HBO adaptation of Game of Thrones - will this be just for nerds? (NO SPOILERS PLEASE)

Can we not talk about who is alive or dead in the third book? I know it seems sort of obvious that Dany will be around for awhile but it's more fun to not know what's going to happen for me. :(

yeah, seconded. there's a spoiler thread for people who've read the books. would prefer to hear nothing about what's upcoming or how things were different in the books in this thread.

in the books, Xaro Xohan Daxos is a Chinese guy

lol

only three episodes left!? I have been waiting for some ACTION!!

I hope the finale ends with a title card with something like: "we ran out of time but here is a list of people that died..."

Note: Theon died on the way back to his home planet

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soooooo nerdy
http://io9.com/5906300/5-scientific-explanations-for-game-of-thrones-messed+up-seasons
https://plus.google.com/u/0/100521671383026672718/posts/R3C5xYBxvXn

I keep hearing Xaro Xahon Ducksauce everytime they say it out loud.

Note: Theon died on the way back to his home planet

Theon does have certain Poochie qualities.

arya's dancing is pretty amazing.

unlike ian greyjoy's acting.

alfie is a pretty terrible actor but it kind of works because theon is pretty terrible at what he does too.

― Roberto Spiralli, Monday, 14 May 2012 15:21 (Yesterday) Bookmark

agree, same goes for daenerys

not sure about her, her scenes are particularly grating apart from that cool illusion freak.

yeah, i was starting to like dany as a character cause clarke did okay with the rising-to-power stuff last season, but god, she's been just awful ever since her arrival in qarth.

agreed

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danaerys is made even more obnoxious b/c the episodes feel so unsatisfying in the way of plot development and then we have to spend a fair chunk of it with her crying about her dragons. qarth scenes are only redeemed by neat visual stuff like the charlatan and the metal-mask lady.

well, everybody's dead now so

karth felt like a whole lotta build up and then the whole GREATEST TOWN EVER had a quick flip to being run by goopy ghoulie and ragged dick.

so hopefully we don't have to see her again until she flies in on top of a dragon and rains fire on stuff

Goopy Ghoulie and Ragged Dick would be a great name for a GoT spin off show.

Qarth is the bit that is especially cringeworthy when I watch this show while stoned

The richest man in Qarth, the house of the undying dude, the merchant, Dany's horrible acting, mask woman.. it's really, really bad

Tyrion is still the most awesome

one thing i'm confused about - the metal-face tatoo-artist girl asked jorah if he would ever betray Daenerys *again*? what was that about? did i miss something?

also, forks - i really like that image!

Jorah was reporting back to Varys (I think) about Dany's movements, etc...

Yeah they did not play it up very much, but Jorah was doing that. His turning point is right before the little rat face dude tries to poison her.

Thermo: then you're gonna LOVE this tumblr -
http://fuckyeahgameofthrones.tumblr.com/

http://fuckyeahgameofthrones.tumblr.com/post/23049916118

also lolzy
http://fuckyeahgameofthrones.tumblr.com/post/22328143483/the-flawless-cast-of-game-of-thrones

This tumblr is killing me. I'm hoping it's all 13 yr olds.

To taste the full-on firehose of teen mania, search for the game of thrones tag on tumblr, especially around a new episode.

Popular themes include:

"OMG! I'm having so many feels right now, I can't handle it! [insert 10 wacky GIFs of people freaking out]"

and

"I know it's wrong, but I can't stop shipping Arya and Gendry hardcore!"

these creeps also seem to ship sansa and the dog

knock them now, but amongst them is the heir to the literary crown of E.L. James.

'ship'?

fanfic

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shipping_%28fandom%29

'ship 'shop

shoop

imho Harrenhal + Arya, possibly my least favorite parts of the second book, are the stand out scenes this season

It wasn't Tywin in the books, right? Because that's what's been really amazing.

these creeps also seem to ship sansa and the dog

It is called SanSan, and they are all gross.

two episodes in a row with no tits I'm pretty sure. Unprecedented.

There was boobis in the last episode.

I've been keeping track.

Who is the woman with the crazy mask? And where can I obtain naked ritual back-painting services on the east coast?

Her name is Quaithe. To say more would be spoiling.

There was boobis in the last episode.

boobis+

brief though, and the previous episode was chaste iirc? their skin quotient overlords at HBO seem to have lowered the tithe this season.

Brief by HBO GOT standards!

so um for the people like me who haven't read the books and don't want spoilers

SPECULATIONS PLEASE

bran and ricon can't be dead, right? so um what happened? those the bodies of the farm kids? did theon deliberately let the princes go and burn up the kids? (hard to accept that one...)

i actually looked that up and spoilered it for myself. had to know.

It seemed really obvious to me that it was those two orphan boys. Bran and Ricon et al were hiding at the farm, I guess? Or at least they went near it. The dogs picked up the scent. Theon failed again because he's lol Theon and killed the kids to make a point to the people of Winterfell. That's my guess, anyway. I don't see why you'd mention the two orphan boys if you weren't going to use them at some point.