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Game of Thrones (spoiler-free zone)
A few have suggested it, might as well test the waters. The idea is to give people who haven't read the books a safe place to talk about the show.
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05-01-2012, 08:27 AM | #511 |
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It was just another case of the writers using a term from the book that was never explained in the show. Luckily they don't do it too often. The most egregious example was Melisandre calling Davos the "Onion Knight" before she gave birth. If folks are interested, I can spoiler tag the explanation for that.
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05-01-2012, 08:39 AM | #512 |
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I'm pretty intrigued by the the whole Qarth storyline right now. It seems like a normal town but you can tell something is off. Who the hell were those old twins? How did that masked woman know Jorah?
And what's the deal with the big black guy? I hope he doesn't try to turn Dany against Jorah. From next week's preview it looks like they might try to steal a ship. That might not be a good idea. |
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05-01-2012, 08:48 AM | #513 |
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Qarth is a weird place. Pyat Pree is the creepy warlock guy (and one of the 13 that greeted her at the gates) who did the trick and made a copy of himself appear. He invited Dany to the House of the Undying to visit the warlocks of Qarth.
The identity of the masked lady is a mystery (as it was in the books too). It is interesting that she knew who Jorah was, and of course she is right about how EVERYONE will want Dany's dragons because dragons are fire made flesh, and fire is power. Not sure where they are going with Xaro (the big black guy), his story on the show is a little different from the books so far. We'll see. |
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05-01-2012, 09:01 AM | #514 | |
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I could really see people being confused as hell about some of this stuff if they hadn't read the books. "Wait a minute...why the hell does that one have glowing eyes? WTF is a wight?" All in due time, kiddos...
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05-01-2012, 09:04 AM | #515 | |
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They don't do it often, but they're going to have to do it even more as the story moves along, lest the series stretch out a decade.
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05-01-2012, 09:44 AM | #516 |
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Yeah, didn't know there was a difference between white walkers and wights. Thought they were one in the same.
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05-01-2012, 04:57 PM | #518 |
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Beauty job of casting. Creepy little ****er.
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05-01-2012, 08:15 PM | #519 |
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Same here.
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05-01-2012, 08:18 PM | #520 |
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Getting a bit boring.
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The White Walkers are much more frightening. They're a race of their own, and they're in charge. The only time we've had a good look at one was in the beginning of the first episode. The wights, zombies or whatever are their underlings. Last edited by KcMizzou; 05-01-2012 at 08:28 PM.. |
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05-01-2012, 08:48 PM | #522 |
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Probably the thing I like the least about Martin's creation is his naming. It's bad enough that he has this sweeping fantasy epic peppered with characters named Jon, Jaime, and three (!) characters named Robb or Robert, but he really couldn't find another synonym for 'undead monster' - ghoul, perhaps - besides a homophone of another, mostly-similar kind of undead monster?
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05-01-2012, 09:09 PM | #524 |
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Tons, of course, but that was a time of actual history when something like 70% of male babies had one of four different names (believe me, I've spent plenty enough time keeping track of the Matildas and Henrys of the middle ages). This is an invented fantasy world with invented fantasy names, and I would think that he'd want distinctive character names to help the audience keep them straight. It's the same reason sitcoms and hour-dramas on TV don't have multiple characters named (for example) Mike or Kathy, even though real-life offices and classrooms usually do.
Plus, being fantasy, having that real-life element dropped in is kind of jarring. Maybe that's just me. |
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The people of Westeros tend to have somewhat familiar names. Others are more "foreign" intentionally. Never bothered me. |
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