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Watto's Junk Yard / Re: A Song of Ice and Fire: A Game of Thrones (HBO)

« on: May 15, 2013, 02:23 PM »

I think it would be more confusing to read after the show than before since most of the changes are consolidations of plotlines and characters for TV. Could get confusing in the book to have to see familiar snippets in different characters' paths.

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Watto's Junk Yard / Re: A Song of Ice and Fire: A Game of Thrones (HBO)

« on: May 14, 2013, 12:23 PM »

Quote from: Tracy on May 13, 2013, 08:26 PM

Damn you GOT - I actually find myself starting to care about what happens to Jamie Lannister! The thing that really stood out to me in the scene where Dany was dealing with the slave trader was how much she had taken on the mannerisms and tone if Viserys - it was almost uncanny.

Jaime Lannister may be one of the most dynamicly developed characters I've ever come across in any literature.

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Watto's Junk Yard / Re: A Song of Ice and Fire: A Game of Thrones (HBO)

« on: May 13, 2013, 02:49 PM »

I've assumed that the weddings would take place concurrently, cutting back and forth within the same episode. That's how I'd do it, anyway.

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Watto's Junk Yard / Re: Top 5 Hotties

« on: April 24, 2013, 04:56 PM »

Quote from: Nathan on April 6, 2013, 08:36 PM

um....who is she. My list just got rearranged.

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Watto's Junk Yard / Re: A Song of Ice and Fire: A Game of Thrones (HBO)

« on: April 24, 2013, 04:52 PM »

The scenes with Arya were HBO's creation, but in the books I still found Tywin to be at least somewhat sympathetic as a character. Still an ass, but he definitely wasn't a two dimensional villain once you understood how the Mad King had treated him and how much he valued his legacy.

The Danni language thing I actually think HBO handled better than the book did. Or at least it had even more impact on the screen than on the page.

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Watto's Junk Yard / Re: A Song of Ice and Fire: A Game of Thrones (HBO)

« on: April 24, 2013, 10:05 AM »

For the life of me, I can't remember a scene in the book like the one with the sorcerer in the crate. I remember Varys telling his story of his mutilation, but not the special delivery.

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Watto's Junk Yard / Re: A Song of Ice and Fire: A Game of Thrones (HBO)

« on: April 24, 2013, 10:00 AM »

Quote from: Qui-Gon Jim on April 24, 2013, 09:08 AM

The writers are so good at their craft that they can make a person feel pity for even the loathsome Jamie Lannister.

The thing that impresses me the most about Martin's writing in the novels is his ability to carefully, methodically develop a character fully into a villain you despise and then in one chapter flip your perceptions entirely on end and make turn the villain into the hero you're rooting for.

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Watto's Junk Yard / Re: A Song of Ice and Fire (Possible Spoilers, tread carefully)

« on: April 22, 2013, 09:58 AM »

Quote from: Nicklab on April 19, 2013, 09:40 PM

And DAMN, does it take a lot of effort to make the discussion of this theory come across as both cryptic and spoiler free!

What he said...the title of the thread warns of spoilers, but still. This theory comes is such a mind blowing "holy ****" moment that it feels like a HUGE spoiler. Changes everything. Awesome.

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Watto's Junk Yard / Re: A Song of Ice and Fire (Possible Spoilers, tread carefully)

« on: April 19, 2013, 10:48 AM »

I know what L means....Bill if you want I'll message you. But if you've not run across this theory, it will rock your world.

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Watto's Junk Yard / Re: A Song of Ice and Fire: A Game of Thrones (HBO)

« on: April 16, 2013, 09:59 AM »

Quote from: BillCable on April 16, 2013, 08:48 AM

Sorry for the unintended spoiler.

It's funny, if not for the HBO show I wouldn't have any idea who it was in the books. The name was completely dead to me.

This is definitely one of the "go-to" devices for Martin....stop talking about a minor character for thousands of pages, bring them back in under a different name, REVEAL!

I too really think the HBO show does a good job adapting to this by showing us what happened in the interim instead of trying to pull off an awkward surprise twist.

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Watto's Junk Yard / Re: A Song of Ice and Fire: A Game of Thrones (HBO)

« on: April 15, 2013, 02:34 PM »

Quote from: Scott on April 15, 2013, 12:13 PM

Last night, I couldn't help picturing Jaime Lannister/Nikolaj Coster-Waldau as a Jedi...or Obi-Wan, maybe it is the beard, hairstyle and accent

Maybe it's the missing appendage.

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Watto's Junk Yard / Re: A Song of Ice and Fire: A Game of Thrones (HBO)

« on: April 11, 2013, 10:03 AM »

Quote from: Matt_Fury on April 11, 2013, 01:47 AM

Quote from: Jesse James on April 9, 2013, 03:29 PM
I have to say, Cersei may be one of the biggest shockers. Maybe it's the hair color just throws me off, and don't get me wrong I think she's cute on the show, but she's f'n smoking off it. Way hotter in her natural hair color and all dolled up in modern clothes. I'm kinda floored.

Go watch 300 again.

Mind. Blown.

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