I really like Daemon as a character.
I think you don't truly remember how you felt after 2 episodes of Game of Thrones.DallasTeleAg said:Hell... that was enough to get me to like him.Brian Earl Spilner said:
To be fair we're only two episodes in. By that point in GoT the only character we really liked was Ned. Not even Tyrion had shown much likability quite yet outside of slapping Joffrey.
But even getting a single character like Ned is still an accomplishment. I don't think it's "fair" to say we shouldn't expect a great character after 2 hours of media. Movies do it all the time in that time frame, and many times less.
Edit: That's not to say they can't do it. I'm saying they haven't done it yet.
I still have no clue who he is or why people know him…but he is doing well and I felt he physically looked less "weird" today. Last week I thought he almost looked alien likeFour Seasons Landscaping said:
Matt Smith is a solid tier above the rest of this cast.
Lonestar_Ag09 said:I still have no clue who he is or why people know him…but he is doing well and I felt he physically looked less "weird" today. Last week I thought he almost looked alien likeFour Seasons Landscaping said:
Matt Smith is a solid tier above the rest of this cast.
Movies are only 2hrs long….why would you rush stuff in 2 hrs when you have a season that is going to be 10+hrs long and multiple seasons after?DallasTeleAg said:Hell... that was enough to get me to like him.Brian Earl Spilner said:
To be fair we're only two episodes in. By that point in GoT the only character we really liked was Ned. Not even Tyrion had shown much likability quite yet outside of slapping Joffrey.
But even getting a single character like Ned is still an accomplishment. I don't think it's "fair" to say we shouldn't expect a great character after 2 hours of media. Movies do it all the time in that time frame, and many times less.
Edit: That's not to say they can't do it. I'm saying they haven't done it yet.
Never watched a single episode of that entire series so that would explain that…has he been in anything else?C@LAg said:Lonestar_Ag09 said:I still have no clue who he is or why people know him…but he is doing well and I felt he physically looked less "weird" today. Last week I thought he almost looked alien likeFour Seasons Landscaping said:
Matt Smith is a solid tier above the rest of this cast.
The CrownLonestar_Ag09 said:Never watched a single episode of that entire series so that would explain that…has he been in anything else?C@LAg said:Lonestar_Ag09 said:I still have no clue who he is or why people know him…but he is doing well and I felt he physically looked less "weird" today. Last week I thought he almost looked alien likeFour Seasons Landscaping said:
Matt Smith is a solid tier above the rest of this cast.
A good story teller doesn't have to "rush" a good character into 2 hours. I wasn't asking for a completed arc, but a good character.Lonestar_Ag09 said:Movies are only 2hrs long….why would you rush stuff in 2 hrs when you have a season that is going to be 10+hrs long and multiple seasons after?DallasTeleAg said:Hell... that was enough to get me to like him.Brian Earl Spilner said:
To be fair we're only two episodes in. By that point in GoT the only character we really liked was Ned. Not even Tyrion had shown much likability quite yet outside of slapping Joffrey.
But even getting a single character like Ned is still an accomplishment. I don't think it's "fair" to say we shouldn't expect a great character after 2 hours of media. Movies do it all the time in that time frame, and many times less.
Edit: That's not to say they can't do it. I'm saying they haven't done it yet.
Watching the intro for the first time #HouseOfTheDragonHBO pic.twitter.com/lTqm1CkXI8
— Stephan (@kiwimelonn) August 29, 2022
The Porkchop Express said:
Great to hear the theme again, although we had no idea what we were watching other than blood flowing.
Is this a spoiler-free thread or a spoilers in highlights thread or what? Do we have to split it for Book Readers / nons? Just curious before I say something stupid.
What I rather like is that most of the characters are pretty likable so far. Much like any show, you know that you'll look back at these first few episodes as "the time everyone was together" before all the splinters and rifts, but now everyone is pretty on point. The only character I dislike is Daemon's ***** - too much Shae-ish qualities.
The inclusion of a lot of terms and mythos from the books being included here is really scratching me where I itch, namely the really great shot of the Seven in the sept when Alicent and Rhaenyra are praying, the mention of names like Mallister and Segard, Criston Cole talking about fighting in the Boneway of the Dornish Marshes, and lots of other small details. Having the naming of a new member of the Kingsguard with something akin to tryouts/auditions, likewise, feels like something we really missed out on in the original show.
Viserys is pretty fascinating because he's our first Targ who is not bellicose or power hungry or anything like that, but generally good, despite his dumb mistakes. Not running the idea to marry Alicent past his own daughter or the Sea Snake before hand was pretty colossal.
My wife, who has not read Fire & Blood, proclaimed Daemon to be "Jamie Lannister with Cersei's ambition". Pretty decent analysis. Great with a sword, fearless, and power hungry, although maybe not the smartest at it.
My only 'meh' is the same from reading the book version of this (no spoilers) in that if there was really some pirate raiding the Stepstones and causing grief to one of our strongest allies, you take a couple of dragons, fly down there, and burn the fleet to ash, and you're back home for dinner. Why bother with all the alliances and BS, just smoke them.
I commented this once but this is my answer. And 4 folks agreedThe Porkchop Express said:
I don't know the answer that is why I asked. Spoiler tags or start a second thread?