Game of Thrones

[Dpek]

I thought about this just the other day. I think that what demotivates him the most is the fact that the series now are simplifying the storylines with a clear attempt to finish this damn saga some day, while GRRM has build up a massive character base by now which he can't untangle in a satisfying way any more. I think that (book spoilers ahead)

Sansa getting married with Boltons resonates with me more than just another damn character like fake Arya.

 

It is a STORY with a purpose, not a challenge to flesh out a fantasy world in a most realistic way possible.

[GORDO]

Since I'm weak and watched the leaked episodes, I am now rewatching from season 1, seems a lot more satisfying than the first time aorund becaus ei understand things better now. Also makes me realzie that while the show seems to move slow a lot has happened.

[sheatheman]

i also have bad taste let me prove it by posting in this thread

[cwmbrancity]

http://www.theguardian.com/music/2015/may/05/grateful-dead-inspired-george-rr-martin

[data]

goddamnit. looked at the URL and just saw the word "dead" and george rr martin.

[cwmbrancity]

oops

 

Captain Trips is dead, not George

[vertsk8er419]

 

kinda glad grey worm died because there will be no more of that terrible romance subplot with him and afro girl.

 

 

lol

 

he lives!

[roasty]

i also have bad taste let me prove it by posting in this thread

 

all you prove is being a fuckwit

[Guest]

boring episode was boring

"suddenly stone men"

[vertsk8er419]

tyrions poetic musings was a highlight of the new season for me. very dialoguey episode. gotta have em

[azatoth]

I am losing interest in this series. I don't know what they are really setting up. Perhaps it has to do with the showrunners running out of books to adapt and just having a few notes from Gurm on how the whole mess is supposed to end. I heard that in the last books nothing really happened there either. The Dany storyline is boring, Stannis is dour and boring, Sansa is just being emo, Arya is doing something in Braavos, the newly introduced Sandsnakes was a bit naff. Only somewhat interesting is what is happening at the Wall.

[Perezvon]

The ending of the last episode was so predictable... I don't recall having that kind of feeling in GoT ever.

[pcock]

this was always going to be a difficult section, i mean the three, 1000 page books from 4 to 5.1 and 5.2 pretty much are just characters walking around setting themselves up for the next major kickoff. I still throughly enjoyed the books, i read extremely fast, can get through a game of thrones in 3 days, so it doesnt irritate me when things are a bit meandering.

[GORDO]

With 5 episodes left it seems unlikely that's it's building up for something big, I would guess season will end with a stannis-boltons battle.

[Kilgore Trout]

With 5 episodes left it seems unlikely that's it's building up for something big, I would guess season will end with a stannis-boltons battle.

i bet that will be episode 9. that's when they like to do the battle episodes.

[doublename]

This season is Boardwalk Empire slow. I loved that show, but Jaysus I hope this pays off.

[YO303]

^ it doesnt matter, they already wasted 5 hours of our lives with some of the laziest writting of all time.

 

I know its hard to make a show of this scale so im not gonna put them down but the show doesnt excite me anymore, i look foward to silicon valley more than GOT and thats a big problem

[Guest]

it did have some slow / boring stretches in earlier seasons tho, what with the stannis / red witch stuff before anything happened, that was pretty lame imo... but yeah seems quite meh at the mo compared to season 4..

[Hoodie]

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[autopilot]

I'm still enjoying watching it week to week and find the storylines & world interesting, but I realize now that the dialogue can be pretty cliche and mediocre at time. I just find the world itself to be so interesting that I like spending the time in it.

 

That being said, right now Louie & Community are what really get me giddy with excitement/anticipation every time a new episode drops, and later this year I'm certain I'm going to enjoy the new seasons of Fargo, True Detective, and The Knick considerably more than GoT. Those shows are just on another level.

[cear]

[Guest]

[sunshine recorder]

dunno if that ending was meant to be traumatic,but i gotta say i laughed my ass off!

i,ve been wanting that to happen to her for a good while now,gotta say its all getting a bit silly for me now(never read the books btw)

[o00o]

Most of the plot feels like its been there before. We had the Sansa is abused plot before. Its getting boring. I miss some guy like Tywin Lannister. The Cersei plot grows old as she is doing her thing over and over again with no progression at all (another unfair trial again?! how many did we have already? again she is using the child king for her plans). The new snake people feel forced and Jaime Lannister does not fit into the Dorne world / style at all. It looks like he is wearing some cheap costume. I still have faith with the Arya plot tho.

[pcock]

feels like within the space of 5 episodes we've gone from the books being 3000 pages ahead, to the series being ahead of the books.

 

With some of the storylines anyway.