PF bears a striking resemblance to Maury Povich right there
― SCHLITZ MIXED BAG (Sparkle Motion), Wednesday, 13 May 2015 00:09 (nine years ago) link
stannis... you are... .... .... not the father of dragons!
― lag∞n, Wednesday, 13 May 2015 00:17 (nine years ago) link
has there been any explanation of what the brotherhood without banners are doing? you'd think a gang of immortal magic-wielding rebels would be able to have some kind of impact on things
― cis-het shitlord (Merdeyeux), Thursday, 14 May 2015 21:36 (nine years ago) link
I really doubt the show will pick up that narrative again, considering how things are going
― Clay, Thursday, 14 May 2015 21:45 (nine years ago) link
unless it goes off book I guess.. the producers said theyre not going there with the plot line I cant mention without spoiling shit, so yeah. =\
― panettone for the painfully alone (mayor jingleberries), Friday, 15 May 2015 00:19 (nine years ago) link
good episode marred by a predictable brutal and unnecessarily mean spirited ending imo
― “audience participation” otherwise known as “touching” (forksclovetofu), Monday, 18 May 2015 05:12 (nine years ago) link
i haven't read the books; but from what i'm to understand, what we saw was the cute n cuddly version.
― AKA Thermo Thinwall (The Cursed Return of the Dastardly Thermo Thinwall), Monday, 18 May 2015 05:31 (nine years ago) link
oh, i'm sure grmm had a fucking panoply of atrocities in print but i had been appreciating the cessation of "here's your rape for the episode" plotting while it lasted
― “audience participation” otherwise known as “touching” (forksclovetofu), Monday, 18 May 2015 05:41 (nine years ago) link
yeah that was fkn awful, without showing anything at all
really just want ramsay to die horribly v v soon
― difficult-difficult lemon-difficult (VegemiteGrrl), Monday, 18 May 2015 05:49 (nine years ago) link
I can't think of any good reason not to have Theon run Ramsay through just as it was about to happen.
― fuck me, archipelago (Simon H.), Monday, 18 May 2015 06:05 (nine years ago) link
welp
― resulting post (rogermexico.), Monday, 18 May 2015 06:25 (nine years ago) link
I mean, I can think of one scenario that rationalizes staging that scene the way they did, but that's a far cry from justifies.
― resulting post (rogermexico.), Monday, 18 May 2015 06:27 (nine years ago) link
def had a "why the fuck am i watching this" moment after that was over
― head clowning instructor (art), Monday, 18 May 2015 06:34 (nine years ago) link
yeah i was glad to switch to mad men
i dunno how i feel about it still. i hate that it even has to be a plot point in some ways, like fuck you all these creeps
― difficult-difficult lemon-difficult (VegemiteGrrl), Monday, 18 May 2015 06:49 (nine years ago) link
Jorah Mormont is Don Draper, basically
― polyphonic, Monday, 18 May 2015 06:55 (nine years ago) link
i haven't read the books; but from what i'm to understand, what we saw was the cute n cuddly version. --AKA Thermo Thinwall (The Cursed Return of the Dastardly Thermo Thinwall)
that is a fairly accurate description of the differences, although I had been dreading this scene all season regardless and it was still pleeeeenty disturbing
― slothroprhymes, Monday, 18 May 2015 13:14 (nine years ago) link
well, we certainly needed that scene otherwise we might think Ramsey was a good guy
― Is It Any Wonder I'm Not the (President Keyes), Monday, 18 May 2015 14:13 (nine years ago) link
he will likely have to die soon, and Sansa will be carrying his child (haven't read the books, purely speculation)
damn, those Arya scenes were poorly lit. I have no idea what she saw in that temple
― Is It Any Wonder I'm Not the (President Keyes), Monday, 18 May 2015 14:14 (nine years ago) link
for real? i thought that was the thing that worked best. she saw many faces.
― resulting post (rogermexico.), Monday, 18 May 2015 14:19 (nine years ago) link
Ha, are you implying that entire scene was almost completely dark for you? I think you need to adjust your TV!
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― Evan, Monday, 18 May 2015 14:27 (nine years ago) link
like heads in little alcoves.
― “audience participation” otherwise known as “touching” (forksclovetofu), Monday, 18 May 2015 14:27 (nine years ago) link
it was very very dark for me too tbh
― “audience participation” otherwise known as “touching” (forksclovetofu), Monday, 18 May 2015 14:28 (nine years ago) link
ramsay seems bad
― lag∞n, Monday, 18 May 2015 14:51 (nine years ago) link
i keep wondering where he falls on the scale of evil, compared to joffrey. ramsay seems even crueler, somehow, to the poor souls he's able to interact with, but joffrey was almost as cruel in that way, and also had the opportunity to inflict misery on many more people than ramsay ever did.
i give them both a 9.9 out of 10.0, and i'm holding off on 10.0 because it's important to leave room to grow
― Karl Malone, Monday, 18 May 2015 15:03 (nine years ago) link
camera pulls back further from theon weeping as he watches sansa being brutalized to reveal grrmartin watching the whole scene lasciviouslycamera pulls back further to center on hbo executives watching everything, laughing maniacally, counting sweet sweet hbo go moneycamera pulls back further to center on a massive television viewing audience conferring the patina of acceptance, posting thinkpieces on salon, dressing up as Jon Snow for halloweencamera pulls back further to god on a cloud with a flatscreen tv watching it all with an osamathumbsup.gifthat.... that is your TRUE EVIL*drops mic, goes back to torrenting*
― “audience participation” otherwise known as “touching” (forksclovetofu), Monday, 18 May 2015 15:10 (nine years ago) link
that hall of faces was incredible, big ups to the designers of that
and it reminded me of this :D
https://36.media.tumblr.com/cc1712becf65270b464e9c03f1fcaa3f/tumblr_naw3joYhUz1qe5sl0o1_500.jpg
http://ak-hdl.buzzfed.com/static/2014-03/enhanced/webdr06/10/16/anigif_original-grid-image-3429-1394484738-14.gif
― difficult-difficult lemon-difficult (VegemiteGrrl), Monday, 18 May 2015 16:12 (nine years ago) link
what is that?
