To be fair, some of the bad guys die too, later on. (I won't say which to avoid spoilers.) But it's not a black/white world, so sometimes it's hard to point out who the "bad" and "good" guys are. Some of the "good" guys go on to be successful (at least, as of book 5). However, be forewarned, a few more "good" guys are going to die soon.
That said, this season has been a bit on the slow side. It picked up slightly on the 3rd episode and then kinda died down a bit last night after Renly's death. I'm hoping Brienne's storyline will give it a bit of life soon, and of course, Tyrion and Arya have some cool storylines coming up too.
Oh, yay. Well, I checked up on Tyrion and Daenerys, so I know it's not them, which is excellent. I guess I'll just have to brace myself.
Actually, except for Renly's death, this was my favorite episode so far. I think taking a break before finishing the episode really helped. I am liking Brienne's story so far and more Tyrion and Arya storylines are always welcome.
Haha, here I am trying not to give anything away and you've already spoiled yourself silly. :-P
I was never too attached to Renly. He never had his own point of view in the books, so it's harder to relate to a character you just know about through other characters' points of view. In the larger scheme of things, he was even less important than Ned Stark (who did actually have POV chapters) was. I've gotten the feeling that even Stannis isn't that important... it's more about Melissandre and her Red God when it comes to them. This story is more about Daenerys, I think, although her storylines are so freaking slow moving, it's hard to see it at first.
I like reading your posts about GoT, btw! I don't frequent any tv show forums because I don't want to be tempted to give away spoilers, so I don't know how people who haven't read the books react to the show. It's an interesting perspective! They are two very different mediums, so the divergences are usually quite fun.
Thank you! Sometimes I pop by the discussion post on the main LJ comm to see how the people who have read the books react to the changes, which seems to be most people there.
I frequent the Westeros.org forums. They have two separate discussions for book readers and non-book readers, though the latter is usually kinda dead. But I don't read too much because some of the book readers can nitpick at really really stupid things. Like, someone got pissed that there was only one shadowbaby in the show, when there were supposed to be two in the book (that killed a non-important, barely known character). Someone else complained that Brienne wasn't "ugly" enough (because finding an insanely tall, manly woman to play her isn't enough... apparently, they also had to find someone who's buck-teeth and freckled as well). And someone else was annoyed that the men Arya saved from burning where in a wheel cart instead of barn. *facepalm
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That said, this season has been a bit on the slow side. It picked up slightly on the 3rd episode and then kinda died down a bit last night after Renly's death. I'm hoping Brienne's storyline will give it a bit of life soon, and of course, Tyrion and Arya have some cool storylines coming up too.
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Oh, yay. Well, I checked up on Tyrion and Daenerys, so I know it's not them, which is excellent. I guess I'll just have to brace myself.
Actually, except for Renly's death, this was my favorite episode so far. I think taking a break before finishing the episode really helped. I am liking Brienne's story so far and more Tyrion and Arya storylines are always welcome.
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I was never too attached to Renly. He never had his own point of view in the books, so it's harder to relate to a character you just know about through other characters' points of view. In the larger scheme of things, he was even less important than Ned Stark (who did actually have POV chapters) was. I've gotten the feeling that even Stannis isn't that important... it's more about Melissandre and her Red God when it comes to them. This story is more about Daenerys, I think, although her storylines are so freaking slow moving, it's hard to see it at first.
I like reading your posts about GoT, btw! I don't frequent any tv show forums because I don't want to be tempted to give away spoilers, so I don't know how people who haven't read the books react to the show. It's an interesting perspective! They are two very different mediums, so the divergences are usually quite fun.
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Thank you! Sometimes I pop by the discussion post on the main LJ comm to see how the people who have read the books react to the changes, which seems to be most people there.
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