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I was aroused tbh. There aren't many that can get away with it and make it look so tasteful. A comparable is Walking Dead, and their gore is so cheesy that I can't watch that trout anymore. Does absolutely nothing for me. Not to mention it has turned into the worlds most boring soap opera featuring some zombies every now and again.Quote:
Originally Posted by Shorty
I wouldn't call it tasteful but xD Ah, I dunno. It was appropriate to the show and a combat scenario with The Mountain.
The Walking Dead is a bit overblown, but their gore really makes me squirm at times.
For the most part it is tasteful, like when Arya pokes people with her pathetically skinny little blade. The guy doesn't start sneezing out blood. It just looks tasteful. At least they didn't show a close up of Oberyn's head getting caved in. That's where it was tasteful. I imagine if we saw that in great detail, people would be more horrified and would just outright stop watching the show. And that's a shame. The next two episodes are going to blow peoples minds. Especially (SPOILER)the last death of the season.
I had no problem with the violence in this episode. I'm just having problems with the show in general. I'll probably get ripped apart for this, but I just don't think it's a very good show anymore. The first two seasons were excellent, three was decent, but now I think it's sloppy and mostly boring.
The writing is not very good, bordering on bad at points (imo). I'm sorry but the beetle-crushing speech was just banal and trying way too hard. Scenes with Pod and Brienne are totally cringeworthy...comic relief has a place in every serious drama but they overstep the line. And oh dear lord when Daenarys tells Jorah "tell him I changed my mind..." *starts to walk away* "no wait tell him YOU changed my mind". Christ I wanted to throw a rock through the TV. These are just the examples coming to mind now, but I'm noticing it a lot more this season.
Most of the storylines are boring and I don't care about them. I don't give a trout about Khaleesi going to 29994158319 identical Mediterranean cities and freeing the slaves. I don't give a trout about the Hound and Arya (unlikely partnership #130201030510) walking for 20 years through the same bleak marsh. The best scenes take place at King's Landing, because things actually happen there. Every episode is 55 minutes of people talking and walking and then the last 2-3 minutes is the mind-blowing violent ending that keeps people talking about the show.
I'm also starting to think this show was just a bit too ambitious considering the ridiculous scope of the book. We go for weeks without encountering certain storylines, only to be brought back when we've almost completely forgot about them.
I will still give the show a lot of credit for cinematography and production. Some of the actors are really good (Oberyn, Tyrion, Tywin, Vaerys, Stannis, et al are great) and are probably the reason I'm still watching the show.
idk...I don't expect to see much agreement here considering that this is the thread for the show and that everyone seems to really like the show. Please understand that I'm not trying to belittle the fact that you enjoy the show. I'm just venting my frustrations and disappointments. And I'll still watch the whole thing because I have to see what happens now; I just hope it can regain the magic that I found while watching Season 1.
Yep, that Jorah/Danaerys scene was cheese. I can agree with some of your points, but I'm still too invested in the show/storyline to stop!
One of the best episodes of this series was the battle of Blackwater because it pretty much focused on one event and gave that the full treatment. Like I've said before, it would have been better to do full episodes or even a full season of Dany's storyline (and other storylines) rather than this disjointed method of catching up 5 minutes with each character per week. I get that this is the way the book does it but the advantage of books is that the reader can skip ahead and return back as they please.
Also I don't mind The Walking Dead gore for some reason, yet I was really disturbed with this scene and the final moment of The Red Wedding episode. TWD violence is more...cartoony I guess.
Really the best part of this show is talking about it with you all and others. I probably would have stopped watching if it wasn't as popular. Because I don't need to see this kind of crap.
Oh, yeah, Joffrey's poisoned face was one of the most gruesome things of this entire series to me.
Christ Almighty I've never been shaken by a scene like I was by that last scene
Yeah I'm sorry but I covered my eyes during the last bit there. Sorry guys; I'm a wuss.
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Also mad because yet another great character bites the dust :stare:
I think I can agree with a lot of the criticisms you made, Red Pill. A truly bad scene was the Missandei/Grey Worm business. "Hey look we've got these other characters over in Essos besides Dany! Wanna see some titties? Course ya do! CONFLICT.... CONFLICT RESOLVED!" I did not get the point of that whatsoever. Looking back, anything with Roz was also entirely inane and pointless.
When the show is good, it is very, very smurfing good. Sublime, even. And that makes up for some of the weaker parts.
Anyway, the gore itself wasn't a problem. Thumbs being stuck into god damn eye sockets while a man screams was jarring though.
dude no this gave me feels out the wazooQuote:
Originally Posted by Shorty
It was Ellaria's scream that really did it for me but yeah what happened here was a man got his entire mouth caved in with one punch, his eyes were imploded by someone's thumbs, and then his head was crushed. Like if you can watch that and not flinch god damn get some help.
Of course GRRM kills one of the best characters in the entire series really quickly. Oh hoopty-doopty Gilly survives but Oberyn Martell doesn't.
God damnit.
Although Jaime's childlike glee and enthusiasm when he realizes what a great fight he's watching was the best thing.
e; And oh yeah Sarah that's Sam-tier wrongness about this show, that scene was super feels and powerful. Poor Jorah. :(
Interesting thing is we aren't even at the traditional 'climax' episode, Episode Nine. We've had Baelor, Blackwater, Rains of Castamere, and now The Watchers on the Wall.
I'd buckle up - this season hasn't even reached the crescendo yet.
That scene itself was fine, it was her last line that Red Pill pointed out that made it grossly cheese.
If you put the pieces together the climax of this season will not be something any of us will enjoy. I hope to be proven wrong though!Quote:
Originally Posted by Formalhaut