[TV] Winter HAS COME! - A Game of Thrones

Yeah pretty much starting to lose interest, doubt I'll watch the 3rd season.

This reminds me of Pillars of the Earth, after I read the books after watching the HBO series which I though was good, the books were incredibly better and the HBO series on changed most things.

Yes, Tress it's still good... but a clear notch lower from where it was and 2 notches lower where it should be. Book 2 is the fucking shit.

IMO? The shortish season is clear and evident as they drive for the season finale. They could have put in about 2 episodes worth of storyline and still make massive amounts of money. In a way, they shot themselves in the foot. Yes, I know Dany isn't really important in Book 2 and they want to keep some focus on her but really? Did THAT have to happen?

They are taking far too many liberties with the show. I'm disappointed, especially after a great first season and the first couple episodes being right, the last 3-4 episodes have been progressively worse and worse.

For example :




This is a rushed storyline and it stinks. Remember those 5 minute sequences where we watched the whore crying in the bed room and random shit with the whore? Yeah. Let's not go there shall we? God forbid we cover exciting and intricate part of the storyline and just go "oh yeah, this happened, anyways here are some tits".

Just 1 extra episode would have made things so much better, heck 2 would have created a lot of opportunities to make money and also flesh out their characters. But noooooooooooooo.....

BTW Osha looked real nice. First attractive girl I've seen on this show show me their goods. Remember that fisherman's daughter? Good god. I couldn't eat Pizza for 2 weeks after seeing those slices hanging all the....

Anyways.

Ygritte was perfect. Cute. Blessed with fire. And coy as fuck. Exactly as I expected her.

Highlights of last night


1. Ygritte
2. Anything Arya and Tywin
3. Osha's body.

The changes weren't as bad as I was expecting having read the comments in this thread. Most of the plot points were still being hit, but they were definitely rushing to get to them. The show is becoming more and more like an adaptation of a book report rather than an adaptation of the book. I didn't feel too angry at the changes they were making, but was disappointed that the pacing and storytelling was suffering from the rush.

But that thing with Dany in Qarth? That's a HUGE change. Not sure what to make of that.

checkeredhat said:

The changes weren't as bad as I was expecting having read the comments in this thread. Most of the plot points were still being hit, but they were definitely rushing to get to them. The show is becoming more and more like an adaptation of a book report rather than an adaptation of the book. I didn't feel too angry at the changes they were making, but was disappointed that the pacing and storytelling was suffering from the rush.

But that thing with Dany in Qarth? That's a HUGE change. Not sure what to make of that.

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I think they're going to attempt to kind of clear up her stay in Qarth. It felt a little muddled with her chapter where


I liked this episode. I liked Theon barging into Bran's room like that and the way Bran reacted. It felt really close to the book. I also loved him in the courtyard when Bran yields winterfell to Theon. That whole thing was great. I wasn't crazy about Osha seducing him, but it kind of fits so I'll let it slide.

I didn't like the stuff with Yiggrid that much though. I mean it was cute and all but i mean Jon was about to kill her, and still hasn't made up his mind about it so......grind the booty on him? Maybe she's trying to seduce her way out but I'd think she'd be more direct about it if that were the case.

I don't care about any of this. All that matters is I got to watch Tyrion slap the taste out of Joffrey's mouth. Any episodes that has that is good in my opinion.

This episode is definitely fuel for the Harry Potter folks that ever wondered what Tonks looks like naked.

Jay said:

The last one though? FFS

Spoiler

Dany had her dragons stolen from her in Qarth

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Book 3 spoilers

I can't believe what they did! They completely RAPED the books! The story doesn't make any sense anymore! How are they EVER going to make this right!

SCANDALOUS!


...okay, so I haven't seen the show yet, hasn't aired in Belgium, but it's fun to get on the bandwagon ;-)

Haven't read the books.

Can we ditch Jonn Snow and just follow the redhead? She's had two episodes and is already more interesting.

So Rob is going to die like an idiot isn't he? He's going to do something stupid with the hot doctor and piss off the people whose daughter he promised to marry. Kings don't get to marry for love jackass.

I could watch Tywin and Arya all day. Heck can we ditch the rest of the Stark boys and just follow the Stark girls or the girls the boys are almost having sex with?

I really don't care about Qarth. What did she exactly expect was going to happen? She went into a huge city with a tiny force and tried to protect the most sought after items in the world. I like her advisor though, need more of him.

I was disappointed that Tyrion didn't get to slap Jeffy again.

Needs more Stanis. I like saying Stanis.

They've made Sansa tolerable in the show, a "Stark" change from the books.

I could totally see a spin off movie with Hodor and Tonks in a remake of Mice and Men.

I am liking it, they managed to liven up Dany's story and while different from the books they are still hitting they main beats.

I'm digging the differences.

I might not like all of them, but I like that it keeps me on my toes.

BananaHands said:

The only difference I didn't enjoy was Jaime killing his cousin.

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Kinda pointlessly too, just breaking his face would have been enough.

I completely forgot that yesterday was Sunday, and so I've been reading this thread going "I don't remember that" thinking you guys were still talking about last week's episode.

I guess I got some Game of Thrones to watch.

Sounds like they're getting into book 3 in some ways.

Prediction (book 3 spoilers):

I'm totally still waiting for

Dei said:

I'm totally still waiting for

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Tywin to be Arya's 3rd death so that they can keep Tyrion a more likeable scamp later. I don't know if that will be the case, but I do recall hearing that someone that dies in Book 3 is going to die early. So I picked the early death that was the most likely to incite my rage that seemed likely based on the plot changes

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There's no way they could do that. That would change the entirety of the story in book 3.

Frank said:

There's no way they could do that. That would change the entirety of the story in book 3.

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They already wrote out other characters that seemed pretty important and merged them into other characters. His role in Book 3 could easily be moved to others. Which again, is rage inciting, but not impossible.

If they plan to do that, the wrath of Jay will reign supreme (worse then ME3 ending). That was the best moment of all 5 books, if it doesn't happen exactly how it is in the book..... ANGER SHALL FLOW.

Hopefully they won't, that was the most rage inducing early death I could think of though, since a lot of things have already changed at Harrenhal.

That moment pissed you off? I was at first like then I was like and immediately ordered the 4th and 5th books online. Then I finished those two and was like

Jay said:

That moment pissed you off? I was at first like then I was like and immediately ordered the 4th and 5th books online. Then I finished those two and was like

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By "rage-inducing early death" she meant which death they could fuck up on the show that would give her the most rage.

Quotemander Prime said:

By "rage-inducing early death" she meant which death they could fuck up on the show that would give her the most rage.

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That