Wow, I'm amazed by the number of people on the New Viewers thread at W-i-C who are bitching about the lack of battle scenes rather than the execution.
Inara: So, explain to me again why Zoe wasn't in the dress? Mal: Tactics, woman. Needed her in the back. 'Sides, those soft cotton dresses feel kinda nice. It's the whole... air-flow.
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sumi - Jun 12, 2011 5:16:47 pm PDT #3675 of 7329
Art Crawl!!!
-t - Jun 12, 2011 5:37:53 pm PDT #3676 of 7329
I am a woman of various inclinations and only some of the time are they to burn everything down in frustration
the idea that Ned knew that Arya was there as well as Sansa.
Right? That hurt.
OTOH, at least Ned knew Arya was alive and could send Yoren to her. I liked that he swore by the Seven and not the Old Gods.
Having just read that bit, we didn't see much of the battles in the books, either.
sumi - Jun 12, 2011 6:16:52 pm PDT #3677 of 7329
Art Crawl!!!
No, definitely not Robb's ambush of Jaime - but I thought we saw more of the other battle.
-t - Jun 12, 2011 6:22:10 pm PDT #3678 of 7329
I am a woman of various inclinations and only some of the time are they to burn everything down in frustration
A little more, but not much. Tyrion's sad story of first love is more important than his brief fight during the battle that turned out to be a distraction, if they had to choose (and seems to me that they did, they had a lot to pack into that hour). We did see more of the planning and have more of a sense of Tywin's strategy, but we didn't see much of the fighting.
I am bummed that they didn't include the reference to Robb being a young wolf with more bravery than wisdom who would fall easily to Tywin's cunning.
Frankenbuddha - Jun 12, 2011 6:36:50 pm PDT #3679 of 7329
"We are the Goon Squad and we're coming to town...Beep! Beep!" - David Bowie, "Fashion"
Treme: is there any way that Eric Ripert can be that nice in real life? Not that he necessarily wouldn't want to be, but in that line of work, I can't imagine that he could be.
On a completely different note, Melissa Leo was heartbreaking in her breakdown scene after she got Sofia (Sophia?) out of juvie.
Amy - Jun 12, 2011 7:30:51 pm PDT #3680 of 7329
Because books.
I'm a little disappointed that Tyrion's little victory in battle was replaced with a drinking game (even though I do adore Bronn), but I was really startled by Shae. She's not even close to the book version. What's the point of that?
Oh, NED.
::sniffle::
sumi - Jun 12, 2011 7:43:41 pm PDT #3681 of 7329
Art Crawl!!!
Yes, they completely changed her. Is she Dornish? Is this a way from them to introduce Dornish culture?
-t - Jun 12, 2011 7:52:52 pm PDT #3682 of 7329
I am a woman of various inclinations and only some of the time are they to burn everything down in frustration
Oh, I hope not. "Foreign" ought to be outside the seven kingdoms. I don't know where they're going with her backstory, though.
Amy - Jun 12, 2011 8:02:49 pm PDT #3683 of 7329
Because books.
I don't know where they're going with her backstory, though.
Exactly. And I like book!Shae's genuine affection for him. At least that's the way it read to me.
sumi - Jun 13, 2011 4:53:35 am PDT #3684 of 7329
Art Crawl!!!
I know it makes her betrayal even more bitter (spoilery for book 3.)