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Post by Neurochick on Apr 14, 2014 10:10:51 GMT -4
OMG, you nearly made me laugh out loud here at work, mainly because whenever I would see Joffrey I'd think, "that's what it would be like if Justin Bieber were king." We'd all be at the mercy of an entitled little shitty teenaged boy.
I'm bad but I laughed when Joffrey died. I don't think Cersei would do it because she loves the children she had with her brother (isn't that fucked up?) but I wouldn't put it past Tywin, who probably thought, "fuck this, he's a Lannister crap, I'm sick of the little prick."
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Post by FotoStoreSheila on Apr 14, 2014 19:35:08 GMT -4
I also loved Oberyn rubbing it in Cersei's face that she is no longer Queen. Then the comment about rape and killing children to make Tywin uncomfortable. I loved the shade so much, I watched if twice. It seemed to physically pain Cersei every time Oberyn said former Queen Regent. ETA-- I'm #TeamDieFaster
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Post by BoroKat on Apr 14, 2014 20:01:49 GMT -4
I think that it is interesting that Jack Gleeson is loved by the cast and crew and everyone always says that he is the kindest, sweetest guy. Kid is hell of an actor.
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Post by Coffeecakes on Apr 14, 2014 20:49:06 GMT -4
And unfortunately for us, retiring. He is a very good actor.
Since the producers know what is going to happen, it was revealed last night that Dany and her dragons will go to Westeros. Bran's vision clearly showed a dragon flying over the Red Keep. Got a little excited when I saw that.
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Post by alpierce on Apr 14, 2014 20:50:01 GMT -4
Before I begin, isn't it weird that if you don't write IMHO, or in my opinion, many people take it as gospil, even though everything I write, is obviously, just my own opinion?
I have not read Game Of Thrones, at all. I was introduced to the series when it premiered on HBO. I only watched 2 seasons, getting fed up with the direction of the series at season 2, episode 9 or there about. Anyway, I did watch last night's episode(just the ending), Only because I wanted to see that one moment. I honestly don't think it's a very good series. When I read Lord of the Rings, it was satisfying. GOT is just unrequited to the extreme, and I refuse to further enrich anyone who fails to make something satisfying. Southpark does a pretty good parody of GOT and states what I feel exactly.
At least for that one moment I was satisfied.
anyway, Again all of this is IMHO, but I always thought that was implied.
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Post by bklynred on Apr 14, 2014 21:11:23 GMT -4
I went into the ep totally unspoiled & holy sh*t. Kudos to my peeps who never leak ANYTHING to me.
I actually didn't take much joy out of Joffrey's death, because 1) I love Jack Gleeson & loved to hate Joffrey and 2) I was morbidly curious to see how much crazier he'd get once he was married, how Margaery Tyrell would've manipulated him, etc. (I heard in the books his character was only 13!?)
There are parts of the show that really lose me, just b/c there are 300 characters & it never seems to track the same group two weeks in a row and most of S1 I couldn't tell most of the men apart. I still think I prob need to rewatch from the beginning to brush up. I do really enjoy it though; the backstabbing, the insanity, the tit-for-tat and hello, dragons!
To those who've read the books: is it JRR Tolkien dense? Or a bit easier to decipher? I wouldn't mind reading them but I can't deal with Silmarillion-level density.
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Post by smitten on Apr 14, 2014 22:55:36 GMT -4
Oh man, is there anything as dense as the Silmarillion?
Bklyn, the books are very accessible. I think you would have a much easier time keeping track of the characters since you already know who everyone is. When I first started to read them - I guess ten years ago now - I was halfway through Clash of Kings before I realized who Theon was. I thought he was just a new point of view character and didn't realize he had been with the Starks the whole time.
I've read the books multiple times, they can be a quick read once you know who everyone is. And they really do fly by.
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Post by Ninja Bunny on Apr 14, 2014 22:58:01 GMT -4
The books are dense in the sense that they're packed with information, but they're not stuffy or dry. There is a lot of action and humor and intrigue to balance out the exposition. While the author sometimes explicitly states things, he often loves to drop hints - sometimes across several books - so readers have to pay attention and figure a lot of things out for themselves, but the books are still an easy read. If you're at all curious I recommend giving it a go.
It helps that the books come with maps and character lists/family trees to keep everyone straight (and often hints about what is going on can be found in the descriptions in the family trees).
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Post by smitten on Apr 14, 2014 23:02:54 GMT -4
It's dense in the sense that it is packed with information, but they're not stuffy or dry. There is a lot of action and humor and intrigue to balance out the exposition. The author often loves to drop hints rather than explicitly state things so readers have to pay attention and figure things out for themselves, but the books are still an easy read. So true, but they're still enjoyable if you don't feel like catching all the hints. That's what fanboy websites are for. :-) I never picked up on the fact that Loras was gay, but apparently it was strongly hinted at in the books...Went right over my head.
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Post by Ninja Bunny on Apr 14, 2014 23:09:40 GMT -4
True! I thought I was catching stuff pretty well on my own, but when I went to one of the big fanboy forums I was staggered by how much I had missed!
I'm a geek at heart and love to go down rabbit holes so the forums have enriched the experience for me. Reading by committee as it were.
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