Game of Thrones Open Thread: A Golden Crown

22 thoughts on “Game of Thrones Open Thread: A Golden Crown”

1. It was AWESOME. Seriously, the show just keeps getting better and better.Report

   1. So I take it I do need to find money for HBO?Report

      1. Yes. You do. At least while this series is running…Report

         1. Sigh. That is a frustrating answer, Mr. Kain.Report

            1. Don’t listen to E.D. I watch the series online a day after it airs and like it fine. Try sidereel if you’re trying to find a site that offers it.Report

               1. Yes, but that’s because you’re stealing it.Report

                  1. Yes, that’s true, I am. But until my housemates loosen their purse straps I have no other choice.Report

                  2. That came out harsher than I meant it to. The thing is, for those of us unwilling to watch it illicitly, the choices are getting HBO or being patient. (Or finding a friend with HBO who likes the same kind of beer we do.)Report

                  3. It sucks.
                     On the other hand, GoT is a very expensive series to make. The CGI, sets and especially location shots must be steep and it’s only going to get worse as the series progresses.Report

                  4. Mike:

                     Don’t apologize, sometimes the truth hurts unless you rationalize it with new and improved evolved moral standards.Report

2. It really was awesome. Tyrion’s confession was everything I hoped it would be, but Viserys’ crowning was so much more than I could have ever imagined.Report

3. I thought it was by far the best episode yet.Report

4. I must say that this series has really improved my opinion of screenwriters and their ability to translate large books to television. I wonder if the True Blood book fans felt similarily? The Hubby and I bought HBO for TB but GoT is turning out to be quite good news for us too.Report

5. Very much impressed, with both Golden Crown and Win or Die, which is available on HBOGO (and presumably bootleg, too) a week early. In the first few episodes, I was disappointed by Jason Momoa as Drogo, but he makes up for it in these episodes. The trial by combat at Tyrion’s trial looked much more real to me than Jaime and Ned’s fight last week. They’re both contenders for best episode of the series so far.Report

   1. Yeah I’ve been kind of dissatisfied with Jason Momoa too. I just pictured Khal Drogo as something a little different.Report

      1. Odd, he worked pretty well for me except for the makeup which looked a bit too obvious initially. But then I never had envisioned him much in my head (I initially found Daenerys’ chapters terribly uncompelling and hurried through them).Report

         1. I also found the Daenerys’ chapters tedious at first, but found the early ones interesting AFTER the later books came out, as she becomes such a fascinating character.Report

            1. I probably am severely overdue for a reread.Report

      2. I had not pictured him this way at all I’d had a picture of him being wiry more than a hulking Conan. Of course, I could have glossed over a description of him or something.Report

         1. My mental image was completely the opposite of that. My beef with Jason Momoa is that despite all the wardrobe and makeup he still looks like a cast member of Baywatch Hawaii. I pictured Drogo to be a little more gruff and hulking and ugly.Report

6. See now I want to go watch it again.Report

7. I’m not particularly enjoying the Theon scenes, but I think they’re necessary given that I honestly didn’t really notice him or his motivations in the book until he became a POV character. It’s much the same with Renly. Their actions came out of nowhere for me, (I read the books very quickly) and it’s not so easy for a TV series to rely on mere suggestion for character motivations.Report

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