Season 4; Episode 1: 'Two Swords': *Have NOT* Read the Books MOD NOTE POST #

haro124 wrote: »

2 AM

On Sky Atlantic at 2am as well which is excellent for anyone that has access to it. No more terrible streams and having to rewatch again in the morning because of missing an important scene after a freeze.

Haven't had time to overthink this season so really hoping it's gonna be excellent. There was something about last season that wasn't as good for me and think that might have been me over hyping it in my head.

Anyways let's see how she goes.

johnmcdnl wrote: »

On Sky Atlantic at 2am as well which is excellent for anyone that has access to it. No more terrible streams and having to rewatch again in the morning because of missing an important scene after a freeze.

Haven't had time to overthink this season so really hoping it's gonna be excellent. There was something about last season that wasn't as good for me and think that might have been me over hyping it in my head.

Anyways let's see how she goes.

Only episode one is being shown at this time. Back to normal next week so dont be deleting those streams just yet.

Loved it! Excellent first episode, had forgotten how epic this show is. Terrific

**** the King!

Anyone notice they recast daario naharis? They don't look or sound anything alike. Fairly jarring.

I've watched all 3 seasons in the past 2 weeks, having to wait a whole week for another episode is going to be tough!

Great episode though, the hound is an absolute boss. I think Arya is the character I'm behind most, she's been through so much, her vengeful killing spree will be great.

Also, is Jaime a good guy now?

Essien wrote: »

Also, is Jaime a good guy now?

I don't know if he's "good". I think the actor just won everybody over.
He's been brilliant throughout. Alongside Arya as my favourite characters.

Essien wrote: »

Also, is Jaime a good guy now?

I've seen brief interviews with with George Martin who makes a point that his characters tend to be capable of good and evil whereas other fantasy books have very black and white characters when it comes to good and evil.

I'm not up-to-date with the books but I believe Jaime loseinghis hand was meant to be a huge turning point in his outlook as his swordmanship was renowned and his main strength and source of his arrogance. In the last season there was the scene in the bath with Brienne where the real reason he killed the previous king (and got the name kingslayer) was revealed and that's when he became a more complex character than the Jaime from Season 1.

That was awesome. Wish they would release the whole season as one so i can binge watch it. The Hound is a legend! He has quite the fondness for the word cnut. He says it so eloquently. And when he jammed yer mans head into his dagger, oh that was brilliant!

Also, if someone can update me (i had intended on watching all the seasons again, but didn't get round to it) - I take it that it was Robb's sword and animal fur that Twyin melted/burned at the the start?

THFC wrote: »

Tywin threw some sort of animal/animal skin into the fire after the Ice was recast, anyone know what it was or what it's symbolism is?

Brendan Filone wrote: »

I actually thought it was a new character at first, it took me a few minutes to figure out who he was supposed to be.

Terrible casting in my opinion. I don't buy that Khaleesi could be enamored by him the same way that I did the old one.

I knew they had recast but what a terrible choice, only part of the whole episode i didn't like was him, just something about him, think you hit the nail on the head here.

Really solid opener. Surprised at how many characters I like in this show, so not too bothered they changed the actor for Daario Naharis. Anyone know why the actor was changed?

Watched this at 2am as I was suffering DTs from the weekend.

Brilliant opener. Can almost see myself watching it again at some point. The Hound has some of the dialogue on TV right now.

Unpopular opinion, but I thought it was all slightly disappointing. Nothing much really happened and I had slight trouble trying to keep up with all the separate story strands from last season (damn these long hiatus'!) and working out who some of the newer characters were (those cannibal guys, the prince ).

Was hoping to see what happened with Theon and his sister and Stannis, Davos and Melisandre, but instead got more Daenerys and her bloody dragons going nowhere as usual, Tywin forging two swords from Ned's old one and after a promising scene where Sansa is mysteriously tracked through the trees, it turns out to be a sozzled knight gifting her a necklace. Jaime's return to King's landing was also a bit of an anti climax, I thought.

Have to say though, the episode immediately improved as soon as the Hound appeared. He's been my favourite character for some time now and tonight he was just brilliant. I love the relationship between him and Arya.

ringadingding wrote: »

Agreed ,
There's 1 possibly 2 too many storylines to keep up with, especially as they're quite complex.

Maybe I'm just a ticko :-)

" lots of cûnts"
Best delivery of the word " cûnt" in ages

Ah yes, a classic delivery, but still pipped at the post by 'Ser' Bronn's epic delivery of the line

"theres no cure for being a cnut"