The new forums will be named Coin Return (based on the most recent vote)! You can check on the status and timeline of the transition to the new forums here.
The Guiding Principles and New Rules document is now in effect.
Game of Thrones: It's not Books, It's HBO (NO BOOKS!)
AManFromEarth
Let's get to twerk!The King in the SwampRegistered User regular
Let's get to twerk!The King in the SwampRegistered User regular
Game of Thrones is a hit fantasy drama airing on HBO and based on NOTHING IN PARTICULAR AT ALL. Set in the mythical realm of Westeros, a land where seasons can last a lifetime, the only person you can trust is yourself and maybe not even then, where magic is being reborn, and where all men must die.
We follow a variety of characters across an epic story. In the aftermath of a mysterious death, the realms of men are drawn into a great conflagration as the nobles of the world play the game of thrones. Meanwhile, the last scion of a former ruler undergoes a transformative journey to reclaim her family's birthright and in the far reaches of the continent an ancient evil awakens that may spell the end of it all.
In this thread we will discuss this show and our feelings about it.
The purpose of this thread is to give show watchers an avenue for discussion that isn't poisoned by those of us ubernerds who know how to read. If you'd like to talk about book spoilers, there's an app for that, but talk about <REDACTED> or <MISSING LINE> or <EXPLITAVE DELETED> in here and that's a paddlin'.
Spoiler Policy: Pretty standard stuff, current season and future episodes should get spoiler tags (meaning not only hide them behind the cut but label them as well) while seasons 1-3 will be fair game. Once season four ends we'll go ahead and open up that for discussion after a little bit of a grace period.
Special Note to Cross Threaders: Most of us can participate in both threads without being geese. Some of us can't. If you just can't help but post a leading theory or snarky remark about an episode that's about to air the rest of us book readers will deal with you faster than Walder Frey dealt with Dany in the Battle of the Stony Shore (just kidding, that's not a thing guys. Though if it ever is, called it!)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xZY43QSx3Fk
So enjoy, remember, Winter is Coming.
We follow a variety of characters across an epic story. In the aftermath of a mysterious death, the realms of men are drawn into a great conflagration as the nobles of the world play the game of thrones. Meanwhile, the last scion of a former ruler undergoes a transformative journey to reclaim her family's birthright and in the far reaches of the continent an ancient evil awakens that may spell the end of it all.
In this thread we will discuss this show and our feelings about it.
The purpose of this thread is to give show watchers an avenue for discussion that isn't poisoned by those of us ubernerds who know how to read. If you'd like to talk about book spoilers, there's an app for that, but talk about <REDACTED> or <MISSING LINE> or <EXPLITAVE DELETED> in here and that's a paddlin'.
Spoiler Policy: Pretty standard stuff, current season and future episodes should get spoiler tags (meaning not only hide them behind the cut but label them as well) while seasons 1-3 will be fair game. Once season four ends we'll go ahead and open up that for discussion after a little bit of a grace period.
Special Note to Cross Threaders: Most of us can participate in both threads without being geese. Some of us can't. If you just can't help but post a leading theory or snarky remark about an episode that's about to air the rest of us book readers will deal with you faster than Walder Frey dealt with Dany in the Battle of the Stony Shore (just kidding, that's not a thing guys. Though if it ever is, called it!)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xZY43QSx3FkSo enjoy, remember, Winter is Coming.
+2
This discussion has been closed.
Posts
usatthebiglead.files.wordpress.com/2014/04/joffery-chops-up-the-book.gif?w=1000
edit- check your gif sizes, kids. My bad.
Handmade Jewelry by me on EtsyGames for sale
Me on Twitch!
I love that even in this short clip, Cersei manages to illustrate what a crazy bitch she is. Even Tywin looks taken aback, but Cersei is smiling smugly, going all "That's my boy".
Lena Headey is a fantastic actress.
Best question and response
It's cool to see that the actors keep up with the popular memes we get from the show.
I would have gone with Ser Dontos. That was a much bigger death in my house (my wife yelled Oh No!)
QEDMF xbl: PantsB G+
Women be shoppin'
Costuming is full of all kinds of insane shit like. Didn't 7 of 9 have to be vacuum sealed inside her original costume?
