HBO's Game of Thrones. ( No Book Spoilers Allowed -- Go to Hell.)

[layton]

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Last nights episode was amazing, season 3 is improving on season 2 already.

 

[Callum]

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After last night's episode, I can say with certainty most people will be completely pissed if Dany doesn't take the throne by the end of the series.

 

[maxpowr9]

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After last night's episode, I can say with certainty most people will be completely pissed if Dany doesn't take the throne by the end of the series.

Actually, the next moral dilemma is about to her like a ton of bricks. She may have a moral compass pointing due north towards righteousness but mind you, she just "won" an army of 8000. How does she plan to feed them?

Throughout the rest of the book series [at least "it is known" LMAO] she will continue to face these silly moral quandaries and the outcome of her recent actions, including Qarth, have not come to fruition yet.

Those actions don't come till to fruition when George goes Deus ex machina at the end of the fifth book for a soft reset with Dany which did piss off many readers.

 

[neoachilles]

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Kudos to whomever does the kids' make-up--I just found out that the actress playing Arya is 16. And, apparently, Bran's actor is 14. And here I thought they were still babies.

 

[Native Son]

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Poor Jaime's sword hand. That's a lot to have to endure.

When will it end?

 

[ElmosToe]

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After last night's episode, I can say with certainty most people will be completely pissed if Dany doesn't take the throne by the end of the series.

Agreed.

Something about her, she is sooo damn sexy!


And my hope is for Sansa to cut off Joffrey's head at some point, and laugh while she does it.

 

[maxpowr9]

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Yeah for nudity!

Another great episode last nite. A little exposition for Shirene would have been nice but oh well. She has greyscale which is like having really bad psoriasis. Since the malevolence towards the disease is misconstrued as a communicable disease, she's basically locked away and becomes a book worm because of it.

The last scene of the episode sets up the rest of the season very well.

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Cersci foils Tywin by having Loras join the kingsguard making him unable to marry so she can continue to fuck around. Tyrion blabs to Shae that he is to wed Sansa [mind you, Shae is Sansa's handmaiden] and starts that set of dominoes.

It's just a shame that all these characters are 'peaking' right now because IMO, the forth book, A Feast for Crows, is the worst of the series so far. It's not "bad" in the typical sense but it's just a lot nothing going on.

 

[maxpowr9]

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This was totally a "filler episode" to get characters from point A to point B. It wasn't too bad per se but a lot of talking. The downfall of Rob Stark is has been drawn out for far too long that I feel the suspense built up won't be as powerful as the books.

It is quite obvious who Theon's torturer is if you have been paying attention attentively.

With that, during the Gilly-Samwell scene, there are 3 horn calls which most reviewers seemed to have missed which well set up a good scene.

I am still trying to wrap my head around the whole Melisandre scene because that is not in the books at all. I think they are subbing Edric for Gendry if you have read the books. Of course, there is another theory that we toyed around with at work.

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You know those nasty fetus jars? I get the feeling those will be subbed in for the leeches when the "name calling" begins: 3 jars, 3 names. That should be a very powerful scene.

I will say, this is the sociopathic Littlefinger that I wanted in the TV series that I am glad they are getting to. I will say, the Ros ending was actually very powerful and kudos to D&D for that adaptation. It's totally a visual interpretation of the Varys-Littlefinger conversation. Ros goes from a lowly whore to a "spy" and reaches her peak only to get whacked for trying to leap a few rungs too quickly.

 

[Corny]

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I haven't seen ep6 yet, but the last two were one of the best so far. As for your theory in the spoiler tag, I thought about that too - immediately when they showed those, especially after the scene were M. left.

Didn't think about Edric->Gendry yet.

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but given the little bit of story that Gendry has after Arya left, it might be posible. A shame, I always liked the character and I even like the actor more.

 

[kindabikindagay]

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I always thought the 3 nasty baby jars were Stannis's wife's miscarriages.. also am I the only one who thinks Melissandre is a badass bitch? she's downright evil, I love her. also this is my first time seeing this thread so don't hate me if I mix up old episodes.. Arya is a bamf. she's the bravest of em all..

