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Game of Thrones Open Thread

by John Cole|  April 12, 20158:57 pm| 64 Comments

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  1. 1.

    Ajabu

    April 12, 2015 at 9:01 pm

    Hey Guys:
    When you’re through here, hop on over to Anne Laurie’s Sunday Evening Open Thread (below) for my
    Very Important (to me) Announcement! (at comment #15)
    Thanks!!!

  2. 2.

    raven

    April 12, 2015 at 9:05 pm

    Just finished Call the Midwife and now on to Mr Selfridge.

  3. 3.

    James E Powell

    April 12, 2015 at 9:13 pm

    Spoiler alert – Cersei is mean to everybody, sometimes for no apparent reason other than that she seems to enjoy it.

  4. 4.

    SiubhanDuinne

    April 12, 2015 at 9:17 pm

    @Ajabu:

    Tried to contribute, got hung up in email addresses and password issues. Have no energy to pursue it tonight, but will tackle again tomorrow. It’s a great project, and I’d like to throw a few coins your way!

  5. 5.

    JPL

    April 12, 2015 at 9:18 pm

    @raven: I don’t remember that last seasons Call the Midwife being so darn sad.

  6. 6.

    JPL

    April 12, 2015 at 9:20 pm

    @SiubhanDuinne: Although it sounds like a good cause or idea, I’m waiting to do more research. I tend to be wired that way though, …random person shows up with a good cause seeking money…

  7. 7.

    Arclite

    April 12, 2015 at 9:21 pm

    Computer died while in the middle of a Supreme Commander game. Now it will start partially, but no beeps and no monitor out. Anyone have a site with some good checklists I can run through? I only find ones for building new computers, not ones that had been working and stopped suddenly. My guess is either the video card (2 years old) or the power supply (8 years old), so I’m leaning toward the latter, but need to be sure.

  8. 8.

    Little Boots

    April 12, 2015 at 9:21 pm

    oh, fine, johnny, don’t you miss me?

  9. 9.

    geg6

    April 12, 2015 at 9:24 pm

    Ugh, no thanks. But The Good Wife should be good.

    @Ajabu:

    Answered in that thread. Sounds like a good project.

  10. 10.

    JPL

    April 12, 2015 at 9:30 pm

    @geg6: I’m actually find the most uplifting show on Sunday nights is Wolf Hall. It’s not that the programming is bad, the story lines are real downers.

    btw.. when I take care of friends dogs of various sizes, I tend to separate them when I’m gone.

  11. 11.

    Little Boots

    April 12, 2015 at 9:33 pm

    oh, johnny, you know you miss me, cause you totally should.

  12. 12.

    WaterGirl

    April 12, 2015 at 9:34 pm

    @JPL: You might feel better if you heck out raven’s exchange with this person on the other thread.

  13. 13.

    WaterGirl

    April 12, 2015 at 9:36 pm

    I am catching up on the last 6 episodes of Madam Secretary. I had kind of forgotten how much I like this show.

  14. 14.

    WaterGirl

    April 12, 2015 at 9:41 pm

    @geg6: Thanks for mentioning The Good Wife. I had forgotten to check on whether it started on time so I could extend the recording time in case it started late. It did start late, so I extended the time.

    Steep, if you’re out there, I am sending you the mind meld.

  15. 15.

    Little Boots

    April 12, 2015 at 9:42 pm

    no omnes?

  16. 16.

    SiubhanDuinne

    April 12, 2015 at 9:43 pm

    @JPL: I tend to be somewhat more cautious now that I’m on a fixed income, but I’ve always been a big believer in helping — however modestly — people, causes, and organizations I believed in or thought sounded interesting.

  17. 17.

    Hawes

    April 12, 2015 at 9:44 pm

    “Nobody’s perfect.”
    Varis

  18. 18.

    the Conster

    April 12, 2015 at 9:48 pm

    Too much good TV. Make it slow down so I can catch up!! Need to finish Mad Men, Better Call Saul, Nurse Jackie, Broadchurch, The Returned, Wolf Hall, Call the Midwife, Selfridge and about 4 others.

