Author Topic: A Game of Thrones (Read 152816 times)

Tuffty · « **Reply #361 on:** June 05, 2013, 10:05:51 PM »

Question for Hart: You've been to the exhibit right? What way does the photo on the Throne work? Did you ask someone with you to take the photo or did someone working there for it instead? I'm bringing my dad, the biggest thronie in the house next to me, along with me on Wed, but I don't believe he can handle how to use the camera on my phone.

Darrio what are you doing?! You need to protect Dany not rapping!

Hart · « **Reply #362 on:** June 06, 2013, 01:53:28 AM »

^ There was a photographer there to take your photo. I guess you could get someone else to take your photo; I've see some people do that. There's also some printers nearby as well as a few iPads so you can review your photo and e-mail it to yourself. It depends on who's running the exhibit there and how they set it up.

If your dad's coming with you, I guess you can get him to record how well you do on The Blackwater Bay Experience and vice versa. I hope the venue where the exhibit is being held will be bigger than the one I've been too. Otherwise prepare to wait a while and imagine the long line outside to be the Kingsroad and the entrance to the exhibit as Castle Black on The Wall. (I called the gap in the line The Twins)

Deft-Monkey · « **Reply #363 on:** June 06, 2013, 05:51:17 PM »

Quote from: HartAKL85 on April 08, 2013, 05:50:01 AM

Brandon Westerling, the Red Priestess. Something seems off there

It's been ages since I've done anything GoT-related

I still haven't seen S2, let alone S3. I heard the thing about Jeyne and thought it was an odd choice. When that episode aired, my Facebook feed went nuts. Way more so than my Twitter feed. I didn't realise I had so many friends who haven't read the books. Of all my friends who watch the show, I only have one who (doesn't read the books) and was only too happy with the episode. He told me that it was about time something like this happened. Something about everyone being too happy. He's a bit difficult to please

Some day, I'll start watching again and hope my mum doesn't try to join the party. Planning on having a marathon in the mid-year break with friends.

Tuffty · « **Reply #364 on:** June 07, 2013, 10:17:18 PM »

What the?! OSHA?! She's hot and deliciously eccentric

shirenuファクトリー · « **Reply #365 on:** June 08, 2013, 10:26:20 AM »

Yeah she's lovely and her band is pretty fun too, tho I haven't listened to them that much. >o<

Tuffty · « **Reply #366 on:** June 08, 2013, 12:02:56 PM »

Also, Ellie Kendrick (Meera), what a cutie

GRRM gives away some very heavy spoilers on what's to come from the books (not really

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shirenuファクトリー · « **Reply #367 on:** June 10, 2013, 11:08:14 AM »

Finale watched! All caught up!

Yeahhh...

I guess I liked it! huhu

As a Tyrion fan, I like that they are showing him as insecure and kinda fucked up, too. I was starting to get a bit worried he'd be all flawless, joke cracking always on top Tyrion, but seeing him have to humble down at times is great.

I just have great love for the cast. Everyone's so good.

As horrid as the Red Wedding was, ...I don't think I'll miss the ones who passed. Oop. Sorry.

Tuffty · « **Reply #368 on:** June 12, 2013, 04:47:55 PM »

Thought S3 was awesome, another faithful adaptation while changing things up to surprise the book readers. They have done such a good job so far of adapting the fiction, cutting things out to make it better for a TV setting as well as add new stuff. Trying to remember what happens in the second half of A Storm of Swords now and what will go in S4!

Spoiler warning: I become the King.

coachie · « **Reply #369 on:** June 16, 2013, 07:41:19 PM »

Quote from: Tuffty on June 12, 2013, 04:47:55 PM

Spoiler warning: I become the King.

Haha, was the Iron Throne uncomfortable enough?

Finished season three just now. Have to say I liked S3 and it's changes a lot more than S2. They've done a great job with the writing.
Also I'm trying hard to remember what was in Book 3 that they still need to tell. RW must have been such a shock to my brain, that I forgot what came afterwords or put it into Book 4 in my mind.
Just a quick question about TheonIs the storyline around him from ADWD (I haven't read that yet) or did they make it up for the show? While reading the books I never thought he was dead anyway. Also seing Yara setting out to get him back, was a big surprise

EDIT: Fuck, I just remembered there is the character Reek in the book, that's Theon????

shirenuファクトリー · « **Reply #370 on:** June 16, 2013, 11:12:30 PM »

The answer to your edit question is YES, but it's different from the show. There was another before him with the same name, and then he "inherited" the name. I think that's a vague enough description of it

...And I hope I got it right lol.

