[Use Of Weapons]

Is she really? I thought she was exotic-looking, but not actually that pretty.

[Rhand]

HoosierDaddy, on 13 June 2011 - 05:00 AM, said:

First four minutes are spectacularly funny.

"Someone has to be held accountable."

Lol.

[Luzburg]

I read this part in the book before I saw the episode but only by a few days. To be honest I knew Ned was going to die from the moment Joffrey took the throne, without foreknowledge. In the book I was like "Meh so what". Seeing Mr. Bean being beheaded was way more spine tingling than reading it.

[Ceda Cicero]

Tyr, on 16 June 2011 - 08:19 AM, said:

Briar King, on 16 June 2011 - 04:14 AM, said:

HA HA, this was great, my friend just watched "Golden Crown" with me...... Yall can imagine the rest of his reaction.

"That poor guy. He just wanted what was promised to him by that savage raping his sister." (?)

Funny how Drogo was willing to take a proverbial shit on Westeros when Dany's life was being threatened, but he wouldnt keep his promise to Viserys, even when HE threatened her. Just not a fan of Drogo apologists.

This makes no sense on any level. From Viserys to the random assassin, Drogo demonstrates that he doesn't care much for Westeros and is purely motivated by threats he perceives to Dany, and taking them out. Viserys threatened Dany, so Drogo killed him. An assassin sent by Robert threatens Dany, so Drogo decides to exact vengeance by setting out to kill Robert. There's no inconsistency in any of this. Add to this the fact that Viserys bared steel in Vaes Dothrak.

We also have no idea what the nature of his promise was to Viserys. We know for sure he didn't negotiate with Viserys directly. He went through Illyrio. And Illyrio is a shifty bastard, not to mention there's evidence to suggest that he wanted to thrust Dany into the role of heir all along. Plus there's plenty of evidence from conversations Viserys had with Jorah and Illyrio to suggest that Drogo could very well have intended to fulfill the promise to invade in some capacity, just in his own timeframe. Viserys, being insane and envious of Dany's newfound respect among Dothraki, couldn't abide the wait.

Come on man. It's perfectly legitimate for you to hate Drogo, I'm not going to try and change your mind. But it seems to me that, once again, your Dany/Drogo vitriol is causing you to grossly mischaracterize events.

[Abyss]

Serenity, on 15 June 2011 - 09:29 AM, said:

...I have to say I am amazed that people are saying they might drop the show because of Ned. ...

I wouldn't take it too seriously. These are the same sort of people who swore on their dead ancestors' graves that they would never watch another show on Fox when FIREFLY was cancelled.

[Ceda Cicero]

Bwahaha, why does this meme never get old.

[worry]

Traveller, on 16 June 2011 - 06:55 AM, said:

worrywort, on 15 June 2011 - 08:43 PM, said:

Especially if they end it on Arya getting smacked in the back of the head by Sandor's axe, with no clarification until later. That part really got to me, till we saw her again.

That might have worked better on the page than the screen though. 'The axe took her in the back of the head'... at least if they show it you'll probably be able to see that it wasn't the edge at least.

I wonder how many people had to flip forwards a few chapters at that point just to check?

I have no doubt in my mind that GRRM was using his years on TV when writing this scene. If you see the axe swinging, screen goes black, and you only hear the thump before the credits roll, scene would be killer (in that same absolutely frustrating way).

[Gothos]

Ceda Cicero, on 16 June 2011 - 06:21 PM, said:

Bwahaha, why does this meme never get old.

"even if he's that Drogo guy"

well, uhm, about that...

[Abyss]

Gothos, on 16 June 2011 - 09:13 PM, said:

Ceda Cicero, on 16 June 2011 - 06:21 PM, said:

Bwahaha, why does this meme never get old. ...

"even if he's that Drogo guy"

well, uhm, about that...

"He's in all the posters sitting on that iron throne with his head on!"

HA!

[QuickTidal]

Abyss, on 17 June 2011 - 03:49 AM, said:

Gothos, on 16 June 2011 - 09:13 PM, said:

Ceda Cicero, on 16 June 2011 - 06:21 PM, said:

Bwahaha, why does this meme never get old. ...

"even if he's that Drogo guy"

well, uhm, about that...

"He's in all the posters sitting on that iron throne with his head on!"

HA!

Yeah, that was the part that had me howling too. LOL

[Serenity]

Abyss, on 16 June 2011 - 03:44 PM, said:

Serenity, on 15 June 2011 - 09:29 AM, said:

...I have to say I am amazed that people are saying they might drop the show because of Ned. ...

I wouldn't take it too seriously. These are the same sort of people who swore on their dead ancestors' graves that they would never watch another show on Fox when FIREFLY was cancelled.

LMAO, yeah, fair comment!

[End of Disc One]

QuickTidal, on 17 June 2011 - 11:54 AM, said:

Abyss, on 17 June 2011 - 03:49 AM, said:

Gothos, on 16 June 2011 - 09:13 PM, said:

Ceda Cicero, on 16 June 2011 - 06:21 PM, said:

Bwahaha, why does this meme never get old. ...

"even if he's that Drogo guy"

well, uhm, about that...

