Game of Thrones (spoiler-free zone)

[keg in kc]

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.

A few quick ground rules:

• No Spoilers!!!!! for upcoming episodes.
• Larger Song of Ice and Fire discussion should be limited to the other thread although I think a tiny bit of book delving to fill in holes should be okay (example of this would be talking about Catelyn and her treatment of the wolves in the novel, which was alluded to on TV but never really made clear...)
• Everything that happened that week is fair game once an episode airs. So if you don't watch on Sunday night, I'd stay outta here until you do...

[KcMizzou]

Originally Posted by NewChief

No. I think there are 12 episodes in this season.

Nope. 10. We have 3 left.

[NewChief]

Originally Posted by petegz28

I could swear in the previews of next week it said "Two Episodes Left"

There are 10 episodes in this season. From the wiki page:

Spoiler!

11 1 "The North Remembers" Alan Taylor David Benioff & D. B. Weiss April 1, 2012 3.86[19]
12 2 "The Night Lands" Alan Taylor David Benioff & D. B. Weiss April 8, 2012 3.76[20]
13 3 "What Is Dead May Never Die" Alik Sakharov Bryan Cogman April 15, 2012 3.77[21]
14 4 "Garden of Bones" David Petrarca Vanessa Taylor April 22, 2012 3.65[22]
15 5 "The Ghost of Harrenhal" David Petrarca David Benioff & D. B. Weiss April 29, 2012 3.90[23]
16 6 "The Old Gods and the New" David Nutter Vanessa Taylor May 6, 2012 3.88[24]
17 7 "A Man Without Honor" David Nutter David Benioff & D. B. Weiss May 13, 2012
18 8 "The Prince of Winterfell"[1] Alan Taylor David Benioff & D. B. Weiss May 20, 2012[1]
19 9 "Blackwater"[1] Neil Marshall George R. R. Martin May 27, 2012[1]
20 10 "Valar Morghulis"[1] Alan Taylor David Benioff & D. B. Weiss June 3, 2012[1]

But shit.. you're right. Tonight was "A Man Without Honor." That means we have two more, then the season finale. So 3 episodes total left in the season. I can't believe there have been 7 episodes already this season. Doesn't seem like it.

[Raiderhater58]

wow, I wanna see Theon get his almost more than Joffrey.

[KC_Connection]

Great episode. Jaime was finally a big part of an episode this season (in fact, it kind of centered on him rather than the usual centering on Tyrion in King's Landing). Loved both of the main scenes he was in (with both his former squire/cousin and Catelyn).

I kind of figured it was Xaro or that creepy guy who that took the dragons, so that wasn't a surprise (although the scene in the council room was a good one).

Cersei also showed some positive points for the first time in the show in both her scenes.

And Theon...man, he's digging himself into a huge hole. There's no way those bodies are actually Bran and Rickon. If they show up alive after he's already claimed he killed them...talk about being despised on all sides. He's a dead man.

[Aries Walker]

Originally Posted by Raiderhater58

wow, I wanna see Theon get his almost more than Joffrey.

Me too. Almost.

[Hawk]

More Jaime is good, his scene with Catelyn was excellent. My favorite parts were his speech about the different vows and how you can't keep one without breaking another, plus his story about squiring for badass Barristan the Bold who fought like an artist, but with only one color...red. Still can't believe Joffrey fired Barristan. Joffrey is a dumbass.

I love the dynamic with Tywin and Arya. But Arya is my favorite character, so go figure. Can't wait to see what they do with her and Jaqen and the third name.

I also loved the part with Tyrion and Cersei when he thought about comforting her, but just wasn't sure what to do and couldn't bring himself to touch or hug her. Missed Bronn in this episode though.

Dany's story is interesting to me because it has strayed the farthest from the books. Looking forward to seeing where that one goes over the final three episodes. We need to see some dragon action before it is all said and done.

"You know nothing, Jon Snow." Haha, so true, especially show Jon who seems a little more clueless than book Jon. Ygritte is hot, maybe we'll get some nudity out of her since they have stopped showing Dany (bummer!). Jon is in trouble though, surrounded by Wildlings and no fellow NW in sight.

And Theon...SMH...such a punk. Killing Bran and Rickon is not going to win him any friends in the North. He keeps digging his hole deeper and deeper.

[Fire Me Boy!]

