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There are a lot of plots that sort of loosely connect like that, though, and interweave in interesting ways. The White Walkers will always remain somewhat on the periphery, though. They're supposed to be that way. Just about no one thinks that they still exist (as Ned said, "The last white walker was 1000 years ago.") or something along those lines. The idea is that -we- know that winter isn't just coming... it's here bitches. Meanwhile, the rest of the world is falling apart, clawing over scraps, and ignoring the impending doom that lurks just beyond the Wall, held in check by a ragtag bunch of criminals and misfits. |
I just watched that 30 minute show "Making Game of Thrones" on HBO 2. It's got me itching for another episode. There were a few scenes in there that weren't in the first ep.
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I watched it again last night, and started to make a post about things that were missing that I missed, but then I couldn't really think of any that jumped out at me.
I was going to say I wish they went into Arya more and her dislike for needlework and all that Lady stuff, but really, they did a good job of showing that, and I expect they will go into it more when it matters. Rickon was pretty invisible, but he seems to be like that in the book a lot as well anyhow. I wished that they would have focused more on the direwolf pups and how they all grew so attached with them so fast, but that is something that will develop more later I am sure. We already talked about Theon. But when I watched it over again, I noticed him a lot more and liked how they set him up for later. Hoepfully they do the sparring scene with the kids. I liked that in the story, and I remember it as being something that was first in my forming an opinion of Jeoffry. I didn't mind much, but I was expecting more out of the Bran seeing the twins scene as far as him climbing. The tower wasn't in much disrepair other than inside, and I wanted to see him hanging upside down from a gargoyle, or crennelation or whatever it said in the book. I completely pictured him as looking in through the window from the very top of it, and then getting startled when they saw him and slipping and catching himself, instead of just sitting there in the window for Jaime to grab him. A minor point, but one of the few things that didn't happen as I pictured it. |
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I wish I hadn't known it was coming. I wonder if I would have felt as shocked by the screen version as I did by the book version, if I hadn't read the book first.
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Bummer on the sparring scene. I wanted to see Rickon and Thommen spar all bundled up like the kid in a snowsuit in a Christmas story sparring, and everything with the others. As for the Bran "falling" thing, in the book I was numb and pissed off thinking what could have been. Watching it unaware, I think I would have thought...well, so much for the kid. |
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I feel sorry for people that haven't read the books. Some of you are really spoilering things without even meaning to. Anyone that doesn't want things ruined, stay away. Far away.
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Hmm..something I said? Was trying to be careful not to.
Might be better for me to just avoid the thread if so. |
I definitely agree that the emotional connection to Bran isn't the same as it was reading the book. So in that context, the final event of the first episode can't have the same impact as it does on the page.
But the shock of the actual event. Just the fact that it happens is pretty shocking, I think. But I knew it was coming. Had I not known, I wonder if I would have been as blown away by that as I was by say, the events at the end of the S1 finale of Lost. All in all, the show is about as good as anyone could expect. So far. We have a long way to go. But if the trend continues, this will be the best adapted show maybe ever. The books are still the books, and I highly recommend that people read them. Even if you wait until after the TV series. There's enough in the books that can't translate to the screen that makes the books superior and absolutely worth the journey. |
Descriptions of the upcoming episodes are below. I'm going to tag them and recommend that anybody who hasn't read the books completely avoids the rest of this post (i.e. if you're on mobile, stop reading now...):
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