Blah, I do not like those Pop figures. So unimaginative.
The videos were good though!
What?? You are one backwards-ass mothersmurfer. xDOriginally Posted by Bolivar
Blah, I do not like those Pop figures. So unimaginative.
The videos were good though!
What?? You are one backwards-ass mothersmurfer. xD
Saw this the other day and it made me chuckle.
May be spoilery for S2? I don't know.
So basically... Buzzfeed just took the pictures HBO released and tied pathetic reasons to them?
Clever.
Why is half of that list people returning? Did anyone think they would not? o_O
Buzzfeed is not known for quality writing.
Ahaha, when I first saw that pic I didn't realize it was Meera. I was like "Who's the homo Jon Snow?"
I was under the impression that the season was universally-reviled among book readers. I was surprised when the founders of westeros.org even came out hating it; they actually produce works with George and a lot of their livelihood is tied to having a healthy relationship with the show's cast and crew.
I think even you'll admit the Qarth scenes were quite silly. The writing and acting noticeably regressed. Tyrion crying in Shae's arms at the end of the season was so reminiscent of his feinted confession in the Vale in season 1 that I thought Dinklage was purposefully trying to get fired from the show. They're omitting important, cherished scenes from the book to produce tangential content that's boring at best and cringe-worthy at worst. But overall, when George RR Martin handles sexuality and violence more subtly than you do, there's a very serious problem here.
It wasn't as good as the first season, shows of this nature typically aren't, but it was by no means bad. There were some fairly weak parts in the overall season, but it sort of matches up with the books in those aspects. The books aren't particularly strong all of the time and Martin seriously isn't one of the greatest authors of our, or any, time. Overall, the season was vastly superior than most of the things that are on television and, even when not comparing it to other things currently on, still pretty damn good.I was under the impression that the season was universally-reviled among book readers.
Also, the parts that take place in Qarth were boring and tedious in the books as well.
As far as the people behind westeros.org disliking it, I can't really take them seriously. Who the hell stacks books like that on bookshelves?
I read the books and I enjoyed the second season. It was only a minor letdown after the fantastic first season; judged on its own, it was still pretty great.
The second season was just as good as the second book, imho.
So finally saw the end of season 2 - stoked now!
That Tyrion smirk.
I'm (too) slowly coming to the realization that Bolivar has a controversial opinion about damn near everything.
The only people who were upset by the second season have completely unrealistic expectations for adaptations from one format to another. The series, as a whole, remains one of the best book to film (movie or television) adaptations ever. It's hardly perfect, but adaptations never are. For what it is, the show is phenomenal.
Also, Dany's storyline is the worst part of the books. It's plodding, dull, and is only ever redeemed by one awesome scene at the end of each book. Otherwise, Dany spends an awful lot of time doing or saying a lot of stupid things. I will never understand why one cool chapter per book seems to make everyone forget how god awful the majority of the other ones are.
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