Author Topic: Game of Thrones book discussion thread (Read 52596 times)

mocat · « **Reply #425 on:** June 11, 2013, 10:38:13 AM »

Quote from: michigancat on June 11, 2013, 10:31:11 AM

Cersei is consistently bad. (so far)

Yes, would take a LHC Bill Snyder type turnaround for this to change

CNS · « **Reply #426 on:** June 11, 2013, 10:39:07 AM »

Quote from: mocat on June 11, 2013, 10:38:13 AM

Quote from: michigancat on June 11, 2013, 10:31:11 AM
Cersei is consistently bad. (so far)

Yes, would take a LHC Bill Snyder type turnaround for this to change

Yeah, but there are gaps. Do we discuss spoiler stuff in this thread?

OK_Cat · « **Reply #427 on:** June 11, 2013, 10:39:58 AM »

Quote from: mocat on June 11, 2013, 10:38:13 AM

Quote from: michigancat on June 11, 2013, 10:31:11 AM
Cersei is consistently bad. (so far)

Yes, would take a LHC Bill Snyder type turnaround for this to change

i feel bad for her, sometimes, though. her son is a dick, her dad is a dick, her brother is her lover and he's missing (but he's back now! but no right hand...) and her other brother is a midget. oh, and her husband, who she didn't really like, is dead. and her dick dad is making her marry a gay guy.

OK_Cat · « **Reply #428 on:** June 11, 2013, 10:40:39 AM »

Quote from: CNS on June 11, 2013, 10:39:07 AM

Quote from: mocat on June 11, 2013, 10:38:13 AM
Quote from: michigancat on June 11, 2013, 10:31:11 AM
Cersei is consistently bad. (so far)

Yes, would take a LHC Bill Snyder type turnaround for this to change

Yeah, but there are gaps. Do we discuss spoiler stuff in this thread?

only if you can get saul to put the spoiler thing back on here

michigancat · « **Reply #429 on:** June 11, 2013, 10:43:32 AM »

Quote from: OK Cat on June 11, 2013, 10:40:39 AM

Quote from: CNS on June 11, 2013, 10:39:07 AM
Quote from: mocat on June 11, 2013, 10:38:13 AM
Quote from: michigancat on June 11, 2013, 10:31:11 AM
Cersei is consistently bad. (so far)

Yes, would take a LHC Bill Snyder type turnaround for this to change

Yeah, but there are gaps. Do we discuss spoiler stuff in this thread?

only if you can get saul to put the spoiler thing back on here

GoT spoilers:

http://goEMAW.com/forum/index.php?topic=26298.0

OK_Cat · « **Reply #430 on:** June 11, 2013, 10:46:24 AM »

phew

Super PurpleCat · « **Reply #431 on:** June 11, 2013, 01:43:21 PM »

Quote from: michigancat on June 11, 2013, 10:31:11 AM

Cersei is consistently bad. (so far)

I actually felt bad for her when she described her wedding to Robert and stuff like that, but that crap went out the door real fast when she went overboard paranoia.

Good stuff with the character POVs, everyone walking around thinks they're doing the right thing coming from their point of view.

Asteriskhead · « **Reply #432 on:** June 11, 2013, 01:56:25 PM »

Quote from: Super PurpleCat on June 11, 2013, 01:43:21 PM

I actually felt bad for her when she described her wedding to Robert and stuff like that, but that crap went out the door real fast when she went overboard paranoia.

Good stuff with the character POVs, everyone walking around thinks they're doing the right thing coming from their point of view.

One of the most enjoyable aspects of the books for me is GRRM's character development. Bringing Tywin's children into the fold as POV characters really helps to establish that it isn't a typical good v. evil fantasy series. Tyrion has always been my favorite character and Jaimie and Cersei quickly grew on me after their introductions as POV characters.

Cire · « **Reply #433 on:** June 11, 2013, 02:14:01 PM »

Pretty sure that Cersei does everything for her kids. Jamie was the one that pushed bran. what's wrong with mommy protecting her kids from getting their heads chopped off?

OK_Cat · « **Reply #434 on:** June 11, 2013, 02:15:26 PM »

Quote from: Cire on June 11, 2013, 02:14:01 PM

Pretty sure that Cersei does everything for her kids. Jamie was the one that pushed bran. what's wrong with mommy protecting her kids from getting their heads chopped off?

EXACTLY.

Tywin is a bad person, but he does everything for the continued life of his family name. So, like, he has good intentions.

michigancat · « **Reply #435 on:** June 11, 2013, 02:27:40 PM »

cersei just wants power just as much as (more than?) everyone. she doesn't give two shits about her kids.

