StriKeVillain
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Game of Thrones - Season 2 - George RR Martin's Song of Ice and Fire - Sundays on HBO
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Oh you sweet summer child.
Yeah seriously. That may or may not of been one of the biggest reveals at end of season
It feels strange an episode with so much cruelty in it as beautiful but it's the best word I can come up with. That was really, really good and looked fantastic. I'd love to see what they can do with a Rome-sized budget.
One other thing I loved. I'm a sucker for any history being discussed, even without dangling jubblies.
One other thing I loved. I'm a sucker for any history being discussed, even without dangling jubblies.
DeathbyVolcano
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No one is safe.
blainethemono
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That might have been my favorite episode of the series. I love Ygritte's accent
He's doing a double review for ep. 6 and 7 tonight
He's doing a double review for ep. 6 and 7 tonight
They said only 2 eps remain which would bring the total to 9. This was the 7th. I thought the same thing when I saw it. That would really suck if there's only 9.
If you're a non-reader and come to this thread you're asking to get spoiled. There's always a dumbass that can't mark spoilers.
DeathbyVolcano
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I fixed it I'm sooooowwwwy
Pollux
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Oh goodie. I like his reviews almost as much as the show. The combination of one of the nerdiest guys in the world acting tough + new reader reactions = pretty fucking priceless.
:jnc I did the same thing a while back and got bitched at so I was continuing the tradition and bitching at you. Now, next time someone does it, it's up to YOU to bitch at THEM. It's like Tyrion's chain...just keeps going and going and going (unless you just don't mention it....like the show is doing)
StriKeVillain
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There's 10. Maybe they messed up on the preview, I see 3 more episodes left on Wiki.
bodyofanamerican
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Anyone have a youtube for next week's preview? It's not on HBOGo and my DVR cut off 
The Elite
BOSS
He should of marked it but those who haven't read at least up to the end of COK should really stay out of this thread.
that was awful :jnc
Pollux
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**shrug** it's not that hard to use the spoiler tags.
Anyone have a youtube for next week's preview? It's not on HBOGo and my DVR cut off
It's on Go for me.
BlueTsunami
there is joy in sucking dick
More Ygritte describing her fiery crotch, please.
Showrunners pls
Showrunners pls
petethepanda
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That Jaime/Alton scene was AWESOME! Holy shit! That's the quality I expect from this show more often.
[COK]
Other than that, awesome episode that I feel will be shat on a little by new viewers, on account of it being 'too much talking'.
Christ, that Jaime/Alton scene. Amazing. His two 'japes' at her were outstanding and perfectly timed.
Holy fuck, that last scene and the scenes with Bran, Rickon and Theon that precede it were written, edited and planned for SHIT. There's no way any intelligent viewer would actually believe those were Bran and Rickon. The music was a little psycho and off-kilter. A character like Rodrik had such an immense death, that I can't believe any viewer would accept that that was Bran's sendoff. I mean, the kids were a black char; if there had even been a sense of humanity left in those corpses, a bit of flesh near the face, an eyeball, some tattered clothes, or some kind of visual signifier that they were actually the two Stark princes, the scene would have sat better. That wasn't great.
Other than that, awesome episode that I feel will be shat on a little by new viewers, on account of it being 'too much talking'.
Christ, that Jaime/Alton scene. Amazing. His two 'japes' at her were outstanding and perfectly timed.
bodyofanamerican
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Is it at the end of the episode, or elsewhere? Using iPad, not browser. Thanks in advance.
He posted the other day that he'd be releasing his reviews for episodes 6 & 7 together. Thankfully!
Woops, beaten!
This episode proves how bland the direction of the show is.
