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

Varys, ahem.

There's only been this one new ep, right? Eh, it was OK. Lots of people grouching around, plus requisite gratuitous boobs/blood/dragons.

You could reduce every episode of any good drama in the same manner.

True Detective def could've used some dragons

Well, not using those same elements

WELL NOW

And now, True Detective Season 1.5

Not enough catharsis!

Like Martin et al was ever going to give you that!

b-b-but surely we deserve an entire hour episode of Joffrey dying painfully while every possible poisoner comes up to him and explains why they might have done it.

You know nothing etc.

http://www.buzzfeed.com/tomphillips/if-our-media-reported-the-thing-that-just-happened-on-game-o

yes i just posted a buzzfeed link

well thank god that guy is gone

http://s3-ec.buzzfed.com/static/2014-04/enhanced/webdr06/11/8/enhanced-25411-1397218372-25.jpg

Tyrion went all Harry & the Hendersons on Shae

Man I felt like they might have saved this for a later ep. But having it happen in the 2nd ep is pretty cool and a good f you

it was getting unrealistic that someone hadnt killed him yet

every scene youre just all why wont someone kill him

For real. Actually haven't seen this ep yet but I'm assuming everybody is freaking out over the death of Littlefinger?

yes

surprised or see that there's some debate around the internet over over the culprit(s), since it felt to me that it was definitely orchestrated by the tyrells.

it's good for cersei and tywin too hmm hmm

ya seems like the tyrells wld want an heir first

i thought the episode pretty heavily implied the killer but idk ymmv

The killer was....... all of us

*Everybody lowers their head and reflects*

i consider myself a moral human being but i wouldn't lower my head for being a part of that tbh

tho really i think i wanted some variation of Chris Rocks' "Daddy" scene in Nurse Betty for Joff's demise.

Haha Bran is like 27 now

He's bigger than Hodor

I'm more happy about Shae now being out of the picture than I am about Joffrey. At least, I hope she's out of the picture.

because we never see Shae getting on the boat and leaving my expectations during the wedding was Joff bringing her out and flaying her or some such nonsense for the crowd.

shae's accent is so annoying + she's still the worst actor on the show. i kept thinking i'd get used to her as time went on but last night she was as painful to watch as ever.

That was one hell of a bombshell to drop two episodes into a season but I suppose it was also like 3/4 of the way through a book. Proper grisly Jim Robinson type death scene as well.

Also there is no way in hell that Shae got on that boat, or at least left on it.

Considering he can INHABIT THE MINDS OF WOLVES Bran is one hell of a boring character.

faithful to the books on that one

Yeah I wish there was some momentum there. Worrying they'll just trudge along forever in the snow until he finds another tree to give him more clues.

http://www.mastersofthehunt.com/images-pm/teen-treasure-hunt.jpg

yeah, that storyline is a bummer because it always seems like it's leading in a more promising direction, but his mad dream skillz seem to function more as a deus ex machina. like in last night's episode, they're wandering north in search of...something. suddenly the tree pours angel dust into his throat, he freaks out, wakes up and says he knows where to go now. it's just not satisfying

not like he got their with any clear aim (that i can recall) either tho.

It only took me ten minutes at work this morning to accidentally learn who did it. Sheesh.

i was 90% sure right off the bat and a coworker pretty much confirmed it for me today (except for one party being involved i did not expect)

Why wasn't Littlefinger in the episode?

so who's king now

i was wondering about that too. i imagine they'll have a courteous and frank discussion early on in the next episode and make an announcement that will anger no one.

The little brother seems logical? Not like he'll be doing anything with the title.

Joffrey has a little brother? man, for all the murdering that goes on on this show there are STILL too many characters

if my charts are accurate, I think it falls to Varys

my guess is Tywin rules until the little lannister comes of age?

Yeah his little brother was the kid that found himself laughing at the offensive play then realized he was sitting next to Tyrion.

Does anyone have to come of age?