That's why it's so surprising, right?
This is so nice. Having everyone together for my birthday. Of course, you could smash in all my toes with a hammer and it will still be the bestest Buffy Birthday Bash in a big long while.
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Liese S. - May 01, 2012 4:51:15 pm PDT #4407 of 7329
"Faded like the lilac, he thought."
Sean K - May 01, 2012 11:00:48 pm PDT #4408 of 7329
You can't leave me to my own devices; my devices are Nap and Eat. -Zenkitty
In non-GOT news, I am finally making my way through Rome. I'm only on S1e4, and really, can I just have the Lucius and Titus Pullo show? Ciran Hinds is great as Ceasar, but the show is by far at its most enjoyable when Titus Pullo is on screen.
Jessica - May 02, 2012 3:18:12 am PDT #4409 of 7329
And then Ortus came and said "It's Ortin' time" and they all Orted off into the sunset
Trust me, you don't want to get rid of Atia and especially you don't want to get rid of Octavian. That is one amazingly fucked up family.
le nubian - May 02, 2012 8:14:16 am PDT #4410 of 7329
"And to be clear, I am the hell. And the high water."
sumi - May 02, 2012 11:49:34 am PDT #4411 of 7329
Art Crawl!!!
I read that somebody from Cabin in the Woods (which I haven't seen yet) has been cast on Spartacus.
People what sort of education did you have that you missed that important chapter on giving birth to a smoke-child assassin?
Or how to properly hatch dragon eggs via self-immolation?
I am shocked. Shocked.
Amy - May 06, 2012 7:01:01 pm PDT #4412 of 7329
Because books.
I don't know what was better -- Tyrion losing his shit with Joffrey, or Arya with Tywin, or what Danaerys will do to find her dragons.
The scene was Sansa was horrifying -- I was literally clutching my chest.
Jessica - May 07, 2012 3:33:23 am PDT #4413 of 7329
And then Ortus came and said "It's Ortin' time" and they all Orted off into the sunset
Tyrion losing his shit with Joffrey, or Arya with Tywin, or what Danaerys will do to find her dragons.
I can't pick! They're all so great!
Tyrion is trying SO HARD to keep the rest of his family from fucking everything up, but they're just so GOOD at fucking things up, he's not going to be able to hold it together. That's not a spoiler, just common sense.
I think I need to reread the Harrenhall chapters in the book because I don't remember most of Arya's storyline, and I can't tell if it's because my memory is swiss cheese or because it's been changed for the show.
Amy - May 07, 2012 4:01:50 am PDT #4414 of 7329
Because books.
I think Arya's has been changed, from what I've heard. I'm a little unnerved that I'm not completely hating Tywin, too.
It was frightening to see Tyrion really scared, for once. But the absolute fury and exasperation when Joffrey just didn't get it was perfect. "And now I'm striking one." Do it again, do it again!
sumi - May 07, 2012 4:19:47 am PDT #4415 of 7329
Art Crawl!!!
Well, the obvious big change is Lord Tywin.
I'm hoping for a new Tyrion hitting Joffrey youtube video.
And no matter what Tyrion does to establish some sort of normality - he gets the blame for all the wrong from the crowd. Poor Tyrion.
-t - May 07, 2012 6:58:06 am PDT #4416 of 7329
I am a woman of various inclinations and only some of the time are they to burn everything down in frustration
Arya's storyline mostly seems compressed to me, but some of what's happened onscreen I haven't gotten to in my re-read, yet, so I'm not sure I'm remembering it right.
Tywin is fascinating. And the recurring bits where what people think is happening is so different from what we know is happening are pretty great.
The septon literally getting ripped limb from limb - I was not expecting that. Theon making a hash of the beheading I was expecting, but still hard to watch.