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    Really enjoyed tonight's episode and the previews for next week look great!
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    I thought tonights episode was easily the weakest of the season thus far.
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    Dr. Delight wrote:
    I thought tonights episode was easily the weakest of the season thus far.

    Really? 2nd episode was it for me. It just seemed long. Last night there was a ton of stuff going on, fast moving and digging deep into the politics of King Landing. We got to meet Brienne, They spent lots of time on the Greyjoys and Shea that could have been compacted a little. My only "complaint"

    Miss Danny. I'm hoping next episode they dedicate half the hour to her.
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    download it just now..cant wait tio watch it. :)
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    vant0037 wrote:
    Ok...someone who's recently read the second book, help me. Did ANY of the last 15 minutes of the 2nd episode of season 2 happen in the book?

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    The last bit in the Night Lands (episode 2) was not in the book. It was implied but never seen. Plus how often does out boy J- Snow go walking without ghost tagging along.

    As for last night's episode. I liked it. The pacing in episode two bothered me this one was better. I was sad when Yoren died in the books and I was sad here as well he was a bad ass. I like how he went all Borimir on their ass after he got shot with a crossbow.

    They changed up Arya's capture to Harrenhal. I do'nt mind it. What i do hope they keep is the scene with the Tickler. That seemed important.

    Poor Lommy he was so foolish thinking they were going to carry him.

    I forgot about the bit with Pycelle. and Shagga sayign we have no goats :lol:

    Theon's true colors are starting to show. His situation is difficult havign to choose between his blood family and the family that took care of him but he is such a weasel for his choice

    The actress playing Brienne is perfect. It was nice to meet her. I always liked Margery Tyrell in the books but we only saw her from a distance. You knew she had a good head on her shoulders. She is even better on the show though! The whole line of would you like to take me from behind and pretend i'm my brother :o
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    intodeep wrote:
    The last bit in the Night Lands (episode 2) was not in the book. It was implied but never seen. Plus how often does out boy J- Snow go walking without ghost tagging along.

    As for last night's episode. I liked it. The pacing in episode two bothered me this one was better. I was sad when Yoren died in the books and I was sad here as well he was a bad ass. I like how he went all Borimir on their ass after he got shot with a crossbow.

    They changed up Arya's capture to Harrenhal. I do'nt mind it. What i do hope they keep is the scene with the Tickler. That seemed important.

    Poor Lommy he was so foolish thinking they were going to carry him.

    I forgot about the bit with Pycelle. and Shagga sayign we have no goats :lol:

    Theon's true colors are starting to show. His situation is difficult havign to choose between his blood family and the family that took care of him but he is such a weasel for his choice

    The actress playing Brienne is perfect. It was nice to meet her. I always liked Margery Tyrell in the books but we only saw her from a distance. You knew she had a good head on her shoulders. She is even better on the show though! The whole line of would you like to take me from behind and pretend i'm my brother :o

    I thought it was solid last night, the Kings landing story line is progressing well. Tyrion playing everyone was fun to watch. I think they cast Margery and Brienne well, and it should be great to see them develop. I think they are doing a good job showing how conflicted Theon is between his family and the Starks. Looking forward to what happens in Harrenhal.

    At least we got a glimpse of Summer, so maybe we get Shaggy Dog next week? The CG of the wolves has been pretty good in the glimpses they have shown.
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    edited April 2012
    SPOILER (for those that haven't read the books)

    Does anyone else hate how they are dealing with Renly (and Margaery Tyrell)?

