The Game of Thrones Appreciation Thread

[CrackFox]

To pay tribute and discuss every aspect of the TV show. Use spoilers accordingly.

I started watching GoT a couple of months ago after being pursuaded too by @GatoRage; I've since become a big fan and watched both seasons. My favorite character is Jon because he's sweet and has the most interesting storyline. I also die of handsome everytime I see him. Personality wise, Tyrion is the wittiest and funniest character and he's pretty handsome too, not like the books make him out to be :I

The character I dislike the most is probably Cat, the way she treated Jon and her constant hagged, worrysome face just annoys me. I also hated her for kidnapping Tyrion. There's nothing redeeming about her but I suppose it's good to have a mix of characters you like and characters you don't.

 

[GatoRage]

Oh my god, you can't make me choose between Tyrion and Jaime.....but since this is about the TV-series, I'll go with Tyrion.

Anyway, cool thread is cool. Thanks CrackFox.

I'd like to remind people that this thread is about the TV-series, not the books, so DO NOT post book spoilers about future events that have not occurred in the series yet. It would suck for people who have not read the books but are watching the series to have their viewing experience ruined by spoilers.

 

[dig]

Watched the first two seasons. My favourite charter is The Imp, or Wee Man as I call him. I like him for his witty quips.

I think it's a pretty good show, but not my favourite HBO drama.

 

[CrackFox]

Bumping this thread up because S3 starts tomorrow!

 

[Goodbye Blue Monday]

My friend came over to watch the S3 premiere (since I have HBO and he doesn't). I had to read a Wired article summing up the previous two seasons to figure out what was going on. I got most of it and I enjoyed it! I think I like Margaery and Dany best so far.

And OMG Richard Carlisle from Downton Abbey was in it! Is the show going to include people from every British drama I love? (Because Chris and Cassie from Skins were also in it last season, or so I heard.)

 

[CrackFox]

I don't watch any of those shows but it does have quite a few familiar British actors in. Also Margaery? I've never heard that before. She seemed nice in this episode but I think she's probably a bitch who just wants to be seen as this kind Queen. Tyrion's scenes were so harsh. Tywain deserves a slow death for what he said to him.

 

[Goodbye Blue Monday]

Well, as I said, I've only seen this episode. Everyone seemed to be loving her on Tumblr though.

The woman who played Margaery was also in The Tudors. She was Anne Boleyn, I think?

 

[CrackFox]

Again, that's another show I haven't seen ^^'

99% of people will say that their favorite is either Jon Snow or Tyrion Lannister.

 

[GatoRage]

I don't watch any of those shows but it does have quite a few familiar British actors in. Also Margaery? I've never heard that before. She seemed nice in this episode but I think she's probably a bitch who just wants to be seen as this kind Queen. Tyrion's scenes were so harsh. Tywain deserves a slow death for what he said to him.

I'm never quite sure what to make of Margaery to be honest. She is quite ambitious and obviously wants power. Yes, she does help the poor and hungry in King's Landing by giving out food sent from Highgarden, but it's easy to forget that it was the Tyrells who blocked the roads to the capital stopping food from coming into the city before they allied with the Lannisters. This isn't really mentioned in the show but I still suspect she and the Tyrrels may be doing this charity to get the support and favor of the populace and not out of their own good will.

Tywin is really harsh, but then again nothing Tyrion does will ever redeem him in the eyes of his father. Tywin loved his wife greatly. You can tell both because he hasn't remarried and because of his hate for Tyrion, who she died giving birth to. Tywin has always been a hard man, but when his wife died he pretty much lost all the warmth there was to him. The fact that Tyrion was born a dwarf only makes the matter worse to him, so he denies him his claim to Casterly Rock. The irony of it all, is of course that Tyrion is very similar to Tywin (more so than his favorite son Jaime), in that they're both cunning, can be ruthless when they have to and are obviously great leaders. Unfortunately Tywin can't see past Tyrion's "faults" to see this.