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really sucks what's gonna happen to robb and worse! cat!! I love her so much D:

haven't read the books but I have spoiled it for myself :3

also earlier in the series maybe episode 3 or 4.. that last scene with daeny and the army killing the slave master.. anyone else thought she deserved the iron throne?

 

[neoachilles]

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As a fan of the books, as well as the show, Daenerys is the only person I can imagine being on the throne. Seizing Astapoor the way she did showed for the first time, I think, that she has the stones to play dirty to get it. I fucking love her.

 

[Corny]

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^i'm not too sure about that. what followed astapor makes you question her leadership skills ..

 

[neoachilles]

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I'm not going to deny that she got overwhelmed. It was a little too much, too soon. In my opinion, she should have stayed there until she had gained some kind of experience in running a kingdom effectively. But I stick by my previous statement, taking Astapor was a baller move, and she is the only one who belongs on the Iron Throne. I just hope Martin doesn't feel the need to give her the Ned Stark treatment before then.

By the by, does anyone have any ideas concerning the prophecy of the

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dragon having three heads?

I had a wee epiphany a few nights ago at work, and I think I may be on to something.

 

[maxpowr9]

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I'm not going to deny that she got overwhelmed. It was a little too much, too soon. In my opinion, she should have stayed there until she had gained some kind of experience in running a kingdom effectively. But I stick by my previous statement, taking Astapor was a baller move, and she is the only one who belongs on the Iron Throne. I just hope Martin doesn't feel the need to give her the Ned Stark treatment before then.

By the by, does anyone have any ideas concerning the prophecy of the

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dragon having three heads?

I had a wee epiphany a few nights ago at work, and I think I may be on to something.

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If you read the books, you know this culminates at the end of A Dance With Dragons when she realizes that she laid waste to these cities and they again have fallen back into turmoil and she completely fucked up. Mind you in the books, she is still a teen; around 18 by the end of book 5.

- Of all the story arcs, Bran's is by far the worst and will continue to disappoint until we touch the material near the end of book 4.

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I fucking hate how GRRM will tease all these "close encounters" with Arya and Rob and Bran and Jon Snow.

- They're totally playing up the pregnancy of Talisa to make RW far more painful.

- Corny, you can tell that the "leech scene" is eminent with the brief Gendry appearance this week and Meli knows this too.

- For non-book readers, the "torture porn" of Theon is much easier to grasp in literature than it is on screen. At least in the books, you can break down his psyche in long narrative where as on screen, you see his "favorite bits" being chopped.

 

[Ohiospeedo]

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Poor Theon.

It sucks we only have 3 more episodes, they are splitting Book 3 into two seasons. I think I have an idea on how they are going to end it this season (having read the book).

 

[layton]

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If you read the books, you know this culminates at the end of A Dance With Dragons when she realizes that she laid waste to these cities and they again have fallen back into turmoil and she completely fucked up. Mind you in the books, she is still a teen; around 18 by the end of book 5.

- Of all the story arcs, Bran's is by far the worst and will continue to disappoint until we touch the material near the end of book 4.

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I fucking hate how GRRM will tease all these "close encounters" with Arya and Rob and Bran and Jon Snow.

- They're totally playing up the pregnancy of Talisa to make RW far more painful.

- Corny, you can tell that the "leech scene" is eminent with the brief Gendry appearance this week and Meli knows this too.

- For non-book readers, the "torture porn" of Theon is much easier to grasp in literature than it is on screen. At least in the books, you can break down his psyche in long narrative where as on screen, you see his "favorite bits" being chopped.

Which is a shame because I really like the characters of Bran, Jojen, Meera, and Hodor.

I agree on the pregnancy, but it will be interesting to see what follows the RW since
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Talisa's book counterpart, Jeyne Westerling, survives the Red Wedding, will Talisa survive, even if she has a baby in her, if the baby is a son wouldn't that make Bran's claim to Winterfell invalid.

It was very uncomfortable watching Theon this week, I hated Theon last season, but I would never wish his fate on my arch enemy.

