[Ceda Cicero]

QuickTidal, on 14 June 2011 - 05:32 PM, said:

Ceda Cicero, on 14 June 2011 - 05:26 PM, said:

Slightly OT, but Jesus:

Game of Thrones' Sean Bean Stabbed in Bar Brawl

That's crazy, but holy shit...Sean Bean for the Fucking WIN. Seriously.

For real.

Bartender: Uh, you need to go to the hospital man.
Bean: Give me a first aid kit. I'm trying to have a good time with my 22 year old girlfriend.
Bartender: Seriously, dude. You have a fucking shard of glass in your arm. First aid kit isn't going to cut it.
Bean: No? -blows cloud of cigarette smoke in bartender's face- Then give me a shot and a beer to go with it. I'm the Hand of the Fucking King.

[acesn8s]

Ceda Cicero, on 14 June 2011 - 05:26 PM, said:

Slightly OT, but Jesus:

Game of Thrones' Sean Bean Stabbed in Bar Brawl

Sean got glassed? Crazy.

[QuickTidal]

Ceda Cicero, on 14 June 2011 - 05:35 PM, said:

QuickTidal, on 14 June 2011 - 05:32 PM, said:

Ceda Cicero, on 14 June 2011 - 05:26 PM, said:

Slightly OT, but Jesus:

Game of Thrones' Sean Bean Stabbed in Bar Brawl

That's crazy, but holy shit...Sean Bean for the Fucking WIN. Seriously.

For real.

Bartender: Uh, you need to go to the hospital man.
Bean: Give me a first aid kit. I'm trying to have a good time with my 22 year old girlfriend.
Bartender: Seriously, dude. You have a fucking shard of glass in your arm. First aid kit isn't going to cut it.
Bean: No? -blows cloud of cigarette smoke in bartender's face- Then give me a shot and a beer to go with it. I'm the Hand of the Fucking King.

HAHA! Awesome.

Yeah, if you defend your gf from a douchebag, then refuse medical attention other than a first aid kit from a barman, and then order another drink...I think you officially get to belong to the most manly badass men on the planet club.

I bet you that playboy playmate gave him the best sex he's ever had that night, like mind melting, borderline illegal sex. Lucky bastard.

This post has been edited by QuickTidal: 14 June 2011 - 05:43 PM

[Ceda Cicero]

QuickTidal, on 14 June 2011 - 05:42 PM, said:

Ceda Cicero, on 14 June 2011 - 05:35 PM, said:

QuickTidal, on 14 June 2011 - 05:32 PM, said:

Ceda Cicero, on 14 June 2011 - 05:26 PM, said:

Slightly OT, but Jesus:

Game of Thrones' Sean Bean Stabbed in Bar Brawl

That's crazy, but holy shit...Sean Bean for the Fucking WIN. Seriously.

For real.

Bartender: Uh, you need to go to the hospital man.
Bean: Give me a first aid kit. I'm trying to have a good time with my 22 year old girlfriend.
Bartender: Seriously, dude. You have a fucking shard of glass in your arm. First aid kit isn't going to cut it.
Bean: No? -blows cloud of cigarette smoke in bartender's face- Then give me a shot and a beer to go with it. I'm the Hand of the Fucking King.

HAHA! Awesome.

Yeah, if you defend your gf from a douchebag, then refuse medical attention other than a first aid kit from a barman, and then order another drink...I think you officially get to belong to the most manly badass men on the planet club.

I bet you that playboy playmate gave him the best sex he's ever had that night, like mind melting, borderline illegal sex. Lucky bastard.

Wonder how the whole thing would have gone down if Sean had been in character as Ned.

"I am going to hurt you in 10-15 minutes. This is my exact plan for how I'm going to hurt you. I'm also going to buy everyone in this pub a beer to help me hurt you, just in case you want to up the ante and buy them out from under me. Then, after I fail to hurt you because I spent 10 minutes explaining to you exactly how I plan on hurting you, you will stab me in the arm with a broken glass, and I will still tell the cops it was all my fault."

[Abyss]

QuickTidal, on 14 June 2011 - 04:42 PM, said:

...I think thematically, it's a better idea to start the episode after having given people a chance to digest the beheading ...concentrating on the other things that happen in ep 10.

Yep.

...besides, LOOK at the end shot... Sansa freaks, Arya hides her face, the crowd goes wild, bird in the sky, sword comes DOWN... cut to black, roll titles.

Tell me anyone in the history of television was going to pass up the opportunity to hit an audience with THAT.

Because the alternative, cutting to another scene (because no fucking anti-perspirant commercials here my friends) would have effectively rendered the next scene meaningless. It could have been Dany in the nude riding a white horse into battle at the head of a legion of blood-smeared battle crazed and horny Dothraki riding flame-breathing horses yodeling Led Zepplin's Immigrant Song (the Dothraki, not the horses) and the audience would have still been fixated on WTF JUST HAPPENED TO NED?!?!? Mostly.

