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PittTheElder posted:http://www.collegehumor.com/video/6963891/why-george-rr-martin-shouldnt-plan-your-wedding  I seem to like the show more than a lot of people in this thread, but that is one category in which it is sorely lacking. And like the Harkonnen comparison, this GRRM has way too deep a voice.
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FrozenVent posted:TVIV theory: The fool (What's his name, used to be a knight) poisoned Joffrey so he could have Sansa to himself. Well they're almost right. Not the worst theory. Can't wait for some one to suggest Shae or Tywin.
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Solice Kirsk posted:Well they're almost right. Not the worst theory. Can't wait for some one to suggest Shae or Tywin. TyrantWD posted:I wouldn't be surprised if this was all Tywins doing. He hasn't really hid his feelings towards Joffrey, who represents just about everything he hates, minus the drunken whoremongering. The most important thing to Tywin is the Lannister legacy, and Joffrey has been making GBS threads on it for a long time. I'm guessing he hit the limit of what he could tolerate, and has another plan in place for Lannister control of the throne. Edit: This post is beautiful too: the posted:I'm most confused because he was the main antagonist. Everyone else was going for him, and now it's just like.. whelp. Now we have a bunch of random people. Urdnot Fire fucked around with this message at 04:23 on Apr 14, 2014 |
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Apr 14, 2014 04:20
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Great new thread title Great new FYAD title Surprised no one made a NICE DAY FOR A PURPLE WEDDING gif yet.
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mythicknight posted:Great new FYAD title Been there for a week. quote:Surprised no one made a NICE DAY FOR A PURPLE WEDDING gif yet. Doesn't roll off the tongue like White/Red Wedding.
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FrozenVent posted:TVIV theory: The fool (What's his name, used to be a knight) poisoned Joffrey so he could have Sansa to himself. The Dontos formerly known as Ser. And that's probably what was going on his booze addled brain though.
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Apr 14, 2014 05:21
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"AWAY DEGENERATE!" lol, I'm gonna miss Joffy, too many comic geniuses die young.
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Apr 14, 2014 06:05
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rawdog pozfail posted:Tonight's episode is GRRM's and 25 mins in there have already been a few deviations from the book for the better. Fucker's definitely a TV writer. What changed?
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Apr 14, 2014 06:49
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Blitz7x posted:What changed? Roose verbally bitchslaping Ramsay and ordering him to trade Theon for Moat Cailin. Tryion (thinks he) sends Shae away to safety in Pentos after dumping her in the cruellest way possible. Tyrion sets up Jaime's left-handed sword training, only with Bronn because, well, poor Wilko  .Brienne and Jaime at the Purple Wedding. No sign of Penny. Tommen's now like 16 or something. Joffrey dies in Jaime's arms instead of him hearing about it second-hand.
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Apr 14, 2014 07:06
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Was Joffrey poisoned? I thought he choked on a fig because he was a greedy little poo poo.
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Apr 14, 2014 07:39
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Awesome Andy posted:Was Joffrey poisoned? I thought he choked on a fig because he was a greedy little poo poo. That would have been appropriate but he was poisoned, with real poison.
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That girl they got playing Shireen is really good for her age. They're definitely expanding her role, which is great. My favorite line from the preview chapters was Stannis replying to the knight who wanted to know what to do if Stannis died and Stannis coldly replies " — you will avenge my death, and seat my daughter on the Iron Throne. Or die in the attempt."
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So correct me if I am wrong but isn't Theon's character on book 5 material already? I am almost positive Moat Cailin was in Feast and Dance. They are going to need so much filler if they think they can stretch this out two more seasons without touching Winds of Winter... Edit: also, does anyone feel that Bran's vision saw Coldhands? I keep getting my hopes up an actually cool character will finally be put into the show. The voice calling "meet me under the tree" showed a, what appeared to be , dead body walking then a wave of ravens that heralded his arrival in the books. Probably just getting my hopes up
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Apr 14, 2014 11:15
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Bran and Theon are just starting their ADWD plotlines, and after next week's episode, parts of Dany's ADWD storyline are starting up. Pretty much everyone else is still in the back third of ASOS. This season will probably be okay, but Season 5 (unless GRRM "suddenly" finishes TWOW) is going to be uncharted territory for everyone.
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Apr 14, 2014 11:25
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@StephenKing: Come on, guys, it's been in the books for 15 years or so, and the episode ran tonight. Oh Stephen King. You are the Wildest Card. He'd fit in good here.
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Apr 14, 2014 11:36
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To be honest, Tywin having knowledge/being in on the Purple Wedding is a pretty solid theory and nothing too outrageous. http://asoiaf.westeros.org/index.php/topic/78761-crazy-theory-tywin-knew-about-the-purple-wedding/ I'm so sorry I had to link to westeros.org. Other than that, is anyone else surprised how fast the show is progressing in terms of the story in the books? We're in the second episode and some POV characters are at ADWD with their story lines already. I mean you could stretch the existing book material into two seasons but anything longer than that will just kill the audience's interest in this show. So what's the game plan for Gurm here? Book the flight for the next convention or maybe just loving get writing? I'd be panicking if I were him.
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Apr 14, 2014 12:09
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syscall girl posted:That would have been appropriate but he was poisoned, with real poison. Right, the poison for Joffrey. Joffrey's poison. The poison chosen specifically for Joffrey.
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Apr 14, 2014 12:40
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Hunky Joe posted:@StephenKing: Come on, guys, it's been in the books for 15 years or so, and the episode ran tonight. He must already be, the writing in Game of Bones was just too drat good.
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Apr 14, 2014 13:03
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That was the last time Thelonius Gayjoy saw his dick alive.
