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It's totally on-brand for GoT so I don't think it'll offend anyone.
It'll offend tons of people - the types of people we should neither listen to or care about, but it'll offend them nonetheless - and we'll get endless hit-pieces from places like Salon, The Mary Sue, and even The AV Club all decrying the show for it.

We'll get similar things in regards to Laenor if they tell his story as it is in the books. Which, I'll admit, I'm not convinced they will, purley for expediency (they'll skip him and go straight to Daemon*) but I hope they do tell that part of the story. That family is a pretty big part of The Blacks after all (and that's another thing... will they keep that name?).




*I'm trying to be as vague as possible here!

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Hm. Was that the actual Crab Feeder he killed there at the end? We don’t See him die, and the body’s face appeared more pale than the living version we saw with all the greyscale scabs. I’m calling shenanigans.

 
   
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Nah, Crab Feeder is certainly dead. He's kinda minor and we are probably gonna have another time jump this episode so he's gone.

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Another good episode. I wonder if they will now time skip to when Rhaenyra is older, and therefore portrayed by another actress?
   
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 Shadow Walker wrote:
Another good episode. I wonder if they will now time skip to when Rhaenyra is older, and therefore portrayed by another actress?


I believe there is at least 1 more episode, maybe 2 before the big time skip. Still a bit more groundwork to be laid for explaining how certain bridges are burnt and how the sides begin to form in the pending civil war.


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 nels1031 wrote:
 Shadow Walker wrote:
Another good episode. I wonder if they will now time skip to when Rhaenyra is older, and therefore portrayed by another actress?


I believe there is at least 1 more episode, maybe 2 before the big time skip. Still a bit more groundwork to be laid for explaining how certain bridges are burnt and how the sides begin to form in the pending civil war.


I have just seen the trailer for episode 5, and she is in so you may be right about 1-2 more with her.

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As far as I've heard, it's one more then the time skip.

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Pity, she's one of the standouts so far.

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 Hulksmash wrote:
Pity, she's one of the standouts so far.


I think both of the girls are doing a great job. Would be neat if they do more throwback scenes in the future seasons to further show how close they were as kids on this show and juxtapose that with how distant they will become.

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Yeah, and they did a good job matching the older actresses too. Honestly, if you told me they were actually the same people and this was filmed 10 years apart I might believe you.

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 Grey Templar wrote:
Yeah, and they did a good job matching the older actresses too. Honestly, if you told me they were actually the same people and this was filmed 10 years apart I might believe you.


I keep seeing people saying this and it baffles me. Emma and Milly look absolutely nothing alike. Emma doesn't have an underbite like Milly does, totally different jaw, totally different nose, literally the only thing their physical appearance has in common are the eyes. That's it.

I hope I can roll with the change when it comes, but Milly has left such huge shoes to fill at this point that I'm pretty much certain Emma is gonna fall flat with me. Really hope I'm wrong.
   
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 Shadow Walker wrote:
 nels1031 wrote:
 Shadow Walker wrote:
Another good episode. I wonder if they will now time skip to when Rhaenyra is older, and therefore portrayed by another actress?


I believe there is at least 1 more episode, maybe 2 before the big time skip. Still a bit more groundwork to be laid for explaining how certain bridges are burnt and how the sides begin to form in the pending civil war.


I have just seen the trailer for episode 5, and she is in so you may be right about 1-2 more with her.


Spoiler:
According to IMDB, Emma D'Arcy takes over onscreen as Rhaenyra in episode 6 as does Olivia Cooke taking over the role of Queen Alicent.

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 Lord of Deeds wrote:
 Shadow Walker wrote:
 nels1031 wrote:
 Shadow Walker wrote:
Another good episode. I wonder if they will now time skip to when Rhaenyra is older, and therefore portrayed by another actress?


I believe there is at least 1 more episode, maybe 2 before the big time skip. Still a bit more groundwork to be laid for explaining how certain bridges are burnt and how the sides begin to form in the pending civil war.


I have just seen the trailer for episode 5, and she is in so you may be right about 1-2 more with her.


Spoiler:
According to IMDB, Emma D'Arcy takes over onscreen as Rhaenyra in episode 6 as does Olivia Cooke taking over the role of Queen Alicent.

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So
The measter is in the hand of Otto Hightower correct?
He constantly refuses his apprentices advice, and he delivered the tea last episode.
He is trying to slowly kill the king.

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 hotsauceman1 wrote:
So
The measter is in the hand of Otto Hightower correct?
He constantly refuses his apprentices advice, and he delivered the tea last episode.
He is trying to slowly kill the king.


I just think the maester is incompetent and/or out of his league. First episode kind of expressed that when we first see the kings condition, imo.

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 nels1031 wrote:
 hotsauceman1 wrote:
So
The measter is in the hand of Otto Hightower correct?
He constantly refuses his apprentices advice, and he delivered the tea last episode.
He is trying to slowly kill the king.


