tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7266470995513648978.post3170568280642839636..comments2024-03-16T14:43:09.430-05:00Comments on Gentlemen of Leisure: Last Week in TV #31Austin Gortonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14281239771248780430noreply@blogger.comBlogger13125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7266470995513648978.post-1432514061529615722012-05-16T12:48:16.705-05:002012-05-16T12:48:16.705-05:00@Blam: so it's a supremely understandable mora...@Blam: <i>so it's a supremely understandable moral/emotional choice for testing Jaquen's promise</i><br /><br />Fair point. (And I have seen the next episode, and the one after that, but I'll save comment for this week's post).Austin Gortonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14281239771248780430noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7266470995513648978.post-83018316416704318642012-05-11T19:16:39.510-05:002012-05-11T19:16:39.510-05:00@Teebore (@IncoherentJoan): There definitely seeme...<br>@Teebore (@IncoherentJoan): <i>There definitely seemed like bigger fish there than the Tickler.</i><br /><br />I will say in Arya's defense — not like anyone here is really ragging on her — that the rat in a bucket strapped to the stomach was a particularly grisly kind of torture <i>and</i> that Arya's only trusted companion was next to be gnawed when Tywin arrived to shut it down, so it's a supremely understandable moral/emotional choice for testing Jaquen's promise. Her <i>next</i> choice, which I will keep vague since even though it's already been covered in "next week's" post it's a spoiler to the post under discussion here, was more frustrating for me, despite (or because of) the fact that it was set up as necessary at the time. You always think that you have a pitch or a wish to play with until you have to spend one unexpectedly.<br /><br>Blamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07342343767763035991noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7266470995513648978.post-7854938431070146192012-05-11T19:05:51.078-05:002012-05-11T19:05:51.078-05:00@Teebore (@Brother): No worries. As long as they&#...<br>@Teebore (@Brother): <i>No worries. As long as they're spoiler-free (and you're good about that), I'm endlessly fascinated by the changes from the book to the show, so I don't mind at all.</i><br /><br />Ditto from the peanut gallery.<br /><br>Blamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07342343767763035991noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7266470995513648978.post-25302437343055618722012-05-11T16:33:53.586-05:002012-05-11T16:33:53.586-05:00@Brother_of_Teebore: You don't know who the th...@Brother_of_Teebore: <i>You don't know who the three men are, specifically Jaqen, until later so you are not missing anything other than they were criminals and Arya saved them.</i><br /><br />Good to know. <br /><br /><i>In the show I'm chalking it up to "she's eight or whatever and isn't thinking of the big picture" also, show plot holes.</i><br /><br />Yeah, I suppose there's a certain level of plot-expediency you have to grant a TV show, even one as intricately-plotted as this. Good to know, at least, that's it an issue for the show and not something ported in from the source material. <br /><br /><i>Also, I realize the majority of my contributions to the Game of Thrones discussion is "well in the book". I hear it. Sorry.</i><br /><br />No worries. As long as they're spoiler-free (and you're good about that), I'm endlessly fascinated by the changes from the book to the show, so I don't mind at all.Austin Gortonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14281239771248780430noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7266470995513648978.post-45559587669747796652012-05-11T16:24:58.444-05:002012-05-11T16:24:58.444-05:00@Teebore You don't know who the three men are,...@Teebore You don't know who the three men are, specifically Jaqen, until later so you are not missing anything other than they were criminals and Arya saved them.<br /><br />I was sad Renly's death wasn't a cliffhanger. I suppose they needed to catch people who haven't read the books off guard and they expect cliffhanger happenings, so throwing it up in the opening was probably best.<br /><br />Harrenhal is handled quite differently in the show and they kind of shot themselves in the foot with the whole Jaqen thing. She tests out Jaqen's power on a guy she overhears bragging about gangraping someone. Arya, who works in the kitchens, not for Tywin, has her dick-face master there killed next. After the fact, she realizes she should have chosen someone more important. The last death you will see. <br /><br />All in all, her choices are handled well in the book, mainly because her predicament is different. In the show I'm chalking it up to "she's eight or whatever and isn't thinking of the big picture" also, show plot holes.<br /><br />Also, I realize the majority of my contributions to the Game of Thrones discussion is "well in the book". I hear it. Sorry.Brother_of_Teeborenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7266470995513648978.post-60421120199008634292012-05-09T20:03:46.372-05:002012-05-09T20:03:46.372-05:00@Joan: I would have gotten the Mountain killed off...@Joan: <i>I would have gotten the Mountain killed off immediately.</i><br /><br />There definitely seemed like bigger fish there than the Tickler. <br /><br />@Mr. Shabadoo: <i>Arya's assassin is one of the three criminals that was locked in the cart and about to burn during the Lannister attack.</i><br /><br />That part I remember, I'm just not sure who those three guys are and why they're so good at killing (Lannister soldiers, secret ninja assassins, something else). <br /><br />@Blam: <i>Either magic exists in the "real-world" realm or it doesn't</i><br /><br />Good point. I am okay with the idea of the curse itself existing in the "real-world", and I suppose this whole "not seeing his leg" thing is an extension of that, but it's definitely pushing it. <br /><br /><i>Since Mellisandre had to be smuggled ashore, should we assume that magic black smoke can't travel across water on any show?</i><br /><br />Ha! That does indeed seem to be how smoke monsters, um, roll.Austin Gortonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14281239771248780430noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7266470995513648978.post-31298669811413864232012-05-06T17:44:45.261-05:002012-05-06T17:44:45.261-05:00Game of Thrones: The Ghost of Harrenhal
