I liked both storylines. Obviously not quite as good as last week but that was one of the best episodes. I wasn't bored at all.
And as I have no idea where the story is going I can't comment on the best way to advance the plot.
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I liked both storylines. Obviously not quite as good as last week but that was one of the best episodes. I wasn't bored at all.
And as I have no idea where the story is going I can't comment on the best way to advance the plot.
According to the director it wasn't meant to be rape. Here's what he says:
The problem is that a) "it started out as rape but wasn't rape by the end" doesn't really work as logic and b) everyone saw it as rape even though that apparently wasn't what the show intended. So, they've managed to accidentally turn one of the characters into a rapist, which is less than brilliant storytelling. That's why people are commenting on it.
There's slightly more to it too but that involves the things we're not allowed to mention in this thread so I won't go there.
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Feck the rape scene. We got Joel Fry! Show just got way better.
Because you had to edit the real GRRM quotes, now it doesn't make a lot of sense. It's clear you've tried though. Pretty clear that the director fecked up about how this panned out on serial and the director's 'It started out as a rape, but ended as consensual' clearly didn't come through. It's a rape end of story.
Sorry, these quotes are by the director of the episode! Typo on my part.
Haa yes, appeared totally different to George RR Martin's quotes. We both agree that the director's explanation doesn't cut it.
I read somewhere that creators of the series intended it to be seen as rape only
In either case, I think it was probably done to create even more talk around the show. Poor stuff
Or it could have been made that way to make Cersei look more vulnerable.
It was rape, but I think she was liking it
Anyway, why does anyone care? Its a TV show
Anyway, why does anyone care? Its a TV show
She wanted it and didn't resist it much. He did initially force himself on her though.
It's quite funny how so many people harp on about this being the best show ever yet since season one, people have called far more episodes poor than good.
@Cina
The first two episodes of the season were great. I think that the rapey scene really soured it for me and then there were long scenes with the less interesting characters featured.
All shows like this have poor episodes. I thought the entire last season of The Wire was pretty poor. Mad Men has a good number of flat episodes where Betty Draper really takes a lot of the fun out of it. The Sopranos has many dull episodes too. Breaking Bad was 7/10 for the first season and a half for me.
The first two episodes of the season were great. I think that the rapey scene really soured it for me and then there were long scenes with the less interesting characters featured.
All shows like this have poor episodes. I thought the entire last season of The Wire was pretty poor. Mad Men has a good number of flat episodes where Betty Draper really takes a lot of the fun out of it. The Sopranos has many dull episodes too. Breaking Bad was 7/10 for the first season and a half for me.
Sometimes it feels like every other episode is a dull filler episode. Every time something exciting happens we have to wait two weeks for the follow-through and be subjected to a mostly Khaleesi centric episode in the meantime whilst we wait.
I just don't give two shits about Sam and Gilly and never have. Their storyline just seems completely pointless.
Given that he showed how to kill the weird white dudes I think he may have a roll yet. Works well with Jon Snow as well.
Does anyone else hate Daenerys scenes? She is the most hypocritical and self righteous person ever whilst getting a ridiculous amount of luck.
Sam's logic on women: he fears his brothers of the watch will make a move on Gilly so he reckons it's better to move her to a whore house. That's fecking ingenious.
I was hoping we'd have seen more of the White-walkers by now. Didn't they head towards the wall at the end of season 2, or am I mistaken?
So, it all got a bit rapey last night then.
I think it's quite funny how you have the third most posts in this thread.
Why? I enjoy the show and it's based on a series I've followed for years.
Well yeah, that's just it, you've got the third most posts when you're a book reader who by admission can't post anything more than "good episode" or "nice tits".
Bless you.
Bless you.
Its more than he's worried they'll Jamie Lannister her.
I got that but still, a whore house?
I dont think he could afford much else. I mean he gave up anything when he went to the wall, and he's shit at his job
Just caught up on last nights episode - I thought it was pretty average. I'm looking forward to Tyrions trial though.
With the Cersi/Jaime thing it's good now that the supposed rape scene made everyone forget It's also incest.
Me too. The way he was trying to work-out the killer in his cell, I'm expecting him to give a Sherlock Holmes style explanation at trial of what really happened.
Half my posts are spent telling other readers to shut the bejaysus up. Also, a lot of them are probably from the early seasons of the show, when the rules were less clear. I don't post much here anymore.
I like you.
You should know, in fairness.
I enjoyed lasts nights
When Tywin was telling the boy on what makes a good kind was very good
When Tywin was telling the boy on what makes a good kind was very good
Indeed, where are them feckers?
I should know because I should know or I should know because I should...know?
Everyone except complete idiots should know what rape is. End of your smart arse nonsense on the matter.
Don't think you read my posts thoroughly, tbf.
I'm having you on, surely nobody can have watched that and thought it was consensual
Bloody hell, Eboue has been well and truly raped in this thread. He said no but you lot kept pushing!
Are people genuinely saying that it wasn't rape?
No matter what is the history between Jaime and Cersei, it was clearly rape.
No matter what is the history between Jaime and Cersei, it was clearly rape.