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*UNMARKED SPOILERS ALL BOOKS* Game of Thrones |OT| - Season 4 - Sundays on HBO
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Here I Stand are House Mormont's words
Had no idea these were house Mormont's words. That's pretty cool
This is sort of cool: Ned's recollections of the Tourney at Harrenhal, starring
as Brandon Stark.
There's a slightly similar thing done with the Tower of Joy scene out there as well that's really good.
Tom Cruise
There's a slightly similar thing done with the Tower of Joy scene out there as well that's really good.
Sickboy007
Member
Holy hell, the guy who play Roose aged a lot in the past 15 years.
bodyofanamerican
Member
Thanks! I agree, it's the best. Haha.
edit:
from tomorrow's ep:
"Stannis loses patience with Davos."
God. Dammit.
Fingers crossed this season's arc is Stannis coming to his senses and listening to the Onion Knight.
What out of character of him.
Personally, I hate Dany's portrayal of Dany the most.
FootballFan
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But a good sort of ageing. He's gained like a thousand handsome points in the past decade, apparently.
RatskyWatsky
Hunky Nostradamus
I would love to see the original pilot with Tamzin Merchant as Dany. I bet she would have been better than Emilia Clarke.
Steelyuhas
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Typically people aren't replaced after filming a pilot because there was a great reaction to the work they did.
Chances are she would have been even worse to be honest, she was replaced for a reason.
WhereAreMahDragonz
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I probably don't help with that. Sorry.
Explain your tag, I don't get it.
Corpsepyre
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Reading the synopsis for the third episode. It's happening, folks!
Red Arremer
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iirc GRRM said that there were no problems with her portrayal of the role.
While I think Emilia Clarke is not a particularly good actress, I think she looks closer to how I imagined Dany's looks in the books.
I think Tamzin Merchant could've made a good Margaery or Jeyne Westerling though.
Edit: Looking at the other recast roles, what a shame they replaced Ian McNeice for Illyrio Mopatis.
Hah.
WhereAreMahDragonz
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Sickboy007
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I'll miss show Joffrey, Jack Gleeson aced his role with style. I'm sure he'll go out with a bang.
Losing McNiece as Illyrio was a stroke of luck, because now we can have McNiece as Manderly.
Corpsepyre
Banned
It'll be interesting seeing people on my Facebook and elsewhere NOT swearing off of the show for once.
Joffrey really did kick ass though!
Red Arremer
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I guess, but I have my doubts they'll cast McNiece as Manderly.
DrForester
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After Hobbit 2, I want Stephen Fry for Manderly.
If you mean Joffrey choking on his own lungs that's episode 2.
Corpsepyre
Banned
I know. The third ep's synopsis was talking about the 'fallout from the Royal Wedding, and Tyrion getting into trouble'. Guess that puts all the fear people had concerning Joffrey staying alive to rest.
The quote gets me every time
eot
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I agree
What is up with that eyebrow movement
TheKaeptain
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I'm really really attracted to her.
Red Arremer
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Fuck the Burger King.
Ok I've found a ton of those image strips here: http://imgur.com/gallery/Q0iBQ
This one is by far the best: http://i.imgur.com/MJC0FWf.jpg
Now is there some source aside from imgur?
This one is by far the best: http://i.imgur.com/MJC0FWf.jpg
Now is there some source aside from imgur?
Atraveller
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"I do like dogs, good animals. Loyal."
The king has spoken.
Yes.
I'm loving all those GoT comics.
Red Arremer
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Yeah, I linked that gallery in my initial post about it.
I don't think there's one gallery collecting all of these, sadly.
Had to go back and re-read that chapter in SoS where Arya gets Needle back. Couldn't remember how it happened in the book. They're rearranging stuff, for one, since that happens after Joffery's wedding. I'm also curious what they're going to do with Sandor now.. that was the incident in the book where he was mortally wounded, but he barely took a scratch on the show.
Saw an article earlier today questioning whether the audience should be rooting for Arya at this point, considering the path that she's chosen and the things she's done. I just smiled, cause she's going to far darker places later on. I think way too many of these critics and journalists are going off only what they see on the show, having never read the books.
In any event, it was a hell of a strong start to S4.
Saw an article earlier today questioning whether the audience should be rooting for Arya at this point, considering the path that she's chosen and the things she's done. I just smiled, cause she's going to far darker places later on. I think way too many of these critics and journalists are going off only what they see on the show, having never read the books.
In any event, it was a hell of a strong start to S4.
The Artful Dodger
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Same.
Also my attraction to Emilia Clarke allows me to disregard any acting skills she may lack. SUCK IT YOU COLD UNFEELING CRITICS!
toddhunter
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I love every time I read something like "I'm getting a little tired of Dany not doing much."
