Game of Thrones

[GregX]

The best show on television is back! I absolutely loved the premiere... and awww, Arya Stark, like all young girls, wants a pony.   

[Avaitor]

I see her as an Applejack girl, myself.

And I think my highlight was Sansa's speech with Tyrion. It's fascinating to see how little she represents the naive little girl she started off as in the show... mostly.

[Avaitor]

In case you had any doubts that the show would keep on trucking.

[GregX]

In case you had any doubts that the show would keep on trucking.

I couldn't be happier. 

[LumRanmaYasha]

Like there was any doubt it would get renewed.   

Still great to hear, though.

[Avaitor]

Yeah, the plan is 7 seasons, depending on how much content is in the last 2 books. The next two don't have much happening despite their length, and quite a bit of fluff (which the show runners have even confessed to most likely trimming), so the best way to go with those is to combine their timeline and make 2 seasons out of them total.

But yeah, Martin needs to step his game up fast.

[Dr. Insomniac]

[GregX]

Best. Wedding. Ever.

[Dr. Insomniac]

Shame about Tyrion though. As well as Margaery's goals. Oh well, at least this means I get to see Cersei suffer.

[Avaitor]

Yeah, this is not going to be a good season for the Lannisters.

[GregX]

I'm going to say this, if Jack Gleeson was not such a fantastic actor, no one would have cared either way. For as slimy and despicable as he was, for as much as we all wanted him dead, Joffrey was a great character.

The difference between Joffrey and, let's say Skye, Skye has no redeemable qualities. Not smart, not funny, not strong, not charismatic, not entertaining. Nothing. I hate her for just being there. Joffrey, on the other hand, was fun to hate.

[Avaitor]

True, and that's a difference between prose and screen. Joffrey was just unbearable in the books, but in the show, Gleason made the character far more entertaining than he had any right to be.

[GregX]

And Littlefinger just happens to be there to spirit Sansa away? 

I love that Tywin has moved on to Tommen as his new project. A King who is easier to control, that's for sure.

[Avaitor]

So, about that scene everyone was talking about last night, here is Martin's 2 cents on it.

It's fair, and there definitely have been worse rape scenes on TV. Although if I can bring up the Race for the Best Show on Television^TM, Bryan Fuller has gone out of his way to make sure that any potential rape storylines don't make it onto Hannibal. In fact, Margot Verder just appeared on the show, and not only did Fuller find a way to deliberately walk around her history of abuse, but he's also decided to avoid expected tropes for lesbian or trans (which she has been believed to be) women with the writing and casting of her character. Which I think is a great move.

[GregX]

Okay, I love this show. I think it's the best show on television. This was a mistake (understatement of the day) and they deserve the angry feedback they've been getting.