Wow, here I was thinking her seductiveness was a big part of her character which is why GRRM mentions it all the time.
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Wow, here I was thinking her seductiveness was a big part of her character which is why GRRM mentions it all the time.
bengraven
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And that seductiveness has everything to do with her attitude and very little to do with her looks.
bengraven
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Yeah, I was a big Yara detractor, but there was something about her swagger the other night that said "would".
The guy I quoted said it's her attitude that makes her attractive, but then went on to say that attractiveness has nothing to do with her character.
But either way, you guys are living in a dream world where looks don't matter.
FlashFlooder
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As someone who never read the books, it seems like every time they switch to a character they haven't covered in a while I'm left thinking "right, who's this guy again?"
Still, I'm really enjoying it. Blame it on my terrible memory, maybe.
evilromero
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I'd say giving a boner is super important. From a diplomatic perspective of course.
I watched the first season before I started reading the books. Needless to say, I was pretty lost, but that didn't take away from my enjoyment of the show.
Yes, because what is important for Asha's character is that NO BULLSHIT attitude which has earned her the respect of the men around her, not her looks. If she was just a looker, she would be a (salt)wife, not a ship captain.
And I said confidence is sexy, not that it somehow makes a person better-looking.
He isn't anywhere close to between her legs, he literally grabs the fat roll under her belly button it's fucking hilarious.
Also I would have been 100% fine if she was ugly as shit if she looked in shape+ able to whoop ass like she does in the books. Not like a girl that would get winded jogging for ten minutes let alone kill bigger men in battle.
Careful man, you're about to get called a misogynist and all kinds of stuff.
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un33dab@dpu$$y
Yeah, she sold that very well. She doesn't look like Asha's description in the books, but she has other qualities.
I don't really care, if they hired Olivia Wilde to play Brienne I'd be equally if not more annoyed despite the fact I find her incredibly attractive.
Casting an out of shape homely woman as Yarra/Asha is like casting Yao Ming or Shaq as Tyrion Lannister. Just makes no fucking sense.
Cornballer
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fallengorn
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Awww yeah!
(ASOS-AFFC)
(ASOS-AFFC)
"Ugh, Lady Stoneheart is too attractive. I would hit it."
eudaemonic
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Let's save this judgement for a scene where she needs to be physical. I've seen women who don't look like they wake up at a cross-fit every morning prove themselves very capable of showing their strength.
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I get the arguments where she's not as she's described in the books but this determination to convince others she's not attractive as a female is a little odd. So you wouldn't fuck her - who cares. Let move on to other discussions about the series.
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Get writing George.
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un33dab@dpu$$y
Sweet, but not at all unexpected.
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un33dab@dpu$$y
Boardwalk Empire wasn't renewed until after episode 3 if I recall correctly. Could just be how they handle the renewal of shows that aren't new.
bodyofanamerican
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This. They're catching up man. Better get on your horse, George.
T.M. MacReady
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very clever of EW to use [ASoS]
"Save the Date" when describing ASoS, especially after mentioning the unexpected twists.
Lactose_Intolerant
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Rumor was the 2 showrunners were only under contract for 3 seasons. Book 3 is going to be 2 seasons. Their money and discussion how they are going to break it up. I'm talking out my ass.
bodyofanamerican
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un33dab@dpu$$y
Going by the quote in the EW story it would seem to confirm that ASOS SPOILER
The Red Wedding will be in season 3. Wonder what the other favorite scene he was talking about.
PhoenixDark
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Good news, although I wonder how they're going to handle splitting the novel. If they try to rush the entire thing in 10 episodes it won't be good, pure and simple.
Cornballer
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It's a little unclear if he's talking about Season 3 meaning ASoS as a whole or Season 3 meaning the first half of ASoS. I'm guessing the former rather than the latter(?)
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un33dab@dpu$$y
Yeah, I thought of that too, but taken with the first statement it would seem to point to the latter. But who knows.
edit: Then again if the second favorite scene is the one I'm thinking of ASOS SPOILERS
the Viper and the Mountain
BFIB
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It would make sense to split ASOS into two separate seasons. Just way too much awesome that happens to rush through anything.
You could have MAJOR ASOS SPOILERS
You could have MAJOR ASOS SPOILERS
The Red Wedding as the season 3 finale. Great way to end the season.
Season4: Joffrey's death and Catelyn's return to end the season
Season4: Joffrey's death and Catelyn's return to end the season
bodyofanamerican
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I honestly think they have to have the 1st 2 things you mention happen in the same season. Just my 2 cents.
Cornballer
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That whole interview is here if you want to try and parse his meaning. The quote in question is on the second page.
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un33dab@dpu$$y
Yeah, in context of the whole story I'd say he's talking about season 3 as referring to all of ASOS.
I swear people don't even know what this word means anymore.
Thinking that someone made a poor casting decision = contempt for women?
If Jonah Hill had been cast as Robb Stark, you'd hear the same complaints.
bengraven
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Okay, so reading it at first I had the impression that technically they renewed for two seasons but they only renewed for one 10 episode season.
And it's going to cover the first half of SOS. So if they decide not to do a fourth season, we're going to miss half of SOS. :/ Eh, the show is going really strong so far and I don't expect them to cancel before at least telling SOS.