Originally Posted by Hawk

More Jaime is good, his scene with Catelyn was excellent. My favorite parts were his speech about the different vows and how you can't keep one without breaking another, plus his story about squiring for badass Barristan the Bold who fought like an artist, but with only one color...red. Still can't believe Joffrey fired Barristan. Joffrey is a dumbass.

I love the dynamic with Tywin and Arya. But Arya is my favorite character, so go figure. Can't wait to see what they do with her and Jaqen and the third name.

I also loved the part with Tyrion and Cersei when he thought about comforting her, but just wasn't sure what to do and couldn't bring himself to touch or hug her. Missed Bronn in this episode though.

Dany's story is interesting to me because it has strayed the farthest from the books. Looking forward to seeing where that one goes over the final three episodes. We need to see some dragon action before it is all said and done.

"You know nothing, Jon Snow." Haha, so true, especially show Jon who seems a little more clueless than book Jon. Ygritte is hot, maybe we'll get some nudity out of her since they have stopped showing Dany (bummer!). Jon is in trouble though, surrounded by Wildlings and no fellow NW in sight.

And Theon...SMH...such a punk. Killing Bran and Rickon is not going to win him any friends in the North. He keeps digging his hole deeper and deeper.

OK, I haven't read the books so I have no idea, but I'll go ahead and put this in spoiler tags, even though it's just a theory. If someone who knows wants to respond in a PM or in spoiler tags, I'd be OK with it (but the other folks here may not be).

Spoiler!

I immediately didn't think he killed Bran and Rickon. They were talking about the family at the village nearby and Bran said Theon would torture and kill them. I just immediately assumed he hadn't found Bran and killed children at the village. He burned them beyond recognition, so it's not like you could tell, as long as they were roughly the same size.

Either way, I want that punkass dead. And I admit I kinda liked the guy at first - he seemed very loyal to the Starks. I guess I missed that call.

[eazyb81]

The scene with Tyrion and Cersei was great. Cersei almost seemed normal for a minute. They both seemed to realize that Joffrey is a monster and is on track to get the entire family killed.

Tywin definitely seems to have taken a liking to Arya. He also knows she isn't who she says she is, but it doesn't seem to bother him. I hope Arya isn't beginning to show compassion for him.

Jon Snow has been kind of an idiot the last couple episodes.

The situation in Qarth is still confusing to me and I have no real idea where they are going with it. I hope Dany doesn't do something stupid like push away from Ser Jorah.

[Hawk]

Originally Posted by eazyb81

The scene with Tyrion and Cersei was great. Cersei almost seemed normal for a minute. They both seemed to realize that Joffrey is a monster and is on track to get the entire family killed.

Tywin definitely seems to have taken a liking to Arya. He also knows she isn't who she says she is, but it doesn't seem to bother him. I hope Arya isn't beginning to show compassion for him.

Jon Snow has been kind of an idiot the last couple episodes.

The situation in Qarth is still confusing to me and I have no real idea where they are going with it. I hope Dany doesn't do something stupid like push away from Ser Jorah.

Haha, not too worried about Arya having compassion for Tywin, the way she was eyeing his neck, it seemed pretty clear she wanted to off his ass right there. Arya has a vicious side.

[CHENZ A!]

Please tell me Tyrion wasn't trying to get some sister ass.

[KcMizzou]

He wasn't.

[Hawk]

Haha, no, Tyrion was thinking about comforting her, but couldn't quite bring himself to hug her.

[CHENZ A!]

Good, it was definitely awkward..

[Fire Me Boy!]

This doesn't bode well for GoT's future.

http://www.theonion.com/articles/gam...-men-to,28183/

'Game Of Thrones' Running Out Of Unkempt Old Men To Cast



LOS ANGELES—According to insider sources, the future of HBO's Game Of Thrones is currently in doubt, with the hit fantasy series facing a dire shortage of weather-beaten, bedraggled old men to cast.

"A lot of the big crowd scenes in season two really depleted the available pool of greasy-haired bearded actors over 70, and for the sake of continuity we can't really reuse them," executive producer D.B. Weiss said Monday, stressing the importance of having a minimum of one new elderly and disheveled male character in every episode of the epic drama. "I honestly don't know what we're going to do. In the third season, we have at least a dozen war room meetings to film, and you can't shoot a war room meeting without having at least two or three poorly groomed old guys with big, tangly beards hanging around."

The Game Of Thrones crisis is the latest in a series of casting woes to beleaguer HBO, which in March announced it had already used up its annual allocation of Steve Buscemi.

And yes, I know it's an Onion article.

[Bowser]

Theon reeks of desperation.