Game of Thrones

[KMW089]

Thanks again. I Googled Martell and thought how lame it was that they were foxes and didn't have a fox on their crest. Know what their castle/land is called?

Sunspear, down in Dorne, which is kind of a desert mostly (all the way in the South of Westeros).

[pjsteelerfan]

Thanks again. I Googled Martell and thought how lame it was that they were foxes and didn't have a fox on their crest. Know what their castle/land is called?

Sunspear, down in Dorne, which is kind of a desert mostly (all the way in the South of Westeros).

Looking froward to House Martell and The Red Viper

[Philpenn]

I think I got confused and started asking the wrong questions. I was just looking for who the foxes were. So it's Florent, and their castle is Brightwater Keep? If so, my new favorite house.

[KMW089]

I think I got confused and started asking the wrong questions. I was just looking for who the foxes were. So it's Florent, and their castle is Brightwater Keep? If so, my new favorite house.

Yes, House Florent has a fox for a sigil and their castle is Brightwater Keep.

Their banner was in the background of the jousting tourney in S1.

[machination]

I'm really bad with all these house and land details.

[Philpenn]

It's a lot to absorb for sure, but probably my favorite part for some reason.

[optimusGRRR]

I think I got confused and started asking the wrong questions. I was just looking for who the foxes were. So it's Florent, and their castle is Brightwater Keep? If so, my new favorite house.

Haha, yeah. I was just going on the "down south" part of your question. And I too am looking forward to the Red Viper!

[Superfro33]

I was underwhelmed but that's cause I've read the books.

If you were underwhelmed then I think it's safe to say you had unfair expectations. They did everything and more than I could have imagined. The wildfire stuff looked amazing.

[finneganm]

I was simply wondering if certain people would keep all of their facial features.. Looks like they will.

[KMW089]

They released some information about which characters are being added for season 3 and as a huge fan of the books, it's looking pretty good.

http://insidetv.ew.com/2012/05/29/game-of-throne-season-3-cast/

– Mance Rayder: We’ve heard about him all season. A former member of the Night’s Watch who became the “King Beyond the Wall,” the leader of the Wildlings.
– Daario Naharis: A confident and seductive warrior.
– Jojen Reed; Meera Reed: A teenage brother and sister duo with special insights.
– Edmure Tully: A brash young member of the Tully family.
– Ser Brynden Tully (The Blackfish): Catelyn Stark’s uncle.
– Lady Selyse Florent: Stannis Baratheon’s wife.
– Shireen: Stannis’ daughter.
– Olenna Redwyne (The Queen of Thorns): Margaery Tyrell’s sharp-witted grandmother.
– Beric Dondarrion: A skilled knight who is the leader of the outlaw group Brotherhood Without Banners.
– Thoros of Myr: A red priest who follows the same religion as Melisandre.
– Tormund Giantsbane: A Wildling raider.

[Celsius]

Meera and Jojen! The Blackfish! The series is saved!

[7th_son]

They released some information about which characters are being added for season 3 and as a huge fan of the books, it's looking pretty good.

http://insidetv.ew.com/2012/05/29/game-of-throne-season-3-cast/

– Mance Rayder: We’ve heard about him all season. A former member of the Night’s Watch who became the “King Beyond the Wall,” the leader of the Wildlings.
– Daario Naharis: A confident and seductive warrior.
– Jojen Reed; Meera Reed: A teenage brother and sister duo with special insights.
– Edmure Tully: A brash young member of the Tully family.
– Ser Brynden Tully (The Blackfish): Catelyn Stark’s uncle.
– Lady Selyse Florent: Stannis Baratheon’s wife.
– Shireen: Stannis’ daughter.
– Olenna Redwyne (The Queen of Thorns): Margaery Tyrell’s sharp-witted grandmother.
– Beric Dondarrion: A skilled knight who is the leader of the outlaw group Brotherhood Without Banners.
– Thoros of Myr: A red priest who follows the same religion as Melisandre.
– Tormund Giantsbane: A Wildling raider.

Outstanding list!

[mistersmith]

I was underwhelmed but that's cause I've read the books.

If you were underwhelmed then I think it's safe to say you had unfair expectations.

I keep reading such effusive praise for that episode, that it "redefined what a TV battle could be"...and I don't get it. I've watched the episode twice now and the whole thing looks stilted and claustrophobic. I thought the wildfire explosion/graphics were kinda cheesy, and the rest of the "try to get into the Mud Gate" battle seemed to have been shot -- and looked like it was shot -- on the same 100 square feet of some soundstage.

I get they did a lot with their budget, and I get that stuff like Lord of the Rings really set the bar high for the "big fantasy battle," and I get that people are qualifying this as "pretty good for TV." But never did you get the sense that there were ever more than like 500 people fighting -- and it was supposed to be what, Stannis said "thousands" would die so he had maybe 10,000 men after the explosion? That whole battle took place in two locations, right by the gate and on the Lannister's battlements right behind it, and I think that really hurt any sense of scale we were supposed to have. Seriously, I haven't read the books, but Stannis sailed in with 20,000 men, is that right? Like I said, it looked like 100 dudes fighting 500. Even toward the end, before Tyrion gets slashed and he's like, oh shit, I was like, "dude that 75 soldiers."

Remember how big the Japanese islands felt in The Pacific, like when they were trying to take that airstrip? Even how big North of the Wall feels? This was in the dark, shot pretty close-in, and it made the thing feel tiny. The little valley where Jon Snow got ambushed by wildings feels bigger, square footage wise, than the whole beachhead in this battle. Really could have used a big, broad establishing shot and at least 5 seconds of CGI soldiers, somewhere, for scale.

[fredo]

Got through the first 5 episodes of S1. Man, this guy can act his balls off:


But why is an 8,000 year old society still in the middle ages? Whatever- I'll take a well-written soap opera with guts and boobs aplenty whenever I can get it.

[virtualmert]

Show has been slipping lately, I expect at least one doggy style session per episode.