Will be interesting to see the reactions to upcoming events. A big problem for me is the series has two main villains, Joffrey (crazy/evil) and Tywin (cunning/evil). I'm guessing the idea was they would be removed so the "true evil" of the white walkers would take over.
But that doesn't actually happen. To date they just remain as a vague threat that got owned by Sam of all people. So I'm wondering if the show will mix this up somehow.
I dunno, I don't think her eyebrows are all that weird. Other than the fact that they appear to be trying to escape from her head in that one gif.
Otherwise, they're just so noticeable because of the contrast against the super-blonde wig.
Red Arremer
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To be honest, I see most of the characters to be too complex to be considered good or evil. Essentially all of them have done unspeakable things, even those we consider to be the heroes or protagonists. It's all a matter of perspective, as well. If we wouldn't have Theon's POV chapters (or the portrayal of his torture in the show), we would definitely consider him to be a villain, for instance.
Of course, the outright mad people like Joffrey or the Mountain are irredeemable, but most characters are grey zones.
But yes, the story is about all these powerful lords and ladies fighting each other and ignoring the looming threat from the beyond the Wall.
bengraven
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I had a weird thought today:
I'm fairly certain Tyrion will be using Joffrey's Ros-killing crossbow on Tywin.
It kind of makes sense, it all comes around in the end.
This had me fucking dying for 5 minutes.
God damn metal.
I'm fairly certain Tyrion will be using Joffrey's Ros-killing crossbow on Tywin.
It kind of makes sense, it all comes around in the end.
This had me fucking dying for 5 minutes.
God damn metal.
And Sansa say "I luv you FIVE-ever!"
Holy shit this one always gets me.
RatskyWatsky
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Was she replaced due to scheduling conflicts, like Jennifer Ehle was, or did they dump her because they didn't like her performance? Regardless, I'm still curious to see what she was like.
Not necessarily. The new Daario is vastly inferior to the old one, for instance, and yet here we are.
toddhunter
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In the books? Yes, I can see that, but not so much in the tv show. Simply because of the nature of the medium, you don't really get that depth of insight.
I'm just interesting to see how that comes across for people who don't read.
Red Arremer
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So, re-reading AGOT in English - the Northerners, and particularly Ned, frown a LOT don't they. lol
It is a great summary of Dany's Season 2.
They never gave an official statement, but according to GRRM, her performance was fine.
Well... sort of. I actually find Tywin in the show much more sympathetic than in the books (though that might be at least partly because I just absolutely adore Charles Dance). Of course the show omits many details, but they still don't portray the characters particularly different from how they are in the books - Jon is still an arrogant son of a bitch as he arrives at the Night's Watch (although they condensed his transformation into an episode or two), Dany has killed many people during her conquest, Theon has betrayed the people he grew up with and murdered children, and so on.
The world of Westeros is rough and cruel, so much so that even the good guys have a lot of blood on their hands. Tywin's motivations are actually as sympathetic as a lot of other characters', even though he spirals downwards until he gets killed.
And from what I can gather from the Unsullied thread, a lot of them are aware of many nuances the characters portray. I mean, GAF of Thrones is a bit different from the average viewer, but the people who delve into the material and start discussing it, or speculating about it, seem to comprehend a lot of the things that are going on, and understand a lot of depth of the characters, even though the show is not as voluminous as the books.
It is a great summary of Dany's Season 2.
They never gave an official statement, but according to GRRM, her performance was fine.
Well... sort of. I actually find Tywin in the show much more sympathetic than in the books (though that might be at least partly because I just absolutely adore Charles Dance). Of course the show omits many details, but they still don't portray the characters particularly different from how they are in the books - Jon is still an arrogant son of a bitch as he arrives at the Night's Watch (although they condensed his transformation into an episode or two), Dany has killed many people during her conquest, Theon has betrayed the people he grew up with and murdered children, and so on.
The world of Westeros is rough and cruel, so much so that even the good guys have a lot of blood on their hands. Tywin's motivations are actually as sympathetic as a lot of other characters', even though he spirals downwards until he gets killed.
And from what I can gather from the Unsullied thread, a lot of them are aware of many nuances the characters portray. I mean, GAF of Thrones is a bit different from the average viewer, but the people who delve into the material and start discussing it, or speculating about it, seem to comprehend a lot of the things that are going on, and understand a lot of depth of the characters, even though the show is not as voluminous as the books.
PhoenixDark
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To be fair if she was bad Martin wouldn't say so. It struck me as a horrible casting decision and I'm glad they went a different direction. Clarke isn't a good actress but she does "intense" well, and she looks the part.
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