eh i dont really blame them, sean bean is the biggest or second-biggest name in the cast by a very long shot, plus he was the focus of the marketing campaign--if i was watching the show w/out having read the books id be telling myself "no way theyre going to kill off sean bean, itd be like killing off tony soprano/steve buscemi in that other show/jimmy mcnulty"
― ☂ (max), Monday, 13 June 2011 19:10 (twelve years ago) link
I'm sure they'll get over it after next week's tho
― Number None, Monday, June 13, 2011 3:08 PM (1 minute ago) Bookmark Suggest Ban Permalink
otm, the end of book 1 is effing nuts, the season finale will be so sick, really hoping they use imogen heaps "hide and seek"
max otm
― all the pretty HOOSes (gbx), Monday, 13 June 2011 19:11 (twelve years ago) link
The marketing campaign etc was very well played i think
― Number None, Monday, 13 June 2011 19:11 (twelve years ago) link
really hoping they use imogen heaps "hide and seek"
lol
― the fey bloggers are onto the zagat tweets (jon /via/ chi 2.0), Monday, 13 June 2011 19:13 (twelve years ago) link
omg
― low-rent black gangster nicknamed Bootsy (DJP), Monday, 13 June 2011 19:14 (twelve years ago) link
Yeah seems like casting Bean as Eddard was super canny---get viewers in the door with a big name actor who's not likely to commit to years of television and hook them on the rest
― all the pretty HOOSes (gbx), Monday, 13 June 2011 19:15 (twelve years ago) link
btw is tyrions accent getting worse as the show progresses or is it just me
can I just say again that Joffrey is a shit?
― low-rent black gangster nicknamed Bootsy (DJP), Monday, 13 June 2011 19:16 (twelve years ago) link
Hopefully the money they save on Bean's salary can be spent on some BATTLES. my only minor complaint about this episode.
― Number None, Monday, 13 June 2011 19:17 (twelve years ago) link
they cast Joffrey perfectly, I just want to strangle the little shit every time he's onscreen
― all the pretty HOOSes (gbx), Monday, 13 June 2011 19:17 (twelve years ago) link
they pretty neatly dodged having to depict anything, didn't they
I sorta don't care about the battles---I'm in it for the ~machinations~
― all the pretty HOOSes (gbx), Monday, 13 June 2011 19:18 (twelve years ago) link
I lolled pretty hardcore when Tyrion got trampled by his own men
xxp: the kids on this show are uniformly amazing
― low-rent black gangster nicknamed Bootsy (DJP), Monday, 13 June 2011 19:19 (twelve years ago) link
er or rather xp
Nah i know it was done well but i do hope there's a bit more of an epic feel going forward
― Number None, Monday, 13 June 2011 19:19 (twelve years ago) link
btw where's the thread where we can talk about the books? I'm on iPhone and can't search for it
― all the pretty HOOSes (gbx), Monday, 13 June 2011 19:20 (twelve years ago) link
George R. R. Martin
we could revive this
― low-rent black gangster nicknamed Bootsy (DJP), Monday, 13 June 2011 19:22 (twelve years ago) link
Hopefully the money they save on Bean's salary can be spent on some BATTLES.
I keep imagining the score being replaced with Mirrored and Gloss Drop
― low-rent black gangster nicknamed Bootsy (DJP), Monday, 13 June 2011 19:24 (twelve years ago) link
the thought did occur to me
― Number None, Monday, 13 June 2011 19:25 (twelve years ago) link
this is where we've been talking 'bout the books:
Anticipating A Feast For Crows by George R. R. Martin (Nov. 9)
― EZ Snappin, Monday, 13 June 2011 19:25 (twelve years ago) link
Dug the scene between Catelyn and Robb about marrying one of Lord Frey's daughters. Possibly her most likeable moment - "One was..."
― Number None, Monday, 13 June 2011 19:29 (twelve years ago) link
― Number None, Monday, June 13, 2011 3:17 PM (12 minutes ago) Bookmark Suggest Ban Permalink
iirc martin only really depicts two battles in the books
― ☂ (max), Monday, 13 June 2011 19:30 (twelve years ago) link
Doesn't Tyrion actually fight for a bit before getting knocked out in the book though? I'd just like it if the scope of these things was conveyed a little more. I understand that's difficult to do.
― Number None, Monday, 13 June 2011 19:33 (twelve years ago) link
yeah tbf this is one of the battles that he DOES depict, i was just thinking that martin doesnt dwell overlong on big army battles. he likes fights though.
― ☂ (max), Monday, 13 June 2011 19:34 (twelve years ago) link
Having the POV character miss the battle was much cleverer storytelling than staging a cheapo battle would've been IMO.