I'm more worried about them canceling after the fourth season. :/
And it's going to cover the first half of SOS. So if they decide not to do a fourth season, we're going to miss half of SOS. :/ Eh, the show is going really strong so far and I don't expect them to cancel before at least telling SOS.
I'm more worried about them canceling after the fourth season. :/
Oh fuck off, seriously. Just because someone criticizes a female casting doesn't make them misogynistic. Plenty of the same people criticizing Yara/Asha also criticized Rorge and Jaqen H'gaar and probably Renly and Loras last season, for perfectly legitimate reason.
No, no, no! I've said this many times, but I'll repeat myself. You should be praying that they don't include that scene until season 4, unless you want a massive drop in viewers followed by the show being cancelled. If that really is the finale of season 3, then it would easily be the worst decision they'd make about this show yet (for multiple reasons, including not having enough remaining content to cover another 10 episode season afterwards).
Same. I don't doubt that they'll get to cover the entirety of ASOS, but beyond that I'm not very confident in the series' future.
Based on this timeline for SoS (http://towerofthehand.com/books/103/chapters.html)
Massive SoS Spoilers
Final couple of episodes for S3 should have the following:
Season 4 end will be:
It all works out so perfectly as 2 seasons. Plenty of twists to go around.
Massive SoS Spoilers
Final couple of episodes for S3 should have the following:
-Red Wedding should be S3 finale.
-Arya and The Hound are there too.
-Jon reaches the Wall to warn the Watch.
-Jaime begins his trip to King's Landing, but returns to Harrenhal to save Brienne.
-Sam and Gilly are surrounded by wights but saved by a mysterious man dressed in black and with hands cold as ice.
-Arya and The Hound are there too.
-Jon reaches the Wall to warn the Watch.
-Jaime begins his trip to King's Landing, but returns to Harrenhal to save Brienne.
-Sam and Gilly are surrounded by wights but saved by a mysterious man dressed in black and with hands cold as ice.
Season 4 end will be:
-Jon is sent by Janos to kill Mance; Stannis shows up with his army and routes the wildlings.
-Sandor gets in a fight with some of Gregor's men at an inn and is seriously wounded;Arya leaves him in the woods and takes passage with a Braavosi ship at Saltpans using the coin Jaqen gave her.
-Jaime and Varys break Tyrion out of his cell;Tyrion kills Shae and Tywin on his way out of the castle.
-Jon is elected Lord Commander of the Night's Watch.
-Sansa stands up to Robert and Petyr kills Lysa.
-Catelyn returns as Zombie
-Sandor gets in a fight with some of Gregor's men at an inn and is seriously wounded;Arya leaves him in the woods and takes passage with a Braavosi ship at Saltpans using the coin Jaqen gave her.
-Jaime and Varys break Tyrion out of his cell;Tyrion kills Shae and Tywin on his way out of the castle.
-Jon is elected Lord Commander of the Night's Watch.
-Sansa stands up to Robert and Petyr kills Lysa.
-Catelyn returns as Zombie
It all works out so perfectly as 2 seasons. Plenty of twists to go around.
Thing is going by the source material seasons 3 and 4 should hopefully be amazing, so I see no reason for a drop in ratings as a result of the show getting worse. If the ratings do ever fall away it will be post season 4 imo. Adapting Feast and Dance for tv will be a huge challenge.
The Maisie Williams interview contains some serious spoilers or a change from the books.
It's not described but it looks like they have another radical departure from her story in order to reduce the number of locations and characters.
I have ALSO stated that I do not like Asha's look/actress. I'm not disgressing finding issue with the show's portrayal or your own; I'm merely stating that this fandom has a largely misogynistic fandom on certain sites and it can especially show in the way they go about criticising things sometimes and I'm not referring to Asha.
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un33dab@dpu$$y
This sounds about right
ASOS spoilers
There's a 99% chance they're going to end Season 3 with the Red Wedding. It's just the perfect place to cut it off. Sure people who haven't read and haven't been spoiled will be pissed and claim they're never coming back. But 9 months later they'll return. And they'll have some hopeful things going on to like the quoted post said with Jaime returning for Brienne.
As long as the world doesn't end, I'd say we're just about guaranteed to get to a 5th season. After that it will all depend on how they adapt the source material to make it work and if George can get the lead out and finish the books.
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Totally agreed about Season 3. BOOK 3
Everyone is in a hurry to see the Red Wedding in season 3 but I think it's a horrible idea for a dozen reasons. These two seasons could be some of the best TV has ever seen, but to do these scenes justice they need to take their time. Edmure needs to be introduced and they need to give the Freys some more time. In Kings Landing they need to give the Dorne people time to establish themselves before Oberyn fights. All of this buildup can take place in Season 3 and the big shocks truly need to be in Season 4.
I'd argue it's only a legitimate reason if their appearance significently informs either part of their character or the story, otherwise it's just nitpicking. Personally I don't feel this is the case with Asha (or any of the others you mentioned for that matter), but clearly others do.
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I feel like [ASoS]
has to be in season 3, then season 4 will still have a ton of big events and one big surprise at the end, and they can start slowly introducing the [AffC]
to make sure Season 5 doesn't start off as slowly as AFfC does.
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