Jay 37,043 Posted April 14, 2019 Share Posted April 14, 2019 Anyone got a good recap to recommend before the season premiere tonight? I thought we'd have time to rewatch the last season or something before now but that never happened. Maybe this one is good? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Quintus 5,399 Posted April 14, 2019 Share Posted April 14, 2019 I'm honestly expecting a thorough and well produced recap at the start of the first episode. Surely it's the least they can do. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jay 37,043 Posted April 14, 2019 Share Posted April 14, 2019 Oh sure but that will only be like 3 minutes long. I was looking for recommendations for a longer one Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fargo 297 Posted April 14, 2019 Share Posted April 14, 2019 Just read the books really quickly and then watch the last 2 seasons on x8 speed bollemanneke 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Disco Stu 15,495 Posted April 14, 2019 Share Posted April 14, 2019 I haven’t rewatched or reminded myself in anyway of the story. Haven’t seen a second of the show since the last ep aired. I hope I’m not too lost Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bollemanneke 3,308 Posted April 14, 2019 Share Posted April 14, 2019 We just rewatched the latest two episodes for me and a Telegraph article filled in the other blanks for me a few weeks ago. I'm totally into it again now. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Quintus 5,399 Posted April 14, 2019 Share Posted April 14, 2019 1 hour ago, Jay said: Oh sure but that will only be like 3 minutes long. I was looking for recommendations for a longer one Actually, I'm sorta expecting a final overarching roundup of the main storyline/s so far this time, about 5-8 mins worth. I seem to recall they did do a really long one already, a couple of seasons ago. It was most helpful. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Glóin the Dark 1,216 Posted April 14, 2019 Share Posted April 14, 2019 2 hours ago, Jay said: Maybe this one is good? I've seen that recap recommended elsewhere. There's also a shorter one from Alt Shift X, who is generally pretty thorough: I can't vouch for any of them personally... Jay 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jay 37,043 Posted April 14, 2019 Share Posted April 14, 2019 35 minutes ago, Quintus said: Actually, I'm sorta expecting a final overarching roundup of the main storyline/s so far this time, about 5-8 mins worth. I seem to recall they did do a really long one already, a couple of seasons ago. It was most helpful. I'll bet you ten quid it's under 3 minutes. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Disco Stu 15,495 Posted April 15, 2019 Share Posted April 15, 2019 Somebody replace Djawadi’s score with “Test Drive” for the dragon riding sequence Pieter Boelen and PrayodiBA 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jay 37,043 Posted April 15, 2019 Share Posted April 15, 2019 Final season and it's still not snowing in King's Landing smh Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Holko 9,400 Posted April 15, 2019 Share Posted April 15, 2019 Like the new intro! It was about time for an upgrade. Some moments like some Tyrion humour attempts fell flat (LOL VARYS HAS NO BALLZ REMEMBER) but I like how they didn't drag the Jon reveal out all season long. Yavar Moradi 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
crocodile 7,939 Posted April 15, 2019 Share Posted April 15, 2019 3 hours ago, Jay said: Final season and it's still not snowing in King's Landing smh It did snow in the previous episode, didn't it? There are some interesting moments but, for the most part, it falls flat. Karol Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
A. A. Ron 1,714 Posted April 15, 2019 Share Posted April 15, 2019 Well that was alright. I really liked Arya and Sam in this one. I think I've decided that for the good of the kingdom, Daenerys must die! 2 minutes ago, crocodile said: It did snow in the previous episode, didn't it? It snowed on Jaime as he rode away from the city, yeah. Yavar Moradi 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bilbo 3,709 Posted April 15, 2019 Share Posted April 15, 2019 The usual 1st episode fair but it’s set everything up nicely now so we can plow on next week. Really looking forward to the stuff between Bran and Jaime next week. Loads of callbacks to the very first episode in this one. Only 5 episodes left. 😭 crocodile 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Holko 9,400 Posted April 15, 2019 Share Posted April 15, 2019 Loved the red streaks in Dany's cold S07 costume. Adds visual interest with the weirwood to the drab colour palette. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Holko 9,400 Posted April 15, 2019 Popular Post Share Posted April 15, 2019 9 hours ago, Disco Stu said: Somebody replace Djawadi’s score with “Test Drive” for the dragon riding sequence I'm no Bloodboal, but... here's a range of choices, take your pick! Pieter Boelen, Disco Stu and A. A. Ron 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Disco Stu 15,495 Posted April 15, 2019 Share Posted April 15, 2019 21 minutes ago, Holko said: I'm no Bloodboal, but... here's a range of choices, take your pick! Goodness but the first two are wonderful. I had a feeling "Test Drive" would make the great visuals pop that much more, and I was right! Nice job syncing the sudden suspense turn in the track with the dive into the gorge. It's some of the most uplifting, heart-filled music of recent memory, and doesn't fit the show's tone, but I still like seeing the visuals recontextualized. Also I'm drinking from my wife's coffee mug this morning Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
