Game of Thrones begins....

[Solmyr]

Yeah, but Melisandre told Stannis that "your wife has only given you stillborns" (granted, she specified "no sons"). No mention whatsoever that Shireen exists.

[Solmyr]

Also, Jaqen looked kinda plain and normal, no freaky hair like in the books.

[LaCroix]

Also, Jaqen looked kinda plain and normal, no freaky hair like in the books.

i prefer this, actually, especially over those ridiculous fan-made pictures of him over the internet. i don't think the bright red and white would carry over very well on screen

[MadImmortalMan]

Also, I'm joining the Melisandre = HAWT crowd. (Asha and Gilly also fine.)

Me too. I may just convert to the fire god.

Gilly is that ditzy girl from Skins. Seems appropriate I guess.

[crazy canuck]

Melly seemed a bit weak to me.  I always pictured her as literally a force of nature.  Her voice seemed weak and not at all overpowering. Bad sound editing?

[viper37]

Did they change the Theon storyline? I thought the sister whom he wanted to fuck upon arrival in the Pyke was Asha - not sure why they changed her to "Yara". Also she was rather ugly but maybe it's just me. Then again, Theon doesn't seem averse to fucking fugly chicks, as long as he does it from behind.

Had you read the thread, you would know.
Asha and Osha were too similar sounding.  To avoid confusion, they change the name.  Not the last time it will happen either.

It's the same sister.  And altough I have not seen the episode in question, you are the last person on this forum on whom we should rely to evaluate the beauty of a feminine character.  Stick with Renly.

Also, still no sight of Renly. I want the famed sex scene already.

There's no sex scene between Renly and his gay lover, it is only implied they have sex.  I hope they keep true to the spirit of the book on this.

[crazy canuck]

I cant wait until Renly dies.

[viper37]

Also, I'm joining the Melisandre = HAWT crowd. (Asha and Gilly also fine.)

Right, I was going to ask how they look, but I realize you damn Yuros have seen the 2nd episode.  Dammit.  One more week for the beautys...

[viper37]

I cant wait until Renly dies.

I wanted to post something clever, but I can't top this trolling of Martinus, so I stay quiet

[Martinus]

There is a sex scene between Renly and Loras in season 2.

[jimmy olsen]

HBO has sent in the Goldcloaks, the Euro plan is no more.

http://winteriscoming.net/2012/04/hbo-addresses-early-episode-release-rumors/

[The Larch]

Just saw the 2nd episode. Purists of the books are going to dehydrate from all the frothing if changes continue at this rate during the season.

And...[spoiler]Other[/spoiler] sighting... 

[Admiral Yi]

Another thing that got me about the first episode was the reality of the land beyond the wall did not quite match the hype.  If one old man with 60 daughter-wives can hack it, it can't really be that tough.

[Queequeg]

Another thing that got me about the first episode was the reality of the land beyond the wall did not quite match the hype.  If one old man with 60 daughter-wives can hack it, it can't really be that tough.

He has help, which was more than hinted at.

How do Northerners feed themselves?  I keep thinking they have hearty rye and barley, but the lakes are goddamn frozen over for years at a time.  Do they drink evergreen sap?

[Viking]

Another thing that got me about the first episode was the reality of the land beyond the wall did not quite match the hype.  If one old man with 60 daughter-wives can hack it, it can't really be that tough.

Craster was the kind of hard muther fucker that nobody wants to fuck with. [spoiler]Furthermore Craster has been buying safety from the wights and others by sacrificing his sons to them. The superstitious of wildlings might have thought that Craster had the ability to sick of the others on them if they fucked with craster.[/spoiler] But, basically Craster's survivability is basically the same as the northernmost of the the northern small folk.