tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13727952.post7508779128197712342..comments2024-03-28T15:33:02.296-04:00Comments on Doux Reviews: Game of Thrones: The Mountain and the ViperBillie Douxhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17141769005175631213noreply@blogger.comBlogger14125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13727952.post-82762825441691994592014-06-05T10:46:11.247-04:002014-06-05T10:46:11.247-04:00Fare thee well Oberyn. Your skull was like a delic...Fare thee well Oberyn. Your skull was like a delicious ripe melon. You were far too confident and charming in those moments before the fight to survive. It's amazing that George R.R. Martin can make a complex character with a mission and a journey to accomplish, and cut them off before they even get around to halfway accomplishing it. Keeps you on your toes, I love it. How will Tyrion wiggle outta this one eh?<br /><br />Ser Jorah of the Friendzone can't get a break, eh? Looks like he'll have to find someone else to lend his sword to. Gonna be honest though, that scene with him and Dany came off really awkward to me with the way she was looking away from him. Obviously I got it, she was so disgusted she couldn't look at him, but it looked kinda dumb. Maybe if they used another camera angle.<br /><br />Great to see Sansa finally take charge of her life. She's suffered far too long at the hands of cruel men; great to see her truly make a decision for herself again. Does she have what it takes to survive the "game"? We shall see.<br /><br />The stuff at the wall is so aggravating, they're basically screwing themselves over because a buncha old guys want to play politics. It makes sense but and fits the Game of Thrones world (heck, the real world) but it's still annoying. If they would destroy the tunnels, they could pretty much hold off the Wildlings forever.Freemanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11265555641080269765noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13727952.post-58306558785573867922014-06-04T15:30:38.880-04:002014-06-04T15:30:38.880-04:00Thanks Patryk, that seals it. I'm getting the ...Thanks Patryk, that seals it. I'm getting the books. The first three ones that is. I'm commited to the TV-show now and won't want to spoil it for myself...<br /><br />Just thought of yet another one more thing. Remember the exchange Tyrion had with Bronn a couple of episodes back? About Tyrion askign him to be his fighter again and Bronn saying somehting like "I could dance around for a bit but one mistake and I'd be dead". <br />Well, he was/would of been right...Henrik Bennetterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18446577900313568158noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13727952.post-36147003155191291752014-06-04T08:52:01.037-04:002014-06-04T08:52:01.037-04:00You can safely start reading the first 3 books, al...You can safely start reading the first 3 books, all of the plots looks like they will reach the end of book 3 by the time to season is over.<br /><br />Some characters are already in book 4 and book 5 material though. I bet mentioning which ones might be too much of a spoiler, but i'll risk it. Sansa and Littlefinger are quickly running out of book material to use, wonder if next season we will see the first truly original plot from the show and will it be totally approved by GRRM. (by that I mean completelty replicated alter in the books if he ever finishes them)Patrykhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13662838711958747484noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13727952.post-20126159058071283242014-06-04T05:32:16.930-04:002014-06-04T05:32:16.930-04:00Thanks everyone for the appreciating words concern...Thanks everyone for the appreciating words concerning my link, especially the vote of confidence from you Josie. I always try to make sure a link is really, really, worth it, and for me this one was. <br />It, seriously, helped me deal with the anxiety. I also tweeted Pedro Pascal to convey congrats and admiration on superb acting in both GoT and The Mentalist. Again, therapy. <br />Finally, just one more one more thing:<br />Are we headed towards a meeting/clash between Brienne and The Hound? They should be in each others vicinity or will it be another Scooby-Doo/Farce near miss?<br />A fight, or matchup, of Brienne/The Hound and Arya/Podrick would be either amazingly awesome or break my heart. Henrik Bennetterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12646513358412600648noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13727952.post-74342134613383135942014-06-03T17:55:19.563-04:002014-06-03T17:55:19.563-04:00So, by some incredibly crappy twist of fate/timing...So, by some incredibly crappy twist of fate/timing, my cable provider decided that I was inadvertently receiving the wrong cable package...and cancelled HBO. I either pay $10/mo more to add it back, or go without. UGH.<br />I think I'll watch the last 3 ep's at my sisters house. Screw you, cable company.<br />Being a book reader, I knew what was coming, so when I finally DO watch this ep, I won't be surprised. But based on the reactions, its still gruesome.<br />HENRIK - That picture is the best!Soozehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01978234874807444924noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13727952.post-60518234430479715572014-06-03T17:48:18.403-04:002014-06-03T17:48:18.403-04:00Henrik,
That picture is flipping fantastic!
