Game of Thrones

[Joker]

I've been wondering (since I've only recently become active again) - how many people have read the books as well? (I don't want to accidentally spoil things for anyone or anything)

 

[Shademp]

I have not read the books.

 

[X-SOLDIER]

Spoiler: I haven't read the books, but I'm pretty sure

Cersei won't die for a good long while BECAUSE of Ramsey & Joffrey-like characters taking focus away from the constant and ENORMOUS threat she poses by being sadistic little lightning rods for viewer hate. Plus, there's no way that they can leave Arya without an exceptionally pivotal main character to keep her going. Cersei is unfortunately the catalyst to keep Arya's story moving, which means that there's no hope of her out of the picture until then, but I really cannot wait to see her die in a manner that she deserves.

X

 

[Ami]

I haven't read the books and

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X has a point there. I imagine they'd be absolutely bonkers to kill Cersei off, at least this early in the show so far. I don't think anyone would be able to out-bitch her, so to say.

 

[Celes Chere]

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I just want to say I was satisfied seeing Ceresi in pain just as much as seeing Joffrey die. Like she is such a bitch I actually laughed about it. - And if anything happens to Brienne I will be very very upset o v o

 

[Cthulhu]

I did read the books, tl;dr: hodor Hodor hodor hodor hodor, hodor Hodor hodor: "Hodor, hodor hodor, Hodor hodor hodor hodor, Hodor!". Hodor. Hodor hodor, hodor. Hodor HODOR hodor, hodor HODOR hodor, hodor hodor; hodor hodor. Hodor. Hodor. Hodor hodor... Hodor hodor hodor - hodor. Hodor HODOR hodor, hodor hodor hodor HODOR hodor, hodor hodor, hodor, hodor hodor. Hodor hodor HODOR! Hodor hodor - hodor hodor hodor. Hodor hodor hodor hodor hodor hodor hodor. Hodor.

Hodor hodor hodor hodor... Hodor hodor hodor hodor hodor. Hodor. Hodor, hodor. Hodor. Hodor, hodor; hodor HODOR hodor, hodor hodor? Hodor hodor HODOR! Hodor hodor hodor HODOR hodor, hodor hodor hodor hodor? Hodor hodor - HODOR hodor, hodor hodor, hodor, hodor hodor. Hodor hodor, hodor. Hodor hodor, hodor. Hodor hodor. Hodor. Hodor hodor; hodor hodor hodor hodor hodor, hodor. Hodor hodor?

Hodor! Hodor hodor, hodor - HODOR hodor, hodor hodor... Hodor hodor hodor. Hodor. Hodor hodor - HODOR hodor, hodor HODOR hodor, hodor hodor; hodor hodor - hodor hodor! Hodor hodor - hodor - hodor... Hodor hodor hodor, hodor. Hodor hodor hodor? Hodor hodor HODOR! Hodor hodor hodor hodor hodor hodor hodor, hodor, hodor hodor. Hodor, hodor. Hodor. Hodor, hodor hodor. Hodor! Hodor hodor, hodor, hodor. Hodor hodor, hodor, hodor hodor.

Spoiler: hodor

Hodor, hodor. Hodor. Hodor, hodor - HODOR hodor, hodor hodor?! Hodor! Hodor hodor, hodor... Hodor hodor hodor - hodor hodor hodor?! Hodor. Hodor hodor HODOR hodor, hodor hodor hodor hodor? Hodor. Hodor hodor hodor hodor hodor!

Hodor hodor - hodor hodor hodor? Hodor, hodor. Hodor. Hodor, hodor hodor? Hodor hodor - hodor, hodor. Hodor hodor, hodor. Hodor hodor - hodor?! Hodor hodor HODOR! Hodor hodor; hodor hodor; hodor hodor? Hodor. Hodor hodor - hodor, hodor. Hodor hodor... Hodor hodor hodor hodor!

Hodor. Hodor hodor; hodor hodor, hodor. Hodor hodor hodor! Hodor, hodor. Hodor. Hodor, hodor hodor hodor hodor, hodor. Hodor hodor?! Hodor. Hodor hodor... Hodor hodor hodor - hodor. Hodor. Hodor hodor HODOR! Hodor hodor hodor HODOR hodor, hodor hodor?! Hodor. Hodor hodor hodor... Hodor hodor hodor... Hodor hodor hodor. Hodor. Hodor hodor hodor... Hodor hodor hodor. Hodor hodor - hodor - hodor hodor hodor?

:hodor:

Oh also, neat episode was neat. Needed a bit more hodor though.

 

[Cthulhu]

Also, picture (maybe spoilers if you're being very critical of that shit)

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Edit: Also, Stephen King tells people to read the books, lawl. Has it been 15 years already?

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edit: GM Pycelle (s04e02 spoilers)

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edit: Gifset, subtle, also spoilers obv http://imgur.com/gallery/0EQr6

Spoiler: Revenge, bitch

Spoiler: Everyone loves the Martells

Also, apparently the boring performers were / was Sigur Ros. . They also did the credits music.

also

edit: visual guide to the intro

 

[Ghost X]

*envy*

 

[Novus]

I've read the books, and all the evil sadistic characters are my favorites, even though, except Cersei, none of them have povs.

