Drainy
Full Member
The scene with Otto Hightower and his daughter unintentionally reminded me of Brass Eye and the drug school.
Thats a shame, the two girls are doing very well. And I hate change.There's going to be smaller time jumps throughout the season but the big time jump will happen in episode 6 iirc. That's when the new actors for Rhaenyra and Alicent come in.
Must be frustrating for an actor. Getting a big part in a huge show and someone else takes the character because of a time skip.There's going to be smaller time jumps throughout the season but the big time jump will happen in episode 6 iirc. That's when the new actors for Rhaenyra and Alicent come in.
I won't say too much in case I get sniped down by the mods but it's kinda necessary for the story because a lot of time passes.Thats a shame, the two girls are doing very well. And I hate change.
I understand, the story is going to get darker and this is the young, naive version of them. I will miss Milly Alcock though, only 22 and already seems to have that main character aura about her.I won't say too much in case I get sniped down by the mods but it's kinda necessary for the story because a lot of time passes.
No. If you build a strong enough foundation or have good enough architects you can avert complete disaster very early in the life of a work, even if you may still fail to fulfill the initial promise. Check anything by Ozu, Hitchcock or Bergman, Faulkner or Morrison.Isn't that everything, ever?
Yeah she's been very good.I understand, the story is going to get darker and this is the young, naive version of them. I will miss Milly Alcock though, only 22 and already seems to have that main character aura about her.
Hope it's not just a jump - with a '10 years later', as though nothing's happened in that time.There's going to be smaller time jumps throughout the season but the big time jump will happen in episode 6 iirc. That's when the new actors for Rhaenyra and Alicent come in.
I don't know how the jump is going to play out as I haven't seen it yet but there will be a 10 year time jump and the first 5 episodes will also have some jumps because I think we're covering about 20 years if you count from post-prologue till the end of the season of which 10 will be covered by the timejump. I'm assuming things will have happened in that time but also assume that the major things will play out on screen.Watched it last night, enjoyed it. Good cast.
Hope it's not just a jump - with a '10 years later', as though nothing's happened in that time.
Damn, that's a thing? what a shame, she has great screen presence. Shes cute too which always helps.I understand, the story is going to get darker and this is the young, naive version of them. I will miss Milly Alcock though, only 22 and already seems to have that main character aura about her.
Oh wow. I've seen him in roles when older but never put it together that that was him. I guess because he looked different then.Bloody hell the hand of the king is the weird roommate from Notting Hill
I won't. She looks like the daughter of Michael Owen. From Love Island straight into Westeros!I understand, the story is going to get darker and this is the young, naive version of them. I will miss Milly Alcock though, only 22 and already seems to have that main character aura about her.
Fire ✓Give us fire, blood, tits and Ramin Djawadi and I might consider watching.
I doubt there will be any direct ties at all to the original. It will be like watching a high production show that requires no knowledge of the series. Might have a few references to appease GoT fans, but nothing that would require any knowledge of GoT.How much is this show worth watching for somebody who's never seen GoT?
Same for me.Fire ✓
Blood ✓
Tits ✓
Ramin fecking Djawadi ✓
Great start!
They were blunt as a hammer in the intro.How much is this show worth watching for somebody who's never seen GoT?
They also took time to do some exposition and show the relationships between characters, which some criticized as obvious but was actually intentional. The pilot for GoT supposedly had to be re-done because test viewers had no idea who anyone was and how they were related.They were blunt as a hammer in the intro.
"172 years before the birth of Daenerys Targaryen."
I imagine the only crossover will be family names and the setting.
That was how I feltThat was pretty damn good. Only thing I didn't like was the honestly baffling decision to have that "a Targaryen needs to be on the throne to defend humanity against the long winter" speech at the end. If GoT season 8 hadn't happened, that would have been cool. But as it is we know it didn't mean shit, and all it did was take me out of that otherwise great scene and momentarily make me remember the terrible disappointment of the ending of GoT.
Just a weird choice to make.
Interesting take and I hadn’t thought of that, but I still don’t think it was worth putting in. The opening made sure to distance itself from the thrones story, and I don’t really see much benefit from linking the two narratives to that specific part of the ASOIAF world. Sure it gave an insight to their ethnocentrism, but I don’t think one was needed, they have dragons is enoughI don’t think I understand your opposition to that line? I thought it provided an important insight into the Targaryen ethnocentrism; this view that only they can ‘save’ the living. It wasn’t meant to be taken literally, particularly coming from a character clearly preoccupied with safeguarding his lineage.
