GAME OF THRONES #2:The Kingsroad-ACT 2 Chapter 1-2011

[Truth Seeker]

The Kingsroad

King Robert and his entourage head south with Ned Stark and his daughters Sansa and Arya. While on the road, Arya gets into trouble with prince Joffrey, which leaves Ned with a difficult decision to make. Meanwhile, Jon Snow and Tyrion Lannister head off to the Wall in the north, the former to join the Night's Watch and the latter for curiosity. In Essos, Daenerys is learning what it means to be married to a Dothraki warlord. In Winterfell, Bran Stark is fighting for his life after his fall.


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[Cor Azer]

A little more direwolf action in this episode, shame that it also marks the end of Lady and Nymeria's on screen presence.

I have to say, I'm not a big fan of all the changes the adaptation is making, but I am liking them more and more, given how necessary it is to reveal information that previously was stuck in inner monologues.

Loved the Hound's casual dismissal of Mycah at the end. The show is doing an excellent job of making characters contemptible.

 

[Remus Lupin]

A good episode. More Tyrion is always good by me. Also liked seeing the direwolves come into their own this episode (not much of Ghost yet, though). Lady's demise always makes me sad. I am still interested to see what G.R.R.M. has in store for Nymeria up on the neck. He's laid enough clues.

I haven't seen any changes I particularly dislike, though the strand of golden hair in the Tower of Incest and Attempted Murder was a bit too ham-fisted for me.

Still and all, a good episode, though the contemptibility of the characters may result in my wife refusing to watch any more of it with me.

 

[Steel_Wind]

D&D make choices where they think the viewer can be aided with a direct shot which takes up much less screen time.

So instead of talking about the price of Valyrian steel, dragon bone hilts, and the meaning behind a pouch of thirty stags found buried in the stables? We got Winterfell: CSI.

Ah well. It's not that big a deal, really. End result is the same.

Bottom line: less exposition and more story in this episode over the first. I enjoyed it and can't wait for next week.

 

[Starman]

I definitely enjoyed it.

The scene between Jon and Tyrion on the way to the wall was very good.

I could feel the pain when Catelyn grabbed the knife during the assassination attempt on Bran and Summer's entrance was very well done.

It's interesting how Cersai is coming off as more sympathetic so far. She still has her Cersai-moments, but things like her dialogue with Cat have made her less detestable.

I really liked the brief moment between Ned and Jon when they parted especially

Spoiler

knowing that they won't see each other again.

 

[Ningauble]

I thought it was decent overall. It should get a lot better. I see this as being more of a transitional episode.

Likes: Tyrion was great. The dialogue between Robert and Ned Stark was good. Arya looks like she will be good and Needle was cool. The scene with Sansa, Jeoffrey, Arya and the butcher's boy at the river was well done. Costumes and sets look great.

Dislikes: Not sure about Cersei so far. I envisioned her being hotter, but an ice cold bitch.

Rob looks too old. When the maester tells Catelyn there are appointments to make, Rob says I'll do it and we don't sense that he is just a boy still.

Finally, sorry if this has been discussed before, but why did they choose such an old looking actress for Catelyn? She looks withered and ancient (especially in HD)!

 

[Rhun]

Still and all, a good episode, though the contemptibility of the characters may result in my wife refusing to watch any more of it with me.

One of the things I've liked most about GRRM's writing is that many of the characters you find contemptible you come to like later, as they change or you learn the reasons for them being the way that they are.

 

[mac1504]

Thoroughly enjoyed this episode (hopefully they keep getting better) and Sundays now can't come soon enough

Dinklage as Tyrion is so spot on, I can't even imagine someone else in that role.

 

[Truth Seeker]

The young one lives, a sister makes a terrible choice, a young innocent dies (the butcher' son).

Yes, many dire wolf scenes. A hesistant woman begins her climb to own strength of 'power'.

And a mother's love goes far and wide to protect the innocent.

And Stark is just the man...

And the dwarf is brutally honest.

 

[El Mahdi]

I still can't get over how perfectly this has been cast. And Peter Dinklage's Tyrion is just outstanding. I just keep finding myself constantly commenting just how much this is "the book" come to life. Simply amazing.

I liked the attention to detail that's being put into the production also. Like when Jon Snow, his Uncle, and Tyrion split at the crossroads to head north, you can see the mud on the riders cloaks.

The show is dirty, gritty, and real - with no black/white characters (just like the books). My wife, who hasn't read the books, is seriously digging it.

So far, the small but necessary changes made to adapt a written narrative to a visual medium, have been mostly transparent to me. Even the differences I've noticed haven't been jarring or ruined the experience for me, as they've seemed quite necessary and done in a natural, intuitive manner. There's such incredible respect for the material and characters, and meticulous attention to detail, I just can't praise the team doing the show enough.

As this progresses though, it's more apparent to me that there's no way they're going to get through the entire first book in this season. I had assumed it was going to be one book per season, but I just don't see how that will be possible with what they are able to cover in an episode. But that works for me. I'd love to see this go on for years and years.