Television Game of Thrones

[Escher's Waterfall]

LMAO at the last episode. When Tyrion is speculating which of the four got the worst of the deal.

 

[95Land]

I liked the Varys-Littlefinger bit, Sam and Gilly, a couple other things. For certain, the Robb contingent vs The Frey's was great. Frey's look perfect and I liked Edmure's reaction and reluctant compliance. Thought that was spot on. Otherwise....
After the last 2 episodes, this one felt off. I have no issue with changes from the book, but they have to work.
The prep to the scaling of the wall was dumb. The scaling was worse. They turned it into a typical dramatic climbing scene. A fall, a rescue, blah, blah. The CGI was a bit below what we've seen in other episodes, too.
The Meera, Osha thing is just a waste of time. I don't know. There was other good and bad. Overall, it just didn't feel right.

 

[mal3volent]

I liked the Varys-Littlefinger bit, Sam and Gilly, a couple other things. For certain, the Robb contingent vs The Frey's was great. Frey's look perfect and I liked Edmure's reaction and reluctant compliance. Thought that was spot on. Otherwise....
After the last 2 episodes, this one felt off. I have no issue with changes from the book, but they have to work.
The prep to the scaling of the wall was dumb. The scaling was worse. They turned it into a typical dramatic climbing scene. A fall, a rescue, blah, blah. The CGI was a bit below what we've seen in other episodes, too.
The Meera, Osha thing is just a waste of time. I don't know. There was other good and bad. Overall, it just didn't feel right.

How is the climb different in the book just out of curiosity?

 

[95Land]

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Three groups of climbers scaled the wall. I think there was 4-6 men in each group.
The group that cracked the ice was led by a character named Jarl. They all fell and died.
When the two surviving groups got to the top, they let down ropes they were carrying, rope ladders were tied to the rope, they pulled them to the top, and then let them down.
Jon Snow and Ygritte climbed the rope ladder. Tormund(the guy with the red beard) and Orell(the eagle guy) never climbed.

There was no harrowing "grab my hand" moment, no attempt to cut them loose, etc.

The biggest issue, IMO, is unless they have rope to let down to bring more raiders up(which they may) it's going to drastically change what happens next.

 

[mal3volent]

Cool thanks for explaining that. I agree the cutting the rope thing with the last second save from Jon Snow was a little cliche. I must also admit the cgi during the last scene was bordering on painful, I get what they were trying to do but it seemed so out of character for the show to be that gratuitous with the effects.

 

[Belisarius]

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Orell kind of bugs me, because he's not a major character in the novel *at all*; he's a warg who gets killed by Jon Snow before he joins the Wildlings, and whose spirit inhabits an eagle that Varamyr Six-Skins (who is really renamed Orell for the series) takes over.

 

[95Land]

@Mal3volent- No problem.

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The Orell/no Varamyr thing is odd. It doesn't make sense.
Another thing is, Tormund's personality is so different. I wouldn't expect him to be near as cartoonish as he was in the books. But we could at least get a few more "Hars!" A little more of his actual comedic personality instead of him just being another glaring Wildling.

I'm mainly just bitching cause I didn't like the episode. It's hard to improve on the near perfection from the previous two weeks. I have confidence the oddness of this week was just a blip.

 

[Escher's Waterfall]

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Ros's death was quite a good bit of writing. The character is spent (with Littlefinger leaving for the Vale), and she has nothing really more to do.

Using her to illustrate Joffrey's psychopathic nature, as well as emphasizing, once again, how ruthless Littlefinger is, was a smooth move.

The abrupt nature made it even a bit more shocking.

 

[jpgrdnr]

So...are we going to get the last 3 episodes to be a teaser for season 4? or are we going to get something fairly epic?

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Season 4 is going to stretch 10 episodes of those battles? Red Wedding, Yunkai, Margaery and Joffrey's wedding and thw whole Tyrion/Tywin, the Wall, etc.

 

[Escher's Waterfall]

So...are we going to get the last 3 episodes to be a teaser for season 4? or are we going to get something fairly epic?

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Season 4 is going to stretch 10 episodes of those battles? Red Wedding, Yunkai, Margaery and Joffrey's wedding and thw whole Tyrion/Tywin, the Wall, etc.

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Remaining episode titles for season 3:

E08: Second Sons
E09: The Rains of Castamere
E10: Mhysa

I think Red Wedding is going to be Episode 09 of this season.

 

[tambourine-man]

So...are we going to get the last 3 episodes to be a teaser for season 4? or are we going to get something fairly epic?

Hope so, because this season has been fairly pedestrian.

Low sex content, few battle scenes, reduced usage of the word 'cunt'... i am disappoint.

 

[alasdairm]

if i recall, joffrey's wedding takes place early on in book 3 but no sign yet...

alasdair

 

[mal3volent]

I loved this episode... the bears name was Bart, anyone else see that in the credits?

 

[95Land]

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It's been confirmed that the Red Wedding has been shot already. I don't think there's much doubt that "The Rains of Castamere" is alluding to the signal at the wedding.
The scene with Robb and his wife(I have no idea what her name is in the show) seemed like a last quiet moment type scene.

Possible we might get Tyrion and Sansa's wedding, but I would have to think they're saving Joffrey's for next season. They're running out of time. Especially since the last episode is titled "Mhysa". Presumably that's gonna center around the siege of Yunkai.

I noticed Bart the Bear got his own credit screen. Apparently he's the go to bear "actor".

The dragons look soooo fucking good. It's kind of unreal.
The scene where Jaime and Brienne were saying their goodbyes was pretty great. When she calls him "Ser Jaime" as opposed to the typical "Kingslayer." The look on his face, like he was choking back tears.... I liked it.
NCW is Jaime. He fits the role perfectly and he's performed Jaime's transformation from cocky asshole to humbled/changing man really well.
It's obviously a much more subtle transformation than Theon's.

I guess we got the answer to whether the show was gonna dance around Theon's clipping the way the book did. Not so much....

 

[Escher's Waterfall]

if i recall, joffrey's wedding takes place early on in book 3 but no sign yet...

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I believe it takes place after the Red Wedding. Joffrey, I think, is the third one dead of the three Kings.

 

[Oxy8_8]

if i recall, joffrey's wedding takes place early on in book 3 but no sign yet...

alasdair

I'm on the second part of book 3 (Storm of Swords part 2: Blood and Gold) and he isn't married yet. Technically the fourth book, but book 3 is split into two so book 3 still...if you get what I'm saying?

 

[Belisarius]

I'm pretty sure it's late in the Book 3.

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That the series hasn't touched the Martells or the other Greyjoys this season tells me that all that will be covered next season.

 

[Kenickie]

I KNOW WHERE IS MY ASHA ASHA OR OBARA SAND SAND i need my bad bitches

 

[95Land]

Only 3 episodes left.
Of the decent number of people I know that watch the show, only 2 of them haven't had the events of the last few episodes spoiled for them. I hate to see the season fly by, but I'm glad the time is almost here to see reactions.

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It'll be nice to see The Red Viper and his lot in season 4. Red Viper vs The Mountain should be something good.
More of Asha means time wasted on Damphair(ugh). At least temporarily. Maybe they'll mostly skip over the Kingsmoot tedium.

 

[ColtDan]

Theres too much going on and its been slow, almost boring, apart from the ending of a few episodes. this had better build up to something amazing