ASOIAF / Game of Thrones (SPOILERS INSIDE)

[AzzarTheGod]

You were right Sirks it cooks Westworld. This season is off to a mega smash opener.

10m people watched live, 16m+ so far on stream/live and will probably climb to over 30m once 72 hour DVR is factored in. Up 50% over the S6 premiere numbers.

@GameOfThrones S7 opens to a massive linear audience of 10.1M viewers at 9 p.m. Sunday, up 27% vs. April 2016 S6 premiere
Including replays + digital views, HBO estimates audience for S7 @GameOfThrones opener already at 16.1M -- +50% vs 2016

[katrik]

Arya such a badass tho

[Sirken]

this video (if you don't read the books, you aren't gonna get the part at the beginning regarding the 7 vs 3 dream, but it) sums up all my complaints about ep1, i can't say it better than he did here: https://youtu.be/RhSj4dOTM9Q

[AenorVZ]

Preston's over it. If he's going to keep doing this, he's got to just get over it, doesn't he? I mean yes, the logistics and believability of pretty much everything the show has Arya do is off. But Preston is losing his shit over nit picky details like ... how did Arya rule the Twins while the Frey's gathered? (she stayed in Walder's chambers and told the servants Walder was not well until the Freys gathered) ... how did every Frey from the corners of Westeros gather? Why are there no Freys under 25? (how does the show plot necessitate that it's every single Frey and not just every available Frey?)

[skarlorn]

s7ep1 was one of the shittiest eps yet imo

[Patriam1066]

Originally Posted by skarlorn [You must be logged in to view images. Log in or Register.]

s7ep1 was one of the shittiest eps yet imo

Yeah, wow

I liked the hound, I can't wait to see him be crowned king of westeros. Other than that I'm not sure why I watch anymore

[AzzarTheGod]

Originally Posted by Patriam1066 [You must be logged in to view images. Log in or Register.]

Yeah, wow

I liked the hound, I can't wait to see him be crowned king of westeros. Other than that I'm not sure why I watch anymore

The acting in the scenes with the Hound was some of the best on the show.

Daenerys is barely worth watching on screen anymore. Takes you right out of the show at break neck speed as soon as you see her. Stands out from the entire cast as far as acting talent goes.

I don't see her having a long career in Hollywood or getting any other gigs. She's a one-trick one-face actor with questionable 4th wall breaking screen presence.

[skarlorn]

Originally Posted by AzzarTheGod [You must be logged in to view images. Log in or Register.]

The acting in the scenes with the Hound was some of the best on the show.

Daenerys is barely worth watching on screen anymore. Takes you right out of the show at break neck speed as soon as you see her. Stands out from the entire cast as far as acting talent goes.

Glad to hear someone else noticed this. I liked Daeny a lot in first couple seasons, but in the last episode I was actually STUNNED by how bad her acting was. In the scene between her and the Red Witch I was sitting there actively wondering what went wrong. I thought it may be bad directing, but all the other actors were still quality. Absolutely disappointing performance.

Meanwhile. the Hound is still God Tier and the most honorable Knight in Westeros.

Originally Posted by heartbrand [You must be logged in to view images. Log in or Register.]

this show sucks now

It's incredible how far it has fallen. The best part of the episode was inanimate ships crashing into each other and how they made the one ship have Squidlike features. Especially stern cringe for the Arya sequence at Hogshead Inn with her overly curt replies, DOUBLE especially stern cringe for the Arya and wolves sequence. "It wasn't you" she says with a shitty little cuck smirk.

I watched ep2 after catching part 11 of Twin Peaks the Return. It's just not even on the same caliber of quality of writing, directing, cohesiveness, art, etc. I am glad there's such quality coming out (thanks Frost & Lynch and the incredible cast) but also WOW does GoT suck my cocc now.

Still gonna watch it.

[Sear]

Originally Posted by skarlorn [You must be logged in to view images. Log in or Register.]

I watched ep2 after catching part 11 of Twin Peaks the Return. It's just not even on the same caliber of quality of writing, directing, cohesiveness, art, etc. I am glad there's such quality coming out (thanks Frost & Lynch and the incredible cast) but also WOW does GoT suck my cocc now.

Still gonna watch it.

Did you really just cite TWIN PEAKS as an example of cohesive writing? lol

I love Twin Peaks, but the new season has been borderline unwatchable. Endless vacant stares between the characters and David Lynch Does Abstract Art scenes. The humor and character development/relationships of the first two seasons is barely even there, and "Cooper is a functional vegetable but nobody else notices" thing is just fucking irritating at this point. I like a lot of the horror (e.g., episode 8 charcoal hobos), but it has been rough to watch so far.

New season of GoT feels a little rushed, but I'm still loving it.

SquidBowl delivered. I don't care for the pickup artist makeover version of Euron dropping negs on Cersei, but I appreciate that he murdered 2/3 sand snakes. He's the hero of the show now, right?

[Rogean]

Originally Posted by skarlorn [You must be logged in to view images. Log in or Register.]

Especially stern cringe for the Arya sequence at Hogshead Inn with her overly curt replies, DOUBLE especially stern cringe for the Arya and wolves sequence. "It wasn't you" she says with a shitty little cuck smirk.

I actually disagree here. I think her acting was fine for these scenes. She's basically showing a part of The Hound with her short answers.

Then the wolf scene, you could understand through her facial expressions how she came to understand that Nymeria has chosen her own path now, much like Arya has.