A GAME OF THRONES - Discussion Thread

mca47

BTW:
I love GoT, but either I was drunk (...sorta) or that last ep was the most boring episode of the entire series. Wow, way for NOTHING to happen.
Ned gets whacked in the last episode, the families are on edge...and 2% of the show is based off of the conflict at hand?!?!?!

:?

intodeep

mca47 wrote:

BTW:
I love GoT, but either I was drunk (...sorta) or that last ep was the most boring episode of the entire series. Wow, way for NOTHING to happen.
Ned gets whacked in the last episode, the families are on edge...and 2% of the show is based off of the conflict at hand?!?!?!

:?

The first dragons being born in 300 years is nothing?? :?

Just kidding i know what you mean. For me the end epic moment of the first book was Rob being crowned King of the North. That was awesome when i read it like a rallying cry its time to go kick som lannister ass, but it all goes down in the next book.
The last episode is kind of a epilogue of sorts we get the main characters ready for the next season. Jon is headed out beyond the wall to find out more about the wildlings and the white walkers
Arya is in a very dangerous position traveling with some harsh folks
Rob is brining the fight to the lannisters and has crowned himself King of the north
Sansa is stuck in bed she made and she is finding it to be very uncomfortable.
Tyrion is headed to kings landing to run shit (so fucking cool)
and oh Dany has 3 dragons.....

so not a lot of action but a hell of a set up for A Clash of Kings aka Season 2

pjsteelerfan

intodeep wrote:

mca47 wrote:

BTW:
I love GoT, but either I was drunk (...sorta) or that last ep was the most boring episode of the entire series. Wow, way for NOTHING to happen.
Ned gets whacked in the last episode, the families are on edge...and 2% of the show is based off of the conflict at hand?!?!?!

:?

The first dragons being born in 300 years is nothing?? :?

Just kidding i know what you mean. For me the end epic moment of the first book was Rob being crowned King of the North. That was awesome when i read it like a rallying cry its time to go kick som lannister ass, but it all goes down in the next book.
The last episode is kind of a epilogue of sorts we get the main characters ready for the next season. Jon is headed out beyond the wall to find out more about the wildlings and the white walkers
Arya is in a very dangerous position traveling with some harsh folks
Rob is brining the fight to the lannisters and has crowned himself King of the north
Sansa is stuck in bed she made and she is finding it to be very uncomfortable.
Tyrion is headed to kings landing to run shit (so fucking cool)
and oh Dany has 3 dragons.....

so not a lot of action but a hell of a set up for A Clash of Kings aka Season 2

Exactly what I thought. Not a lot of action battle wise, but everyone is positioned for next season. It sucks when there is just one cliffhanger to end a season, but all the story lines were given one. I am finally starting to read book one this week, can't wait to see how it plays out.

intodeep

Davidtrios wrote:

i hope the Imp ends up on the throne.

He is pretty damn close as Hand of the King now

jervin007

Not bad for a season finale. Sets the stage for a lot of awesomeness in season two (A Clash Of Kings). Since they have spent a good deal of time with character development this season I hope they have some great battle scenes lined up.

gimmesometruth27

all of my favorite characters didn't make it to season 2.... Ned, Drogo, the king... oh well, i am excited to see what happens with the dothrakis and what happens with tyrion being the hand of the king. that is going to be awesome.

It was weird that both of the stark boys had the same dream that Ned was in the crypt.

I also liked how sam and those others at the wall stopped jon.

i am going to have to get the books now because i do not want to wait a year to find out what happens.

mca47

intodeep wrote:

The first dragons being born in 300 years is nothing?? :?

Just kidding i know what you mean. For me the end epic moment of the first book was Rob being crowned King of the North. That was awesome when i read it like a rallying cry its time to go kick som lannister ass, but it all goes down in the next book.
The last episode is kind of a epilogue of sorts we get the main characters ready for the next season. Jon is headed out beyond the wall to find out more about the wildlings and the white walkers
Arya is in a very dangerous position traveling with some harsh folks
Rob is brining the fight to the lannisters and has crowned himself King of the north
Sansa is stuck in bed she made and she is finding it to be very uncomfortable.
Tyrion is headed to kings landing to run shit (so fucking cool)
and oh Dany has 3 dragons.....

so not a lot of action but a hell of a set up for A Clash of Kings aka Season 2

Don't get me wrong, I thought it was a great episode and certainly left me wanting a lot more, I just thought the previous episode could have easily been the season finale.
That said, it did allow for almost every main character to show a transition, or a set up for the next season.
I'm not a patient person, and waiting for next season is going to drive me crazy!!

intodeep

I completly understand with the whole patience thing
Speaking of patience.......
3 weeks to go until Dance with Dragons comes out !!!

jervin007

gimmesometruth27 wrote:

all of my favorite characters didn't make it to season 2.... Ned, Drogo, the king... oh well, i am excited to see what happens with the dothrakis and what happens with tyrion being the hand of the king. that is going to be awesome.

