Just like the book...there's just too much going on to cover in one hour. So it's a 'boring' or a bad episode if something jaw dropping doesn't happen? Even if the show was 2 hours long, spent the first half on one continent, then the second hour on the other and just plowed through everything...people would still complain right?
I was entertained for an hour. mission accomplished for me.
they revealed HUGE secrets wtf else u want. go read the book if uhave complaints. and then u will see how dead on this series is. much better then anything ever before it from book to screen
I've read them all, and plenty of plot points have been changed, I guess your reading comprehension just sucks. I'm not wasting my time with a fanboy like you.
we found out that liza killed her husband, that the lannisters are broke, and it appears that tywin and oboron are both going to give tyrian at least a somewhat fair trial. I'm actually pretty happy with the pacing so far, when movies or tv shows cover book series and only cover the big events, they feel really empty. I like that we're getting at least SOME of the lesser events that build up to the big ones.
Watching it a second time, I think my big problem with the episode is the schizophrenic pacing. Too many character jumps doesn't allow the episode to get any momentum.
I still want to stress that a "Bad" Game of Thrones episode is still leagues better than anything else on television in this post-Breaking Bad world we live in.
I've read them all, and plenty of plot points have been changed, I guess your reading comprehension just sucks. I'm not wasting my time with a fanboy like you.
Viciousss was exaggerating to be sure, but there are some pretty radical changes. Just off the top of my head, Talisa Stark, Night's King, Jaime's Return.
None of those are small details I'd say. Small details would be stuff like Replacing Ilyn Payne as Jaime's trainer, the Character of Ros, and Daario killing the Champion of Mareen, instead of the other character I can't remember (Who doesn't even appear at all anyway)
Robb's wife/queen was a totally different person, and was not present with him at the red wedding and hence never dies. Jamie wasn't even in king's landing when joffrey dies. The person that cut off his (jamie's) hand was Zollo (as a direct order from Vargo Hoat), and he most certainly did not end up on the wall. Sam never breaks his oath about Brandon; no one but Sam (at least on the wall)ever knows he's still alive. Theon never admits to anyone that they're still alive, although Ramsey Snow was there so he knows. I might be remembering wrong, but I'm relatively certain Brandon & co never captured and held at Craster's keep. He's also supposed to have a wight as a companion. Ser Barristan wasn't supposed to reveal his identity until much later, where it's revealed to Dany that Jorah had been spying on her (won't spoil what happens then!). Theons sister isn't even named correctly. Edric storm doesn't make an appearance in the series that I can recall, instead being replaced by Gendry. Tommen is supposed to be a boy of 8 (I'm not sure if they mentioned his age in the tv series, but he looks much older), while Joffry was 13/14 when he died. Littlefinger announces Sansa as his *** daughter opposed to his niece (this is somewhat significant because *** are largely frowned upon in the GoT world, and being thought of as a *** would garner her much less attention than being the niece of a powerful man). Daario is completely different, he's portrayed as a normal man instead of the flamboyant tyroshi he's supposed to be. Could even go so far to say that Dany's hair isn't even the right color, which it technically isn't >_> (it's shown as a pale blond, while it's supposed to be silver!)
Like most movies/tv shows that are made from books, it follows a general line that's vaguely like the original story and that's about it.
That being said, I still think it's really well done and fun to watch, and can understand for the most part the majority of the changes they made. Trying to say it's similar to the books is kinda silly though =p
For the record, I haven't read the books. I do my research though, because I have only a dozen *** friends who like to blurt out when something is different.
I just thought I had to clear that up because re-reading my posts it kinda sounded like I was trying to pass myself off like that.
Well, this entire episode was pretty much made up so I'd count that as a big change. Not that this matter much since it's apparent the two mediums are approaching similar narratives just in different ways.
I liked this episode much more than the last few. Feast for Crows wasn't the most rip-roaring literary ride, but the character work here was really endearing, especially Arya's scenes with the Hound. Plot-wise, though, it didn't really go anywhere. Just more place-setting.
I was a little sad they didn't let Jon and Brandon re-unite, although I'm not really sure what would have happened next. What was the point of changing from the book and letting him know about Brandon if he was never gonna see him!
At any rate, assuming no major changes, prepare for some pretty fun/satisfying 'holy ***!' moments that should be coming up in the next few episodes.
Don't want to put too much up since some people might not watch the EST showing if they're on the west coast. But seriously, a handful of lines from Dinklage goes a long way.
Don't want to put too much up since some people might not watch the EST showing if they're on the west coast. But seriously, a handful of lines from Dinklage goes a long way.
Don't want to put too much up since some people might not watch the EST showing if they're on the west coast. But seriously, a handful of lines from Dinklage goes a long way.
You ruined the show I don't watch.
You should watch it, it has a decent ***-to-blood ratio I'm quite fond of. Some collateral man *** is to be expected though.
Is anyone else incredibly psyched for this? The novels are fantastic, and with Martin being one of the writers on this series, I have high hopes. Hopefully "A Dance with Dragons" is published soon, too.