#SnowyVernalSpringsEternal 10,265 Posted April 15, 2019 Share Posted April 15, 2019 Typical ep 1 that kinda plods along and sets up stuff. Many people meeting and re-meeting. It were alright. Yavar Moradi 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bilbo 3,709 Posted April 15, 2019 Share Posted April 15, 2019 The Lyanna Mormont stuff is getting a bit old at this stage. It’s like a joke that’s been repeated one too many times. bollemanneke 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Disco Stu 15,495 Posted April 15, 2019 Share Posted April 15, 2019 The dialogue has lost all of the finesse and wit found in the early seasons, but the characters are compelling to watch still. Yavar Moradi 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fargo 297 Posted April 15, 2019 Share Posted April 15, 2019 I'm just sitting here waiting for Jon to off Dany. Waiting and waiting. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
#SnowyVernalSpringsEternal 10,265 Posted April 15, 2019 Share Posted April 15, 2019 9 minutes ago, Disco Stu said: The dialogue has lost all of the finesse and wit found in the early seasons, but the characters are compelling to watch still. Really? Most of the characters are dull and stilted now. Sam is still fun. KK 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Unlucky Bastard 7,782 Posted April 15, 2019 Share Posted April 15, 2019 This is that show all the cool people like eh? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Glóin the Dark 1,216 Posted April 15, 2019 Share Posted April 15, 2019 1 minute ago, dougie said: ...cool people... Freezing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Disco Stu 15,495 Posted April 15, 2019 Share Posted April 15, 2019 The Night King enters Winterfell. "Ice to see you!" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fargo 297 Posted April 15, 2019 Share Posted April 15, 2019 "I'm afraid that my condition has left me cold to your pleas of mercy." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Glóin the Dark 1,216 Posted April 15, 2019 Share Posted April 15, 2019 The Night King is actually quite an ice guy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Demodex 557 Posted April 15, 2019 Share Posted April 15, 2019 1 hour ago, Disco Stu said: The dialogue has lost all of the finesse and wit found in the early seasons, but the characters are compelling to watch still. When the show passed up the books of course the quality of everything went down. Yavar Moradi 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alex 2,833 Posted April 15, 2019 Share Posted April 15, 2019 I find Bran unintentionally hilarious. The way he just stares at everyone. Pieter Boelen 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bilbo 3,709 Posted April 15, 2019 Share Posted April 15, 2019 1 hour ago, Demodex said: When the show passed up the books of course the quality of everything went down. Not really. When the show had to rely on AFFC and ADWD it started to load it’s charm. It was fine while adapting the first three books (season 1-4) then it dipped a bit. I think D&D did the best they could with the cluster fuck Martin left them. a cluster fuck Martin himself remains unable to solve. Think about it, they adapted and released pretty much all of Game of Thrones in between Martin finishing book 5 and 6. The entire TV series happened and he’s still trying to work out the mess he made of his series. I think they did did a great job. The politics aren’t as strong as they were but they lost the best politic-Er of them all with Tywin (in season 4 no less). Sadly even Dorne is better in the show than it is in the books. And Dorne in the show is fucking awful. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fargo 297 Posted April 15, 2019 Share Posted April 15, 2019 4 minutes ago, Bilbo said: Sadly even Dorne is better in the show than it is in the books. And Dorne in the show is fucking awful. That's almost the weirdest thing I've ever read. The book plot at least had some conspiracy and nuance to what was happening in Dorne. And the greatest love story in history - whatever Kingsguard and whoever Martel daughter. Yavar Moradi 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bilbo 3,709 Posted April 15, 2019 Share Posted April 15, 2019 3 minutes ago, Fargo said: That's almost the weirdest thing I've ever read. The book plot at least had some conspiracy and nuance to what was happening in Dorne. And the greatest love story in history - whatever Kingsguard and whoever Martel daughter. Book Dorne is so long and so drawn out with brand new characters nobody gives a fuck about when the story really should be narrowing and not ballooning. The show spent less time (still too much) there thankfully. The book storyline will probably amount to nothing anyway Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alex 2,833 Posted April 15, 2019 Share Posted April 15, 2019 Are the books worth reading? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bilbo 3,709 Posted April 15, 2019 Share Posted April 15, 2019 I really really like the first three but there’s a serious drop off in quality after that. If you’re curious I’d say go for it and make up your own mind! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fargo 297 Posted April 15, 2019 Share Posted April 15, 2019 Fourth book is the best1. Pacing may be slow but the chapters in the Riverlands are great. Also has my main man Maester Marwyn in it. I give it 3 out of 3 dragons. Fifth is the worst2 - mostly due to MEREEN. I give it 1.5 out of 3 dragons. 1my favorite 2my least favorite Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dixon Hill 4,232 Posted April 15, 2019 Share Posted April 15, 2019 Not the most encouraging way to start a six episode conclusion with some not even breaking an hour. We'll see. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