"He's in all the posters sitting on that iron throne with his head on!"

HA!

Yeah, that was the part that had me howling too. LOL

My favorite part was about Loras and Renly. "Mein Fuhrer, Loras and Renly were gay in the books too!" I'm so used to seeing that on the message boards.

[Abyss]

End of Disc One, on 17 June 2011 - 01:18 PM, said:

QuickTidal, on 17 June 2011 - 11:54 AM, said:

Abyss, on 17 June 2011 - 03:49 AM, said:

Gothos, on 16 June 2011 - 09:13 PM, said:

Ceda Cicero, on 16 June 2011 - 06:21 PM, said:

Bwahaha, why does this meme never get old. ...

"even if he's that Drogo guy"

well, uhm, about that...

"He's in all the posters sitting on that iron throne with his head on!"

HA!

Yeah, that was the part that had me howling too. LOL

My favorite part was about Loras and Renly. "Mein Fuhrer, Loras and Renly were gay in the books too!" I'm so used to seeing that on the message boards.

I have had about six variations of that conversation since the shaving/sucking scene. Points for subtlety, GRRM practically slid that right past most of us on the first read of the books.


Funny tho it is, Hitler did have a good point - spring for the salary for a name star on your first season, knowing you will off him and save the bucks for other things on the second season.

Altho at this rate, Peter Dinklage is going to be able to demand money in a suitcase made of money delivered by hookers in money bikinis for subsequent seasons.

[Ceda Cicero]

Abyss, on 17 June 2011 - 01:54 PM, said:

Altho at this rate, Peter Dinklage is going to be able to demand money in a suitcase made of money delivered by hookers in money bikinis for subsequent seasons.

It's very true. Between the general buzz, the Emmy buzz (and the very good chance that he'll actually snag one), and the fact that Tyrion is arguably the star of most of the source material for season 2, he's almost certainly the new face of the show.

[Abyss]

Ceda Cicero, on 17 June 2011 - 02:05 PM, said:

Abyss, on 17 June 2011 - 01:54 PM, said:

Altho at this rate, Peter Dinklage is going to be able to demand money in a suitcase made of money delivered by hookers in money bikinis for subsequent seasons.

It's very true. Between the general buzz, the Emmy buzz (and the very good chance that he'll actually snag one), and the fact that Tyrion is arguably the star of most of the source material for season 2, he's almost certainly the new face of the show.

I may pee on my leg a bit in joy if HBO has sufficient sense of humour, irreverance and the sheer balls to market Season 2 by a poster of Tyrion sitting on the Iron Throne in the same pose as Ned from the S1 posters.


Extra pee if Ned's severed head is on a spike next to him.

oh i want this... i DEMAND THIS!!!!!!

[Tapper]

Animace, on 16 June 2011 - 11:00 AM, said:

Attention men with angry wives. Dont let them catch you googling the actress that plays Shae. (Sibel Kekilli)

Shes a magnificent actress, and was lead in a fantastic german film called Head On, but before that she did a bit of porn.

Explain that one to your boss "I'm telling you, I was just looking up an actress!!" "And what role did this actress play?" "Shes a wh-------ohhh, shit"

Or you can decide to not click the links that say Sibel Kekilli, watch free porn. Just saying. Funny how far a bit of self-restraint gets you

QuickTidal, on 16 June 2011 - 01:04 PM, said:

Oh yeah, and the actress who plays Shae is GORGEOUS. Yum yum yum.

Hmm. i think I'm somewhere between you and Jitsukerr, opinion-wise.
She has something in her facial expressions that is very exotic that is really attractive and intriguing (and let's face it, so far, her mysteriousness has been enhanced massively by her role and lines in the show), but her face is in no way that of a classic beauty and I think it really depends on what angle you see her from. I do have to say that I think she's looking much better on recent pictures than she looked when she was younger - her face has filled out a bit and that makes her look way more alluring.

[End of Disc One]

Yeah Shae looks good but I think Roz is quite a bit hotter. Dat rack.

[Ceda Cicero]

End of Disc One, on 17 June 2011 - 03:02 PM, said:

Yeah Shae looks good but I think Roz is quite a bit hotter. Dat rack.

I need to see more of it before I make my own assessment. Surely we can all agree that if one thing has been missing from season 1, it's topless Roz scenes.

[Ceda Cicero]

Oh my shit, I have never been so happy to post a link:

http://nymag.com/dai...onsidering.html

[Tapper]

Ceda Cicero, on 17 June 2011 - 05:44 PM, said:

Yeah Shae looks good but I think Roz is quite a bit hotter. Dat rack.

Mwah. Esmé Bianco's fun to look at and can probably dance better (she's a burlesque performer apparently), but I think HBO avoided the "jaw dropping stunner supermodel" for a reason. The gorgeous blond who made Jory stammer came closest, I guess.

EDIT: I'm not in any way complaining though. Well, maybe I don't really want to see Lisa doing her breast feeding scene again, but the guts HBO showed there was pretty awesome too.

So, enough drooling, on with Tyrion is AWESZOME stuff.

This post has been edited by Tapper: 17 June 2011 - 07:01 PM