OT: GoT

[Uncle Ruckus]

Didn't expect that last night, especially since Barristan is a viewpoint character in the next book. With the way the scenes were playing out with Zo Loraq and the Harpy i think it verifies that he is the harpy. I'm getting a bad feeling about Shireen and greyscale as well. I don't think hers wil come back but something will happen to her. With her bringing out those feels in Stannis the Mannis, her mom pretty much calling her an abomination, the Red Woman saying she HAD to go with them to the wall, and then her saying that she has kings blood (we know what that means), something is going to happen. They've been mentioning grey scale far too much for someone not to get it, I think it will be Jorah. They butchered the sand snakes snakes too, especially Obara. don't like how they changed that storyline.

 

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[uptowndawg]

I wasn't much of a fan of last nights episode. The faith militant bit escalated way too quickly, to the point where it just wasn't realistic. I know a lot of things on this show aren't realistic, but it usually stays true to human nature in how the characters behave. Also have a hard time believing that a couple of masked dudes in silk robes could slay the unsullied, who are suppoed to be the most elite fighters in the world. And the sand snakes were introduced poorly. In the books, they were introduced with the notion that dorne had some real power and could stir **** up. In the show they were introduced as a few rough chicks hanging out under a tarp in the desert. And we're supposed to believe they can start a war?

But there were some good bits. The wall/stannis scenes were done well. The winterfell crypt scene was a nice touch. Tommen showed how much of a kid he is. And jaime's hand made me laugh twice.

 

[Sutterkane]

The sand snakes suck. I just don't understand the hype behind them, books or tv series. Here's a bunch of girls who were trained warriors. OK. We already have that in Asha/Yara, Osha, Arya, Brienne, Ygritte, and even more in the book (Dacey Mormont comes to mind)

They've done Dorne very poor justice. No Arianne, and they've said she's out, and she's supposed to be hot as 17 with huge titties. I wanted Hannah Simone and a topless scene since that character is a little scandalous. The writers and directors have stated that they can't cast everyone because the cast is already huge; but they kill off 10 damn major characters every season...doesn't make any sense to me. They also are making assloads of money off the show, don't tell me they don't have the money. I've seen who they cast as Tyene, and it's an awful casting unless they are making the impression that all of Oberyn's children are through Ellaria.

Barristan actually makes some sense to me. Dany's got to go through

some serious troubling times this season and isolating her only adds to that.

I hate how they've done Tyrion's trip to Meereen if he's about to meet Dany in a few episodes; that was a VERY long trip in the books. They didn't need Penny and Pretty Pig, but leaving out the shy maid and crew was a missed opportunity for great television.

 

[Uncle Ruckus]

Tommen's scenes were good to me, it shows how weak he is. If the Sparrows had told Joffrey he couldn't go see the high sparrow they would have been executed, they tell Tommen no and he runs back to the Red Keep. I may not remember correctly but I thought the Sparrows were more militarily organized, not just a bunch of outlaws attacking sinners.
The unsullied part kind of surprised me as well. I guess the thinking may be as a unit, they are virtually impregnable and most effective as a defensive unit.
I'm anxious to see how they go with the stannis/Knights watch storyline and whether or not we will see Rattleshirt or the other Rattleshirt.
What about all the Raegar talk? R + L = J may be happening. Danny and Baristan talked about him in length. The Mannis says something along the lines that a ***** wasn't Ned Starks style. Sansa says Lyanna was kidnapped and raped and Littlefinger makes a smirk. There's an article out that has GRRMs original SOIAD storyline and it says that Jon finds out that he isn't Neds son, maybe this didn't change in the final plot line either.
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I think Millesandre will burn someone with kings blood to resurrect a certain someone who dies at the end of book 5, I think theyve made subtle hints to this.
What about all the Raegar talk? R + L = J may be happening. Danny and Baristan talked about him in length. The Mannis says something along the lines that a ***** wasn't Ned Starks style. Sansa says Lyanna was kidnapped and raped and Littlefinger makes a smirk. There's an article out that has GRRMs original SOIAD storyline and it says that Jon finds out that he isn't Neds son, maybe this didn't change in the final plot line either.

 

[Uncle Ruckus]

I don't guess Tyrion and Brown Bens storyline is very important in the long run or it would have been included before he meets Danny. That's one of the reasons I wish I hadn't read the books until after the series. There's so many things that are being left out that alludes to it not being important in the books like the one above, Griff/Young Griff, Skagos and Rickon, Coldhands, fake Rattleshirt, all of the Greyjoys, Patchface, etc