"Game of Thrones" - HBO Series Coming in 2011

[Johnny Unusual]

seeing the "Magnificent Seven" in the North was fantastic--the history between the characters coming out in the dialog, etc.

This was easily my favourite part of the season.  I feel like the show has been going a little too far in fan service and trying to give fans what they want to see, that the actual story sometimes suffered for it.  Here, though, it was the best of both worlds.  As you said, the history and even though it turned out that

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Cersei was lying to our heroes

it doesn't take away from the powerful emotional scene between her and Tyrion.  As horrifying as Cersei is, this scene allowed us to see her as not just an ambitious Lady MacBeth-type and give her a lot more complexity.

That said, I was a little disappointed that the show didn't decide to have

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Cersei let the Mountain kill Jamie.  It makes sense that it didn't happen but I'd buy that Cersei is going so far to keep her "family" together, that she wouldn't keep her habit of leading it down a road of destruction.  The only difference is that this would be the first time she pulled the trigger on it.

Also, Jamie, why didn't you take any men with you?  Like, any?  At all?  I'm assuming you had hightailed it out of there pretty recently, so I'm pretty sure you aren't the only man in King's Landing who is out of the loop on the whole "we are betraying them" thing.

[anais.butterfly]

Euron is a perfect example of how....not as talented the TV show people are vs. Martin. They created a bad guy and give him no depth ONLY so he can assist our true villain who is awesome and has been well developed up until this past season. Euron is not getting more development in the tv show.

[Imrahil]

Euron's a shitbag in the books too. If anything, the TV characters are all more likeable than their literary counterparts.

[Johnny Unusual]

I think Euron is supposed to be hosting the Westeros version of the Piper's Pit.

Also, I'm beginning to think there's some sort of rule that the show has to have at least one super villain with no redeeming qualities whatsoever and Euron happens to be the most ridiculous of them.

[Pastor of Muppets]

I watched the two episodes that Rifftrax covered.  I don't really want to follow this show, and sometimes I feel like I'm the only person who doesn't.  It's too sad for me, and I don't like sad things.  I watch TV to feel good and watch good triumph over evil.

[Kete]

Is it just me, or is it weird how quickly everyone has been travelling in the show?  I think it started when Varys was suddenly moving between Westeros and Easteros. Now everyone is doing it.  The Unsullied are here, now they're there.  Jon's in the North, now the South, now the North, now the South.  People keep popping up in places where they shouldn't be, and it often seems like it's the next day.

[Johnny Unusual]

Yeah, it's pretty inconsistent, especially since it took characters a long time to get from here to there in previous season.

[Russoguru]

I watched the two episodes that Rifftrax covered.  I don't really want to follow this show, and sometimes I feel like I'm the only person who doesn't.  It's too sad for me, and I don't like sad things.  I watch TV to feel good and watch good triumph over evil.

I understand where you're coming from. It took a long time, but eventually the good guys prevailed.

[Pastor of Muppets]

I watched the two episodes that Rifftrax covered.  I don't really want to follow this show, and sometimes I feel like I'm the only person who doesn't.  It's too sad for me, and I don't like sad things.  I watch TV to feel good and watch good triumph over evil.

I understand where you're coming from. It took a long time, but eventually the good guys prevailed.

If they're still making new episodes of the show, you don't know that.

[Russoguru]

I watched the two episodes that Rifftrax covered.  I don't really want to follow this show, and sometimes I feel like I'm the only person who doesn't.  It's too sad for me, and I don't like sad things.  I watch TV to feel good and watch good triumph over evil.

I understand where you're coming from. It took a long time, but eventually the good guys prevailed.

If they're still making new episodes of the show, you don't know that.

They are as of now currently prevailing.

[Pastor of Muppets]

Anyway, here are some interesting Game of Thrones related videos.

I think I like the official opening better.

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<a href="https://www.youtube.com/v/xBugKYvktg0" target="_blank" class="new_win">https://www.youtube.com/v/xBugKYvktg0</a>

I love a good supercut.

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<a href="https://www.youtube.com/v/BK1GZcq1ous" target="_blank" class="new_win">https://www.youtube.com/v/BK1GZcq1ous</a>

This explains why I get so many lamps from strangers.

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<a href="https://www.youtube.com/v/rfwCloLuIk0" target="_blank" class="new_win">https://www.youtube.com/v/rfwCloLuIk0</a>

Some people have amazing Minecraft skills.

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<a href="https://www.youtube.com/v/PMKDdzxMQtU" target="_blank" class="new_win">https://www.youtube.com/v/PMKDdzxMQtU</a>

Good guy.  Very giving.

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<a href="https://www.youtube.com/v/jjUx8fWBIeo" target="_blank" class="new_win">https://www.youtube.com/v/jjUx8fWBIeo</a>

[anais.butterfly]

I watched the two episodes that Rifftrax covered.  I don't really want to follow this show, and sometimes I feel like I'm the only person who doesn't.  It's too sad for me, and I don't like sad things.  I watch TV to feel good and watch good triumph over evil.

I understand where you're coming from. It took a long time, but eventually the good guys prevailed.

If they're still making new episodes of the show, you don't know that.

They are as of now currently prevailing.

There are plenty of awesome battles that the good guys have prevailed over, but I completely understand. That is exactly why I didn't want to watch it for so long, plus the op-eds on the rape scenes. That being said, I am currently enjoying it. I would recommend waiting until the end though. I loathe not binge-watching shows.

[Ortega]

I have a theory about Jamie.  I'm not sure how right i might be about it, but i think it might happen. 

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I think Jamie is going to kill Cercei.  That Jamie, not Tyrion, is the Valonqar in the prophecy.  Valonqar is High Valyrian for "little brother", and even though they're twins, Cercei was born first.  Even in the books, there's a few lines about how if they were in Dorne, she'd have been Tywin's heir.  And it's not like the Kingslayer is not versed in killing monarchs...

With Jamie where he is in the show right now, i don't know how right i am, but i think it males thematic sense.

[Imrahil]

Yeah, that last part has been pretty telegraphed to me for awhile.

[Russoguru]

I want to see a scene next season where Sansa and Arya execute judgement on Jaime for crippling Bran.