Game of Thrones begins....

[Siege]

That map was mindblowing.

A couple of questions, though.

1- The Land of the long summer. That this implies that Essos have the same long winters and long summers as Westeros?
2- Slavers Bay and Valyria. Doesn't this area looks suspiciously like Greece and the Egean sea?
3- Sothoryos. Does this means South in high valyrian? Why are all cities destroyed in there?
4- Volantis = Massilia?
5- How do the Dothraki gets to Pentos? Croosing the Rhoyne (the Rhone?) doesn't look like the kind of land to support a khalassar.
6- New Ghis = Rhodes?
7- Summer Islands, I expected them to be way bigger, like Africa or something.
8- Ebben, too small?

[katmai]

It's okay Berkie. Unless Neil/moldy or seedy overturn it he won't be posting here till next Monday.

Who is Moldy?

I could tell you,but then i'd have to kill ya.

[Eddie Teach]

So you have nothing to lose by telling him then...

[Valmy]

Do the books explore at all the theme of a gay claimant to the throne's dynastic ambitions?  Dude's is presumably not going to hand off the throne to his heir.

Yeah he is.  He brags to Stannis he is going to get his wife preggo very soon.  And naturally Stannis then mocks him.  I mean he is gay not sterile.

[Tamas]

I almost agree with Zoupa, but the thing is, they haven't done much subtitly (sp?) in the series, it would look weird if they started with Stannis and the redhead.

Speaking of a naked hottie on the war table, the 2nd episode had a bit of excess needless fucking, didn't it? Clearly their favourite place to be is Littlefinger's brothel, but I hope they won't keep wasting time there in future eps. It's not like they have much time to waste if they want to cover everything in 10 episodes

[Zoupa]

I'm so glad they introduced that whore character. We can follow her journeys from Winterfell to King's Landing and beyond.

It's fascinating stuff, a much needed viewpoint. Who needs the Blackfish when you have a traveling ho?

[Viking]

I'm so glad they introduced that whore character. We can follow her journeys from Winterfell to King's Landing and beyond.

It's fascinating stuff, a much needed viewpoint. Who needs the Blackfish when you have a traveling ho?

I'm starting to think that Ros -> Chataya/Alayahya, like Alton -> Cleos Frey and Osha -> Jojen and Meera Reed

[Valmy]

I just sort of ignore the sex stuff on HBO shows.  Like in Rome it is just totally pointless.  But it is a necessary evil.

I mean come on not everything is going to work for you in a TV show.  Somethings work, somethings are awesome, somethings are meh, and somethings are groaningly bad.  And with so many elements in this particular show you have to expect a few groaners.

[viper37]

I just sort of ignore the sex stuff on HBO shows.

so you ignore 3/4 of HBO shows? 

Seriously, though, there is just as much sex&nudity, heck, I'd say more, in G.R.R. books than in the tv show.

[Eddie Teach]

Nudity in text form is pretty bland.

[garbon]

Nudity in text form is pretty bland.

Might be okay to say for the series in question...but in general? No way.

[Ed Anger]

Nudity in text form is pretty bland.

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[Eddie Teach]

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Looks more like a Muppet's eyes than a pair of breasts IMO.

[Siege]

I'm so glad they introduced that whore character. We can follow her journeys from Winterfell to King's Landing and beyond.

It's fascinating stuff, a much needed viewpoint. Who needs the Blackfish when you have a traveling ho?

I'm starting to think that Ros -> Chataya/Alayahya, like Alton -> Cleos Frey and Osha -> Jojen and Meera Reed

What? No Jojen? No Meera?

[Siege]

I just sort of ignore the sex stuff on HBO shows.  Like in Rome it is just totally pointless.  But it is a necessary evil.

Why do we have to put up with all these stupid sex scenes?
The only thing they do, is that kids cannot watch this show.
They are wasting time best used telling the story.