A Game of Thrones - TV Show Discussion Thread

[Dinner]

In the show, Joff had the bastards killed. In the books, it was Cersei.

The reason an assassin came at Bran when he was crippled:

Spoiler:

Joff overheard his supposed "father" Robert say something about how that was no way to live, so he did it in an attempt to gain favor with Robert.

It's hard to remember back to the first book and sometimes the show and the books blur together in my mind.

[/confession]

[Bugs ****ing Bunny]

I'm just disappointed Anne Boleyn didn't slip her hand under Prince Kiddywink's duvet and then gasp "Valerian steel!".

[Guynemer]

I'm sure he had a meeting with the Hand of the King shortly after she left.

[Imran Siddiqui]

Guy

Saw this elsewhere

I bet Tommen had a meeting with the hand of the king after that encounter with Margary Tyrell.

[pchang]

Was Anne Boleyn really a power digging seductress? History seems to paint her the other way.

[Guynemer]

The actress played Anne Boleyn on another show.

[Dinner]

http://www.theatlantic.com/entertainment/archive/2014/05/game-of-thrones-sex-and-violence-medieval-european-castle-documentary/361583/

Chinese state controlled TV has been having trouble keeping viewers as people have been switching to internet based streaming websites which allow them to bypass official state censorship but the state controlled media is making a bold new statement about how it wants more interesting programming by... Showing a dubbed version of Game of Thrones. While this is a bold move out of character for the state run television station people are still complaining that too much was edited out and the government censors have changed too much of the dialogue to suit "socialist values".

[Lorizael]

Ned Stark: "Winter is... a time for us all to come together and work hard."

Cersei: "When you play the game of thrones... you're ignoring your social responsibilities."

[regexcellent]

**** DAVID AND DAN. ****. DAVID AND DAN. THEY ****ING RUINED IT. THE BEST MOMENT IN THE WHOLE ****ING SERIES.

Spoiler:

THEY RUINED ONLY CAT

I'm ****ing furious.

[Guynemer]

What the ****? For real, reg?

That can--and undoubtedly WILL--still happen. It will probably be the next-to-last scene in the season finale.

[regexcellent]

Yes I'm really ****ing mad. It will still probably be in. But jesus ****ing christ god damnit.

Spoiler:

Lysa mentions it to Littlefinger halfway through the episode

I'm leaving it in spoilers because I don't think show only people recognize the significance yet, thank god.

edit: specifically

Spoiler:

she mentions that she killed Jon Arryn

[regexcellent]

Okay I just watched that scene again. **** this. The moment is just ****ing ruined. Judging by a liveposting thread on another forum nobody seems to have gotten the upshot, and I'm not sure if it's for the worse or for the better for when it inevitably comes back in episode 10. They just treated it as

Spoiler:

Oh, ho ho ho, another conspiracy! Instead of seeing that it is the thing that ties it all together and shows that Littlefinger was the one who is behind everything. He brought Ned south by having Jon Arryn killed, then got Catelyn Stark to seize Tyrion Lannister, then got Joffrey to execute Ned Stark. He started the whole war that's consumed most of the plot from the beginning in order to maneuver himself into controlling the titleholders for the liege seats of three of the seven (actually eight) kingdoms.

On a brighter note,

Spoiler:

I think the Jojen Paste theory is finally dead.

[Guynemer]

I honestly have zero idea why you are upset.

[Dr Strangelove]

Spoiler:

My goodness, Littlefinger has been a busy man, only I don't think his plans have turned out quite like he had hoped.

[Dinner]

Spoiler:

Didn't Jojen say he knew he was going to die but it wouldn't happen until he got back home? Meaning back to the bog in the neck where the Crannogmen live.