Theon finding the "children" should've been cut like the scene in Silence Of The Lambs spoiler when the movie makes you believe the police are at Buffalo Bill's doorstep. Alternating between two unrelated scenes but edited in a way that makes you think they are in sequence. At the end of the season the unedited scene of Bran 'n friends on the run or whatever is shown. That's my idea anyway. Nobody fell for it in the NO SPOILERS threads. I was looking forward to reactions of horrified people. :|
BlueTsunami
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Also, I want to say, I don't know how to feel about the scene with Jaime. They seemed to flip Cersei and Jaime's characterizations. Jaime is coming off way more unrelatable by killing someone who admired him so.
petethepanda
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I like it. ASOS
So far in the show he's come off as more likable than he did in the books. If they didn't make him more overtly despicable like this then his change later on wouldn't feel earned.
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The change I like is that of Catelyn's.
Instead of being a beeatch and stealing Jaime away to exchange him for her daughters she's obviously gonna take him away to save him from getting killed.
I thought it was a great episode. All the new scenes this season with Arya and Tywin have been terrific, Dany's story arc is more exciting than the book, Lena Headey delivered a very strong performance that should silence some of the haters, and Jaime's new scenes were terrific as well. I do think Jaime's escape and recapture was rushed and should have been drawn out over a pair of episodes, although I do understand they were trying to squeeze in thematic parallels this episode with Theon and Jaime and why they took the approach they did.
This is the dude who shoved Bran out of a window to try and kill him, and the man who'd fight a "war for Cersei's cunt". I have absolutely no trouble believing he'd do anything to anyone to escape, short of torture.
Regarding the final scene: [COK]
Yeah, the other thread is a clear indicator to me that the average viewer isn't going to buy this. The editing should have panned out much like another poster above (was it you jett?) said; introduce SOME confusion at least. This reads too one-sidedly.
And holy shit, completely forgot about that scene with Dany and the Thirteen. Was anyone else just plain jaw-hangin?
[COK]
None of that happened in COK, right? lol Curse my addled memory!
krameriffic
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AFFC
I'm feeling a lot of the sympathetic characterization that they get in AFFC coming through at this point, particularly the stuff that happens when Jaime is with Brienne and back in King's Landing as the 1-handed Captain of the Kingsguard.
start getting their own POV chapters.
Tywin + Arya is obviously the best new addition, shit is ace.
Iceland is the real winner this episode. Every scene makes me go because of how goddamn gorgeous it is.
Iceland and Catelyn. Continued amazing performance. "And gag him!" was perfectly delivered.
Ygritte is also spot on, performance wise. Tyrion and Cersei scene was well done, really cutting through to Cersei's humanity.
Unsure how to feel about Jaime's story yet. I liked the discussion he had with Cat, but the discussion with his relative dragged on a bit too long and the result seemed a little extreme if we're to <rest of series>
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Dany's story I can go either way. I have to see where they take this.
Iceland is the real winner this episode. Every scene makes me go
because of how goddamn gorgeous it is. Iceland and Catelyn. Continued amazing performance. "And gag him!" was perfectly delivered.
Ygritte is also spot on, performance wise. Tyrion and Cersei scene was well done, really cutting through to Cersei's humanity.
Unsure how to feel about Jaime's story yet. I liked the discussion he had with Cat, but the discussion with his relative dragged on a bit too long and the result seemed a little extreme if we're to <rest of series>
believe his changes
Dany's story I can go either way. I have to see where they take this.
Yes it was me, it's like 3 posts above yours.
And I guess being reminded of what Jaime did to Bran makes the change more believable, yeah. The scenes in Qarth are almost complete fabrication. I'm becoming worried about THOTU.
There are three episodes left
The Prince of Winterfell - May 20
Blackwater - May 27
Valar Morghulis - June 3
krameriffic
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The Qarth storyline has been completely changed. I'm not sure how they are going to bring Dany to
Belwas and Arstan
Yes it was me, it's like 3 posts above yours.
And I guess being reminded of what Jaime did to Bran makes the change more believable, yeah. The scenes in Qarth are almost complete fabrication. I'm becoming worried about THOTU.
