I can't come into this thread anymore. I click spoilers because I'm all caught up on episodes and something is spoiled for me further on in the books. Oh well. I like this show and I just started the 3rd book. The books are good but can become a chore to get through in certain sections.

Goodbye threadreaders! :wave:

To be honest I have already spoiled shitloads of stuff for the books and therefore potentially the TV series for myself, but oh well. Hasn't meant I've enjoyed the series any less.

Season 1 complete.

Whoa.

Reading it and seeing the two showrunners deal with the ridiculous amount of story in the books is another. So far they've done a fantastic job putting everything on the screen.

Pipebomb

Father of the Year Award goes to Tywin

I love how Cersi gets played like a fucking piano tonight

Oh yeah, one more thing

Ygritte.

Man you can feel Rob Stark's luck going down the shitter with his poor decisions.

Like father like son.

That's what I said :cool:
Man I don't know how the fuck he thought he could hatch such a plan without any consequences!!! Fucking stupid

He trusted that the Karstarks would be honorable and stay because their leader was a traitor.

I've been describing Tywin as "father of the year" for a few weeks now, glad someone agrees.

That was a particularly great episode I feel. Keep the quality coming. :y:

Butt-Filled Episode

Equal oppotunity for butts. Ygritte for the guys, Jamie for the girls. Brienne for the lesbians. and random guy for the gay men.

Note for everyone in Westeros: DO NOT SIT DOWN ACROSS A TABLE FROM TYWIN LANNISTER

Season 2 done.

Yeah, I don't necessarily think he 'knew' they would stay. I think he had to take the chance because Karstark forced his hand. He put Rob in a bind and forced him to make a decision that any honorable man in his position would have had to think very hard about. In the end, he did what his father would have done. Granted it had severe short-term consequences, but imagine the reputation hit in the long run if he had given him a slap on the wrist?

Instead, he did what he knew was right. Karstark had betrayed his trust with an emotional decision to murder two Lannister boys against the King's will. I can't really fault Rob at all for his decision. Would Karstark truly have respected Rob if he gave him a slap on the wrist? You could see the disrespect brewing immediately when he was brought in to face Rob. He acted like he knew exactly what was coming; a slap on the wrist from the pathetic king who wouldn't give him what he wanted.

This is slightly similar to the Umber situation, except that Umber had the good sense to know when he was put in his place and to pay respect when it was due. Karstark had a chance to put his faith in the King and trust that when the time came, he would have his revenge where it mattered; on the battlefield. Instead, he just gave the Lannisters the upper hand by getting himself beheaded and Rob losing his army and lords. Karstark did exactly the opposite of what he intended, by being a hotheaded idiot.

Well explained

Losing half your army isn't exactly a 'short term consequence'.

He's a Stark. Honour before everything.

Feel like Tywin Lannister and Olenna Tyrell might be the only smart characters on the show. Everyone else seems to do dumb stuff all the time while thinking they are smart/honourable.

Tyrion is smrt

Yeah, I guess. A lot of it is wasted on being a sarcastic jokester, though.

So, he's one of us.

Littlefinger is smart, unfortunately. That sly bastard...

Book spoiler:

Also, Varys is smart enough to know everything about everyone while still managing to appear neutral to all of them.

lol ya, Baelish is ridiculously dangerous and it seems only Varys knows it apart from

FYI, there's no fucking with Littlefinger. That mutherfucker is vicious and ruthless. Wanna feel bad for Theon, but then I remeber how much of a shit he was leading up to this season.
Love to see the story unfolding leading to this sesason's climatic event. King Robb has it coming to him.

The scene with the magician-in-a-box tells you everything about Varys. He knows what he wants, and will wait many years for it to happen.

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Reel in that smile a bit.

Episode spoilers

Knowing Joffrey, he probably saved the arrow to the chest for last.

Are chicks still getting their shit pushed in with bedposts at the demand of 12 year old boys on this show?

I have loved every scene in this show where Varys and Littlefinger have had occasion to be alone and converse.

I was reading a post on reddit that drew connections between some of the scenes this episode too.



But ugh.. that scene literally made me instantly sick to my stomach. I could watch because he deserved it. It was cringe-worthy and you feel bad for him after the last couple episodes revealed an aspect we didn't get to see in the books. But seeing that brief reveal of what Joffrey did made my stomach drop and feel genuinely sad. :(

So wait, is that guy really a Karstark or did he lie about his identity/place they were as well? Anyone who has read the books understands why I ask this.

He said he lied.

Yes, but was it just about him promising not to hurt Theon or everything?

IT'S THE CLIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIMMMMMMMMMBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBB

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I expected many many fanvids of Jon Snow and Ygritte to that song

There's a cross pollination between the Game of Thrones and Miley Cyrus fans?

