I thought it was very well done. (Obligatory but-as-a-reader caveats*: I wish they had done more to recreate the sense of building dread in that chapter, especially with the drums, and of course the show couldn't convey the sheer heartbreak of "No, don’t, don’t cut my hair, Ned loves my hair".) But Robb's final, pleading, "Mother" was great and Michelle Fairley was simply brilliant throughout. After she sees Robb dies she is just gone. Honestly, I was a lot more saddened than I thought I'd be.
Bran and Rickon's goodbye was very affecting as well.
alsohttp://25.media.tumblr.com/f57ff71c25ff0ec6264a3519cff803fe/tumblr_mntikrsVtg1rearvyo5_r1_250.gif
*I also meant to add, Roose killing Robb was a bit quick for me, thought it was more than made up for by the look he gives Cat when she sees he's wearing mail.
― gyac, Monday, 3 June 2013 14:20 (ten years ago) link
My two favorites from that redweddingtears account so far:
RT @gameblouses: im gladd Robb Stark is dead he was annoying & ugly
@BWIZ Game of Thrones this, Game of Thrones that... Yo FUCK that midget. Can't take that fucking guy seriously.
― Ned Raggett, Monday, 3 June 2013 14:27 (ten years ago) link
Oh and:
@victoriaanava im seriously balling right now. why game of thrones why!?!
― Ned Raggett, Monday, 3 June 2013 14:28 (ten years ago) link
the look he gives Cat when she sees he's wearing mail.
YES.
― I wish to incorporate disco into my small business (chap), Monday, 3 June 2013 14:28 (ten years ago) link
If Reddit existed in Westeros Jorah would be posting about being friendzoned right now.
― ...also i'm awesome (Nicole), Monday, 3 June 2013 14:39 (ten years ago) link
Hahaha
― Ned Raggett, Monday, 3 June 2013 14:40 (ten years ago) link
http://25.media.tumblr.com/19fe7f8578c746c5e54cd07c709cb527/tumblr_mnsvecPJLi1qc1a0go1_500.gif
but!http://24.media.tumblr.com/1a8dc59903431fe03b63a40ae7a1ba73/tumblr_mntiqalQz51qh5buco1_400.gif
― gyac, Monday, 3 June 2013 14:45 (ten years ago) link
I don't know the name of the actor who plays Roose, but he was Amazing in this scene.
― ...also i'm awesome (Nicole), Monday, 3 June 2013 14:45 (ten years ago) link
i cried about rickon and bran, but not cat and robb. seriously, i guess its time i start rooting for the winning team. GO LANNISTERS!
― homosexual II, Monday, 3 June 2013 14:46 (ten years ago) link
If I ever get round to buying the GoT board game I'm totally going to be the Lannisters every time I play.
― I wish to incorporate disco into my small business (chap), Monday, 3 June 2013 14:47 (ten years ago) link
I'm more passive aggressive, so I'd be a Tyrell.
― ...also i'm awesome (Nicole), Monday, 3 June 2013 14:49 (ten years ago) link
i love the way the roose actor only uses his eyes but conveys so much. yeeeah i'm a rascal, what ya gonna do?
― Roberto Spiralli, Monday, 3 June 2013 14:50 (ten years ago) link
http://i.imgur.com/L5hGXMf.gif
l-r, didn't read the books, read the books, didn't read the books
(i haven't read the books by the way)
― Z S, Monday, 3 June 2013 14:54 (ten years ago) link
Lannisters are tough because you're more or less surrounded to start the game. Tyrell or whoever else that is in the south is the way to go!
― Porto for Pyros (The Cursed Return of the Dastardly Thermo Thinwall), Monday, 3 June 2013 15:13 (ten years ago) link
the only saving grace of all of it was that Arya didn't somehow find her way into the hall to witness the carnage
that last scream of Catelyn's that just chokes off into helpless silence was amazing, she's such a good actress
― set the controls for the heart of the sun (VegemiteGrrl), Monday, 3 June 2013 15:25 (ten years ago) link
And Jon ditching Ygritte was COLD.
