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  1. Stannis sounded awfully like Daenerys Stormborn, when he started listing his names and titles all angry :lol:

    I loved that Ygritte shot Jon, and not once.

    Everything went nicely, except the only scene of Cersei talking again about Joffrey and how supposedly bad she has it. :ninja:

    Oh, and Asha being a hypocrite. She now wants to save the ruin of Theon, while trying to bring down before, when he needed her most.

  2. I was not dissapointed with the bear pit scene. Not when I was watching it. It only came to me afterwards on how much better it could have been :D

    The best thing about Jaime and Brienne was them talking about the promise to send Arya and Sansa back to Catelyn.

    I also actually liked Locke and his straightforward admission that gold is not as important to him as those little moments of power he gets. That line seemed more than about just him.

    Catelyn has (almost) no words for a lot of episodes now, but the actress is so good, that even her silent presence on screen means much. Unlike Blackfish or Talisa. Blackfish, who is nothing like in the books, and Talisa, who is fussing about the hair of the king as if he were a child, and in front of the people.

    A golden chain for Shae made me believe that we will have her story end somewhat like in the books. But at the same time it is not the same as in the books. If she really can buy a ship with that chain than why stay, if not truly out of love for Tyrion? Book Shae never had that opportunity or she would have used it :ninja:

    Sansa continues to be written awfully this season as well. Not a sign of her armour, she seems less capable of a smart thought than in season 1.

    Arya's escape was unbelievable :D And this group of people is really planning to take on twenty armed Lannister men.

    Ygritte (one of my favorite characters in the books) bores me, Jon bores me. Orell was very quick to cut Ygritee loose and let her die last episode, given that he loves (?) her this episode.

    Tywin and Joffrey's scene was good to a point where Tywin leveled up with him and offered for him to be carried in the meetings. But then... not so much.

    It felt like the scene was written in just to please people who hate Joffrey. (They seem to tink that nothing goes as far in pleasing a viewer as nude things, rough jokes and Joffrey hate :D)

    Anyway, Tywin proceeds to be awful to Joffrey and cut him off, while Joffrey is actually showing some sign of interest to be a part of things one way or another. Tywin just seems... not that competent and incapable of seizing an opportunity.

    I gave it a 7.

  3. You missed it because it didn't happen. He says fringed. The show isn't stupid enough to reference France use your head.

    I try to :ninja: But it somehow made me feel better (not even a little serious) about the episode. And I just had to try and fell better about it :D

  4. ??? Yeah, she would. And already did, in S2, when Gendry was taken for torture (right before Tywin shows up).

    Arya couldn't do anything in that situation. She was surrounded by men three times her size who would stop her. And she tried to stop them, but didn't get suicidal about it.

    In S2 she was a captive peasant, made to witness the torture done by the men who held her. And Gendry was someone she barely knew.

    In S3 she is a highborn to be ransomed for a high price by men who praise her father and give trials to the likes of the Hound. And Gendry is supposed to be "her family".

  5. I did not like (almost) a single piece of it, so if you are of the ones happy with it, just skip :P

    :blink: :mellow:

    Likely the first episode I was repeatedly checking time, if it is going to be over already. And definitely the first (in a bad way) I went to find who wrote this stuff. Benioff and Weiss? :wacko: The things what made me most mad, besides the general wasting of the screen time, were the handling of Arya/Gendry, Blackfish, Loras. No way in all the worlds is it in Arya's character to see her friend taken away against his will by some stupid cow and do nothing. They could have had her away training with Anguy or any other excuse, because Melisandre's gibberish about the darkness in her was neither here nor there for most of the viewers, I'd guess. Blaskfich, who is one of my characters in the books, stays dum on TV, all blaming, no suggesting or doing anything else except repressing Edmure. Loras childhood dreams about his wedding gave a half-smile, but also a neon writing of the word *stereotype*. I don't know, for me the actor already presents his character weakly with his acting, and the stuff he is given makes it worse :P Meera/Osha was simply a waste, Gilly/Sam almost as well, even the effects of Wall climbing seemed from an era of around 1970s. Dislike very much. Hope the next one will get back to being great or good.