I just think the maester is incompetent and/or out of his league. First episode kind of expressed that when we first see the kings condition, imo.

Although I would not totally exclude some kind of conspiracy (it is GoT after all), I think you are right that he seems to have no idea how to properly cure his king. He is also arrogant and/or afraid to lose his face, and that is why he keeps ignoring any advice.
   
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Good episode. Glad that guy got sorted out quickly. It was a character that was going to annoy me. Homeboy wasn't ready for the big leagues.

Rest of the episode was good. It's picking up steam from where it started. Honestly could have taken or left it at episode 1-2. Now I'll tune in every week. This is why I give it a few episodes.

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Yeah, it gets better every week.

Next week is the big time jump though, with a lot of changes to the cast. I wonder if we'll get a send-off scene with the younger girls?

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Another great episode in the books, though the pregnant lady teleportation scene bothered me. I get it though, since we’ve already had a pregnancy death. Gotta change it up!

Unless something monstrous happens, I’m firmly on Team Rhaenyra at this point. Shame that the kids are being made to oppose each other, as they looked to be somewhat friendly to each other and not the least interested in “The Game”.

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What teleportation?

Anyway, very good episode. Though I do feel like maybe it was too much of a time skip. We could have used a bit of the intervening time to show what happened. How Daemon actually got to a point of marrying and kinda settling down, how Rhaenyra got tied up with Robert Strong, etc...

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 nels1031 wrote:
Shame that the kids are being made to oppose each other, as they looked to be somewhat friendly to each other and not the least interested in “The Game”.

The game was never kind to kids, and that kinda is expected to happen, creating all the interesting, even if cruel, interactions in the future. That aside, I really like how the various dragons look a bit different from eachother. Some are leaner, some more bulky. I wonder if there were different breeds in Valyria from the beginning or it was all work/experiments done during the ages of the Freehold.
   
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 Grey Templar wrote:
What teleportation?


Just seemed weird how pain wracked Laena went from the bed surrounded by nurses/servants to outside alone, with no apparent resistance. Minor thing.

 Grey Templar wrote:
Anyway, very good episode. Though I do feel like maybe it was too much of a time skip. We could have used a bit of the intervening time to show what happened. How Daemon actually got to a point of marrying and kinda settling down, how Rhaenyra got tied up with Robert Strong, etc...


Yeah, I agree with the time skip. One or two more episodes of setup would be nice, though it would run the risk of repetition. Showrunners could do some flashback scenes in the future, hopefully.

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Was that the kids’ totally-not-but-actually-really father in the fire there at the end? The change in actors throws me a bit.

 
   
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Yes, Breakbones died trying to rescue his father, leaving just his younger brother - Larys 'Clubfoot' Strong - behind.

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Biggest reason I think the time skip was too much was that too much happened here and we didn't get any real emotional connection with Breakbones or Laena in their current situation before they both died. Any narrative weight in their deaths is kinda lost because it feels like "Welp, gotta kill these guys off quick because the plot needs to move forward".

That I think was what killed the later seasons of GoT. They forgot how to linger in place for long enough to allow the story to unfold.

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This week's episode should have been two episodes.

Set up the central conflicts with Breakbones and Laena, and then pay them off with their deaths at the end of the next episode.

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Every episode I’ve wanted to rewatch immediately. No exception for Episode 7.

Still firmly Team Rhaenyra.

I did falter abit towards the end at the seemingly cold and merciless murder scheme, but the reveal of the second boat passenger was a genuine eye raising twist. Perhaps one of the happiest endings for a character in GoT?

Allicent’s kids aren’t at Joffery hate level yet, but the punk who claimed the dragon got what was coming. Going to feel reeaally bad for the sister.

D+R’s poor kids having to see their parents remarry so soon after their own mom/dad died was a dick move.

Wish the head of the kingsguard got more screen time/talking bits. Just his head tilts towards Criston Cole made him falter when put on the spot. Such an authoritative presence.

While I’m immensely enjoying this, I do feel like it would’ve helped the overall product to build up some of the previous events.


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 nels1031 wrote:
Wish the head of the kingsguard got more screen time/talking bits. Just his head tilts towards Criston Cole made him falter when put on the spot. Such an authoritative presence.
Thing is, they've got Graham McTavish playing him, and he's in the opening credits of every episode, yet he's had maybe 3 lines in 7 episodes. It's frustrating.

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 H.B.M.C. wrote:
 nels1031 wrote:
Wish the head of the kingsguard got more screen time/talking bits. Just his head tilts towards Criston Cole made him falter when put on the spot. Such an authoritative presence.
Thing is, they've got Graham McTavish playing him, and he's in the opening credits of every episode, yet he's had maybe 3 lines in 7 episodes. It's frustrating.

He reminds me a bit of Lord Commander Mormont of the Nightwatch. And yeah, he could have more screen time. Maybe in some future episodes/second season?
   
 
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