And isn't there some sub-sub-story where Catelyn's own beliefs are different because she's from the South so there's some complicated thing where she's loyal to her husband's religion but also still has her own?
― Back up the lesbian canoe (Laurel), Monday, 2 May 2011 14:37 (twelve years ago) link
I guess the show kind of barely whispered that to us when she hung the wreath over Bran's bed but I was distracted by someone in the room with me making fun of the crafted wreath and dolls.
― Back up the lesbian canoe (Laurel), Monday, 2 May 2011 14:39 (twelve years ago) link
i think dinklage's accent stands out because the show's sort of avoided the typical posh for lords, cockney for commoners thing you see with fantasy sometimes - i like all the northern accents you get with winterfell, the freakin lord of winterfell is from sheffield. i think dinklage is doing fine at what he's going for even if it's rather broad, and so is hugh laurie - accents dont have much to do w/acting anyway, and the Dink is stealing every scene he's in
― cum dude (Princess TamTam), Monday, 2 May 2011 17:26 (twelve years ago) link
i like all the northern accents you get with winterfell, the freakin lord of winterfell is from sheffield.
yeah this is great!
― ban drake (the rapper) (max), Monday, 2 May 2011 17:29 (twelve years ago) link
The episodes are getting better and better.
The old lady's scary story was amazing.
― reggaeton for the painfully alone (polyphonic), Monday, 2 May 2011 17:48 (twelve years ago) link
I remembered that some people in here seemed to like Rome and just saw on FB that you can now watch full eps on HBO GO. Doesn't actually mean much to me since I don't know what HBO GO is but some of you might and thought you may be interested.
― \(^o\) (/o^)/ (ENBB), Monday, 2 May 2011 17:51 (twelve years ago) link
already started reading the first book, can't wait a week to find out what happens next
dink's accent is so hammy
― cozeny mubarak (cozen), Monday, 2 May 2011 17:53 (twelve years ago) link
think the series is p.faithful so far, except the imp is described as being mucb more ghastly in the book. dinklage is too handsome
― cozeny mubarak (cozen), Monday, 2 May 2011 17:55 (twelve years ago) link
the hound also seems too normal-looking. otoh all the 14-year-olds being 20-plus seems more of a problem.
― thomp, Monday, 2 May 2011 17:57 (twelve years ago) link
yeah they aged all the kids up by 5+ years for the show so that they could use adult actors for the older ones. probably a good move given some of the content.
― ciderpress, Monday, 2 May 2011 18:21 (twelve years ago) link
really loving this, tbh
― cop a cute abdomen (gbx), Monday, 2 May 2011 18:23 (twelve years ago) link
im just about done with this book but this was my favorite part. and there's more in the novel as well.
― ryan, Monday, 2 May 2011 18:30 (twelve years ago) link
I don't notice the accents at all. Is that because I'm American?
― calstars, Tuesday, 3 May 2011 00:36 (twelve years ago) link
max later books in the series go ham X infinity
― coo coo khal (upper mississippi sh@kedown), Tuesday, 3 May 2011 00:40 (twelve years ago) link
i went to the bookstore today and they only had got in hardcover. gonna try another bookstore tomorrow
― ban drake (the rapper) (max), Tuesday, 3 May 2011 00:43 (twelve years ago) link
are you finding things understandable as someone who hasn't read the books? cuz i think it moves too fast sometimes
― coo coo khal (upper mississippi sh@kedown), Tuesday, 3 May 2011 00:43 (twelve years ago) link
b/c as ham as everyone has gone by episode 6 in the hbo series i can only see further ham-going from there
― ban drake (the rapper) (max), Tuesday, 3 May 2011 00:44 (twelve years ago) link
xp i mean the basic mechanisms of the plot i can follow, yeah; and the backstory i get the broad strokes of--the mad king and all that--but theres a ton of little stuff w/r/t past alliances and former enemies and that kind of thing that just flies by. not that i mind, its more fun that way i think.
― ban drake (the rapper) (max), Tuesday, 3 May 2011 00:47 (twelve years ago) link
Watching the show has the appeal of stuffing delicious cookies into your mouth YOM YOM AHARHGGYOM-style, paced only by the fact that you get a dozen cookies at once and have to wait a week for the next dozen.
Reading the books is like getting 4x as many cookies but only one at a time and you have to take actual bites.
― Back up the lesbian canoe (Laurel), Tuesday, 3 May 2011 00:53 (twelve years ago) link
you dont get to actually SEE all the doggy-style sex when you read the books, too
― ban drake (the rapper) (max), Tuesday, 3 May 2011 00:54 (twelve years ago) link
That is a blessing in disguise. If anything, I think characters are coming across as TOO likeable in the shows, because they're over-the-top or funny or sympathetic in some way. Without all the golden hair and wry grins and soulful glances, you can really get your teeth into the hate.
― Back up the lesbian canoe (Laurel), Tuesday, 3 May 2011 00:57 (twelve years ago) link
but theres a ton of little stuff w/r/t past alliances and former enemies and that kind of thing that just flies by. not that i mind, its more fun that way i think.
