HBO's Game of Thrones - Part 15

[P Supreme]

I was surprised at how nice Cersei was to Margaery this past ep.

So was I especially since Cersei told her she would murder her in her sleep if she called her sister again but clearly she is mourning for her son
kid was a jackass but her jackass

Sansa just can't get a break now she has to marry Robyn her cousing
but the revelation of Littlefinger being behind the whole plot from the
get go was a WOW moment for me

 

[Naked Shia]

Robin is disgusting, but not as much as I imagined.

 

[Kane52630]

heh.

 

[Man in the Suit]

On that regard, while he's fine, I don't see him as Daario. Unlike the previous actor who was great in the role.

Yeah, no. The original Daario was pretty terrible.

 

[Kane52630]

Yeah I wasn't digging surfer dude.

 

[Golgo-13]

I wasn't surprised because I didn't believe it for a second, lol.

Well unless it's 'a move' she's playing, she seemed genuine as she expressed to Tywin that she wanted Margery to marry Timmon as well.

 

[Marvolo]

Well unless it's 'a move' she's playing, she seemed genuine as she expressed to Tywin that she wanted Margery to marry Timmon as well.

It seemed like a pretty big departure from the books. Cersei loathes Marg and her influence on Tommen.

 

[BatmanBeyond]

Yeah I wasn't digging surfer dude.

This. Really enjoying the new Daario.

 

[Doc Ock]

I just realized who the new Daario was...no wonder I was confused at who the guy was. So much recasting in this show! I kept wondering where surfer dude was, he looked unique compared to all the bearded dudes hehe.

 

[DarkSovereignty]

I prefer the new guy to fabio from last season.

 

[jonathancrane]

I prefer the new guy to fabio from last season.

Same here.

 

[flickchick85]

I prefer the new guy to fabio from last season.

I must agree with you there.

 

[CapedCrusader14]

I dreaded whenever surfer dude Fabio would come on-screen so I couldn't care less that's he's gone.

 

[ChrisBaleBatman]

Is Daario supposed to be likeable?

Because, if he is...then I guess the new guy is a better fit. I liked the last guy because he came across like an overconfident prick who happened to have a very punchable face. I thought it worked well with Jorah being so likeable.

 

[Roose Bolton]

In the books he's not very likeable. If anything it seems like GRRM wants us to hate him.

I know I certainly wish a horrible death upon him.

 

[ChrisBaleBatman]

Then the last guy was a better fit. Because the new guy is way more likeable and doesn't have me wanting to slap that stupid grin off his face.

The last guy really had that '**** eating' grin nailed down.

 

[Schlosser85]

The new guy is more likable but I'm not sure that's a good thing.

 

[Infinity9999x]

So, this season has (so far) been the one that I think has had the most deviations from the books. What do the other book readers feel about this? I'm a bit back and forth on it. There's only been one change I absolutely disliked (Jamie/Cersei), but that's been talked to death. And the show has been treating it like it didn't even happen. Some I've enjoyed more (Bronn swapped for Payne, more development on the Red Viper, all the Arya/Hound stuff), and some I've been a bit ambivalent on, like the raid on Crasters. I didn't mind the whole segment, it was fun, but it also definitely could have been cut. However, I know why they're doing it, they had to give Bran more things to do otherwise they'd be caught up to his arc in the books mid-way through next season.

How are others feeling?

 

[Roose Bolton]

Well, the mission at Craster's Keep, Locke, Bran...it all felt like filler. It all resolved itself rather well and didn't alter the status quo at all. It's weird, and it seems like it's going to continue next week as well with the Dreadfort storyline.

On one hand, it does provide more breathing room for these characters, yet the quality between what's invented and what's original to the books is really noticeable, Locke's death for instance lacked something.

We'll see how it goes, because I fully expect it all to be back on track with the book stuff episode 7-onwards.

 

[antsman41]

Didn't Robin drink mom milk like just a season or two ago?

 

[Marvolo]

So, this season has (so far) been the one that I think has had the most deviations from the books. What do the other book readers feel about this? I'm a bit back and forth on it. There's only been one change I absolutely disliked (Jamie/Cersei), but that's been talked to death. And the show has been treating it like it didn't even happen. Some I've enjoyed more (Bronn swapped for Payne, more development on the Red Viper, all the Arya/Hound stuff), and some I've been a bit ambivalent on, like the raid on Crasters. I didn't mind the whole segment, it was fun, but it also definitely could have been cut. However, I know why they're doing it, they had to give Bran more things to do otherwise they'd be caught up to his arc in the books mid-way through next season.

How are others feeling?

This last episode gave me reminded me of the questionable quality of season 2. It wasnt terrible television, but it wasnt up to snuff either. Not a fan of this filler BS at all. I dont mind deviations (the Jaime/Cersei Holy Sept Necro Rape being the exception) as long as the deviations arent filler or stalling the storyline.

 

[Iceman]

Just rewatched all of the episodes of this season tonight!

That walker baby conversion is one of the best things I've seen in a while. Need more of that kind of stuff.

 

[Victarion]

So, this season has (so far) been the one that I think has had the most deviations from the books. What do the other book readers feel about this? I'm a bit back and forth on it. There's only been one change I absolutely disliked (Jamie/Cersei), but that's been talked to death. And the show has been treating it like it didn't even happen. Some I've enjoyed more (Bronn swapped for Payne, more development on the Red Viper, all the Arya/Hound stuff), and some I've been a bit ambivalent on, like the raid on Crasters. I didn't mind the whole segment, it was fun, but it also definitely could have been cut. However, I know why they're doing it, they had to give Bran more things to do otherwise they'd be caught up to his arc in the books mid-way through next season.

How are others feeling?

I've come to see the show as more a companion piece for the books. The only things thus far that I've not liked are:

Lack of Coldhands: At times he could be creepy. Especially in ADWD. He made me wonder about the nature of the three-eyed raven.

Whitewashing: Mostly in Tyrion's case. Someone on the crew seems to have a raging dislike of Stannis, which is a bit grating.

Ramsay: Reading the books, I could feel the violence rolling off of Ramsay Snow. His book counterpart is much more physically imposing than the show version. I also liked his Winterfell ruse more than the show's take.

Overall, I still give this season a 9/10. I enjoyed the Craster's subplot, but did feel that Locke's death could've been done different. Or not at all. I thought you could see him in one the trailers where Alliser Thorne's saying "Tonight, we fight!"

 

[Roose Bolton]

Yeah the whitewashing of the Lannisters has been really annoying. I'm fairly certain Cersei is a straight up psychopath in the books, and her "motherly love" is basically her being a possessive, narcissist who only cares about her children as extensions of herself. She's a major villain and a very destructive person and yet they've largely given all her negative acts to Joffrey.

Someone on the crew seems to have a raging dislike of Stannis, which is a bit grating.

That would be Dan Weiss. He's said before that he doesn't think there are any sympathetic elements to Stannis. Which is weird when you see Dave Benioff discuss Stannis, because he seems to go by the books a bit more in his approach.

 

[flickchick85]

That would be Dan Weiss. He's said before that he doesn't think there are any sympathetic elements to Stannis.

Well that sucks. I love Stannis, and I don't see how he's any less sympathetic than at least half the other characters on the show, lol.