So, I'm about four years behind the zeitgeist of reading and watching Game of Thrones. I've just finished season two of the HBO series and I read all the books.
Of course, I wanted to see what the Buffistas had to say about it back when it aired and I came across this quote from Jessica about the S2 finale that made me laugh:
It's come up a few times, and we did get Sam explaining that three horn blasts mean Others (and the rest of the group being all "Whatevs dude there haven't been three horn blasts in over a thousand years" and he's all "BITCHES IT'S CALLED FORESHADOWING." I mean, that's how I remember it, anyway.)
Also: ita.
Nora, we have a small, mostly-Buffista re-read group on FB, which is mostly a-synchronous and highly distracted. Let me know if you want to join.
ooh, yes please! I just finished season 3 and don't know when I'll be completing the series (my friend who's been hosting our viewing parties won't have the time now that summer's coming to an end) but I'm still super obsessed and would love to re-read the books and/or discuss.
David Simon answered one of my million Season5 Wire questions the other day.(No, it was not "Are you sure you would not consider plural marriage?" sadface.Twitter me is ballsier than me, but there are limits) But I do know that Alma should have written "The building was evacuated of its inhabitants", in news of shit nobody but me rethinks. Would love to buy him a drink and talk further about journalism fakery scandals, as my uni had an international one, like the second before I got there, and cursing the chick that did it was very much the "Thanks, Obama," of my undergraduate years. If I remembered her name, I'd still hate her, right now, AIFG.
High Maintenance: Do they give Emmys to Labradoodles? Gatsby the Labradoodle totally deserves an Emmy.
Is nobody talking about WestWorld?
It's really good and dark and interesting and I have theories!
I watched about 2/3 of the pilot, and then I bailed on it:
- I wasn't interested in any of the characters
- The mysteries disoriented me, and didn't intrigue me. (There's a difference between HSQ and WTF)
- I was kind of grossed out by it. Not just the rapey-ness, but also the whole body-horror vibe they've got going on. I was never a fan of Cronenberg.
I figured I'd give the show some time to gel to see if it was worth my time investing in.