If Arya and Tyrion aren't your favorite characters you're a horrible person.
Also Jon Snow.
― Inevitable stupid samba mix (chap), Monday, 13 June 2011 19:48 (twelve years ago) link
I felt they could have shown some kind of skirmish in the woods before Jamie's capture. That seemed to be done a little abruptly.
― Number None, Monday, 13 June 2011 19:50 (twelve years ago) link
Oh yeah, I didn't really get how that came to be.
― Inevitable stupid samba mix (chap), Monday, 13 June 2011 19:51 (twelve years ago) link
i was wondering that too. if the Lannisters thought they were going to battle why was Jamie milling about somewhere away from the thousands of soldiers etc?!
― magic punani (The Cursed Return of the Dastardly Thermo Thinwall), Monday, 13 June 2011 19:58 (twelve years ago) link
They were off to besiege Riverrun, Catelyn's dad's place
― Number None, Monday, 13 June 2011 20:00 (twelve years ago) link
oh! i missed that somehow.
― magic punani (The Cursed Return of the Dastardly Thermo Thinwall), Monday, 13 June 2011 20:01 (twelve years ago) link
I don't think it was very clearly explained.
― Inevitable stupid samba mix (chap), Monday, 13 June 2011 20:01 (twelve years ago) link
I can't even remember if it was explained tbh
― Number None, Monday, 13 June 2011 20:02 (twelve years ago) link
May have been a throwaway line in the previous ep that that was what he was off to do.
― Inevitable stupid samba mix (chap), Monday, 13 June 2011 20:04 (twelve years ago) link
i think that's the case?
― all the pretty HOOSes (gbx), Monday, 13 June 2011 20:04 (twelve years ago) link
also man that executioner's sword was lol hueg
they talk about it the previous ep when tyrion brings bronn & co. to his dad
― ☂ (max), Monday, 13 June 2011 20:08 (twelve years ago) link
i was waiting for those two when they were chilling with the whore to start playing truth or dare. that scene was pretty dull until they got to the story about Tyrion being married.
― magic punani (The Cursed Return of the Dastardly Thermo Thinwall), Monday, 13 June 2011 20:11 (twelve years ago) link
explains alot.
― magic punani (The Cursed Return of the Dastardly Thermo Thinwall), Monday, 13 June 2011 20:12 (twelve years ago) link
was supposed to be Stark's own sword, "Ice", which they just left out of the show for whatever reason.
― rockapads, Monday, 13 June 2011 20:29 (twelve years ago) link
Some of the madness i was referring to earlierhttp://insidetv.ew.com/2011/06/13/game-of-thrones-reaction/
― Number None, Monday, 13 June 2011 20:30 (twelve years ago) link
haha I read that
part of me feels like ppl don't understand entertainment
― low-rent black gangster nicknamed Bootsy (DJP), Monday, 13 June 2011 20:30 (twelve years ago) link
They also left out one particular detail from Tyrion's story, but now I'm wondering if that was revealed at another point in the books.
― the fey bloggers are onto the zagat tweets (jon /via/ chi 2.0), Monday, 13 June 2011 20:31 (twelve years ago) link
people that write about tv for a living make me sad.
― magic punani (The Cursed Return of the Dastardly Thermo Thinwall), Monday, 13 June 2011 20:52 (twelve years ago) link
neddy!
― MAYBE YOU SHOULDN'T BE LIVING HERE!! (Local Garda), Monday, 13 June 2011 21:07 (twelve years ago) link
man, spoilers for this seem impossible to avoid today. feel sorry for people who don't have HBO. :(
― rockapads, Monday, 13 June 2011 21:25 (twelve years ago) link
Feel really sorry for the Brits, whom I think are watching it right now (or just finished it). Twitter was especially bad.
― Gukbe, Monday, 13 June 2011 21:29 (twelve years ago) link
i managed to avoid...clicked on this thread instinctively just before watching it then closed it down while looking away from the screen, close shave.
― MAYBE YOU SHOULDN'T BE LIVING HERE!! (Local Garda), Monday, 13 June 2011 21:36 (twelve years ago) link
had a nagging suspicion ned hadnt been made to look anything but p lame and worthy for a long while, but still - whoa
― r|t|c, Monday, 13 June 2011 21:52 (twelve years ago) link
altho plenty of shows have had a colourful cast revovling around a boring centre so maybe i'm just bullshitting
havent read the books but havent had any problems understanding what's going on until this episode when i couldnt remember who "stannis" was? am i being dumb?
― r|t|c, Monday, 13 June 2011 21:55 (twelve years ago) link
(i don't wanna google him in case i get bookspoilered :/)
― r|t|c, Monday, 13 June 2011 21:56 (twelve years ago) link