    ETA: Mark Rylance as Cromwell is a revelation. Wow.

  19. 19.

    Little Boots

    April 12, 2015 at 9:48 pm

    omnes, or others.

  20. 20.

    a hip hop artist from Idaho (fka Bella Q)

    April 12, 2015 at 9:49 pm

    @Ajabu: If raven likes it, that’s all the endorsement I need.

  21. 21.

    Ajabu

    April 12, 2015 at 9:54 pm

    @JPL:
    That’s why I included my website (http://www.donmoors.com) and I guarantee you that for at least the past five years those repeated clicks Cole gets daily are me.
    If I’m going to be a charlatan, wouldn’t it have been easier to go to a right wing website to chase money?
    They apparently fall for anything – although I doubt they’d go for this kind of music.
    Research away. Thanks for your interest.

  22. 22.

    Mayur

    April 12, 2015 at 9:54 pm

    Wow, I really am the wooly-headedest of animal lovers.

    I still can’t watch the chained dragons without getting sad.

  23. 23.

    Cain

    April 12, 2015 at 9:55 pm

    I’m watching Netflix’s Daredevil and it is *EXCELLENT*!

  24. 24.

    Mayur

    April 12, 2015 at 9:59 pm

    BTW why is it that the first episode of every season exhibits such narrative economy and then suddenly we have to get bogged down in episodes devoted to minor plot points? Aargh!

  25. 25.

    Tracy Ratcliff

    April 12, 2015 at 10:01 pm

    @Arclite: No beeps at all, the motherboard is not starting up, so yes probably power supply.

  26. 26.

    donnah

    April 12, 2015 at 10:01 pm

    Daredevil IS excellent! I totally agree. My initial thought was “oh, jeez, not ANOTHER one” but it’s good, crisp writing, the actors are solid, and the story seems to be building in a satisfying manner. I like how the characters are developing.

    Also, the opening credit sequence is awesome. True Detective and Game of Thrones also had wonderful opening sequences.

  27. 27.

    Belafon

    April 12, 2015 at 10:08 pm

    @Mayur: Because most shows are required to fill out 13 episodes at 40-45 minutes. Another advantage of BBC (a season is however many episodes) and Cartoon Network (some of their shows are only 12 minutes long).

  28. 28.

    Juju

    April 12, 2015 at 10:12 pm

    @James E Powell: Jeeze!! You rooned it for me.

  29. 29.

    SiubhanDuinne

    April 12, 2015 at 10:18 pm

    @efgoldman:

    Dragon food provided by Purina

    Dragon Chow?

  30. 30.

    Mayur

    April 12, 2015 at 10:19 pm

    @Belafon: I do get that; it’s more the fact that the show does have a putative set amount of real estate (i.e. the books) to cover, and that I feel that the episodes just range from pithy to time-wasting when the requirement to fit one book into 500 minutes of television could yield an excellent economy of narrative.

  31. 31.

    Mike E

    April 12, 2015 at 10:22 pm

    Ugh. The Good Wife has jumped the sharknado… and I’m a fan. Shit.

    Save me, Battle Creek, please!

  32. 32.

    Scamp Dog

    April 12, 2015 at 10:22 pm

    @Ajabu: I signed up, since I love the vibes. Good luck!

  33. 33.

    MomSense

    April 12, 2015 at 10:35 pm

    I think I have to figure out how to get some snow in my yard once the last of the snow has melted. The poor dog is going from snow island to snow island looking for a place to pooh.

  34. 34.

    MomSense

    April 12, 2015 at 10:47 pm

    @efgoldman:

    I may have to go get a truckload of the stuff. Or maybe I could get the shavings the zamboni drops from the ice rink. Poor thing has only known snow

  35. 35.

    WaterGirl

    April 12, 2015 at 10:55 pm

    @MomSense: Henry did the same thing! But once it was all gone, he adjusted without skipping a beat.