 

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Shame there was no Kingslayer in the opening episode, I'm loving the little arc of him and Brienne. Every episode I feel sorry for Sansa, torn from her family, few she can trust. Poor girl. Onion Knight is still great, glad to seem him again, along with the Carribbean Pirate guy. I like him, dunno why.

But the entire series worth in gold lies with The Imp, best character in the show. Really looking forward to seeing what he gets up to this season.

Quite a good opener, set the pace for the show and easily refamiralised viewers with the key plot points.

Edit - I'm gonna edit the title to note that spoilers will be present.

 

[CrackFox]

Re: The Game of Thrones Appreciation Thread - Season Three Spoilers Ahead

I don't like Jaime but I do like the odd relationship with him and Brienne. Overall I thought this episode was well balanced. We got to see almost everyone and their secenes didn't feel rushed. Also to say winter is coming, i've never seen such a beautiful looking, summery episode.

Edit - I'm gonna edit the title to note that spoilers will be present.

Good idea. I was meaning to do that myself when I saw the thread was picking up:thumbup:

 

[GatoRage]

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I think the reason we didn't get to see certain characters (Jaime, Brienne and Arya most notably) in the first episode is that they're spending more time on each character sequence instead of showing us a tiny piece of every single plot-line in each episode like in season 2. I am quite happy with this as last season's episodes often felt very choppy in terms of pacing.

I don't like Jaime

Your mouth says no but your heart says yes.

 

[CrackFox]

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Your mouth says no but your heart says yes.

O u. He's growing on me a bit because of the whole Brienne dynamic but he will never be a heroic figure in my eyes. He's done too many unforgivable things.

 

[Baby Seals]

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I looked at the top poll.

How could anyone like Cersei? She has the personality of a stepmother and she put her brat on the throne.

 

[CrackFox]

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How could anyone like Cersei? She has the personality of a stepmother and she put her brat on the throne.

She's a good villain in a love to hate sort of way. In fairness the throne was always going to be passed down to Joffrey. I don't think she's entirely happy that he is king either but she certainly doesn't want to stop being in power.

 

[Piranha]

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I voted Arya even though she's my second favorite. I thought my number one would already have decent votes, but they have none! lol

 

[CrackFox]

Re: The Game of Thrones Appreciation Thread - Season Three Spoilers Ahead

Number one being Dany?

 

[GatoRage]

Re: The Game of Thrones Appreciation Thread - Season Three Spoilers Ahead

My thoughts on the newest episode S3:E02 - "Dark Wings, Dark Words".

Spoiler

First of all, we get to see Bran again, after his absence in the first episode. The dream sequence was really well done and the throw-back to the archery training with Jon and Robb in the pilot from S1 was very appropriate. Hearing Ned's voice was a nice touch as well. This scene, as well as showing us the Three-Eyed Crow again, also introduces the mysterious Jojen Reed, who is going to become an important character in Bran's story-line. I have to say I was really pleased with Jojen's casting as the actor impressed me a lot in this episode. There wasn't too much screen time for his sister Meera so I won't comment on the acting on her part. Osha continues to annoy me in virtually every scene she's in, mostly due to the actresse's mannerisms in her scenes.

Robb continues playing second fiddle to Catelyn in the scenes focusing on the Stark camp, as most of the scenes there focus on her. That isn't really surprising really, considering that Catelyn is a point-of-view character in the books while Robb is not. They touched upon the tension between Robb and Lord Karstark a bit but the sequence was mostly dominated by the "controversial" scene between Catelyn and Talisa. The scene was controversial in that it touches upon the relationship between Catelyn and Jon Snow while he was growing up in Winterfell, a much debated talking point among fans. I won't go as far as some to call it "character-assassination" as some critics have as I'm not a huge Catelyn fan but I have to say I was quite surprised by the bluntness of the scene and that Catelyn was willing to discuss these matters with Talisa. All in all, it felt awkwardly handled. Staying with Robb and Catelyn's sequence, I'm a bit disappointed that they're not giving Roose Bolton more screen-time as he is only going to become more important as the season goes on and it would be a good idea to cement him in the memory of the viewers, but it's early days still and I know he's bound to appear much more. They also need to show Grey Wind more often, because I don't think we've had a scene with him and Robb since the beginning of last season or something. Next up, I'll expect them to arrive in Riverrun of House Tully to bury(!) Catelyn's father, and meet up with her brother Edmure.

