Game of Thrones

[Starman]

Any Game of Thrones watchers on these boards?

[Ares_God_of_War]

I have been collecting the Blurays. I have seen the whole first season and about to pick up season 2

[Starman]

What were your thoughts on the first season?

I'm watching it weekly ... interesting show. I don't think I've ever seen such a slow boil fantasy series on TV before.

[captmorgan72]

Has anyone watched the latest episode? What did you think about the fight between the Viper and the Mountain?

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Even in this spoiler I won't really spoil it, but the Viper fought and acted like a Sith from Star Wars. If you know Star Wars you know what a Sith's greatest weakness is.

[Shogunn2517]

FYI, I do want to note before this thread goes any further, the board is called...  Film, Television, Video and Music Discussion.

If you read the books, not saying your contributions are unwarranted, but this is not what that is for.

[captmorgan72]

FYI, I do want to note before this thread goes any further, the board is called...  Film, Television, Video and Music Discussion.

If you read the books, not saying your contributions are unwarranted, but this is not what that is for.

Umm but GoT is on television. Am I missing something?

[Tomato]

I think he's saying that the book readers should refrain from spoiling things for those who don't read the books. Not that I think that matters, because I think the show will catch up well before the book series finally ends.

[bat1987]

Love the show. Great cast, production, story, everything. Def one of the best on TV. Also very unpredictable, for me anyway since I didn't read the books. Once you think everything is going the way it should, it completely changes when you least expect it.

The latest episode was the best one in the season, lots of great stuff happened. Viper vs Mountain was great!

Next week

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it's 102 Crows vs 10000 wildlings! Can't wait.

[captmorgan72]

I think he's saying that the book readers should refrain from spoiling things for those who don't read the books. Not that I think that matters, because I think the show will catch up well before the book series finally ends.

Ahh I see. I haven't read the books thank god, so I didn't know what was coming.

[Talavar]

It's a great show, if more than a little dark.  I have read the books, but I'll keep any spoilers to myself.  Red Viper vs. the Mountain was very well done, and even more horrific to watch than read.  Poor Tyrion!

[Shogunn2517]

I think he's saying that the book readers should refrain from spoiling things for those who don't read the books. Not that I think that matters, because I think the show will catch up well before the book series finally ends.

BINGO!

Sorry, don't mean to sound so grim, but my best friend just spoiled the season finale for me.  Known her for years but I never knew she read the A Song of Ice and Fire series until last night.  So I'm a little bummed about that.

That and I accidently spoiled next week's episode for myself a year ago trying to refresh who some of the characters were with Wikipedia before Season 2 started.

[Starman]

I can imagine a lot of non-book readers being shocked by The Mountain vs The Viper ... although I preferred the fight in the book, the TV version really did ratchet up the tension knowing how it was going to end. Yikes, and what an ending! I'm a big fan of Pedro Pascal now ... he totally sold a relatively minor book character in a short amount of time.

Also, Sansa turning into "Dark Sansa" was great ... it's nice to see her finally get a chance not to be a victim any more.

The only thing I didn't really dig was the Greyworm subplot ... it was necessary character development for those characters, but it didn't really interest me as much as everything else that happened in this episode.

Anyway, I'm looking forward to all the big character deaths that are going to play out in the next two episodes!

[HarryTrotter]

Im up to date with the show.Does this seems realy sloooow to you guys?

[bat1987]

As a whole? Not really. Can't get ahead of the books either way. This last season is a bit slower, I agree, but I still like it a lot. This last episode was phenomenal. GoT usually gets faster paced as you get closer to season finale.

Pumped for new episodes each week, can't wait for next one.

[HarryTrotter]

^Last episode only had suprisingly little boobs.Thats unusual. :/

[Shogunn2517]

I can imagine a lot of non-book readers being shocked by The Mountain vs The Viper ... although I preferred the fight in the book, the TV version really did ratchet up the tension knowing how it was going to end. Yikes, and what an ending! I'm a big fan of Pedro Pascal now ... he totally sold a relatively minor book character in a short amount of time.

Also, Sansa turning into "Dark Sansa" was great ... it's nice to see her finally get a chance not to be a victim any more.

The only thing I didn't really dig was the Greyworm subplot ... it was necessary character development for those characters, but it didn't really interest me as much as everything else that happened in this episode.

Anyway, I'm looking forward to all the big character deaths that are going to play out in the next two episodes!

See, this is what I'm talking about.  Come on, Starman.  "Big character deaths" in the next two episodes?  I know it's Game of Thrones and I personally know a character or two that will make it to season 5, but really?  For the sake of personal preservation, I'd like to think by "big character" your talking about Hodor and Robin Arryn.  But you're probably not.

Shhhhhs!

[Starman]

That's not a spoiler.

* I don't work on the show, so it's just speculation
* I didn't name any of the characters I thought would die
* It's Game of Thrones ... everyone knows that characters are going to die, its the signature move of the show.

A spoiler would be me saying I'm excited to see how the show handles the deaths of

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Ygritte (killed by the kid she orphaned?), Tywin (killed by Tyrion while taking a dump?), Shae (I'm not sure how they'll do this one ... maybe killed by Tyrion with the crossbow? Murdered by Tywin?), The Hound (whether they will actually show him die or have Arya kill him will be a big indicator for his possible return in the books), Beric Dondarion (will we get to see him die to revive Lady Stonehart?), The Mountain (will we get to see him die onscreen and become Ser Robert Strong), some Night's Watch faces (who is going to go down like a hero fighting the giant in the tunnel?), etc

... but without hiding those names and the way they die.

