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[Steelcan]

I was not ready for that episode of GoT

 

(also the King's Moot was horrifically underwhelming)

[Donk]

I was not ready for that episode of GoT

(also the King's Moot was horrifically underwhelming)

Agreed. I think I nearly fell asleep right up until the end of the episode.

[Sifr]

I was not ready for that episode of GoT

 

(also the King's Moot was horrifically underwhelming)

 

The Ironborn are horrifically underwhelming themselves, when you think about it. Cept for Yara (Asha), she's extremely cool and probably the only interesting thing about the Pyke scenes.

[Steelcan]

we can continue the Korra discussion here if you'd like

[Sifr]

we can continue the Korra discussion here if you'd like

 

I actually never saw beyond the first season of Korra.  Still haven't fully watched all of Avatar yet either.

 

All I can bring to the discussion is that Dante Basco is awesome and the film sucked.

[Steelcan]

Well all I have to say about this week's GoT is that I hope they do continue this trend of making Dany a villain.

[Sifr]

Well all I have to say about this week's GoT is that I hope they do continue this trend of making Dany a villain.

 

Tell me about it, I'm really hoping that things will blow up in her face when she gets back to Meereen.

 

Spoiler

As much as she loves to spout off her titles, she fails to realise that she simply cannot maintain the facade of the conquering Khaleesi and the liberating Breaker of Chains at the same time. The two approaches are so much the polar opposite, they simply cannot work together.

 

Did she forget that the Dothraki love to rape and enslave people they conquer? This nearly happened to her only a couple days ago and only being the wife of a dead Khal prevented her from that terrible fate!

 

The people of Meereen are already starting to see the shine rub off the Breaker of Chains now that she's ruined Meereen with her poor management, in addition to losing both the other two freed cities back to the Masters. Now she's going to rock up to their doors with a bunch of known slavers in her wake and expect them to all place nicely?

 

Pass the popcorn, this is gonna be good.

[Steelcan]

I would hope so, but I'm not sure the narrative won't just bend around her to make it all work out

[Sifr]

Regarding the latest Game of Thrones;

 

Spoiler

Was fun to see Ian McShane playing against type as a reformed brigand - turned - peacenik.

 

Shame that he only wanted a one-episode cameo, rather than an extended role in the show, because a lot of people seem to think he would have made for a great Euron Greyjoy.

[The dead fish]

I absolutely advise people to watch a serie tv called Narcos. It's about the life of Pablo Escobar ! it was awesome  , it was so well done. ( If you don't like drama, don't watch it, it's a realistic story and it involves blood in Columbia )  I wish all the historical serie tvs could be that interesting. Many are technically good, but poorly made in term of visual and boring with their atmosphere for a modern audience, especially young.

 

 I'm pretty sure that many folks that don't care about history would like it a lot if many historical / fictional serie tvs would take it that way. I've seen many of my friends who don't care about history interested to read on wikipedia who was Pablo Escobar and the history of Columbia in the 80s and 90s, after watching the first season. They were fascinated !

 

Of course, the story of Pablo Escobar is also fascinating in itself, so it also played a big role. Try it if yo can. 

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As for Game of Throne. The season 6 is bad and booooring. Honestly already 7 episodes and I feel that basicaly nothing happened lol. The season 5 already was a mess though.

 

I like Danaerys in the book. She made lately a lot of mistakes, but there is still hope for her to learn and to become better. She is very young, she has time. She just needs good advisers, exactly like Robert ( except Robert never listened to Jon Arryn ) or the mad king with Tywin Lannister, and she needs to listen to them. I'm personally betting that she will learn from her mistakes and will become wiser. 

 

Danaerys still remain the better option for the people of Westeros than the likes like Stannis, or the Lannister for me. She still cares about her people, which is a big point for her in the ruthless world of Game of Throne. i can't stand how most nobles treat the common folks like crap ! 

 

The biggest mistake that she did to me and that almost killed my love for her was when she didn't forgive Ser Jorah Mormont. It was just because of foolish proud, and it was stupid. Who cares about the past, what matters is that he is truly loyal to you and would die for you now ! Did you forget that he finally decided to save your life ? I just couldn't believe it ! Se Jorah was her best adviser, his most loyal man !  I immediately suspected that without him, things were going to get worse and I was right as well. 

 

I had exactly the same disgusting feeling when Lord Eddard Stark, one of my top favourite characters refused to anticipate and act against Cersei and the Lannister before they do, just because of " honor " and because " he didn't want to have bloods on his hands."  Who speak about blood ? Just take the king and the queen, keep them in their chamber and monitored, before they suspect and can do anything with the soldiers, and everything will be over immediately damn it. Maybe a few one dead but certainly with a ridiculous number. 

 

This arrogance from Lord Stark just killed me at this moment when I read those lines. Worse, it killed him later, which annoyed me very much. He was my favourite character until his death. 

 

On the opposite, I absolutely dislike Danaerys from the serie TV in the season 6. I liked her better in the first seasons.  Even in her mistakes,they try to show her as an invincible badass. That is annoying, that is boring. She is a Targaryen, a dragon, we get it, but she is human.  It's obvious that she messed up in Mereen, and yet they still try to primariy show how Danaerys is shinning. 

