George R.R. Martin/Game of Thrones

[stopper40]

I'm almost done re-watching season 3, and ...

Spoiler:

... I still can't believe that idiot Sam left the obsidian blade behind after killing that zombie dude! I learned buy now that the blade, according to the books, would be too cold to handle after the killing. Why didn't they simply incorporate that?

I started rewatching season 3 also. Not sure if I'll be able to rewatch the Red Wedding though

I just did.

Was it as bad the this time around?

[DelPen]

doesn't look as mean as the first dude. but it's a vast improvement over the 2nd one

Let's see him next to Gwendolyne Christie before we can make a proper decision if he's big enough.

[DelPen]

doesn't look as mean as the first dude. but it's a vast improvement over the 2nd one

Let's see him next to Gwendolyne Christie before we can make a proper decision if he's big enough.

[blackjack68]

doesn't look as mean as the first dude. but it's a vast improvement over the 2nd one

Let's see him next to Gwendolyne Christie before we can make a proper decision if he's big enough.

[Spangler]

It doesn't help that he's smiling in the photo.

[the wicked child]

Finished rewatching S3 earlier today. The Red Wedding was tremendously well done... but that doesn't make it any less sickening to watch. I think that is my third viewing of that episode total. Still feels like staring at a train wreck... and Catelyn's anguish at the end... man, still gets me.

Upon further review, the scene with the small council discussing potentially sending Blackwater deserters to The Wall was, in fact, a deleted scene. That one should have been kept, IMO... the rest were rightly cut.

[the wicked child]

Also, have gone through some of the bonus material, including the history/lore section... Not that he needed it, Joffrey's history of the Red Keep comes off as fairly disturbing... this is one sick puppy and they aren't being shy about it.

[the wicked child]

A few teaser videos here: http://insidetv.ew.com/2014/02/25/game- ... 4-posters/

I love that the slogan for this season is Valar Morghulis... sums it all up pretty well, I think.

[Idoit40fans]

Appropriately, though Mothra was shut down as a potential name for the new dog, Arya is in play.

[Gaucho]

I'm almost done re-watching season 3, and ...

Spoiler:

... I still can't believe that idiot Sam left the obsidian blade behind after killing that zombie dude! I learned buy now that the blade, according to the books, would be too cold to handle after the killing. Why didn't they simply incorporate that?

I started rewatching season 3 also. Not sure if I'll be able to rewatch the Red Wedding though

I just did.

Was it as bad the this time around?

Everything was worse the 2nd time around, including the wedding and the tortuing, but also the drag that is the Bran storyline and the awkwardness of Jon Snow's "uh heff ta ga hoom nah" line.

[pcm]

Just curious, I've read all the books. Just watched the first 4 episodes of season 1. I'm not impressed. The books themselves certainly read like a soap-opera set in Arthurian times, but there's something imaginative and compelling about the world and the characters, at least until they're killed.

Does the HBO series get better? If I hadn't read the books, I'd think it very dull. With ample porn and gore in an attempt to make it interesting. Dinklage is a good actor. But I find the emphasis from the others to be off-kilter. Jon Snow is all wrong...

[the wicked child]

If you honestly feel that way, you may be better off walking away.

[Idoit40fans]

I enjoyed the show more when i watched it without havig read the books...goig back i seems less interesting

[the wicked child]

I'm just saying... if you find yourself annoyed at the changes in the first season, which is by far the most faithful to the books, you will be slitting your wrists by the time you get to Dany in season 2.

[shmenguin]

Season 1 was really good - in relation to the book and as a standalone series. If you didn't like it, I think you're chasing unattainable perfection.

[PensFanInDC]

Opinions are personal and I understand that, but I really can't see how a fan of the books could dislike season 1 at all. I consider season 1 to be one of if not the greatest translations from book to film.

[eddysnake]

I didn't really care for the 2nd season, but it picked back up the 3rd and I actually think the show will turn out much better than the books

[newarenanow]

Opinions are personal and I understand that, but I really can't see how a fan of the books could dislike season 1 at all. I consider season 1 to be one of if not the greatest translations from book to film.

Agree. I'm half way through book 3, but book 1 was almost identical to the show.

[shmenguin]

some episode names have been released

1 "Two Swords"
2 "The Lion and the Rose"
3 "Breaker of Chains"
4 "Oathkeeper"

Spoiler:

looks like joffrey's biting it earlier than i thought. episode 2, FTW.

[the wicked child]

some episode names have been released

1 "Two Swords"
2 "The Lion and the Rose"
3 "Breaker of Chains"
4 "Oathkeeper"

Spoiler:

looks like joffrey's biting it earlier than i thought. episode 2, FTW.

Spoiler:

A lot of people were predicting the wedding would be in episode 2 (not sure why, maybe because Martin was writing it?), looks like that is going to be the case though. I guess it makes sense though so there is plenty of time for everything else to play out in that story line.

[the wicked child]

A new trailer will air prior to Sunday's finale of True Detective.

[the wicked child]

For the most part, the S3 commentaries I've listened to have been pretty weak... mostly just people praising every single person on screen for how great of an actor they are and such. However, the E9 commentary with Richard Madden, Michelle Fairley and David Nutter was pretty good. It was actually the first time that Michelle had seen the episode... she broke down pretty bad at the end.

No matter how many times I see it, I still get a sick feeling in my stomach.

[Idoit40fans]

She was probably just sad that she had spoken her last line.

[Digitalgypsy66]

She was probably just sad that she had spoken her last line.

Click if you've read the books:

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[the wicked child]

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