Next week is gonna be a banger.
Hope so.
Next week is gonna be a banger.
Spoiler:Why hang all the rat-catchers because "they didn't know which one" when Helaena saw the assassins' faces clearly?
And I find it very hard to believe Alicent would just let Rhaenyra walk out of the Sept, given she is now insisting there was 'no mistake' and it's already 'too late'.
Spoiler:This could've been an oversight on the showrunners part but I think its subtly shown throughout the same episode why he decided to hang all 100 rat catchers. We see early on in the 2nd episode that Helaena and Aegon pass each other on the stairs in the Red Keep, Helaena sorta stops and hopes for some comfort from her brother-husband, but he continues walking, showing he has little care for her.
Another example is the torturing of Blood, Aegon could've also had Blood point out the identity of Cheese, as he seemed all for telling whatever he needed to do to avoid being hurt, but because he was so enraged by the death of his son, he went straight to murdering him, no question asked.
This is all set up to show how incompetent of a king Aegon is, he's young and quick to make stupid decisions.
Like I said -- atmosphere. The show has slowly begun to win me over by immersing me in the world. Daemon is an interesting anti-hero; I can't decide if he's completely insane, suicidal or just ridiculously brave. A little of everything I guess.I have really enjoyed this series so far, its not the fastest moving show of all time but its not meant to be. I can only imagine how difficult it would be to follow along with a story with 12 people with the same damn name if the story was moving at a faster pace.
I don't quite get the "boring" takes in here, there have been some pretty insane moments in every episode this season. Episode 3 has to be the best episode visually imo, the beginning aftermath of that battle, Daemon entering Harrenal in that almost horror-esque scene with heavy rainfall, dark hallways, and strange noises all about, and the wide shots of the sept in Kings Landing from afar, just so well done.
He's the best character on the show. Hopefully we start to see more of him now.Like I said -- atmosphere. The show has slowly begun to win me over by immersing me in the world. Daemon is an interesting anti-hero; I can't decide if he's completely insane, suicidal or just ridiculously brave. A little of everything I guess.
Ehh, it's not really Game of Thrones though. GOT had a side that you rooted for and a side that you rooted against. I don't think many people wanted the Lannisters to win.There's not a lot of great characters in this show. Not to GoT level.
For me, the problem is too many sympathetic characters. Let's see some people like Cersei, who embrace their nastiness without apology.
Fair enough but I'm really not much of a Hightower fan at this point. Alicent has been set up as the show's antagonist; she's no Cersei but best not try to mimic what came before. This show is swinging for the fences, I can respect that.Agreed. But just saying, that's why I liked GoT more. Gray is complex and ... well, keeps you from rooting for anyone.
Fair enough but I'm really not much of a Hightower fan at this point. Alicent has been set up as the show's antagonist; she's no Cersei but best not try to mimic what came before. This show is swinging for the fences, I can respect that.
I think Chris makes a good point -- most of the characters in this are gray, and gray is boring. It may read as intellectually complex but it is boring.
For me, Daemon, Alicent, Aegon and Aemond are interesting. That's not enough characters to hold my interest, especially when Daemon and Aemond are so often held back.
There's not a lot of great characters in this show. Not to GoT level.
For me, the problem is too many sympathetic characters. Let's see some people like Cersei, who embrace their nastiness without apology.
Agreed on those characters. For me, they're enough for now. I actually wasn't a fan of this show in the beginning -- but it's been drawing me in.I think Chris makes a good point -- most of the characters in this are gray, and gray is boring. It may read as intellectually complex but it is boring.
For me, Daemon, Alicent, Aegon and Aemond are interesting. That's not enough characters to hold my interest, especially when Daemon and Aemond are so often held back.
Yes, but this story is focused on one family not the seven kingdoms as a whole. You’re not getting that many characters because they’re not part of the Game.But we had Cersei, Jaime, Tyrion, Daenerys, Jon, Samwell, Sansa, Arya, Rob, Eddard, Catelyn, Bran, the Hound, the Mountain, Drogo, Littlefinger, Jorah, Joffrey... I tired of typing
Yes, but this story is focused on one family not the seven kingdoms as a whole. You’re not getting that many characters because they’re not part of the Game.
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