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« Reply #806 on: March 30, 2013, 03:36:14 AM »
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« Reply #808 on: March 31, 2013, 08:04:11 PM »
Great episode is great
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« Reply #809 on: March 31, 2013, 08:12:38 PM »
Great episode is great

hell yes it was!

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« Reply #810 on: March 31, 2013, 08:16:47 PM »
Sadly, in order to watch this I'm going to have to go over to a friend's house tomorrow and download it.  :(

I really, truly, tried to upgrade my cable so that I could watch this legitimately, but Comcast is just too much of a pain in the ass to deal with, and my school has very strict policies against torrent downloads. Want to discourage downloading and increase ratings for your shows? Stop shooting yourselves in the foot, cable service providers.

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« Reply #811 on: March 31, 2013, 08:19:58 PM »
There was an interview with George R Martin(?) that said that piracy works well for their show. so I don't see whats wrong with pirating the show  :hat

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« Reply #812 on: March 31, 2013, 08:28:21 PM »
More people watching, more buzz, more press. It hasn't hurt GoT ratings or how the seasons' sell on retail!
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« Reply #813 on: March 31, 2013, 09:07:46 PM »
Good episode that started laying the groundwork for the season. Not much happened overall but nice to see most of the characters. Kind of disappointed they skipped the whole battle with the white walkers and just showed everyone beat up and Sam running.

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« Reply #814 on: March 31, 2013, 09:09:32 PM »
*Shakes fist angrily at budget*
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« Reply #815 on: April 02, 2013, 07:23:38 AM »
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« Reply #816 on: April 02, 2013, 01:51:32 PM »
Goddamn how sweet it is to have GoT back!  :metal

I'm so pumped right now. Good first episode and nice to see all the characters again.

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« Reply #817 on: April 02, 2013, 02:14:43 PM »
Season 4 officially announced today.

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« Reply #818 on: April 03, 2013, 03:14:10 PM »
To the surprised of no one.
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« Reply #819 on: April 03, 2013, 05:33:38 PM »
True, as they already have scripts being reviewed by cast members, but still... its official.

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« Reply #820 on: April 03, 2013, 07:44:53 PM »
Man, I really like the cast this season.  I hope they use James Purefoy as Oberyn Martell next season, as it seems they have several actors from ROME.

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« Reply #821 on: April 06, 2013, 05:30:24 AM »
Hef is right on all things. Except for when I disagree with him. In which case he's probably still right.

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« Reply #822 on: April 06, 2013, 05:32:18 AM »
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« Reply #823 on: April 06, 2013, 06:27:09 AM »
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« Reply #824 on: April 06, 2013, 07:05:06 AM »
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« Reply #826 on: April 07, 2013, 09:57:50 PM »
Jojen, Meera and the Brotherhood Without Banners? Fuck yes!!
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« Reply #827 on: April 09, 2013, 12:48:38 PM »
Must say I really liked the scene with Margaery and Joffrey this episode. Seeing her take advantage of the description of him by Sansa really brought home a point about what kind of character she is.
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« Reply #828 on: April 09, 2013, 01:33:24 PM »
Purist are complaining about the Cat/Talisa scene. I loved it.

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« Reply #829 on: April 09, 2013, 01:37:45 PM »
Purist are complaining about the Cat/Talisa scene. I loved it.
Whyyy?? That scene was amazing and made Catelyn more sympathetic than her book counterpart.
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« Reply #830 on: April 09, 2013, 01:42:39 PM »
Purist are complaining about the Cat/Talisa scene. I loved it.
Whyyy?? That scene was amazing and made Catelyn more sympathetic than her book counterpart.

Some people just want to see the show burn...  :yeahright
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« Reply #831 on: April 09, 2013, 02:29:32 PM »
Purist are complaining about the Cat/Talisa scene. I loved it.
Whyyy?? That scene was amazing and made Catelyn more sympathetic than her book counterpart.
Totally agree.
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« Reply #832 on: April 09, 2013, 03:00:33 PM »
Purist are complaining about the Cat/Talisa scene. I loved it.
Whyyy?? That scene was amazing and made Catelyn more sympathetic than her book counterpart.
Totally agree.