It's not really a scarf anyways
I was on a thing where this lady's scarf was rock hard and incapable of really moving, so the folds wouldn't be different in reverse shots and shit.
http://i.imgur.com/RkxjlGW.gif
if you require help hanging yourself please see one of our highly trained sales assistants, who will be only too happy to help.
Do you guys have like, a section of religious books? Or history books? The only books I see on your shelves are murder mysteries.
By the same author.... Clegor Gregane? Seriously?
Still a better disguise than Clark Kent's glasses...
Good point. Though I reckon Tywin isn't so much shocked as exercising good safety. Look at his face and barely anything moves. His body is recoiling from a sword attack. His experience tells him just how dangerous swords are, so he'll push as far back as possible while also retaining some decorum.
I reckon if you pointed out to him that Cersei was the ballsier one, his response would be something like, "No, just more clueless."
hAmmONd IsnT A mAin TAnk
Eddard 'Ned' Stark - Dead
Robert Baratheon - Dead
Jaime Lannister - Left-handed
Catelyn Stark - Dead
Cersei Lannister - Drunk
Daenerys Targaryen - Still not in Westeros
Jorah Mormont - Still not in Dani's pants
Viserys Targaryen - Dead
Jon Snow - Single again!
Sansa Stark - Safe and sound and nothing bad will ever happen to her again.
Arya Stark - Making a list.
Robb Stark - Dead
Theon Greyjoy - Reeks.
Bran Stark - Broken back.
Joffrey Baratheon - Dead.
Sandor 'The Hound' Clegane - Alive, but keep in mind Arya's list above.
Tyrion Lannister - Accused of kinslaying, kingslaying.
Maester Luwin - Dead
Jory Cassel - Dead
Rodrik Cassel - Dead
Benjen Stark - M.I.A.
Illyrio Mopatis - Alive.
Qotho - Dead
Ros - Dead
Septa Mordane - Dead
Will - Dead
Jon Arryn - Dead
Waymar Royce - Dead
Gared - Dead
Rickon Stark - Alive
Tommen Baratheon - Alive
Myrcella Baratheon - Alive
Khal Drogo - Dead
Hodor - Hodor
Regardless of this, I suspect Cersei's "That's my boy" was more specifically her taking pleasure in seeing her son disrespect Tyrion. As opposed to him just being pure psycho.
I know ,semantics.
STEAM: Quical
Check out my youtube channel, maybe subscribe?: NerdAndOrGeek
"Nothing is gonna save us forever but a lot of things can save us today." - Night in the Woods
I think it's kinda odd they structure them that way, though, considering how small the episode orders are each season, but I guess it all works out in the end.
I applaud Weiss & co.'s acknowledgment that they really need to start paring down the various plotlines to inject some momentum back into the show.
"Nothing is gonna save us forever but a lot of things can save us today." - Night in the Woods
I see what you're saying, and I mostly agree, as long as it's more development than just five minutes in a cloud of dust. There's too much going on right now for any one plot to take center stage for too long. I'm glad they're hopefully gonna whittle some of that down.
Should add 'kin-laying' to the list.
We're talking about Tyrion not Jaime.
Sooooooo kin-playing?
Come Overwatch with meeeee
I'm finding it very difficult to care about the Bran and Jon Snow storylines. Bran in particular. Jon Snow is a mildly interesting character, I guess, and easy on the eyes, but he's just not doing anything to make me care about what happens to him. Even the whole Ygritte romance was a bit meh (and illustrated how boring Jon Snow is, as Ygritte was immediately far more interesting). The Bran storyline just makes me groan every time they switch to it. Its only redeeming feature is Hodor, now that the wildling woman is gone, and there isn't enough Hodor!
JJ Abrams is fond of this style of storytelling (all of Lost, the latter seasons of Alias, most of Fringe) and it bores me to tears even if, like in the case of Westerns, I like the setting.
"that only raises further questions!" gets tiresome fast.
Oh yeah. Rereading the list, those are under Tyrion.
Well ummm, Shae is somebody's kin?
Such an amazing line from Littlefinger though
he obviously adheres to the terry Pratchett school of philosophy.
Bran makes his way past the wall. For some bizarre reason he is captured by the wights instead of killed and taken to an ancient keep. There he is eventually visited by the White Walker Leader
White Walker : "We are the good guys, Bran"
That's kinda how I feel about everything, really.
There's so few sides or people to root for in this show it's unreal.