Dude just watch GoT. Seasons 1-6 are unmatched in tv history. Actually those who have binged it have generally liked 7-8 too, simply because they haven't had years between seasons where they've gone down the rabbit hole and fantasised about all sorts of wacky theories.How much is this show worth watching for somebody who's never seen GoT?
The whole prophecy sort of takes away from this takeI doubt there will be any direct ties at all to the original. It will be like watching a high production show that requires no knowledge of the series. Might have a few references to appease GoT fans, but nothing that would require any knowledge of GoT.
main thing I noticed was how more artistic this series is shot. Way more stylized and I love it. The silhouette of the high towers and other shots support that.Thought it was good but I remember GoT being far grittier.
I think the point that they're trying to make is that it's kinda been a through line for the Targaryens to some extent, dreams (aka prophecies) in general and that it's influenced a lot of their actions. Considering Condal is a grrm fanboy I can understand that he wants to bring a bit more of that stuff in especially since this is a story that has a lot less magic and fantasy elements than the main series, especially considering that the adaptation of it kinda left a whole lot of that out.That was how I felt
Interesting take and I hadn’t thought of that, but I still don’t think it was worth putting in. The opening made sure to distance itself from the thrones story, and I don’t really see much benefit from linking the two narratives to that specific part of the ASOIAF world. Sure it gave an insight to their ethnocentrism, but I don’t think one was needed, they have dragons is enough
That reveal will come up in the books (lol) I imagine, as it’s been hinted at, and I think it will make more sense to me being included in there, rather than a spin off with no tangible link to that threat
Still really enjoyed it, thought they did a good job. Especially with the added complexity of it being the opening episode
I actually wouldn't recommend they watch it because Game of Thrones has a major spoiler of this show. Unless they don't mind spoilers of course. But maybe not watching it makes this a more pleasant experience too, you won't have the disappointment of stuff like the prophecy etc.Dude just watch GoT. Seasons 1-6 are unmatched in tv history. Actually those who have binged it have generally liked 7-8 too, simply because they haven't had years between seasons where they've gone down the rabbit hole and fantasised about all sorts of wacky theories.
hmm thats weird it seems to be missing the beginning part? Not sure if this is the official promo? there doesn't seem to be any on the official channels but it has images from these two trailers that dropped recently:New trailer here. It's for episode two AND beyond. So fair warning.
There's a lot of fan service in here. Some dialogue was literally "thats the grand grand father of that character in GoT!"How much is this show worth watching for somebody who's never seen GoT?
I know, father's normally say your not going out in that dress when it's too revealing, not when it's not revealing enough.I thought Otto was a nice dude until he asked his daughter to put on a dress...
I would've expected them to at least wait and see what audience retention is for the next episode or two.Tweet
— Twitter API (@user) date
Renewed
Depends on what part you find simplistic. GoT used specific colour filter to indicate where you were located in the world, they aren't doing that here. This is supposed to be a time of greater opulence because there's been 60 years of peace.The initial setup is pretty simplistic, I hope its not intentionally dumbed down. Also, I didn't quite get the same vibe for the GoT world, perhaps it's the color scheme, the original seemed much darker even before winter came. Or maybe that's because of the locations shown so far.
GOT is the biggest thing on television. There was simply no doubt a 2nd series would happen.I would've expected them to at least wait and see what audience retention is for the next episode or two.
Depends on what part you find simplistic. GoT used specific colour filter to indicate where you were located in the world, they aren't doing that here. This is supposed to be a time of greater opulence because there's been 60 years of peace.
It was, until they shat on it.GOT is the biggest thing on television. There was simply no doubt a 2nd series would happen.
Yea, you can't expect it to be GoT because GoT changed television even if the latter seasons went to shit. You're always gonna have some comparison but it's a lot to put on a successor show. I don't expect it to hit those heights purely because GoT's source material was just richer in the beginning, I don't think we'll get to Red Wedding heights but this should have plenty of murder and scheming and devastating moments.I thought it was a pretty good episode. It's going to be hard to match early Game of Thrones. May as well be prepared for disappointment if that's the expectation as it's always hard to rekindle the same magic. As long as it's a good quality show that's enough for me.