Anyone else caught up in Game of Thrones?

[youngblood61]

What did every body think of the Jamie, Sersi scene? I knew as soon as that door closed Jamie was going to pounce.

[ladd3rfr3ak]

Well Tyrion is also a dwarf in the book series (and one of the best characters therein), so I suppose Peter Dinklage could thank the author George R.R. Martin...because in order to translate the series to television - an actor such as Mr. Dinklage had to be given the part...the only way to have avoided that would have been to fake it movie style using visual effects (like in the Snow White film)...totally unnecessary in this case.

P.S. I'm not 100% sure, but I think showing an erect penis in anything other than a porn movie is probably a no no.

And if you guys don't know, but there wasn't an audition for the role of Tyrion, Martin already decided that it would be given to Dinklage.

[ladd3rfr3ak]

They need to abandon the Daenerys deification thing as it's getting really boring. I like the unexpected kill-offs. Keeps it fresh. The breach of the wall, whenever it happens should be interesting. And this season, they need more sex!!! Booooo!

The character of daenerys should die now, she bores me to hell...

[ladd3rfr3ak]

To be fair he didn't die right away. He suffered unlike Ned who had a quick death. Now I just need the freys and boltons dead along with Stannis and all the lannisters except tyrian. then i'll be content

So you are saying that this show should also end like other mediocre garbage shows?

[fred41]

If they kill off Daenerys ...then you would lose the plot of the last Targaryen possibly coming to Westeros to reclaim the throne using dragons. Not to mention that , so far, she's shown that she would possibly be the best ruler that land has ever seen...she in fact, seems to possess all the character traits that Tywin asks Tommen about in the last episode. They have done a good job translating the book series so far, however...the behind the scenes political intrigue is easier to digest in book form...and is hard to translate on screen ...where instant gratification is often necessary to keep a viewers interest when there is so much time lapse between seasons.
Also, theey seeemed to have left out one or two rather interesting (to me ) characters so far.

[Stavros]

Well Tyrion is also a dwarf in the book series (and one of the best characters therein), so I suppose Peter Dinklage could thank the author George R.R. Martin...because in order to translate the series to television - an actor such as Mr. Dinklage had to be given the part...the only way to have avoided that would have been to fake it movie style using visual effects (like in the Snow White film)...totally unnecessary in this case.

P.S. I'm not 100% sure, but I think showing an erect penis in anything other than a porn movie is probably a no no.

Point taken about the erect penis -your post also suggests Martin wrote these books with one eye on cinema/tv...sometimes these kinds of books work better in film now the technology is available. Harry Potter films are watchable, mostly because of the actors, whereas the books are a disaster. Rowling is a very very lucky woman indeed.

[alpha2117]

If they kill off Daenerys ...then you would lose the plot of the last Targaryen possibly coming to Westeros to reclaim the throne using dragons. Not to mention that , so far, she's shown that she would possibly be the best ruler that land has ever seen...she in fact, seems to possess all the character traits that Tywin asks Tommen about in the last episode. They have done a good job translating the book series so far, however...the behind the scenes political intrigue is easier to digest in book form...and is hard to translate on screen ...where instant gratification is often necessary to keep a viewers interest when there is so much time lapse between seasons.
Also, theey seeemed to have left out one or two rather interesting (to me ) characters so far.

Last Targaryen? Maybe. There is plenty of evidence that she isn't the last (3 maybe 4 are hinted at).

Overall I think it's a strong adaption.

The beauty of the storyline is most every side has shades of grey. In the first episode Ned doesn't listen to the deserting Crow and executes him. He does nothing to check his story. He has covered up the circumstances of Jon's birth etc etc. The Starks are not clean or innocent in all this. Likewise the Lannisters are not utterly evil. Tyrion and Thommen are seemingly decent people and Jamie has some redeeming characteristics although the whole incest thing is a worry. The history of the Targaryens are full of heroes and monsters.

One thing is certain most of the characters will probably die before it's over.

The books mix elements of history and epic fantasy and the return of magic and related creatures coincides with the upheavals in Westeros and beyond and is likely directly related to that. The fall of the Targaryens is either the cause or perhaps because of the change in seasons and the return of magic to the world.

[GroobySteven]

Harry Potter films are watchable, mostly because of the actors, whereas the books are a disaster. Rowling is a very very lucky woman indeed.

The books were already very successful and well received and sequels anticipated before the films.

[youngblood61]

And if you guys don't know, but there wasn't an audition for the role of Tyrion, Martin already decided that it would be given to Dinklage.

He's been fantastic.

[Tiffany Starr]

Last Targaryen? Maybe. There is plenty of evidence that she isn't the last (3 maybe 4 are hinted at).

Overall I think it's a strong adaption.

The beauty of the storyline is most every side has shades of grey. In the first episode Ned doesn't listen to the deserting Crow and executes him. He does nothing to check his story. He has covered up the circumstances of Jon's birth etc etc. The Starks are not clean or innocent in all this. Likewise the Lannisters are not utterly evil. Tyrion and Thommen are seemingly decent people and Jamie has some redeeming characteristics although the whole incest thing is a worry. The history of the Targaryens are full of heroes and monsters.

One thing is certain most of the characters will probably die before it's over.

The books mix elements of history and epic fantasy and the return of magic and related creatures coincides with the upheavals in Westeros and beyond and is likely directly related to that. The fall of the Targaryens is either the cause or perhaps because of the change in seasons and the return of magic to the world.

Not to sound negative but I don't really care for her or her part of the story. She has a cockiness to her and I hate that. Sometimes she seems pure of heart with great intentions and other times she seem's cold and heartless (which can be said about most of the characters bordering in the Gray area) but the way they go about it seems so boring. I find it hard to care about whats going on with her when so much of the plot is happening somewhere else.

I don't know about all of you but I am rooting for the Starks. They are the underdog thus far and have been kicked round way way too much so I think to have them at least break even would be a satisfying conclusion. Kill the Lannisters, Kill the Freys, and the Boltons. I am finding less people to root for as the show goes on but i have hope.