Ran Posted May 26, 2015 Share Posted May 26, 2015 The topic of the thread is discussing things you disliked about the episode. It is not a place to throw insults at one another or to act as if he normal rules of the forum do not apply. Discussion of why people disliked something is permitted, but remember the topic at hand -- this is not a debate thread, it's a discussion thread specifically about episode details or events that posters disliked. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
protar Posted May 26, 2015 Share Posted May 26, 2015 One particular thing I didn't like about this episode was how Tyrion convinced the slave masters to buy him. In the books he has quite a bit of worth as a curiosity in a grotesquery, or as a fool and Tyrion uses his wit and charm to big himself up and then convinces them to buy Jorah as well by spinning the tale of their double act. It was a good display of Tyrion's people skills. Here Tyrion beats up a slaver and apparently that makes him worth buying for the fighting pits - only he's not actually used in the pits at all. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mithras Posted May 26, 2015 Share Posted May 26, 2015 I didnot like the offer of burning Shireen in return of, well, nothing. That was extremely vague and it certainly will not be the end of Stannis' efforts. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PatrickStormborn Posted May 26, 2015 Share Posted May 26, 2015 Even the soundtrack is bad this season. The Faith theme that played as Cersei was locked in her cell sounded like it came out of the Hunchback of Notre Dame. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SeanF Posted May 26, 2015 Share Posted May 26, 2015 I didnot like the offer of burning Shireen in return of, well, nothing. That was extremely vague and it certainly will not be the end of Stannis' efforts. I've been discussing it elsewhere. but I think Shireen is doomed. The Show is making it very plain that by enlisting Melisandre, Stannis has made a deal with the devil. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chebyshov Posted May 26, 2015 Share Posted May 26, 2015 Even the soundtrack is bad this season. The Faith theme that played as Cersei was locked in her cell sounded like it came out of the Hunchback of Notre Dame. It was to REALLY hammer home that religion = bad. In case he hadn't realized with that 5x04 Faith Militant scene. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SeanF Posted May 26, 2015 Share Posted May 26, 2015 It was to REALLY hammer home that religion = bad. In case he hadn't realized with that 5x04 Faith Militant scene. Religion = killing homosexuals and burning children. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Winter's Knight Posted May 26, 2015 Share Posted May 26, 2015 Even the soundtrack is bad this season. The Faith theme that played as Cersei was locked in her cell sounded like it came out of the Hunchback of Notre Dame.Excuse you, the Hunchback of Notre Dame had a great soundtrack. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Boar Island Posted May 26, 2015 Share Posted May 26, 2015 Well, the pretenses as to why Tyrion was brought to Meereen are incredibly flimsy - last week he escaped his throat getting cut for no sound reason ("Cock merchant"), this week he joins the fighting pit crew even though he is clearly no fighter. He joins Dany solely by the power of Plotward zo Forward, the Meereenese god of rushed story development. Concerning King's Landing, it seems like D&D have read half of AFFC - hence they got the high sparrow character quite right, but goofed big time with the Faith Militant. Sparrow wants to be a people's leader to oppose the nobles, but the first thing his movement does is smash places, beat up and arrest people because they are deemed immoral. How on earth is he supposed to be the commoners' leader if the first (and so far only thing) he did was pissing off commoners? Or should we see him as that because he washed things twice so far? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Frision Wolf Posted May 26, 2015 Share Posted May 26, 2015 One particular thing I didn't like about this episode was how Tyrion convinced the slave masters to buy him. In the books he has quite a bit of worth as a curiosity in a grotesquery, or as a fool and Tyrion uses his wit and charm to big himself up and then convinces them to buy Jorah as well by spinning the tale of their double act. It was a good display of Tyrion's people skills. Here Tyrion beats up a slaver and apparently that makes him worth buying for the fighting pits - only he's not actually used in the pits at all. I totally agree with you. It also displays that Jorah is respecting Tyrion more and more. There is not much of that in the show. Tyrion beating up a kid, It is not something Tyrion would do and I cant understand why the writers would put in this scene. