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Game of Thrones (HBO) TV Show • Page 352

Discussion in 'Entertainment Forum' started by airik625, Mar 9, 2016.

  1. EASheartsVinyl

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    The show doesn’t even come close to having a firm enough grasp on how to portray sexual agency for women to pull that off. Their (already tenuous) good will for anything in that regard died a hard death in S5.

    And I’m not touching the idea of sleeping with someone who disgusts you because you feel you have no other usable option as being “just” or “reaping what she sowed” with a ten foot pole.

    It is a real relief that they didn’t force the actual scene between them into the episode.
     
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  2. Dinosaurs Dish

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    Are there any "good" sex scenes in this whole series? Where it actually has merit and was pertinent to what was going on?
     
  3. EASheartsVinyl

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    Pertinent to what is going on is definitely up for argument, but Robb/Talisa and Missandei/Grey Worm are just about the only ones I can think of that were completely consensual and there for character/relationship development without being complicated by ulterior motives or outside elements.
     
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  4. colorlesscliche

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    Jon and Dany?
     
  5. Dinosaurs Dish

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    All three of those are good choices, but to me, nearly every single sex scene ever is just so dumb and not worth any screentime other than to titillate viewers. Like, nobody "needs" to see those things on screen, you know?
     
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  6. EASheartsVinyl

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    That falls under the outside elements issue. In universe it’s happening more for plot development leading into the final season than it is truly earned by the characters, and as a viewer it’s also complicated by the incest issue that will always hang over it on a meta level.
     
  7. EASheartsVinyl

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    That’s a personal opinion that I would very much disagree with. On this show it’s an absolutely valid assessment, but well-written sex scenes can add just as much to a narrative and character development as any other type of scene, and in certain cases can give insights that others can’t. It’s more common for them to be poorly handled of course, but there are tons of examples of them being integral to a story.
     
  8. Dinosaurs Dish

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    Yeah, they definitely can be but if there was a way to tabulate every sex scene I've seen in movies and shows, it might be like 5% that were necessary for one reason or another other than just being "sexy" or whatever.
     
  9. EASheartsVinyl

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    I’m getting a strong urge to make a list right now. Lol.
     
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  10. Dinosaurs Dish

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    Haha, good luck! At this point, it's gotta be hundreds and hundreds for me. Like, 2-ish decades of watching content that would have a sex scene in it? That would practically be impossible, I think.
     
  11. EASheartsVinyl

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  12. Who says she felt like she has no other option? I think she instead realized it was her best option. And I feel that trying to victimize her in this situation is a severe slap to the powerful, cunning character she's become.
     
  13. David87

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    Yeah the way she suddenly stopped as if the light bulb went off tells me she realized it could be played to her advantage in some way. She doesn't do anything otherwise.

    My best guess is she actually is pregnant, but wants Euron to believe it's his so his absolute loyalty is secured. I was actually leaning towards her not being pregnant before but they way she was acting made it seem like she had an idea. Why not do to Euron what you've already done to your late husband 3 times?
     
  14. EASheartsVinyl

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  15. Davjs

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    The Viper and his wife having all those co-ed orgies were the most important to show.
     
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  16. EASheartsVinyl

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    Oh no I have forsaken Oberyn. Of course not as deeply as the writers did to her character........
     
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  17. David87

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    God I miss Oberyn.
     
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  18. well you can catch him in The Mandalorian!
     
  19. EASheartsVinyl

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    TIL he’s starring in that!
     
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  20. David87

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    Disclaimer: I really enjoyed Fire & Blood and think the fans that pester him about this are pretty mean.....but this still made me laugh a few times lol
     
  21. EASheartsVinyl

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    Have the Paul and Storm songs ever been posted here? I’ve loved Westerosi Pie for years, way longer than I’ve had any right to considering how recently I’ve been paying attention to the show.
     
  22. chris

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    rachel handler writes the only recap of this show worth reading
     
  23. CarpetElf

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    It just occured to me both sides can be right in the "who kills Cersei" argument
     
  24. EASheartsVinyl

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    This is so beautiful. I actually cackled at the line about Bran’s hair. The way it’s written is so perfect in its simplicity.
     
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  25. chris

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    I don't think she re-capped S7, but she did a column and podcast on S6 for MTV news before they laid everyone off, that were both very good. Glad these are back for the last season
     
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