Also, I decided years ago after finishing The Dark Tower that my next pet is definitely gonna be named Oy, after one of the best characters in literature ever.
Another naming plan: I wanted to get two Maine Coon Cats and name them Tywin and Lady Olenna Queen of Claws.
Oh, why I actually came to this thread: I keep thinking of the world of ice and fire nerding out that is probably going on at the thought of hte Unsullied fighting against the Golden Company.
i forgot about the Targaryen book that came out a year or so ago (Fire & Blood). anyone here read that? i might pick that up this weekend and read that before re-reading books 1-5. i'm a big fan of this world and the bits of history that have been shared, and while i usually like things kept vague or not explained in great detail, i think i would enjoy reading this. more or less curious how it reads. does it read like a history book, or like one of the ASOIAF books?
I've heard mixed things about how it reads. Most seem to think it reads like a history book, which I do not mind. But I haven't read it so I don't know. I don't even know if it's a narrative or a history book.
i dislike that it's only available in hardcover / Kindle right now (love me a paperback) but i may get this without knowing more details. i'll enjoy it either way, but would prefer it set up like a history book. can't seem to find any real reviews without some incredible searching effort. almost all reviews are just "what the fuck this isn't Winds of Winter?! fuck you Martin!"
It definitely reads like a history book, but not quite as much as The World of Ice and Fire does. As someone who loves the world, I loved it. A couple of parts of it drag a little bit but still good overall.
Lmao. Euron: “A finda in de bum?” Stannis: *grinds teeth* There’s so many characters I wish we could see Stannis interact with.
I didn’t think I would, but I’m considering it now that it’s back on TV. If I really hate the ending, then I probably won’t.
I’ll definitely do a rewatch. I haven’t watched any of the episodes (except a couple) more than once and I’d be interested to see how it looks strung together.
This is from an interview with director David Nutter about why we didn't see Jon telling Arya, Sansa and Bran what his real name is: Reading stuff like that from the makers of the show, it is really hard to not get the feeling they were all just trying to get this show TF over with as fast as possible.
I definitely disagree with it in reference to this. Sure there are times where you don’t want to be redundant, but these are such important character moments to cut out. Arya and Sansa have made so much of their identity about their family and about Jon specifically, and seeing it could have been a really powerful moment between the siblings finding out they aren’t.
I wasn't trying to imply that this was done out of laziness. I just think the creative decision to get as quickly through this part of the story is the wrong one. For me it really just shines a light on why this last season is very unsatisfying. A rush to just hit the major plot points is not how the rest of the entire series has been. This is a major revelation for characters we have spent years and years with. The Jon not petting Ghost thing was 100% laziness though.
Oh yeah it sucks we didn't get to see it. I've seen a lot of criticism saying they just don't care so that's why they didn't do it. Yeah that was....weird. But on the other hand where as Ghost even BEEN lol. He just like, shows up when they have extra money to splurge or something haha.
The feeling of watching this season so far kinda reminds me a lot of how it feels watching Peter Jackson’s trilogy of Hobbit movies. After he drags his feet stretching about 50 pages of children’s novel into 17 hours of screentime, the story gets to the good part and then they switch it up and make the shortest movie out of them all where most of the good stuff is left on the cutting room floor. It is a little frustrating.
Yeah I was just going to post how the ep Tryion kills Tywin premiered on Father’s Day. So tomorrow on Mother’s Day this being the penultimate ep is an interesting coincidence.