but he's on the poster! THE POSTER!
― Gukbe, Monday, 13 June 2011 02:10 (twelve years ago) link
I liked the dude, but in retrospect, i guess he was pretty shit at the Game of Thrones.
Pretty much what my wife was getting at!
― the fey bloggers are onto the zagat tweets (jon /via/ chi 2.0), Monday, 13 June 2011 02:11 (twelve years ago) link
Holding that secret has been killing me
― low-rent black gangster nicknamed Bootsy (DJP), Monday, 13 June 2011 02:24 (twelve years ago) link
Me too!!
― the fey bloggers are onto the zagat tweets (jon /via/ chi 2.0), Monday, 13 June 2011 02:24 (twelve years ago) link
me too!
sigh
― Janet Snakehole (VegemiteGrrl), Monday, 13 June 2011 02:50 (twelve years ago) link
I'm glad I haven't read the books, and I think I'll give up on reading them. However, I was so sure something was going to turn up to save Ned (a Raven informing them of Jamie's capture was my bet) that I didn't really appreciate the death. I liked the silence as he looked over the crowd though.
― Gukbe, Monday, 13 June 2011 02:56 (twelve years ago) link
yeah, i think the reason its so effective is because it keeps reminding you of ned's plot armor - and then kills him anyway
http://www.blogtv.com/Shows/1982565/date/ZeNDZmVEbWFxbuTtbmZ
skip to about 9:00
― (.づ☀‿☀)づ ~da post-modernist struggle~ (.づ☀‿☀)づ (Princess TamTam), Monday, 13 June 2011 03:10 (twelve years ago) link
Oh man. I knew what was coming and I *still* bawled.
― Janet Snakehole (VegemiteGrrl), Monday, 13 June 2011 05:13 (twelve years ago) link
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lol now holding the OTHER secrets is killing me
― ☂ (max), Monday, 13 June 2011 12:50 (twelve years ago) link
shh
― low-rent black gangster nicknamed Bootsy (DJP), Monday, 13 June 2011 12:51 (twelve years ago) link
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haha this is how i felt when i read the book
― ☂ (max), Monday, 13 June 2011 12:52 (twelve years ago) link
LOL!
― schwantz, Monday, 13 June 2011 17:15 (twelve years ago) link
ahahaha
― all the pretty HOOSes (gbx), Monday, 13 June 2011 17:25 (twelve years ago) link
is this other secret going to be revealed next week?
― magic punani (The Cursed Return of the Dastardly Thermo Thinwall), Monday, 13 June 2011 17:53 (twelve years ago) link
... depends on the secret
― low-rent black gangster nicknamed Bootsy (DJP), Monday, 13 June 2011 17:56 (twelve years ago) link
(to max's post)
― magic punani (The Cursed Return of the Dastardly Thermo Thinwall), Monday, 13 June 2011 18:05 (twelve years ago) link
there are roughly 1m more secrets coming
― ☂ (max), Monday, 13 June 2011 18:57 (twelve years ago) link
the interviews with Sean Bean after the airing of this episode are pretty interesting
― low-rent black gangster nicknamed Bootsy (DJP), Monday, 13 June 2011 18:59 (twelve years ago) link
Wow, seems like a lot of internet folks are pretty pissed at the ending of this episode
― Number None, Monday, 13 June 2011 18:59 (twelve years ago) link
omg TamTam that video
― low-rent black gangster nicknamed Bootsy (DJP), Monday, 13 June 2011 19:02 (twelve years ago) link
people who haven't read the book? or?
― ☂ (max), Monday, 13 June 2011 19:03 (twelve years ago) link
xp
Yeah
― Number None, Monday, 13 June 2011 19:04 (twelve years ago) link
I've seen comments along the lines of "what's the point in even watching if your favourite characters are just gonna get killed all the time"
My wife is still pissed about it. She sent me an email over lunch that just read "I still can't belive they killed him!".
"what's the point in even watching if your favourite characters are just gonna get killed all the time"
Not fans of The Wire either, eh?
― the fey bloggers are onto the zagat tweets (jon /via/ chi 2.0), Monday, 13 June 2011 19:05 (twelve years ago) link
that is precisely the point of watching!
― all the pretty HOOSes (gbx), Monday, 13 June 2011 19:05 (twelve years ago) link
But, tbh, if Ned Stark was your favorite character, well, you're watching wrong.
― the fey bloggers are onto the zagat tweets (jon /via/ chi 2.0), Monday, 13 June 2011 19:06 (twelve years ago) link
If Arya and Tyrion aren't your favorite characters you're a horrible person.
― EZ Snappin, Monday, 13 June 2011 19:07 (twelve years ago) link
like once I realized that offing characters was like "a thing" it made the books even more addictive imo
― all the pretty HOOSes (gbx), Monday, 13 June 2011 19:07 (twelve years ago) link
It's weird. He's a lot more beloved than i thought.
― Number None, Monday, 13 June 2011 19:07 (twelve years ago) link
he's a dude
― all the pretty HOOSes (gbx), Monday, 13 June 2011 19:08 (twelve years ago) link
I'm sure they'll get over it after next week's tho
― Number None, Monday, 13 June 2011 19:08 (twelve years ago) link
I dig the idea of Ned's character, but in reality he's pretty damn boring. You don't have to agree with a character's motivations to find them completely engaging.
― the fey bloggers are onto the zagat tweets (jon /via/ chi 2.0), Monday, 13 June 2011 19:09 (twelve years ago) link
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
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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