It was weird that both of the stark boys had the same dream that Ned was in the crypt.

I also liked how sam and those others at the wall stopped jon.

i am going to have to get the books now because i do not want to wait a year to find out what happens.

Yeah, I am almost done with the fourth book and I learned pretty early on in the series, with the execution of Ned Stark, that you can't get attached to characters. George R.R. Martin really is an amazing storyteller.

jervin007

Finished book four today. Different, but solid. Can't wait to read book five in a few weeks.

Thought it was funny how at the end of the book Martin indicated that A Dance With Dragons would be released in a year. That was back in 2005.

intodeep

jervin007 wrote:

Finished book four today. Different, but solid. Can't wait to read book five in a few weeks.

Thought it was funny how at the end of the book Martin indicated that A Dance With Dragons would be released in a year. That was back in 2005.

Some would say it was sadistic.....

jervin007

intodeep wrote:

jervin007 wrote:

Finished book four today. Different, but solid. Can't wait to read book five in a few weeks.

Thought it was funny how at the end of the book Martin indicated that A Dance With Dragons would be released in a year. That was back in 2005.

Some would say it was sadistic.....

Haha. True.

A second thread should be started to discuss the books. With the sudden interest in the series more people are going to read them and it might be cool to have a discussion going without spoiling it for those just watching the HBO series.

Fifthelement

Just finished watching the last three episodes I have to say that overall I was very impressed with the HBO production. Of course, I still prefer the books

I'm not one for dissecting or analysing the minutiae of programs that I like, especially while they are in progress. I find that, for me, it really ruins my enjoyment of the show. However, having said that, I did enjoy checking in on this thread to see what everyone had to say. Overall, I get the impression that GoT was an overwhelming success and that not only will most of us be back for season two, but that GRRM's book sales are going to increase exponentially this year :thumbup:

Now, I'm looking forward to DWD and Boardwalk Empire this summer.

intodeep

Fifthelement wrote:

Just finished watching the last three episodes I have to say that overall I was very impressed with the HBO production. Of course, I still prefer the books

I'm not one for dissecting or analysing the minutiae of programs that I like, especially while they are in progress. I find that, for me, it really ruins my enjoyment of the show. However, having said that, I did enjoy checking in on this thread to see what everyone had to say. Overall, I get the impression that GoT was an overwhelming success and that not only will most of us be back for season two, but that GRRM's book sales are going to increase exponentially this year :thumbup:

Now, I'm looking forward to DWD and Boardwalk Empire this summer.

Yeah i can't wait to watch this again on DVD or blu ray to be more specific. I bet they wil include a ton of extra stuff that you had access to on HBO Go

We will need a Dance with dragons thread for sure, but its probably gonna take me a while to read it before i can look in the thread :(

Lizardjam

gimmesometruth27 wrote:

all of my favorite characters didn't make it to season 2.... Ned, Drogo, the king... oh well, i am excited to see what happens with the dothrakis and what happens with tyrion being the hand of the king. that is going to be awesome.

It was weird that both of the stark boys had the same dream that Ned was in the crypt.

I also liked how sam and those others at the wall stopped jon.

i am going to have to get the books now because i do not want to wait a year to find out what happens.

That bummed me out when reading it too. I almost didn't want to read anymore. But, I did. I've made peace with it.

On to season 2....a YEAR away@?@??

smarchee

just watched the last episode tonight

Book 1 is sitting on my book shelf pulling me towards it

intodeep

smarchee wrote:

just watched the last episode tonight

Book 1 is sitting on my book shelf pulling me towards it

If you have the time you should check it out. Obviously you know the main points of the story but their are a lot of layers the show did not get to touch on (ok maybe a lot is an exageration but their are some) that add depth to the story.

Be aware it is addictive. I read the first 4 books like a madman.

jervin007

It might be cool if they released a well done video game related to this book/series. One that could go further into the plot and battle sequences. RPG would probably be the best way to go.

mca47

jervin007 wrote:

It might be cool if they released a well done video game related to this book/series. One that could go further into the plot and battle sequences. RPG would probably be the best way to go.

Or perhaps a "Lord of the Rings Online" kind of game...an MMO.

You can join a certain family, and battle it out vs. the other houses. I'd play it!
I used to play LOTRO all the time back in the day. It was really well done.

igotid88

Season 1 Blu-Ray

http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B003Y5 ... B003Y5HWMW