![]() ![]() Heck, I looked at her bloodrider (who was with her at the House of the Undying) and said, “Did they change actors?” Don’t even know who that guy is. I can’t even keep track of who the characters around Dany are, because they don’t spend enough time developing any of them (except for Jorah). Instead, they are making Cersei more sympathetic, which is really the wrong Lannister to humanize IMO. Jamie killing his kinsman to get out of jail (ineffectively) makes him *way* less sympathetic, and seems untrue to the character. This Shae won’t do that unless strongly coerced, which changes the story considerably. That doesn’t match the book at all, where she was basically a prisoner and made the most of it until the time came when it was more profitable to betray him. Shae sure looks like she’s really in love with Tyrion, even when he’s not around. BUT, there were some changes I really didn’t enjoy. The season as a whole was good, considering the third book’s story was the best one and the season was necessarily going to be a lot of set-up for that. Okay, so the finale on TV was good entertainment. I really enjoyed that the episode very effectively touched on every character - and pretty much every minor character too - and gave a little wrap-up to their stories. ![]() ![]() Either Joffrey - a sadistic megalomaniac - or Stannis - an unlikable megalomaniac - was going to be sitting on the Iron Throne. For instance, I believe that the biggest flaw of the season –and it was not one that the writers could overcome - was that the big climactic event: the Battle of Blackwater. I do think there are some aspects that didn’t translate as well to the screen. Kings seems like Martin really settled in and knew that this was going to be a long series. Thrones had such a nice clean story arc for a lot of the characters. The fact of the matter is that A Clash of Kings is not as strong of a book as A Game of Thrones. I can understand a bit why folks might be disappointed with the season as a whole (though I thought the finale was an excellent wrap up, and very similar to last season’s, when the climax really occurred in the penultimate installment). From the coin that Pycelle gives Tyrion “for his troubles” to the fact that he seemed to be in the non-hunched-over-man mode that we saw hinted at last season, it was a reward for those who pay close attention to everything going on. The exchange between Pycelle and Tyrion to open the episode was dripping with continuity awesomeness. There are many ways to answer that particular question – even some that don’t involve calling you names – but the one that jumped out at me in the finale was wonderful character moments. You recently asked me when I was complaining about something or the other – as I am wont to do – why I liked the novels and the show if I have so many problems with them both ( Note: Specifically, Bob was giving me a hard time about the fact that I don’t particularly like many of the characters that are introduced in the next couple books). Weiss and David Benioff did a yeoman’s job pulling everything together. ![]() Considering that our main characters are scattered across a continent or two and are involved with several stories that remained unconnected, I think that producers D.B. If you’re trying to stay unspoiled for future seasons, this is not the column for you.Īll things considered, I thought “Valar Morghulis” was a pretty good episode. The episode has generally been received well, but there is a strong contingent of people who weren’t happy with the way things were ended, and perhaps the season in general.Īs always, Beyond the Wall is for folks who have already read the A Song of Ice and Fire novels by George R. “Valar Morghulis” served to wrap up the myriad storylines across Westeros and Essos. This year, we’ve seen everything from battles to bastards, from White Walkers to weddings. The second season of HBO’s epic Game of Thrones has finally come to a close. ![]()
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