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Originally posted by The Mighty 6 platoon View Post10 so we're at the halfway point. HBO shows only have 9 to 13 episode long seasons, partly because they tend to be very expensive. Still there's more awesome packed in these 10 episodes than most shows have in their entire run, and we know that there's another 10-12 eps for season 2 (no one's nailed down a figure yet)that are in preproduction as we speak.
A 10 episode season is great news!. Hopefully we 13+ for the next few seasons
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Originally posted by skarwolf View PostKhal Drogo is primarily an extra used to develop Daenerys' character. Theres not much Jason Momoa can do in the role unfortunately.
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Originally posted by skarwolf View PostKhal Drogo is primarily an extra used to develop Daenerys' character. Theres not much Jason Momoa can do in the role unfortunately.
I hope he wins an Emmy for his work as Drogo he deserves it so many times over already.sigpic
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Originally posted by dragongirl View PostJason has a huge presence though. Yes the character of Drogo is very minor but look at what he has done and how he shapes Dany in so many good ways. Without a good solid strong actor to play Drogo it would be unbalanced between him and Dany. I honestly can not think of anyone who could have pulled it off as well as he has. Even with Drogo being a minor character I think he is equal to Dany.
I hope he wins an Emmy for his work as Drogo he deserves it so many times over already.Spoiler:heart-eating scenesigpic
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Yes exactly! He never said a word during that scene and yet we could tell he was goading her on letting her see that he knew she could do it and the pride when she was successful. I have said it before and this shows it just as well that He is an amazing talent for being able to act well without ever saying a word.sigpic
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Originally posted by dragongirl View PostYes exactly! He never said a word during that scene and yet we could tell he was goading her on letting her see that he knew she could do it and the pride when she was successful. I have said it before and this shows it just as well that He is an amazing talent for being able to act well without ever saying a word.
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So they did give him some semi-tangible lines. Sadly, he's just not very good when he has speak alot. Not much difference from Ronan I guess. I still love the character, and Momoa err Dex is da man!
I did not dig the gratutitous sex scene that wasted 10 minutes of valuable air-time at all. How lame, I guess they have to appease that part of the audience, I just don't get it, it doesn't fit and it comes across as bad porno.
I haven't watched this week's episode yet, I hope it's better.
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Originally posted by the Fifth Race View PostSo they did give him some semi-tangible lines. Sadly, he's just not very good when he has speak alot. Not much difference from Ronan I guess. I still love the character, and Momoa err Dex is da man!
I did not dig the gratutitous sex scene that wasted 10 minutes of valuable air-time at all. How lame, I guess they have to appease that part of the audience, I just don't get it, it doesn't fit and it comes across as bad porno.
I haven't watched this week's episode yet, I hope it's better.
As for "appeasing that part of the audience," what, the book readers? George RR Martin's "A Song of Ice and Fire" is an extremely sexually graphic and violent series of books. This is an extremely faithful adaptation. Some of the sex scenes from the book have been taken out, a couple of scenes added in, as in all adaption's stuff gets rejigged. Overall though this is a very faithful adaptation, in plot, character and overall tone. And the tone of the books and the series is very very violent, and very sexual.
You know in some ways I'm glad there hasn't been a flashback to Robert's Rebellion. I think even HBO might have baulked at having Gregor Clegane smash a baby's head open on a wall then raping the mother while still covered in blood, as described in the books.
This is the darkest of source material done by HBO, not by a normal network. This is not Stargate. If you really hate the huge amounts of sex and violence, all I'd say is stop watching, because it will not let up. Main characters will die by the dozen, often very violently and without warning, and characters will regularly screw each other, both literally and figuratively.Last edited by The Mighty 6 platoon; 07 June 2011, 05:40 AM.
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I did not dig the gratutitous sex scene that wasted 10 minutes of valuable air-time at all. How lame, I guess they have to appease that part of the audience, I just don't get it, it doesn't fit and it comes across as bad porno.~ When life gives you lemons, don't make lemonade. Make life take back the lemons back! Get mad! I don't want your damn lemons! What am I supposed to do with these? Demand to see life's manager! Make life rue the day it thought it could give Cave Johnson lemons! Do you know who I am? I'm the man who's gonna burn your house down! WITH THE LEMONS! I'm gonna get my engineers to invent a combustible lemon that BURNS YOUR HOUSE DOWN! ~
~ Burning people! He says what we're all thinking! ~
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I'm all for naked flesh but the scene in question did seem a little gratuitous to me.Spoiler:All we really got out of it was Littlefinger rubbing his hands together and telling the audience, "mwahaha I'm going to betray Ned". Which was always on the cards anyway given his constant attempts to ingratiate himself with Ned & Sansa.
As for "Ronan the King" - it was a good role and he did a masterful job with it.Spoiler:I'm still not clear on why they made Khal Drogo's initial sexual encounter(s) with Dany quite so rapey Perhaps it makes it easier for the audience to swallow his death so soon after losing our primary hero in Ned?"There is only one universe. It can only contain one life. It is me." - MorningLightMountain
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Originally posted by Huaracocha View PostI'm all for naked flesh but the scene in question did seem a little gratuitous to me.Spoiler:All we really got out of it was Littlefinger rubbing his hands together and telling the audience, "mwahaha I'm going to betray Ned". Which was always on the cards anyway given his constant attempts to ingratiate himself with Ned & Sansa.
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Originally posted by The Mighty 6 platoon View PostFrom that one scene you get his background and history with the Starks and Tully's, his motivations for his various betrayals, his methods, a look at how sordid his character really is and a pretty powerful metaphor as to what he's doing to the various Houses."There is only one universe. It can only contain one life. It is me." - MorningLightMountain
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Originally posted by Huaracocha View PostI think I'll have to watch it again then! I must admit I turned the volume down rather low in that scene and maybe missed some of the intricacies of his monologue. I watching the episode late at night and didn't want my neighbour to think I was watching porn with that protacted sex scene and constant pleasure moans (thin walls!)
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