Anybody enjoying Game of Thrones? (HBO TV series)

[Greyblades]

I gotta say, I dont remember the books being so blunt about renley and loras. Littlefinger isnt exactly very subtle either. Out of all the things it gets right this series cant seem to get foreshadowing very well.

[Strike For The South]

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It's deffintely watchable

[Alexander the Pretty Good]

I gotta say, I dont remember the books being so blunt about renley and loras. Littlefinger isnt exactly very subtle either. Out of all the things it gets right this series cant seem to get foreshadowing very well.

Yeah, I felt like the last episode went a bit far in condensing things (plus I didn't even pick up on Loras-Renly in the books at all).

[Crazed Rabbit]

I gotta say, I dont remember the books being so blunt about renley and loras. Littlefinger isnt exactly very subtle either. Out of all the things it gets right this series cant seem to get foreshadowing very well.

The books weren't. But they never showed anything from those character's perspectives. I was a bit more surprised by Littlefinger's lack of subtlety - it seems like that wouldn't be information you imply publicly if it's a secret.

My problem was with how the actor who plays Loras has no muscle and is just skin and bones. It suspends disbelief a bit when someone says they've been sword fighting their whole life looks like they've never done anything athletic.

CR

[Centurion1]

The books weren't. But they never showed anything from those character's perspectives. I was a bit more surprised by Littlefinger's lack of subtlety - it seems like that wouldn't be information you imply publicly if it's a secret.

My problem was with how the actor who plays Loras has no muscle and is just skin and bones. It suspends disbelief a bit when someone says they've been sword fighting their whole life looks like they've never done anything athletic.

CR

Yeah Loras is a pretty boy but Im sure it would have been a sinewy strength seen through Martin's eyes. At the very least they should all probably have wrists the size of my neck to be accurate haha.

[Greyblades]

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Little finger starting off a scene(twice) staring at the iron throne (which my the way looks way too safe for a throne that can kill the sitter if he isnt careful) seems really blatant.

[CountArach]

Little finger starting off a scene(twice) staring at the iron throne (which my the way looks way too safe for a throne that can kill the sitter if he isnt careful) seems really blatant.

No spoilers please, for those who haven't read or seen it.

I've been really excited about watching this, it has been incredible. I'm a huge fan of the books and have started re-reading them because of this show. I'm also getting my girlfriend into the show, even though it isn't really her sort of thing. She justloves the actors and is getting into it more and more. Something for everyone in it.

[A Nerd]

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Thank you! :)

[Ituralde]

I think this is the best that can happen to any Fantasy saga or even just book series out there. What HBO does with the source material is really incredible.

I'm glad to hear some info from people that have not read the books as it's hard for me to watch the show without all the background knowledge I have in my head. I immediatelly recognized some of the dialogue that was taken from the book and a lot stems of course from knowing how it'll turn out in the long run. It will be interesting to see if they can keep the complexity of the book and still make it understandable for all viewers.

So far it seems they have achieved their goal. I really hope HBO can finish this all the way through to season 5 or 6. Would really like watching it all.

[Crazed Rabbit]

Yeah Loras is a pretty boy but Im sure it would have been a sinewy strength seen through Martin's eyes. At the very least they should all probably have wrists the size of my neck to be accurate haha.

I'm not saying it couldn't be a sinewy strength. But cross country runners look really muscular compared to that actor.

CR

[Scienter]

I'm really excited about this week's episode! Spoiler for people who haven't read the books:

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I think this is the episode where Viserys dies!! I love to hate him, his death scene should be fun! The actor is doing such a great job with Viserys, though. He's got the right combination of haughtiness and looking like a weasel. He adds more depth to the character than was provided in the books.

[Greyblades]

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Oh yeah, I cant wait till he gets "crowned"

[Hooahguy]

I need to start watching this show. It looks interesting.

[Crazed Rabbit]

I'm really excited about this week's episode! Spoiler for people who haven't read the books:

I've been looking forward to this scene since I started watching the series.

CR

[CountArach]

I've been looking forward to this scene since I started watching the series.

CR

That will be great. Also (again scene for people having read the books only)...

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I can't wait for Ned's death scene. I hope they maintain the way that it looks from Arya's point of view, because that could be really intense if it is shot correctly.

[GeneralHankerchief]

I'm really excited about this week's episode! Spoiler for people who haven't read the books:

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I think this is the episode where Viserys dies!! I love to hate him, his death scene should be fun! The actor is doing such a great job with Viserys, though. He's got the right combination of haughtiness and looking like a weasel. He adds more depth to the character than was provided in the books.

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Going by the title of the episode, I think you're going to get your wish.

[Alexander the Pretty Good]

It is known.

[Centurion1]

I'm not saying it couldn't be a sinewy strength. But cross country runners look really muscular compared to that actor.

CR

No I'm agreeing with you the Loras actor looks more like a flower girl at a wedding than the knight of flowers.

[The Stranger]

deadwood and boardwalk empire are quality shows too!

[Hooahguy]

Just watched the first two episodes.
Really quite a smash!
I also just ordered the first four of the books on Amazon.

[CountArach]

deadwood and boardwalk empire are quality shows too!

I enjoyed the first two episodes of Boardwalk Empire but it just went downhill so fast from there.

[Koga No Goshi]

I read the first book and couldn't stand it. It was so dry and slow that when I heard they were making a TV show, especially an HBO adaptation, I immediately said they'll have to massively change the story and throw tons of gratuitous sex and nonsense into it to make it more watchable than the first book's story was.

And sure enough, I haven't been watching but my friend links me to a scene where a male-male couple is chest shaving, complete with nipple closeups. Even knowing that things that weren't in the book were going to be thrown in to make it more scandalous and interesting, my mouth still gaped.

[CrimsonArchAngel]

might have some spoiler info

looks like I have a lot to read here but I will post first.
I am in the middle of episode 5 and waiting for book 5 that I ordered.
I am greatly disappointing that Little finger spoke about the hounds burns instead of the Hound telling Sensa himself.
I recall that the Hound had and that it was the beginning of what little friendship they had.
I am most downhearted that I had to find somewhere to tell what a fool idea it was to make Loras and Renly lovers.
Mr. Martin holds nothing back, if they were gay he would have said so. Renly marries Loras's sister, Loras was Renly's squire before he was knighted. The knight of Flowers reminds me of Sir Lancelot when I read the books, the producers have really boggled this one. Until I get book 5 and can confirm ya or nay I am of the opinion that it was Loras that was bedding his own sister as Jaime was Cersie.
this is only the second website I have found to voice my opinion as I just started looking, if someone knows a site the the shows producers read please post it here. I am also disappointed in the book and hope the producers change the fact that Renly's kings guard wears rainbow cloaks and the Septons knights use rainbow sword belts and have rainbow swords on their shields. You would never see a knight of the Round Table, a Knights Templar or Hospitler, and definitely never a horseman of Charlemagne's wear a rainbow. Charlemagne would have beheaded them before he ever made his horsemen into the first lords of Europe.

[The Stranger]

spambot :O