  6. 9

    I liked some small details that added to the whole:

    - Tyrion picking up a heavy axe before opening the door to the queen in her golden clothes

    - Sansa choosing a game that is about being able to go away, to start over, to create a story

    - Margaery and Loras just being normal at the KL, which is rare for the city :lol: Independent, self-sufficient and not tense.

    Best line:

    - Any lies in particular?

    Disliked how Robb's story is told. Talisa marching by his side, while he turns Catelyn into isolation. If it were so in the books, I

    could absolutely see why Roose gets fed up with the leadership :lol:

    Stannis' story on the other hand, is better seen on TV. The essence of the man was shown straightforward. Delusion and pretention. Good job.

    It was a calm episode to watch, I was not looking for any particular moments from the books, so maybe that helped.

  7. I think expecting the translation of a huge literary work to TV (or movie) to be completely faithful to the book is unrealistic.

    No one is throwing their hands in the air and crying for gods. There are really reasonable suggestions. While sticking to the books to every development is not asked, changing good original stuff with some blant stuff out of nowhere is bad. It becomes "A Song of Ice and Fire" - Made in China. I did not think this episode was so bad, certainly not the worst of the season, but lets give this episode and every episode respect with not talking in generalisations and the beaten to death ones.

  8. So far I really like Shae, do not know what people are complaining about.

    Pycelle could have been tortured some more though. Now it was just too easy for him. Also thought it would have been nice if the first "plan" to pass Tyrion's lips would have been Theon. The viewers, who did not read the books, would have been blown away :D

    The only more serious downside was Loras for me. When I've stopped worrying all is not going the same as books, all got better :blush:

    And the last line I save for

    Yoren. I ask for a minute of silence. What is dead might never die.

    Damn I wanted to see Hot Pie fighting and shouting "Hot Pie,Hot Pie" when hes doing it.

    That was real shame. He said "Yield" instead :angry: But, as I've said, I now just worry less :lol:

  9. Gendry knew Arya was a girl; she therefore had to explain why she was with the Night's Watch.

    She did not have to tell all. In the books their dynamics is quite different. And for those, like me, who really liked what was in the books, it is harder to watch. I understand that they have to hurry things up, but when the precious time is given to excessive brothel scenes instead... :dunno: I can not complain how they handled Hot Pie, even if none of it was in the books. It was perfectly done. Arya, on the other hand, seems not quite the same... So.

  10. OK episode, but out of the 12 we've seen so far this falls somewhere in the bottom 4 for me.

    Today I deliberately went on various entertainment sites and read comments there. It differs like day and night from people, who have read the books,and those, who didn't. Viewers who just watch the show are amazed how good the episode was...

  11. Like I said - taking it as a separate entity. 9/10 as a show, pretty damn crap as an adaptation of these excellent books.

    I'm getting a little better at separating books from the show too. It really helps. Still such a big difference compared to season one, when all was new to me.

    No regrets for reading the books though :fencing: They are amazing :)

  12. Tyrion and Bronn, Tyrion and Cersei, Tyrion and Janos, anything involving Tyrion was stopping time.

    Balon and Theon were locked in an amazingly intense scene too.

    And Gilly unknowingly touched the very heart of Sam by calling him "brave" :rofl:

    Yoren deserves all the "braves" I can find. His character is being threated properly.

    Hot Pie was amazing and excellent and flawless and (adjectives continue in the same manner). Dialog about battles was perfect and revealed each character on the spot.

    Salador/Davos/Davos' son were perfection too :rofl:

    Was dissapointed that they gave so much time to Ros and such, while rushing Arya's trust for Gendry and making her to admit being a Stark to him.

    Was not a fan of Joffrey ordering the killings. I almost expect for him to be dressed all in black soon, just to complete the cliche of a villain.

    Stannis seems a little petty.

    Asha/Yara came across as not so much intelligent or daring (as in the books), but simply spiteful and a brute.

  13. Gave it a 7. All Seven gods were present, but they did not do much :lol: Jack Gleeson is a genius, but at the very first scene for a second I thought he had overdone it. Cersei is a whole another person than in the books. We'll see where it goes, just don't want them to make Joffrey at fault for everything. Maybe they will soon start to dress him in black too, just to mark the villain in all possible ways. But Grey Wind was whole 10 and more! Gendry's heavy black eyliner gave me a smile when all seemed dark :D It kept getting better and better and then... it ended. Too soon!

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