Ten Random Thoughts While Watching Game of Thrones, Episode One.
By Appa the Gypsy
Yep. It’s true. I’ve only just started watching Game of Thrones. I know, right? What kind of crazy person am I? Geez. But I’ve finally decided it’s time to give it a go, and it’s also time to share this momentous experience with you guys!
Going against everything I believe in, I’ve decided to watch the first season of Game of Thrones before I read the books. I really hope this won’t be a mistake, because all the people who assured me that the books are so well-written that they’ll be amazing even if I do already know what’s going to happen, well, they’ll regret telling me that if it turns out not to be true. This I swear to you.
For all you people out there who haven’t read or watched Game of Thrones yet, maybe, just… go do that? Now? Although there aren’t any spoilers in this post really, so go for your life and read on. The show is based on A Song of Ice and Fire, a very popular series of epic fantasy novels by George R.R. Martin. The television series has been renewed for a third season, is expected to premiere in March next year, and it has boasted some pretty epic ratings as of yet. From the looks of the first episode, I can tell it’s amazing, so I really hope the show can keep it up.
Anyway, so here are then ten best random thoughts (I definitely had way more than ten random thoughts while watching the first episode, believe me) that I had while watching Game of Thrones, Episode 1: Winter is Coming. Just so you all know, though, I am so pumped to be finally watching this show…
Soon. Definitely soon.
1) Those three guys… will all die. Soon. They just… look like they will.
2) Well, if that decapitation was any indication, the violence in this show is not going to be pretty… Not that that is necessarily a bad thing, but I can tell there won’t be much in the way of fades-to-black to skirt around any bleeding. Anyway, I think I was probably right. Soon all three will be dead.
3) I’ve seen the Game of Thrones opening credits before (in this post here, actually), but holy frick, they still look so amazing. And I love the music. And, according to Wikipedia (the knower of all things), the title sequence for Game of Thrones won an Emmy in 2011. That’s how good they are.
4) ONE DOES NOT SIMPLY WALK INTO MORDOR!!!
Yes. I had all those thoughts. All at once.
5) Wait a minute… if the last of those three guys from that first scene survived, and somehow made it to Winterfell… how did he get past the Wall? He says he should’ve gone back to the Wall to warn them, but wasn’t he on the other side of it to begin with (I’m assuming he was. They don’t say that he was North of it, specifically)? Did he… climb the thing, or something? I’m legitimately interested if someone actually knows the answer to this question, because I’m willing to believe that I just missed something…
I even went and checked the map from the book, I was so confused…
6) BRACE YOURSELVES!! WINTER IS COMING!!!
Once again… all of those thoughts. All at once.
Sarah Connor => Queen of the Seven Kingdoms of Westeros
7) IT’S SARAH CONNOR!! (from the Sarah Connor Chronicles) A blonde Sarah Connor! I’m so excited!
8) Ooh, goodie. Nudity. Now I know why this show is so popular? Hehe.
9) The casting in this show is awesome. Not just because of the ones I recognise, either. Every character seems to be played by the perfect actor for the role.
10) Aaaaand more nudity. Cool. Accompanied by more violence. Also cool. And some more nudity. Yep. I definitely understand the popularity now. Lol.
And there you have it. My Ten Random Thoughts While Watching Game of Thrones, Episode One. I have to say, the show really appears to be living up to the hype so far. I love the casting and the look of the show, and the way it sounds and, just… all of it. It’s just been really well done, and from what I’ve heard, it’s been really well adapted from the source material too. I’d better watch this season super quick so I can get into those books and find out if that’s true for myself!
Feel free to share any random thoughts you had when you first started watching the series. Keep the epic spoilers to a minimum for a while, though. I need to catch up on the amazingness that is this show!
Now… on to episode two… But first, lets all watch those opening credits just one more time…
ONE DOES NOT SIMPLY WALK INTO MORDOR!!! There has been millions of those
LikeLike
Some of them are so funny. I like the general idea of those, though, because they actually kind of did just walk into Mordor in the end… it took a really long time, but they did it…
I tell you what, though, I had to slog through a heap of really terrible Brace Yourself memes to find any good ones. Lol. Some people just aren’t very funny… The Ones Does Not Simply memes were just generally funnier.
LikeLike
To answer your #5: It’s never specifically told how he gets to Winterfell from north of the Wall. But the Night’s Watch used to have a lot more castles and gates in the Wall that have been boarded up as their numbers have shrunk. I’ve always assumed that he just sneaked in through one of those. It’s also mentioned that wildlings sneak in as well so there are other ways through the Wall than just Castle Black.
LikeLike
Huh. Ok. Well, that does explain that for me, thank you. I’ve only read a little bit of the first book, but the way it’s shown in the tv series, it makes it look like the wall is one long mound of impenetrable, vertical ice, with one tunnel to get in and out of, and I was like wow. That kid has some wall climbing skills… But, yeah. Thanks for that. It’s been bothering me, because I think they’ve said that some other people have crossed the wall since, and I was super confused again. But, no longer! 😀
LikeLike
I read the first book after seeing the first season, and the same with the second. They are really well written, and there’s enough changes between the two that at times I really had no idea what was going to happen, but the changes aren’t big enough for it to affect the way I see the show. Instead, the changes make sense to make it more viewable. But, yes, the books are really good (I’m hoping to read the third before the next season comes out). Hope you enjoy it – it’s a great show.
LikeLike
Pingback: Snuggling With Spoilers ~ A Song of Ice and Fire « The Tiger's Eye
I’m almost done with the fourth book, and I think you’ll enjoy reading them. The writers of the series have done a masterful job of staying pretty true to the novels.
My first impression watching this… “Nudity? Oh yeah, it’s not network.” The DVDs of the whole first season has a bonus feature of the making of the title sequence. It totally fascinates me, too.
LikeLike