The Game of Thrones OFFICIAL thread

the start of the 2nd season was great just started reading the books and enjoying them so far

Had my eye on these books for a while but promised I wouldn’t read them till Wheel of Time was done. buckled and watched season 1 after the hype kicked in full gear with the regular peoples. Now gonna have to read everything before the live action ruins too much of the story for me.

already upset at the differences from the first book and the show. Like random stuff that doesn’t mean anything but is more awesome in the book.

Loved the first episode. The witch bitch looks hella shady, can’t wait to see what her agenda truly is.

Melisandre…:lovin:

I read the entire series picturing Christina “Tig ol Bittys” Hendricks as Melisandre the whole time so I can’t help but be a little disappointed in the actual actress cast…

Hendricks would’ve been perfect!

I didn’t even think about her, to be honest. But now that you mentioned her, she would’ve been great. But I still like what we got.

I love red heads, and shes hot, didnt read the books but i approve this cast

I liked the season opener, I don’t mind for-tv-scenes because they seem like it fit. I’m only really worried about the pacing and keeping up with so many characters. The red priestest was casted well, and Tyrion is getting another award if he keeps this up. It’s funny how he went from last in the credits to the first this year :slight_smile:

Come A Feast For Crows, that line will blur, provided you don’t recall the entire exercise in masochism.

Nah they cast her as she is willing to get hella naked (She dyed her pubes onscreen in Black Book) and previously was good as a witch in Black Death. Expect to see her ride the fuck out of Stannis. There is a reason he keeps her around.

The people in charge of the TV show said that the seasons will not match up with books directly. Instead, they are looking at getting things in order to make sense for TV, as well as a focus on everything being chronological.

“It must be hard for you… …being the disappointing child.”

…like a boss, uhm, Hand… oh, Tyrion…

That was completely nullified when she came back with

“You’re funny, you’ve always been funny, but none of your jokes will match the first one… you remember, back when you ripped my mother open on your way out of her and she bleed to death”

SLAM DUNK!

Yep.

That is hamfisted enough that I cannot see Martin writing it even on his worst day writing AFFC.

Yah, for adding lines.

That was the fastest hour of TV I’ve seen. Episode ended, “Already??”

“You care about your children-that’s your one redeeming quality, well, that and your cheekbones”-Tyrion to Cersei

Nice to see Dinklage get first billing

Was this a line from the book? I don’t remember that, why would the show not add that line intentionally?

No, it wasn’t in the books.

For a reason.

Even at his shittiest (AFFC being a prime example of this), Martin does not write that badly.

Good I thought I was going crazy for a sec there like “how could I have missed a weird ass line like that!?” but yeah that would have been dumb and weird thing for Cersei to say.

Have to say stuff like that in the show because the show is limited to dialogue. The for-tv scenes are weird and ham-fisted but at least they get the point across.

Varys and Littlefinger dick-wagging, and Renly/Loras shaving but the scenes served their purposes in showing some significant relationships without having to give the characters more screentime, which the budget and filming can’t afford.