Some people think the hooded guy in the wagon/cage when Arya goes to the caravan bound for The Wall is Syrio in disguise. But it's not because he was clearly written to die when he did; giving Arya her final lesson just moments before the Lannister soldiers showed up and all. The most likely explanation is that the hooded dude is a key/new character who wasn't cast for season two yet.
I got Clash of Kings today from a friend, not sure I actually want to read it and spoil the next season, but I guess there's 0 chance I can hold off that long.
I've read all the books to date. Get better as they go imo, except for Feast for Crows or w/e, that one was like 6/10, but still better than most.
Downloaded season 1 last week, marathoned that bitch in one day. Very very impressed with HBO in keeping with the books and developing characters extremely well.
Bbickes finally got around to watching GoT. He watched s1 in one day-- possibly one sitting, but this is not confirmed. Immediately after brutally marathoning ten episodes of awesomeness, he found and ingested the spark notes for all of the books. Since watching s1 a few weeks ago, he has watched it a total of seven (7) times. Bbickes likes to discuss the show. I live with this person.
I mean do you see me call you out in public for all your character flaws? I'm more than intelligent enough to know when to stfu and not spoil anything the same way anyone who's read the books did not spoil anything itt.
And back to Syrio it's been referenced several times itt what happened to him as well.
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I mean do you see me call you out in public for all your character flaws?
Boost basically pantsed you and spanked your ass openly. No reason not to let it flow.
Of course, a deep and reverent appreciation for the television and spark notes editions of the first in George R. R. Martin's epic A Song of Ice and Fire is not a character flaw.
Smithers, use the amnesia ray.
You mean the revolver, sir?
Precisely.
HBO staff has a collective sleep? How does that work?
I am going to use my internet superpowers which including forcing them to breathe manually and hearing the final countdown in their head. it's been a while since you cleared your throat, realize there is not comfortable spot in your mouth for your tongue, you are producing saliva as well, your body itches in at least one place, and you now realize that you have to go to the bathroom.
with these powers i cannot fail.
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Youtube search "game thrones special feature". The first video that comes up is some extra content stuff and IMO implies what the series is really about. Not really a spoiler, as it's just a guess and I have no clue, but I'm totally right, and if I'm not it'll be revealed in like six years and nobody will care
so in white the real game of thrones is the battle between the gods, enacted through the people. "The Stranger" is easily the White Walker Winter Is Coming guys, and I hope we end up seeing much more of their culture. Everybody else like Daenarys and Snow will be the sort of representatives of the other gods in coalition battling the Stranger
A little ego boost for you wuf... after that introduction, there are very few people who I would have trusted enough to have highlighted the text and read on.
boost, about the dragons, ive heard a couple things about the books that make me think that the magic and stuff *could* change things
not any specific spoilers at all, just something people have said about the books, not what's in the books. i could be completely wrong since i dont know any specific spoilers
in white
i think story in the books completely changes at a later date. i dont know this, but it's possible the "game of thrones" is no longer what it's about when the story does change. this is part of why i think it eventually becomes about a struggle between the gods "avatars" or something and magic and stuff
--and actually this could be the reason behind the naming of the show, because they don't really want to go too far down that path, and they plan to deviate from the books and stick more to the political intrigue format of the first (and second?) book(s).
Anyways... what's the consensus on discussing e02, which was released to some European HBOgo subscribers, and is therefore obviously readily available if you care to look. Maybe we can mod the thread title to say something about s02e02 discussion taking place?
honestly, i think hbo is going to solve the problems of the books. i somewhat expect them to cut out a good deal of what people hate in the books, and to tell the story in a fluid way. i forget where i heard this, but i think hbo is writing the show not to be like "season 2 = book 2" but that the story of book 2 will be told in more than one season, or something to that effect
this is the way to do it imo, and part of me thinks that hbo is calling it game of thrones instead of song of ice and fire for a reason. i just cant help but complain about the use of magic in this sort of story. if you'll notice, fantasy novels virtually always revolve around their magic worlds, not around the story intricacies. so meshing the two strikes me as being reeeeally tricky
im down with talking hbogo eps, but not sure about others
i pirate this shit because piracy is really heroing since the only reason people think that filesharing hurts sales is through corporations lying. piracy soon to be known as greyjoying imo
I think that magic is really important in this story, as it helps to contrast their world with ours. It allows a certain level of suspension of belief when it comes to the more "realistic" aspects of the show. And it allows for artistic liberty with simple things like ravens instead of pigeons. Also, you cite the dragons as a point of concern a lot, yet not the dire wolves. Look how awesomely both have been treated so far. I really am just not worried about HBO dropping the ball and LOTRing it up here.
This is brilliant. I've read beyond season 2. This isn't super spoilish but I'll post in white as well.
I'm not against magic in storytelling per se, but I agree it can be done poorly. I'm into sci-fi and fantasy big time, and there are some magic/technology that works well and some that doesn't. IMO these genres are unique because it allows you to deal with real-life issues in ways that other shows cannot. For example, "True Blood" offers pretty interesting commentary on race, sexual orientation, religious fanaticism, etc., in ways that would be harder to do in a straight-forward "realistic" show.
I don't think you guys will be disappointed, btw. Melisandre is very prominent, and the fact that the Targaryens are literally descendent from dragons is crucial to the storyline, as are the Others. But the books are still, first and foremost, about political intrigue, and purely human stories about betrayal, love, lust, etc.
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