teratomatastic Posted April 15, 2013 Share Posted April 15, 2013 What the in the seven hells was that monstrosity? The song was so jarring and completely out of character for GoT that I thought the channel had been changed. Then I remembered I was watching it on my computer.Is anyone else as pissed off about it as I am? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alienlefay Posted April 15, 2013 Share Posted April 15, 2013 I am! I had the exact same reaction! What in seven hells where they thinking?! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ser Desmond Wine's Bane Posted April 15, 2013 Share Posted April 15, 2013 If you were watching an illegal copy then the sound sync was out by a considerable amount. The music is not supposed to start until a blank pause after the incident. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Southron_Ambitions Posted April 15, 2013 Share Posted April 15, 2013 Very out of place, poor decision but it seems to me that they are making more and more poor decisions with the adaption of this show with every knew episode. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Penguin king Posted April 15, 2013 Share Posted April 15, 2013 It was a little Jarring. Not totally out of place, but not really fitting for the episode. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cas Stark Posted April 15, 2013 Share Posted April 15, 2013 What the in the seven hells was that monstrosity? The song was so jarring and completely out of character for GoT that I thought the channel had been changed. Then I remembered I was watching it on my computer.Is anyone else as pissed off about it as I am?YES. But some people apparently liked it, can't imagine why. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lostinwesteros Posted April 16, 2013 Share Posted April 16, 2013 I loved it, actually -- it's come up on another thread or two, and I've commented on it there already, so I'll keep it simple. Jarred to death initially but ended up seeing it as brilliant, genius... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
juanml82 Posted April 16, 2013 Share Posted April 16, 2013 This season is playing with something some pretty well known someone (whose name I don't recall) wrote about WWII which, IIRC, is 'banalization of evil' or something along those lines. There might be someone reading this who'll correct all what I'm writing.. IE: the idea that a gestapo torturer can be seen, outside a gestapo prison, tending his garden, taking care of his kids, etc, as any next door neighbor. So if you don't know what his 'job' is, he's just an average, maybe even likable, guy.Check Locke's band: they are introduced as jolly happy singers in this chapter, having a stroll through the woods. And, as they sing, they are planning rape, torture and mutilation, and probably done it before as well.I think the song aims in that direction. Check this season trailer again. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Daske Posted April 16, 2013 Share Posted April 16, 2013 they are making more and more poor decisions with the adaption of this show with every knew episode.Surly you new that anyone can make a mistake. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dubq Posted April 16, 2013 Share Posted April 16, 2013 Wow really? We really needed a thread to complain about THIS of all things? A song playing over a black screen with words on it? Did it take away from your reading the names of the grips on set? Jesus, you people... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dove Posted April 16, 2013 Share Posted April 16, 2013 I think the song aims in that direction. Check this season trailer again.This is a good point, and a lot of the scenes this season tie into that.It reminds me of another show of HBO's, actually... Sopranos. They were heavily influenced by the same idea. Apparently the writers took a lot of inspiration from a tapped conversation between two mobsters where they were casually disposing of (murdered) bodies while they were discussing their kids' softball game. That same dissonance was used to good effect, but I can understand how the modernity of the credits would take some people out of it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KingWolf Posted April 16, 2013 Share Posted April 16, 2013 Im not bothered by it because it was in the credits.If it was playing during the show id be mad as well but the show was over anyway so im not mad. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gdlavery Posted April 16, 2013 Share Posted April 16, 2013 Completely agree, thought the track was ill-fitting with the series in general and particularly with the final scene of the episode. It's a shame because I thought the National did a really good job with 'The Rains Of Castamere'.It wasn't the modern sound of the music that was so jarring but its punky, jovial nature in immediate contrast with the quite shocking events of the scene. In fact, I think the song's spirit suited the song pretty well but it didn't sit well with the episode. If only they'd tampered with the song's intro a little perhaps.Wow really? We really needed a thread to complain about THIS of all things? A song playing over a black screen with words on it? Did it take away from your reading the names of the grips on set? Jesus, you people...It might seem trivial but the cut to credits is actually pretty important. Especially if the final scene of an episode is hard-hitting. I can remember sitting and feeling really affected by some final scenes and cut to credits watching The Wire, they used to nail it so well sometimes.Just to clarify after all my negativity, I thought the episode in general was fantastic and the song didn't ruin anything for me at all. Just, as has been said, a little out of place. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moët Posted April 16, 2013 Share Posted April 16, 2013 I think everyone who felt it was jarring are missing the point that that was exactly the way you were supposed to feel. Sort of like Jamie losing his hand. I thought it was brilliant. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cas Stark Posted April 16, 2013 Share Posted April 16, 2013 I think everyone who felt it was jarring are missing the point that that was exactly the way you were supposed to feel. Sort of like Jamie losing his hand. I thought it was brilliant.Eh, it just took me totally out of the immersive experience of Westeros and the story and reminded me I was watching a TV show produced by people at HBO in a time that punk rock exists, I doubt that was the intended effect. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gdlavery Posted April 16, 2013 Share Posted April 16, 2013 Eh, it just took me totally out of the immersive experience of Westeros and the story and reminded me I was watching a TV show produced by people at HBO in a time that punk rock exists, I doubt that was the intended effect. :thumbsup: Precisely. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lynxx Posted April 16, 2013 Share Posted April 16, 2013 The song about the bear and the maiden is very popular in Westeros. Everybody knows it, from peasants to high court nobles. I suspect it is basically a bawdy song.In episode 3.3, I realized that is actually a marching song, roared out tunelessly. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alwayswinter Posted April 16, 2013 Share Posted April 16, 2013 Absolutely loved it!The song fit perfectly following that scene IMO. Obviously if that version had been used during the show it would've been ridiculous, but i couldn't think of a better way to follow that final scene. Kudos to whoever thought it up! :) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
polarbear Posted April 16, 2013 Share Posted April 16, 2013 Eh, it just took me totally out of the immersive experience of Westeros and the story and reminded me I was watching a TV show produced by people at HBO in a time that punk rock exists, I doubt that was the intended effect.I totally understand the immersive experience of watching GOT. But once the Credits start running, and you are looking at the names of actors and executive producers and the members of the "Dragon" Special Effects team, and Lena Headey's stunt double; you are no longer immersed in westeros. The song rocked. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jalapenohitchhiker Posted April 16, 2013 Share Posted April 16, 2013 I actually thought it was a pretty cool surprise. A good show needs to throw a few curve balls once in while, and what better way than to make a metal/punk version of every Westerosi's favorite song? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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