Treme: it amuses me that Hidalgo thinks he's on the verge of figuring out NOLA.
We're still working on a plan, but so far it involves being sent to prison and becoming somebody's bitch.
Fred ,'Just Rewards (2)'
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sumi - May 29, 2011 6:05:12 pm PDT #3588 of 7329
Art Crawl!!!
sumi - May 29, 2011 6:08:30 pm PDT #3589 of 7329
Art Crawl!!!
GoT: it took a reviewer who identified the animal Tywin was skinning as a pig/boar for me to realize the significance that it was a stag. Duh.
Theodosia - May 30, 2011 4:02:10 am PDT #3590 of 7329
'we all walk this earth feeling we are frauds. The trick is to be grateful and hope the caper doesn't end any time soon"
That didn't look like a stunt stag to me. (OK, SFX stag, but 'stunt stag' is much funnier.)
The Littlefinger scene did seem out of proportion and character. I suspect it's because they want to set up stuff for the coming season as well as make sure his "you shouldn't trust me" doesn't come out of the blue....
Aside from "Winter Is Coming" the theme of tGoT should be "A King In The Hand is Worth Four or Five Elsewhere."
sumi - May 30, 2011 9:05:27 am PDT #3591 of 7329
Art Crawl!!!
Hee
I need somebody who hasn't read the book to let me know how necessary that exposition was.
Book related speculation here: If Roz=Shae then what does Littlefinger baring his soul to her and her buddy mean ?
I suspect either that my speculation comes to naught or that it bodes ill for that character.
le nubian - May 30, 2011 10:02:46 am PDT #3592 of 7329
"And to be clear, I am the hell. And the high water."
I have not read the book and I thought that whole exposition scene was over the top. I didn't think any of it was necessary.
Amy - May 30, 2011 10:02:48 am PDT #3593 of 7329
Because books.
Wait, how does Roz = Shae ?
I read a little bit ahead, and I thought Shae was a camp follower Bronn found for Tyrion on the road . And Roz is in King's Landing now, right? She's the one Littlefinger was talking to.
Theodosia - May 30, 2011 10:34:09 am PDT #3594 of 7329
'we all walk this earth feeling we are frauds. The trick is to be grateful and hope the caper doesn't end any time soon"
There's been some thought that the one character has been blended into the other. We'll know next week, since Tyrion and Bronn will be back to King's Landing, surely.
I was glad to see Ghost (the white direwolf) at long last. I may dub him Diefenbaker II, since it's clear he's adept at finding a Clue at the right dramatic moment for it. (In fact, it wouldn't be that hard to transpose Due South to the Wall. Hmmm....)
Amy - May 30, 2011 10:40:14 am PDT #3595 of 7329
Because books.
Ah, thank you.
In the book, Jon and Ghost are two of my favorite characters.
sumi - May 30, 2011 10:47:32 am PDT #3596 of 7329
Art Crawl!!!
Yes, it seemed a bit much that they would introduce yet another character when there is a perfectly good one that they can use.
Theodosia - May 30, 2011 5:35:26 pm PDT #3597 of 7329
'we all walk this earth feeling we are frauds. The trick is to be grateful and hope the caper doesn't end any time soon"
Contrast and compare the Littlefinger scene with Tywin Lannister dressing a stag while he talks to Jaime and completely dominates -- or for that matter, Jason Momoa delivering a really memorable speech (in a made-up language, no less) and being really electrifying doing it.
I'm also sorry to see Mark Addy gone, as long as we're praising good acting. I know him from his sweeter and more comic roles, so I'm glad to see him get to show some drama chops here.