― Οὖτις, Monday, 18 May 2015 16:17 (nine years ago) link
sorry: Return to Oz
― difficult-difficult lemon-difficult (VegemiteGrrl), Monday, 18 May 2015 16:39 (nine years ago) link
yknow the beloved cinematic classic that no-one saw lol
― head clowning instructor (art), Monday, 18 May 2015 06:34 (11 hours ago)
― tayto fan (Michael B), Monday, 18 May 2015 17:37 (nine years ago) link
its cause youre a sick twisted maniac who cant stop playing the game of throne
― lag∞n, Monday, 18 May 2015 17:38 (nine years ago) link
can't something good happen to someone - like i dunno jaime's hand grows back or cersei meets an old college friend?
whole ep was just bad things happening and then here's a rape with a neutered tortured man forced to watch.
― bureau belfast model (LocalGarda), Monday, 18 May 2015 18:33 (nine years ago) link
why are fictional depictions of sexual assault so much more difficult to watch than depictions of murder
― lag∞n, Monday, 18 May 2015 18:35 (nine years ago) link
maybe cos they're less prevalent?
― bureau belfast model (LocalGarda), Monday, 18 May 2015 18:38 (nine years ago) link
yeah was thinking theres desensitization at work but im open to other theories too
― lag∞n, Monday, 18 May 2015 18:39 (nine years ago) link
bcz murder is cool i guess idk
― difficult-difficult lemon-difficult (VegemiteGrrl), Monday, 18 May 2015 18:40 (nine years ago) link
cos we've all felt at some point "i'm so mad i could kill him/her"
― bureau belfast model (LocalGarda), Monday, 18 May 2015 18:41 (nine years ago) link
but only on rare occasions would we get angry enough to want to assault someone sexually, eg christmas with relatives
feel like murder in fiction is rarely really murder its more usually a stand in for domination / power, idk if thats an essential thing or just a convention or what
― lag∞n, Monday, 18 May 2015 18:44 (nine years ago) link
― bureau belfast model (LocalGarda), Monday, May 18, 2015 2:33 PM (12 minutes ago) Bookmark Flag Post Permalink
But when Jaime had two hands he was an evil Disney prince.
But yeah the episode was pretty dark and hopeless feeling.
Jaime and Bronn sneaking around the Dorne gardens was cartoonish. Having them immediately locate his daughter/niece made the already small set feel smaller and any tension was lost as well. Then, to top it all off we get the horrible everything of the sand snakes showing up at the same time:
http://i.imgur.com/UPcmC7b.gif
― Evan, Monday, 18 May 2015 18:46 (nine years ago) link
i guess killing and murder and death are kind of cornerstones for drama. rape is not a plot device in the same way, if you go back to your shakespeare or whatever there's killing everywhere but rape tends to be deployed to characterise someone as a true villain, relative to murderers.
― bureau belfast model (LocalGarda), Monday, 18 May 2015 18:47 (nine years ago) link
So far everything about Dorne not named Oberyn has been goofy as all hell.Is it me or did Elaria Sand's accent grow even more outrageous this season from last?
― SCHLITZ MIXED BAG (Sparkle Motion), Monday, 18 May 2015 18:48 (nine years ago) link
Yeah Dorne seems like a v silly Aladdin sidebar
― difficult-difficult lemon-difficult (VegemiteGrrl), Monday, 18 May 2015 18:54 (nine years ago) link
new adventures of hercules imo
― bureau belfast model (LocalGarda), Monday, 18 May 2015 18:55 (nine years ago) link
Also that was probably the single worst fight they've ever staged, and this comes after the ridiculous Sons of the Harpy ambush.
― SCHLITZ MIXED BAG (Sparkle Motion), Monday, 18 May 2015 19:06 (nine years ago) link
Jaime and Bronn sneaking around the Dorne gardens was cartoonish
for what was painted as a suicidal mission it was sure going pretty smoothly, they just wandered in and had the bad fortune that the sand snakes were also there doing... whatever they were doing. bronn singing was a nice bit of fan service for we robson & jerome fans tho.
― Merdeyeux, Monday, 18 May 2015 19:09 (nine years ago) link
Also that was probably the single worst fight they've ever staged
― SCHLITZ MIXED BAG (Sparkle Motion), Monday, May 18, 2015 3:06 PM (6 minutes ago) Bookmark Flag Post Permalink
Again:
― Evan, Monday, 18 May 2015 19:16 (nine years ago) link
no I've left it up in my browser since you posted it - really, really bad
― SCHLITZ MIXED BAG (Sparkle Motion), Monday, 18 May 2015 19:18 (nine years ago) link
i agree, that was a stunningly dumb fight, poorly staged and occasionally nonsensical blocking and some clumsy editing in a desperate attempt to make up for it.
― “audience participation” otherwise known as “touching” (forksclovetofu), Monday, 18 May 2015 19:28 (nine years ago) link
sigh are we really nitpicking fight scenes again
― slothroprhymes, Monday, 18 May 2015 19:30 (nine years ago) link