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Very well done, Paddy C crushed it, good stuff.
The re-casting continues to be distracting for me. Aemond is supposed to be the younger brother of Aegon and yet dude looks like he's closer to Matt Smith's age
I think my biggest criticism at this point is the continual time-jumps make the episodes feel extremely individualistic in nature. So while some are objectively well-made, it doesn't carry the satisfaction that comes from a seamless narrative with one ep flowing into the next.
The re-casting continues to be distracting for me. Aemond is supposed to be the younger brother of Aegon and yet dude looks like he's closer to Matt Smith's age
I think my biggest criticism at this point is the continual time-jumps make the episodes feel extremely individualistic in nature. So while some are objectively well-made, it doesn't carry the satisfaction that comes from a seamless narrative with one ep flowing into the next.
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man this shows good. Really superb characters and the acting is top notch all around
really my only “complaints” at this point are where they sometimes lean on the GOT formula rather than sticking to their own. “Bend the knee” became such a tired phrase after the second time it was said in GOT and I wince whenever I hear it on HOTD. Also the “shock” and bordering on comical deaths like. It just felt so out of place for a show that’s otherwise supreme quality
the scene where Larys uh…”appreciates” Alicent’s feet was one of the best moments of acting I’ve ever seen. He mentions that she’s being spied on and in reply to something she says, he glances over slightly to his right and says “eh”. It was a “holy ****” kind of acting moment because of how subtle yet precise it was
really my only “complaints” at this point are where they sometimes lean on the GOT formula rather than sticking to their own. “Bend the knee” became such a tired phrase after the second time it was said in GOT and I wince whenever I hear it on HOTD. Also the “shock” and bordering on comical deaths like
the scene where Larys uh…”appreciates” Alicent’s feet was one of the best moments of acting I’ve ever seen. He mentions that she’s being spied on and in reply to something she says, he glances over slightly to his right and says “eh”. It was a “holy ****” kind of acting moment because of how subtle yet precise it was
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While I thoroughly enjoy watching this show, I do have some things that just seem off.
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Haven't seen the episode yet, but from my understanding of previous wiki readings...While I thoroughly enjoy watching this show, I do have some things that just seem off.
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Haven't seen the episode yet, but from my understanding of previous wiki readings...While I thoroughly enjoy watching this show, I do have some things that just seem off.
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This show is so damn good. My biggest complaint is I don’t feel a super strong connection to any of the characters yet. In contrast to season 1 of GOT, by the time of the penultimate episode when Ned Stark is killed, I was so attached to Ned and his family. In HOD, I wouldn’t have had that emotional response to any character’s death.
My guess is that has to do with the time jumps and the pacing of the plot so far (which has been swift af). I’m really loving the story but I’m not particularly rooting for anybody.
My guess is that has to do with the time jumps and the pacing of the plot so far (which has been swift af). I’m really loving the story but I’m not particularly rooting for anybody.
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I agree with that. I feel the same way. I feel like I should be rooting for Rhaenyra, but it’s like we’re still getting to know all the characters and none of them are just completely good, like a ned stark.
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I honestly like the idea of not having a character to root for. Ned was fun to root for but the reasons that made him a rootsble also led to his demise. Similarly, the Starks after the Red Wedding were very boring, all good characters
Rhaenyra isn’t exactly a good person in the universe. It’s what I like about HOTD’s story…every character is complicated
Rhaenyra isn’t exactly a good person in the universe. It’s what I like about HOTD’s story…every character is complicated
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I really like that we hated Alicent for calling into question the legitimacy of Rhaenyra‘s children and their claim to the throne when we loved Ned Stark for doing the same thing. I also like that Alicent went from villain to a much more complicated character in the last few weeks.
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I was fooled when I first watched it, and didn't realize it until I watched the behind the scenes stuff for the episode.
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did she order what’s his face to pretend to kill Laenor or actually kill him? I thought it was the latter and he made an executive decision to run away with Laenor
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Spoiler?
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what’s the protocol for that in here? That episode was several weeks ago. I assumed that anything beyond the most recent episode is ok
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Yinz are idiots.
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My thoughts are spoilers should be expected in series/film specific threads. In the general TV or movies thread, everything should use spoiler tags.
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agree with @nocera
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I try to put anything that happened in the most recent episode in spoilers just in case someone hasn’t been able to watch it yet but anything that’s more than one episode old is fair game
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It was to pretend to kill him.did she order what’s his face to pretend to kill Laenor or actually kill him? I thought it was the latter and he made an executive decision to run away with Laenor
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hm that’s annoying. I really hope they don’t try to make her look sympathetic (not that I want her to be bad either but I don’t want a repeat of the Starks where they’re annoyingly good in a world of complicated characters)It was to pretend to kill him.did she order what’s his face to pretend to kill Laenor or actually kill him? I thought it was the latter and he made an executive decision to run away with Laenor
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also, speaking of last episode
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People are upset she didn’t kill them all? But that would end the show. There would be no more show.
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