A Game of Thrones - TV Show Discussion Thread

[Imran Siddiqui]

Ignoring Dorne is kind of a big deal - so, who is going to support you, Dany? Oh, I dunno, what about that 1/7th of the Kingdom who is probably jumping up and down for you to come back...

[rah]

NA I just find it amusing how serious book fans take it.

Don't get me wrong, I read and enjoyed the books all the way up to the point were he took a decade off.
After that I figured if he couldn't be bothered to write them, I would bother to read them.
I'm actually enjoying the show more now that I don't know what's supposed to happen.

I just enjoy the banter between the two more than other scenes.
So to hear it discredited just because he didn't mention Dorne seems a bit silly to me.
But you're entitled to score the scene to your own standards.

And I never *****ed that TOM B never appeared in the LOR movies.

It's entertainment, period. And I found the chat entertaining. Especially when they showed her up on her dias. Come on, he's already a dwarf.

[Imran Siddiqui]

Are you?

[rah]

IT's a Cable TV show based loosely on a fantasy novel.
Are you kdding me?

[Imran Siddiqui]

That's like the biggest of all fanwanks...

So they cut "Dorne" and jumped right into how Dany is going to break the wheel?

[rah]

Just to be fair
Similar that we didn't see the entire battle we may not have seen the entire conversation. (which I'm sure lasted longer then what was shown)

[Dinner]

Yeah, failing to mention that Dorne is still pissed off about the death of princess Elia seems like an oversight.

[rah]

By suggesting that Dany abandons Westoeros he was demonstrating his expertise in the matter.

The whole fight scene (while entertaining) was a bit more dumb. Everyone still on shore should have died including Jon. (well maybe the giant makes it to the water)
And as i mentioned before, the far scene when they show the boat just drifting without really being rowed. (the motivation to frantically row was definitely high)

[Imran Siddiqui]

I thought the discussion was a bit dumb, though. Tyrion is there because he knows Westerosi politics, but suggesting that Dany abandons Westeros? So why should she keep Tyrion alive then? And in talking about the spokes of the wheel and who will support Dany in Westeros, Tyrion forgets Dorne completely? Who is this Tyrion?

[rah]

As much as I like action, I much proffered the Tyrion/Dany scenes.

[-Jrabbit]

I was a little shocked to see all the action.

[Dinner]

It was a good fight scene.

[Guynemer]

Back in season 1 when Jon Snow killed the white walker he threw the lantern at it and it went up like a torch. Why didn't they use fire in the last battle and how the hell did they get that giant on one of their ships without it capsizing?

I think the book handled this better.

#1: that wasn't a white walker, that was a wight.

#2: a wizard did it. No, but really, those ships are massive, that can handle a giant.

[Imran Siddiqui]

That seems incredibly nitpicky. The battle was awesome - enjoy it.

[Dinner]

Back in season 1 when Jon Snow killed the white walker he threw the lantern at it and it went up like a torch. Why didn't they use fire in the last battle and how the hell did they get that giant on one of their ships without it capsizing?

I think the book handled this better.