Originally Posted by BlackOp:
I only realized two days ago that this wasn't the same series as that woke Hobbit trash Amazon is about to release... I have deliberately avoided any information on that.
I knew nothing about it...thought it was a good start...then again I wasn't comparing it to GOT and had low expectations.
It'll be interesting where is goes...GOT had a million sub plots, wars, and the threat of White Walkers always looming. It jumped around every week which helped keep the pace engaging. This is focused on one family, no war and no White Walkers....seems more like Succession in a fantasy setting.
Hopefully it takes on a life of it's own....like Better Call Saul did.
There is a civil war brewing in the Targaryen family...a civil war involving dragons. It's gonna be pretty awesome I think. [Reply]
Originally Posted by RINGLEADER:
I had the exact same reaction. But the show, for a first episode with a lot to set up, was otherwise off to a good start.
After watching the episode my impression is that it was supposed to begin with that dragon flight over the city. Then a group of dumb fuckers watching it convinced themselves that the show was all about a younger version of Dany so they added the exposition. [Reply]
Originally Posted by listopencil:
After watching the episode my impression is that it was supposed to begin with that dragon flight over the city. Then a group of dumb fuckers watching it convinced themselves that the show was all about a younger version of Dany so they added the exposition.
Wow. Never seen someone so upset about an exposition. If this show is humming by season 2 episode 4, are you still going to be harboring resentment because of this deep slight in narration?
I figured with Sapochnik directing and them really needing to try to win back some capital with the fan base, we'd get something interesting. We did not.
And the guy playing Viserys is just a really bad actor. [Reply]
Originally Posted by DJ's left nut:
That was....not good.
I figured with Sapochnik directing and them really needing to try to win back some capital with the fan base, we'd get something interesting. We did not.
And the guy playing Viserys is just a really bad actor.
I see this as the standard playing not to lose approach. They threw a bunch of money at shiny shit, tried to make something immersive, missed a few details and got beat. As a Chiefs fan I can see it from a million miles away.
They continued to miss what’s important. There were no Sean Bean killer performances, no magnetic Mark Addy banter, no Dinklage wit.
Daemon was interesting. Aema was compelling. The rest they missed on. I think some of it was trying to be stoic (see Sean Bean), but it wasn’t good.
Thats not to say it is a disaster. The whole birthing bed is our battlefield and the. The intercut birth with savage knight competition was damned good television. And the funeral scene carried weight.
But there is an interesting enough world they have access to and hopefully grab hold of they’ll get some rope. [Reply]
Originally Posted by TwistedChief:
Wow. Never seen someone so upset about an exposition. If this show is humming by season 2 episode 4, are you still going to be harboring resentment because of this deep slight in narration?
It's over. Enjoy the show.
I've seen exactly one episode. The opening was stupid, and I still watched it through to the end. Meanwhile here you are white knighting a TV show for some reason. Get a grip. [Reply]
I thought it was pretty good. Started a little "meh" but by the end, I was fully sucked in. Had most of the usual GOT elements. Liked how the music paid homage to the original, especially during the ending credits. [Reply]
Big GOT fan, never read any of the books. Completely underwhelmed by the first episode.
Dragons/CGI were weak. Acting not very strong and character development was poor.
If you are going to have that c-section scene it would help if there was a little emotional investment in the king and queen. [Reply]
