HBO adaptation of Game of Thrones - will this be just for nerds? (NO SPOILERS PLEASE)

i have been reading the spoilers thread i must admit

frankly i prob wouldve just read the wikipedia summaries of all the books by now except that theyre not even finished so whats the point

have tried real hard to avoid all spoilers. so far, i've managed to protect my virtue* from the taint of undesired knowledge. did read one thing abt tyrion that i hope doesn't happen, but i gather it lies beyond this season.

* ignorance

I am reading the books now b/c I keep spoiling myself through, like, googling fairly innocuous questions about background stuff re: religion or history of westeros. books are v entertaining thus far and I usually hate this shit.

3 episodes in. tyrion at least can lay claim to some sense.

I opened the spoiler thread thinking it would be fine as I've read up to book 4, but there's a real arse of a spoiler for something that presumably happens in book 5 right in the first post.

dogg it is a spoiler thread what were you thinking

Yeah first post of spoiler thread is deadly. Serious thread title is serious.

I kinda love how ruthless it is.

also, possibly misleading

You either win or you die

thankfully what is dead can never die

the night is dark and full of spoilers.

Anyhow, lesson learnt.

http://i.imgur.com/8T2eq.jpg

That is way harsh on Daenerys. The rest, classic.

"Always going on about climate change." :D

Missed a trick not having Dubya as Aerys Targaryen

they don't a picture of him tbf

in a bunker in texas iirc

Gathering a frightening amount of wildfire.

have watched all four new episodes now. getting bored. in the space of four hours, danaerys has made it to a city, tyrion has schemed effectively, various kings have rattled their swords, joffrey has been a dick, baelish has schemed ineffectively, jaime has sat in a cage, snow has visited an incest family, bran has had a dream, arya has been captured, and lady stark has traveled about a bit.

+ a smoke monster

the most exciting part is when new places appear on the intro map

I used to think that way, but now I'm just "ANOTHER PLACE?" and I kind of wish all the characters would hang out in Central Perk and just hash it out over a cup of java.

they prob sell action figures if you're really desperate

already made some out of bound twine so i'm covered

i'm hopeful that the "we're past the screener eps, shit is gonna happen now" theory is accurate

well, the last scene of ep4 does point encouragingly in that direction

they prob sell action figures if you're really desperate

http://d24w6bsrhbeh9d.cloudfront.net/photo/3278975_700b.jpg

Jon's hair is perfect. I wouldn't be surprised if it was really yarn.

ok, confirmed that the soldiers who first confronted the Arya and Gendry on the road were Gold Cloaks.

also, either this has been discussed and I already knew this and totally forgot or it just didn't sink in until yesterday, but Ian Greyjoy is Lily Allen's brother, and the subject of the song "Alfie". *mind blown*

lol "Ian Greyjoy"

Nigel Barathean. Gary Lannister.

Geoffrey Stark.

It's Geoffrey Baratheon-Lannister. You're thinking of Brian Stark.

Joey JoJo Junior Arryn.

The three Stark brothers are Brian, Ricky and Bob.

And King Robert Baratheon's brothers are Stan and Ron.

Then you've got your Tyrells. Mike Tyrell, the patriach. Larry, the knight of flowers. And the other ones no one gives a shit about.

Danielle Targaryen weeps for her husband, Cal Drogo.

Yep

I'm not sure the King's Guard has been the same since Barry Selmy walked out.

Damn. I was looking forward to Renly's love triangle.

Now THAT's more like it!!!!!

Arya staring down the baddest Lord in Westeros = HOLY HELLS, GIRL.

http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/AnyoneCanDie

Nice to see Finchey hanging out in the Iron Islands.

dope ep, i loved the guy who promised to kill 3 for the girl

Really not looking forward to the possibility of Bran being overwhelmed by creepo Iron Island folks, especially if it's all down to Theon "Ian" Greyjoy.