Speaking of which, I've been wanting to post this somewhere
The Blue Bard:

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does anyone else find his torture one of the most disturbing passages they have ever read? There is something really disconcerting about it.

 

[X-SOLDIER]

Spoiler: My favorite tumblr meme from the episode

X

 

[ForceStealer]

• Still cba to give any fucks about any of Theon Greyjoy's storyline.

I'm with you there. I just don't care. It's not that I think he necessarily deserves what's happening to him, but everything he did was still pretty despicable and I never much cared for him to begin with, so I'm not really shedding any tears for him. So all the torture scenes have just been gratuitous, boring interludes, imo.

 

[Carlie]

Spoiler: Funny stuff from The Lion and the Rose

Spoiler: Tywin sure had an interesting of dealing with what happened in the episode

 

[Ⓐaron]

For those wondering how the Purple Wedding happened, see here. This no doubt contains spoilers for future episodes since it's likely only people who already know what happens in the books would have been watching for what happened.

Oh, also, interviews with Jack Gleeson, Benioff & Weiss, and George R. R. Martin.

 

[Ⓐaron]

People who post Game of Thrones spoilers the new paedophiles

 

[Joe]

People who post Game of Thrones spoilers the new paedophiles

Carlie and Ami both did this for me.

 

[Carlie]

I did no such thing, I made a tweet in the Game of Thrones tag which you unfortunately saw. I would recommend that next time you avoid twitter after an episode is over and during too.

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I just want to say I was satisfied seeing Ceresi in pain just as much as seeing Joffrey die. Like she is such a bitch I actually laughed about it. - And if anything happens to Brienne I will be very very upset o v o

You watch GoT now?

 

[Joe]

You posted it publicly on Twitter.

 

[Carlie]

As I do every week after I watch an episode. I'm sorry you saw the tweet and got spoiled but that was never my intention. That's why I avoid posting about that stuff on facebook so I don't spoil anyone. Again avoid twitter in the future.

 

[Shademp]

I have been spoiled over the years (not saying any names because frankly I don't remember who spoiled me) because spoilers were not properly marked as "current episode spoilers" or "stuff-that-happens-later-in-the-books spoilers". But that's just how it goes.

 

[Joe]

Yeah. I just am always on Twitter/Facebook regularly throughout the day, especially if I'm at work. I'm not used to being spoiled at all, as people tend to have that 1-2 week rule regarding tv show/game spoilers. Ah well, it was a damn good episode and very, very gratifying.

 

[Lex]

So I finally watched everything I've missed (I stopped watching halfway through season 2 due to the extreme book ignorance that went on for like 1-3 episodes) but I enjoyed getting caught up.

I've read past this point, but man did the show do justice to a lot of the big moments. Especially this past episode. I love Tyrion but I'm still super jaded by the extreme fangasming everyone does over him, people really need to get over that juvenile awkwardness. Yes, he's a cool character with awesome quotes. He is not god.

Anyway, I'm finally inspired enough to continue reading where I left off. Which is somewhere around the middle of A Feast for Crows. I think :/

 

[X-SOLDIER]

Anyway, I'm finally inspired enough to continue reading where I left off. Which is somewhere around the middle of A Feast for Crows. I think :/

Should I attempt to dive into the books?

Also, general recommendations on watching the show & reading after Vs. reading first and then watching?



X

 

[trash panda]

Be weary of books 4 & 5. I found myself backtracking through pages upon pages of those books because I lost interest while reading and zoned out. The books and the show in comparison to each other take different paths in the same direction. Both are spectacular and the plot is ultimately the same, though events happen in different ways.

I've been impressed by the show so far but there are small details that have been left out for apparent aesthetic reasons. For example (off the top of my head):

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Peter Dinklage is a handsome Tyrion. In the book, he's quite grotesque, with different colored eyes. The scar he receives during the blackwater fight leaves him really fucked up; in the show its a small scratch in comparrison to the book. He also shows Sansa his cock in an attempt to consummate their marriage but gives up when he sees how much she doesn't want it.

Daario Naharis looks nothing like he does in the book. He should have a forked, colorful beard, and I think I recall blonde hair and a gold tooth...Gosh I can't recall the precise details but I remember he has a really wacky look. He's not my favorite character so I wasn't at all disappointed in the change...

And the list goes on and on.

 

[Joker]

^We were just talking about that second bit in particular the night of the premiere.

Non-spoiler opinion of the books: I utterly loathe Bran chapters. Great googa mooga how can anyone in his circumstances be this boring? The rest is fantastic (book four is my favorite so far, but I'm only about a third of the way through 5).

 

[trash panda]

Spoiler

Re: Bran...There is some interesting stuff in there and some fun history about the Targaryens in the later chapters but everything leading up to the fun facts is muuuurder. To be quite fair, every character has his or her share of boring meaningless drabble.
I'm more interested in finding out what happened to Rickon, Osha, and Shaggydog.

I really need to reread these books...:/