Game of Thrones season 3

[Androidpk]

Yeah, but when I say I care about environmentalism, I honestly don't but it sounds like I should. I'll be dead before it's too bad anyways.

Then why say it?

[Sile]

I hate skip weeks for weekly tv series.

[TheEschaton]

They apparently lost ratings last year airing on Memorial Day weekend, so they just decided to push it a week.

[Androidpk]

It wouldn't be very nice to have the red wedding on a holiday weekend.

[SHAFT]

I hate skip weeks for weekly tv series.

Agreed. Fucking bullshit

[Rallorick]

on the upside... the story moved along more this week than any other in season 3 so far!

[TheEschaton]

Sick burn bro.

[Sile]

Had a good discussion at work this afternoon. Currently the episodes sit at roughly 5.5m (though some sources say closer to 9m) viewers, started off with season one at roughly 2.5m viewers. Now this is only a small amount of the viewers that watch (rest watch through mostly Illegial means) and I'm sure that number is huge.

I'm curious where this show will plateau and start to drop off. Which happens to most shows after a time. We are lucky that the show is still fresh, but viewers can lose interest if the pace slows down too much. Do you guys feel they can keep adding to thier viewer base up until the end (when ever that is)?

[Drinin]

I wonder if that tracks DVR records. I never watch it during it's regular time slot, I DVR it and watch it throughout the week. I'm sure a lot more people do that as well.

[tyrant-201]

This episode was insane. I'm pissed, but you kinda expect it.

[Gompers]

I've got to give them two thumbs up for their red wedding portrayal - it was brutal, disgusting, and fantastic.

[SHAFT]

Amen to that.

[Rallorick]

that episode kicked so much ass.... I counted. it was like eleven... eleven asses.

[SHAFT]

This is a good read for those who are unaware. Makes total sense.

http://www.ign.com/wikis/game-of-thrones/The_Rains_of_Castamere

[Back]

That ending was fucked up! Damn good series.

[SHAFT]

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[subzero]

Was looking forward to seeing some jackass wearing a wolf's head. Kinda figured it wouldn't happen, though.

[Atlanteax]

I thought they did real good with the Red Winning ... also kinda preferred how they dealt with Greywind as well.

Sometimes I think the HBO version is 'better' than the book series, like how it was more ... appropriate... that Catelyn grabbed Walder Frey's wife (and how he responded that he can always just find another wife).
In the same regard, I thought the Arya segments tonight were good too, the fear thing, and the '*almost* there' thing with inching towards the Stark men and Greywind. I also liked how it was Roose Bolton that revealed the betrayal to Catelyn and did the final blow to Robb. Oh, I also thought how Robb's wife was dealt with was appropriately Frey vindicative.

[Atlanteax]

Oh, I recently started reading Book 5. What do people think of the thought that Coldhands = Benjen Stark?

Apparently there were discussion threads elsewhere on this, and there's arguments against this (most notably that Benjen has been missing for a couple of years but Coldhand was 'killed' "long ago") but it would be my opinion that it would had made for a 'nice' transition for him to still be featured meaningfully.

[TheEschaton]

Interesting that Talisa was at the wedding. In the books, Robb's wife isn't there, and there's question about whether she's pregnant, and whether she'll give birth to Robb's heir while she's spirited away and held by her own family after the Red Wedding.

Guess not. I don't know that she would have died in the series if she was going to restart the rebellion from her womb in the books.

[Tenlaar]

Oh, I recently started reading Book 5. What do people think of the thought that Coldhands = Benjen Stark?

I think we were supposed to think Coldhands is Benjen at first. I don't think it would make sense for the children, a very long lived race, to consider a couple of years "long ago." My immediate thought about him was Benjen turned undead and I trust GRRM not to be that obvious.

[Atlanteax]

Interesting that Talisa was at the wedding. In the books, Robb's wife isn't there, and there's question about whether she's pregnant, and whether she'll give birth to Robb's heir while she's spirited away and held by her own family after the Red Wedding.

Guess not. I don't know that she would have died in the series if she was going to restart the rebellion from her womb in the books.

Well Talisa was there to remove her from the storyline, as in the books, it is Jeyne Westerling, so it is to end the thread on this deviation from the book.

Also, in the books, Jeyne Westerling is 'on birthcontrol' due to her mother, and is expected to remain w/o child ... so I dunno how she would have Robb's heir.

