GoT episode 8

[la_vie_noire]

I said to myself I wouldn't comment on this series until it was over, and I bet everyone already discussed everything useful about this. So I'm just going to say something pretty superficial that has been bothering me.

Why did they cut everything that has to do with The Hound till now? Seriously, I don't get why Theon and Littlefinger get extra parts (lots of them) while they cut every important Sandor's scene.

Yes. It bothers me. And I bet everyone already talked about Khal Drogo and Daenerys and whatever they did to that (not that the book was perfect, far from it, but still).

Comments

[pitseleh]

Loras is one of my favorite characters, so XD But I like characters who get shafted by the narrative. They have a wildly different interpretation of him than the one I got from the books, but making him a schemer isn't something I'm going to complain about, though I'm interested to see how they can manage to reconcile that with his later actions.

It's like they don't trust us to pay attention to backstory unless there are boobs? Which is insulting and weird. Good shows trust their audience, and so far, this show doesn't trust me one bit.

[la_vie_noire]

Ah, yes, I think the schemers were Margaery and her grandmother. Not so much Loras. But yeah, apparently, here he even kinda influenced Renly (whom, funnily, I like better than the one in the books).

though I'm interested to see how they can manage to reconcile that with his later actions.

Good point.

It's like they don't trust us to pay attention to backstory unless there are boobs? Which is insulting and weird. Good shows trust their audience, and so far, this show doesn't trust me one bit.

Heh. They could also use the exposition more for other things. Watching this episode, I wonder if people not familiar with the books understood something about the Kingsguard or why Semly was so offended at the other Knights who laughed at him.

And I don't have so many complains about technical aspects though. XD I think the acting is good, but sometimes not so much what I pictured in my mind (except episode 2, that was one just kinda bad).