Ok, we had allot of introductions in the first episode, lots of good stuff, but lots of intros, lets see what happened in episode 2.
I keep wanting to punch Viserys. This is going to be a theme.
Tyrion waking up with the bitches. He then shows Joffrey the inside of each hand and the first twice for good measure.
Tyrion continues to grow as he quickly becomes one of the best characters on the show.
Catelyn Stark begins her decent into Crazytown.
Arya Stark and Jon Snow are great together. Add a wolf and they are unstoppable.
I've never been a fan of Catelyn Stark and this is one of the first times that I see why. She is supposed to be so distraught over her comatose son, but she still has enough personal hatred for the bastard that she lets it overcome her. She then looses it when Ned has to leave for King's Landing, acting as if he really had a choice.
For someone who later sees herself as more of a leader, she sure caves quickly to what is best for her.
Interesting conversation about Jon Snow's mother.
"A mind needs books like a sword needs a whetstone."
Rob Stark starts to step up.
You can't say Catelyn doesn't have any fight in her.
Dire Wolf 1 - Assassin 0
"It is known"
Joffrey is a twisted, sadistic little worm who may have been beaten by Arya in a fair fight.
Wolf to the rescue again.
The scene where Arya forces Nymeria to leave is quite sad.
Hey, King Robbie B, protip, when one is beaten with clubs they tend to show signs of it.
We then get to see his cowardly weakness of the king as he bows to the whim of his wife, just to be done with the issue. This he does knowing it will hurt Ned and his family. In the grand scheme of things, even though he is not evil, he has to be one of the lesser kings.
Wednesday, April 1, 2015
Sunday, March 29, 2015
Stark Raving Mad: #2: S1E1: Winter is Coming
I like how they start of by jumping right into things instead of the titles.
It is mysterious and dark and when the gate opens, the shots of the icy mountain are amazing.
As the creepy tension continues to build, the wind kicks up outside of my apartment. I can hear hear the dragon's howl and the scraping of items as they are pulled along the streets.
Ok, attention is immediately back to the screen as we see a fucked up collection of bodies and decapitated heads that would be right at home in something like True Detective. The camera whips around to really kick us in the gut at the sight of a young girl impaled on a tree, dangling a few feet above the ground. They then pan back to reveal that the bodies are laid out in a pattern in a ritualistic way.
The music is already showing that it will be a strong point of the show.
At this point, you would expect these three characters to be main, or at least secondary characters.
"Do the dead frighten you?"
This little prick with the stubble makes me want to punch him already.
"Your dead men seem to have moved camp."
This snow-covered terrain is beautiful.
Well... I don't have to worry about that guy anymore.
And the little girl is back on her feet with bright blue eyes now.
These guys are sooo fucked.
And he lost his head.
Wow, what an opening.
Then you jump directly into the really cool opening sequence that changes up slightly from episode to episode. The opening theme is now iconic in geek culture and has even bled over a bit with the popularity and prestige of the show.
This theme always gets me pumped for the show.
So, unless the one guy is let go to warn the others, none of the first people that we met will have lasted through the opening.
Ok, well, they solved that one quickly.
Not the greatest of starts from a feminist perspective (the boys learning how to shoot arrows, while the girls learn to stitch), but it is a understandable for what it is.
Ok, nice little role reversal there.
Ok, this guy must think he is a dwarf with the whole tying his beard under his chin thing.
"Winter is coming." (Take a drink.)
Jeezus that sword is huge!
Ok, this shit is going to get hardcore quickly.
And, beheading #3.
"The man who passes the sentence, should swing the sword."
Ok, brutal start, but the logic is sound.
That is one giant wolf.
Such a pivotal moment early in the show.
This Jon Snow guy has me already.
And Snow gets a wolf cub.
King's Landing intro. And we get some crazy Greko-Roman type stuff.
And the intrigue has begun.
Wow, these sets are amazing.
This kid is a monkey.
PUPPY WOLF!!!
No more climbing promise is one that will certainly be broken, at least they all know.
It's the cool girl again, dressed up this time to see the king and entourage enter.
Nice, fun intro to the king.
I love the little running commentary from Arya as her sister chastises her.
Geez, they are coming out all barrels blazing.
Ok, so the T&A is real.
Pentos aka somewhere else.
This young lady is gorgeous, but the scene is creepy... and just got uber creepy and incestuous.
"It's too hot, m'lady." Interesting.
She is the epitome of the virginal bride.
Whoa, pause, rewind. What the fuck did he just say?
"I would let his whole tribe fuck you. All 40,000 men and their horses too if that's what it took."
I want to kill this guy in a very slow and painful way already.
Sansa is a little scary in her own way.
The wall. Jon Snow, slow down a bit.
"All dwarves are bastards in their father's eyes."
Tyrion is already an interesting character.
Winter is coming. Have another drink.
Interesting conversation between mothers and then between Ned and Jaime.
Food fight?
Murder? Sounded like it could be poison.
Scar time.
The back and forth over whether to go was good. I expected the episode to end there.
And more T&A at the wedding.
Every time I see this guy, I want to stab him.
"A Dothraki wedding without at least three deaths is considered a dull affair."
The introduction to dragons... DRAGON EGGS.
After watching the rape-like mating minutes before, she must be terrified.
"There is no word for 'thank you' in Dothraki."
She is crying and all that he can say is "no".
I feel dirty even watching this scene.
"It's not hunting if you pay for it."
That "wolf" puppy is insanely cute.