Ceda Cicero, on 14 June 2011 - 04:48 PM, said:

If next week's preview ...Catelyn wins the badass award for that preview. Her "We will kill them all" to Robb is particularly chilling to those of us who know Stoneheart is coming, and she's smacking the shit out of Jaime.

YES!

QuickTidal, on 14 June 2011 - 04:51 PM, said:

...That shot of Arya hugging to Yoren's chest is palpably emotional. Like lump in throat-style.

No kidding. The whole sequence of her climbing down from the statue, gripping Needle and making her way forward was absolutely rivetting even when i (was pretty sure I) knew what was going to happen.

Ceda Cicero, on 14 June 2011 - 05:48 PM, said:

QuickTidal, on 14 June 2011 - 05:42 PM, said:

Ceda Cicero, on 14 June 2011 - 05:35 PM, said:

QuickTidal, on 14 June 2011 - 05:32 PM, said:

Ceda Cicero, on 14 June 2011 - 05:26 PM, said:

Slightly OT, but Jesus:

Game of Thrones' Sean Bean Stabbed in Bar Brawl

That's crazy, but holy shit...Sean Bean for the Fucking WIN. Seriously.

For real.

Bartender: Uh, you need to go to the hospital man.
Bean: Give me a first aid kit. I'm trying to have a good time with my 22 year old girlfriend.
Bartender: Seriously, dude. You have a fucking shard of glass in your arm. First aid kit isn't going to cut it.
Bean: No? -blows cloud of cigarette smoke in bartender's face- Then give me a shot and a beer to go with it. I'm the Hand of the Fucking King.

HAHA! Awesome.

Yeah, if you defend your gf from a douchebag, then refuse medical attention other than a first aid kit from a barman, and then order another drink...I think you officially get to belong to the most manly badass men on the planet club.

I bet you that playboy playmate gave him the best sex he's ever had that night, like mind melting, borderline illegal sex. Lucky bastard.

Wonder how the whole thing would have gone down if Sean had been in character as Ned.

"I am going to hurt you in 10-15 minutes. This is my exact plan for how I'm going to hurt you. I'm also going to buy everyone in this pub a beer to help me hurt you, just in case you want to up the ante and buy them out from under me. Then, after I fail to hurt you because I spent 10 minutes explaining to you exactly how I plan on hurting you, you will stab me in the arm with a broken glass, and I will still tell the cops it was all my fault."

HA!

Or possibly...

"You had better have a score of friends with spears ready to back you up or this is going to go badly for you, friend."

[worry]

Like I said before, the scene where Rickon and Bran just know something is up, and Luwen and Osha are with them trying to assuage them when the news arrives by raven, really one of the saddest, spookiest scenes in the whole series. Hope it's in the show.

This post has been edited by worrywort: 14 June 2011 - 08:15 PM

[Ceda Cicero]

worrywort, on 14 June 2011 - 08:13 PM, said:

Like I said before, the scene where Rickon and Bran just know something is up, and Luwen and Osha are with them trying to assuage them when the news arrives by raven, really one of the saddest, spookiest scenes in the whole series. Hope it's in the show.

Was just thinking the SAME thing. Luwin's line, "My lords, we shall need to find a mason who knew his likeness well," always kills me, tho I doubt that specifically will make it to the show since the whole Stark crypt/statues/iron swords/direwolves tradition hasn't been emphasized at all (queue the tirade of bitching from Westeros.)

[Ceda Cicero]

I know I'm trigger happy with the links today, but man this is great:

[Serenity]

I think, over the last three or four episodes, I've finally been able to get away from comparing the show to the book. For the first few weeks I was like "Oh that didn't happen like that" or "What happened to that bit" and on and on. But, realistically, I think as far as book to screen adaptations go, and especially as far as fantasy or sf goes, this is the best I've seen, either tv show or movie. The best. It's stuck to pretty much all the major plot points, it's sumptuous to look at, the acting has been excellent, even the opening titles make me sit there and watch every time.

Episode 9 was awesome. Just awesome. I thought the previous week was fantastic but this one stepped it up another level again. I've read the books, I knew what was coming at the end, and still my heart was pounding. That scene was just perfectly done. I've read all the complaints elsewhere about the lack of battle scenes, and don't have a problem with those views, but I can't help thinking that one or two battle scenes in this episode would have detracted in some way from the power of that final scene. I think, when the time is right, we'll see those battles.

I have to say I am amazed that people are saying they might drop the show because of Ned. I thought this was the point that it would grab viewers by the throat and refuse to let go, not push them away. For me, this is where the story really starts. Everything up to now has been scene-setting, to one degree or another. Now we really are at the pointy end, and people want to give up? Madness.

