Kiltman Posted August 22, 2022 Share Posted August 22, 2022 1 hour ago, JonStark said: Great first episode. I think too many people were expecting a "Bran falls out of a window" type event, but it set up all of the characters nicely and had the old school GOT feel. In terms of traumatic, sacrificing the queen to rip a child out of her (and show it) and they both die was about on par I thought. 6 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ty21 Posted August 22, 2022 Share Posted August 22, 2022 10 hours ago, Deadpulse said: Assuming you meant Rhaenyra and not her old AF cousin, isn't she supposed to be young at this point? I know the actress is 21 but I imagine they made every effort to make her look half her age since in the books she is like 7 when her mom dies. Did you just me 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ty21 Posted August 22, 2022 Share Posted August 22, 2022 1 hour ago, MikeT14 said: was neither blown away nor disappointed in the episode. I will continue to watch obviously, but so far I feel like we have a lot of miscastings - or at worst people I won't have strong feelings for. Precisely this, nice to see another poster here that’s level or negative on it all. Kinda looks like they found the cast at Walmart (but broke the bank on Doctor Who actor) and I don’t feel anything for any of them. I did look up the Targaryen family tree to get more of an understanding of who I’m watching. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BobbyPhil1781 Posted August 22, 2022 Share Posted August 22, 2022 Maybe I'm just not that emo but I feel like it takes me more than one episode to "feel" for a character. Not many people had immediate impacts on me in the previous series, including all the Starks. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MikeT14 Posted August 22, 2022 Share Posted August 22, 2022 13 minutes ago, BobbyPhil1781 said: Maybe I'm just not that emo but I feel like it takes me more than one episode to "feel" for a character. Not many people had immediate impacts on me in the previous series, including all the Starks. No, it's a fair point, and I will have differing opinions as it goes on, but to be honest a lot of my initial takes from early GoT stuck throughout (Emilia Clarke was below the rest of the cast, whereas Lena killed it from the start. I also loved Dinklage from the beginning too even though I didn't know much about him. Maisie was the one that grew on me the most.) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ET80 Posted August 22, 2022 Share Posted August 22, 2022 Loved the first episode, forgot how much I enjoyed the original show (final seasons notwithstanding). 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kiltman Posted August 22, 2022 Share Posted August 22, 2022 1 hour ago, Ty21 said: Precisely this, nice to see another poster here that’s level or negative on it all. Kinda looks like they found the cast at Walmart (but broke the bank on Doctor Who actor) and I don’t feel anything for any of them. I did look up the Targaryen family tree to get more of an understanding of who I’m watching. Seeing Paddy as the king was a bit out of place, knowing him better in roles like this But seeing Rhys Ifans was a nice surprise 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ramssuperbowl99 Posted August 22, 2022 Share Posted August 22, 2022 13 hours ago, skywindO2 said: Not a fan of that prophecy thing at the end. Less dragons, more jousting tbh Thank you - the only way I can see it working is if as a result of the upcoming Targ Civil War, the prophecy is lost. Otherwise, it completely ruins the mystery of Rhaegar Targaryan's actions in Game of Thrones, the whole point of the Prince that was Promised was that it was the only thing that could explain him running off with Lyanna Stark, being sad all the time, etc. I get wanting to connect it to the source material, but that undercuts the heart of GoT. 3 hours ago, MikeT14 said: I was neither blown away nor disappointed in the episode. This is how I feel. It was alright, they got the overall feel back of the show. I appreciate that. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
skywindO2 Posted August 22, 2022 Share Posted August 22, 2022 In terms of likeability, can we all agree that Otto was the worst? Daemon called it correctly iyam. I have a lot of reservations about how the story and pacing will go in this but I think last night was a strong start. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
skywindO2 Posted August 22, 2022 Share Posted August 22, 2022 (edited) 9 minutes ago, ramssuperbowl99 said: Thank you - the only way I can see it working is if as a result of the upcoming Targ Civil War, the prophecy is lost. Otherwise, it completely ruins the mystery of Rhaegar Targaryan's actions in Game of Thrones, the whole point of the Prince that was Promised was that it was the only thing that could explain him running off with Lyanna Stark, being sad all the time, etc. I get wanting to connect it to the source material, but that undercuts the heart of GoT. I hadn't even thought of that, that makes it even worse for me. I just thought it was a very heavy handed attempt to force the story together for viewers that somehow forgot or something. The 170 years before Dany thing was enough. Spoiler As far as I know, there isn't any such in-universe prophecy but the source material for this particular story that they're telling is relatively thin. Edited August 22, 2022 by skywindO2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ET80 Posted August 22, 2022 Share Posted August 22, 2022 20 minutes ago, skywindO2 said: In terms of likeability, can we all agree that Otto was the worst? Daemon called it correctly iyam. I’m getting major Tywin Lannister/Littlefinger vibes from him. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ramssuperbowl99 Posted August 22, 2022 Share Posted August 22, 2022 19 minutes ago, skywindO2 said: I hadn't even thought of that, that makes it even worse for me. I just thought it was a very heavy handed attempt to force the story together for viewers that somehow forgot or something. The 170 years before Dany thing was enough. Hide contents As far as I know, there isn't any such in-universe prophecy but the source material for this particular story that they're telling is relatively thin. In the books it's deliberately ambiguous as to whether magic/prophecy is real, but the show had to kind of drop that even though they tried to keep the spirit of it intact. Like I don't know how you argue magic isn't real when we see Renly Baratheon killed by a shadow, but that doesn't mean that all visions/magic/prophecies are genuine. Both the books and show make a point of saying that the meaning of a prophecy can be distorted by people (like everyone interpreting the comet in Season 2 GoT that they're side will win). There's some of that distortion in this prophecy too. There's nothing in other versions of the Prince that was Promised that says the Prince had to be king, but Viserys has interpreted the prophecy that the world will end without a Targ on the Iron Throne. But ruining the mystery of the guy who could technically be argued as the protagonist of the main story for a through line on a side story isn't a good idea IMO. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
skywindO2 Posted August 22, 2022 Share Posted August 22, 2022 18 minutes ago, ET80 said: I’m getting major Tywin Lannister/Littlefinger vibes from him. Definitely more Littlefinger than Tywin imo Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ET80 Posted August 22, 2022 Share Posted August 22, 2022 2 minutes ago, skywindO2 said: Definitely more Littlefinger than Tywin imo The way he sees his daughter - a pawn to his ambition - is where I see the Tywin. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MikeT14 Posted August 22, 2022 Share Posted August 22, 2022 2 minutes ago, ET80 said: The way he sees his daughter - a pawn to his ambition - is where I see the Tywin. There were a lot of uncomfortable scenes in this episode. That one was up there. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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