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Continual rise in ratings.  Gotta love it! http://winteriscomin...er-series-high/
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I wasn't thrilled with the change to Melisandre meeting up with the Brotherhood (and Arya) and 'stealing' Gendry either.  I didn't hate the scene(s) of course, just the change.  It does make me wonder if Gendry has a future role in the unpublished books that D&D know of from George.  Obviously they got rid of Edric Storm as the one Melisandre seeks, but it doesn't look like Gendry's story will follow Edric's in the books.

From a person that doesn't need huge action scenes filling every episode to find enjoyment I will say that I thought this week's (5) was one of the strongest of the series so far.  It didn't have all that much 'flash' but I felt all of the scenes were excellent.  Obviously no program is going to be filled every week with Daenerys-kicking-ass type scenes.  They've continued with a steady pace though, seeming to add major action sequences when needed (just as with the books being adapted).  This week we were witness to more of the "quiet emotions" from word; hate, vengeance, betrayal, love, fear, pain, etc., etc.  I can't say how I'd feel about certain conversations if I hadn't read the books.  I'd like to say that most of them are fairly understandable but I just don't know, whether they be foreboding, character changing or something else.  To me they were completely engrossing, wanting to hear every word even though I have a general idea of what is going to be said most of the time.  I do know being an incredibly huge fan that bias blinds, but I can still tell when something is being done poorly because I've experienced it.  Game of Thrones is not one of those things.

Another strong showing by all actors this week.  Maisie, Joe Dempsie (Gendry), Nikolaj and Richard Dormer (Beric) get a star sticker

Zhaitan, on 25 April 2013 - 06:31 PM, said:

Agreed.  Personal favs for best of the great casting to fit my book reading thoughts.:  Arya, Daenerys, Varys and Lord Commander Mormont.  Tyrion of course couldn't be cast any better.  Dinklage is just a lot better looking than my mind's eye had.

I feel like there really isn't a weak actor among any of the "main speaking cast."  I'm not a huge fan of Gillen's Littlefinger, but others like him.  I've written my peace on Sophie as she's doing better.  A couple of the more minor-mains like Ros and Shae are kinda meh, although they both appear to be doing better at times as well.  Then there are those that are so good they make the book character better, i.e. Jerome Flynn's Bronn.  Dempsie's Gendry is pretty good too.

Daenerys' scene, one of my most favorite parts in the entire book series, couldn't have been done much better imo.  I've seen a very few comment on wic and toth that, while good, it was abbreviated too much.  I disagree.  It was done very closely to the book.  Ignoring that point, while people may have wanted to see more, I think it would have drained something from the climax if they drug it out after that with just more Unsullied running around.

Great episode overall.  On first watch I felt it was moving too slow because I was anxious for Dany's scene.  I was able to appreciate it more during my second watch last night.  I have to say that it has to be one of my favorites in the series so far.  I don't know that I can pick one single episode as the favorite of mine for this show, but I've got a bunch clumped at the top.

That stinks! :/  It does seem like episodes of television programs are becoming easier and easier to find online though.  I'm referring to the legal means of course via websites.  The basic cable networks such as AMC and SyFy are a bit behind the regular networks so far, but maybe they'll get there.   (PARAGRAPH - it's not letting me use the RETURN button for some reason).    I'd have to say that the cgi work was done pretty well for starters.  We'll see if it continues beyond the pilot episode.  There was one short scene that showed a speeding vehicle that was laughingly bad like one of those SyFy movies I mentioned, but otherwise very well done.  I'm going to say that I was quite a bit more impressed with this initial episode than I was with the failed Terra Nova, which I was more excited for during its premiere.