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Post by Dr. Dastardly on Apr 10, 2014 14:37:09 GMT -5
So no spoilers from the book, word? The other day this friend of Dastardess totally spoiled a major plot point from the books and I was so fucking mad and she totally didn't understand why I was upset. Bitch. Spoilers for Season 4 episode 1 though, those are cool. That first episode felt like one of those "moving the pieces around the board" episodes, didn't it? Like, not a shitload happened. That last scene was pretty great though. Anyways, and also did you guys see this article on AV Club? Sorry in advance if Scott Kaufman is a friend of yours, or you, but that is a fuckin' dumb article, Jesus Christ. Pedantic ass bullshit. |
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Post by ganews on Apr 10, 2014 16:20:48 GMT -5
The first episode is always like that; it's cool. It did resolve some character statuses left unclear, like Brienne.
And yeah, that article was a waste.
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Post by Dr. Dastardly on Apr 11, 2014 9:16:15 GMT -5
Is it always like that? I guess I don't remember any other first episodes, which is an answer in itself.
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Post by pairesta on Apr 11, 2014 9:36:43 GMT -5
It seems like as the cast expands, you spend half of the season either catching up on everyone or winding the season down and setting the pieces for next year. Last season had at least two tablesetting episodes to start things off before the action got going. I mean, think of all the people we didn't see this episode that we have to catch up on yet.
I was kind of hoping, since this was breaking a whole book up, that this season would be more of a jump right into the action, but I guess not.
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Post by nowimnothing on Apr 11, 2014 11:16:28 GMT -5
It seems like as the cast expands, you spend half of the season either catching up on everyone or winding the season down and setting the pieces for next year. Last season had at least two tablesetting episodes to start things off before the action got going. I mean, think of all the people we didn't see this episode that we have to catch up on yet. I was kind of hoping, since this was breaking a whole book up, that this season would be more of a jump right into the action, but I guess not. Any TV series that has big climaxes at the end of a season need an episode or two to show where everyone goes from there. We do find out that Dany is moving on from the last slave city to a new one, having gotten a bit of a high from freeing Yunkai. We find out the Hound's backup plan for Arya and that Arya has become much darker. Jon is alive and at least Aemon is taking him at his word. The men practicing with arrows also shows that Sam's warning has had some effect. Jaime is back in the King's Guard and out of his father's graces while Brienne is not arrested but not fitting in either. |
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Post by pairesta on Apr 11, 2014 11:20:52 GMT -5
Off topic, but it really bugged me that Conley was using your av for his latest iteration, nowimnothing. For a bit there I thought you had developed terrible taste in movies. (Um, unless you are Conley, in which case WELCOME TO THE TI OL BUDDY) |
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Post by nowimnothing on Apr 11, 2014 11:42:29 GMT -5
Off topic, but it really bugged me that Conley was using your av for his latest iteration, nowimnothing. For a bit there I thought you had developed terrible taste in movies. (Um, unless you are Conley, in which case WELCOME TO THE TI OL BUDDY) Is that who that is? I guess that makes sense, I thought he was just some new guy who was wildly prolific. I called him out on it on one thread, but since he had not said anything wildly inappropriate I said I was cool with it. If it is Conley, I may just have to give up and change my avatar. It is just too confusing to keep seeing it pop up. Now if Nu-Disqus actually highlighted our own comments... But hey that is crazy talk right? |
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Post by pairesta on Apr 11, 2014 11:56:17 GMT -5
It was; he was banned again yesterday though, so you get your av back. He couldn't resist outing himself when people started bagging on Bay in that newswire about Roland Emmerich.
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Post by Little Emma on Apr 11, 2014 12:56:15 GMT -5
I don't mind the table setting episodes, but I always like talky stuff.
Are preview spoilers kosher? As in, discussing what was shown in the previews?
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Post by Invisible Goat on Apr 11, 2014 15:56:12 GMT -5
I don't mind the table setting episodes, but I always like talky stuff. Are preview spoilers kosher? As in, discussing what was shown in the previews? I frantically change the channel before the previews come on. I like to go in fresh. But I have issues. |
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Post by nowimnothing on Apr 11, 2014 15:59:50 GMT -5
I don't mind the table setting episodes, but I always like talky stuff. Are preview spoilers kosher? As in, discussing what was shown in the previews? very light preview spoiler
I did not notice much spoiler-y in the previews, looks like the wedding is coming, but we knew it would be soon. We also get a glimpse of Bran and Stannis. Since they were not in the first episode, it looks like we will catch back up with where they are now.
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Post by Little Emma on Apr 11, 2014 16:09:46 GMT -5
I don't mind the table setting episodes, but I always like talky stuff. Are preview spoilers kosher? As in, discussing what was shown in the previews? very light preview spoiler I did not notice much spoiler-y in the previews, looks like the wedding is coming, but we knew it would be soon. We also get a glimpse of Bran and Stannis. Since they were not in the first episode, it looks like we will catch back up with where they are now. I watch the previews so it's fine with me, but I didn't want to ruin it for anyone else, i.e. Invisible Goat. But psoiler tags work! Preview talk: I imagine this week won't be too table setty, due to the wedding likely taking up most of the episode. So probably just hearing from the characters we haven't heard from yet, like you mentioned. I'm a little worried about the wedding though, because Margaery is my main bitch and I'm afraid something bad will happen to her. |
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Post by Arthur Dent on Apr 11, 2014 16:10:20 GMT -5
I don't mind the table setting episodes, but I always like talky stuff. Are preview spoilers kosher? As in, discussing what was shown in the previews? I frantically change the channel before the previews come on. I like to go in fresh. But I have issues. Eh, there's nothing wrong with wanting to go in fresh. The only reason I don't avoid previews entirely is for the sake of some viewing companions. I also watch as few film trailers as possible once I'm interested in something. |
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Post by ganews on Apr 11, 2014 21:12:40 GMT -5
I don't mind the table setting episodes, but I always like talky stuff. Are preview spoilers kosher? As in, discussing what was shown in the previews? very light preview spoiler looks like the ________ is coming, but we knew it would be soon. I was worried when someone said it was in a fortnight that we would take four episodes to get there. The Battle of Blackwater Bay was imminent for half of season two, making it seem as though that whole season only covered two weeks of real time. Season one had people traveling the king's road, where it takes a month to get from King's Landing to the north. |
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Post by pairesta on Apr 13, 2014 21:18:37 GMT -5
Sigh. Another placesetting episode with no major movement at all in the plot. Oh I just wish something would HAPPEN on this show.