[Androidpk]

The deviations are only going to get bigger.

[Manamethis]

I was speechless. Haven't read the books, but I'm guessing nobody I even remotely like is going to stay alive.

[Geijon Khyree]

I prefer the Talisa bit. That maybe child was never the hope of the realm. They did the neck slashing up pretty big. I kind of wished they let Robb's wolf out for a minute, but the oh so close aspects of Arya were well done. Next week it seems we'll see them kill the soldiers and put the wolf head on Robb.

The big change might be that other wedding. Next year?

[Androidpk]

I'm sure there will be another wedding next week.

[Androidpk]

https://twitter.com/RedWeddingTears

[Mindiloish]

https://twitter.com/RedWeddingTears

holy cow! looks like no one reads anymore. those posts are crazy

[Sile]

Lol, some of these people probably don't even realize there are books of Game of Thrones.

[SHAFT]

Twitter is a scary place.

[Sile]

Twitter is a scary place.

I remember when twit was a insult... maybe it still applies...


Definition of TWIT


1

: an act of twitting : taunt


2

: a silly annoying person : fool

[RSR]

I'm sure there will be another wedding next week.

Joffrey's wedding won't be until next season guaranteed.

[SHAFT]

Joffrey's wedding won't be until next season guaranteed.

I'm starting to think that too

[Sile]

Yeah I don't think Joffs wedding will be next episode. Mostly because Oberyn Martell haven't appeared yet. And I don't think he's even been casted.

Though the book could change the details about when he arrives, though I think his story arc is too important to change the fact that he arrives before the wedding.

[Androidpk]

Joffrey's wedding won't be until next season guaranteed.

I guarantee you are wrong.

[TheEschaton]

Oberyn has been casted for season 4. I don't think he needs to be casted for the wedding, he just needs to be able to say he was at the wedding later when he helps Tyrion. Anything beyond that is pretty spoiler-y.

The last episode preview didn't show anything that seemed to indicate the wedding. However, I still think it may be the very last scene of the season.

[Sile]

http://www.usatoday.com/videos/life/tv/2013/06/03/2385621/

for those who haven't seen the preview

[Androidpk]

Oberyn has been casted for season 4. I don't think he needs to be casted for the wedding, he just needs to be able to say he was at the wedding later when he helps Tyrion. Anything beyond that is pretty spoiler-y.

The last episode preview didn't show anything that seemed to indicate the wedding. However, I still think it may be the very last scene of the season.

That is what I am thinking. Otherwise I would think that they would have made the red wedding take place during the season finale. they need to top it somehow and I'm sure they knew that it was going to upset a lot of fans. What better way to placate them a bit by doling out a little bit of well deserved justice.

[TheEschaton]

Interestingly, the preview DOES show an argument with Joffrey and Tywin and Joffrey wanting to go against Tywin's plan. That could lead to the wedding. In the books, it's an argument over something ridiculously minor iirc, I can't imagine why they would put it in the series unless they changed the argument to something else. Maybe Tywin doesn't want him to actually marry Margery (because of the plots to marry Sansa to Loras earlier) but Joffrey defies that because he wants a new plaything to sodomize.

[subzero]

Oh, I recently started reading Book 5. What do people think of the thought that Coldhands = Benjen Stark?

Apparently there were discussion threads elsewhere on this, and there's arguments against this (most notably that Benjen has been missing for a couple of years but Coldhand was 'killed' "long ago") but it would be my opinion that it would had made for a 'nice' transition for him to still be featured meaningfully.

I thought that initially, but began to dismiss the idea later on. Don't recall exactly why, could be the time-frames presented.

[crb]

Joffrey's wedding, and all it entails, will happen next season, not next episode.

[SHAFT]

Joffrey defies that because he wants a new plaything to sodomize with his crossbow

Fixed that for you

[Some Rogue]

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[Bhaalizmo]

I'm glad I haven't read the books honestly. The plot twists can still catch me somewhat off guard, although the end of last episode was fairly obvious going into it.

[Mindiloish]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=78juOpTM3tE#!

great video. made me laugh out loud a bit. sums up the red wedding pretty well.

[Sile]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=78juOpTM3tE#!

great video. made me laugh out loud a bit. sums up the red wedding pretty well.

Love how the majority of the guys in the vids have no reactions what so ever.