We also finally get to see Jaime and Brienne again. She's still marching him to King's Landing in chains while he insults her looks and whatnot (oh Jaime, you have the wittiest jokes). Nothing much happens except for the swordfighting scene when Jaime manages to take one of her swords. The fight is kind of interesting in that she can't kill him because then the mission has failed but he can kill her, so she has to somehow subdue him. He is malnourished and weak after being chained up for a long time and his hands are chained together but he's still one of the best swordsman in Westeros so it's by no means an easy task. The scene didn't really make it appear that way though as it instead seemed to convey him as being all talk and no skill and he seems to vastly underestimate Brienne (despite having seen her take out 3 Northmen at once at the end of Season 2?). Anyway, the fight is interrupted when Bolton men arrive. House Bolton are allied with the Starks so it would seem that Robb has managed to recapture his Kingslayer again...

In King's Landing we still have a cluster of important characters who interact with each other. Tyrion has a short, almost pointless scene with Shae, who's actress continues to give me an ulcer with her accent and overall acting. Olenna Tyrell, "The Queen of Thornes" and Margaery's grandmother is introduced, and damn was she good. Her overall attitude is a bit toned down from the books but she's still very "thorny" and doesn't take shit from anyone. Sansa's actress was very unconvincing at times in her scene with Olenna and Margaery but the scene worked well anyway, although vastly different from the one in the book. None the matter, I guess.

Arya and Gendry (and Hot Pie!) also make their first appearance of the season in this episode. The show wastes no time in introducing Thoros of Myr and the Brotherhood without Banners, who are going to play a big role in this season. Anguy the archer also makes an appearance, though not freckled and red haired. Nothing much else happened with this arc in this episode other than we get to see the Hound again, who has now fled from King's Landing following the Battle of the Blackwater. Not much to say about this arc really except that I'm very much looking forward to the next episode or the one after that because of the introduction of a certain character and a certain scene in this story-line.

Jon Snow has some short scenes with the Wildlings north of the Wall. The main point of the segment was to introduce Orell and the concept of "Wargs" and "warging", which means to enter the minds of animals and see through their eyes. This ability is very rare but runs in the Stark blood, which explains why Bran can do it. It's good that they touch upon this thing now because it's going to become very important as the series goes on.

Lastly, the show has decided to show us Theon's storyline in this season, whilst in the book it remains completely unknown to the reader. I have no problem with this as long as it's done right, and it should be without difficulty, really. It also makes sense to have him in the season as otherwise people could forget about him. I'm very excited so see his scenes with a certain character this season and I really hope they can pull it off.

All in all, a solid, good episode. The pacing seems so much improved from last season and no story-line feels slow or out of place. Hopefully it will continue because the third book (which will be covered by this season and the next) is the best by far in the series.

 

[CrackFox]

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My review of the second episode.

Spoiler

Bran aka Mijzelffan: His scenes were interesting. I've never been that interested in his abilities, I much prefer seeing the antics of his whole group. Jojen and Meera were interesting. I thought I wouldn't like them when I saw promo pics, to be honest when I first saw them I thought it was some kind of young Theon x Asha scene.
Then I remembered that wouldn't make sense but holy crap! They look so much like a young Theon and Asha!!!!