(Delet...Henrik,<br />That picture is flipping fantastic!<br />(Deleted because autocorrect :/)Heatherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13953652907115935895noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13727952.post-76129296992958207532014-06-03T17:46:34.200-04:002014-06-03T17:46:34.200-04:00This comment has been removed by the author.Heatherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13953652907115935895noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13727952.post-26733010922855563372014-06-03T13:20:30.511-04:002014-06-03T13:20:30.511-04:00Oh, Oberyn, this is what happens when you don'...Oh, Oberyn, this is what happens when you don't follow the third rule of Fight Club.<br /><br />If you're in a fight to the death, make sure your opponent is actually dead before showing off to your girlfriend.<br /><br />I knew what was coming, but it didn't make this scene any less difficult to watch.Otherwyrldhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02506842114953905519noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13727952.post-90196147499566631982014-06-03T07:58:00.364-04:002014-06-03T07:58:00.364-04:00I also love the Scooby-Doo analogy, perfect! (It&#...I also love the Scooby-Doo analogy, perfect! (It's also getting really annoying now, but still).<br /><br />I knew what was coming and since the TV announcer corrected the usual 'strong violence' warning to 'very strong violence' I just listened rather than watching! Though Tumblr keeps showing me gifs of it for some reason...<br /><br />I'm glad we had a non-book-reading reviewer for this week - some major events are huge no matter what, but it's nice to get a spontaneous reaction on something like this, which it's harder to have a strong reaction to once you know it.Juliettehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00203399623895589924noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13727952.post-57294723965405967242014-06-03T07:33:00.420-04:002014-06-03T07:33:00.420-04:00Henrik, excellent photo. Hey, everyone: click on H...Henrik, excellent photo. Hey, everyone: click on Henrik's link! <br /><br />(Always trust Henrik's links. Remember, he is the reader who showed us the joy of "What Does the Fox Say?")<br /><br />Heather, that's a very good point about the French farce of Stark near-misses. <br /><br />Since I've read the books, I knew how this fight would end. So all I could think was that maybe Oberyn's Inigo Montoya accent has been one big in-joke this whole time:<br /><br />Hello, my name is Oberyn Martell.<br />You killed my sister.<br />Prepare to die.<br /><br />Hello, my name is Oberyn Martell.<br />You killed my sister.<br />Prepare to die. <br /><br />Josie Kafkahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17892717530356699008noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13727952.post-58033873168011908692014-06-03T03:50:54.513-04:002014-06-03T03:50:54.513-04:00Henrik - Where we are in the books is a complicate...Henrik - Where we are in the books is a complicated question…for some of it (most of it?) we're at the end of book 3, but for other parts (like Dany) we're well into book 5...sunbunnyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08553429350476841139noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13727952.post-4498981825506741722014-06-03T03:18:17.823-04:002014-06-03T03:18:17.823-04:00Oh and hey. One more more thing.
If you, like me, ...Oh and hey. One more more thing.<br />If you, like me, are suffering from PTSD after this episode then this might help. A little.<br /><br />http://instagram.com/p/ov11YCnw-U/Henrik Bennetterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12646513358412600648noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13727952.post-84182049584127499412014-06-03T02:50:06.846-04:002014-06-03T02:50:06.846-04:00One more thing. Are we (be)heading for a meeting b...One more thing. Are we (be)heading for a meeting between Brienne/Podrick and The Hound/Arya? <br />They're both going to the Bloody gate aren't they!? <br />Brienne vs The Hound coming up?Henrik Bennetterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12646513358412600648noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13727952.post-60585791619795222782014-06-03T02:43:26.671-04:002014-06-03T02:43:26.671-04:00Well, they did it again. I thought I'd be prep...Well, they did it again. I thought I'd be prepared, wise after a beheading and a red wedding - but this!? <br />It's at the same time fantastic that a tv-series (book) actually has the guts to do stuff like this and brutally kill off characters we've grown very much attached to. <br />And my reaction was exactly the same as when Ned was shortened and during the Red wedding: No! But!? They're going to make it. Right? RIGHT!? No. *emptyness* <br /><br />An emptyness followed by, in this case, that I woke up three times during the night with the image on my retina. You know which one. And the sound in my ears. Gods. The sound. <br /><br />I do so much love/hate GoT. <br /><br />So, what happens to Tyrion now? The only way he can go free is if the REAL kingkiller reveals him/herself, right? And could it really be Baelish or...uhm...the old woman? Just because they said the did it doesn't really prove anything. They could both claim the "victory" as a way of positioning themself to power towards others. Or am I wrong? <br />Since I haven't read the books I have no idea. But perhaps, with the hiatus coming up, I should pick up a book. Whereabouts in the books are we now?<br /><br />By the way. The hounds and Aryas exchange about the look in someones eyes when they know it's over...as related to Oberyns eyes. Oh, just got a chill down my spine. Horrible, horrible, horrible death. <br /><br />And also. This whole monologue about the beetles and the dropped-on-the-head-cousin was for med more about Tywin than the mountain. <br />If you don't want to be squashed like a bug, don't get in close proximity of Tywin - or he'll squash you like a bug with a stone. Or, in this case, an entire mountain.Henrik Bennetterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12646513358412600648noreply@blogger.com