Crows before hoes.
― ...also i'm awesome (Nicole), Monday, 3 June 2013 12:48 (2 hours ago) Permalink
lmao
― lego maniac cop (latebloomer), Monday, 3 June 2013 15:30 (ten years ago) link
nicole LOOOL
― set the controls for the heart of the sun (VegemiteGrrl), Monday, 3 June 2013 15:31 (ten years ago) link
frey dude looks alot like willie nelson to me which adds a touch of the absurd
― i didn't even give much of a fuck that you were mod (forksclovetofu), Monday, 3 June 2013 16:09 (ten years ago) link
#crowsbeforehoes would totally be trending if not for, you know
http://winteriscoming.net/2013/06/red-wedding-reactions-caught-on-tape/
― ...also i'm awesome (Nicole), Monday, 3 June 2013 17:25 (ten years ago) link
Frank Ocean wrote, “smh. red wedding was too hectic.” (smh means “shaking my head.”)
― Roberto Spiralli, Monday, 3 June 2013 17:43 (ten years ago) link
or sydney morning herald
― set the controls for the heart of the sun (VegemiteGrrl), Monday, 3 June 2013 17:44 (ten years ago) link
GAME OF THROOOOOOONES
― polyphonic, Monday, 3 June 2013 17:56 (ten years ago) link
yeah, it was too hectic
there was just too much going on there, they should have slowed things down there and made it less exciting, maybe split that scene out over a few episodes, or maybe have a character hide behind a table for a few minutes and talk about what was happening and why it was so unexpected and scurry
smh at the way they did that
― Z S, Monday, 3 June 2013 18:00 (ten years ago) link
My wife, not in the book reading contingent but probably a more rabid fan of the TV series than I am, had a pretty great reaction. At the shot of Caetlyn looking up at the band, her hand shot over and grabbed my arm with a white knuckle grip, "what the fuck is going to happen?". Then she let out a muted scream when the guy went after Talisa. Later she claimed it wasn't as "devastating" as the Ned Start season 1 scene, but it seemed to get a pretty visceral reaction from her.
― i kant believe it's not buffon (jon /via/ chi 2.0), Monday, 3 June 2013 18:00 (ten years ago) link
Somehow, despite all the groundwork they did with the song "The Rains of Castamere" (Cersei's discussion of it, Thoros singing it, playing it at the end of the battle of Blackwater episode, Tyrion talking about it, using it as the Lannister leitmotif in the score, using it as the TITLE of the episode ... I still didn't know what song they were playing. Haha.
― polyphonic, Monday, 3 June 2013 18:07 (ten years ago) link
Mr Veg was laughing at me by the end, I yelled NO when robb & catelyn were first hit, then a series of NNOOOOOOs when Robb's wolf and Robb got it, and then just a quiet mournful 'oh no' with Catelyn's ending
― set the controls for the heart of the sun (VegemiteGrrl), Monday, 3 June 2013 18:08 (ten years ago) link
I cannot wait to find out how the bedding went.
― polyphonic, Monday, 3 June 2013 18:11 (ten years ago) link
great-uncle's absence...
― Evan, Monday, 3 June 2013 18:17 (ten years ago) link
Only one more episode this season, sigh
― polyphonic, Monday, 3 June 2013 18:24 (ten years ago) link
Grey Worm has sick fighting skills and he moves with such grace. I hope there is more of him in the next season.
― Damo Suzuki's Parrot, Monday, 3 June 2013 18:34 (ten years ago) link
sick epi
― cozen, Monday, 3 June 2013 18:43 (ten years ago) link
http://i2.cdnds.net/13/15/618x411/odd_you_know_nothing_jon_snow.jpg
― i guess i'd just rather listen to canned heat? (ian), Monday, 3 June 2013 19:04 (ten years ago) link
You know, leave it to TMZ
http://www.tmz.com/2013/06/03/game-of-thrones-throat-cutting-oj-simpson-witness-michael-baden/
― Ned Raggett, Monday, 3 June 2013 19:20 (ten years ago) link
On the bright side, at least Gareth from The Office got offed.