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Apr 14, 2014 13:17
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rawdog pozfail posted:Fucker's definitely a TV writer. TV has deadlines though.
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Apr 14, 2014 13:19
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The fact that GRRM's decade spanning project, created as a response to interference when he was a TV writer, is being undone by TV writers and producers on a deadline is hilarious.
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Apr 14, 2014 13:23
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Junkenstein posted:TV has deadlines though. Might not matter. HBO probably takes whatever Ser manages to hand in to them, pats him on the head telling him what a good boy he is, puts it up on the fridge for auntie to see and then rewrites the gently caress out of it.
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Apr 14, 2014 16:05
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Rolling Stone (of all the places) loving nailed it with their article title: Purple Reign
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Intel&Sebastian posted:Rolling Stone (of all the places) loving nailed it with their article title: Purple Reign That woulda been the best wedding cake ever if Prince came crawling out of it on his belly after the doves flew out
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Apr 14, 2014 17:26
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Hunky Joe posted:Edit: also, does anyone feel that Bran's vision saw Coldhands? I keep getting my hopes up an actually cool character will finally be put into the show. Coldhands was directly beckoning him. Was this the case in the books? He straight up said to Bran "Look for me under the tree up North" and he saw visions of his crows / zombie horse.
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rawdog pozfail posted:Coldhands was directly beckoning him. Was this the case in the books? He straight up said to Bran "Look for me under the tree up North" and he saw visions of his crows / zombie horse.
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Mide posted:I'm going to admit something... When Tyrion said that he might know someone who can teach Jamie to fight again. Syrio popped in my head and I got all excited for a second. The unsullied thread is the gift that keeps on giving.
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Urdnot Fire posted:I assumed that was just the Three-Eyed Crow talking to him, which would also explain the crows. The zombie horse was seen being ridden by White Walkers in an earlier season also, Coldhands rode a giant elk. It seems like he might be cut, sadly. Oh right I got zombie horse and giant elk confused, hm. Isn't coldhands the one who was always associated with a flock of crows though?
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Apr 14, 2014 17:51
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Also, was this episode really directed by Gurm? I think it's weird that he didn't manage to convey one of the more important aspects of the wedding, the sheer absurd extravagance of it. It really shone through in the books and I think it's a bit sad that the same didn't happen in the TV show. Thank God he dropped Penny, though. This also means a significant (and stupid) part of Tyrion story line will be altered. The chapters with Penny in the books were painful.
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PittTheElder posted:http://www.collegehumor.com/video/6963891/why-george-rr-martin-shouldnt-plan-your-wedding Pretty good stuff. I liked the episode. Though I thought that it would have come later in the season. What will they have in the 9th episode now? It was also pretty funny to see Podrick big dick to check out the Mereneese knot. Bronn will be a good replacement for Paine, pity about Wilko.
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OhYeah posted:Also, was this episode really directed by Gurm? It was written by him, not directed. Though I can't really believe he actually got it into himself to write something...
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OhYeah posted:Also, was this episode really directed by Gurm? I think it's weird that he didn't manage to convey one of the more important aspects of the wedding, the sheer absurd extravagance of it. It really shone through in the books and I think it's a bit sad that the same didn't happen in the TV show. I think he's just the head writer for this episode, not the director. And if it's anything like his previous season's episodes he had little/nothing to do with the Ramsay scenes.
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Ahahaha there was also that part where they talked about Theons cut dick and served sausages in the next scene.
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Not gonna lie, episode was ok. I actually liked the crazy set for the wedding, like all the L's woven into the backdrop of the head table. Production design son. Also the dwarf joust turned out way, way better. Stannis riding Mel, Renly riding Loras, wolf head humping. Grrm can be on when he's on. Also no Penny (rip Pretty Pig)! But yeah this might just slavage itself and Grums last (and final) two books by association. Especially if they speed up all the Feast/Dance poo poo and spin off in their own direction. Like a less terrible Walking Dead.
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OhYeah posted:Also, was this episode really directed by Gurm? I think it's weird that he didn't manage to convey one of the more important aspects of the wedding, the sheer absurd extravagance of it. They had a direwolf on screen for at least 5 seconds, that's the budget for episode 2 done, dusted, signed, sealed and delivered right there.
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Apr 14, 2014 20:57
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This season of the walking dead was cool because it went all meta and basically took a whole season off of doing anything interesting to stuck a mic in each characters face and ask "Why don't you just kill yourself?" with no real satisfying answer, much the same way I wonder about their whole production and imagine their answer as well.
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Aurain posted:They had a direwolf on screen for at least 5 seconds, that's the budget for episode 2 done, dusted, signed, sealed and delivered right there. I don't know it looked like a normal wolf to me. 
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Intel&Sebastian posted:This season of the walking dead was cool because it went all meta and basically took a whole season off of doing anything interesting to stuck a mic in each characters face and ask "Why don't you just kill yourself?" with no real satisfying answer, much the same way I wonder about their whole production and imagine their answer as well. And when Rick wasn't on screen it was probably some of the best tv they've made since the pilot.
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OhYeah posted:I don't know it looked like a normal wolf to me. Like most things in HBO's Game of Thrones, it was rather dire in the other sense of the word.
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Urdnot Fire posted:I assumed that was just the Three-Eyed Crow talking to him, which would also explain the crows. The zombie horse was seen being ridden by White Walkers in an earlier season also, Coldhands rode a giant elk. It seems like he might be cut, sadly. It's more than certain, one of the previous seasons someone pointed out a minor change that could only mean Coldhands wouldnt be in the show. (Dont remember what exactly, something with how Sam got back into the wall or whatever it was.)
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