Cire · « **Reply #436 on:** June 11, 2013, 02:46:22 PM »

well yeah, because power = safety because her dad made her marry robert

Mrs. Gooch · « **Reply #437 on:** June 11, 2013, 02:57:30 PM »

Cersei & Jaime are bad people because they learned from their father. But they are still bad people. Jaime is starting to redeem himself though, maybe now that he isn't under the spell of Cersei's evil tawt.

mocat · « **Reply #438 on:** June 11, 2013, 03:38:39 PM »

Quote from: Mrs. Gooch on June 11, 2013, 02:57:30 PM

Cersei's evil tawt.

Mrs Gooch what the hell is this?

Mr Bread · « **Reply #439 on:** June 11, 2013, 07:01:19 PM »

She reversed the a and the w.

Mr Bread · « **Reply #440 on:** June 11, 2013, 07:02:06 PM »

That is some old school vagina slang btw.

Mrs. Gooch · « **Reply #441 on:** June 11, 2013, 07:35:26 PM »

Maybe I meant one of these things?

http://www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=tawt

mocat · « **Reply #442 on:** June 11, 2013, 08:14:45 PM »

Thought you were being all condescending with your so called vag knowledge

Mrs. Gooch · « **Reply #443 on:** June 12, 2013, 10:00:58 AM »

This recap may be better than the actual last episode.
http://www.happyplace.com/24434/game-of-thrones-facebook-recap-season-3-episode-10

OK_Cat · « **Reply #444 on:** June 12, 2013, 10:22:21 AM »

Quote from: Mrs. Gooch on June 12, 2013, 10:00:58 AM

This recap may be better than the actual last episode.
http://www.happyplace.com/24434/game-of-thrones-facebook-recap-season-3-episode-10

that is great. they have one for every episode of the season, great reads.

SabiNation · « **Reply #445 on:** June 12, 2013, 11:07:09 AM »

Quote from: Mrs. Gooch on June 12, 2013, 10:00:58 AM

This recap may be better than the actual last episode.
http://www.happyplace.com/24434/game-of-thrones-facebook-recap-season-3-episode-10

Incredible

. Thanks, Mrs. Gooch!

GCJayhawker · « **Reply #446 on:** June 12, 2013, 11:28:03 AM »

If you want to waste a lot of time on GoT related things check out this interactive map that someone put together.

http://quartermaester.info/

mocat · « **Reply #447 on:** June 12, 2013, 11:40:07 AM »

Quote from: Mrs. Gooch on June 12, 2013, 10:00:58 AM

This recap may be better than the actual last episode.
http://www.happyplace.com/24434/game-of-thrones-facebook-recap-season-3-episode-10

Omg Jaime reminiscing about being on gawker made me snort laugh

HerrSonntag · « **Reply #448 on:** June 12, 2013, 04:37:59 PM »

Quote from: mocat on June 11, 2013, 08:16:46 AM

yeah you hardly ever hear from the starks, except you read the POV of Ned, Catelyn, Jon, Sansa, Arya, and Bran.

I wasn't talking about the starks as a whole, they are well representative and dispite their misfortune are still well represented in the books, i was saying from the POV of the war of 5 kings in the books that the Rob Stark faction is under-represented, we get a little bit from Catelyn but thats it... we get FAR more from the POV of King's Landing (Including Sansa) and Tyrion.

My original point was that the story wasn't just being thrown away by the events of the Red Wedding (implying that by killing off the Starks you nullify the point of having exposition on the War) but rather that it could be thought of in the context of explaining the war from the Lannister POV.

SabiNation · « **Reply #449 on:** June 27, 2013, 10:10:43 AM »

Which Game of Thrones character is your Big 12 Team?

http://www.burntorangenation.com/2013/6/26/4457378/which-game-of-thrones-character-is-your-big-12-team

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Kansas State: Tyrion Lannister
About once a year, generally after an expected-but-devastating loss to KSU, I have an interaction with a Kansas State fan that goes something like:
KSUfan: Tough loss this year, you guys played a heck of a game.
Me (dejectedly): yeah.
KSUfan: Mack Brown is a heck of a coach you'll be back on top in no time.
Me (dejectedly): ok.
KSUfan: Oh yeah. And Case McCoy looked great too. That kid's going to be special one day.
Me: *blank stare*

It's at this point in the conversation where I cannot tell if I'm being made fun of or not. It is unpleasant. This surreal kind of feeling is exactly what players of other Big 12 teams -- teams who often boast faster, stronger, and more heralded players on their roster -- must feel after yet another loss to KSU. It's the same kind of surreal that Tyrion Lannister adds to the lives of the characters in Game of Thrones who consistently choose to underestimate the imp. His physical shortcomings are made up for with guile and wit, and he even exerts control on crazed tyrant DeLoss Dodds Joffrey Baratheon. And then there's the whole Little Apple thing. Comparing Kansas State to Tyrion Lannister is to pay Kansas State a large compliment. Tyrion is eminently likeable and sympathetic, like most of KSU's fans. It make them all the harder to hate. -- Sumedh