l2 0 5 5 Posted April 21, 2014 Share Posted April 21, 2014 In Bran's tree vision last week, we saw brief glimpse of a horse. Am thinking that it was Coldhand's mount. Pretty sure that was the Wight mount from the end of season 2. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Frances Bean Corbray Posted April 21, 2014 Share Posted April 21, 2014 I want a scene of Oberyn next to Sansa. I kept waiting for Loras to show up in that orgy. Waited in vain. However, the most important development of this episode is, obviously, that DOLOROUS EDD LIVES. Edd is back and D&D avoid making a grievous continuity error in their adaptation. Whew. Kit is stepping up big time so far this season. Easily the most improved thus far, or maybe it's just that the script is getting better. I'm kinda digging Thorne and Snow skirting close to actually seeing Eye To Eye. Next Week Preview seems to suggest this will be undone soon enough, however. Davos getting the Iron Bank idea was a bit too much "Eureka!" for me, but Liam Cunningham is such a good Davos that I'll look the other way. Also, there is no such thing as Too Much Shireen. Daario? Whatever. Daario's Naked Lady Daggers? HELL YES BEST PROP EVER (at least until Mace's special chair shows up next year). That's how you squash a jabronie. Also, Emilia Clarke is at her best when she's yelling at people in a fake language. Tywin almost looked like a normal loving human grandfather there for a minute or two. And I love the touch of Jaime asking "how are you?" seeing Tommen as a person and not just as the next king. Maybe even as a son...? We'll see. Guess Sansa won't have Chekov's accessory this go-around. Littlefinger's accent is weird almost to the point of distracting me. However, we got the "a bag of gold buys silence for a while, a crossbow bolt buys it forever" line, and while it's not a direct translation from the book, at least it's there. And LF is bringin' the creepin' on Sansa, as he should. More thoughts to follow as they leak back to me. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
l2 0 5 5 Posted April 21, 2014 Share Posted April 21, 2014 What's going on with Littlefinger's voice? It's like every season it changes. Literally just said the same thing. Couldn't agree more. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ViennaGirl Posted April 21, 2014 Share Posted April 21, 2014 the blue-eyed wight? walker? in the preview for next week - who is that? someone attacking Bran? no way they get to the tree next week... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lord Godric Posted April 21, 2014 Share Posted April 21, 2014 This was actually my favorite episode of the season, mostly on the strength of the Sept scene. There was some great stuff going on there, all around. Lena played the shit out of that scene. True to the books, Dany's head is now so full of fire, blood, and ego, her bravado is becoming a cliche. I do get a hardon whenever she speaks in High Valyrian, though. "becoming" It's been cliche since season 2. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lady Lurksalot Posted April 21, 2014 Share Posted April 21, 2014 What's going on with Littlefinger's voice? It's like every season it changes.His changed this episode, and The Hound sounded like he let some of his Scots accent in at one point, too. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stannis I Posted April 21, 2014 Share Posted April 21, 2014 Loved the ending. From the wildling raid to the assault on Merreen. But was sooooo hoping they were gonna throw Belwas in there. Very disappointed they didn't. Would of been an awesome cameo They're not even putting Ser Kevan there, why would they put Strong Belwas? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NightStark Posted April 21, 2014 Share Posted April 21, 2014 Coldhand's mount was an elk. Yeah but if he was in the show he wouldn't be on an elk. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chebyshov Posted April 21, 2014 Share Posted April 21, 2014 I kept waiting for Loras to show up in that orgy. Waited in vain. However, the most important development of this episode is, obviously, that DOLOROUS EDD LIVES. Edd is back and D&D avoid making a grievous continuity error in their adaptation. Whew. Kit is stepping up big time so far this season. Easily the most improved thus far, or maybe it's just that the script is getting better. I'm kinda digging Thorne and Snow skirting close to actually seeing Eye To Eye. Next Week Preview seems to suggest this will be undone soon enough, however. Davos getting the Iron Bank idea was a bit too much "Eureka!" for me, but Liam Cunningham is such a good Davos that I'll look the other way. Also, there is no such thing as Too Much Shireen. Daario? Whatever. Daario's Naked Lady Daggers? HELL YES BEST PROP EVER (at least until Mace's special chair shows up next year). That's how you squash a jabronie. Also, Emilia Clarke is at her best when she's yelling at people in a fake language. Tywin almost looked like a normal loving human grandfather there for a minute or two. And I love the touch of Jaime asking "how are you?" seeing Tommen as a person and not just as the next king. Maybe even as a son...? We'll see. Guess Sansa won't have Chekov's accessory this go-around. Littlefinger's accent is weird almost to the point of distracting me. However, we got the "a bag of gold buys silence for a while, a crossbow bolt buys it forever" line, and while it's not a direct translation from the book, at least it's there. And LF is bringin' the creepin' on Sansa, as he should. More thoughts to follow as they leak back to me.I approve this message 100%Also Shireen is my new favorite show character. