HelenaExMachina #1381 Posted February 17, 2015 The skeleton scene was brilliant, especially seeing it again in IMAX.If I need to see something on a TV show at IMAX to make it look good, then I feel it's not been done well.They still look like Jason and the Argonauts skeletons to me, I'm not even bothered about the whole wights/muscle/blue eyes thing. The scene was also really poorly edited or something, because there are things like Meera pushing over Jojen for some reason. Also, Pantomime costumes for the CotF. And Albus Bloodraven. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Bonifer Tasty #1382 Posted February 17, 2015 If I need to see something on a TV show at IMAX to make it look good, then I feel it's not been done well.They still look like Jason and the Argonauts skeletons to me, I'm not even bothered about the whole wights/muscle/blue eyes thing. The scene was also really poorly edited or something, because there are things like Meera pushing over Jojen for some reason.Also, Pantomime costumes for the CotF. And Albus Bloodraven.Totally totally agree! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Beric175 #1383 Posted February 18, 2015 I like the skeletons because there are lots of skeletons on the floor of the cave, leading me to think that Jojen died because Bloodraven didn't want him around to counsel Bran against certain things that Bloodraven wants to do, which makes him much more sinister because it implies that he himself had a hand in raising the wights. I don't think that it is also inconsistent for the wights to be decomposed skeletons, that's why you have to burn them after all: unless incinerated they will come back to life. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Beric175 #1384 Posted February 18, 2015 (edited) As for Bloodraven's makeup, I think I have just accepted that the magic is somewhat downplayed on the show so this wasn't a shock at all. I mean, he's still a treehugger and the actor sold the dialogue from the books very well here. Edited February 18, 2015 by Beric175 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
[email protected] #1385 Posted February 18, 2015 Mance deciding to stand down instead of fight Jojen dying, the terrible looking skeletons, the CotF throwing fireballsBrienne fighting the hound and then somehow completely losing Arya and not even bothering to check if she went and checked on the hound afterNo Lady Stoneheart No Tysha No Jamie/ Tyrion conflict which is a major driving force for both characters from here on out Cersei telling Tywin about her and JamieI've been watching you, with a thousand eyes and two Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Dragon in the North #1386 Posted February 18, 2015 It was one of my favorite episodes, so I'll give it a 9. Good:Jon and ManceJon and TormundStannis's chargeJon, Mance, and StannisYgritte's funeralBrienne vs. the HoundArya leaves the HoundArya leaves on a boat to BraavosQyburn experimenting of GregorCersei and TywinShae's deathTywin's death Neutral:No Lady Stoneheart (never liked her as a character)No Tysha (I agree that she would have made the scene more powerful, but I think Tywin's death was still a strong moment for TyrionBloodraven's appearance Bad:Skeleton wightsFireballsJojen's death (not that he died, just that his death could have been handled better) Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Queen Carol #1387 Posted April 3, 2015 I gave it a 9 for Stannis goodness and Varys' "nope" moment, but no Stoneheart and no Tysha mention (though I was expecting the latter) was really annoying. I raged for days over Stoneheart. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Scrambled Aegon #1388 Posted April 6, 2015 It's been about ten months by now, and I'm still raging over that Tyrion scene. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Metopheles #1389 Posted April 6, 2015 Do not go gentle with that once good show,Rage, rage, against the dying of the show... Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
midi #1390 Posted April 9, 2015 If I need to see something on a TV show at IMAX to make it look good, then I feel it's not been done well.They still look like Jason and the Argonauts skeletons to me, I'm not even bothered about the whole wights/muscle/blue eyes thing. The scene was also really poorly edited or something, because there are things like Meera pushing over Jojen for some reason.Also, Pantomime costumes for the CotF. And Albus Bloodraven. Um, what? She clearly pushed him over to protect him because he was too weak to fight. In the previous scene he fell over in the snow, too sick to continue just as they arrived to the tree. Not to mention he has been ill most of the way. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Øivind Snø #1391 Posted April 21, 2015 Skeletons? I just.... I....The only thing I could do was just to laugh. Loudly. I mean, just WHY couldn't they've just been wights?All of a sudden these new creatures, who just seem to be randomly designed and not really belonging in the GoT universe, shows up out of nowhere with freakish speed - and then it gets worse when this COTF-girl starts chucking FIREBALLS at them! No words. Just laughter.There are moments like these that really spoil the good ones - and that's why I feel like commenting on this now, well after I saw this episode. Still, the only season I'll ever go back to is Season 1 - where the atmosphere and setting was way more on point and enjoyable. This show has mainly lost itself more and more from then on. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Adam Targaryen #1392 Posted April 5, 2016 It really is an awesome episode. Definitely on my top three list of all episodes. Tyrion's arc especially was extremely good, when he kills Tywin, and when he and Varys get on the boat to the sound of bells ringing, just wow... All in all the entire episode just made me super-excited for season five. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