  36. 36.

    Steeplejack (tablet)

    April 12, 2015 at 11:07 pm

    @WaterGirl:

    I’m so far behind and the DVR is so full that before I went out earlier today I canceled the recording of Battle Creek. Now I’m home and in the process of watching the two earlier episodes on demand. The one about the captain’s house burning down was pretty good. Now on to the cereal killer.

  37. 37.

    Omnes Omnibus

    April 12, 2015 at 11:09 pm

    God damn, Wolf Hall is well done.

  38. 38.

    max

    April 12, 2015 at 11:18 pm

    @Omnes Omnibus: God damn, Wolf Hall is well done.

    Seconded. I was thinking I wasn’t going to buy it but Rylance is awesome.

    Real shame about Mance Rayder.

    max
    [‘I think they managed to wedge everyone but Arya and the Boltons into this episode.’]

  39. 39.

    WaterGirl

    April 12, 2015 at 11:29 pm

    @Mike E: I am watching The Good Wife now. I have to ask, was it the “between two ferns” reading that led you to write that?

  40. 40.

    Major Major Major Major

    April 12, 2015 at 11:40 pm

    At the all ages matinee Belle & Sebastian show in Berkeley

  41. 41.

    Omnes Omnibus

    April 12, 2015 at 11:43 pm

    @Major Major Major Major: Is it wicked not to care?

  42. 42.

    Beatrice

    April 12, 2015 at 11:50 pm

    @Omnes Omnibus:

    God damn, Wolf Hall is well done.

    Thirded. Amazingly good.

  43. 43.

    Omnes Omnibus

    April 12, 2015 at 11:52 pm

    @Beatrice: I hate that it is only one hour long. I want to binge watch the whole season. NOW!

  44. 44.

    Major Major Major Major

    April 13, 2015 at 12:01 am

    @Omnes Omnibus: just had a great chat with a berkeley cop about whatever since I accidentally bumped into him and he was like no seriously this is the most boring concert I’ve ever been to as an officer. Everybody has jobs. Ask whatever you want.

  45. 45.

    Omnes Omnibus

    April 13, 2015 at 12:02 am

    @Major Major Major Major: No one gets my jokes.

  46. 46.

    Major Major Major Major

    April 13, 2015 at 12:05 am

    @Omnes Omnibus: well I did. But I had an anecdote to tell.

    Let’s see. Well they’re playing Boy with the Arab Strap now so bye

  47. 47.

    mouse tolliver

    April 13, 2015 at 12:09 am

    Michiel Huisman. Oh yeah.

    And he’s on Orphan Black too.

  48. 48.

    Omnes Omnibus

    April 13, 2015 at 12:12 am

    @Major Major Major Major: I feel better now. Enjoy the show.

    ETA: Ask me about my cop at a George Clinton show story sometime.

  49. 49.

    Major Major Major Major

    April 13, 2015 at 12:17 am

    @Omnes Omnibus: Itd be better if they didn’t have a surprising number of strobe lights. But the Greek in berkeley is idyllic from any angle, so turning around is no trouble.

  50. 50.

    Beatrice

    April 13, 2015 at 12:20 am

    @Omnes Omnibus: I was just thinking it was a good thing it wasn’t all on Netflix, or I wouldn’t be getting any sleep tonight.

  51. 51.

    Omnes Omnibus

    April 13, 2015 at 12:25 am

    @Beatrice: With what I have on my plate tomorrow, it will suck anyway.

  52. 52.

    divF

    April 13, 2015 at 12:28 am

    @Major Major Major Major: There’s a show at the Greek tonight ?
    (I live five blocks from there, so I normally notice).

  53. 53.

    Omnes Omnibus

    April 13, 2015 at 12:31 am

    @divF: B&S won’t attract a particularly loud crowd.

  54. 54.

    James E Powell

    April 13, 2015 at 12:39 am

    My favorite moment from my two favorite characters:

    Varys: You have compassion.

    Tyrion: Compassion? I killed my lover with my bare hands. I shot my own father with a crossbow.

