Spoilers A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms

[Umbran]

no, I didn't mean it negative.

Mod Note:
With all respect, I don't see as there's much of a positive reading of that. It is basically saying she's inattentive or ignorant.

So, maybe next time think a little bit about how something's gonna read before you click "Post reply", please? Thanks.

(And with that, the matter is closed, and folks should move on.)

 

[Older Beholder]

I'm really enjoying the lowkey sit-com vibes of the show.

 

[wicked cool]

The way they deliver lines etc is why this franchise is better than the rings show and 99% of the Disney crap
Literally a foggy field has more atmosphere and acting better than 99% of the awful rings show and every Disney show.
I said to myself before the last 2 episodes that it’s lite and fun and it’s a good diversion until house of the dragon. After these last 2 (the new episode came out 2 days early so not to compete with Super Bowl )the show takes it to another level. Lines are delivered and acted better than deserved from basically no name actors
If I was the new director of the Bg3 show I would take note that this show maximizes their budget

 

[Morrus]

Best episode yet. I like this show a lot more than HotD. This is as good as when GoT was at its best.

 

[Olgar Shiverstone]

Best episode yet. I like this show a lot more than HotD. This is as good as when GoT was at its best.

Funny what happens if they follow a proven written story vs freelancing.

Bad acting and directing can still ruin good writing, but no amount of good acting and directing will save bad writing.

 

[Tonguez]

Another excellent episode.

This week's juvenile bit in the opening: horse poop.

Also, are horses that smart? It nodding at the appropriate times when Egg was talking was obviously silly fun, but could a horse trainer get a horse to charge in response to Egg's verbal command? I honestly don't know -- that's too big of an animal for me to mess with.

And man, prince or no prince, if Dunk ever looked at me with the kind of fury he did at the end of the episode, I'd cross the Narrow Sea and start a new life in Bravos on the spot.

Horses like to run and so they can be trained to charge across a paddock with a verbal signal, but it would realistically take weeks especially with a horse the trainer doesnt know and generally not without a rider to spur the the horse to respond to the signal in the first place.

It was a fun sequence though and I thought it was indication of Egg having some kind of special/magical horse whisperer knack, especially with the horse directly nodding in response to him.

Also havent read the books, so the revelation of who Egg really is, was illuminating.

 

[Clint_L]

Fortunately, the first few episodes checked pee, poop, and puke off the Game of Thrones prerequisites list, so now it can move on.

I'm really liking it! The reveal at the end of episode 3 was not exactly a twist for most folks, given that the bookshave been out for decades and GoT lore is now so pervasive. It was still delivered ina very satisfying way, and the dynamic between hero and sidekick is outstanding. There's a lightness to this series that sets it apart, and I think the shorter runtimes are perfect.

As a sidenote, I read several medieval scholars commenting on how well this first arc captures the overall tone of historical jousts, even while amping some aspects up for modern audiences. That doesn't necessarily make it a better show, but I think it's cool.

 

[Kaodi]

I do have one potential quibble: they comment that Aemon was training to be a maester. But I thought that that decision came later, closer to when he turned down the crown.

 

[Morrus]

I’m not so sure about the trial by seven lark. Why wouldn’t everybody always choose that because there’s a chance their opponent wouldn’t find 6 friends in time and automatically lose.

 

[Olgar Shiverstone]

I’m not so sure about the trial by seven lark. Why wouldn’t everybody always choose that because there’s a chance their opponent wouldn’t find 6 friends in time and automatically lose.

Rule of cool?
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In universe ... maybe the risk that the six buddies you pick aren't as good as the six buddies your opponent picks? It's no longer your skill at arms that matters in that case.

Plus as we see from the original ASOIAF series, a trial by combat doesn't necessarily mean that the accused fights; substituting a champion was a legitimate tactic. That's probably easier than finding six really good fighters for your side.

As the show makes clear, this is some ancient tradition that someone forgot to delete from the books.