[COK]
The use of simple, practical effects in all of Pyat's 'tricks' so far has me actually pretty confident that THOTU will be amazing, snappy, concise, and visually powerful. I can hope anyway, haha.
I...really fucking need to get on finishing AFFC and ADWD. I need to never fear another spoiler box again when it comes to this series. I have no excuse. lol
petethepanda
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Wow, the ending was just terrible. What the hell? The direction in this show has been dreadful lately. Shot awkwardly, edited/paced awkwardly, whatever the hell was going on on Theon's face. Weird as shit fade to black at the end. It's too bad, this episode had been pretty good up until that point.
ACOK
I didn't like the "oh noes the dragons are gone" thing but I'm liking how they're messing with Qarth stuff now. Way more interesting.
ACOK
And WOW did they fuck up the fake-out. Every person I watched it with who hadn't read the books immediately went "yeah there's no chance that's Bran and Rickon."
I didn't like the "oh noes the dragons are gone" thing but I'm liking how they're messing with Qarth stuff now. Way more interesting.
Nothing random about it. He would've done that to anyone they put in the cell with him. There's really no boundaries after trying to kill an innocent kid.
[series]
I think the obvious foreshadowing was to keep trust with the audience, which is something that GRRM lost by the last book for me. Too many fake deaths and resurrections that every incident has become suspicious which takes away a lot of the impact.
Tywin + Arya is obviously the best new addition, shit is ace.
Iceland is the real winner this episode. Every scene makes me go
Iceland and Catelyn. Continued amazing performance. "And gag him!" was perfectly delivered.
Ygritte is also spot on, performance wise. Tyrion and Cersei scene was well done, really cutting through to Cersei's humanity.
Unsure how to feel about Jaime's story yet. I liked the discussion he had with Cat, but the discussion with his relative dragged on a bit too long and the result seemed a little extreme if we're to <rest of series>.believe his changes
Dany's story I can go either way. I have to see where they take this.
You know what, I don't care for Iceland, it's totally clashing with my imagined version of of the land beyond the wall. It doesn't make any sense honestly, who the hell can live in that place.
the same type of people who live in extremely cold regions now?
Yeah they should have filmed in Greenland.
plz, there is nothing in that place. nowhere to take refuge. it looks pretty, but it is nonsense.
NathanMcMahon
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yeah! they should get rid of those dragons too! nonsense, I tell ya! ;p
My review:
+ The Jamie scenes were fantastic. He has been totally forgotten about this entire season, but the scene with his cousin in the cage was one of the best.
+ RICHEST MAN IN QARTH'D. That scene was pretty trippy and has me interested in what's next.
+ You gotta feel for Snow. It's one thing to be blue balled, it's another to be blue balled in a frozen tundra.
+ Mormont's chest hair.
- No Stannis sternness, Mel hotness, and Davos brow furrowing.
- The only nudity is male? Enough twists already!
- Am I supposed to know who this mask chick is? She randomly appeared at the party, and then Mormont seeks her out. AM I MISSING SOMETHING?
Also I'm not a book reader, but I'm pretty sure I figured out the ending to tonight's episode so it didn't really have an impact.
+ The Jamie scenes were fantastic. He has been totally forgotten about this entire season, but the scene with his cousin in the cage was one of the best.
+ RICHEST MAN IN QARTH'D. That scene was pretty trippy and has me interested in what's next.
+ You gotta feel for Snow. It's one thing to be blue balled, it's another to be blue balled in a frozen tundra.
+ Mormont's chest hair.
- No Stannis sternness, Mel hotness, and Davos brow furrowing.
- The only nudity is male? Enough twists already!
- Am I supposed to know who this mask chick is? She randomly appeared at the party, and then Mormont seeks her out. AM I MISSING SOMETHING?
Also I'm not a book reader, but I'm pretty sure I figured out the ending to tonight's episode so it didn't really have an impact.
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