Game of Thrones

[peoriairish]

A quick bump as a reminder that the premiere is in 50 minutes!!!

 

[johnnykillz]

A cold North wind blows, brothers.

 

[IrishSpartan]

lizard girl was crazy

 

[peoriairish]

She sure was. This premiere has stoked my desire to read the books. I have them, just never got around to them. I will be starting tomorrow evening.

 

[IrishSpartan]

She sure was. This premiere has stoked my desire to read the books. I have them, just never got around to them. I will be starting tomorrow evening.

im in the middle of the second book and so far their amazing. The only thing i didnt like is that the first book is almost exactly the same as the first season just a little more detail so at some points i caught my self scanning to get through some sequences.

 

[gkIrish]

Pretty good episode.

 

[magogian]

Get that slave army!!!

 

[blueNDgold44]

Nipple part was absurd lol

 

[sportallyr]

Nipple part was absurd lol

"Men don't need nipples."

 

[IrishLion]

I'm upset with the absence of Strong Belwas, and the fact that Arstan Whitebeard revealed who he was right away.

Also, not sure how I feel about the Margery/Joffrey storyline that is developing; I don't remember Margery actually being an active "for-the-people" queen in the books. The people loved her, but she didn't do much. I understand why they need to develop her character more for the show, but I hope they don't stray too far from the books concerning her relationship with the Lannisters.

 

[blueNDgold44]

"Men don't need nipples."

or nuts haha, that whole part was extremely strange but funny. then the lizard girl came out

 

[Buster Bluth]

Also, not sure how I feel about the Margery/Joffrey storyline that is developing; I don't remember Margery actually being an active "for-the-people" queen in the books. The people loved her, but she didn't do much. I understand why they need to develop her character more for the show, but I hope they don't stray too far from the books concerning her relationship with the Lannisters.

I mean, how else do you expect them to communicate "people loved her" so efficiently within an already jam-packed plot/script?

 

[johnnykillz]

Any info spoiler-wise for the lizard girl would be much appreciated.

Is she a special character from the books, sort of like a shape shifter?

What was the rad scorpion/June bug thing-a-ma-bobber?

 

[IrishSpartan]

I don't know any spoilers about the lizard girl but Dany clearly says warlocks at the end presumably connecting the lizard girl to the people that lived in the house of the undying she killed

 

[gkIrish]

Any info spoiler-wise for the lizard girl would be much appreciated.

Is she a special character from the books, sort of like a shape shifter?

What was the rad scorpion/June bug thing-a-ma-bobber?

I don't remember her from the books. I think the character was a man in the books.

 

[IrishSpartan]

Anyone notice how they changed how Mormount revealed himself right when he didn't in the books and how they don't have strong belwas in the show.

 

[irishpat183]

You cannot go wrong with either of those series. My all time favorites:

Lost
Breaking Bad
Game of Thrones
Walking Dead
Dexter
Sopranos

My 'View List'

The Wire
The Following

Dude...No "Boardwalk Empire" (the best show on TV right now)

Shameless is also good

 

[IrishLion]

I mean, how else do you expect them to communicate "people loved her" so efficiently within an already jam-packed plot/script?

I thought they might just show Cersei asking why the people love her simply because the Tyrells were bringing food to Kings Landing. It would've been another good "Cersei is a twat" scene.

 

[IrishLion]

Any info spoiler-wise for the lizard girl would be much appreciated.

Is she a special character from the books, sort of like a shape shifter?

What was the rad scorpion/June bug thing-a-ma-bobber?

It was a manticore, and lizard girl was an assassin sent by the warlocks.

In the book, Strong Belwas and Arstan save her from the assassin, who was actually a Sorrowful Man.

 

[ClausentoTate]

It was a manticore, and lizard girl was an assassin sent by the warlocks.

In the book, Strong Belwas and Arstan save her from the assassin, who was actually a Sorrowful Man.

Not to mention Strong Belwas has at least a few more scenes that directly affect Dany's plot. I don't feel like it would have been hard to put him into the story.

 

[IrishLion]

Not to mention Strong Belwas has at least a few more scenes that directly affect Dany's plot. I don't feel like it would have been hard to put him into the story.