[SHAFT]

Interesting read: http://insidetv.ew.com/2013/06/02/game-of-thrones-author-george-r-r-martin-why-he-wrote-the-red-wedding/?hpt=hp_bn18

[TheEschaton]

The thread with all the pictures of GoT actors irl is freaking me out. For serious.

Edit: For you people who haven't seen it: http://www.buzzfeed.com/daves4/steps-to-get-over-your-game-of-thrones-sadness

[Sile]

I can't find the article now, but I was reading the actress who played ros (the hooker from winterfell) placed demands that she would do no more nude scenes before this season started. Although a relatively minor character, it's funny how they killed her off pretty early in the season.

[Some Rogue]

http://cdn-www.i-am-bored.com/media/ak-thrones.jpg

[subzero]

The thread with all the pictures of GoT actors irl is freaking me out. For serious.

Edit: For you people who haven't seen it: http://www.buzzfeed.com/daves4/steps-to-get-over-your-game-of-thrones-sadness

There's a couple good ones in there, but I think this prediction was my favorite. Talk about gettin blindsided... that nigga didn't see or hear the train comin as he stood on the tracks.

http://s3-ec.buzzfed.com/static/enhanced/webdr03/2013/6/3/10/enhanced-buzz-28253-1370270604-9.jpg

[Rallorick]

weak...

[senorgordoburro]

What the fuck

[SHAFT]

Was definitely on the weak side. I can say that at about 25% through book 5 it starts to get really good. Cannot wait to finish it.

[Back]

Set up for the next season. I doubt there is a series in the entire history of television that was as dramatic as the second to last episode. Compared to that it was still somewhat dramatic.

[Natso]

No more new GoT's for awhile makes me a sad panda.

[Some Rogue]

In case you haven't noticed the pattern yet, all three seasons had their next to last episode be huge(killing Ned, Blackwater and Red Wedding) and then the last is more low key and sets up next season.

[SHAFT]

I think I know what happens in the penultimate episode next season and I bet it involves a crossbow

[Atlanteax]

When the hour was almost up, I was like "okay, nothing significant has happened for a season finale ... this *has* to be a 2-hours finale, right? The good stuff is just ahead, right??" I then hit the menu button and saw that the finale indeed had 10 minutes left, prompting a much disappointed le sigh.

[Back]

The scene with Daenerys and the slaves was epic. Well shot. I was kind bored with that story arc in the beginning when she was banging the horse dude then wandering the desert. This season her story has been extremely intriguing.

In the previous episode when the three guys fight off like 20 guys then 50 more pop out they cut to another story. When they come back to it they are standing there in her tent all bloody and I was like how the hell did they take on all those guys and then he says the slave surrendered. And how smooth is that dude who said "You can't make love to property." You know she's gonna hit that next season.

[Nathala Crane]

I figured the finale would be sort of a calm episode focusing on reactions to "The Rains of Castamere" so I wasn't disappointed. That last scene with Dany and the random crowdsurfing irked me a little; I found it a bit cheesy with the barest hint of Disney Princess flair. Otherwise, I can't complain. Looking forward to next season.


I think I know what happens in the penultimate episode next season and I bet it involves a crossbow

That is going to be glorious. And so is, y'know, the other thing. :3

[Lolleia]

Maybe I'm just twisted but I thought the scene with Ramsay waving that sausage at Theon was hilarious. I couldn't stop giggling.

[crb]

The scene with Daenerys and the slaves was epic. Well shot. I was kind bored with that story arc in the beginning when she was banging the horse dude then wandering the desert. This season her story has been extremely intriguing.

In the previous episode when the three guys fight off like 20 guys then 50 more pop out they cut to another story. When they come back to it they are standing there in her tent all bloody and I was like how the hell did they take on all those guys and then he says the slave surrendered. And how smooth is that dude who said "You can't make love to property." You know she's gonna hit that next season.

They really handled that poorly. 3 guys sacked a city? Give me a fucking break. The plan was for them to sneak in, open the doors, and let the army in the front. They decided not to pay for a big battle scene so they thought "we'll have a scene in the city with these three guys instead" nevermind it blew the windows off the plot then. So it was sorta "yadda yadda yadda we conquered yunkai" I mean, with those three, why has Daenerys been so occupied with finding an army, she just needed 3 ninjas... I'm pretty sure most casual viewers have no idea how she supposedly conquered this city.

