2 Episodes In On Game Of Thrones.....

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Theon has far more of a character defense than Jaime anyway despite the kids murder. Imprisoned his entire life, given up by his father only to be denied his family name upon return by that same father. Tried to redeem his name by sacking Winterfell, would have failed had they known Bran and Rickon escaped. Killed 2 peasants to cover his tracks. Despicable, yes, but what are Jaimes reasons? Oh yeah...."im a prick"

And I know show and book are separate yadda yadda yadda, but in the book Theon was convinced to murder the kids by a raging psychopath who took advantage of the difficult situation and manipulated him. That character was cut from the show though.

Granted, in the books Jaime never killed his cousin to escape, so I hesitate to hold that one against him. The characters in both formats would have to be examined differently.

But still.....fukk Jaime
 

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Theon has far more of a character defense than Jaime anyway despite the kids murder. Imprisoned his entire life, given up by his father only to be denied his family name upon return by that same father. Tried to redeem his name by sacking Winterfell, would have failed had they known Bran and Rickon escaped. Killed 2 peasants to cover his tracks. Despicable, yes, but what are Jaimes reasons? Oh yeah...."im a prick"

And I know show and book are separate yadda yadda yadda, but in the book Theon was convinced to murder the kids by a raging psychopath who took advantage of the difficult situation and manipulated him. That character was cut from the show though.

Granted, in the books Jaime never killed his cousin to escape, so I hesitate to hold that one against him. The characters in both formats would have to be examined differently.

But still.....fukk Jaime

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:lupe: Anyways, wasn't Theon convinced to do it on the show by Dagmer Cleftjaw?
 

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I aint gonna argue whether your point is valid or not because that is your own opinion, but realize that the entire story is already laid out and the show is converting that story to television format. It isn't going to follow standard television storytelling techniques. What you call filler is probably foreshadowing/political meandering/plot setup/background/etc. that is more fleshed out in its original form and limited by what is able to be adapted to the screen. So it may not seem interesting to you in one form (the television show) but was probably much more interesting in another (the novel).

If you are still watching the show, you should be plenty pleased with the upcoming season 4. It will likely up the bar to the standard you are seeking, and if it doesn't well then this show just probably isn't for you.

There is no filler in GoT every episode is important and every episode has something that makes the last one have ramifications and the ones after more potent. Would Ned getting his head chopped of be as potent if it wasn't for the slow parts of him in the dungeons, talking about duty with Varys? Every episode fleshes out the cast in such a way that makes damn near every line of dialogue vital. Amazing that the actors can deliver that and amazing for the adapted scripts.

The books however have TONS of filler for the sake of being detailed.
 

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Every time I watch this episode this quote just has me like...
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"Chaos isn't a pit. Chaos is a ladder. Many who try to climb it fail and never get to try again. The fall breaks them. And some are given a chance to climb. They refuse, they cling to the realm or the gods or love. Illusions. Only the ladder is real. The climb is all there is."
 

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Every time I watch this episode this quote just has me like...
:whoo:
"Chaos isn't a pit. Chaos is a ladder. Many who try to climb it fail and never get to try again. The fall breaks them. And some are given a chance to climb. They refuse, they cling to the realm or the gods or love. Illusions. Only the ladder is real. The climb is all there is."
I thought "7 hells" was the quote you were referring to when Arya looked like she wanted to small Sansa upside her head
 

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I thought "7 hells" was the quote you were referring to when Arya looked like she wanted to small Sansa upside her head


Nawww
Despite him not even making it out of season 1
Robert Baratheon's character and how he portrayed the book version were so spot on that his quotes stick in my head​
 
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