If that 'Tarly boy', presumably Sam's Uncle or second cousin, had been successful. Would Stannis have taken over the Stormlands forces or would they have bent the knee?
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For the Book Readers - Name your favorite(or least favorite) castings on the show
My Favorite Casting Choices:
* Charles Dance as Tywin Lannister - Charles perfectly captures the righteous arrogance of Tywin. Sprinkling in just the right amount of smugness mixed with regality.
* David Bradley as Walder Frey - This is probably my pick for all around perfect casting. When reading through the chapters related to Walder(Catelyn's mostly, I believe) it's impossible not to read Walder's lines in David Bradley's voice. He absolutely nailed it.
* Aidan Gillen as Peter Baelish - He pulled off that crooked half-smile so damn well.
I think that they really struck gold with the cast across the board. My biggest complaint really would be the ages of some of the characters. I know that it's probably difficult to find child actors for stuff like this(or in the case of Daenerys, you don't want to make it creepy and weird.) But sometimes the age or physical appearance of a character is a huge part of who they are.
For example, Richard Madden turned in a terrific performance as Robb Stark. But a big part of who Robb Stark is in the books is that he is a "boy." A literal child. So when he outwits Tywin Lannister, it adds an extra layer of embarrassment. However, Richard Madden was in his mid 20's while playing Robb and, you do kind of lose that whole "Young Wolf" angle a bit.
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My Favorite Casting Choices:
* Charles Dance as Tywin Lannister - Charles perfectly captures the righteous arrogance of Tywin. Sprinkling in just the right amount of smugness mixed with regality.
* David Bradley as Walder Frey - This is probably my pick for all around perfect casting. When reading through the chapters related to Walder(Catelyn's mostly, I believe) it's impossible not to read Walder's lines in David Bradley's voice. He absolutely nailed it.
* Aidan Gillen as Peter Baelish - He pulled off that crooked half-smile so damn well.
I think that they really struck gold with the cast across the board. My biggest complaint really would be the ages of some of the characters. I know that it's probably difficult to find child actors for stuff like this(or in the case of Daenerys, you don't want to make it creepy and weird.) But sometimes the age or physical appearance of a character is a huge part of who they are.
For example, Richard Madden turned in a terrific performance as Robb Stark. But a big part of who Robb Stark is in the books is that he is a "boy." A literal child. So when he outwits Tywin Lannister, it adds an extra layer of embarrassment. However, Richard Madden was in his mid 20's while playing Robb and, you do kind of lose that whole "Young Wolf" angle a bit.
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Youre in a trial by combat. For 5 Rounds. which 5 people would you choose to defeat gregor clegane
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Performances that you thought didn't get the recognition they deserved?
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If Daemon Targaryen were brought into the Game of Thrones era, what level of warrior would he be?
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I always thought he knows and giving her chance to do something fishy and he catches her.
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Could any armed warrior in the Seven Kingdoms realistically beat an unarmed Wun Wun in a 1v1?
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Thoughts after a rewatch.
Just did a binge watch of all 8 seasons and a couple of things stuck out to me.
1. I remember having an issue with what felt like people traveling at fast speeds from place to place in the later seasons. Upon rewatch, this was a thing in the early seasons as well. In the first episode alone we see Jamie and Cersei in Kings Landing and a few scenes later they arrive in Winterfell. Yes, there was offscreen passage of time but the same can be said for the later seasons too. And this was only one example of many. 1.5 episodes later they are back in Kings Landing.
2. Instead of thinking of seasons 7 and 8 as two shorter seasons, I went in pretending season 7 was the final season of 13 long episodes. It felt so much more epic and fitting overall. I think the hype and delay of season 8 made it so that nothing would meet expectations. Had season 7 been a final epic long 13 episode season upon release it would have hit much harder.
3. Danys turn at Kings Landing could be seen from a mile away this time. For multiple seasons characters in the show saw it coming, warned people to see reason and they weren’t heard. It wasn’t out of the blue, it was built up for several seasons. I found myself at times wondering why no one was doing anything and why people were just letting it happen when almost everyone knew she would do this at a certain point.
Anyway these were just a couple of things that stood out to me. It was a super enjoyable binge and the show played out so much better than I remember, including how it ended and wrapped up. I still have nitpicks, but that’s really all they are - nitpicks.
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Just did a binge watch of all 8 seasons and a couple of things stuck out to me.
1. I remember having an issue with what felt like people traveling at fast speeds from place to place in the later seasons. Upon rewatch, this was a thing in the early seasons as well. In the first episode alone we see Jamie and Cersei in Kings Landing and a few scenes later they arrive in Winterfell. Yes, there was offscreen passage of time but the same can be said for the later seasons too. And this was only one example of many. 1.5 episodes later they are back in Kings Landing.
2. Instead of thinking of seasons 7 and 8 as two shorter seasons, I went in pretending season 7 was the final season of 13 long episodes. It felt so much more epic and fitting overall. I think the hype and delay of season 8 made it so that nothing would meet expectations. Had season 7 been a final epic long 13 episode season upon release it would have hit much harder.
3. Danys turn at Kings Landing could be seen from a mile away this time. For multiple seasons characters in the show saw it coming, warned people to see reason and they weren’t heard. It wasn’t out of the blue, it was built up for several seasons. I found myself at times wondering why no one was doing anything and why people were just letting it happen when almost everyone knew she would do this at a certain point.
Anyway these were just a couple of things that stood out to me. It was a super enjoyable binge and the show played out so much better than I remember, including how it ended and wrapped up. I still have nitpicks, but that’s really all they are - nitpicks.
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