Ennnh, it has some of the highest highs (incl the pilot and the last two episodes) but there's a lot of rough material in the middle, and the sexposition / overreliance on T&A was at its worst there. (xp!)
― a serious and fascinating fartist (Simon H.), Saturday, 29 July 2017 15:47 (six years ago) link
Maybe that was their clumsy attempt to assure viewers this wasn't for kids.
― Robert Adam Gilmour, Saturday, 29 July 2017 15:53 (six years ago) link
besides the one very egregious littlefinger scene (i'm pretty sure you guys know the one), the back half of season 1 put the sexposition aside and delivered the tightest, most suspenseful plotting the show has ever done.
― Many men scream death (voodoo chili), Saturday, 29 July 2017 16:20 (six years ago) link
yeah Gillen is probably the best actor in the whole ensemble tbh, he's had to sell a ton of dodgy dialogue
Rory McCann yo
― Larry Elleison (rogermexico.), Saturday, 29 July 2017 23:03 (six years ago) link
Littlefinger was in two of the best moments invented for the show, the 'power is power' confrontation with Cersei and his 'chaos is a ladder' speech.
― Frederik B, Saturday, 29 July 2017 23:28 (six years ago) link
I never enjoy agreeing with Fred B
― El Tomboto, Saturday, 29 July 2017 23:35 (six years ago) link
But so it must B
. i saw stephen dillane (stannis) in faith healer at donmar warehouse last year and he was mindblowingly good.
I just started watching The Tunnel last night, and was reminded that Stannis was one of the best actors. Renley was pretty good, too - now he's Charles Manson. oh well. I think Brianne and Tormund are the best we've got left, besides Lord Carcetti.
― sarahell, Saturday, 29 July 2017 23:52 (six years ago) link
Thanks for bringing that back up. I forgot that the Briamund / Toranne ship is still a thing that could be awesome. Although it will inevitably get compared to Steggy and I'll just have to not click on those articles because DUH ALREADY WROTE THAT IN MY HEAD JUST NOW
― El Tomboto, Sunday, 30 July 2017 00:07 (six years ago) link
What is Steggy?
― sarahell, Sunday, 30 July 2017 00:17 (six years ago) link
autocorrect or something from a show about dinosaurs your kid watches?
Stan + Peggy from Mad Men
― Frederik B, Sunday, 30 July 2017 00:18 (six years ago) link
ugh what a stupid name -- I think I'm going to go back two minutes when I thought it was a large wide-eyed animated Stegosaurus.
― sarahell, Sunday, 30 July 2017 00:21 (six years ago) link
I am not going to apologize because that portmanteau is not my fault.
― El Tomboto, Sunday, 30 July 2017 00:27 (six years ago) link
But clearly they should have gone with Pan
― Frederik B, Sunday, 30 July 2017 00:33 (six years ago) link
lol
― Yoni Loves Chocha (VegemiteGrrl), Sunday, 30 July 2017 01:23 (six years ago) link
obv opinions vary but the "chaos is a ladder" speech is precisely where gillen's acting/accent went off the rails, imo.
― Bein' Sean Bean (LocalGarda), Sunday, 30 July 2017 13:59 (six years ago) link
Lol, accents have long been the least of this show's problems. Everyone might as well speak like Edgar G Robinson.
― Josh in Chicago, Sunday, 30 July 2017 14:04 (six years ago) link
what's weird is he did a show in ireland where he played corrupt former irish prime minister charles j haughey, and littlefinger has basically been charlie ever since.
― Bein' Sean Bean (LocalGarda), Sunday, 30 July 2017 14:10 (six years ago) link
I can't recall the delivery, but it was a really well-written speech, that said so much about the character. The show rarely does that.
― Frederik B, Sunday, 30 July 2017 14:21 (six years ago) link
it was a good piece of script, i watched it again yday and i think tbf part of why i found it a bit ott was that it showed other scenes and used his speech as a voiceover.
― Bein' Sean Bean (LocalGarda), Sunday, 30 July 2017 14:23 (six years ago) link
my favorite created for the show was that season 1 convo between cersei and robert, brilliantly played by both actors and shining a depth on cersei that we never get to see in the books, even in (or especially in) her POV chapters.
― Many men scream death (voodoo chili), Sunday, 30 July 2017 14:23 (six years ago) link
i love this one!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NTgiPmG7OLE
― Bein' Sean Bean (LocalGarda), Sunday, 30 July 2017 14:30 (six years ago) link
^ Might be a good joke if at some point you see the same box in the background at Dragonstone at some point. I assume he just left the wizard to die when he left King's Landing though.
