Game of Thrones: House of the Dragon!

[Pike]

ASS ASS ASS ASS and talking.

Number of things wrong with this: Zero

[Formalhaut]

You are going to get really, really disappointed when they start doing material from the fourth and fifth books if political intrigue without people having swords run through them isn't enough to sustain your attention.

Agreed. I haven't even read the books, and I really enjoy the 'slower' paced episodes. It allows you to connect more with the characters; Jaime got tons of development, so did Arya. Even the Baratheons had a tender moment with Shireen, even if Selsye is bordering on psychopathic.

None of that would have been achieved if it was just "stab stab stab". Besides, we got our slice of action at the start. Get that done with, and then really let the story let loose. I'm glad Jon Snow got more to do than just walking. Even with the Lords kiss though, his storyline hasn't quite caught fire yet this season, though I suspect the next episode and further will probably focus more on the north.

Poor Bran and co. have barely got a look-in so far.

[Jinx]

Poor Bran?

Poor Meera Reed. They've really treated her like nothing in the scenes she's been in.


Lol Robb

[thatkefka]

the episode before last night's was great, felt a little let down in last nights episode.
but hopefully (if Im thinking right) the next episode will probably be the best

I could be wrong but whatevs

[The Man]

Judging from the episode titles, episode nine will be the one that makes everyone trout themselves.

[Del Murder]

This one was ok. Better than the first couple but not better than last week's.

I like every time Tywin is in a scene. It means the plot will actually move forward rather than blah blah character development. A good scene moves the plot forward and shows character development. The scene of Rob vs. Karstark was a great example of this. Jamie's scene was interesting to learn but all in all it was just a scene in the bath.

I don't mind when they focus on the political stuff but I still like things to actually progress in that regard. We got some great bits of that from Rob and the Lannisters this week but not much else.

The sword fight between Hound and Dondarrion was pretty weak. If the sword wasn't on fire it would have been lame. The events that followed were crazy though.

[Pheesh]

Okay, I didn't want to say anything at first... But I swear I saw Jaime's balls.

[Del Murder]

Yeah there was a bit of balls.

[Shorty]

Jaime continues to be my favorite character and he just shattered my heart during the bath scene. I know there's a fine bit of deep character development throughout the entirety of the cast, but seeing him as he is now in comparison to the Jaime Lannister at the beginning of the show is to witness an absolutely astonishing character change.

I am in agreement that Tywin gets trout done. I was glad to see that he wasn't just going to be a trout to Tyrion; marrying Cersei off as well was an incredibly wise move on his part.

Also in agreement about how goddamn adorbs Stannis' daughter is and how full her heart is for Davos.

Robb was just beaming with charisma during this episode. I'm not sure what it was. Should have listened to his council, though, goshdangit!

Really great episode. Thoroughly impressed at the nice follow-up from last week's.

[Shlup]

I dont understand what Baeric Dondarion's story is.

He was sent out (by Ned, I think?) to track down The Mountain. The Mountain killed him, and Thoros (a priest of R'hollor) revived him. At some point (I believe when Ned was executed) they said smurf it and gathered a band of merry men with no allegiances to any of the kings.

SMan I knew I was right about Jaime and how troutty he feels about being called Kingslayer and all that despite him actually having plenty of reasons beyond wanting to be on the winning side.

I was waiting for that scene. <3 Jaime

Still spent way too much of the scene thinking "WASH THE DIRT OFF YOU" though.

And yeah Robb is definitely his father's son. I can understand why he did it, but he should really have put Karstark under house arrest instead because like I said I somehow doubt Walder Frey is going to be very impressed when he shows up cap-in-hand.

If the characters didn't ever make mistakes, the story would get boring. It was a very character-appropriate decision to make.

I never got why he wouldn't go to the Vale? lysa may be crazy but at least she's related to the tullys. Silly Robb, now littlefinger is going to go there and sweep her away while you're playing at the bridge.

Why would he go to the Vale?

The only thing to say against it is perhaps that the Jaime scene was kind of heavy-handed.

When Brienne grabs Jaime and calls out Kingslayer and he whispers, my name is Jaime it's just a bit, no it's a lot, off-putting and melodramatic.

Yeah, it was. I didn't even realize he was passing out; I was like "Is she sweeping him off his feet? WTF?"

Okay, I didn't want to say anything at first... But I swear I saw Jaime's balls.

What?? I missed nuggets? BJ was trying to cover my eyes. ;______;

[Aulayna]

Okay, I didn't want to say anything at first... But I swear I saw Jaime's balls.

Re-watching again just for this.

[The Summoner of Leviathan]

I never got why he wouldn't go to the Vale? lysa may be crazy but at least she's related to the tullys. Silly Robb, now littlefinger is going to go there and sweep her away while you're playing at the bridge.

Because she basically stated that she wants nothing to do with the War of the Five Kings. Moreover, Lysa's sense of family is rather skewed. Severely. ADwDBasically if it does not involve Baelish and his little-finger, she doesn't care. So much for the family motto~

I'm still a few episodes behind, but having read the books I am not worried. Though sometimes I confuse books and show and cannot recall if one event transpired on the other. :s

[Loony BoB]

Jaime's revelations were interesting to know but I found his scene and interactions with Brienne to be dull. Likewise, Jon Snow's scenes while obviously vital were also kind of uninteresting. Perhaps I'm just not as interested in random nude scenes as I was when I was in my teens.

My favourite parts in this episode are without doubt those involving Stannis, Shireen and the good ol' Onion Knight. Stannis in particular, because it's the first time in the entire series I've actually found him to be interesting. Suddenly I'm really looking forward to what happens next with his end of things.

Gendry and Arya... I just don't think "m'lady" is what she wants to be called by anyone, ever. But it was very sweet.

Robb was Robb. It annoys me a lot because I love the Starks like crazy but this guy sure does know how to smurf up in the middle of a war. Will be interesting to see how he thinks he can get the Freys back onside.

Ending scene was awesome. I'd accidentally spoiled the Tyrion side of things when researching something some time ago, but I was delighted to know that there was more to it when he spoke to Cersei.

[Madame Adequate]

Oh yeah it was a PERFECTLY Robb decision to make, that's what made it such effective tragedy. His alternative course was clear and presented to him, but because of who he is he couldn't take that course.

[Jinx]

Okay, I didn't want to say anything at first... But I swear I saw Jaime's balls.

Re-watching again just for this.

This.


Also, I think I'm the only one who didn't find the Gendry/Arya scene touching. I found her scene with Dondarrion touching and sad, though.