Comments | sdwolfpup: I need to talk about last night's Game of Thrones

sdwolfpup

I need to talk about last night's Game of Thrones

Jun 13, 2016 11:24

And I need some longform space to do it.

( Spoilers for last night's ep, episode 8 I think? I have no idea what it was called )

fandom thoughts, game of thrones

Comments 7

darlulu June 13 2016, 23:13:27 UTC

Her scenes with Jamie this week were so beautiful. On the one hand, the show really doubled down on Jamie's obsession with Cersei, but on the OTHER hand, you cannot deny the moral and romantic tension between Jamie and Brienne, particularly that last lingering look goodbye as he let her goI LOVED their scenes this week. I'm more of a JB hardcore shipper in the sense that I genuinely believe J and B will reunite in the not-so-distant future and have a proper romance (call me crazy, but I swear the show has sprinkled all kinds of foreshadowing that J and B, against all odds, will marry eventually and then having Jaime officially booted out of the Kingsguard a couple weeks back so he's marriageable again has only strengthened my conviction). I think the writers have been doubling down on Jaime's obsession with Cersei this season simply for irony's sake so that it's more ~shocking when he finally turns away from her. I could be way off base of course, but I just have a feeling that's why we're getting a resurgence of his feelings for her ( ... )

sdwolfpup June 15 2016, 06:11:33 UTC

I would LOVE them to actually get together on the show and live happily (or as happily as you can in this world) in the end, but I just don't trust GRRM that it will happen. Gosh, though. GOSH. That would be WONDERFUL. I am hardcore J/B shipper enough that I cannot actually ship them with anyone else, even jokingly (like the whole Torvald/Brienne thing). Anyway, I hope your feelings are right! Heh.

I feel like they often have Jaime's actions speak louder than words

Totally agree. Which is why that last longing goodbye between them was a huge balm for me in regards to their relationship. More is coming for them, I just don't know how much more.

Also this little bit from the director is pretty encouraging, too: It’s one of the greatest love stories on television for me.

sdwolfpup June 15 2016, 06:14:27 UTC

PLUS the director spoke extensively with the writers to get the tone right in his episodes, so clearly the love there was INTENDED.

daybreak777 June 14 2016, 03:09:22 UTC

Arya is totally my favorite. Though I'm prepared for her to die at any time because this is GoT. And I love Dany too. They are my definite favorites and somehow Sansa worked her way into my favor. But Arya was Ned's favorite back in the day and I actually liked poor old Ned. I so hope that girl learned her lessons from the choices he made ( ... )

sdwolfpup June 15 2016, 06:15:53 UTC

I am not prepared at ALL for Arya to die! Oh my goodness! I feel like some characters are just untouchable, even for Martin. But then I have to remind myself that I felt that way about Ned, too. And Robb. And look where that got me.

I would settle for Ramsay being eaten by a dragon. I would settle for Ramsay being eaten by ANYTHING. But I worry.

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sdwolfpup June 15 2016, 06:20:13 UTC

But with show!Jaime not having yet had the scales fall from his eyes regarding Cersei, it's definitely a legit possibility

Yeah, see, that's why I'm so on the fence with that scene. I keep thinking he's book!Jamie, but he's not there yet, not really. I'm wondering if they're going to get him there now with Cersei asking him to come back to help her in this new trial, and him instead going off with Brienne (though the reason he goes off w/Brienne in the book is for Catelyn and she's not even here in the show so..IDK).

How can Jaime killing her be viewed as some heroic, redemptive act? I hope GRRM doesn't present it that way, but rather the very dark conclusion to a relationship that helped destroy a continentUgh, yes, I would really struggle with Jamie being the one who kills Cersei. I'm more onboard with him turning is back on Cersei and sacrificing her for the good of others for once in his fool life but he still needs some sort of, IDK, punishment for his role in their relationship so it doesn't appear like "oh she just seduced ( ... )

laura47 June 20 2016, 02:10:34 UTC

I read thr books during season one, and stopped watching during season two. I picked up this season because i just couldn't stand being spoiled from shit like the cover of entertainment weekly, ugh. I am loving it SO much more than i expected! Before watching this episode i watched an hour long youtube compilation of all of Jamie and Brienne's scenes. It is my only ship for the whole series. Even though that "the things we do for love" from jamie made me go wide eyed remembering the pilot (and i hadn't read anything yet so i has no idea about Bran). I really want shpw Jamie to move on from Cersei, sigh. THERE'S MORE TO LIFE THAN TWINCEST!

Oh and I'm super glad i watched all those clips, tp see Cersei ask Brienne if she loved Jamie. I had no idea they made it so explicit!