Ran Posted June 2, 2014 Share Posted June 2, 2014 Let us know what you think! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jslay427 Posted June 2, 2014 Share Posted June 2, 2014 I'm still up in the air about the episode as a whole. The duel was amazing tho. Gregor did a very good job. Better then what I expected. Sounded like they had someone fill in for his voice though. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Linda Posted June 2, 2014 Share Posted June 2, 2014 So much was wrong with that episode, not the least the key part, the duel. They thought they knew better - again - and they fucked it up. That's a 2 for me, lowest since the House of the Undying atrocity. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
A Man Reads Posted June 2, 2014 Share Posted June 2, 2014 (edited) Wow. I gave it a 10/10. The trial by combat was very well handled. There were five minutes left before they reached it. But I needn't have worried. They didn't hold back either. Sansa's changes should simplify her story. The return of the Boltons was well done as well. Very much a parallel of the "Kingsroad" episode back in season 1. No idea about the whole beetles speech yet. But the good heavily outweighed the bad throughout the episode. I thought it was a great episode. That means the season is nearly through, however. Edited June 2, 2014 by A Man Reads Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
C0bR Posted June 2, 2014 Share Posted June 2, 2014 I'll give it 9 because I was laughing uncontrollably the entire way, Sansa pleasantly surprised me, the duel was cool, Oberyn's death was nicely graphic and bonus point for naked Missandei. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Corvinus85 Posted June 2, 2014 Share Posted June 2, 2014 8 because of some great acting, but the plot was bit underwhelming. The duel was great, but the build up to it not so much. I would have wanted something else other than the stupid beetle story. Maybe after finally revealing Oberyn's nickname, they could have explained why he was named thus. Also they omitted the detail about the spear Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jslay427 Posted June 2, 2014 Share Posted June 2, 2014 Linda, I have to agree. What did you think about the Theon story line? I though that was pretty decent. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lyanna<3Rhaegar Posted June 2, 2014 Share Posted June 2, 2014 I loved it! Thought the fight scene was phenomenal. 10/10 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WexPyke Posted June 2, 2014 Share Posted June 2, 2014 7The duel was great, but not the rest. Why is Tyrion talking about beetles? Why are we spending time developing a new storyline with Mel and Greyworm? Why do these episodes always end early? There is so much to cover and instead of covering we are doing this? I am tiring of the show, I think D and D are missing it, and getting worse. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
franko99 Posted June 2, 2014 Share Posted June 2, 2014 (edited) 9 great episode, but some scenes/storylines could have been done better. Too much time wasted on beetles and grey worm/missandei. The Arya/Hound scene feel ended a bit weird. And Moat Cailin was rushed IMO. Anyways the duel and the Eyrie makes this episode for me. Better than I expected :thumbsup: Edited June 2, 2014 by franko99 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Konradsmith Posted June 2, 2014 Share Posted June 2, 2014 A solid ten. The duel ended as gruesomely and gut-wrenchingly as in ASOS. Emilia really pulled off the banishment and Sophie rocked her trial scene. Roose has returned and that is worth celebration in itself. Also. NATHALIE EMMANUEL. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
A Prince of Dorne Posted June 2, 2014 Share Posted June 2, 2014 It was completely butchered. 2/10 Ruined what could have been the best episode of the season. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ToTheWolves Posted June 2, 2014 Share Posted June 2, 2014 No poison on the end of the spear??? Although anyone catch littlefingers line "some people die hovering over their chamber pot"...but still no poison???? ...and i feel like they undersold oberyns nickname like they had so many times to mention it!...idk im still up in the air... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
P. frontalis chiripepe Posted June 2, 2014 Share Posted June 2, 2014 7The duel was great, but not the rest. Why is Tyrion talking about beetles? Why are we spending time developing a new storyline with Mel and Greyworm? Why do these episodes always end early? There is so much to cover and instead of covering we are doing this? I am tiring of the show, I think D and D are missing it, and getting worse. The beetles were a metaphor for human self destruction. Wars and murder. We are the 'moron' who can't stop destroying ourselves. I thought it was apt at this point in the show. I give this episode an 8 overall. We moved the plot forward nicely with Jorah's excommunication and Oberyn's death. I agree I am a bit confused about why we are spending so much time on Greyworm, but there may be a justified reason, I'm not counting that as a negative yet. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ran Posted June 2, 2014 Author Share Posted June 2, 2014 Wrestled with the score for this one, and I've decided that I'm just going to go all in with it -- it's a 6 for me. That's the third episode I've rated a 6 across the whole series. Why? Littlefinger, the man without a plan, dimishing the character yet further, and needlessly. Dark Queen Sansa, so ham-fisted. Arya's reveal, and the sinking feeling that the next time we see the Hound and Arya they'll be trudging back down the high road unmolested with no one think that maybe they should inform Robin Arryn or Petyr Baelish. The endless Orson speech. The heartfelt promise that he wouldn't die, telegraphing that he was indeed going to die. The horribly frenetic editing of the fight scene, the direction choices that left it impersonal, the choreography that necessitated so much stunt double work which meant less intimate scenes and poor pacing. It just was not good at all. For what should have been the most memorable fight scene in the novels, they turned in something that was, frankly, forgettable up to the final moment. The good stuff: the attack on Mole's Town, the Missandei-Grey Worm material, the Sansa and Littlefinger dialog after she revealed herself to the Vale lords, Moat Cailin, Pedro Pascal's performance. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JonDunn Posted June 2, 2014 Share Posted June 2, 2014 God that was the best episode of the season! I find myself saying that a lot this year. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WexPyke Posted June 2, 2014 Share Posted June 2, 2014 This show is about butchery and not subtlety. Agree on what Tyrions story was and it fits the books but it does not fit the show. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FNF Posted June 2, 2014 Share Posted June 2, 2014 8/10 The fight was pretty much a 1:1 copy from the books. Maybe a little abridged, but that is TV. The guy who played the Mountain was actually pretty decent (if he spoke the lines.) I'm going to miss Pedro so much. Sansa scenes very good and I prefer this change. They might still bring in Harry the Heir when Petyr decides Robin is fucked regardless. Theon scenes were okay. Really gutted about there being no mention of Vic etc, although I won't mind if the King's moot is cut. Dany scene and Grey Worm x Missandei were meh to bleh. A little meaningless and Emilia's acting was mediocre. Jorah and Barristan were good though... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alex21 Posted June 2, 2014 Share Posted June 2, 2014 This has been a shocking episode, my dear... Oberyn's death was too much for me... the Mountain... he... But I like it and I want to know the future of the Hound and what is going to happen with Arya now, I mean she is at the Eyrie, and that did not happened in the books Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fez Posted June 2, 2014 Share Posted June 2, 2014 8/10 And that's mostly because of the duel. The rest of the episode was pretty underwhelming. I liked Arya laughing, Tyrion's speech (meta tip: Orson is GRRM and the beetles are the characters), and the Vale stuff. And there was nothing wrong with Theon/Boltons. But the rest was way too dull and filler-y. I legit could not stand the Missiandei/Grey Worm stuff (which was goddamn endless), Jorah's exile did not seem well-handled, the check-in at the Wall was okay but pointless, same with the attack on Mole's Town. Usually when I glance up at the clock and see that its (roughly) 9:30, I think "wow, how is it only 9:30? So much has happened!" this time I thought "wow, how is it already 9:30? There's been nothing going on" Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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