 

[hylas]

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yesterday, i wached the latest 3 episodes back-to-back, they had been sitting on my drive unwatched. ah, so good.

spoilers for those who dont read!

after getting a problematic story in season 1 and a boring one in season 2, danaerys' character is really taking off. i love her story in book 3, and the adaprtion does not disappoint. and emilia clarke aces every scene shes in, its a real delight to watch.

and holy shitsnacks, they got one seriously hot actor in the role of grey worm! i dont know what i was expecting, but when that helmet came off, i was saluting him. if i were the type that writes slash-fiction, id be writing something ridiculous with grey worm, grenn, and gendry just about now!

also, coster-waldau butt! it did not disappoint. also also, sexy gay evil squire prostitute spy! part of me wants a spin-off about only him. and part of me is hoping that we never see him again, because he doesnt exist in the books (right?), and we know how that went with ros, both in terms of how pointless her stories were, and how terribel her ultimate faith was.

jon and sam are still putting me to sleep, but ygritte is awesome. rose leslie is a beautiful woman, but i find it even more amazing what she does with her voice alone. that rasp is sooo sexy! oona chaplin (playing talisa stark) is also doing a good job on that front.

tyrion is getting a little washed out, but now we have lady olenia walking around the keep, throwing shade left and right. that bitch is fabulous, and margaery is wonderful, too. i really love the tyrells.

meera and jojen reed are so well cast. brienne is awesome, too.

not much happening on stannis' and davos' front, but shereens song somehow almost broke my heart.

i actually rewound to hear arya scream "go to hell!" again. she is so cool, and the actress is really talented.

i love how melissandre got so jealous when she realized thoros could raise the dead. delicious!

the one thing about the show that really doesnt work is theons storyline. the writers obviously struggle to find something, anything, for him to do. and what they ended up with is both boring and extremely unpleasant.

the SFX has gotten really good, though. i didnt love the dragons and wolves in season 2 but these last few episodes, they looked awesome. and that bear!

 

[layton]

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yesterday, i wached the latest 3 episodes back-to-back, they had been sitting on my drive unwatched. ah, so good.

spoilers for those who dont read!

after getting a problematic story in season 1 and a boring one in season 2, danaerys' character is really taking off. i love her story in book 3, and the adaprtion does not disappoint. and emilia clarke aces every scene shes in, its a real delight to watch.

and holy shitsnacks, they got one seriously hot actor in the role of grey worm! i dont know what i was expecting, but when that helmet came off, i was saluting him. if i were the type that writes slash-fiction, id be writing something ridiculous with grey worm, grenn, and gendry just about now!

also, coster-waldau butt! it did not disappoint. also also, sexy gay evil squire prostitute spy! part of me wants a spin-off about only him. and part of me is hoping that we never see him again, because he doesnt exist in the books (right?), and we know how that went with ros, both in terms of how pointless her stories were, and how terribel her ultimate faith was.

jon and sam are still putting me to sleep, but ygritte is awesome. rose leslie is a beautiful woman, but i find it even more amazing what she does with her voice alone. that rasp is sooo sexy! oona chaplin (playing talisa stark) is also doing a good job on that front.

tyrion is getting a little washed out, but now we have lady olenia walking around the keep, throwing shade left and right. that bitch is fabulous, and margaery is wonderful, too. i really love the tyrells.

meera and jojen reed are so well cast. brienne is awesome, too.

not much happening on stannis' and davos' front, but shereens song somehow almost broke my heart.

i actually rewound to hear arya scream "go to hell!" again. she is so cool, and the actress is really talented.

i love how melissandre got so jealous when she realized thoros could raise the dead. delicious!

the one thing about the show that really doesnt work is theons storyline. the writers obviously struggle to find something, anything, for him to do. and what they ended up with is both boring and extremely unpleasant.

the SFX has gotten really good, though. i didnt love the dragons and wolves in season 2 but these last few episodes, they looked awesome. and that bear!

Just to let you know that Bear was real.

 

[zoltanspawn]

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the one thing about the show that really doesnt work is theons storyline. the writers obviously struggle to find something, anything, for him to do. and what they ended up with is both boring and extremely unpleasant.

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A little detail, I don't know why the TV series seemingly went to pains (har har) to display the Bolton's banner as they did: including a torturer's cross, not just a flayed man. Me, I woulda left that detail out, in the service of obscurity. I was watching with someone who doesn't realize Theon's fate, and was wondering, are you notincing that?!

 

[kindabikindagay]

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I think I know how this season is gonna end..

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the words red and wedding seem to come to mind ;P anyone else?