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Frision Wolf Posted May 26, 2015 Share Posted May 26, 2015 One particular thing I didn't like about this episode was how Tyrion convinced the slave masters to buy him. In the books he has quite a bit of worth as a curiosity in a grotesquery, or as a fool and Tyrion uses his wit and charm to big himself up and then convinces them to buy Jorah as well by spinning the tale of their double act. It was a good display of Tyrion's people skills. Here Tyrion beats up a slaver and apparently that makes him worth buying for the fighting pits - only he's not actually used in the pits at all. I totally agree with you. It also displays that Jorah is respecting Tyrion more and more. There is not much of that in the show. Tyrion beating up a kid, It is not something Tyrion would do and I can't understand why the writers would put in this scene. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kissdbyfire Posted May 26, 2015 Share Posted May 26, 2015 Even the soundtrack is bad this season. The Faith theme that played as Cersei was locked in her cell sounded like it came out of the Hunchback of Notre Dame.LOL! It really did. I did like Cersei's last scene with the HS though, Jonathan Pryce is such a great actor, and Lena was excellent too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Winter's Knight Posted May 26, 2015 Share Posted May 26, 2015 LOL! It really did. I did like Cersei's last scene with the HS though, Jonathan Pryce is such a great actor, and Lena was excellent too.As a Disney fangirl I'm feeling so attacked right now. :crying: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mithras Posted May 26, 2015 Share Posted May 26, 2015 I've been discussing it elsewhere. but I think Shireen is doomed. The Show is making it very plain that by enlisting Melisandre, Stannis has made a deal with the devil. Mel at least could have promised a dragon or a magic sword or something proportional to the sacrifice. She promises victory but the victory is extremely distant even if Stannis burns Shireen right now. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PatrickStormborn Posted May 26, 2015 Share Posted May 26, 2015 Excuse you, the Hunchback of Notre Dame had a great soundtrack. LOL, I'm not disagreeing with that. :P I love that movie. But the soundtrack in GoT is just too heavy-handed. LOL! It really did.I did like Cersei's last scene with the HS though, Jonathan Pryce is such a great actor, and Lena was excellent too. Yeah his acting is really saving his scenes. Lena was good too, but I think that's because his performance made her up her game. (I like her and think she's a great actress, but for me she's been delivering the same performance on and off since season 3.) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kyoshi Posted May 26, 2015 Share Posted May 26, 2015 Even the soundtrack is bad this season. The Faith theme that played as Cersei was locked in her cell sounded like it came out of the Hunchback of Notre Dame. I really like Dany's soundtrack this season, tbh. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PatrickStormborn Posted May 26, 2015 Share Posted May 26, 2015 I really like Dany's soundtrack this season, tbh. I always like Dany's soundtrack (I think Ramin Djawadi has said he enjoys composing for her the most). But I mean generally the soundtrack has been really over-used and particularly hamfisted this season. It hasn't really been subtle since season 1, but this season is especially bad. And the Faith theme is just so out of place. The Red God theme is also overly sinister and on-the-nose, but at least it doesn't feel like a direct comparison to a real-world religion. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Drogonthedread Posted May 26, 2015 Share Posted May 26, 2015 I really like Dany's soundtrack this season, tbh. i am looking forward to the daznak pit and what Ramin come up with when dany mounts Drogon Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PatrickStormborn Posted May 26, 2015 Share Posted May 26, 2015 This is an actual book snob nitpick, but I wish they hadn't included the myth of Jorah killing Khal Drogo... It's kind of a huge deal in the books that Dany killed her husband and everyone knows about it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Drogonthedread Posted May 26, 2015 Share Posted May 26, 2015 This is an actual book snob nitpick, but I wish they hadn't included the myth of Jorah killing Khal Drogo... It's kind of a huge deal in the books that Dany killed her husband and everyone knows about it Not to forget that Drogo died undefeated ...like dany says how many men can boast something like that Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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