#SnowyVernalSpringsEternal 10,265 Posted April 15, 2019 Share Posted April 15, 2019 What is there to set up though? The Night King is closing in. There will be some Cersei shenanigans.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Glóin the Dark 1,216 Posted April 15, 2019 Share Posted April 15, 2019 A lot of the celebrated scenes from the early seasons are show inventions. The verbal sparring between Varys and Littlefinger, the long conversation between Robert and Cersei, Robert exchanging war stories with Barristan Selmy, Tywin lecturing Jaime while butchering a deer, Bronn and the Hound facing off before the Battle of the Blackwater. I don't think that the hypothesis that running out of books is the cause of a deterioration in the quality of the dialogue holds up entirely. 2 hours ago, Fargo said: Fourth book is the best1. Pacing may be slow but the chapters in the Riverlands are great. Also has my main man Maester Marwyn in it. I give it 3 out of 3 dragons. Fifth is the worst2 - mostly due to MEREEN. I give it 1.5 out of 3 dragons. It seems that every strand of the story in A Feast for Crows and A Dance with Dragons has both ardent fans and ardent haters. Unfortunately there don't seem to be very many people who are fans of all of the strands. Yavar Moradi 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Demodex 557 Posted April 15, 2019 Share Posted April 15, 2019 I love the books even though they can be difficult to process. I've read all of them 2 to 3 times in the past 8 years. Books 1, 3, and 5 are the best. I hate Dorne in the show. It's good in the books. The best Dorne characters aren't even in the show except for Oberyn. Does anyone here watch Preston Jacobs's YouTube channel? You get a whole new appreciation for the books from his videos. Yavar Moradi 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bollemanneke 3,308 Posted April 15, 2019 Share Posted April 15, 2019 Episode 1. I'm so glad I'm finally able to get these with audio description and watch with everyone else at the same time rather than when you've all seen everything. Better late than never. What I mostly loved about this episode was how the viewer (or I in any case) is slowly beginning to feel more ambiguous about Daenerys. I guess it was seeing Sam so sad that did it. For a split second, she seemed like the lesser of two evils. Sansa is still annoying and Bran and Sam's exchange was just fantastic. That's all I can say, really. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Quintus 5,399 Posted April 15, 2019 Share Posted April 15, 2019 Exactly what I expected from the first episode after a big gap tbh, even the diabolically shite music did what I expected it to do. The scoring during the dragon ride sequence sounded like it was written by an AI bot. With that exposition dump out of the way I'm now looking forward to all the rest of the episodes and I'm totally into it, my body is ready at last. I'm loving Sansa's new husky tones btw, she's a formidable woman now, not to be trifled with. Sexiest woman in the story for me. Still disappointed the original Night King actor was replaced. He looked absolutely badass in those earlier episodes, his make-up made him look like a mean otherworldly mofo. The chap playing him now just doesn't have the same threatening screen presence, the eyes aren't frightening enough and he just looks like a bit of a dork compared to the original guy. Maybe that'll change as we near the end though, fingers crossed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KK 3,304 Posted April 16, 2019 Share Posted April 16, 2019 8 hours ago, Stefancos said: Really? Most of the characters are dull and stilted now. Sam is still fun. There also isn't much "character" left in most of them, at least in this episode. You're mostly just watching for the satisfaction of seeing them finally come together, and the handsome visuals. Typical GOT season premiere. Not very interesting, as you'd expect, but I'm in for the ride. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jay 37,043 Posted April 16, 2019 Share Posted April 16, 2019 On 4/14/2019 at 7:25 PM, Jay said: I'll bet you ten quid it's under 3 minutes. Too bad you didn't take me up on my offer Yavar Moradi 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Arpy 4,145 Posted April 16, 2019 Share Posted April 16, 2019 Is Dorne that place that's basically one set that looks like some winery in spain, or a Naboo reject? Yavar Moradi 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
#SnowyVernalSpringsEternal 10,265 Posted April 16, 2019 Share Posted April 16, 2019 Yes! 4 hours ago, Quintus said: Still disappointed the original Night King actor was replaced. He looked absolutely badass in those earlier episodes, his make-up made him look like a mean otherworldly mofo. The chap playing him now just doesn't have the same threatening screen presence, the eyes aren't frightening enough and he just looks like a bit of a dork compared to the original guy. Maybe that'll change as we near the end though, fingers crossed. I wouldn't have noticed if no one had pointed it out. Chronically boring villain so far anyway. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Arpy 4,145 Posted April 16, 2019 Share Posted April 16, 2019 If they'd established the Night King's character and motivations earlier, I think it would've made him a stronger villain. Right now he just seems like a vanilla villain. bollemanneke 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post #SnowyVernalSpringsEternal 10,265 Posted April 16, 2019 Popular Post Share Posted April 16, 2019 Well the White Walkers in the early seasons were basically an ominous treat that people didn't even believe in. Which worked great. But they haven't done much to flesh them out (no pun intended) bollemanneke, Pieter Boelen, crocodile and 1 other 2 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Arpy 4,145 Posted April 16, 2019 Share Posted April 16, 2019 Similar to the Ringwraiths in a way, but they're established three or four times throughout the trilogy, making their appearance more potent each time - especially when it came to the scenes at Minas Morgul with the Witch-King. The presence that character had was terrifying even before you see him upon the fell beast. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Holko 9,400 Posted April 16, 2019 Share Posted April 16, 2019 The new NK looks like Bran. Wink wink. Glóin the Dark 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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