Game of Thrones begins....

[Martinus]

Some people complained that it did not quite play out the tragedy of Cressen etc. but I think they didn't have time for that.

[Eddie Teach]

- I'm now shipping the R&R (Renly & Robb alliance). Too bad it all ends in tears.

Question to the jury- Does being gay entitle one to talk like a teenage girl? 

[Martinus]

- I'm now shipping the R&R (Renly & Robb alliance). Too bad it all ends in tears.

Question to the jury- Does being gay entitle one to talk like a teenage girl? 

Yes.

It's one of the perks. Like man-purses and glitter.

[The Larch]

Some people complained that it did not quite play out the tragedy of Cressen etc. but I think they didn't have time for that.

Cressen is not even a cuaternary character. He only appears in one episode, a prologue to boot, and most of his tragedy comes from his inner thinking. To really capture that you'd need a fuckton of exposition into Stannis, his background and his personality, and there was no time at all for that.

[Valmy]

The power of the Stormlands (Renly's demesne) and the richest and most populous of the seven kingdoms - the Reach (his boy toy's dad's demesne) - combined.

I mean just go with it.  This is not really military fiction.

[Valmy]

- I'm now shipping the R&R (Renly & Robb alliance). Too bad it all ends in tears.

You know Renly would never tolerate NOrthern independence.

[jimmy olsen]

It won't be aired in Denmark until sometime next year. I think they're starting season one this week.

...and they're shocked over the amount of piracy in this country.

On HBO or another network?

How did Renly manage to get a 100,000 man army over night? 

Also, I thought the Starks had 20,000 facing 30,000 Lannister boys at the end of last season, now all of a sudden Rob says everyone is equal with 100,000 men.

Lannisters had two armies of 30k.

Rob Stark liberated the Riverlands, so that's another 20-30k men for him.

[jimmy olsen]

Preview

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CrQsRSNqGLQ&feature=player_embedded

[Siege]

I assume every one has seen the series opener by now?

How about the Yuropeans?

I have not!
Where's the link?

[crazy canuck]

Now that is what I call a Wolf.

[Josquius]

- I'm now shipping the R&R (Renly & Robb alliance). Too bad it all ends in tears.

You know Renly would never tolerate NOrthern independence.

Highgarden might. The north is big, poor and nothing but trouble. Only including the civilized parts of the kingdom makes it much easier to rule.


Watching it I was surprised at it not starting like the book. Was really expecting it to be faithful with the prologue as the first series was.

The series seems to be under-explaining a lot. Good for me but again I fear for outsiders watching.

The end with the guard taking over the city like that- wow. Just how busy was Robert? Every other house it seems holds one of his bairns.

[Siege]

- I'm now shipping the R&R (Renly & Robb alliance). Too bad it all ends in tears.

Question to the jury- Does being gay entitle one to talk like a teenage girl? 

Yes.

It's one of the perks. Like man-purses and glitter.

I like glitter.

[crazy canuck]

The end with the guard taking over the city like that- wow. Just how busy was Robert? Every other house it seems holds one of his bairns.

As I recall that is pretty faithful to the book.

[Siege]

Seriously are we allowed to discuss the episode yet?  Everybody seen it?

I'm still waiting on the Netflix queues for season 1 to go away.

Why do you lie?
Game of thrones is not on Netflix.

[Eddie Teach]

Not online.