Game of Thrones

[Dr. Ensatsu-ken]

So GOT just for 19 Emmy nominations.

It'll be interesting to see it compete with Breaking Bad for best drama series. If the winner in that category is not either of those shows, I'll be truly surprised.

:EDIT:

So Charles Dance didn't receive a nomination for best supporting actor in a drama series. That's a shame, especially since it's his last season on the show, but at least Peter Dinklage got it.

[Avaitor]

Smart money is on Breaking Bad for Best Drama, with True Detective as a possible upset. Even Martin admits that he doesn't think GOT stands a chance against Breaking Bad's final batch.

And yeah, I was disappointed that Charles Dance and Dean Norris didn't get nominated this year. I always preferred Hank to Jesse, myself. So I guess my vote will go to Dinklage, who still deserves it for that fantastic speech. Although I have to admit that even though I think Lena Headley is fantastic, I'm not sure if I'd pick her this year as well.

[Dr. Ensatsu-ken]

I'd pick Anna Gunn, myself. Nothing against Lena, who is terrific, but Anna's just stood out as a stronger performance to me.

And Breaking Bad is what I most want to win best drama, so I have no qualms about it potentially beating out GOT, as much as I love that series as well.

[Avaitor]

Yeah, Anna Gunn really pulled her A-game out for "Ozymandias". Part of me really wants to see Christina Hendricks finally win, though, which is why I'm split.

Oh, and Diana Rigg was nominated for Guest Actress as Lady Olenna, which is another decision that I am completely down for.

[Avaitor]

At a local pawn shop here, I found the GOT Blu-Ray sets for $8 each. Since I'm not loaded but had enough money (I actually was planning to go to WalMart to see if they still had season 1 of Courage, since we're finally getting 2 out), I decided to get the first 2 seasons. I didn't really have enough for the third, which is missing its slipcover anyway, so I won't be too disappointed if it's bought out buy the time I can get it.

So now I can try to convince my mom to see it with me! And even if she doesn't want to, they come with DVD copies for me to watch in my room if I just feel like watching it again.

[Dr. Ensatsu-ken]

I've been re-watching the first season after reading the book, myself. While a lot of minor details had to be cut out, I have to say that they did a good job of cramming in as much as they could. At first I thought that there was even more details left out, but many are actually in there. It's just that they are usually mentioned by characters in passing, and it's easy to miss them on your first time through the show, unless you've already read the book.

[Dr. Ensatsu-ken]

I just finished re-watching season 1 after having read the book. This is definitely a show that benefits from. A re-watch. Being based on a novel with such a rich world of lore and mythos, there are a ton of details packed into each episode that it's far too easy to miss on a first viewing. The writing here is dense, and while the show does a good job of simplifying many things from the books to streamline the story, it is still full of many nice little touches that are rewarding to notice on re-watches. This especially counts for things that become important later on. In my first viewing, I didn't pay full attention to scenes like the one where Lady Stark was making negotiations with Walder Frey, but after realizing how important that would become later on, I really viewed the scene with a new fascination on my re-watch. It really is an amazing show, and I plan to re-watch the 2nd season after I finish ACOK (which I would've been done with by now if I had more time to read).

[Dr. Insomniac]

If only he had that when fighting the Mountain.

[Dr. Ensatsu-ken]

Martell Prism Power!

I call for a re-match!

[Daikun]

Aimee Richardson won't be returning for season 5.

[Dr. Insomniac]

Robb Stark can now say that he's been murdered and kissed by the Doctor.

[Dr. Ensatsu-ken]

As I did for Buffy and Angel, here are my top 10 episodes for this show (so far):

10. And Now His Watch Is Ended
9. The Pointy End
8. The Laws of Gods and Men
7. The Bear and the Maiden Fair
6. The Rains of Castamere
5. Fire and Blood
4. Garden of Bones
3. Blackwater
2. The Watchers on the Wall
1. The Lion and the Rose

One of the weaknesses of this show is that with multiple story-lines, even in my favorite episodes, not every moment is great, but from the ones I picked, it's usually one two very prominent story-lines from each episode which really make them so special, and a ton of fun to re-watch.

Of course, I left out The Mountain and The Viper, but honestly, aside from the awesome fight at the end and Sansa's scene, the rest of the episode was just kind of average, IMO.

[Avaitor]

Huh, I'm not sure how I'd rank the episodes, since I feel that a show as heavily serialized as GOT is harder to rank in this scenario, but I know that "The Rains of Castamere" would be higher, and "Baelor" would likely find a slot in mine, as well.

I'm surprised to see "Blackwater" rank so high in your list, though, since I thought you said that you weren't that impressed with it. I guess you only meant in comparison to "The Watchers on the Wall", though.

[Dr. Ensatsu-ken]

Yeah, I think that it's a great episode, but I'm probably the only person who actually thought that Watchers was even stronger. Perhaps because I'm among the very few people who actually really like. Jon Snow as a character, whereas he's among most other people's least favorite.

[Dr. Insomniac]

Guess who's back?

Spoiler

Water bottle is back.

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