[crb]

I think I know what happens in the penultimate episode next season and I bet it involves a crossbow

Nah, that'll be the finale.

The penultimate episode will be the prior event.

[RSR]

I was mildly surprised Lady Stoneheart didn't make an appearance in the finale. The trend seems to have been biggest shocker in episode 9, and a reveal of a magical type creature in the finale (season 1 dragons, season 2 white walker).

Granted I must have missed the part with Joffrey's wedding that pk kept promising would happen! :o

[Back]

They really handled that poorly. 3 guys sacked a city? Give me a fucking break. The plan was for them to sneak in, open the doors, and let the army in the front. They decided not to pay for a big battle scene so they thought "we'll have a scene in the city with these three guys instead" nevermind it blew the windows off the plot then. So it was sorta "yadda yadda yadda we conquered yunkai" I mean, with those three, why has Daenerys been so occupied with finding an army, she just needed 3 ninjas... I'm pretty sure most casual viewers have no idea how she supposedly conquered this city.

I have not read the books but I have heard that there was a similar complaint. That the city fell too quickly? No big battle scene? Maybe you can confirm that. I was satisfied with the explanation.

[Androidpk]

I was mildly surprised Lady Stoneheart didn't make an appearance in the finale. The trend seems to have been biggest shocker in episode 9, and a reveal of a magical type creature in the finale (season 1 dragons, season 2 white walker).

Granted I must have missed the part with Joffrey's wedding that pk kept promising would happen! :o

:lol:

Believe me. No one is more upset than I am. That is how I would have done it. The 3 last episodes involving 3 weddings. Ending the season with at least one positive note after the red wedding.

[DoctorUnne]

Was it common knowledge that Joffrey's wedding was not going to happen this season? I was surprised and disappointed by that since I remember them occurring fairly close together in the book, but I guess it makes sense to not overload the OMG events into one season and save some for the other.

[Nathala Crane]

Not common knowledge, I think, but after the first few episodes when the pace of the season was established nobody was counting on it. I wish GoT had more episodes per season! The inferior True Blood gets, what, 12? Bleh!

[SHAFT]

Timeline wise, Joffrey's wedding should be episode 1 or 2 of the next season.

[Atlanteax]

How long will the wait be till Season 4? Feb 2014?

[Sile]

How long will the wait be till Season 4? Feb 2014?

Something like that. They have only filmed a little bit so far. Now they haven't been signed for a season 5 yet, but I'm sure it'll happen.

[Sile]

http://www.sheknows.com/entertainment/articles/1002869/game-of-thrones-address-season-4-concerns

http://hbowatch.com/game-of-thrones-season-4-filming-this-summer/

The second link has a hilarious spoiler video from Martin, HODOR.

[Glitch]

I think all previous seasons have started in April or right at the end of March, so I would expect that.

[Back]

Jack Gleason on heros, villains, and Geoffrey.


http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=ShgSRsYY3WM

[Sile]

Another one of the many great actors in the series. Spring of next year couldn't come soon enough.

[SHAFT]

Joeffrey is evil? Wait what

[SpunGirl]

If I post a spoiler here were people lose their shit? There was a major scene I was sure would be included in season 3, and it was not, and I was mad.

-K

[tyrant-201]

If I post a spoiler here were people lose their shit? There was a major scene I was sure would be included in season 3, and it was not, and I was mad.

-K

Yes. I personally haven't read the books because I can't read American and I'm lazy. That said, my assistant translates every post to me in Libtard, and I don't want that shit spoiled.

[SHAFT]

If I post a spoiler here were people lose their shit? There was a major scene I was sure would be included in season 3, and it was not, and I was mad.

-K

Did it involve a wedding?

[RSR]

If I post a spoiler here were people lose their shit? There was a major scene I was sure would be included in season 3, and it was not, and I was mad.

-K

Does it involve a stone-hearted bitch?

[Tisket]

I don't watch or read the books. Frankly, I don't even know why I opened this thread. I think you should post the spoiler anyway.

[RSR]

I don't watch or read the books. Frankly, I don't even know why I opened this thread. I think you should post the spoiler anyway.

Because the phrase 'stone-hearted bitch' summons you whenever it is uttered?

