Spoilers A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms

[Olgar Shiverstone]

The story behind that 'A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms' full-frontal scene How 'A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms' full-frontal scene became Ser Arlan's '1 special thing'

Apparently, they felt bad for poor guy so they gave him a "third leg"?

You know, the source material already has plenty of genre-appropriate crassness (some might argue too much); the show really doesn't need to add additional material for shock value or additional crude jokes.

 

[Morrus]

You know, the source material already has plenty of genre-appropriate crassness (some might argue too much); the show really doesn't need to add additional material for shock value or additional crude jokes.

Did it bother you?

 

[Olgar Shiverstone]

Did it bother you?

Not as such. It's not that I'm offended, it's that I feel that it cheapens an otherwise admirable adaptation.

I saw the interview with the show runners who said "we're dumping on Sir Arlan in this episode so we wanted to give him something he could be respected for." And that's what you pick? When Dunk's values as taught by Sir Arlan are Arlan's ultimate legacy?

 

[Morrus]

Not as such. It's not that I'm offended, it's that I feel that it cheapens an otherwise admirable adaptation.

I saw the interview with the show runners who said "we're dumping on Sir Arlan in this episode so we wanted to give him something he could be respected for." And that's what you pick? When Dunk's values as taught by Sir Arlan are Arlan's ultimate legacy?

I dunno. It’s just a momentary joke. I haven’t read the books so maybe that’s the difference.

 

[gnarlygninja]

Not as such. It's not that I'm offended, it's that I feel that it cheapens an otherwise admirable adaptation.

I saw the interview with the show runners who said "we're dumping on Sir Arlan in this episode so we wanted to give him something he could be respected for." And that's what you pick? When Dunk's values as taught by Sir Arlan are Arlan's ultimate legacy?

It's sort of like the scene from the first episode to me, in that it isn't offensive so much as dumb and unnecessary.

 

[Whizbang Dustyboots]

It's sort of like the scene from the first episode to me, in that it isn't offensive so much as dumb and unnecessary.

Is it any dumber or more unnecessary than GoT doing a large portion of its exposition with bare-chested young women in the background of the shot, so that viewers pay attention, or HoD giving us multiple long, lingering scenes of women dying in childbirth?

If Knight of the 7 Kingdoms wants to indulge in a single scene of juvenile humor every episode, I think that's pretty harmless.

 

[Morrus]

It's sort of like the scene from the first episode to me, in that it isn't offensive so much as dumb and unnecessary.

If you edited every show or movie down to what is strictly necessary, they'd all be pretty short and perfunctory. As for "dumb"? I figure they knew what they were doing.

 

[sevenbastard]

I'm down for each and every scene before the title screen to be something sort of lowbrow joke.

 

[Zardnaar]

Its GoT. You're gonna see full frontal nudity, blood and gits. Shrug.

 

[Kaodi]

If a third episode opens this way I think I will be very annoyed at that point though.

Anyway the main problem that is that it was already the thing of Podrick Payne. Did a second character need the same gimmick?