Posts by Draco Senior

That Cat monologue was not in the books, and has received a mixed reception from fans. As I have long accepted that the direction of Show!Cat has diverged far enough from that of Book!Cat to make her somewhat of a separate character, I...

It's not so much his age, as Mance isn't all that young, and he would have been undoubtedly weathered by life beyond the Wall...I just miss his more vibrant personality from the books. His first exchange with Jon is a great moment in...

Yeah. As I recall, the books described there being a good deal of trees surrounding Mance's camp.

He definitely would have matched the picture I had in my head of Mance. To be fair to Hinds, though, the issue I have is more with the writing than his skills as an actor. Things like the lute and cloak may seem like small omissions in...

One other thing: boy oh boy, does this show not want anyone to forget that Renly was so totally gay. I kind of miss the more subtle version in the books, truth be told.

A very good episode, but I continue to find the show's version of Mance rather underwhelming. Hinds is fine, but I rather miss the more vibrant character from the books, lute and all. And I cringed my way through that Tyrion/Shae scene.

I started watching this last night, and I'm now about halfway through.  It's quite good so far, although the frequent skipping between different locations and years has occasionally been a little confusing.  I'm particularly...

Quote: Originally Posted by Joseph P. Brenner    I like what I'm seeing so far.  I was disappointed with how certain parts of Jon's story were handled last season, but everything I've seen of his...

Quote: Originally Posted by User_32  Those are funny. Sassy Thranduil and his pretty son Legolas should be a TV show.        Schwartz:  I imagine the Battle of Five Armies...

There was plenty of Thranduil being sassy, which I'm looking forward to so much it's not even funny:     And this priceless picture of Stephen Fry as the Master: