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

Locking Ducksauce and Hollyoaks girl in the vault was cold.

Thought the White Walkers looked amazing.

Lots of moving scenes this episode - Luwin dying, Dany and Drogo, Tyrion and Shae.

I wonder if people who haven't read the books entirely got what was going on under the surface of Jon and Qhorin's fight.

it got like six minutes of screen time and left out most of the creepy vignettes that I was hoping for.

I was hoping for a glimpse of mad king Aerys at least.

I wonder if people who haven't read the books entirely got what was going on under the surface of Jon and Qhorin's fight.

― I wish to incorporate disco into my small business (chap), Monday, June 4, 2012 10:19 AM (10 minutes ago) Bookmark Flag Post Permalink

seemed p obvs

man whats up w/sansa she needs to gtfo, jeez girl

I wonder if people who haven't read the books entirely got what was going on under the surface of Jon and Qhorin's fight.

My wife didn't initially, but she pretty much figured it out by the end of the episode.

yeah that was kind of awkwardly handled in that qhorin's line that explains his plan was way back in episode 8

so am I gonna have to wait another 8 months until this is out on DVD or what? I want to see it now!

Ways to die:

http://www.jest.com/video/175131/ways-to-die-in-game-of-thrones-season-2

so am I gonna have to wait another 8 months until this is out on DVD or what? I want to see it now!

― Moodles, Monday, June 4, 2012 1:10 PM (2 minutes ago) Bookmark Flag Post Permalink

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pray for moodles

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feel bad for the half man

ya... from his highest point to his lowest in 2 eps. kind of crappy of his father to, essentially, take the credit for Tyrion's work and then turn his back on him.

it looked like when he appointed him hand his dad was starting to come around to the fact that half man had game

so, the white walkers...
awesome: http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m535afxe4K1qfv91lo2_250.gif, http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m535afxe4K1qfv91lo7_r1_250.gif
a bit much: http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m535afxe4K1qfv91lo6_r1_250.gif

are the white walkers the guys on the horses and then theyve got a zombie army is that it

That's what I thought. horsemounted ice sword dudes ftw. i don't want to be reminded of The Walking Fucking Dead.

don't tell whiney

ya... from his highest point to his lowest in 2 eps. kind of crappy of his father to, essentially, take the credit for Tyrion's work and then turn his back on him.

― Porto for Pyros (The Cursed Return of the Dastardly Thermo Thinwall), Monday, June 4, 2012 10:38 AM (54 minutes ago)

yeah, i was a bit surprised by this

it looked like when he appointed him hand his dad was starting to come around to the fact that half man had game

― lag∞n, Monday, June 4, 2012 10:40 AM (54 minutes ago)

meant to quote this too

lol at him riding in on a horse to accept his appointment as hand

just so everyone knows grandpa is the real boss

and shitting on the floor!

He's called Samwell, not Samwise (hobbit gardener).

differences not worth noting

I always assumed that Martin intended him as a riff on Samwise.

i'm wondering about the size of winterfell these days. i originally got the idea that it was a pretty substantial settlement, but ever since, it's seemed like a courtyard or two and a couple buildings. it's seemed especially tiny in the last few episodes. then when the kids were leaving, it looked MASSIVE, like it would house thousands. how could a city that big possibly be held by 20 men, even with its army away?

― spextor vs bextor (contenderizer), Monday, June 4, 2012 1:45 AM (13 hours ago) Bookmark

its a castle, not a city

xp samwise is tolkein's ideal of a salt of the earth type who loves his master and knows his place. samwell is the effeminate son of a powerful noble. but they are both fat and short tho.

its a castle, not a city

okay, but in the last ep it was shown to be enormous. like the size of a small walled city. aren't there quite a few people living within those walls? like, not just the royal family and their staff, but a settlement of sorts? this is the impression i've gotten, anyway...

btw wtf is little finger up to, that guys sneaky

creeping on Sansa, methinks.

didnt he say at one point that he basically wanted to be king

that seems to be the central theme here: everybody wants to be king or queen

winterfell is supposed to be a castle with a small village of sorts within its outer walls iirc

btw wtf is little finger up to, that guys sneaky

aw man I was sure he was going to be all "you remind me of your mother...you'll need a protector here....and you have impeccable bloodlines."

Wtf happened Winterfell? WTF?

WinTerFell

http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lmqiuazjSz1qal3y3o1_500.jpg

argh - anyone have any links to a stream?? my TRUSTED SITE seems to be DISAPPOINTING ME

torrents are widely available.

on work computer

hbogo.com is the best place if you have friends or family willing to let you log in. You get interactive features and everything!

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― lag∞n, Monday, June 4, 2012 1:22 PM (9 hours ago) Bookmark Flag Post Permalink

real question tho, like wtf actually happened in winterfell? it was so clunky and fucking dumb, if it's a cliffhanger tell us, if not then fine. but it was just weird, i watched with my brother and we had to pause it to talk about what might have happened, it was so weird.

enjoyed the topless white walker that looked like iggy pop.

Lotta lame cliffhangers in this one.

Seemed like a lot of the show was making sure everyone was included. Maybe would have been better as a two-parter so there was plenty of time for acting/writing chops to carry the plot rather than "BREAKING: Daenerys Targaryen is about to enter the House of the Undying. For more, let's turn it over to etc".

I THOUGHT IT WAS GREAT!

white walker's horse was outstanding

Maester luwin's death was sad, I got a bit teary. Though I noticed that bloody Rickon looks older than Bran. Isn't he supposed to be a snivelly little tyke still?

P sure Littlefinger has some fucked up plan for Sansa to get back at her Mum for not boning down with him or something, MWAHA I'LL SHOW THE STARKS ILL SHOW THEM ALL

I gave up finishing the books. I guess now would be a good time to get back to catching up, lol.

Also why is any confused about winterfell. What's left of theon's army trashed the place when they left. At least that's the impression I got.

i sort of understand where the confusion is coming from... theon's speech sorta gave the impression that that northerners were on the verge of storming back into winterfell for some final battle, and then all of a sudden they just disappear? i mean i guess they could've encountered them and fought them all off screen or w/e, but...

ya it was weird like one minute it looks like theyre gonna hand over theon take their amnesty and be out of there then the next everythings all burning and dead

but the [spoiler] happened. they had nothing to stay for. and Theon's dudes were practically sellswords. They'd killed anyone in the castle worth killing that hadn't escaped already, so there's no way they'd hang around and fight for something they didn't give a crap for. Is my thinking.