Sansa: So glad she actually admitted that Joffrey is a monster. I was getting sick of her lies, I know she has to pretend he's a wonderful person but I'm so sick of hearing her say it when she clearly wants him dead. Margearys mother I didn't appreciate. People are building her up like she was gonna be a comedy genius but came across as the stereotypical, interfering grandmother to me.

Tyrion: Not much of him in this episode. The remark he made about Sansa was a bit random. I wonder if it could be foreshadowing. I like seeing his relationship with Shae but I can't help thinking it's gonna end badly whenever I see them together.

Joffrey: I think he's gone even meaner. There was a time when he let Cersei get away with slapping him, now I don't think he'd be so nice about it. The Margaery scene was fun, I thought it might develope into Joff's first sexual encounter but I'm glad it didn't. GoT doesn't need more sex. He clearly sees something in her that he didn't see in Sansa. She strikes me as potentially as wicked as he is. I'm not quite sure of her intentions so it'll be fun to see what happens with her.

Arya: Altogether pretty dull, just your standard meeting weirdos on the road situation. The hound has outed her but I doubt she'll be harmed. He'll probably protect Arya like he did Sansa.

Jon/Sam: Jon's scenes were boring really, they only lasted two minutes. Sam's scenes were fun and endearing. It's nice to see that he has friends who cares for him, I hope that guy who kept calling him 'piggy' dies really soon.

Catlyn: Not exactly sure what the point of her scenes were. It didn't develope the storyline but I suppose it did develope her as a character. It's good to know that she's remorseful for the way she treated Jon. The acting was really good and that bit was written perfectly.

Jaime/Bienne: I liked their scenes. I still hate Jaime but I think there's goodness in him and she will probably end up being a big part of bringing it out. I like their banter and the sword fight was fun. It leads me to wonder what would have happened if they hadn't have been interupted. I could see Jaime chopping her head off the first chance he got. Maybe as time goes on he will develope affection towards her.

Theon: Didn't care for. I'm bored of Theon now. I wouldn't mind if he died.

Altogether an enjoyable episode.

 

[GatoRage]

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Jojen and Meera were interesting. I thought I wouldn't like them when I saw promo pics, to be honest when I first saw them I thought it was some kind of young Theon x Asha scene. Then I remembered that wouldn't make sense but holy crap! They look so much like a young Theon and Asha!!!!

Now that you say it...they really do :I

Sansa's lying and reluctance to tell the truth about her treatment did annoy me early during the series and especially whilst reading the books. But if you think about it, it's really hard to blame her. She's already been betrayed and hurt by the Lannister family before, so she tries not to give them any reason to hurt her again. This involves lying to Tyrion and initially the seemingly friendly Tyrells, because well, Tyrion is a Lannister and she hardly knows him like we do, and the Tyrells are now allied with the Lannisters so she's wary of them too. She does tell them about Joffrey though and they hardly seem to bat an eyelid about it.

Arya: Altogether pretty dull, just your standard meeting weirdos on the road situation. The hound has outed her but I doubt she'll be harmed. He'll probably protect Arya like he did Sansa.

Nah, I think you're a bit confused there about the weirdos. They're the Brotherhood without Banners, and they hate the Lannisters and protect the weak during the war. Think of them as the Sherwood gang from Robin Hood. So they wouldn't harm Arya just because they know who she is. And even if the Hound would somehow want to protect Arya, she probably wouldn't accept his help because well, he killed her friend (the butcher boy) and she includes him in her "hate prayer" of people she wants to die/kill.

I don't think Catelyn is remorseful of how she treated Jon exactly, as in being cold and non-motherly to him (she isn't expected to and in the context of the world she lives in, she has no real obligation to). I took it as her being ashamed of wishing him dead, because he was just a baby. The thing I had a problem with was when she mentioned that she was gonna beg Ned to give Jon a Stark name, because that really makes no sense at all from her position. Jon is slightly older than Robb, and making him a real Stark would mean him moving ahead of Robb in the line of succession :Þ