― hewing to the status quo with great zealotry (DavidM), Monday, 3 June 2013 19:28 (ten years ago) link
^aha!
― emilys., Monday, 3 June 2013 20:41 (ten years ago) link
For real, I don't know what they were expecting rolling up into Walder Frey's castle like he would be all nbd that Robb dissed him. Still, the slaughter was shocking. I expected hostilities and draw swords, but...damn. Catelyn's desperation at the end was affecting. At first I found her annoyingly long-suffering & righteous, but reading the first book made me appreciate her a lot more.
It will never happen, but part of me wishes Tyrion will turn Sansa into sex freak. I mostly just want to see more Tyrion sexy scenes. I fear for he & Shae, though. Also, please more Petyr Baelish & Viserys.
― emilys., Monday, 3 June 2013 21:12 (ten years ago) link
omg i can't begin to imagine what kind of kinky sansa/tyrion fanfic is out there. or if there is none, you need to write some.
― i guess i'd just rather listen to canned heat? (ian), Monday, 3 June 2013 21:16 (ten years ago) link
there are not enough NOs in the world
― they are either militarists (ugh) or kangaroos (?) (DJP), Monday, 3 June 2013 21:18 (ten years ago) link
I want to see Littlefinger hanging out in the Eyrie with Cat's sister and the milky lad.
― polyphonic, Monday, 3 June 2013 21:19 (ten years ago) link
http://archiveofourown.org/tags/Tyrion%20Lannister*s*Sansa%20Stark/works
;_;
― they are either militarists (ugh) or kangaroos (?) (DJP), Monday, 3 June 2013 21:20 (ten years ago) link
oh god some of those stories are truly revolting ;_; i can tell w/o even reading them
― i guess i'd just rather listen to canned heat? (ian), Monday, 3 June 2013 21:26 (ten years ago) link
I want to see Littlefinger hanging out in the Eyrie with Cat's sister and the milky lad.― polyphonic, Monday, June 3, 2013 5:19 PM (6 minutes ago) Bookmark Flag Post Permalink
― polyphonic, Monday, June 3, 2013 5:19 PM (6 minutes ago) Bookmark Flag Post Permalink
yes
― emilys., Monday, 3 June 2013 21:27 (ten years ago) link
http://archiveofourown.org/works/search?utf8=%E2%9C%93&work_search[query]=littlefinger%2Flysa
this is truly the work of Satan
― they are either militarists (ugh) or kangaroos (?) (DJP), Monday, 3 June 2013 21:30 (ten years ago) link
I think maybe it's just that I want Sansa to become interesting and stop being such a dumbo.
― emilys., Monday, 3 June 2013 21:34 (ten years ago) link
sansa is pretty much a typical teenaged girl. she was soooo stoked at the promise of being betrothed to loras. she's wising up slowly. in season 1 she was truly awful.
― homosexual II, Monday, 3 June 2013 21:36 (ten years ago) link
isn't gareth an eagle now? like, do wargs stay in the animals if their bodies get offed?
― i didn't even give much of a fuck that you were mod (forksclovetofu), Monday, 3 June 2013 22:36 (ten years ago) link
i far prefer the joffrey/sansa/tyrell/tywin stuff to this week's gang, though now most of them are dead i guess there won't be as much about them.
― ... (LocalGarda), Monday, 3 June 2013 22:41 (ten years ago) link
still obv a good episode, i think the hype had made me expect something weirder, or an entire episode of shocks, i wasn't spoiled beforehand but knowing something crazy was going to happen deflated it a bit.
― ... (LocalGarda), Monday, 3 June 2013 22:42 (ten years ago) link
http://www.theonion.com/articles/oh-shit-i-totally-forgot-that-happens,32673/
― balls, Monday, 3 June 2013 22:43 (ten years ago) link