Back to the acting, I have to shout out for Maisie Williams. Arya was always my favourite character in the books, along with Tyrion and Jon, and for one so young I think she has done an amazing job - quite literally stolen every scene she's been in, even that last one. It was so important for them to get the casting of the younger characters right, and I think they've done a fantastic job in this regard. I think my favourite lighter moment from this season will always be Arya's "Seven hells!" when Sansa was getting all gooey over The Joffster

[QuickTidal]

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

Back to the acting, I have to shout out for Maisie Williams. Arya was always my favourite character in the books, along with Tyrion and Jon, and for one so young I think she has done an amazing job - quite literally stolen every scene she's been in, even that last one. It was so important for them to get the casting of the younger characters right, and I think they've done a fantastic job in this regard. I think my favourite lighter moment from this season will always be Arya's "Seven hells!" when Sansa was getting all gooey over The Joffster

I wanted to start a FB group in which we get people to join up so that HBO will put her forward for Emmy consideration (they haven't put her forward)...but at least they put up Dinklage.

[Serenity]

QuickTidal, on 15 June 2011 - 12:51 PM, said:

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

Back to the acting, I have to shout out for Maisie Williams. Arya was always my favourite character in the books, along with Tyrion and Jon, and for one so young I think she has done an amazing job - quite literally stolen every scene she's been in, even that last one. It was so important for them to get the casting of the younger characters right, and I think they've done a fantastic job in this regard. I think my favourite lighter moment from this season will always be Arya's "Seven hells!" when Sansa was getting all gooey over The Joffster

I wanted to start a FB group in which we get people to join up so that HBO will put her forward for Emmy consideration (they haven't put her forward)...but at least they put up Dinklage.

They've missed a trick there, imo.

Great idea, though. I'd've joined up - if I had an account



Edit: p.s. is that Sharon Del Wotzerface from Within Temptation in your av?

This post has been edited by Serenity: 15 June 2011 - 02:54 PM

[QuickTidal]

Serenity, on 15 June 2011 - 02:46 PM, said:

Edit: p.s. is that Sharon Del Wotzerface from Within Temptation in your av?

You betcha it is! Sharon Den Adel. I get to see her lusciousness in concert in September! Woot!

[Cyphon]

Awwww I was hoping to hear about someone's other half laying the smackdown on someone about Ned's death. No dice.

[Lusipher]

My wife didn't threaten me with bodily harm, Cyphon, but she did call me an a-hole

I patiently waited all day Monday til after work when my wife and I usually watch this. She hasn't read the books, so she was quite pissed that Ned got killed. When the episode was done, a few strangled, curse word-laden phrases burst out of her mouth and then she walked out of the house and didn't come back for about 5 minutes. Ever since then, I've asked her multiple times: "Are you still mad?" Her responses have ranged from "F you!" and "F yeah I'm still mad!" on the one end to a nice growl at other times. I have a few golden text message responses too. She's said she's done with the show, but I doubt it. We'll find out next Monday...

And thanks for the video upthread from OtakuAssemble. I think that, if the series makes it to the Red Wedding, I'll have to get in contact with him and have my wife on as a guest star. I don't think she'll be that upset about Drogo or Renly, but the Red Wedding? I predict bleeding eardrums from the ensuing cacophony...

[QuickTidal]

Lusipher, on 15 June 2011 - 04:36 PM, said:

My wife didn't threaten me with bodily harm, Cyphon, but she did call me an a-hole

I patiently waited all day Monday til after work when my wife and I usually watch this. She hasn't read the books, so she was quite pissed that Ned got killed. When the episode was done, a few strangled, curse word-laden phrases burst out of her mouth and then she walked out of the house and didn't come back for about 5 minutes. Ever since then, I've asked her multiple times: "Are you still mad?" Her responses have ranged from "F you!" and "F yeah I'm still mad!" on the one end to a nice growl at other times. I have a few golden text message responses too. She's said she's done with the show, but I doubt it. We'll find out next Monday...

And thanks for the video upthread from OtakuAssemble. I think that, if the series makes it to the Red Wedding, I'll have to get in contact with him and have my wife on as a guest star. I don't think she'll be that upset about Drogo or Renly, but the Red Wedding? I predict bleeding eardrums from the ensuing cacophony...

Oh man, if Ned's death pissed her off that bad I can't even IMAGINE the Red Wedding. LOL! Good luck brother!

[worry]

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.

[Traveller]

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?

[Tyr]

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.

[Animace]

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"

[QuickTidal]

So my gf and I watched last night and she was pissed that Ned died, but I calmed her down after about 15 minutes....still for a character that's not her fave she was testy about it.

LOL

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