[CoolCorky]

Scotchair posted:

   I dont understand why the poison killed the maester, but not the priestess   

   Fucking magic   

That being said, a lot of the "magic" elements in the series can be explained away by science/psychology, such as (ACoK)    Daenerys' experience in the temple of the Undying Ones: she's drugged by the warlock's shade of the evening and simply burns the temple down,       wildfire is basically some volatile chemical similar to napalm or greek fire   .

For all we know Maester Cressen (Stannis' maester) is simply    un-nerved by Melisandre and gives her the wrong drink by accident   .

[benzi2k7]

CoolCorky posted:

   Fucking magic   

That being said, a lot of the "magic" elements in the series can be explained away by science/psychology, such as (ACoK)    Daenerys' experience in the temple of the Undying Ones: she's drugged by the warlock's shade of the evening and simply burns the temple down,       wildfire is basically some volatile chemical similar to napalm or greek fire   .

For all we know Maester Cressen (Stannis' maester) is simply    un-nerved by Melisandre and gives her the wrong drink by accident   .

Eh..    The undying scene was magic on account of the accurate visions she received and wildfire is somewhat magic because the head pyromancer dude says it's been getting stronger for no reason. (of course it's cause of the magic/dragons coming back) and the poison doesn't really need explaining.. It's fantasy, explaining it with science doesn't really work because that's not what is meant to be.   

[hypno]

CoolCorky posted:

   Fucking magic   

That being said, a lot of the "magic" elements in the series can be explained away by science/psychology, such as (ACoK)    Daenerys' experience in the temple of the Undying Ones: she's drugged by the warlock's shade of the evening and simply burns the temple down,       wildfire is basically some volatile chemical similar to napalm or greek fire   .

For all we know Maester Cressen (Stannis' maester) is simply    un-nerved by Melisandre and gives her the wrong drink by accident   .

In the books, I thought    Melisandre's red necklace had sometime to do with her surviving the poison? So that's probably something magical, but still left sort of ambiguous like the rest of her "magics".    That's if I'm even remembering the books right though.

And The Maester and the Red Women drink from the same cup so I don't think she got the wrong drink..

[markfu]

Maybe people from Asshai have a tolerance to that stuff.

[Thugaim]

Looks what I just found in my private tracker; Game.of.Thrones.s02e02.720p.WebRip-x264

Is this something exclusive for HBO members?

[areyoublack]

Carne posted:

Ian Whyte (taking over for Conan Stevens) as Gregor Clegane:

why

[thrawn2787]

stevens was a good gregor and looking at pictures of him he's so fucking huge. why did he leave?

[hamberglar]

thrawn2787 posted:

stevens was a good gregor and looking at pictures of him he's so fucking huge. why did he leave?

They just decided to replace him as far as I know. I don't think a real reason was ever given.

[Cpl.Shepherd]

Scheduling conflicts most likely. It's a shame as he was perfect for the role.
Considering how many books there are and how long it will take for each to be adapted onto TV, I'm wondering if any of the major characters will have to be replaced in the future.

[Zezibesh]

CoolCorky posted:

For all we know Maester Cressen (Stannis' maester) is simply    un-nerved by Melisandre and gives her the wrong drink by accident   .

They drank from the same cup

I personally believe that there is no other explanation than magic for some events (which should be pretty obvious) but you're right, many things are simply misunderstood as magic.    And for the record, I don't believe "the great Other" or R'hllor exist either. There's only magic that manifests in different ways, and people interpret it as there being gods of different alignments.   

[Simski]

Zezibesh posted:

They drank from the same cup

I personally believe that there is no other explanation than magic for some events (which should be pretty obvious) but you're right, many things are simply misunderstood as magic.    And for the record, I don't believe "the great Other" or R'hllor exist either. There's only magic that manifests in different ways, and people interpret it as there being gods of different alignments.   

The second I saw her amulet blink, I thought to myself "Oh,   an amulet of poison resistance +22   "

[lemoncurry]

hamberglar posted:

They just decided to replace him as far as I know. I don't think a real reason was ever given.

I think Conan had to take up a larger role in the new Hobbit movie.

[Dominicus]

lemoncurry posted:

I think Conan had to take up a larger role in the new Hobbit movie.

A bunch of pages back someone linked a blogpost in which Conan wrote the reason for not playing in the second season.

Edited:

Found it
Under the header "The Point and The Answer:"

[TheIceman]

The 1st episode promised good things, the rest of the series should be epic as fuck, the book was exciting enough!

major series/book 2 spoiler (duh)
   Personally I can't wait for Renly's death, I've been holding that one in for so long...   

[Kendra]

Legit 720p version of ep 2 found on familiar pirate, demon and bay sites.

WINTER IS COMING EVEN QUICKER!

[thrawn2787]

wait what? is it on any of hbo's sites LEGITIMATELY? i should have access to all of them

doesnt look like it, guess maybe they uploaded it to a server or something and someone pulled it off. that or maybe it was sent to the media and they leaked it (since didn't they review the first few episodes already)?

Edited:

did they recast gendry too? god damn stop recasting people

[Teddi Orange]

Cpl.Shepherd posted:

Scheduling conflicts most likely. It's a shame as he was perfect for the role.
Considering how many books there are and how long it will take for each to be adapted onto TV, I'm wondering if any of the major characters will have to be replaced in the future.

