Strong shades of Joffrey's humiliation by Arya in GoT s1.
― Muad'Doob (Moodles), Monday, 3 October 2022 03:29 (one year ago) link
i've been kinda bummed this season/show, like plenty of soap opera and palace intrigue or whatever but not enough big momentous battles, but have to say things have ramped up quite nicely.
― dan selzer, Monday, 3 October 2022 13:04 (one year ago) link
were there any momentous battles in season 1 of Game of Thrones?
― Muad'Doob (Moodles), Monday, 3 October 2022 15:05 (one year ago) link
I don't remember. But maybe with the expanse of things it felt more clearly heading there? Anyway getting that feeling now at least.
― dan selzer, Monday, 3 October 2022 15:08 (one year ago) link
I was a little confused to see Otto Hightower back as the Hand, but I guess he was reinstated since last ep?
― a superficial sheeb of intelligence (jon /via/ chi 2.0), Monday, 3 October 2022 15:09 (one year ago) link
Larys Strong engineered the death of his brother and father, making room for Otto to be invited back
― dan selzer, Monday, 3 October 2022 15:15 (one year ago) link
I'm pretty sure the action in season 1 of GoT was roughly the same or less, it was mostly putting the pieces in place for the war that erupts in season 2, the truly big battle coming at the end of that season.
― Muad'Doob (Moodles), Monday, 3 October 2022 15:19 (one year ago) link
xp - I get the why and how of the machination, just wasn't sure it was a given he'd be back
― a superficial sheeb of intelligence (jon /via/ chi 2.0), Monday, 3 October 2022 15:23 (one year ago) link
xp yeah the majority of the first book and series is build up
― barry sito (gyac), Monday, 3 October 2022 15:34 (one year ago) link
xp
I liked how impressed he was by the goings on, but I was disappointed that the writers didn't have the guts to make a character intone ponderously "so now the dance of the dragons commences..."
― Muad'Doob (Moodles), Monday, 3 October 2022 15:46 (one year ago) link
I am anti-big battle scenes. The last few seasons of GoT had a lot of them. It didn’t fix what was going wrong with the show. I like episodes that are entirely filled with people talking. Or in the case of that last episode, everyone at the wake/funeral suspiciously watching each other
― Karl Malone, Monday, 3 October 2022 16:32 (one year ago) link
a couple things from this episode that didn't quite sit right with me:
1. Aemond seemed rather lively about 10 minutes after having his face utterly sliced to pieces. You'd think he'd need to chill out for a bit after losing an eye and getting massive disgusting stitches. That must be painful!
2. The fact that he brazenly stole a whole-ass dragon was rather quickly forgotten amidst the outrage over him (accurately) calling the little brown head boys bastards.
― Muad'Doob (Moodles), Monday, 3 October 2022 18:17 (one year ago) link
was the picture too dark for anyone? i watched on my ipad and it was 100% fine, but i'm seeing lots of complaints about it from so-called tv critics that are about to turn me into the joker!
― comedy khadafi (voodoo chili), Monday, 3 October 2022 18:23 (one year ago) link
it was extremely dark for me starting near the end of the funeral and then through the dragon exploits
― Muad'Doob (Moodles), Monday, 3 October 2022 18:29 (one year ago) link
xp to moodles for number 2, you can't really "steal" a dragon. in the books at least, each dragon can only be ridden by one person at a time. once the dragon's rider dies, the dragon can be claimed by anyone with targaryen blood. after aemond successfully mounted and rode vhagar, the dragon is bound to him now and won't accept any other rider. laena's girls use the word "stole" because their mom rode vhagar their whole lives, and the younger daughter hasn't claimed a dragon yet. laena would likely have wanted the dragon to pass to her daughter, but it doesn't really work that way
― comedy khadafi (voodoo chili), Monday, 3 October 2022 18:30 (one year ago) link
I mean, I get this, but on the other hand he did steal it for all intents and purposes, but thanks for explaining anyway
― Muad'Doob (Moodles), Monday, 3 October 2022 18:32 (one year ago) link
right, i mean laena's daughters have a reason to be pissed, the king is a dragonlord who claimed his own dragon in a similar way years ago. he's also very established as an expert on turning a blind eye to things.
― comedy khadafi (voodoo chili), Monday, 3 October 2022 19:41 (one year ago) link
Oh, too soon
― FRAUDULENT STEAKS (The Cursed Return of the Dastardly Thermo Thinwall), Monday, 3 October 2022 20:43 (one year ago) link
the one good thing abt the persistent gloom filter is i had an eye procedure today & my eye was dilated way to fuck & bc of light sensitivity this show was about the only thing i could comfortably watch lolrename this show House of Furtive Glances w Occasional Dragons, god that funeral reception was interminableoh and re prev episode: i’ll take a hard no on the squelching-noise foley work for any more birth scenes, god that opening birthing scene was ott it sounded like she was taking a shit!
― terminators of endearment (VegemiteGrrl), Monday, 3 October 2022 22:06 (one year ago) link
It must be true
Give It Up For The King Of Fantasy: George R.R. Martin Just Announced That Instead Of Finishing The Game Of Thrones Books He’s Just Gonna Stay Rich AF And Let These Broke Boys Worry About Dragons https://t.co/aZKr3Iv1af— ClickHole (@ClickHole) October 3, 2022
― Ned Raggett, Tuesday, 4 October 2022 00:13 (one year ago) link
Why does everyone have to have the same names in this and GoT, fuck its as bad as Elden Ring with its Godfreys and Godefreys and Marikas and Miqellas and Marigolds and Marriots.