 

i hope GRR Martin won't go that road with her. But from what I read, it's not gonna happen. I think Danaerys is aware that she messed up and that's why she misses her bear. ( as far as I remember at least )

 

[SardaukarElite]

My housemates decided to jump in on this Game of Thrones thing really late, so now I'm finally watching Season 1. 

 

Spoiler

Sean Bean is still alive. 

[Steelcan]

Stannis is the one true king, Danaerys, Aegon, Tommen, they are all liars and thieves!

[The dead fish]

Stannis is the one true king, Danaerys, Aegon, Tommen, they are all liars and thieves!

 

Well, I hope that the books won't follow the road of the serie tv then.   ( Tommen and Aegon can die as liars and thieves, I agree. )

 

To be honest, i'm hoping that season 6 won't look like anything GRR martin will do in his next book, except maybe for a very few things. But the arc or Danaerys is so bad that it makes me want to cry. It was the same with Stannis in season 5. They butchered his arc. ( the same with Dorn ) How things will realy happen in the north ? We'll see. The same for Theon and Asha, I absolutely hate their arc in the season 6.

 

I wonder how so different will be the path between the show and the book. Could they really end up with a different ruler ? 

[BraveVesperia]

Stannis is the one true king, Danaerys, Aegon, Tommen, they are all liars and thieves!

I always felt pretty bad for Tommen in the books. He's a sweet kid who shouldn't be king. I wanted him to give up the throne and go run a cat sanctuary somewhere.

[Biotic Apostate]

I wonder how so different will be the path between the show and the book. Could they really end up with a different ruler ? 

GRR is feeding the showrunners spoilers from the upcoming book, so I doubt they will differ that much.

[Steelcan]

GRR is feeding the showrunners spoilers from the upcoming book, so I doubt they will differ that much.

He's said that they know the ending but not much else, given how radically they've departed in area the books have already covered I wouldn't expect a ton of similarities

[SardaukarElite]

I'm into season three of A Song of Ice and Fire Game of Thrones.

 

Spoiler

Sean Bean is dead.

Blondie worked out she can use her dragons to take stuff, now she has a clone army of Sardaukar. I expect violence.

Hopeless Greyjoy continues to be hopeless.

Robb married the entirely likeable medic. Given how likeable she is and not that important she is, I'm expecting horrible things.

Charles Dance's screen time is increasing, this is promising.

Diana Rigg is awesome. 

The Night's Watch proved what a stupid idea it is to expect a bunch of celibate men to guard a wall indefinitely and remain a good fighting force. 

[CrimsonN7]

I'm into season three of A Song of Ice and Fire Game of Thrones.
 

Spoiler

Sean Bean is dead.
Blondie worked out she can use her dragons to take stuff, now she has a clone army of Sardaukar. I expect violence.
Hopeless Greyjoy continues to be hopeless.
Robb married the entirely likeable medic. Given how likeable she is and not that important she is, I'm expecting horrible things.
Charles Dance's screen time is increasing, this is promising.
Diana Rigg is awesome. 
The Night's Watch proved what a stupid idea it is to expect a bunch of celibate men to guard a wall indefinitely and remain a good fighting force. 

You're at a good place to be, I felt the show has dipped in quality as they're running out of book material now, writers have made some ****** choices imo. Season 5 was terrible, this season is better, can't really remember season 4.

[Steelcan]

You're at a good place to be, I felt the show has dipped in quality as they're running out of book material now, writers have made some ****** choices imo. Season 5 was terrible, this season is better, can't really remember season 4.

after the RW the writers got it into their heads that they don't need the source material as much anymore, and its been downhill from there.  S6 at least isn't quite the train wreck that s5 was.

[Sifr]

These would be the same showrunners who genuinely believed people would feel sympathy for two of the most hated characters during a certain event in S4... showing they don't necessarily understand the characters (or audience) as well as they should, despite having the source material in front of them.

 

If you're going to make changes from the book, understand the frickin' characters you're writing before you cause them to do something completely out-of-character or downright foolish... like Arya deciding to ignore mortal danger between episodes to go for a nice walk in S6.

[nightscrawl]

Is anyone watching the OJ Simpson 30 for 30 ESPN documentary? I just finished watching part 2. The thing is ENTHRALLING, even for someone who watched the whole The People v. O. J. Simpson series, which is also excellent. I'm not even a sports fan. The sport I get most excited about is curling during the Winter Olympics.

 

The greater part of the first two parts focuses on OJ's initial rise as a football star, interlaced with the racial conflicts and tensions in the country and LA area at the time. The subtitle of the documentary is, "Made in America," and you can really see how all of this will serve as the background for the crime, and also the media and community (that is, the disparate response by both the black and white communities) reactions during it all. The second part also serves as the lead in to the Nicole/OJ relationship, with the third likely opening with the crime itself.

[SardaukarElite]

The sport I get most excited about is curling during the Winter Olympics.

 

Curling is pretty great. 

[Sifr]

Curling is pretty great. 

 

Curling is the most energetic example of sweeping, outside of rooftop musical numbers in Mary Poppins...

[nightscrawl]

^ I watched that relatively recently and was surprised to recall just how much Dick Van ****** is actually in it; he is so damn awesome in the movie.

 

 

[edit]

Omg his name is censored out. Uh, you all know who I mean.

Modifié par nightscrawl, 19 juin 2016 - 01:07 .

[Steelcan]