Alright so this is my first official post ever on a forum of any kind. Been lurking here since season1 but just didn't feel a need to write. So Hya all:))) I'll apologize in advance for bad English and no spellcheck setup on my PC. I actually did like the kickoff of this season and I kinda think that I will enjoy this season on a level that I haven't been able to enjoy the previous ones. The thing is.. well the written material is, imo, not as good as for the previous books, no HUGE events and HUGE expectations for those events. I expect the pacing to be way slower and I only hope that they use the screentime for more character developement, and maybe flashbacks, history, etc, cause I feel like they finally may have some space to do so. I might as well take this season to be the compete oposite of season 3, where almost EVERYTHING was a setup to the famous Red Wedding, so much so that they made mistakes I wasn't able to forgive or forget, especially with the Cait/Rob/Talisa arc :crying: . This season we won't have such an event and basically they don't have to rush, or setup, or assassinate charaters for a pupose of a big event to come.For once I get the feeling I will be able to just sit back and enjoy the season. I wonder if anyone here feels the same. Things I liked:
- The young Cersei. The flashback itself was just great to see. For me, all I could think of was... okay. they are doing flashbacks... ok, when the time comes I might get to see Raegar, Lyanna, the Rebellion... dare I say Arthur Dayne... :drool: so the flashback gave me much to hope for and look forward to. I didn't care how the witch looked like, the imporant thing was "they are doing flashbacks". We need that. :bowdown: - All of the Jon/Mance/Stannis scenes. It's one of those cases when good acting casts the shadow over the poorly written dialogue. - The Dany payoff. Like many readers/viewers I found her boring from the begining of the story. Even the Drogo plot. Everything about her. She is a late game character and this episode is officially the first one where I can finally say I am being entertained. That little inner circle of her advisors and seeing her making political decisions finally makes her look like she DOES have some power. Like she could go up against Westeros. Which up to this point completely was lost on me, book and show wise. - Kevan and Lancel. The obvious discomfort on Cersei's face to see a ghost from the past :devil: - On a similar note, Cersei+Loras. You just gotta love how she is doing her best not to turn around and slap his face. Almost gives me the same pleasure as when Tyrion wasn't so able to compose himself with Joff. :drunk: Almost... - My man Tyrion explaining how you shit from a barrel. You never know when you're gonna need to know that. I just need a tip on what to use to wipe your hands, that's all I'm saying. But, seriously, Varus and Tyrion can read the phone book for an hour every week and it would still be one of the better shows on tv. Things I didn't like: -Grey Worm and Missandrei..... just please please please make it stop... :ack: - Yes, women have been complaining that there isn't enough male nudity on the show from season one. I am a woman, and I must say I would rather prefer seeing Loras holding a sword than, well, Olyvar or whatever his name. But again, they are just continuing what they started with Loras since he was first introduced. And yet I'd rather have non book readers say "it's the queen's kickass knight bother", than "it's her gay brother"... :frown5: - Mance's argument. Still waiting to get one. Oh, wait, that isn't gonna happen... Things I was ok with: Sansa/Littlefinger, Arya, Brienne/Pod. Those are going somewhere so they are just reminding us who has a plot this season. I like the dark Sansa, but they are overdoing it a tiny bit. As for Brienne/Pod I must say I will be seriously SERIOUSLY angry if we don't get Lady Stoneheart. For me, she was "The North Remembers" before "The North Remembers" she give me the same rush and the same thirst for revenge as the latter. And hope. We need Frey blood and I hope the show doesn't take that away from us... That's it for now, but I hope to join you guys from now on :cheers:
