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

"I dreamed that I was old!"

Easily the best of the season, gives me hope they'll pull it round.

The piling on of misery is just wearing, tho.

its more abt authority than physical might, kings landing is basically experiencing a power vacuum cause the king is a little kid and the hand of the king is impulsive and cruel, i may be giving the show too much credit tho

― lag∞n, Tuesday, May 26, 2015 4:44 AM (4 hours ago) Bookmark Flag Post Permalink

Too much credit? I mean it's pretty clear that's what they're going for. The scenes in King's Landing have always explored power dynamics on some level.

They haven't done too much heavy signposting here but #occupybaelorscrypt has been pretty on the nose.

In a similar vein to what you were saying, Jamie as somebody that administers violence as his day job would have instinctively understood why arming the faith militant is an insanely bad idea when they draw from a much larger and less controllable recruiting pool (poor people) than the Kingsguard and gold cloaks (people the crown can afford to pay).

The only scenes I really liked in this episode were those between the High Sparrow and Diana Rigg/Cersei. Jonathan Pryce is a great addition to the cast, and I'm now kind of on his side in wanting to overthrow the corrupt nobility.

He's clearly actually a bit of a wanker though.

idg the sand snakes or that weird scene in the cells, but at least they didn't kill off Bronn

idg the sand snakes

They are good at killing people, also hot.

Anyway they and Bronn are probably going to team up and escape.

Most of that scene makes sense eventually if you give it enough thought but then you ask yourself why you're working so hard to justify tits on HBO.

Actually I predict her and Bronn are going to get it on, and he'll have to choose between her and a quiet life in a big castle with his frumpy bride.

Clearly they're setting up a spin-off with Bronn and the Sand Snakes solving crimes and generally getting into mischief in Dorne.

true detective s3

So I'm guessing Diana Rigg is going to move in and become Tommen's adviser in the absence of anyone else who can help him.

great to see Sansa standing up to Ramsay also. she now has a weapon, it seems.

Ramsay not running a tight ship, corkscrews lying around all over the place.

lol

it's also possible that this is just the beginning of Sansa's long struggle with alcoholism

Maybe I should remember Pycelle. He definitely felt threatened by the way things were going and he might spring into action.

So I'm guessing Diana Rigg is going to move in and become Tommen's adviser in the absence of anyone else who can help him.

Going to be a bit of a u-turn given she was previously talking about starving everyone in King's Landing, which would really not work to the benefit of a 13-year old king with no advisors who just wants to have sex five times a night. But given she's back on Team Littlefinger it's highly likely she will, given he is hardly one to look a gift king in the mouth.

Going to be a bit of a u-turn given she was previously talking about starving everyone in King's Landing

She was really pissed off when she said that, don't think she ever meant to go through with it.

I agree she was pissed off, which to me means she REALLY meant to go through with it.

It was the second time she's talked about it in two episodes, I'm pretty sure she'd go ahead with it, given she, y'know, KILLED THE KING.

I didn't make the connection it was Jonathan Pryce playing the high sparrow(sp?) - haven't seen him in anything since Brazil.

The last time I saw him was playing Cardinal Wolsey in Wolf Hall so it was a very small leap for my mind to make.

I like him in Glengarry Glenross.

Been meaning to go see him in Merchant Of Venice at The Globe too.

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Important to remember who she was threatening there and what she was trying to achieve.

I don't doubt that if she truly believed starving the city would secure the release of her grandkids she'd do it but sparrow dude correctly points out why that would probably backfire.

re: Pryce, clearly y'all need to see Listen Up Philip pronto

my fave jonathan pryce performance
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=010jO4_Bs9k

Tommen should just bring in the Mountain to crush everyone's heads

he dead

I was hoping Cersei was going to get thrown into the same cell as Margaery. Obviously not. It'll be interesting to see if one tries to join forces with the other at some point.

A moribund Gregor Clegane is being experimented on by Qyburn at his laboratory in the dungeons below the Red Keep.[23] Queen Cersei visits Qyburn and asks him about the state of his work, while glancing at Gregor's covered body, and Qyburn assures her it is going very well, though there is still a way to go. Then, Gregor suddenly spasms, and Qyburn gently shushes him and tells him to go easy.
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same difference

looking forward to lady gregor clegane

Going to be a bit of a u-turn given she was previously talking about starving everyone in King's Landing

She was really pissed off when she said that, don't think she ever meant to go through with it.

― the joke should be over once the kid is eaten. (chap), Wednesday, May 27, 2015 8:03 AM (3 hours ago) Bookmark Flag Post Permalink

I agree she was pissed off, which to me means she REALLY meant to go through with it.

― DJP, Wednesday, May 27, 2015 9:27 AM (1 hour ago) Bookmark Flag Post Permalink

It was the second time she's talked about it in two episodes, I'm pretty sure she'd go ahead with it, given she, y'know, KILLED THE KING.

― Matt DC, Wednesday, May 27, 2015 9:29 AM (1 hour ago) Bookmark

Her real enemy is Cersei. With her gone, she really has no reason to let the city starve, considering the fact that it's probably simpler to take control of Tommen and use whatever power he has left to try to get her grand kids freed. I don't really know how she's going to convince the sparrows to free Margery and her brother, but getting the king on her side seems like an obvious first step.

think littlefinger will have the witness held captive - as per others upthread

I didn't make the connection it was Jonathan Pryce playing the high sparrow(sp?) - haven't seen him in anything since Brazil.

Surely you've seen Pirates of the Caribbean? Or, um, Jumpin' Jack Flash.

Gilliam's used him a bunch he's great

Did anyone say Ronin yet

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p6gtDqjz0GE

He was the main bad guy in Tomorrow Never Dies!

Most of that scene makes sense eventually if you give it enough thought but then you ask yourself why you're working so hard to justify tits on HBO.

― tsrobodo, Tuesday, May 26, 2015 11:57 AM (2 days ago) Bookmark Flag Post Permalink

I actually didn't get what was happening - the poison kicking in seemed to correspond to her flashing her downstairs to Bronn (or at least the camera was heading that way, and cut to Bronn checking it out).

Yeah I think we were supposed to infer that he was intoxicated by her boobies at first, before the poison reveal.

i felt this show hasn't been objectifying enough so far so it was good that we had a shot from the actual perspective of the guy checking out boobies for some reason

when Bronn started swooning, the first thing that popped into my head was "she must have thighs like what, what, what"

I assumed / hoped that it was some kind of poison that only kicked in when men became aroused. That would be awesome fun.

i didn't understand that they were all in prison together, but in separate cells. but then i am thick.

do people generally stick prisoners who've tried to kill each other together in the same cell?

no, they generally stick them in two contiguous cells, 10 feet away from each other