[Tisket]

lol

[Keller]

I don't watch or read the books. Frankly, I don't even know why I opened this thread. I think you should post the spoiler anyway.

Frankly, I think it's good you don't watch the books.

That would ultimately be a waste of time and pretty damn boring.

[Liagala]

I'm not sure how this could evolve as a non-spoilery discussion, but do you guys think audience attitude toward characters on the show is going to affect how GRRM writes them in future novels? Will the fact that everyone loves Tyrion mean he gets more chapters in future novels (or lives longer than originally intended, or dies sooner/in more grisly fashion, etc)? Or do you think GRRM has the future of the books pretty well planned out and will stick to it, saving the audience-preferred changes for the HBO version?

If this gets too spoiler-ish, someone should make a new thread for it. I'm just entirely too lazy to do so.

[Tisket]

Frankly, I think it's good you don't watch the books.

That would ultimately be a waste of time and pretty damn boring.

I hate you.

[Keller]

I hate you.

I don't believe you.

[SpunGirl]

No, I'm pissed that the other major death that involves clawing at one's throat in one of the most horrific scenes I've ever read didn't happen this season. Granted it has been two years since I read through the series over one summer, BUT, I was pretty sure that scene and the Red Wedding were sort of close in terms of timing.

I like it so much when the assholes get what's coming to them.

Now the other one I'm waiting for, where Tyrion goes on a rampage, that'll probably happen at the end of season four, maybe...? I'm also not looking forward to all the time Jon Snow spends being a whiny emo little biatch.

-K

[SHAFT]

Spoiler alert, spoiler alert!

[Tenlaar]

It's pretty easy to follow the season layouts at this point. PW episode 4, Tyrion awesomeness episode 9.

[Sile]

Problem with having the third death this season was missing Prince Oberyn. I feel even though he don't stay around long in the book, it is one of the most important things to have him at that wedding.

Also I don't think Character popularity on the TV show will alter how the last two books are done. I truly believe he already has the final events planned out. A lot of Authors write backwards so to speak. They start with the end, or at least a rough outline of the end. Then work up to it.

Thing I'm confused with in the show, Is the Arya stark switch. They watered down here early basically avoiding all the murdering and such she does to give him a more innocent look, then they had her mess up that soldier at the last episode. So basically catching up to the same character in the books.

What was the point?

[subzero]

Thing I'm confused with in the show, Is the Arya stark switch. They watered down here early basically avoiding all the murdering and such she does to give him a more innocent look, then they had her mess up that soldier at the last episode. So basically catching up to the same character in the books.

What was the point?

I'm guessing it's to try and show that she started off as a normal, fairly innocent little girl as opposed to showing her 90% of the time as an evil little bitch that wants to slaughter people.

[Tenlaar]

I'm guessing it was also, at least partly, that it was to avoid any potential backlash from stupid people if they had portrayed earlier events, named Harrenhal, more accurately. So they waited until a point where the "really bad stuff" was over to start make her doing her thing.

[SHAFT]

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[Tenlaar]

That is way more bad ass than the show throne.

[SHAFT]

Season 4 is coming up and I'm quite excited. After this season however, the story becomes quite dull. The further I got into book 5 the more dreary it became. I've actually lost interest in finishing book 5.

I'd rather they went back 15-20 years and did a show about Robert.

[RSR]

The last half of book 5 picks up in intensity once it catches up to where book 4 left . Book 4 and the first half of 5 really drag.

[Drisco]

I usually never, ever, say this about any book to tv/movie. But imo the tv show is much better than the books.

[Taernath]

I usually never, ever, say this about any book to tv/movie. But imo the tv show is much better than the books.

Are you TRYING to get neg repped??

[Drisco]

Are you TRYING to get neg repped??

Hahaha, it already has begun! I read the first 2 books and I just couldn't get into it. Like I read them but was never enthralled by them like I am the show.

[SHAFT]

86% done with book 5 and I must say, what a damn fine read so far. Of course it raises more questions than answers at this point, but shit is going down.

[SHAFT]

Rather sad that I'm done with the story. It might be a few more years until he finishes the next book. Hell, he isn't exactly a picture of good health. I hope he stays alive long enough to finish books 6 and 7.

Again, a dance with dragons was an awesome read. If you can survive a feast for crows, you'll love a dance with dragons.

[drake28]

This is going to be awesome. I can't wait for it to start again :)