He lied about who he was. He's not a Karstark.

Yeah, I got the impression that he was lying about everything. I mean, he's pretty much been lying since the moment he first showed up.

Ok good, that part in the previous episode where he was called "you bastard" now fits in nicely.

That bit in the tunnel was fucking brilliant.

Next time, on Game of Thrones:

Also the scene where he lies

Ya, this is worse than Jabba's 0/10 rating movie list.

I'm still terrified of Tywin.

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Theon :'(

Fuck Theon. For betraying the Starks, he deserves every goddam bit he's getting.

After last weeks poor showing, the bum quota was right back up this week.

Thank Goodness we have Iggy to keep us focused on the hard hitting subjects.

"Hey I'm tied up and being tortured, NEVERMIND THAT SHIT TIME FOR A 3 WAY, NOTHING BAD CAN HAPPEN"

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Tywin is the Lebron of Season 3.

Dany is in the tags, as to not upset Triple A


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I love how that starts off.

Joffrey: "You mean if I wanted to attend a meeting, I would have to climb all the stairs to the tower of the hand?"

*Tywin pauses and then dramatically takes his time walking up the stairs to the throne*

One of my favorite moments of the show right there.

I dunno if anyone deserves what he's getting. Especially if that knife ended up going where it looked like it was going.

I was pretty pumped when I saw Joffrey and Tywin together- knew the kid was going to get some.

Book

Do you really want spoilers? Ok, here are spoilers below if you really want to know.

He butchered two kids. He deserves it.

Really like how you set up the spoilers there, Req. Basically revealed it only so much at a time to him.

Just realized Tywin was the villain in Last Action Hero

Mind Blown.

Only read the first two. :y:

Third is probably my favorite of the books I've read so far (1-4)

Bart the Bear!

Got a little confused location-wise. I thought Castle Black was at the top of The Wall or at least located at The Wall. They've climbed The Wall and now they're making their way to Castle Black!?

The wall is very very long with a shitload of castles.

Technically speaking.

But they seem to have gone from frozen plains to grassy terrains. I thought both sides of The Wall were freezing. Also, where is The Wall. Don't remember seeing it behind them!?

Something I've been wondering for a while:

How is this show directed? Each episode is attributed to a single director yet there are scenes set all across the fictional land and filmed across various locations. Surely they film all of the scenes in a specific location at one time rather than flying various directors all over Europe and suspending production?

I loved the last episode, but I dont like Jamie Lannister the Diplomat. I mean, I was really expecting him to push that fuck in the pit with that bear and then just walk off like a bad ass.

he has one fucking hand! lol

Read an article a couple weeks ago. Home base for the bulk of the seasons is filmed in Northern Ireland. Wall scenes are in Iceland. But these days since they're exploring more lands in they book, the production crews have hit Morocco, Malta, and Croatia.

Also, there's 3 production teams scattered across the continent/world shooting at the same time, codenamed "Dragon", "Wolf", and "Raven". 257 cast members, 703 crew members total. (credit to wikipedia.com)

I assume all production team heads report to whoever is directing the episode and he/she eventually calls the shots.

True but I gotta say I also kind of expected/hoped that he was going to do that.

KHALEESI

I figured naked Daenerys would make a lot of people happy.

Two weeks. Two goddamned weeekkkkkssssssss

Sam the Slayer!

Don't like that bloke that got the full frontal shot of Daenerys. Seems like a huge gimp and he's annoying looking.

But he has a Dothraki Arakh though, that should count for something.

Not really. Still looks like a huge goof, hope he's killed soon. Maybe by old guy #26.

Or maybe by Jerome Flynn while singing a soothing melody.

Fucking Daaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaario.

gross

Like TV Daario a lot more than book Daario already.

I think when naming these characters, he must've had a smartphone and tried typing a bunch of normal names when drunk, and whatever his tubby fingers produced on the screen would be their name.

I feel like that episode should be called " Boner Time "

Dunno. Couldn't even enjoy the nakedness when that awkward, goofy looking guy was just stood there yammering away.

Mislawhatsherface is fucking hot is shit. I would let her birth a smoke baby in my face.

Wish Daario still had his blue hair and mustachio. Makes it seem like the people across the sea are that much more extravagant.

Just got the first book :)

George RR Martin is a sick bastard. His books are nothing but pedo fiction. Your Khaleesi is a 13 year old girl in his books.

No new episode this week!? Bastards!!

I don't think its fair to blame Jon Snow and I wouldn't fuck with The Boy either.

Last year the Memorial Day weekend episode had a ratings tank. So, that is why there was no episode.