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Started by Josquius, April 04, 2011, 03:39:14 AM

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Kleves

#4185
June 03, 2013, 12:56:12 AM
I think this was the episode that everyone has been waiting to see since the series was announced. I thought they did a pretty good job. It really does highlight, though, that Dany is on another, more boring, show than all the other characters.
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Habbaku

#4186
June 03, 2013, 01:00:26 AM


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Martinus

#4188
June 03, 2013, 01:05:57 AM
Incidentally, I wonder how many non-book-readers make the connection that the song was Rains of Castamere? I wouldn't recognize it if I didn't know it was coming.

Sophie Scholl

#4189
June 03, 2013, 01:19:06 AM
Quote from: Martinus on June 03, 2013, 01:05:57 AM
Incidentally, I wonder how many non-book-readers make the connection that the song was Rains of Castamere? I wouldn't recognize it if I didn't know it was coming.
It was played a few times during the past season and a half.  I instantly recognized it.  Granted I have enjoy the soundtracks, but...
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Phillip V

#4190
June 03, 2013, 01:29:35 AM
Glad to see the whiny Jon Snow get his face scratched by a bird.

Razgovory

#4191
June 03, 2013, 02:30:36 AM
Quote from: Kleves on June 03, 2013, 12:56:12 AM
I think this was the episode that everyone has been waiting to see since the series was announced. I thought they did a pretty good job. It really does highlight, though, that Dany is on another, more boring, show than all the other characters.

That's what I thought about the books.  I thought her whole story could be cut, and have her become a character when (or if) she arrives in Westeros.  I remember someone on this board telling me it would be massive deus ex machina if a long lost Targaryen just popped up in one of the later books.  Ahem.
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Eddie Teach

#4192
June 03, 2013, 05:24:57 AM
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Josquius

#4193
June 03, 2013, 05:52:53 AM Last Edit: June 03, 2013, 05:55:12 AM by Tyr
I smell another shout out to the book fans in the Stark wifey being stabbed in the stomach like that- follows hot on the heels of it being confirmed that yes Robb's wife is pregnant. Oh...not any more. Woops.


I loved how full frontal and almost cartoonishly bloody it was.
One thing I didn't like was The Twins small scale. I noticed that in earlier episodes too, thought it might be upped here, alas no.
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Liep

#4195
June 03, 2013, 06:40:40 AM
Excellent episode. Just one more left and then it's waiting until April again. :(
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The Larch

#4196
June 03, 2013, 06:54:27 AM
Quote from: Benedict Arnold on June 03, 2013, 01:19:06 AM
Quote from: Martinus on June 03, 2013, 01:05:57 AM
Incidentally, I wonder how many non-book-readers make the connection that the song was Rains of Castamere? I wouldn't recognize it if I didn't know it was coming.
It was played a few times during the past season and a half.  I instantly recognized it.  Granted I have enjoy the soundtracks, but...

And Cersei just explained the background on the last episode.

chipwich

#4197
June 03, 2013, 07:36:54 AM

Josephus

#4198
June 03, 2013, 09:16:55 AM
For archers they were also pretty good musicians.....I'm assuming they were the same people.
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Eddie Teach

#4199
June 03, 2013, 09:58:18 AM
Quote from: Martinus on June 03, 2013, 06:32:56 AM
Yes, he did.

I thought they lead him out and killed him out of sight.
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