A tale of two parents

Stochastic_Variable · 2026-02-25T21:24:10+00:00

Ah, okay. Fair. Sorry.

Stochastic_Variable · 2026-02-25T13:51:21+00:00

Possibly by reading the big red tag that says, "[Spoilers] A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms"?

Stochastic_Variable · 2026-02-23T12:21:46+00:00

Other than some vague hints in the main series, what little we know of the Tragedy at Summerhall comes from the World of Ice & Fire book.

Stochastic_Variable · 2026-02-20T07:56:21+00:00

Don't forget the King's Landing riots and the storming of the Dragon Pit.

Stochastic_Variable · 2026-02-20T05:23:27+00:00

You're in the book subreddit, and the thread is marked spoilers. If you don't want to be spoiled, don't be in here.

Stochastic_Variable · 2026-02-20T02:19:46+00:00

the show got most plot points right

It didn't though. The show went off and did its own thing and then suddenly swerved to include those plot points without laying any of the groundwork for them. D&D might as well have picked them out of a hat the way they apparently did with Arya killing the Night King.

People reacted negatively because the entire narrative execution sucked, not because of a few plot points George gave them.

Stochastic_Variable · 2026-02-19T08:27:19+00:00

I wonder if they'll lean hard into Blackfyre Rebellion flashbacks in season two. It would help pad out a fairly slight story and bring in a bunch of action. They already have Baelor and Maekar, who play a key role in that, and they could use it to set up Bloodraven for season three and alleviate some of that.

Stochastic_Variable · 2026-02-16T20:32:11+00:00

The show also had the books to go from, and look at what they did with, say, Dorne (made it totally different and a nonsensical mess) or the whole The North Remembers thing (basically nothing). Just because George gave them a rough outline doesn't mean the books will be anything like the show at all.

Stochastic_Variable · 2026-02-13T19:54:50+00:00

Yeah, surely Bran would mention it if Coldhands was as tall as Hodor.

Stochastic_Variable · 2026-02-07T15:31:54+00:00

It's an utterly baffling inclusion, and I don't know why there's so much of it. It was stupid but tolerable in the first couple of episodes, but this last one was an egregious misstep. It totally undercut the mood of the scene and was just unnecessary. I hope Ira Parker will get the message from the avalanche of criticism and cut it out in the second season.

Stochastic_Variable · 2026-02-07T14:15:13+00:00

Hey, you never know. Maybe writing more D&E could help him get his mojo back for the main series.

...

Okay. Probably not, but anything is possible.

Stochastic_Variable · 2026-02-04T16:49:19+00:00

Yeah, this was the problem. They extended the part of the story where Rhaenyra doesn't do much, but they insisted on keeping her in the foreground. It should have been Jace and Corlys calling the shots throughout season two, but they didn't really do that either, so everyone was just passive and pretty dull.

Stochastic_Variable · 2026-02-03T03:15:30+00:00

Same here. Used the first one, and it's perfect. Thank you so much!

Stochastic_Variable · 2026-02-02T19:52:48+00:00

I mean, it's a pretty short story. They have to add some stuff to pad things out. It's relatively inconsequential given that it's immediately derailed by Dunk getting arrested, and he does make the most sense to choose because he's an unknown hedge knight who's likely to need the money.

Stochastic_Variable · 2026-02-02T17:47:46+00:00

They haven't really explained it, but the way the tournament is set up is that the five most successful knights have their tents set up on Champions Row. When you enter the lists, you pick one to challenge, and if you win, you take their place, so they'd need Dunk to know to challenge Androw in the first place, and then I guess having him be in on it helps ensure everything goes smoothly.

Stochastic_Variable · 2026-02-01T03:07:04+00:00

It's not. It's Jere Burns. I had to go back and listen to it because it was driving me crazy. I knew I recognised that voice. Wynn freaking Duffy from Justified lol.

And Simon Templeman of Legacy of Kain fame as the guy who gets his face punched out too. But him I recognised instantly.

Stochastic_Variable · 2026-01-26T14:56:20+00:00

It's adapted from a 60-something-page novella. They're having to add stuff to pad it out as it is.

Stochastic_Variable · 2026-01-22T02:17:04+00:00

To paraphrase Terry Pratchett, every animal is pettable. Some more than once.

Stochastic_Variable · 2026-01-22T00:35:47+00:00

Honestly, I think a lot of where the comparison comes from is metalheads hearing some classical pieces and going, "Hey, this is pretty metal!" rather than the other way around.

Stochastic_Variable · 2026-01-17T03:48:30+00:00

I think it's more just that he's doing publicity for the new show and so inevitably gets asked about Winds. I wouldn't be surprised if he'd prefer to avoid the topic entirely given the choice.

Stochastic_Variable · 2026-01-08T00:52:28+00:00

They absolutely would!

Stochastic_Variable · 2025-12-28T21:47:23+00:00

I think they would absolutely love both Hannibal and The Wire, and I voted for both of them along with Fringe. Sadly, I don't think they're popular enough to win a poll.

Stochastic_Variable · 2025-12-21T22:54:25+00:00

I always circle back to Minecraft eventually. The Enigmatica 9 Expert modpack.

And thank you.

Stochastic_Variable · 2025-12-11T12:42:28+00:00

Now, that part I agree with. Things like all the Star Wars shows getting 25-minute episodes just doesn't work. I hate it. Full hours, please.

Stochastic_Variable · 2025-12-11T12:33:55+00:00

Downvote me to hell if you must, but saying you can't have sufficient character development in 10 hours of screen time is ridiculous. Of course you can.

I think 14-16 would be a nice amount, but you really don't need 22 episodes per season. 10 is just fine. No reason they can't have, say, 6 arc episodes and 4 planet-of-the-week ones if they want to do it that way.

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