Game of Thrones 2.1 - "The North Remembers" - Rate and discuss
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I thought the plan was to do Storm over two seasons.
I was telling a coworker this morning that, were it up to me, I'd interweave Feast and Dance (since the books occur simultaneously) and adapt them together over the span of, say, three seasons.
Nowhere near enough happens in Feast and Dance to justify three seasons. Yes, intertwine them, but two seasons should be more than sufficient.
Skywalker is correct. While this season is mostly book two (but there are book three elements near the end), the future seasons will not match single books. They will just decide each season how much to cover in 10 episodes. In practice that will basically split book 3 into two seasons, but the lines will be more blurred than that. And one would indeed expect them to adapt the AFFC/ADWD book chapters in mostly chronological order.
They (the show creators) have said repeatedly that they are adapting the whole ASOIAF saga as "Game of Thrones". Not individual books.
Great stuff - but not something that those who haven't watched the first season, or read the books, could easily get into, I suspect. But since I've done both, I'm loving it!
Though I'm not mad on Stephen Dillane as Stannis...
Though I'm not mad on Stephen Dillane as Stannis...
He doesn't really fit my mental image of Stannis, who I saw as a much taller and more imposing figure, but I can learn to live with him.
Really cool to see that Dinkelage is now first billed. I guess an Emmy and a Golden Globe really give you some pull.
Really cool to see that Dinkelage is now first billed. I guess an Emmy and a Golden Globe really give you some pull.
I just loved the first meeting of Tyrion and Cersei.. those two are just deliciously twisted in their own way and i love to see them fight each other 
Cersei is continuing to make one bad choice after the other.. putting an arrogant child on the throne and then losing control over him and to top it off making an enemy of the biggest and most ruthless backstabber in Westeros.. very bad move
The first episode just flew by.. there was so much to be shown and each scene was just captivating. I've rarely paid this much attention to any show but it's hard to look away and do other stuff as i'm prone to do with other shows.
Game of Thrones, alongside Lord of the Rings, is what you get when you take Fantasy serious.. no cloak and dagger bullshit and cheap props together with cheap special effects. Brilliant actors, an engaging story and high production values will always pay it back as long as you're willing to take the tiny risk.
Cersei is continuing to make one bad choice after the other.. putting an arrogant child on the throne and then losing control over him and to top it off making an enemy of the biggest and most ruthless backstabber in Westeros.. very bad move
The first episode just flew by.. there was so much to be shown and each scene was just captivating. I've rarely paid this much attention to any show but it's hard to look away and do other stuff as i'm prone to do with other shows.
Game of Thrones, alongside Lord of the Rings, is what you get when you take Fantasy serious.. no cloak and dagger bullshit and cheap props together with cheap special effects. Brilliant actors, an engaging story and high production values will always pay it back as long as you're willing to take the tiny risk.
Cersei's problem is she thinks she's smarter than everyone else when in fact she really isn't.Cersei is continuing to make one bad choice after the other.. putting an arrogant child on the throne and then losing control over him and to top it off making an enemy of the biggest and most ruthless backstabber in Westeros.. very bad move
Well, she was smarter than Ned Stark at least. That really isn't saying much though. Still, it was enough to make her cocky.
Hence why she was smarter than him.
I was confused at first. But then I realized that this is a preview for the remaining nine episodes, not just episode 2.
Holy crap! That's amazing.Can't wait for the sequel to 10-minute loop
The season is off to a cracking start. I calibrated my vote to the standard set by the first season and voted above average - I'll vote excellent when they hit the kind of exceptional highs they've shown they're capable of in episodes like "A Golden Crown" and "Baelor". The episode flew by. I wish I had the whole season on Blu-ray already.
Jack Gleeson is doing a great job of portraying Joffrey as a perfect little monster. The scene where Cersei demonstrates her power to Littlefinger was awesome. The previews made Craster look more well-scrubbed than I was expecting, but he was nonetheless suitably nasty and seedy in the episode. The burning of the Seven was perfectly realized. Dillane, Cunningham and van Houten were all good in their parts.
Jack Gleeson is doing a great job of portraying Joffrey as a perfect little monster. The scene where Cersei demonstrates her power to Littlefinger was awesome. The previews made Craster look more well-scrubbed than I was expecting, but he was nonetheless suitably nasty and seedy in the episode. The burning of the Seven was perfectly realized. Dillane, Cunningham and van Houten were all good in their parts.
Craster felt more underwhelming than he did in the books. On the other hand, like you said the burning of the Seven was awesome. It came alive on screen in a way it never did when I was reading the book.
Has the show made clear for non book readers that the dominant religion of Westeros is that of the Seven Gods? (And of course, how the northerners like the Starks hold to the "Old Gods" of the weirwoods.) Without that knowledge I wonder if the burning comes across as less momentous than it really is.
Has the show made clear for non book readers that the dominant religion of Westeros is that of the Seven Gods? (And of course, how the northerners like the Starks hold to the "Old Gods" of the weirwoods.) Without that knowledge I wonder if the burning comes across as less momentous than it really is.
I thought the season premeire was really good. There was a lot going on and a lot of it was setting up the characters for what is to come but they did a good job with it.
Glad to see Peter Dinklage receive top billing and he delivered again with the episodes best performance. Loved his interaction with Cersei. I was mixed on Lena Headley last year but thought she did a really good job in the premeire. Loved the scene between Robb and Jaime. NCJ's portrayel of Jaime continues to be one of my favorites on the show. That scene between Robb and Jaime was not in the book but Jaime comes across exactly as the character would have in the book.
Craster looked a little too cleaned up but definitely came across as slimy and disgusting when talking about his "wives." I liked the design of Craster's Keep too.
I'm reserving judgment on Stephen Dillane as Stannis. I always pictured Stannis as a man of barely contained anger. The constant teeth grinding is a good example. But Dillane's performance seemed very mild. We'll see how he does as the season goes on. I liked the actors playing Davos and Melisandre.
Glad to see Peter Dinklage receive top billing and he delivered again with the episodes best performance. Loved his interaction with Cersei. I was mixed on Lena Headley last year but thought she did a really good job in the premeire. Loved the scene between Robb and Jaime. NCJ's portrayel of Jaime continues to be one of my favorites on the show. That scene between Robb and Jaime was not in the book but Jaime comes across exactly as the character would have in the book.
Craster looked a little too cleaned up but definitely came across as slimy and disgusting when talking about his "wives." I liked the design of Craster's Keep too.
I'm reserving judgment on Stephen Dillane as Stannis. I always pictured Stannis as a man of barely contained anger. The constant teeth grinding is a good example. But Dillane's performance seemed very mild. We'll see how he does as the season goes on. I liked the actors playing Davos and Melisandre.
In the book, it was Cersei who ordered Lord Janos to kill Robert's bastards while the show has Joffrey doing the deed. I wonder why they did that. No spoilers, of course, but it seems like they have made an effort so far to make Cersei more sympathetic in the show.
"You love your children. It's your one redeeming quality. That and your cheekbones."
Do they? They don't specify who it was that actually gave the order. Janos only says that it's someone who doesn't care what Littlefinger thinks. Considering the scene between the two earlier, that could very well mean Cersei.
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