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Post by pairesta on Apr 13, 2014 21:18:59 GMT -5
Holy shit you guys.
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Post by ganews on Apr 13, 2014 22:34:16 GMT -5
I don't mind the table setting episodes, but I always like talky stuff. Are preview spoilers kosher? As in, discussing what was shown in the previews? I frantically change the channel before the previews come on. I like to go in fresh. But I have issues. Now you will have to studiously avoid reading the credits or watching the last-episode recap at the front of the episode. |
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Post by ganews on Apr 13, 2014 22:42:59 GMT -5
Predictive: Watching the episode again, man Shae is so screwed. Bronn was pretty evasive about her "escape", only specifying that she was on the ship. Sad. I guess Tommen takes the throne now, so not much changes in terms of real power. Cersei is so constantly deplorable, except when she's pissing on Pycel. |
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Post by ganews on Apr 13, 2014 23:01:19 GMT -5
Whodunnit speculation: Tywin, right? Get rid of that unstable psycho Joffrey. Reboot with Tommen. All the power players, i.e. Lannisters, stay in place. Get rid of those clever Tyrells, at least insofar as marrying into the throne. Marry Cersei to Ser Loras anyway, using the same threat of King's Guardship, maintaining alliance for the coming winter. Tyrion takes the fall, not the Martels? Gotta break a few eggs. EDIT: one more And Tywin gets Jaimie out of King's Guard service! They're not going to keep a guy who's seen three kings die, vows for life or no, and Tywin wants him back at the rock. |
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Post by 🔪 silly buns on Apr 13, 2014 23:05:00 GMT -5
Latest ep spoilers I'm kinda sad, but wondering why someone hadn't tried to poison him sooner. Was hoping there would be something similar to all those Hitler assassination attempts, where he had so many gastrointestinal problems from so many poisonings a lot of them were probably canceling each other out. |
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Post by jerkassimo on Apr 14, 2014 7:22:44 GMT -5
Sigh. Another placesetting episode with no major movement at all in the plot. Oh I just wish something would HAPPEN on this show. what are you expecting? the break-neck pace of something like mad men?  |
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Post by Post-Lupin on Apr 14, 2014 7:40:10 GMT -5
Loved the editing when they went from Reek to the shot of a meal
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Post by Little Emma on Apr 14, 2014 10:11:59 GMT -5
Tommen looked so old! Wasn't he like 3 or 4 during the Battle of Blackwater?
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Post by Lone Locust of the Apocalypse on Apr 14, 2014 10:45:20 GMT -5
Did anyone else feel like Joffrey's coughs were pretty weak? They sounded like coughs you make when clearing your throat.
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Post by nowimnothing on Apr 14, 2014 10:52:11 GMT -5
Tommen looked so old! Wasn't he like 3 or 4 during the Battle of Blackwater? He was recast for this season, presumably because he will start to have more of a role. |
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Post by Invisible Goat on Apr 14, 2014 10:53:23 GMT -5
Tommen looked so old! Wasn't he like 3 or 4 during the Battle of Blackwater? More like 8 or 9 I think but they still aged him up a good deal. I remember Tyrion saying how him and Myrcella were good kids so I hope he's not just Joff 2.0 |
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Post by nowimnothing on Apr 14, 2014 10:53:53 GMT -5
Did anyone else feel like Joffrey's coughs were pretty weak? They sounded like coughs you make when clearing your throat. Maybe deliberate to show poison vs choking. Then again if I remember my old CPR classes, people cannot make any noise when they are choking. |
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Post by 🔪 silly buns on Apr 14, 2014 12:02:16 GMT -5
Did anyone else feel like Joffrey's coughs were pretty weak? They sounded like coughs you make when clearing your throat. Maybe deliberate to show poison vs choking. Then again if I remember my old CPR classes, people cannot make any noise when they are choking. Yeah, when NO sound is coming out it's real bad. My mom, a nurse, pointed that out to me once when I struggled to tell her I was choking. Calmly sitting and barely paying attention, "If you can talk you're not chocking." Ah, mother's day is next month. |
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Post by MrsLangdonAlger on Apr 14, 2014 12:27:03 GMT -5
I didn't know they were going to pull this so early in the season and it dawned on me halfway through the episode that it would probably happen shortly. Took everything in my power not to spoil @ifwewait just with my obviously enthusiasm, but I was sitting on the very edge of the couch bouncing excitedly. |
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Post by pairesta on Apr 14, 2014 12:39:32 GMT -5
I didn't know they were going to pull this so early in the season and it dawned on me halfway through the episode that it would probably happen shortly. Took everything in my power not to spoil @ifwewait just with my obviously enthusiasm, but I was sitting on the very edge of the couch bouncing excitedly. My wife and I were both cheering, much to Erik Adams' probable disapproval. My wife: "Oh my god, is Joffrey really going to die? Die YOU FUCKER DIE!!!" I was clapping and fist pumping. |
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