[HarryTrotter]

Going by the book 1 more person will definitly die this season.

[stumpy]

FWIW, I think the point of urging non-spoileriness is that people who haven't read the books have no idea whether any other major character is surely going to die at all for sure, much less who it is. With a show based on a set of popular books, it can be tough to tell whether someone's comment about a character death (even if there is an attempt to avoid specifics) is just speculation or if it should be taken to mean that a major death definitely will happen because it must have happened in the books. To the extent that the show sticks pretty close to the books on the major plot points, having read the book is like having an advanced copy of the script and revealing what's in that script would be a spoiler.

BTW, I have not read the books (though I am considering it), but I am up-to-date on the aired episodes. So far, one of the aspects of the show that I enjoy the most is that it's a really well done show that has engaging characters, even when I am not rooting for them. In that regard, it's somewhat like The Sopranos, which I would say went even further in that direction by having no major character that I liked as persons, but I found the show overall to be very compelling.

[HarryTrotter]

Show differs from the books,but charachter deaths are consistent in both versions.
I will be kinda sorry when

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Tywin

dies.

[bat1987]

FWIW, I think the point of urging non-spoileriness is that people who haven't read the books have no idea whether any other major character is surely going to die at all for sure, much less who it is.

This. Even saying a character(s) will die (without mentioning the name) by the end of the season is a spoiler. This is the show where anything goes. I really want to be surprised when I get to see the show, without a slightest clue what's about to happen. Tnx for understanding

[Starman]

This. Even saying a character(s) will die (without mentioning the name) by the end of the season is a spoiler. This is the show where anything goes.

So you've watched this show for four seasons ... a show where each season has had slews of major character deaths, like

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Viserys, Robert, Ned Stark, The Red Wedding, etc

... especially in the final few episodes of each season ... and you still consider it a spoiler if someone speculates that there will be "major character deaths"?

You don't just take that as a given already after four years? As you said "this is the show where anything goes"...

[bat1987]

That wasn't meant for anyone in particular, just for future reference mostly. And while the probability of someone major dying near the end of the season is pretty high, I still don't know that 100% until I watch it. I remember when

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red wedding episode was about to air people were saying "oh it's going down", "this is gonna be bloddy", even before Goffrey died people were like "the king better watch what he drinks..." and things like that

So it was not directed to anyone in particular in this thread, its just how things like this usually go.

[Reepicheep]

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"A game of thrones episode without at least three deaths is considered a dull affair."
-Guy who I've got my money on dying by the end of the season.

[Shogunn2517]

Good God, you people don't know how hard it is to NOT want to click on those SPOILERS.  It's too much to resist.  Especially when they're given NO sort of prefix like with Reepicheep just did.  Are you talking about the guy who just died in Tyrion's trial or are you talking about the death of another Baretheon?  I never read the books and I'm not saying that's happening.  I'm just remarking on the paradox of wanting to talk about a book on a thread about a TV show where this stuff doesn't happen.

Seriously Reepicheep.  What are you talking about?  Are you trying to discuss what just happened in the last episode or episodes prior without trying to spoil for someone who hasn't caught up yet or are you talking about a book?  Because there's a big difference.  Huge difference.  And you're not even saying which, which I may assume with this being a thread about a TV show, you want to talk about a TV show, but click on your tag and you tell me something that's going to happen midway through next season...

That's what I'm afraid of with this thread.

Again, I appreciate you guys WANTING to talk about the Game of Thrones, but there are plenty of us who have no interest in discussing the A Song of Ice and Fire book series.  Like at all.  And tempting us with SPOILERS all up and down this thread is really what I don't think the thread is for.  I would like to think the thread is about talking about what we just SAW(not read) on T.V.  You know, that's kind of why we're discussing it on the "Film, Television, Video and Music Discussion" forum.  But saying "Man I wonder how the show's going to show SPOILER dying" or "I remember when SPOILER came back and SPOILER happened".  Or worse just "SPOILER".  I would like to think you're talking about the show, but how do I know you're not?  This is just too much info.

So please, PLEASE, pretty please... I ask really kindly can we please keep the conversation ABOUT what just happened in the show?

[HarryTrotter]

I didnt read the books,but its hard to separate it from the show when you talk about it.
May I recomend that we put in spoilers only stuff that HAVENT aired?Since most of the people are up to date with the show.

[bat1987]

Well I disagree. Not everyone is up to date with the show. And this thread might be useful for them. Whether the show is worth watching or not etc. So I suggest we only discuss things that have aired here including cast announcements for next season. The spoilers I posted are from the things that have happened just not to spoil it for someone who is not up to date.

Things that are gonna happen IMO belong to the book discussion thread, anyone can feel free to create one.

[HarryTrotter]

That creates problems.I wanted to talk about ep 8,but now I have to worry somebody doesnt know Ned Stark dies?
Do we put everything in spoiler,create a separate thred for people who dont watch or what?

[bat1987]

To each his own. But I, myself put every major plot development in spoilers. That way anyone who doesn't want to get spoiled can read the entire thread without any risks and see whether people recommend the show or not. This way both people who are up to date and those who are behind can discuss without any risks. Anyone who watched the show can open the spoilers and discuss freely.

The only reason I mentioned separate thread was to discuss things that are yet to happen, since I don't see the point discussing that unless you've read the books.

[HarryTrotter]

So,I hope the next episode is finaly Wildlings attacking the wall?
Btw shouldnt Stannis be there already?