The actor himself made a statement on his website saying that he isn't sure why he was replaced either, but that he was thankful for the chance to have the role.

thrawn2787 posted:

wait what? is it on any of hbo's sites LEGITIMATELY? i should have access to all of them

doesnt look like it, guess maybe they uploaded it to a server or something and someone pulled it off. that or maybe it was sent to the media and they leaked it (since didn't they review the first few episodes already)?

Edited:

did they recast gendry too? god damn stop recasting people

I think with Gendry the actor has gotten older and as a result looks somewhat different, I'm not sure myself though.

[hamberglar]

thrawn2787 posted:

wait what? is it on any of hbo's sites LEGITIMATELY? i should have access to all of them

doesnt look like it, guess maybe they uploaded it to a server or something and someone pulled it off. that or maybe it was sent to the media and they leaked it (since didn't they review the first few episodes already)?

Edited:

did they recast gendry too? god damn stop recasting people

No, Gendry is still the same actor.

[markfu]

No, Gendry just has a mustache now.

[Bat-shit]

Season two started out just as nicely as Season one. HBO never fails to deliver great series. (The Wire, Oz, Generation Kill..)

Also, it is very tempting to just wait until all the episodes are out so I could just rage through multiple episodes in a row.

[Dominicus]

Bat-shit posted:

Season two started out just as nicely as Season one. HBO never fails to deliver great series. (The Wire, Oz, Generation Kill..)

Also, it is very tempting to just wait until all the episodes are out so I could just rage through multiple episodes in a row.

I wanted to do the same thing; wait until they were all released and watch them all in a sitting.

But then it was Sunday and I found myself sitting on the couch with my GF and 3 other friends watching it.

[superdeluxe]

Ratings are in and we have a winner:

Thrones returned to 3.9 million viewers. That’s up a massive 74 percent from its series debut last year. It also greatly improves upon the show’s previous all-time high, which was just over 3 million viewers. Including all three Sunday airings, the show delivered 6.3 million viewers. The numbers mean a third season renewal is pretty much guaranteed.

[Dominicus]

superdeluxe posted:

Ratings are in and we have a winner:

This pleases me greatly.

[squids_eye]

Just finished watching the second episode. It's pretty good, plenty of sex scenes to avoid watching with your parents.

[superdeluxe]

squids_eye posted:

Just finished watching the second episode. It's pretty good, plenty of sex scenes to avoid watching with your parents.

I think this is the wrong decision by HBO. Hopefully it does not impact the ratings too much. (letting Europe release these episodes a week early.)

[Zezibesh]

Episode 7 of season 1 was also released a week early.

[benzi2k7]

wanna nuzzle dat wolf

[superdeluxe]

Zezibesh posted:

Episode 7 of season 1 was also released a week early.

True, but that was a one week thing, not every week.

Edited:

benzi2k7 posted:

wanna nuzzle dat wolf

loved licking his chops!

[benzi2k7]

superdeluxe posted:

True, but that was a one week thing, not every week.

Edited:



loved licking his chops!

This is a one week thing.

[superdeluxe]

benzi2k7 posted:

This is a one week thing.

It is? Please let the owner of WIC.net know, because he was kind of freaking out.

[thrawn2787]

wow episode 2 is further ahead than i am in the book. :/

also they wrote out    stannis' daughter   

[superdeluxe]

I hope they move    sacking of winterfell    to the 3rd season. Need the Reeds!

[burninplaces]

episode 2 spoilers

    fuck yea tyrion, lord commander of the gold cloaks got what was coming to him. also, apparently the guy living north of the wall is sacrificing his male sons for protection against the white walkers?    

[superdeluxe]

Ryan and Ryan podcast on Game of Thrones 1st episode:

http://web.me.com/mcgeeryan/The_Pod_...Remembers.html

Special guest editor of Wic.net

[benzi2k7]

thrawn2787 posted:

wow episode 2 is further ahead than i am in the book. :/

also they wrote out    stannis' daughter   

lol they're gonna be so fucked later on because    she's possibly going to be pretty important later on in Book 6/7    <- not really spoilers.

[Zinayzen]

i heard episode two got leaked. is this true

also should I read the books or just watch the show and not spoil the surprise for myself

[Carne]

So I heard the actor playing Jaqen pronounce his name as "Jarken" :/

[Dominicus]

Carne posted:

So I heard the actor playing Jaqen pronounce his name as "Jarken" :/

I do hope he does it right in the series.

[healthpoint]

God I hope Carice van Houten (don't know her character's name) dies in the next episode or something. I can't stand hearing that goddamn Dutch accent.

[superdeluxe]

healthpoint posted:

God I hope Carice van Houten (don't know her character's name) dies in the next episode or something. I can't stand hearing that goddamn Dutch accent.

   She doesn't die lol   

Edited:

benzi2k7 posted:

lol they're gonna be so fucked later on because    she's possibly going to be pretty important later on in Book 6/7    <- not really spoilers.

Ugh. D&D are doing all sorts of things that can have problems down the road. With Osha talking about the wolfdreams with Bran    There goes the f**king reed twins ugh