergy and the young pages/squires. Open betrayals? Do I even need to address how ridiculous it is to claim that open betrayals were not common in the medieval period? You obviously haven't studied European history very well if you think GoT is at all sensationalist. The only thing I would say is that GoT and GRRM's writing in general doesn't focus at all on the arts/culture/other things people might do outside of drink, kill, scheme, and sex. But in terms of doing dark, violent, terribly unethical things GoT is no more than par for the medieval course. Again, why are you talking about European history? Just because GRRM borrowed aspects of it for the general setting doesn't mean he now has to follow any conventions of medieval history. It's still a fantasy world. | ||
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Aegon I
Canada133 Posts
On June 04 2013 05:55 jinorazi wrote: http://io9.com/the-100-best-tweets-about-last-nights-game-of-thrones-511003444 muhahahahaha~~~~ This made my DAY. | ||
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Vindicare605
United States16109 Posts
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Cirqueenflex
499 Posts
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lebowskiguy
Greece201 Posts
On June 04 2013 06:01 SamsungStar wrote: Actually, it's just plain wrong in a way that has nothing to do with fantasy worlds. Sexual liberalism? Homosexuality was rampant in medieval society and practiced extremely often, especially among the clergy and the young pages/squires. Open betrayals? Do I even need to address how ridiculous it is to claim that open betrayals were not common in the medieval period? You obviously haven't studied European history very well if you think GoT is at all sensationalist. The only thing I would say is that GoT and GRRM's writing in general doesn't focus at all on the arts/culture/other things people might do outside of drink, kill, scheme, and sex. But in terms of doing dark, violent, terribly unethical things GoT is no more than par for the medieval course. or even ancient greek history, there are really fucked up stories in there, as well as extremely interesting political or strategical figures. Do people seriously believe that it was our own era that invented the ruthless search for power or whatever makes this show dark and violent? | ||
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twndomn
401 Posts
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killa_robot
Canada1884 Posts
On June 04 2013 06:10 Vindicare605 wrote: http://amymarie97.tumblr.com/post/52027265420/breaking-news-game-of-thrones-episode-forces OMG Is this actually true? Please let this be true! Tagged: Game of Thrones, Red Wedding, GoT, satire, redwedding. Nope. | ||
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DeathProfessor
United States1052 Posts
Thinking this way keeps countries at third world level and is why we had an enlightenment eventually just saying. What I predict is Sansa learns the ways of evil and keeps just enough emotional distance to put up a facade of innocence but uses all of her tricks in one fell swoop. BTW I am not saying I am boycotting its just I am glad I torrent because I am happy I am not supporting such a Satanic show. Still, because I am not a fundamentalist and I am very invested in the plot so I will probably continue to watch. Also I love how well made it is you gotta say if it was a bad show people wouldn't cry and I wouldn't have cried either. I really hope we get a good guy bone thrown at us soon. | ||
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Aegon I
Canada133 Posts
On June 04 2013 06:10 Vindicare605 wrote: http://amymarie97.tumblr.com/post/52027265420/breaking-news-game-of-thrones-episode-forces OMG Is this actually true? Please let this be true! LMFAO!!!!!!! | ||
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Vindicare605
United States16109 Posts
On June 04 2013 06:18 killa_robot wrote: Tagged: Game of Thrones, Red Wedding, GoT, satire, redwedding. Nope. I want to believe it's true, because if so that's the most hilarious thing ever. | ||
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IIDawnII
Australia10 Posts
Hilarious. Dying. Dead. Fark me this show is well written and performed. I hate happy endings. | ||
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Chairman Ray
United States11903 Posts
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Aegon I
Canada133 Posts
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FrostedMiniWheats
United States30730 Posts
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Conti
Germany2516 Posts
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matjlav
Germany2435 Posts
On June 04 2013 06:11 Cirqueenflex wrote: But killing a baby with multiple stabs (and you can't tell me this wasn't intended) is just disgusting and more than I would have needed to see to get the story plot across. Also the less I like people on the show the more screentime they get. So this will have been the last episode of GoT I will have watched. Not because of the characters that died (I disliked them anyway), not for the slaughter, but rather for the lack of people I can relate to and for the excessive and sadistic presentation of the killing/torture stuff. You think the point of the whole Red Wedding scene was just to "get a story point across"? They could have just had all of the Starks just suddenly get their throats cut (like the magician in Essos did at the end of S2) if all they were trying to convey with this scene was "...aaaand then the Starks all got killed for betraying Frey." The point of the scene was to be horrific, to highlight the emotional rollercoaster of the Starks going from a relatively hopeful place to having lost everything within a few minutes. Part of that was deliberately highlighting that they were killing the heir to the throne (and all of the hopes for the future of the Starks) by stabbing Talissa's stomach. It's supposed to be horrific. It's a deliberately stark contrast to the heroic, beautiful, meaningful deaths we're used to important heroes getting. I actually do take issue with a lot of the unnecessary gore in this show, but all of the gore in that scene served a pretty damn clear purpose, and it worked incredibly well. One of the most amazing TV viewing experiences I've ever had. It's beyond me why that brilliant scene would make someone swear off the show. | ||
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