[Book Spoilers] EP107 Early Discussion

[Jaime Lannister]

I enjoyed 7 even more than 6 - might be my first 10 of the series. Poor Cat, though; not even her obsessed stalker thinks she's a beauty.

Oh yes, Trebla reminded me: I thought it was interesting that they had Dareon among the recruits, but it was Pyp who gave the talk about life not being fair, and he's a singer! I guess they're planting the seeds for later, but condensing material for now.

I noticed that too. Kinda sad. Makes me wonder if they threw that line in for all the bitching fans did about Cat's casting. I don't think book Littlefinger would ever say that of Cat.

[El Duderino]

GRRM said that he's seen audiotion tapes for delorous edd

[HokieStone]

Pyp is a steward? I wonder if they might combine him with Dolorous Edd in season 2? I can see why (too many characters) but i would greatly miss Edd.

On GRRM's "Not a Blog", he hinted in his recent post that he'd be giving hints soon for season 2 casting. After a comment or two, he made a comment about some of the characters he's seen audition tapes for...and Dolorous Edd was one of them. So, no, he's not getting cut (at least not right now).

[Trebla]

Loved the scene between Tywin and Jaime. And they're sending Pyp to the kitchens, just something I remembered from the scene.

Right but they might still send him to assist Hake with cooking duties when they go North instead of him staying at the Wall like he did in the book. So he could take many of the lines Edd did since he does seem to be a mummer/singer. Poor Pyp, a Smallwood put his hand on his Little Pypar!

[Lord Godric]

I have Comcast as well and the whole thing loaded immediately and played flawlessly in HD. I suspect some of you have been skimping on your internet connections.

HBOGo announced on their Twitter that they are "aware of the problem and are trying to fix it." Which states it is on their end. Not ours.

[Dunknegg]

Drogo had me ready to run through a wall for him...the music crescendo accompanying it made my wife say she was getting warm...thankfully, it was near the end of the episode :leer:

[Jaime Lannister]

I wanted to see that bitch Sansa run to Cersei and reveal her father's plans to ship her and Arya away and basically forcing Cersei's hand. That was the one thing I could never forgive Sansa for doing in the books. Betrayed her family because she wanted to be Queen and live a fairy tale life. Now I'm wondering if they're going to leave that part out to try and soften her character. BUt then they throw in the scene with her being a bitch to Septa Mordane and now I don't know wtf they're going for.

[Trebla]

I think we will get even more complaints of excessive nudity with the LF/Roz/new girl scene. As the scene started, I was thinking the same but as it progressed I felt it worked because we got to see LF's naked ambition. pun intended.

I felt that scene heavily foreshadowed that LF would betray Ned, that he would pick his ambition over doing "the right thing".

[Balefont]

Fucking awesome!

[Kaitscralt]

Also curious that they seemed to have changed Varys' warning to Jorah Mormont about the assassin. It seems like Varys really did send the assassin rather than arrange a setup so Drogo would go to war.

Could you detail this scene more?

[Trebond]

I enjoyed 7 even more than 6 - might be my first 10 of the series. Poor Cat, though; not even her obsessed stalker thinks she's a beauty.

Is *that* what Littlefinger said in the sexposition scene? Haha, I couldn't hear his lines over the simultaneous porno tryout.

Two amazing episodes in a row, although Needs More Hound remains in effect.

[Trebla]

Oh good, The Wall can use a guy like Joel, I mean Edd!

I think this was the best ep. of the series so far.aAgain, Charles Dance was so perfect as Tywin, that pin-you-to-the-wall stare. I loved the writing for Tywin, the way he knows jaime was about to answer with a snarky remark. I'm still geeking over it. As Bale said, FUCKING AWESOME.

[Blue Steel]

Sean Bean is the most underrated actor in the world.

[Trebla]

Could you detail this scene more?

Before the scene, Ned orders Varys to stop the assassination but Varys says it's too late. In the next scene Dany and Jorah are in the market, Jorah excuses himself and a little boy(little bird) stops him and tells him he has his pardon and hands him a letter. He doesn't open it but goes back and sees Dany talking to the wineseller and stops her from drinking.

[Edda van Heefmstra Ruston]

Is *that* what Littlefinger said in the sexposition scene? Haha, I couldn't hear his lines over the simultaneous porno tryout.

Yeah - Ros asks if she [the mystery woman] is beautiful, and LF says something like "Not really, but she has impeccable bloodlines."

[Balefont]

I have Comcast as well and the whole thing loaded immediately and played flawlessly in HD. I suspect some of you have been skimping on your internet connections.

But what an amazing episode. I watched both back to back so they're both kind of blurring together for me.

Not us. We have the highest package available for Verizon FIOS. It was definitely HBO's issue.

[Kaitscralt]

Before the scene, Ned orders Varys to stop the assassination but Varys says it's too late. In the next scene Dany and Jorah are in the market, Jorah excuses himself and a little boy(little bird) stops him and tells him he has his pardon and hands him a letter. He doesn't open it but goes back and sees Dany talking to the wineseller and stops her from drinking.

Interesting. I'll have to wait and watch myself (no HBOGO), but Jorah receiving his pardon so early doesn't seem to make sense from the small council's perspective. As to the botched assassination, I'll have to wait and see.

[Trebond]

Yeah - Ros asks if she [the mystery woman] is beautiful, and LF says something like "Not really, but she has impeccable bloodlines."

I am suffering from major information overload - I watched episode 6 at 9pm, then episode 7 at 10pm, then the re-cast at 11pm.

Oh my goodness what an epic evening.

I keep waiting for Osha to turn her hair pink.

[Lady Disdain]

I got a strong Randall Tarly vibe with Charles Dance's Tywin but it was really awesome.

Finally made it past the opening credits without having to refresh the page!

Loving Tywin and Jaime's dialogue in the opening scene, though now that you mention it he does seem a tidge Tarly. Is that a stag he's butchering, or am I just being dim? Could be an elk or something.

[Slurktan]

By far my favourite episode of the season thus far. The highlights for me:

- Drogo's speech was fantastic. Not necessarily the actual speech itself but the actor was fabulous doing it. Kind of making me want to see Conan more now when it comes out.

- Tywin and Jaime scene was very nice. Really highlighted how much the character of Jaime is just a floater at this point. I always pictured Tywin with less hair but Dance was great regardless. I did think the skinning of the (presumably)stag was a nice touch, the Lion gutting a stag just as it is about to happen to the King.

- I really liked Sam and Jon's swearing of the oath as well. The Heart tree looked suitably creepy in their only real lasting appearance thus far in the series.