Other than that I'm the same as you. I can't remember what happened after RW

Tuffty · « **Reply #371 on:** June 17, 2013, 12:16:00 AM »

Quote from: coachie on June 16, 2013, 07:41:19 PM

Haha, was the Iron Throne uncomfortable enough?

Actually it was surprisingly comfortable! Maybe I was born for it

Shi's got it spot on regarding Reek. As I recall....Ramsey had a personal servant called Reek. He was a bit of a nutcase, never washing or bathing, almost as renowned for his cruelty as Ramsey and it was rumoured he even had a penchant for necrophilia. Ramsey found him interesting in that regard and he used him for his own entertainment as the pair of them went on hunts together, raping and killing girls mainly. The pair were hunted down themselves and Ramsey had the idea of disguising himself as Reek and vice versa. He told Reek to run and the guards killed Reek. Ramsey, in disguise at this point, is captured and taken back to Winterfell. When Theon sacks Winterfell he finds him and depends on him for information, even accepting the idea to fake the deaths of Bran and Rickon. Then Theon lets him go to get support from men elsewhere and that's the worst thing that he did considering that Ramsey then revealed himself to his own forces and they in turn, sacked Winterfell and torched it to the ground. And that's when Ramsey decides to torture Theon, flaying and subjecting him to physical and mental torture in an effort to break him and substitute him to the Reek that he had lost. So yes, Reek in ADWD is revealed as Theon.

Obviously the above never happened in the TV show so they basically took shortcuts. It's smart how they handled it and no less effective.

I'm trying to remember the second half of ASOS myself. I can remember the following:

*MASSIVE ASOS AND PROBABLY SEASON 4 SPOILERS AHOY. BOOK READERS ONLY*

- Balon Greyjoy's death,(or assassination, I can't remember it being confirmed)
- Joffrey's Wedding
- Jaime's return as Command of the Kingsguard
- Tyrion's trial
- The arrival of Mace Tyrell and the Martell family from Dorne
- Oberyn Martell (Red Viper) vs The Mountain
- Wildlings march on the wall
- Stannis marches north to join the fight
- Jon is made Commander of Night's Watch
- Bran, Jojen and Meera meet with Coldhands
- Sansa escapes with Littlefinger to the Vale
- Arya roams the wilds with the Hound
- The reveal at the end of the book of Lady Stoneheart
- Dany..........?????

So there's still a good bit left to show. It's after that where my memory gets hazy, especially around the events in AFFC.

Tuffty · « **Reply #372 on:** July 09, 2013, 11:03:14 PM »

Hart · « **Reply #373 on:** July 15, 2013, 10:52:42 PM »

I'M FINALLY DONE WITH A FEAST FOR CROWS!!!

Can't believe it took me almost 6 months to finish that book. Now I have to wait until the paperback version of ADWD is released.

Has anyone read any of the Tales of Dunk and Egg novellas, stories set 90 years before ASoIaF?

Tuffty · « **Reply #374 on:** July 17, 2013, 08:55:44 PM »

^ Nice! What did you think of it? Personally considered it to be the weakest book in the series.

Mark Gatiss (Doctor Who, Sherlock) is confirmed in S4. No idea what role he's cast as though and they haven't said anything. I imagine they will announce more at the Comic Con panel this Friday. The only person I could think of is...Mace Tyrell

I was thinking if Richard Madden (Robb) was in the panel, he should absolutely come out on stage wearing a giant direwolf head.

Hart · « **Reply #375 on:** July 17, 2013, 09:43:15 PM »

I agree it was the weakest book of the series so far. Not because of some characters missing. Though I did enjoy Cersei's gradual downfall into madness

If "Robb" does come out with a direwolf head, I'd expect a few people laughing (Lannister supporters and trolls), enraged fans (Stark supporters), and people who just don't care waiting for the next panel.

Who Mark Gatiss will be cast as? Mace Tyrell might be a good guess. What about one of the Greyjoys? Crow's Eye or Victarion? Doubt it would be one of the Martells. Maybe one of the other Commanders of the Night's Watch (I forget who)?

Tuffty · « **Reply #376 on:** July 18, 2013, 01:28:19 AM »

I've heard other suggesitons of Coldhands or the assassin that trains Arya (whose name escapes me). Though all signs point to Mace Tyrell I think.

Hart · « **Reply #377 on:** July 20, 2013, 08:59:12 AM »

Dany wants us to buy the Limited Edition Season 3 Blu-ray boxset. How can I say no?

Tuffty · « **Reply #378 on:** July 20, 2013, 12:38:25 PM »

I would do anything Emilia Clarke commands. No matter how vile or in violation of international treaties.

Tuffty · « **Reply #379 on:** July 25, 2013, 08:20:16 PM »

More casting news now, with Indira Varma (Rome) cast as Ellaria Sand