April 17: Game of Thrones HBO

caamora · Posted: Mon Apr 25, 2011 8:38 pm Post subject:

I was happy with the episode but I didn't remember the story Cersi told to Catelyn about the baby that died. Didn't remember that bit at all.
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I'm Murrin · Posted: Mon Apr 25, 2011 9:47 pm Post subject:

I'm sure I remember the story from somewhere in the series, but as I remember it she was secretly happy the boy didn't survive because it was Robert's and not Jaime's.
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TheFallen · Posted: Tue Apr 26, 2011 7:00 am Post subject:

Zahir · Posted: Wed Apr 27, 2011 6:09 am Post subject:

So far I'm quite pleased. What thrills me about adaptations are the retellings of a story and what actors bring to roles.

I'm especially interested in how Daenarys focuses upon those dragon eggs.
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Worm of Despite · Posted: Wed Apr 27, 2011 6:51 pm Post subject:

Agreed, Zahir. I love the fast, assured pace and the faitfulness (something The Walking Dead adaptation failed at on both counts). But most importantly, this series feels differently from the book but retains its spirit (as best TV can). Let's hope it stays so!

Farm Ur-Ted · Posted: Fri Apr 29, 2011 1:54 am Post subject:

SerScot · Posted: Fri Apr 29, 2011 2:40 am Post subject:

Farm Ur-Ted,

"Tansy Tea".
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I'm Murrin · Posted: Mon May 16, 2011 4:55 pm Post subject:

Don't know who edits this show, but it seems they think Varys can move very quickly. They had him in three consecutive scenes in completely different parts of the castle, heh.

I'm beginning to suspect that Sansa can't act very well, which will be unfortunate later.

Why do all the new scenes they add in for exposition have to involve sex? (The Theon scene, used to let the audience know who he is.)

I don't think they're making it clear enough why Arya is running around chasing cats (no mention of "Syrio says..."). It just seems like she's messing about for no reason.

And is it just me, or are they trying to make Cersei a sympathetic character?
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lucimay · Posted: Mon May 16, 2011 5:33 pm Post subject:

caamora · Posted: Mon May 16, 2011 5:47 pm Post subject:

I agree about Cersei. She's far too nice in this story. I'm also sad to see that Jamie isn't given enough screen time.

I was also considerably disappointed in the sky cell. It was a very large room but I recall it being extemely small and slanted toward the drop so that the person in the cell could never rest for fear of sliding down and off the cliff.
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I'm Murrin · Posted: Mon May 16, 2011 5:54 pm Post subject:

The whole design of the Eyrie is off. It's a huge round spire with a narrow stone bridge leading to it in the series, when it should be a keep built right on the side of the largest mountain in the Seven Kingdoms, with entrance by a tiny trail up the cliff.

Just the existence of a stone spire like that seems implausible.
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caamora · Posted: Mon May 16, 2011 6:01 pm Post subject:

I have my little quibbles about this or that but I'm still loving the series.

Another thing I don't recall - I hadn't realized (or don't remember) the Knight of flowers and Renly being lovers.
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I'm Murrin · Posted: Mon May 16, 2011 6:42 pm Post subject:

It was rumour and implication in the books, not explicit. GRRM did confirm it at some point.

When I saw them making eyes at each other at the tournament I thought maybe the show had decided to hint at it, didn't expect the full blown scene later. Though I think they may be kind of stupid, since there's no way Loras could visit Renly in his apartments in the Red Keep and have noone suspect what's going on.
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Orlion · Posted: Mon May 16, 2011 11:47 pm Post subject:

Last episode, they said Arya was to chase a cat for her swordsmanship classes.
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Spiral Jacobs · Posted: Tue May 17, 2011 3:41 pm Post subject:

I'm Murrin · Posted: Tue May 17, 2011 4:01 pm Post subject:

Yeah. They had two different scenes in the episode dedicated to establishing who Theon is, when they could have just rolled the scant extra information from the second in with the earlier Bran scene.
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Farm Ur-Ted · Posted: Tue May 17, 2011 6:22 pm Post subject:

I don't even remember much of Theon in AGoT. Did they take his sex scene from the beginning of ACoK and put it in season 1, just to show that side of his character?
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I'm Murrin · Posted: Tue May 17, 2011 6:26 pm Post subject:

I thought they invented it wholesale, but maybe you're right, there was a scene like that on a boat at the start of aCoK.

The reason for it, though, seemed to be to point out his status in Winterfell (hostage of the Starks after Greyjoy's rebellion).
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Frostheart Grueburn · Posted: Fri May 20, 2011 11:28 am Post subject:

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