    In the books, Renly is flamboyant, gregarious, well-liked. There is NOTHING said about him being gay (or even implied for that matter, unless you count his "rainbow guard" :roll: ). Insert political rant: as someone very supportive of gay rights, it's frustrating that the producers/directors/storyboard writers took the book's description of his out-going and flamboyant personality, along with the reference to his "rainbow guard" and turned that into Renly being gay. It just reeks of an HBO attempt to be "edgy." End rant. :D

    ***** Deleted, sent to another thread -- no spoiler here! ***** :)

    Again, for the record, I'm not trying to be a downer here. I like the show a lot, its well done in virtually every respect. But on the whole, when the show is true to Martin's story, I think its light years better than when it's not. Martin's story, as depicted on screen, comes across as genius storytelling (think of how well Baelish and Tyrion's scheming has played out so far, both of which are true to the books). When the show deviates from Martin's plot however, its flimsy and obvious.

    Brienne's character looks almost exactly as I pictured her to. Someone mentioned the Tickler's interrogation of Arya, Hot Pie and others...from the previews of next week's episode, I think that part is definitely included.
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    pjsteelerfan wrote:
    The CG of the wolves has been pretty good in the glimpses they have shown.

    Agree 100%. I was wondering how that would turn out. The wolves look huge, but not cartoony at all.
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    I wondered about Renly as well, even from last season, but since GRRM is so involved in the show, I would imagine that he either always meant for him to be gay, or supported the writers portrayal of him that way.
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    edited April 2012
    vant0037 wrote:
    SPOILER (for those that haven't read the books)

    Does anyone else hate how they are dealing with Renly (and Margaery Tyrell)?
    http://forums.pearljam.com/viewtopic.php?f=14&t=186234&p=4357443&hilit=ice+and+fire#p4357443
    That thread might be better for your question since your post drops some big time spoilers nice and big spoiler tag but it would suck if someone someone reads that and doesn't want to be spoiled.

    It was pretty obvious to me when reading the books the first time that Renly was gay. I'm glad they did not name it the rainbow guard that is a little over the top. Now,i did not pick up on it in Game of Thrones but by the time Clash of Kings came around i had no doubts that he was. GRRM is not over the top with it like HBO is but then again we don't have a Renly POV or a Margery POV in the books. So that makes sense it is all speculation.
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    intodeep wrote:
    [That thread might be better for your question since your post drops some big time spoilers nice and big spoiler tag but it would suck if someone someone reads that and doesn't want to be spoiled.

    Good point. Will you edit your post to delete my original comment? I'm doing the same to mine. Don't want to be a spoiler! :)
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    Dr. Delight wrote:
    I thought tonights episode was easily the weakest of the season thus far.
    yes..not much moving to this episode,just watch it
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    I guess you need to get through the slow moving episodes to get to the good stuff!
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    Pamela0222 wrote:
    I guess you need to get through the slow moving episodes to get to the good stuff!
    So true. I think everyone knows shit is about to go down, so everything else seems a bit...slow.

    The waiting drove me mad! :D
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    I just try to remember that the main character is the realm.

    It's not any one story it's how all these different people interact and affect other's lives.

    What i love abotu the show is every character GRRM wrote has so much depth. So many stories could be written about them. The show gives us more glimpeses into people like Margery, Renley, and even Yoren that we did not get before.
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    GRRM has commented that Renly is in fact gay. So if you werent sure from all then hints in the book, he made it plane by telling fans Renly is gay.
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    PearlJamaholic wrote:
    GRRM has commented that Renly is in fact gay. So if you werent sure from all then hints in the book, he made it plane by telling fans Renly is gay.

    I don't remember reading that Renly WAS gay, but it remember the implication.
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    It ends up being pretty obvious in the books, the problem is you can't really portray it in the show because it is a lot of little pieces that are put together through other people's thoughts.

    It is not enough for a visual medium to hint at the things that his character does.

    I like the choice they made, here.
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    mca47 wrote:
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    So true. I think everyone knows shit is about to go down, so everything else seems a bit...slow.

    The waiting drove me mad! :D

    yeah, it is about to hit the fan. It is going to be great.
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    Can I just say that the woman playing Brienne is PERFECT!!! Perfect!!! I actually jumped off of my couch when she took her helm off I was so excited! :lol:
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