Absolutely. I even think there may be a little foreshadowing of events yet to take place in the next book in that scene, if you know what I mean :)
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« Reply #833 on: April 09, 2013, 06:08:52 PM »
I thought the Margery/Joffrey and Catyln/Talisa scenes were both great and both not in the books!  They added a lot of depth to the characters.

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« Reply #834 on: April 10, 2013, 02:14:47 PM »
Purist are complaining about the Cat/Talisa scene. I loved it.
Whyyy?? That scene was amazing and made Catelyn more sympathetic than her book counterpart.
Totally agree.

Because they're purists. They think that the slightest deviation from the books should be punishable by death, and have no grasp of the limitations in film (i.e., budgets, conflicting opinions of writers/producers/etc.) compared to novel writing.

David Benioff (one of the executive producers/writers) is actually a very talented author in his own right, and even better, he respects the books. Many of the additions & changes made - like Arya's interchanges with Tywin, or Loras never believing that Brienne killed Renly - are improvements in my mind, yet still would have fit right into the books. Granted there were a few things that weren't handled well: Jon Snow is my favorite character in the books, but in the 2nd season he came off as a bumbling dumbass who is nervous around girls, and his true motivations for going over to the wildlings wasn't made apparent enough to the audience. I will concede though that his portrayal in the show was perhaps more realistic.

Oh, and as for Talisa, there's a very interesting theory about her, and would explain last season's loose end of why she was apprehensive about going with Robb to the Crag:

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« Reply #835 on: April 10, 2013, 02:49:46 PM »
Because they're purists. They think that the slightest deviation from the books should be punishable by death, and have no grasp of the limitations in film (i.e., budgets, conflicting opinions of writers/producers/etc.) compared to novel writing.
OK, I haven't seen a second of the series and agree with what you're saying about translation... but I don't get Jeyne being replaced. Her introduction was sudden, we only know anything of how it happened from, if I recall, fairly bare recounting of events. She should not have been hard to translate and even add other facets of the series into. What does Talisa bring that they could not have done with an expanded Jeyne? If the answer is nothing or almost nothing, yeah, I get why it bothers people.

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« Reply #836 on: April 10, 2013, 03:27:48 PM »
Because they're purists. They think that the slightest deviation from the books should be punishable by death, and have no grasp of the limitations in film (i.e., budgets, conflicting opinions of writers/producers/etc.) compared to novel writing.
OK, I haven't seen a second of the series and agree with what you're saying about translation... but I don't get Jeyne being replaced. Her introduction was sudden, we only know anything of how it happened from, if I recall, fairly bare recounting of events. She should not have been hard to translate and even add other facets of the series into. What does Talisa bring that they could not have done with an expanded Jeyne? If the answer is nothing or almost nothing, yeah, I get why it bothers people.

I don't know why, either. Maybe they thought it would be more believable if Robb married someone other than the daughter of a Lannister bannerman? Introducing Jeyne in the manner than Talisa was introduced in the show (treating wounded soldiers on the battlefield) wouldn't have worked as she'd have immediately been made a hostage. It's clear they wanted to develop their relationship in the show instead of just dropping a bombshell like it happened in the books, and perhaps they just got carried away with the changes, I don't now. It wasn't handled very well though, which is why I think most people take issue with it.

There are other instances of character swaps like this that nobody really complains about. A purist on the other hand, would bitch and moan simply because it's a change from the book, regardless of how well done it was.

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« Reply #837 on: April 10, 2013, 03:39:26 PM »
I see purists as being after visual reference, not entertainment. :lol

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« Reply #838 on: April 10, 2013, 04:57:27 PM »
Jeyne for Talisa is the only change where I went "wtf??", I've enjoyed all others... well I didn't like that 2 specifics visions from the House of the Undying weren't shown. (The one about Rhaegar and the Prince that Was Promise and the other one... well you know the other one)
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« Reply #839 on: April 10, 2013, 05:18:11 PM »
I think they could have kept the name Jeyne, but overall, I dont find the change to be a big deal.  She plays a very small part in terms of dialogue and actions herself in the book, but plays a significant role in terms of story so I think it's fine if the show decided to show a lot more of her to give her character and her role more importance. Also, being with the Lannisters doesn't seem very believable compared to how they showed thier meeting.