And the kid's a perv.
Busted! Incest in action.
COLD BLOODED!
What a brutal ending.
That was seriously one of the best opening episodes of a television show that I have ever seen. So much happens. So many characters are introduced, plot lines started, intrigues, relationships, and at the same time it did not seemed forced. They let the story facilitate everything and did so magnificently.
I know that there are better, bigger, more shocking episodes to come, but this is quite the masterpiece to start things off.
It is mysterious and dark and when the gate opens, the shots of the icy mountain are amazing.
As the creepy tension continues to build, the wind kicks up outside of my apartment. I can hear hear the dragon's howl and the scraping of items as they are pulled along the streets.
Ok, attention is immediately back to the screen as we see a fucked up collection of bodies and decapitated heads that would be right at home in something like True Detective. The camera whips around to really kick us in the gut at the sight of a young girl impaled on a tree, dangling a few feet above the ground. They then pan back to reveal that the bodies are laid out in a pattern in a ritualistic way.
The music is already showing that it will be a strong point of the show.
At this point, you would expect these three characters to be main, or at least secondary characters.
"Do the dead frighten you?"
This little prick with the stubble makes me want to punch him already.
"Your dead men seem to have moved camp."
This snow-covered terrain is beautiful.
Well... I don't have to worry about that guy anymore.
And the little girl is back on her feet with bright blue eyes now.
These guys are sooo fucked.
And he lost his head.
Wow, what an opening.
Then you jump directly into the really cool opening sequence that changes up slightly from episode to episode. The opening theme is now iconic in geek culture and has even bled over a bit with the popularity and prestige of the show.
This theme always gets me pumped for the show.
So, unless the one guy is let go to warn the others, none of the first people that we met will have lasted through the opening.
Ok, well, they solved that one quickly.
Not the greatest of starts from a feminist perspective (the boys learning how to shoot arrows, while the girls learn to stitch), but it is a understandable for what it is.
Ok, nice little role reversal there.
Ok, this guy must think he is a dwarf with the whole tying his beard under his chin thing.
"Winter is coming." (Take a drink.)
Jeezus that sword is huge!
Ok, this shit is going to get hardcore quickly.
And, beheading #3.
"The man who passes the sentence, should swing the sword."
Ok, brutal start, but the logic is sound.
That is one giant wolf.
Such a pivotal moment early in the show.
This Jon Snow guy has me already.
And Snow gets a wolf cub.
King's Landing intro. And we get some crazy Greko-Roman type stuff.
And the intrigue has begun.
Wow, these sets are amazing.
This kid is a monkey.
PUPPY WOLF!!!
No more climbing promise is one that will certainly be broken, at least they all know.
It's the cool girl again, dressed up this time to see the king and entourage enter.
Nice, fun intro to the king.
I love the little running commentary from Arya as her sister chastises her.
Geez, they are coming out all barrels blazing.
Ok, so the T&A is real.
Pentos aka somewhere else.
This young lady is gorgeous, but the scene is creepy... and just got uber creepy and incestuous.
"It's too hot, m'lady." Interesting.
She is the epitome of the virginal bride.
Whoa, pause, rewind. What the fuck did he just say?
"I would let his whole tribe fuck you. All 40,000 men and their horses too if that's what it took."
I want to kill this guy in a very slow and painful way already.
Sansa is a little scary in her own way.
The wall. Jon Snow, slow down a bit.
"All dwarves are bastards in their father's eyes."
Tyrion is already an interesting character.
Winter is coming. Have another drink.
Interesting conversation between mothers and then between Ned and Jaime.
Food fight?
Murder? Sounded like it could be poison.
Scar time.
The back and forth over whether to go was good. I expected the episode to end there.
And more T&A at the wedding.
Every time I see this guy, I want to stab him.
"A Dothraki wedding without at least three deaths is considered a dull affair."
The introduction to dragons... DRAGON EGGS.
After watching the rape-like mating minutes before, she must be terrified.
"There is no word for 'thank you' in Dothraki."
She is crying and all that he can say is "no".
I feel dirty even watching this scene.
"It's not hunting if you pay for it."
That "wolf" puppy is insanely cute.
And the kid's a perv.
Busted! Incest in action.
COLD BLOODED!
What a brutal ending.
That was seriously one of the best opening episodes of a television show that I have ever seen. So much happens. So many characters are introduced, plot lines started, intrigues, relationships, and at the same time it did not seemed forced. They let the story facilitate everything and did so magnificently.
I know that there are better, bigger, more shocking episodes to come, but this is quite the masterpiece to start things off.
Stark Raving Mad: #1: Intro
Stark Raving Mad will be my attempt at a sort of stream of conciousness blogging of the TV Series Game of Thrones. I will start with Season 1 and follow along as I marathon through the first four seasons in anticipation of the 5th season. We may have started a bit late, so I may have new episodes before I finish the marathon.
At all time, spoilers up to that point will be included, so, stay away if you do not want to be spoiled.
I will be coming up with a logo soon, that will hopefully keep people from getting spoiled as much as possible.
Also, I will be ranking the episodes in each season against each other and overall as I go through Season 5.
Well, "let's start at the very beginning, a really fine way to start."
At all time, spoilers up to that point will be included, so, stay away if you do not want to be spoiled.
I will be coming up with a logo soon, that will hopefully keep people from getting spoiled as much as possible.
Also, I will be ranking the episodes in each season against each other and overall as I go through Season 5.
Well, "let's start at the very beginning, a really fine way to start."
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