What's one more character on top of 100+ others haha

 

[Emcee77]

I'm upset with the absence of Strong Belwas, and the fact that Arstan Whitebeard revealed who he was right away.

Also, not sure how I feel about the Margery/Joffrey storyline that is developing; I don't remember Margery actually being an active "for-the-people" queen in the books. The people loved her, but she didn't do much. I understand why they need to develop her character more for the show, but I hope they don't stray too far from the books concerning her relationship with the Lannisters.

There's going to be more of this. Not only will the show leave out characters who appear in the books, but I've read that the show will begin to kill off characters who are still alive in the books. The problem is that logistically they just can't have a cast as large as Martin's character list. They can't pay that many actors and they can't coordinate that many schedules, on top of the fact that having countless characters bewilders the viewers who haven't read the books. The show producers just have to simplify the story a little.

That is annoying, but the silver lining is that with any luck we may get hints at some of the plot developments that will take place in books that haven't been written yet. The show producers collaborate with GRRM and GRRM has revealed some details of the story's end to people involved with the show (not even just producers ... he has told the actor who plays Theon Greyjoy the secret of Jon Snow's parentage, for instance). When the show kills off a character, I think we can assume that even if that character isn't dead in the books, he won't do anything significant in them. I don't think we will learn anything major that way, but maybe something.

 

[DSully1995]

Me and my bro wtach 8 episodes yesterday haha

 

[Buster Bluth]

Dude...No "Boardwalk Empire" (the best show on TV right now)

Shameless is also good

Boardwalk is probably #3 in my opinion, after Game of Thrones and Breaking Bad. Still a damn fine show. Season four is going to be INSANE.

 

[ND NYC]

have read all 5 of the books.

i remember most major plot lines but i have no recollection of the warlock girl with the spider--was that in the books?

also some of the things in last nights episode seemed to be "out of order" from the books---wont list them here and spoil anything.

i guess have to expect that as cant possibly out it all into the series.

 

[NoJusticeNoPeace]

In case anyone was worried for some reason, it was officially renewed for season 4. I'm sure after the debut next year it will be renewed for season 5 and repeat until season 10 or however long it will take to finish.

 

[NoJusticeNoPeace]

There's going to be more of this. Not only will the show leave out characters who appear in the books, but I've read that the show will begin to kill off characters who are still alive in the books. The problem is that logistically they just can't have a cast as large as Martin's character list. They can't pay that many actors and they can't coordinate that many schedules, on top of the fact that having countless characters bewilders the viewers who haven't read the books. The show producers just have to simplify the story a little.

That is annoying, but the silver lining is that with any luck we may get hints at some of the plot developments that will take place in books that haven't been written yet. The show producers collaborate with GRRM and GRRM has revealed some details of the story's end to people involved with the show (not even just producers ... he has told the actor who plays Theon Greyjoy the secret of Jon Snow's parentage, for instance). When the show kills off a character, I think we can assume that even if that character isn't dead in the books, he won't do anything significant in them. I don't think we will learn anything major that way, but maybe something.

Honestly, unless they start killing off major characters who don't die in the book, I won't mind. Obviously Ser Ilyn Payne won't be in it anymore (RIP), and I wouldn't freak out if other characters on his level weren't kept on, as long as it helps the show. We've already seen Dontas have a much smaller part in the show than he did in the books.

 

[IrishSpartan]

anyone know how the first episode did rating wise? I know a lot of people were kinda of upset about the lack of action but i though it was very good.

 

[NoJusticeNoPeace]

have read all 5 of the books.

i remember most major plot lines but i have no recollection of the warlock girl with the spider--was that in the books?

also some of the things in last nights episode seemed to be "out of order" from the books---wont list them here and spoil anything.

i guess have to expect that as cant possibly out it all into the series.

I think someone pointed out earlier that the assassin in the book was those guys who whisper "I'm so sorry" before they kill you, not a warlock. Same concept though. This is slightly creepier and better to put on screen.

 

[NoJusticeNoPeace]

anyone know how the first episode did rating wise? I know a lot of people were kinda of upset about the lack of action but i though it was very good.

I think it was 4.4 million viewers, better than the season 2 debut & finale.