― Stoop Crone (Trayce), Tuesday, 4 October 2022 03:28 (one year ago) link
(and yes I'm aware thats also GRRMs doing!!!)
agree its the most annoying part
― terminators of endearment (VegemiteGrrl), Tuesday, 4 October 2022 03:31 (one year ago) link
Even the fact all the same Houses existed hundreds of years prior is a bit of a side eye for me but ok, I get they get passed down and tradition etc but really? Theres no change in fashion, we're just calling everyone Joffrey and Aemon?
― Stoop Crone (Trayce), Tuesday, 4 October 2022 03:33 (one year ago) link
I feel like there's some nods to it being a different era — that carriage they ride in doesn't look like anything designwise in GOT — but definitely true it overall feels kind of generic.
― a man often referred to in the news media as the Duke of Saxony (tipsy mothra), Tuesday, 4 October 2022 03:47 (one year ago) link
ugh i fkn hate that carriage it looks like something out of harry potter it is so shit
― terminators of endearment (VegemiteGrrl), Tuesday, 4 October 2022 04:09 (one year ago) link
just wait til daemon and rhaenyra have kids and name them…aegon and viserys
― comedy khadafi (voodoo chili), Tuesday, 4 October 2022 04:25 (one year ago) link
oh and that incesto-wedding was the creepiest shit ever lol
― terminators of endearment (VegemiteGrrl), Tuesday, 4 October 2022 04:28 (one year ago) link
the repeated names are annoying but if anything grrm actually spiced up the variation in names a bit from the real middle ages. i remember wolf hall where every character was named either thomas or jane
― comedy khadafi (voodoo chili), Tuesday, 4 October 2022 04:36 (one year ago) link
yeah thats v true please god no more anns
― terminators of endearment (VegemiteGrrl), Tuesday, 4 October 2022 05:07 (one year ago) link
Despite all the endless sound alikes, the ones that irk me the most are Luke and Jace. Like wtf, why in the world would Rhaenyra pop out a couple of brats with ugly generic 2000s names?
― Muad'Doob (Moodles), Tuesday, 4 October 2022 05:43 (one year ago) link
yeah jace was v triggering, total bogan kid name
― terminators of endearment (VegemiteGrrl), Tuesday, 4 October 2022 05:49 (one year ago) link
The new heir to the throne has been born! And their name....is Madison!!*light clapping*
― Karl Malone, Tuesday, 4 October 2022 13:44 (one year ago) link
um it's spelled maedysyn
― comedy khadafi (voodoo chili), Tuesday, 4 October 2022 14:18 (one year ago) link
Ok I’m not even finished this episode but the lighting was a total joke. Literally couldn’t even see if there was incest happening.
― barry sito (gyac), Tuesday, 4 October 2022 19:17 (one year ago) link
It was like the night in the daytime crappy filters on old 70s films. Why didnt they just film at night? It *was* nighttime right? I mean it started off qute bright. And there were stars later.
― Stoop Crone (Trayce), Tuesday, 4 October 2022 21:45 (one year ago) link
https://www.vulture.com/article/why-house-of-the-dragon-episode-7-driftmark-was-so-dark.html
https://i.imgur.com/uYRVqak.png
― Karl Malone, Tuesday, 4 October 2022 21:52 (one year ago) link
I have to say I was able to see everything. Maybe it’s my decently setup plasma screen but I never felt like it was impossibly dark. RIP plasma screens.
― dan selzer, Tuesday, 4 October 2022 23:32 (one year ago) link
We have frequent problems with way-too-dark shows esp when set indoors at night/in night scenes outside, and AppleTV seemed to be the worst offenders (looking at you, "Invasion"). BUt yeah this wasnt DARK, it was just filtered really strangely so it looked like "daytime but someone put the wrong film stock in".
― Stoop Crone (Trayce), Wednesday, 5 October 2022 00:40 (one year ago) link
Barry Lydon it aint.
― Stoop Crone (Trayce), Wednesday, 5 October 2022 00:41 (one year ago) link
again, this show is dumb as hell
― “Cheeky cheeky!” she trills, nearly demolishing a roadside post (forksclovetofu), Wednesday, 5 October 2022 05:11 (one year ago) link
Consider not watching and posting about it then?
― underminer of twenty years of excellent contribution to this borad (dan m), Wednesday, 5 October 2022 09:15 (one year ago) link
I seriously enjoy Olivia Cooke in this.
― barry sito (gyac), Wednesday, 5 October 2022 09:42 (one year ago) link
The dark scenes thing is a...dark scheme by Big Content to make us all feel inadequate and feel like we have to spend thousands on a set.
The Maester during the incest-wedding was Phil Daniels right? Been waiting for him to turn up. And only just realised young Aegeon is David Tennant's son.
― nashwan, Wednesday, 5 October 2022 10:02 (one year ago) link
He was great casting, saw a comment about how he looked exactly like Olivia Cooke in a scraggy blonde wig which was otm. Too bad they get recast next week!
― barry sito (gyac), Wednesday, 5 October 2022 10:03 (one year ago) link
Olivia Cooke looks insanely like Rachel Weisz+Jenna-Louise Coleman
― nashwan, Wednesday, 5 October 2022 10:13 (one year ago) link
And only just realised young Aegeon is David Tennant's son.
― nashwan, Wednesday, October 5, 2022 5:02 AM (one hour ago) bookmarkflaglink
whaaaaat
― comedy khadafi (voodoo chili), Wednesday, 5 October 2022 11:45 (one year ago) link
did not know that!
― terminators of endearment (VegemiteGrrl), Wednesday, 5 October 2022 15:12 (one year ago) link
― “Cheeky cheeky!” she trills, nearly demolishing a roadside post (forksclovetofu), Wednesday, 5 October 2022 16:19 (one year ago) link
Game of Thrones in dire need of a sitcom spinoff
― stank viola (Neanderthal), Wednesday, 5 October 2022 16:21 (one year ago) link