Game of Thrones

[tavee]

Episode 5 was on in the UK last night and was enjoyable again. It lacked the drama of ep4 but it was still well worth watching.

I actually really enjoyed how this episode sets up drama to come for Winterfell and the Starks. With Theon Greyjoy joining in with his father and sister to earn a place in the family his assignment of attacking a fishing village to draw forces out of Winterfell is enormous! Having Winterfell unguarded and Theon playing a sinister role, considering how he was a ward of Winterfell, has major complications of backstabbing. When Robb Stark hears that Winterfell is unguarded, or I assumed attacked based on the conversation b/w Theon and Yara, he will be forced to draw his forces from the war letting Tywin finally getting the upper hand? Also if Robb comes to find Winterfell attacked/occupied or family dead or imprisoned he will have huge vengeance towards Theon, his brother of sorts, and the Greyjoys.

Also Catelyn vying for an allegiance with Remly and not Stannis may be a difficult hurdle to overcome now.

Tyrion making yet another powerplay over Cersei for the production of the pots with the 'burning fluid' is nice foreshadowing. Even his mention that the "king is a lost cause" when watching the priest talk to the crowd implies to me he is preparing for total control of King's Landing?

[jjbehren]

Where's episode 6, damn it?

[Celsius]

Damn the changes from the book. It's not bad, just hard to accept as a huge fan of the books. Totally understand why, but gah! Really wanted Meera and Jojen!

[Philpenn]

Seems lame Summer and Shaggydog did nothing while the Iron Islanders were invading Winterfell. If Grey Wind can ravage Lannister armies all by himself, then shouldn't two direwolves be able to make mincemeat of such a small crew?

[pjsteelerfan]

Damn the changes from the book. It's not bad, just hard to accept as a huge fan of the books. Totally understand why, but gah! Really wanted Meera and Jojen!

Me too.

[FlapJack]

Great episode last night.

[mistersmith]

Great episode last night.

I tried to hide the Spoilery goodness:

It takes a quality actor to scream WHERE ARE MY DRAGONS?!?! with any kind of conviction. I would feel ridiculous.

[afrosteeziac]

Great episode last night.

I tried to hide the Spoilery goodness:

It takes a quality actor to scream WHERE ARE MY DRAGONS?!?! with any kind of conviction. I would feel ridiculous.

So True. I think every episode can be 10 times better by adding more danny.

[Codeblue]

I think every episode can be 10 times better by adding more naked dany.

Fixed.

[machination]

She was pretty stupid in this episode, but I admire her cojones.

[mistersmith]

She was pretty stupid in this episode, but I admire her cojones.

I don't know, there were like a dozen armed guards hanging around the house was using...I want to know how someone that looked to be an old man effed up all those dudes.

And I wish we'd see more of it. So much action happens off-screen -- first it was huge battles, which I get, but now even things like the Winterfell beheading aren't on screen. It's like the costume budget eats up all the special effects budget. I would have liked to see some "Qarthian Ninja" or whatever bust in and grab Dany's stuff. Oh well.

[FlapJack]

I hear ya ... but I thought the Winterfell beheading was fine as shot and still pretty brutal. It wasn't like they just talked about it after the fact. The scene re Dany's dragons was maybe more for the dramatic effect of discovery to end the episode. There was a good bit of action, especially with the Hound drymounting shit up.

But c'mon Theon - you gotta do better that. Swings like a chick ... and by chick, I don't mean his sister.

[machination]

She was pretty stupid in this episode, but I admire her cojones.

I don't know, there were like a dozen armed guards hanging around the house was using...I want to know how someone that looked to be an old man effed up all those dudes.

And I wish we'd see more of it. So much action happens off-screen -- first it was huge battles, which I get, but now even things like the Winterfell beheading aren't on screen. It's like the costume budget eats up all the special effects budget. I would have liked to see some "Qarthian Ninja" or whatever bust in and grab Dany's stuff. Oh well.

I agree. I think they're actually compromising parts of the story to save money...which really shouldn't happen. Otherwise you'll get another "Heroes"

[tavee]

I liked the beheading scene in that it was all about Theon so the camera should have been on him.

[Philpenn]

I still don't understand how Winterfell was seized in the first place, and the more I think about it the more bummed I get.