I've ...<br><b><i>Game of Thrones</i>: The Ghost of Harrenhal</b><br /><br />I've had almost a week to process Renly being stabbed by Stannismoke and it's <i>still</i> surprising me.<br /><br />Since Mellisandre had to be smuggled ashore, should we assume that magic black smoke can't travel across water on any show?<br /><br />I can't decide if Brienne is Laurie Holden of <i>Walking Dead</i> mixed with a little Tilda Swinton and Janet McTeer in <i>Albert Nobbs</i> or the biggest, baddest damn Olsen Twin you've ever seen. But there's something about the way her wide eyes and usually blank demeanor mix with her size that creates a real feeling of vulnerability just waiting to break through her imposing, impassive mien — which, of course, it did when Renly was killed by Stannismoke.<br /><br />Tyrion: "What? <i>'Demon monkey'?</i>"<br /><br />Littlefinger: "Do you want to be a queen?"<br />Margaery: "No. I want to be <i>the</i> queen."<br /><br />Arya: "They say he rides into battle on the back of a giant direwolf. They say he can turn into a wolf. They say he cannot be killed."<br />Tywin: "And do you believe them?"<br />Arya: "No, milord. <i>Anyone</i> can be killed."<br /><br />Go Arya. Go Arya. Go go go Arya.<br /><br>Blamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07342343767763035991noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7266470995513648978.post-746570074333671842012-05-06T17:43:19.451-05:002012-05-06T17:43:19.451-05:00Once Upon a Time: The Stranger
I like your descri...<br><b><i>Once Upon a Time</i>: The Stranger</b><br /><br />I like your description of the FTL stuff as a "secret history" filling out the backstory of the pilot.<br /><br /><i>Apparently the curse is strong enough to alter what Emma sees, so even MSW's wooden leg can't force her to believe. </i><br /><br />I don't get that, though. Either magic exists in the "real-world" realm or it doesn't — the maintenance of the curse itself notwithstanding, which I <i>guess</i> this falls under, but I'm not happy with it. While I enjoy reality clashing with FTL stuff in concept more than I thought I would — like Emma and August having an argument in the woods about absurdity that happens to be the truth, her saying "crap" and "screwed" while being the secret daughter of Snow White — I thought that August's leg turning wooden and Emma not seeing it was just (no pun intended) lame.<br /><br /><i>The less said about the "Regina seduces David" plot the better</i><br /><br />I agree and found it all the creepier for feeling more like her really being pathetic than more manipulation.<br /><br />VW: <i>nforpork</i> — Variable in a gastronomical word problem. <br /><br>Blamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07342343767763035991noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7266470995513648978.post-4169374174903839682012-05-06T15:37:43.890-05:002012-05-06T15:37:43.890-05:00I'll be back with comments later, but I wanted...<br>I'll be back with comments later, but I wanted to mention that Hulu (and probably the NBC website, too) has Amy Poehler's "Director's Cut" of the previous <i>Parks and Rec</i> episode, "The Debate", up, and also a "Producer's Cut" of the most recent one, "Bus Tour". They're five and four minutes longer than the episodes as aired, respectively (26 minutes even and 25.5, sans commercials). I don't know how they compare to what aired 'cause I didn't watch 'em on TV. <br /><br />Plus: Arya rocks. I half-expected Tywin to start choking when she glared at him; the Force is strong in this one.<br /><br />Have a safe trip, Teebster!<br>Blamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07342343767763035991noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7266470995513648978.post-26687486173244771202012-05-05T12:27:20.229-05:002012-05-05T12:27:20.229-05:00Arya's assassin is one of the three criminals ...Arya's assassin is one of the three criminals that was locked in the cart and about to burn during the Lannister attack. She tossed him an axe, thereby saving him.Mr.Shabadoonoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7266470995513648978.post-12185762201267852492012-05-04T17:08:03.615-05:002012-05-04T17:08:03.615-05:00HA! I can't believe I did it again. I will jus...HA! I can't believe I did it again. I will just nod and smile like an insane bobble head doll from now on.Joan Crawfordhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04513335615114222374noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7266470995513648978.post-26213238847888341762012-05-04T17:06:32.595-05:002012-05-04T17:06:32.595-05:00Wow, what I meant to say was: "I agree with y...Wow, what I meant to say was: <i>"I agree with you completely and I am cannot form sentences competently."</i>Joan Crawfordhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04513335615114222374noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7266470995513648978.post-70002754967522537412012-05-04T17:05:30.524-05:002012-05-04T17:05:30.524-05:00I agree with competently about who Arya chose to h...I agree with competently about who Arya chose to have killed. I would have gotten the Mountain killed off immediately. This episode was amazing to me - so excited about Sunday's new ep.Joan Crawfordhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04513335615114222374noreply@blogger.com