Sky VIP screening of final episode

I'm not sure if it made a difference but Sky have us down as "Platinum" customers because we've been with them so long.

To be honest, my husband and myself are both vegan so the feast will probably be wasted on us. Not sure Westeros catered for dietary requirements! But I'm sure it'll be fun anyway.

Actually, that rules out fermented goats milk too! But I'm sure there'll be plenty of wine!

Part of me hopes it's in a cinema, cos I think it would look really great on a big screen. But not sure they would call a cinema a "spectacular secret location", so maybe something outdoors?

stesaurus wrote: »

I got 2 tickets also. I still think I'll watch it at 2am live as spoilers will be everywhere.

Thats the big dilemma we're having. Watch it before work in the morning so we don't risk spoilers. Or watch it for the first time that evening and potentially enjoy the experience more.

It might dull the evening a little if we already know what happens.

Nobody at work is gonna spoil anything, so if we just stay off the internet we will probably be fine.

Checked the tickets again this morning (impatient I know!) and whilst the info hasn't updated yet, there's a google map which is now set to The Blind Pig Speakeasy in Dublin ?? It does have Winterfell Crypts/Beneath Kings Landing vibe, but not somewhere I would have guessed. Maybe it's just an error, who knows!

stesaurus wrote: »

They sent around an email about an hour ago giving more details around the times. No announcement of venue until the 15th apparently.
Doors at 6:15 with drinks, followed by a banquet and then the screenings. There's a pre and post thronecast episode. So it looks like the actual episode time will mirror Sky Atlantic's screenings.
I've been to the blind pig before but can't really picture where they'd have a screen that's viewable by all. Small venue also.

Also who's dressing up??? ðŸ˜

Ah the email probably went to my husband.

Wouldn't be super interested in the Thronecast stuff, but I'd imagine the atmosphere will be pretty good so might enjoy it more than normal.

Yeah the place doesn't look huge, not sure how many people to expect. The google map thing could be wrong I suppose.

Here’s a few photos. I didn’t take that many but there wasn’t really a lot to photograph.

They had an area with some of the winterfell wooden chairs and another area set up like the “hold the door” scene. That was it.

I’d say they spent the majority of their budget on the free bar and the food. They did have vegan options, nothing exciting but plenty of it. The meat food looked good and very authentic to the theme. Personally I would rather they spent more of the budget on decking the place out and creating a truly immersive experience. There’s no point having rows of candles that aren’t even lit because it’s basically day time. Put it in a proper hall that’s dark and make it feel like a moody authentic winter fell banquet.

As I suspected, watching the episode was pants. Screen completely washed out and too low to the ground, when she was giving her speech everyone was standing up to try and see the subtitles. The sound was incredible, although slightly put off by the cutlery and glasses being collected and cleaned and staff generally cleaning up.

If the visuals had matched the sound it would have been epic. We watched it again at home and the difference was staggering. Like the first 5 minutes was just Tyrion’s silhouette moving across a black background!

As it was free none of this matters that much. But if it had been something you’d paid to enter, you’d be pretty pissed.