Is the Cersei/Oberyn scene in the books? That was one of her best also.
― nashwan, Sunday, 30 July 2017 14:53 (six years ago) link
ha yeah that's one of the best
― kinder, Sunday, 30 July 2017 17:58 (six years ago) link
srsly guys how are you sleeping on rory mccann?
― Larry Elleison (rogermexico.), Sunday, 30 July 2017 19:36 (six years ago) link
is it bc he doesn't have big speeches?
I think I forget about him cause he is absent for long stretches, he's quite good though
― a serious and fascinating fartist (Simon H.), Sunday, 30 July 2017 19:38 (six years ago) link
i mentioned him!
― Bein' Sean Bean (LocalGarda), Sunday, 30 July 2017 19:40 (six years ago) link
his scenes are really the only thing I look forward to right now. would have been very happy if they'd spun off a season of just him and Arya wandering the riverlands like medieval Big Daddy and Hit-Girl
― Larry Elleison (rogermexico.), Sunday, 30 July 2017 22:46 (six years ago) link
This episode was hard to watch, but also fantastic. If you have to do away with some side characters played by some of your best talent, this is the way to do it.
― El Tomboto, Monday, 31 July 2017 02:23 (six years ago) link
I just can't handle how fast everything is wrapping up. Like we spent how many years of characters traveling and traveling and now people just jump from one place to another in seconds. Although I did like some of that at the end. Like jumping to the aftermath of Lannister vs Tyrell.
― dan selzer, Monday, 31 July 2017 02:45 (six years ago) link
game of thrones is good again
― 龜, Monday, 31 July 2017 03:00 (six years ago) link
i liked the dual tracks of cersei/jaime dealing with killers of their children
― 龜, Monday, 31 July 2017 03:01 (six years ago) link
yeah this was good
― gbx, Monday, 31 July 2017 03:11 (six years ago) link
they'll be alright if they aim at the flashing red spot on the dragon's back
― kinder, Wednesday, July 26, 2017 12:01 PM (four days ago) Bookmark Flag Post Permalink
I don't think I've ever thought about a dragon's anus prior to this post.
― Evan, Monday, 31 July 2017 03:33 (six years ago) link
How is DRAGON ANUS not already a metal band? Or anything? Get on the stick, civilization.
― El Tomboto, Monday, 31 July 2017 03:39 (six years ago) link
we've already got goblin cock, i think we're all set
― gbx, Monday, 31 July 2017 03:42 (six years ago) link
easily the best one of the season even if it doubled down on the show's most irritating element, Jon and Dany and their supposed charms
― a serious and fascinating fartist (Simon H.), Monday, 31 July 2017 03:48 (six years ago) link
Tapeworms cause the dog to dragon anus which ruins the carpet.
xxp
― Evan, Monday, 31 July 2017 03:49 (six years ago) link
writers pretty explicitly saying winter is climate change huh
― 龜, Monday, 31 July 2017 03:58 (six years ago) link
yeah to the extent that I groaned a bit
― a serious and fascinating fartist (Simon H.), Monday, 31 July 2017 04:00 (six years ago) link
aren't all seasons technically climate change?
🤤
― The Marmadook (latebloomer), Monday, 31 July 2017 04:12 (six years ago) link
I was glad the Cersei / whatsername scene was legit disturbing and not just another torturefest
― a serious and fascinating fartist (Simon H.), Monday, 31 July 2017 04:20 (six years ago) link
was it? never cared enough abt whatsername for it to have any oomph
― Larry Elleison (rogermexico.), Monday, 31 July 2017 04:35 (six years ago) link
lovedthe quick pivot from YAY BRAN YOURE ALIVE to "um welp i gotta go, um, check the grain yep bye"
― Yoni Loves Chocha (VegemiteGrrl), Monday, 31 July 2017 04:45 (six years ago) link
yeah sheesh bran stop triggering yr sister you fuckin weirdo
― a serious and fascinating fartist (Simon H.), Monday, 31 July 2017 04:48 (six years ago) link
Three eyed ravens aren't allowed to have emotions or a personality, I guess.
― Karl Malone, Monday, 31 July 2017 04:49 (six years ago) link
calling your sister beautiful in the worst possible context is definitely a sort of personality
― a serious and fascinating fartist (Simon H.), Monday, 31 July 2017 04:53 (six years ago) link
three eyes raven is a fkn buzzkill
― Yoni Loves Chocha (VegemiteGrrl), Monday, 31 July 2017 04:54 (six years ago) link