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pretty Meris Posted April 21, 2014 Share Posted April 21, 2014 What's going on with Littlefinger's voice? It's like every season it changes. Distinctly irish this time. Perhaps it's his special smuggler accent Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jons nissa Posted April 21, 2014 Share Posted April 21, 2014 LOL, Shireen is going to end up winning Stannis' war and not Melissandre :lol: i have to say this episode is making me think shireen might really have a chance at winning this thing! so many changes to a book character are met with moaning and groaning but making shireen more of a round, dynamic character is a great improvement, imho. After that, I'm finding myself warming up to this new Daario. He's still no Strong Belwas, but he might do after all. yes, he might be alright. to be fair, if he'd been cast in the first place, i think i'd like him better. it's just that the first daario really looked the part so much. this one seems to act the part. i'll get used to him, i'm sure. I love the scenes where Dany speaking High Valyrian, so very good. totally love it when she talks high valyrian! i also liked the symbolism of the broken collars. nice. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Raksha 2014 Posted April 21, 2014 Share Posted April 21, 2014 Er... standing. Think he was wearing blue? They cut to him about a half dozen times. He was the one who was looking very fascinated with Dany. The lean-faced guy with the mustache, kinda good-looking? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ser Joe of House Targaryen Posted April 21, 2014 Share Posted April 21, 2014 Yeah but if he was in the show he wouldn't be on an elk. But he's not in the show, so its not his horse because he doesnt ride a horse, he rode an elk. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NightStark Posted April 21, 2014 Share Posted April 21, 2014 But he's not in the show, so its not his horse because he doesnt ride a horse, he rode an elk. If he is on the show in the future he won't be on an elk. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chebyshov Posted April 21, 2014 Share Posted April 21, 2014 Oh also we pretty much got confirmation it was the QoT who did the actual poisoning, yeah? Even though the framing made no sense for it Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Newstar Posted April 21, 2014 Share Posted April 21, 2014 Also... Who the hell is King Orys? Murdered by his own brother? The hell? Orys Baratheon was Hand, but never king himself. I guess this is just show canon, but still. Weird. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Colonel Green Posted April 21, 2014 Share Posted April 21, 2014 (edited) Sequence-by-sequence review: Sansa's escape: My God was that woefully handled. One of the worst-staged moments on the show since Arya ran out of the Brotherhood's cave and tripped over the Hound like three seconds later. Sansa's barely out of the courtyard, in broad daylight, when Cersei starts screaming and Tywin starts barking orders, with no real chaos or anything in the crowd, and yet they somehow just run out of what should be a highly secured area down to the waterfront and get in a boat, then smash-cut to them at night. Yeesh. Sansa's been trapped in that city for 2+ seasons, and that's the best they could come up with for her departure? Sansa/Littlefinger scene: Decent. Gillen's ever-changing accent still bugs me, but for what it was (and given the constraints the show has already imposed, like Dontos being a total non-entity), it was okay. Dragonstone: TV Shireen and Davos continue to be delightful. I guess Stannis was implying he would kill Davos if Davos didn't shape up, which is...about par for the course on this show, I guess. Arya/Hound: I liked the peasant guy's character, and the loyalty shown there to House Tully, which has really gotten short-shrift in the TV show. As the Hound robbing those people, I do hope this isn't supposed to be a "harsh lesson" in that what the Hound says is supposed to be true, because that's absurd, as Arya correctly stated. I suppose the stealing here is reasonably consistent with the Hound's behaviour last year. Tywin/Tommen: Nicely done, though I'm sure the GoT Wiki writers will be frustrated as all get out over that new Targaryen king they created. Jaime/Cersei: Terrible adaptation choice. Tywin/Oberyn: I liked this quite well, though I'm not clear, if Tywin has explicitly promised vengeance against Clegane here, he's going to renege on that in order to force Oberyn to seek justice via championing Tyrion. The Wall: Turning all the Wildlings into coldblooded peasant-killers is going to pretty much kill any sympathy for them, though I suppose, again, that was already true based on last season. I liked Sam's interactions with Gilly. Dany: Decently handled, though trying to figure out the acoustics of that moment just distracted me through the whole thing. Edited April 21, 2014 by Colonel Green Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jons nissa Posted April 21, 2014 Share Posted April 21, 2014 Guess Sansa won't have Chekov's accessory this go-around. he left it on the railing, didn't he? sansa probably still has it, right? i mean, isn't that the "tool" everyone is speculating sansa will use to do him in? And LF is bringin' the creepin' on Sansa, as he should. yes, it's really heavy handed. not liking that as much. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jons nissa Posted April 21, 2014 Share Posted April 21, 2014 The lean-faced guy with the mustache, kinda good-looking? yes, the one with the curly afro-ish sort of hair with the mustache. he was leaning over and the showed him at least 3 different times. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
boojam Posted April 21, 2014 Share Posted April 21, 2014 Kudos to David Peterson , I think that is the longest High Valyrian he has ever had to write! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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