[magellan]

I had a vision in my mind of the most disappointing outcome possible for the trial by combat.

GOT blew it out of the water with something that will have me in a depression for the rest of the night.

Fuck.

[Checkmat]

I've read some of the books and knew how tonight's episode would go down and yet the lead-up made me feel so fucking hopeful. As if the show creators would totally do a surprise twist and change it up.

[CRR]

(06-01-2014 09:48 PM)Checkmat Wrote:  

I've read some of the books and knew how tonight's episode would go down and yet the lead-up made me feel so fucking hopeful. As if the show creators would totally do a surprise twist and change it up.

Haha, I was thinking the same thing.

A friend read all the books and accidentally spoiled it for me. I too was hopeful they'd change it, but didn't count on it.

Great show.

[Avon Barksdale]

he was such a cool character to, oh well thats how it went down in the books though

[NovaVirtu]

That was duel was mind-blowing.

Too soon?

[Slick Shimmer]

Wow. Great episode. Crazy ending.

...

[Tengen]

[Slick Shimmer]

(06-02-2014 12:23 AM)Tengen Wrote:  

That's a double-entendre if I've ever seen one.

[iop890]

Just finished the last episode 5 seconds ago, Jesus fucking Christ.

[Slick Shimmer]

Apart from the overall shock of multiple events, I noticed they had a number of really slick and ornate sets and backdrops. Even moreso than usual.
There's this one angle of King's Landing for example:



Over the course of the series the world has been gradually filled in so well, it feels like a living, breathing place.

It gets more impressive as it goes on.

[Pacesetter20]

After 3.5 seasons I've been conditioned to expect these surprising outcomes and characters being eliminated for bad decisions.

[RawGod]

What do I consider a 10?
This:

   

[Pacesetter20]

(06-02-2014 06:49 AM)RawGod Wrote:  

What do I consider a 10?
This:

Frizzy hair that only goes down to her shoulders. 2/10 WNB.

[strengthstudent]

[Chewbacon]

baelish is my new favorite character.

[WestIndianArchie]

I approve of Goth Sansa

WIA

[Vicious]

The ending was unnecessarily gruesome and not as well staged as in the book. Tyrion also has some good dialogue during the fight which they cut. But.. it's TV.

Nevertheless, next week is the 9th episode of the season. And we all know what that means.

[Chewbacon]

(06-02-2014 12:05 PM)WestIndianArchie Wrote:  



I approve of Goth Sansa

WIA

8/10 WB. Rooting for her and baelish to smash - it's like the beta-turned-alpha's revenge.

[monster]

I think this season's gone downhill since the first three.

It's moving at a much slower pace. It seems like there are new characters being introduced who are interesting but then disappear or die off in a couple episodes which makes you question what they're even there for.

perhaps it is reflective of the book, but it's getting too confusing with too many threads that don't lead anywhere, and the action is a lot slower. Plus, there's a lot less backstabbing and political maneuvering which was what made the first three seasons particularly interesting.

I've found myself looking forward to Silicon Valley every week moreso than Game of Thrones.

[JJ Roberts]

Its not just wanting the confession that cost him his life (when he had already won the fight).

He took his eyes off the mountain to exchange a flirtatious glance with his paramour just for a second. That's all the mountain needed.

[turkishcandy]

I think the scene was unnecesarily horrifying. Not a single scene grossed me out in Spartacus, Saw or Hostel before. But this one was on a different level. It's mainly because he was such a loved character and it was so suddenly and brutally, caught the audience in complete surprise. I can't even rewatch it.

However, much respect to GoT and George RR Martin for daring to break every Hollywood cliche ever created. This is the only show on TV where the strong and the smart wins, not the good and the innocent.

[Slick Shimmer]

(06-02-2014 07:04 PM)turkishcandy Wrote:  

I think the scene was unnecesarily horrifying. Not a single scene grossed me out in Spartacus, Saw or Hostel before. But this one was on a different level. It's mainly because he was such a loved character and it was so suddenly and brutally, caught the audience in complete surprise. I can't even rewatch it.

He was extremely well cast. Videogame logic made me want to hit reset. The scene expertly plays with your emotions because his heroic momentum keeps building. I'd say it had more impact on me than the "red wedding."

[Feisbook Control]

It actually seemed pretty obvious that he was going to come to a bad end because of his hubris and then his anger, both of which distracted him from the task at hand.

These concepts seem to exist in one form across cultures, from Greek mythology to the seven deadly sins of Christianity to Eastern philosophy. There seems to be a lot of this in Game of Thrones, too.

In the classical Japanese martial arts (or those that still retain features and philosophical influences from them), there are certain concepts that deal with this:

Shi Kai (Four Sicknesses) that cloud the mind, specifically kyu, or surprise, and confusion (lack of connection). Related concepts are mushin, fudoshin and zanshin.

[Barron]

(06-03-2014 12:32 AM)Feisbook Control Wrote:  

It actually seemed pretty obvious that he was going to come to a bad end because of his hubris and then his anger, both of which distracted him from the task at hand.

These concepts seem to exist in one form across cultures, from Greek mythology to the seven deadly sins of Christianity to Eastern philosophy. There seems to be a lot of this in Game of Thrones, too.

In the classical Japanese martial arts (or those that still retain features and philosophical influences from them), there are certain concepts that deal with this:

Shi Kai (Four Sicknesses) that cloud the mind, specifically kyu, or surprise, and confusion (lack of connection). Related concepts are mushin, fudoshin and zanshin.

^^^ Yup, and if you recall it was the exact same situation in The Last Samurai. At the beginning when Tom Cruise is captured and about to be put to death, he capitalizes on the samurai's hubris and brutally stabs him.

But what hasn't been mentioned thus far is that both the samurai Tom Cruise killed and Prince Oberyn DESERVED to die. As said in The Last Samurai, "it was karma" meaning that they tainted what was supposed to be a pure and virtuous act with their egos. Especially in the case of Prince Oberyn where he is basically facing the embodied manifestation of pure evil, the last thing you do is turn an act of justice into a show of revenge.

[monster]

(06-03-2014 12:41 AM)NomadofEU Wrote:  

Prince Oberyn DESERVED to die. As said in The Last Samurai, "it was karma" meaning that they tainted what was supposed to be a pure and virtuous act with their egos. Especially in the case of Prince Oberyn where he is basically facing the embodied manifestation of pure evil, the last thing you do is turn an act of justice into a show of revenge.

Oberyn didn't deserve to die. He was avenging his sister's death as well as saving an innocent person in addition to putting to death that big guy who in previous scenes just killed people for sport. Yes Oberyn had his reasons & it was not selfless, but he could have killed the big dude in his sleep, with poison, etc - instead he tried to save the midget dude too as well as make a public spectacle of justice.