    Varys: I never said you were perfect

  55. 55.

    Tree With Water

    April 13, 2015 at 12:50 am

    This occurred just offshore the county that borders my own to the north. The article states the divers were from the east coast, and inexperienced to boot. Those poor guys apparently picked a treacherous patch of water to dive, with underwater rock formations that create vicious currents (it’s illegal to abalone dive with a breathing apparatus).

    “Three abalone divers died Sunday afternoon in Mendocino County’s Caspar Cove after a group of five friends set out in search of the prized mollusks and met instead with tragedy, emergency officials said.

    Two other men from the party ran into trouble, as well, but were rescued from the rocks at the base of the hundred-foot cliffs that form Caspar Headlands State Beach and Caspar Headlands Natural State Reserve on the central Mendocino Coast, emergency personnel said..”.

  56. 56.

    Major Major Major Major

    April 13, 2015 at 1:19 am

    @divF: matinee. Belle & Sebastian

  57. 57.

    divF

    April 13, 2015 at 1:26 am

    @Major Major Major Major:
    Missed it completely. And I was out doing the grocery shopping this afternoon, so I would have noticed the traffic.

    A low-key crowd that takes public transportation ?

  58. 58.

    Major Major Major Major

    April 13, 2015 at 1:28 am

    @divF: the cop did say it was the most boring show he’d ever been on duty for.

  59. 59.

    Tim in SF

    April 13, 2015 at 1:48 am

    How the hell does Mance die? He LIVES through this encounter in the book.

  60. 60.

    Major Major Major Major

    April 13, 2015 at 2:03 am

    @Tim in SF: Martin and HBO have said they’re not exactly paying the most attention to the books after the first.

  61. 61.

    Sly

    April 13, 2015 at 3:06 am

    @Tim in SF:
    What would Mance’s continued presence add that couldn’t be handled by something more direct?

    It’s all about narrative economy. The set photos from this season’s shooting have revealed substantial deviations from AFFC/ADWD, along with the fact that many characters, and their attendant plot lines, have simply been cut altogether. The bulk of what’s been removed pertains to various parties of characters making their way to Meereen. And though this means a bunch of fan favorites like Arianne Martell and Euron Greyjoy won’t be in the series, it also means that the show audience will be spared the biggest clusterfuck of entangled stories in AFFC/ADWD. This gives the showrunners more of an opportunity to focus on the more central plotlines and characters.

  62. 62.

    Sherparick

    April 13, 2015 at 7:43 am

    I think AFFC/ADWD are wonderful collections of short stories, but in doing so Martin indulged his imagination by creating an Army of characters, twisted plot lines, and red herrings. And the whole work is kind of mess which is why I think he is having a problem finishing it. My biggest criticism of Martin is that he and his editors should have kept the plot focused on Tyrion, Daenerys, and the four younger Stark children (and maybe that should just be Sansa, Aarya, and Bran as Rickon seems like the original red herring), and how they would eventually link up and resolve the arc of the story and their tragedies (ASOIAF is an ironic Tragedy and Martin’s way playing homage to Shakespeare’s History Plays and King Lear while tweaking Tolkein’s apparent ‘Happy Ever After Ending” in LOTR (although I disagree with his characterization of LOTR. I don’t think LOTR has a particularly happy ending – I now think of LOTR as another piece of irony, part of the literary tradition of post WW1 U.K., of Parade’s End, Good-bye to All That, etc.).

  63. 63.

    Mayur

    April 13, 2015 at 12:49 pm

    @Tim in SF: no he doesn’t. Reread ADwD. The scene is exactly the same except that he’s in a cage and it’s multiple archers rather than just Jon Snow.

  64. 64.

    DLG

    April 13, 2015 at 4:29 pm

    @Mayur: ADwD has a “twist” several chapters later. LSS Tim in SF is correct, and an entire subplot in the books is dependent on that. The way the show shot the Mance execution scene has made the twist, and thus also the subplot, impossible.

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