Can't wait for next weekend myself, especially after checking out the "Winter is Coming" exhibit of artwork inspired by the books at Emerald City Comicon. Some of my pictures came out great but the gallery used some cheap (reflective) glass on some of the pieces.

https://www.flickr.com/photos/formul...7643198856534/

I love the fan art. Especially the portrait of Dany in traditional Qartheen dress :yum:

Too bad they didn't have her wear that on the show.

14 years with directv I finally gave in an just picked up hbo today:ugh2:

53 hours and counting.

Fvck come on 8 o'clock:rock:

4 hours......:bowrofl::bowrofl::bowrofl::bowrofl::bo wrofl::bowrofl::bowrofl:

Since I'm in Alabama this week... This^^^ :tup:

:stirthepot:

Arya still = badass in my book

The awesomeness continues...

The Winds of Winter and A Dream of Spring; written by George R. R. Martin, David Benioff and D. B. Weiss. Your welcome George R. R. Martin, HBO saved your fat-azz.

Arya has always been my favorite character...

Great start to the season. I pictured Oberyn Martell a bit different, but the overall character was spot on.

The popularity has without a doubtfully expanded exponentially, but the books were popular in their own right. GRRM has nothing to worry about. I wouldn't be surprised if all the main plot lines and characters already have definitive endings. The great thing about the GOT world is that there really isn't a beginning or ending. There are stories to be told before and after the Song of Ice and Fire.

I was genuinely terrified of Arya's face as she killed Polliver. Read the books, but wow. She's just a kid...

Oberyn and Styr, the Magnar of Thenn in S4:E1 were very well portrayed. Daario, ehh, maybe I'll warm up to the new actor. I prefer the Daario from S3 better so far, but it's early. Arya and the Hound = awesome scene to end the show.

:owned:

:iagree:

:bowrofl:^

I think he is going to take her under his wing now since she doesn't have a family and make her even more of a bad *** than she already is.

I heard the show went away from the book on this, as the Hound dies in the Tavern and Arya leaves him bleeding out on the floor (in the book). But I am glad they are keeping him around, anyone who advertises F*** the King openly, I like em and want em around.

These are book spoilers; not spoilers just for s4e1.

The Hound

Arya

re: hound

Warning: More book spoilers.

Thank jesus for the Spoiler option.... I would avoid this like the black plague without it.

Fun Fact:
It does not hide things from the Tapatalk app. So if you are using that... avoid this thread at all cost.

Damn apps!

So that's his real mama.

This rain better not Fvck with my directv and game of thrones:shakes head:

GoT needs moar heisenberg

Tyler, I swear to god dude ...

http://i.imgur.com/BKYeDGG.jpg

am i in trouble? :ugh:

When aren't you? :p

The awesomeness continues...

As I state last week, HBO saved George R.R. Martin. A Feast for Crows and A Dance with Dragons were decent IMO, but they also belied the fact that GRRM was a bit wandering where he wanted to go. The first three books and the TV series were equal, but it is apparent that the TV series is going to have a better, more concise story. Just look at HBO's track record: The Sopranos, Rome, Boardwalk Empire, Six Feet Under, Band of Brothers and The Wire (my god, The Wire is the best, most unseen TV show ever). This can only benefit The Winds of Winter and A Dream of Spring. I am excited about both!



On a sad note, the guy that played Ser Ilyn Payne, Wilko Johnson is dying of cancer Dr. Feelgood guitarist Wilko Johnson has terminal cancer - MSN Music News :(

Very interesting. Good bye you little a$$hole!

^May wanna spoiler that before someone who didnt get a chance to see tonight's episode reads it.

Do not read if you did not watch Last Night

:happydance::happydance:

I agree, only more emphatically. I've read plenty of fantasy series over the years, and it's not uncommon for an author to hit upon some success, and then milk the hell out of it. It's rare enough when success happens, and it's hard to fault an author for doing it. But it's still never a good taste in the mouth for the audience.

I felt AFOC and ADWD were awful. They slogged on about nothing just because he opted late to split it into two books and needed filler. I greatly dislike his change from having every chapter named and centered on a main character, and instead now brings in some ancillary characters, sometimes completely throw-away. And it also means I can go 20 chapters before getting back around to the ones I actually like. Including more characters can be nice, but man it bloats the content.

And it suffers from that same problem that other milked fantasy series experience: nothing happening. Sure some things happen, but it's a long slog to get there, and it's typically just end-of-book things...major milestones GRRM needed all that filler to get to. Busywork for major characters that really doesn't matter much.

And by the end of ADWD, we have supposedly just two books left, and I struggle to think of how this could all be wrapped up in two more books.

Yeah, they've really condensed down the idiocy GRMM insists on building in his books.

I mean, I'm all for added detail and building the story, but especially in FoC (haven't read DWD yet) it was awful 80% of the time.

I did not expect Bronn to be sparring with Jaime. Let's see what creative licenses HBO takes with this. Probably won't stray too far from source material, but it's hard to imagine that Jaime can get away with sparring with Bronn for so long versus the mute Ilyn Payne as he does in the books.



What a great episode.