― ban drake (the rapper) (max), Monday, May 2, 2011 7:47 PM (35 minutes ago) Bookmark
agreed that its more fun. i'm all for savoring the atmosphere, but i kinda like how breakneck things are going right now, and am stoked for the madness
― cop a cute abdomen (gbx), Tuesday, 3 May 2011 01:24 (twelve years ago) link
shit gets pretty raw dude
― ban drake (the rapper) (max), Tuesday, 3 May 2011 01:25 (twelve years ago) link
tight
― cop a cute abdomen (gbx), Tuesday, 3 May 2011 01:28 (twelve years ago) link
I am very much looking forward to all this upcoming ham
― Clay, Tuesday, 3 May 2011 01:38 (twelve years ago) link
that's enough thanks
― cop a cute abdomen (gbx), Tuesday, 3 May 2011 01:41 (twelve years ago) link
Read the books!
I'm jealous that Max has seen 6 eps. I'm so used to watching stuff on DVD or netflix or whatever that I get impatient having to wait a WHOLE WEEK until the next one. hmpf.
― \(^o\) (/o^)/ (ENBB), Tuesday, 3 May 2011 01:44 (twelve years ago) link
cosign x1000
i sorta hate weekly shows now because i really prefer to do my serial watching in like 6 hour binges
― cop a cute abdomen (gbx), Tuesday, 3 May 2011 01:49 (twelve years ago) link
telling us who survives also counts as a spoiler people
― Simon H. Shit (Simon H.), Tuesday, 3 May 2011 01:49 (twelve years ago) link
x-post - Yep.
― \(^o\) (/o^)/ (ENBB), Tuesday, 3 May 2011 01:50 (twelve years ago) link
the bad thing about the screeners i watched is that they are unfinished cuts w/out a lot of the special effects, there are some hilarious moments where everyone is supposed to be awed by the wall or whatever and the screen just says VFX TK or whatever
― ban drake (the rapper) (max), Tuesday, 3 May 2011 01:51 (twelve years ago) link
Whoops! I'll ask a mod to delete my post
― cum dude (Princess TamTam), Tuesday, 3 May 2011 01:52 (twelve years ago) link
thx brah
― cop a cute abdomen (gbx), Tuesday, 3 May 2011 02:07 (twelve years ago) link
Ok I have seen the wall but no ones even mentioned whatever. cut it out u jerk
― cop a cute abdomen (gbx), Tuesday, 3 May 2011 02:08 (twelve years ago) link
Arya's dueling lesson == would watch an hour of.
― NoShoutsNoCalls (Leee), Tuesday, 3 May 2011 04:14 (twelve years ago) link
Like that sword master is like mesmerizing.
― NoShoutsNoCalls (Leee), Tuesday, 3 May 2011 04:24 (twelve years ago) link
found borat the swordmaster really lame. carcetti's accent is a bit wonky.
liking it in general tho...
― Will.Have.Known (Local Garda), Tuesday, 3 May 2011 23:48 (twelve years ago) link
haha the Bob Ross swordmaster scene was my fav... that dude was outta control!!!
― cum dude (Princess TamTam), Wednesday, 4 May 2011 00:11 (twelve years ago) link
carcetti's accent is a bit wonky.
Yeah, him and Dinklage. Americans, huh?
― NoShoutsNoCalls (Leee), Wednesday, 4 May 2011 04:38 (twelve years ago) link
tbh I have no idea what Gillen really sounds like. is it a heavy Irish accent?
― Gukbe, Wednesday, 4 May 2011 04:41 (twelve years ago) link
Gillen's Irish accent is also kinda weird. He just talks funny
― Number None, Wednesday, 4 May 2011 07:24 (twelve years ago) link
I love Dinklage's accent. He sounds like Michael Howard.
― Alba, Wednesday, 4 May 2011 07:35 (twelve years ago) link
finally watched new ep <3 <3 it's getting exciting already! Leee otm, could watch Arya sword fight all day! She's so great. Hope we get more of Jon and the wall boys, that whole set is just so perfect, makes me reach for my blanket every time.
And I have mad love for Benjin...he's so perfect. Bit Timothy Daltony but still has that poise and mystique.
Carcetti is not nailing the accent at all. May as well drop it and go full Baltimore.
― VegemiteGrrl, Thursday, 5 May 2011 05:39 (twelve years ago) link
Benjen, oops
― VegemiteGrrl, Thursday, 5 May 2011 05:42 (twelve years ago) link
it's not even just the actual accent, it's the way he is speaking, really weird and overpronounced. maybe he's having probs with it and trying hard.
― Phelan Nulty (Local Garda), Thursday, 5 May 2011 10:13 (twelve years ago) link
http://i.imgur.com/uSrbU.jpg
― cum dude (Princess TamTam), Thursday, 5 May 2011 12:10 (twelve years ago) link
I am just glad the series is capturing exactly how awesome Arya is; also I am surprised at how much more sympathy I have for Sansa so far on screen as opposed to this point in the books.
I was afraid the actress who plays Cersi was on the verge of veering off into being terrible but it looks like she is really owning the sexy viper inherent in the character; Jamie OTOH has basically been perfect from the get-go.
― Dreaded Burrito Gang (DJP), Thursday, 5 May 2011 13:36 (twelve years ago) link
Yeah am feeling Cersei now after her one on one with Joffrey
and Catelyn is pretty great now that I've had time to warm to her; the goodbye bw her and Ned was <3
― VegemiteGrrl, Thursday, 5 May 2011 14:00 (twelve years ago) link
I was afraid the actress who plays Cersi was on the verge of veering off into being terrible but it looks like she is really owning the sexy viper inherent in the character
― NoShoutsNoCalls (Leee), Friday, 6 May 2011 03:57 (twelve years ago) link
she kept having the same facial expression for a couple of episodes, i was initially troubled also
― VegemiteGrrl, Friday, 6 May 2011 04:59 (twelve years ago) link