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The book is no, but I mean yes.....correct?
That's some sketchy sexual politics and best avoided.
That's some sketchy sexual politics and best avoided.
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In the book (and I'm going off memory here) Cersei's main objection was the location and not so much the act itself, whereas here it seemed like Cersei was objecting to everything. Plus Cersei had rejected Jaime upon his return to King's Landing. Again, going off memory, but didn't Jaime reject Cersei in the book? (If I'm wrong on that please let me know- a lot happened in Book 3.)
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Entertainment Weekly ew.com had an interview with GRRM and he was a little non-comittal in either direction. I'll see if I can find it.
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See if this works.
George R.R. Martin reacts to 'Thrones' adding rape scene http://insidetv.ew.com/2014/04/21/georg ... ones-rape/" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false; via @EW
George R.R. Martin reacts to 'Thrones' adding rape scene http://insidetv.ew.com/2014/04/21/georg ... ones-rape/" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false; via @EW
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Rocco wrote:In the book (and I'm going off memory here) Cersei's main objection was the location and not so much the act itself, whereas here it seemed like Cersei was objecting to everything. Plus Cersei had rejected Jaime upon his return to King's Landing. Again, going off memory, but didn't Jaime reject Cersei in the book? (If I'm wrong on that please let me know- a lot happened in Book 3.)
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obhave wrote:Rocco wrote:In the book (and I'm going off memory here) Cersei's main objection was the location and not so much the act itself, whereas here it seemed like Cersei was objecting to everything. Plus Cersei had rejected Jaime upon his return to King's Landing. Again, going off memory, but didn't Jaime reject Cersei in the book? (If I'm wrong on that please let me know- a lot happened in Book 3.)Spoiler:
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http://winteriscoming.net/2014/04/21/ge ... er-chains/" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;George R. R. Martin wrote:“I think the “butterfly effect” that I have spoken of so often was at work here. In the novels, Jaime is not present at Joffrey’s death, and indeed, Cersei has been fearful that he is dead himself, that she has lost both the son and the father/ lover/ brother. And then suddenly Jaime is there before her. Maimed and changed, but Jaime nonetheless. Though the time and place is wildly inappropriate and Cersei is fearful of discovery, she is as hungry for him as he is for her.
The whole dynamic is different in the show, where Jaime has been back for weeks at the least, maybe longer, and he and Cersei have been in each other’s company on numerous occasions, often quarreling. The setting is the same, but neither character is in the same place as in the books, which may be why Dan & David played the sept out differently. But that’s just my surmise; we never discussed this scene, to the best of my recollection.
Also, I was writing the scene from Jaime’s POV, so the reader is inside his head, hearing his thoughts. On the TV show, the camera is necessarily external. You don’t know what anyone is thinking or feeling, just what they are saying and doing.
If the show had retained some of Cersei’s dialogue from the books, it might have left a somewhat different impression — but that dialogue was very much shaped by the circumstances of the books, delivered by a woman who is seeing her lover again for the first time after a long while apart during which she feared he was dead. I am not sure it would have worked with the new timeline.
That’s really all I can say on this issue. The scene was always intended to be disturbing… but I do regret if it has disturbed people for the wrong reasons.”
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Yeah, that's from the link I posted above.
Seems interesting that such a shocking scene wasn't discussed with him at all. I assumed he had a bigger role in the shows.
Seems interesting that such a shocking scene wasn't discussed with him at all. I assumed he had a bigger role in the shows.
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It's HBO.
They "murder" people on the show, chop heads off... but they don't really kill them you see.. it's fake.
There are also zombie things, and dragons... also fake.
They "murder" people on the show, chop heads off... but they don't really kill them you see.. it's fake.
There are also zombie things, and dragons... also fake.
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Don't you blaspheme in here!
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i liked this episode. as someone mentioned the scene with tommen and tywin was very good. sam is probably the worst character. can't stand him. i find his scenes cant end soon enough. was expecting to see some dragon action at meereen. hopefully soon
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Interesting point from GRRM, the chapters are all POV from certain characters. Sure, there's some exposition, but we are only hearing the story from a dozen or so people.
As far as I remember, we could never have a solo conversation of just Varys and Littlefinger, Tywin and Joffrey or anything else like that. A POV character always has to be present.
As far as I remember, we could never have a solo conversation of just Varys and Littlefinger, Tywin and Joffrey or anything else like that. A POV character always has to be present.
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Seconded. Fat guy named sam, how original. Every time he does that stupid Bambi eyes look at Gilly, i want to punch him in the nads.Letang Is The Truth wrote:i liked this episode. as someone mentioned the scene with tommen and tywin was very good. sam is probably the worst character. can't stand him. i find his scenes cant end soon enough. was expecting to see some dragon action at meereen. hopefully soon
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I really hope this is a Blues Brothers reference at least in a wayblackjack68 wrote:Don't you blaspheme in here!
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Indeed.PensFanInDC wrote:I really hope this is a Blues Brothers reference at least in a wayblackjack68 wrote:Don't you blaspheme in here!
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But that's pretty close to how he reads in the book.Kaizer wrote:Seconded. Fat guy named sam, how original. Every time he does that stupid Bambi eyes look at Gilly, i want to punch him in the nads.Letang Is The Truth wrote:i liked this episode. as someone mentioned the scene with tommen and tywin was very good. sam is probably the worst character. can't stand him. i find his scenes cant end soon enough. was expecting to see some dragon action at meereen. hopefully soon
We don't know where he is going, but I bet he has a big part to play down the road.
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Which is sad. With all the capable people who go down in flames, some no talent ass clown beating the odds doesn't make sense. Plus he's too fat to live, kill him.
Fatty.
Fatty.
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He did kill a whitewalker...maybe he has other talents heretofore unseen.Kaizer wrote:Which is sad. With all the capable people who go down in flames, some no talent ass clown beating the odds doesn't make sense. Plus he's too fat to live, kill him.
Fatty.
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blackjack68 wrote:He did kill a whitewalker...maybe he has other talents heretofore unseen.Kaizer wrote:Which is sad. With all the capable people who go down in flames, some no talent ass clown beating the odds doesn't make sense. Plus he's too fat to live, kill him.
Fatty.
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GRRM interview in Rolling Stone. pretty strange guy
http://www.rollingstone.com/movies/news ... w-20140423
http://www.rollingstone.com/movies/news ... w-20140423
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Started FFC last night.
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Get ready for 1000 pages of characters you don't care about
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I just read about Pate and his friends.
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Please keep me posted with details on the book , I need to relive the doldrums through another with that one. I literally remember nothing about it except I never want to open it again.