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[The Larch]

Overall it was good, but was anyone else annoyed at the revisions to Danaerys's relationship to the Khal?

They also simplified Cate a bit, which I didn't like.

Also, I laughed at the end of the episode. Am I a bad man?

Without going too much into the details, how did they change Daenerys and Catelyn?

[The Brain]

They're black.

[Viking]

The map sucks.

I'm a bit baffled as to why Yemen would need more territory.  They can't rule over the part they nominally control.  Same with Afghanistan.

I think the point is to put all the rotten eggs in one basket.

[grumbler]

It's not just that - the characters are actually older than in the books (e.g. Brandon is 10 instead of 6, Daenerys is 16 instead of 13 etc.). I think this is a good choice - some of the characters just were too young, period (even though it probably makes sense in the context of the era).

The "era" is 100% imaginary!  Everything makes sense in an imaginary era!

[Valmy]

Without going too much into the details, how did they change Daenerys and Catelyn?

Hard to explain.  Cat was against Ned going for one but I think it is the best way to go since you cannot see her thoughts in a TV series.

[The Brain]

Without going too much into the details, how did they change Daenerys and Catelyn?

Hard to explain.  Cat was against Ned going for one but I think it is the best way to go since you cannot see her thoughts in a TV series.

Daytime soaps manage to spell out thoughts. HBO can't?

[Sahib]

Overall it was good, but was anyone else annoyed at the revisions to Danaerys's relationship to the Khal?

I don't think it was really changed 

[Valmy]

Daytime soaps manage to spell out thoughts. HBO can't?

HBO has amnesia thanks to HBO's evil twin brother and forgot how

[The Brain]

Oh, and LORAS IS GAY??+++ WTF not in the books

[Berkut]

Yeah, what was so changed about Daeny and Drogo? I mean, their "relationship" so far (as in the book) amounts to her getting married off to him and being terrified at the prospect.

[Berkut]

The Hound looks like a chump though.

[Slargos]

Oh, and LORAS IS GAY??+++ WTF not in the books

No, I think you are mistaken. It's neither in the books nor in the feature film.

[Slargos]

Overall it was good, but was anyone else annoyed at the revisions to Danaerys's relationship to the Khal?

They also simplified Cate a bit, which I didn't like.

Also, I laughed at the end of the episode. Am I a bad man?

Yes. There is nothing funny about that scene.

Think of the child, you sick fuck.

Although arguably, the ass fucking was agreeable to me.

[The Larch]

They're black.

Winter is comin', fo' shizzle

[Martinus]

Overall it was good, but was anyone else annoyed at the revisions to Danaerys's relationship to the Khal?

They also simplified Cate a bit, which I didn't like.

Also, I laughed at the end of the episode. Am I a bad man?

Yes. There is nothing funny about that scene.

Think of the child, you sick fuck.

Although arguably, the ass fucking was agreeable to me.

Yeah. In the book I was so angry at the scene and hated Jaime so much, I had to put down the books. But then Jaime grew to be one of my favourite characters.