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******Official Game of Thrones Season 4 NONSPOILER thread

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aggie93
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9:36a, 4/4/14
Gendry is a good example of how the show story is different than the book and I think that's fine. It may even be spoiling the book.

For instance, we know in the show that Gendry didn't know his mother and grew up an orphan. We also know that he is around the same age as Robb/Jon etc who were all conceived around the end of Robert's Rebellion. We also know that Cersei has a dialogue early in Season 1 where she talks with Catelyn about how her first child with Robert had "dark hair" and "he was taken away from me". The assumption of course is the child died but what if that child was actually Gendry? If that is the case then Gendry is not a ******* at all, he is the rightful heir.

It's a departure from the books but that's fine, as I said the show and books are getting farther and farther apart and are really two different stories now.

I also agree though that the relevance is iffy anyway because whomever wins will be King, not whomever has the rightful claim.
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Brian Earl Spilner
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9:42a, 4/4/14
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We also know that Cersei has a dialogue early in Season 1 where she talks with Catelyn about how her first child with Robert had "dark hair" and "he was taken away from me". The assumption of course is the child died but what if that child was actually Gendry? If that is the case then Gendry is not a ******* at all, he is the rightful heir.
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9:43a, 4/4/14
I don't think that's how the conversation between Cat and Cersei went....

I may be wrong....
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10:52a, 4/4/14
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Without having done any research on the subject, I would assume the recasting was a result of the previous actor having a conflicting gig. That's the problem with this story having so many characters who may have long stretches between appearances on the show/storyline.


For the record, I posted why they changed the actor literally three posts above yours
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Brian Earl Spilner
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11:07a, 4/4/14
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Without having done any research on the subject, I would assume the recasting was a result of the previous actor having a conflicting gig.


Sure, that was never in question. But they didn't even attempt to make him look the same. It looks like a completely different character, and I'm sure a lot of casual viewers will think it is.
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11:23a, 4/4/14
A lot of viewers will not care past his first episode either.
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11:44a, 4/4/14
Stive,

It's not in the book (so any book reference is completely pointless, it is a show only issue) and I can't find the full scene but I do remember that the child definitely had black hair and that he was "taken away" from a grief maddened Cersei while Robert was away "hunting" and "Jaime was there".

Is it a stretch? Sure, but not as much of one as many other plotlines in the story.
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1:15p, 4/5/14
Game of Thrones title sequence as a 70s-80s sitcom

This is genius. Worth the watch.
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1:26p, 4/5/14
Marathoning season 3 Blu-rays today to prepare
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5:42p, 4/5/14
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Sure, that was never in question. But they didn't even attempt to make him look the same. It looks like a completely different character, and I'm sure a lot of casual viewers will think it is.


Totally agree...not that many of you want to hear it, but this character looks nothing like the guy in the book. He was supposed to have a purple and green forked beard and be flamboyantly dressed. If he had been dressed that way, it might not be as hard to identify him after the actor changed.
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7:18p, 4/5/14
Purple beards cost too much and they spent all the budget on dragons
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8:21p, 4/5/14
Free HBO this weekend. Currently DVRing every episode of GoT.
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2:23a, 4/6/14
Hope we see more Jaqen H'Ghar this season. One of my favorite characters
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8:49a, 4/6/14
Finally got my wife into GOT. The next episode is The Rains of Castamere. This is going to be good.
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Stive
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9:07a, 4/6/14
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Finally got my wife into GOT. The next episode is The Rains of Castamere. This is going to be good.

You should secretly video her watching it (if she has no idea what's going on). Wasn't there a compilation video like that last year after the ep aired?

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Brian Earl Spilner
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10:56a, 4/6/14
Today!
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11:24a, 4/6/14
With Xfinity Watchathon, how do you tune in to watch the premiere tonight? Is there a dedicated channel or is there a link in On Demand somewhere?

Going through True Detective myself.
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Stive
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10:15p, 4/6/14
Absolutely AWESOME!!!!!

Arya is turning into one serious little psycho bit**!!!!
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10:56p, 4/6/14
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Finally got my wife into GOT. The next episode is The Rains of Castamere. This is going to be good.


Isn't that like the third episode with the same name?
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Stive
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11:39p, 4/6/14
Honestly surprised that there hasn't been more commentary on it tonight. Guess most of the watchers will hit tomorrow morning when they get to work.
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11:42p, 4/6/14
Thought it was great
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11:55p, 4/6/14
We were momentarily confused by the merc change and then I assumed it was simply a casting change.

If I can somehow use the following line at work....in a meeting....and not get fired, I will have succeeded in life:

"If I hear any more words come out of your c^nt mouth, then I will eat all the chickens."
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12:01a, 4/7/14
Fastest hour of TV I have ever sat through. After the pub scene I heard the title music working its way in and started the countdown to next week.
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12:02a, 4/7/14
Arya is such a BAMF
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12:05a, 4/7/14
Solid premiere beginning to end. Ended too quickly.
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12:09a, 4/7/14
It felt like it missed out catching up on a lot of storylines. Then I rembered, most of them died.
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12:12a, 4/7/14
I was confused by the actor change, although I like Sonny from Treme way more than the last guy.

I still only know about 10 character's names, which makes reading this thread pretty much pointless.

Game of Phones and 70's sitcom video were funny. Laughed at Jamie Lannister's name in the credits.



And totally unrelated... I had no idea that Bill was gay.
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12:25a, 4/7/14
Any scene with the midget and his body guard are solid.

Also enjoy the hound's banter and don't give an F attitude.
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12:26a, 4/7/14
Meanwhile, posters on the TWD thread are still wondering if Terminus people are cannibals or not. Not a lot of ambiguity in Westeros.
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12:31a, 4/7/14
Dog is my boy.
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1:08a, 4/7/14
I dvr'd the marathon because I've never seen GoT, currently I'm a little more than halfway through season 1, can't wait to catch up with everyone else
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1:30a, 4/7/14
I had bronchitis the past few days so I just laid on the couch and watched all the GoT marathon over the weekend. I actually liked it more the second time around since I could keep up more with all the characters and their names and backgrounds.

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1:34a, 4/7/14
No thoughts about the opening scene with Tywin putting Robb's direwolf into the fire with the sword? Robb's sword, right? Kind of the spoils of war on Tywin's part?

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1:55a, 4/7/14
I thought it was the cloak Rob always wore if it was the dire wolf it should've been much larger.
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