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Apr 25, 2011 02:17PM
another thing i liked about last night's episode...the credits changed to reflect the change in location overseas. instead of showing "Pentos" on the map, it showed "Vaes Dothrak". cool! i wonder if it will change throughout the season?
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I really enjoyed last night's episode, too. I think they're going to be as faithful to the books as they can, if they continue with the way they're going. I loved that scene with Tyrion slapping the shit out of Joff, too. Thanks for posting that funny moving picture, Ala!
Tyrion my favorite character in the books and the show. Hands down. That actor is so good.
I totally agree, Terry. I still think it's funny. I used to think of Dinklage playing that role when I was reading the series, and now here he is.
A friend of mine recommended I read the books years ago and I never got around to it. After watching the first episode of GoT, I immediately downloaded the first book in the series. I keep trying to decide if I want to read the book in its entirety or keep in pace with the show because I hate spoilers - I mean, I HATE, DESPISE, ABHOR, DETEST, etc, etc, spoilers!!! - but then again, I do know that the book won't be spot on the show. Hmmm, I think I would rather read during the lull between the first and second season, give me something to do besides sit on me thumbs while I wait. I'm watching "Camelot" on Starz, "The Borgias" on Showtime, and now "GoT" on HBO and I can say that hands-down "GoT" is a far better show with better acting, far more eye candy (Jon Snow and Khal Drogo - Yuuuuum!), and lines that had me hitting the rewind button on my DVR time and time again! The dwarf is quickly becoming a favorite character of mine as well and yes, that scene with him slapping Joff was HEEL-LARRY-US!!!
I caught a couple episodes of Camelot... wasn't too highly impressed, though the guy playing Merlin would make a wonderful bad guy.
Black Pearl, you should just read the series...lol Trust me, if you like the HBO show, you'll love the books!Lori, I certainly thought so!
Does anybody think that the actor playing Arya really could pull off being a boy in season 2?
No, not as she is, even with chopping off her hair, her face is too feminine. Maybe under lots of dirt and grime. We'll just have to wait and see. I'm confident they'll make it work.
I think she can with dirt and grime. Young girls can always pass as boys. Before they have breasts!
I think it's easier for a girl to pass as a boy than for a boy to pass as a girl.
Mark, you must have been a very beautiful child. While I say it's easier for a girl to pass as a boy, it's not impossible for a boy to pass as a girl. My son, Eric, was so beautiful as a child that he was mistaken for a girl all the time. I finally had to cut his hair, no more hippy child, but I did have a boy once again.
aw, thanks....i did eventually grow out of that beauty, if that's what it could be called. pictures of me as a child show me as looking somewhat androgynous. or "delicate" as my dad used to say. or mom: "he's a sensitive child...with a pianist's hands"! i still think of that "pianist's hands" comment and chuckle a bit.but of course, i grew up and am now the icon of rugged & hirsute alpha-masculinity that stands before you today! lol
Nikki my son had the same problem until recently. He even had a Nurse Practitioner call him a girl after a physical exam that should have *ahem* cleared that up. Granted with us living in a rural area and his name being Nikolai (people are constantly screwing it up and saying nikalia, wtf?) and his middle name being Ambrose they might think all those a's must mean girl or something, sigh. his name means eternal conqueror btw :)
Just wondering Amanda, how did you come up with the name for your boy? Did Nikolai come from Ender's Shadow, and Ambrose from The Name of the Wind?
Nope I actually haven't read Ender's Shadow and he was born before The Name of the Wind came out (he'll be 6 in June). I was looking around at baby names that would fit Todd and I's heritage. His is Eastern European (Chekloslavakia and a fun mix of gypsy too) and mine is a blend of Celtic, Welsh and Native American. I liked Nikolai (a girl would have been Natalia) pretty early on and I had been fond of the name Ambrose since reading some older fiction as a kid. I liked the combo and Todd agreed (though to this day he still wants to have a kid named Ryse). Lol then I looked it up online and found out it meant Eternal Conqueror and got a kick out of that.
Besides, who want to name their kid after that spoiled brat Ambrose in NOTW? lol
Jackie wrote: "Besides, who want to name their kid after that spoiled brat Ambrose in NOTW? lol"The same person that would name another child something like Joffrey Draco Mordred.
OMG Chris, why are you giving away my baby name?!?!?!Hehe :)
Chris wrote: The same person that would name another child something like Joffrey Draco Mordred.LMAO
I'd hate to meet that kid.
Amanda wrote: "Nope I actually haven't read Ender's Shadow and he was born before The Name of the Wind came out (he'll be 6 in June). I was looking around at baby names that would fit Todd and I's heritage. His i..."Thanks!
i am considering naming my firstborn Kevin Kvothe Monday. it has a nice ring to it!
I was wonder where are the Bran dream sequences?
Saved for later episodes, probably rewritten so as not to be too fantastic.
I was wondering about the "crow" thing myself. Am on the third book & even though it hasn't become super important I have a feeling it will be.
It's possible they'll cut Bran's dream sequences.
We got to see a lot more of Arya in last night's episode. I can totally see what everyone's saying. It's going to be difficult to make her look like a boy next season. Still, she plays the role quite well, I think.
I want more direwolves, and I want them now
I was thinking the same thing. Even when he rode off to go to the Wall, I didn't see Ghost.
Ghost plays a few important roles later, so he better show up soon. LOL
Nice!It went right into my iTunes. Awesome.
I've had it on repeat all morning.
And all I can see is that map, zooming around with little cogs and screws spinning out into cities.
I really love that intro...:P
And all I can see is that map, zooming around with little cogs and screws spinning out into cities.
I really love that intro...:P
So do I. It's so inventive and unique.
hmm...the link didn't work for me.
Man, I wish we would shoot stuff like this in the US!
Did anyone watch this weeks episode?Talk about some changes...
I have yet to see this week's! I have to drive across town to hijack a friend's HBO
Lol yup. They took something that was hinted at in the books and basically just threw away any semblance of hint. Subtle guys, really subtle.
LOL. Yeah...I can see why they did that, though. It was setting Renly up for the next season. But I'm not sure if the context of the scene was necessary. It seems to me that up until now HBO used sex and nudity as part of the plot and world building in Game of Thrones. But this is the first time it felt like it was used to shock. I mean, like you said, Grant, it was only hinted at in the books. So I'm confused as to why they went head first with that.
Maybe the writers/producers really want people to remember Renly. LOL In the books, he was a minor character who played a big role, after all.
Jason wrote: So I'm confused as to why they went head first with that. Ahem...'head first', Jason? LMAO, I'm dying laughing here ;)
But to answer your question: political correctness and false inclusiveness.
I too agree, sex up to this point had a reason, this was just cheap thrills. And while we're on the subject of sex and nudity: Theon? Why that hideous creature? Why not someone hot, like Jon, Jaime or Ned? Dammit.
Yeah...pun intended...LOLDon't mind me, though. I'm usually against sex of all forms in movies unless it moves the plot forward or, in books, if it's part of the world building. If I want sex in a movie, I'll just turn it onto the "naughty channel"...lol And there's some great erotica writers out there I'm sure, if that's what I'm looking for.
I agree with you Jason, I don't mind if it's integral to the plot or is part of character building...or if it's Jon, Jaime or Ned, lol
LOLYeah, Cersei would be nice. But not with Jaime. *Shivers*
Maybe have her talk politics while taking a bath...
I feared much worse to be honest. It is cable. The scene with the breast feeding child upset me more than any of the sex scenes. I know it's in the book and yes it worked to show how crazy she is. But I have a problem with a child actor doing this scene. Maybe the breast was fake? I don't really know.
