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

If they do, can I come over and watch it? We are up the same Meereenese crick.

of course you can, laurel.

So many great new characters: Diana Rigg as kindly (?) supersmart matriarch! Two supercool slightly creepy wizard teens! A wily drunken swordsman-rebel with a wicked archer of a pal!

did not catch that was diana rigg. she was real good.

Were we supposed to recognize the leader of the Brotherhood?

He was mentioned in passing at one point by Robert but I believe that was his first on-screen appearance.

finally! Jaime Lannister and Brienne fight!

loved watching him get pwned!

backing up to the first episode of the season, what happened when the "200 northmen were slaughtered" and why was it Lady Stark's fault again? I'm a little lost on that plotline, when they rode up to the massacred village or whatever. don't even know exactly where that was supposed to be.

did he CONTROVERSIAL MOD EDIT

the 'village' is castle harrenhal, where tywin and the lannisters are were camped before the battle, and where arya and pals escaped from. presumably the 200 northmen were killed by them as they left? it is not entirely clear where the 200 northmen came from, perhaps it will be explained. the lady stark bit is referencing her releasing jamie lannister, who killed karstark's 2 sons.

and thomp's post is probably closer to a spoiler than a no spoilers thread really wants

all right thanks. makes sense. maybe the 200 northmen were among the people being held prisoner there? I didn't get whether Lady Stark was like, directly resposible or just be accused of aiding a Lannister in general (the latter I guess)

and thomp's post is probably closer to a spoiler than a no spoilers thread really wants

yeah that's why I usually never look at this thread.

it wasn't totally clear, but roose bolton specifically refers to karstark's sons between the mention of the 200 and the bit about their killer running free

and thomp's post is probably closer to a spoiler than a no spoilers thread really wants

If it's an actual spoiler then it should be deleted.

…and so should thomp.

Ugh. Paul Kaye looking similar to his character in the UK bookie adverts seems bad casting atm.

This episode was kind of just 45mins of people walking around various territories but I really enjoyed it. The Jaime and Brienne scenes were great in particular.

I like the Margaery/Cersei/Joffrey storyline is going. Also yay for Diana Rigg.

Can someone either get Sansa out of there or just kill her because I'm bored of watching her idiot doormat face mooning round King's Landing to no effect.

Haha Sansa is finally coming across the way she does in the books for Matt

Aw, I like Sansa.

Most of the Stark children bar Arya are pretty dull (although Bran might get interesting now he had magic animal powers) but Sansa is just SO STUPID.

Yeah, I've never really given two hoots for Sansa. She wasn't particularly sympathetic in the first season, but I've still not warmed to her.

Funny how this episode was largely about regular characters having uneasy encounters with strangers during their travels. Three times in one episode this happened.

Sansa on the show is way more relatable/likable than Sansa in the books IMO; it is true though that Arya and Bran are the most interesting Stark children

i actually have found the reverse. GRRM sets you up to dislike sansa but then flips that on you and makes her v sympathetic, in a way that is not coming across in the show for i would say 2 reasons, one that the show has to move on too quickly from the horrible shit she goes thru whereas the books can linger, and two she is the second worse actor in the regular crew after alfie/theon. she doesn't seem desperate, just vapid.

I think she is actually a very good actor who has the misfortune of being surrounded by a bunch of really excellent actors and a dude with a super easy part to play

Also Sansa in the books was totally vapid when not being desperate, come on

I think Alfie Allen is pretty good as Theon actually, I've no idea what he's supposed to be like in the books but if he's meant to be a self-absorbed idiot who is way way way out of his depth then that's good casting.

Pretty much

Yeah I'd say that that's bang on Theon's character really

It is, but i still think Allen is crap

Uh no the worst actor is clearly Daenerys. Ugh ugh ugh!

always got time to watch alfie being tortured

was/am really hoping rigg and bitchfacewhatshername stitch sansa up for her honesty

bran's lot are sort of turning into the worst indie band ever, can they just get to where they're going and disperse already

paul kaye is basically unemployable as far as the uk audience goes - i'm sure he's probably right for the role but he is always just paul kaye and nothing else

lol @ worst indie band ever, that is the best way to describe that story arc

I am not familiar with Paul Kaye, it sounds like that's for the best?

I really enjoyed Paul Kaye in this!

If you want to know more/risk ruining his character, Youtube Dennis Pennis.

dennis pennis is the only time he's not been "paul kaye" though

i had no idea about paul kaye casting so that was a big wtf moment for me but i actually thought he was very good in what seems to a fun role standing in for 2 or 3 book characters.

guy playing jojen reed seems very good, british child actor in thee classic mould, would have been great in the tripods or summat

railway chidren

etc

Bran grew so much that when we first saw him, I thought he was Jojen, at first.

took me a bit to figure out where i recognized Bolton's scout (dude on the horse in the last scene) from.
Noah Taylor, the guy who played hitler in Max. if he's going to be a reoccurring character i will probably not be able to stop thinking of him as a scraggly hitler with a beard.

He reminds me of Nick Cave, who seems like he'd be a House Bolton dude.

guy playing jojen reed seems very good, british child actor in thee classic mould, would have been great in the tripods or summat

― Roberto Spiralli

He was great in Doctor Who a couple of years ago.

Not to mention his turns as a budding young musician in both Love Actually and Nowhere Boy

well what do you know

yes I loved him in Love Actually

and I was very much OMGYEShooray! to see my bf noah taylor

He reminds me of Nick Cave, who seems like he'd be a House Bolton dude.

― The last of the famous international Greyjoys (Nicole), Tuesday, April 9, 2013 11:51 AM (3 hours ago) Bookmark

australia face

haha