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shadowkatWent online, read briefly about politics, got pissed, decided to drink chamomile tea and watch the end of the continental cake episode of S5 (S1 in the US) Great British Bake Off and episode one of S7 Game of Thrones instead. Comforting and oddly cathartic.
Horrible sinus tension head-ache all day long. Possibly due to lack of sleep the night before due to horrible gas pains, in turn due to, god knows what. Frustrated at work, so been working on my mystery sci-fi novel about a society controlled by competing corporations.
So..Game of Thrones at least in Season 7 is weirdly comforting.
It's so far off book at this stage that I'm beginning to wonder if GRR Martin has chosen to just let the television series finish the story, and give up entirely. Can't say I'd blame him. The television series is a lot better in some respects. (Less meandering, more cathartic action.) I think Martin wrote himself into a corner, not that he'll ever admit it.
Anyhow, not sure anyone else is still watching it or saw the first episode yet? My co-workers and the folks on FB are all ahead of me. So, I'm being careful not to get spoiled.
1. Ayra killed the Freys. (In the books Caitlin the Zombie Queen does it. But the television series chose to do away with that plot thread.) I rather enjoyed watching Ayra Stark do it.
She's rather clever about it. First she makes Walder Frey unknowingly eat his boys in meat pies, then she slices his throat. That was at the end of last season. At the beginning of this season, using the gifts or magic tricks she picked up from the Faceless Men, she disguizes herself as Lord Frey and poisons everyone in the room. All the men who killed her family.
And does it after she reminds them of what they did to the Starks.
2. Jon Snow against Sansa Stark's wishes, chooses to forgive the bannermen who fought alongside Ramnsey Bolton, and allow their family's to pledge loyalty to him and keep their homes. Unlike Sansa, Jon is worried about the White Walkers. Both Little Finger and Sansa are still fighting the Game of Thrones. Jon could care less, he's seen a far bigger problem. I can't wait for Little Finger and Sansa to come face to face with the White Walkers. They both think Cersei and the Boltons were the worst thing ever.
3. Ah, Jorah appears to have made it Samwell Tyrel's Maester Hold. At least I think that is Sir Jorah with the grey sickness. He asks Samwell is the dragon queen has returned yet. Sam's figured out that the dragon glass is under Dragon Stone. And sends a raven to inform Jon.
4. Meanwhile, the Hound sees the white walker army in the fire while sitting with Lord Bareys and the Fire messiah. (Hmmm...did Meliandra die last year or just disappear along with Stannis, who'd been killed? Note GRR Martin didn't kill Stannis off. He killed off Jon Snow. Although not clear if Jon Snow's death in the books was permanent. I'm rather glad it isn't in the television series since the character had finally grown on me.)
5. Cersei is crazy enough to think she can win this thing. Jaime is a bit more skeptical. They are staring at a large map of Westeros being painted on the floor and she's asking his advice. He's telling her that they have no real allies, except possibly for Euron Greyjoy, who is hardly trustworthy and wants to wed her. (Great two traitorous crazy people.) And are surrounded by enemies. At this point, they'll be lucky to survive, ruling sounds a bit far-fetched. (I rather like Jaime. Cersei is more likable here than in the books. In the books, she grated on my ever living nerve. I give Lena Headly a lot of credit for making her palatable.)
6. Brienne and the red-headed/bearded head of the Wildings have a nice little flirtation going. I actually think this may be the only romantic ship that I'm favoring at the moment. There's less mysticism in the television series. In the books, this guy could turn into a eagle and other animals. Sort of like Bran does. As does Jon Snow. They are sort of skin-walkers in the books, but not here, which is interesting.
7. Bran...decides to return to the wall to warn everyone about on-coming hoard. (Eh, they sort of already know, Bran. And hopefully reunite with his family, which appears to be further south at the moment. Jon's right they need an army manning that wall. Although part of me is rooting for the Walker to storm King's Landing.)
10. Daneyrs and company arrive at Dragonstone. The television series unlike the books makes the wise choice not to make us follow these people for years as they wander about. In the books, we'd have to watch their entire journey on the sea. Watch Ayra slowly travel back to Westerous. Etc. While jumping in and out of million different perspectives -- that was book 4 and 5 in a nutshell. Here, we get to jump over all of that boring crap and get the point. Far less frustrating, and far more emotionally satisfying. If they tried the books approach they'd have lost the audience early on.
Coworkers regarding the books...
Me: I read the books..
Coworkers: Oh, you're one of the book people!
ME: Uhm book people??
Coworkers: My boyfriend read them but he had the excuse of being in prison (I'm like wait, what?) Or my husband did it before he married me...they were bored.
Me: I just happen to like to read.
Coworkers: How'd you keep track of all of those points of view. Or the characters? I'd need a chart or something.
Me: Well the books sort of come with one...
Anyhow...the sets on this thing are wonderful. Dragonstone was wickedly cool.
Horrible sinus tension head-ache all day long. Possibly due to lack of sleep the night before due to horrible gas pains, in turn due to, god knows what. Frustrated at work, so been working on my mystery sci-fi novel about a society controlled by competing corporations.
So..Game of Thrones at least in Season 7 is weirdly comforting.
It's so far off book at this stage that I'm beginning to wonder if GRR Martin has chosen to just let the television series finish the story, and give up entirely. Can't say I'd blame him. The television series is a lot better in some respects. (Less meandering, more cathartic action.) I think Martin wrote himself into a corner, not that he'll ever admit it.
Anyhow, not sure anyone else is still watching it or saw the first episode yet? My co-workers and the folks on FB are all ahead of me. So, I'm being careful not to get spoiled.
1. Ayra killed the Freys. (In the books Caitlin the Zombie Queen does it. But the television series chose to do away with that plot thread.) I rather enjoyed watching Ayra Stark do it.
She's rather clever about it. First she makes Walder Frey unknowingly eat his boys in meat pies, then she slices his throat. That was at the end of last season. At the beginning of this season, using the gifts or magic tricks she picked up from the Faceless Men, she disguizes herself as Lord Frey and poisons everyone in the room. All the men who killed her family.
And does it after she reminds them of what they did to the Starks.
2. Jon Snow against Sansa Stark's wishes, chooses to forgive the bannermen who fought alongside Ramnsey Bolton, and allow their family's to pledge loyalty to him and keep their homes. Unlike Sansa, Jon is worried about the White Walkers. Both Little Finger and Sansa are still fighting the Game of Thrones. Jon could care less, he's seen a far bigger problem. I can't wait for Little Finger and Sansa to come face to face with the White Walkers. They both think Cersei and the Boltons were the worst thing ever.
3. Ah, Jorah appears to have made it Samwell Tyrel's Maester Hold. At least I think that is Sir Jorah with the grey sickness. He asks Samwell is the dragon queen has returned yet. Sam's figured out that the dragon glass is under Dragon Stone. And sends a raven to inform Jon.
4. Meanwhile, the Hound sees the white walker army in the fire while sitting with Lord Bareys and the Fire messiah. (Hmmm...did Meliandra die last year or just disappear along with Stannis, who'd been killed? Note GRR Martin didn't kill Stannis off. He killed off Jon Snow. Although not clear if Jon Snow's death in the books was permanent. I'm rather glad it isn't in the television series since the character had finally grown on me.)
5. Cersei is crazy enough to think she can win this thing. Jaime is a bit more skeptical. They are staring at a large map of Westeros being painted on the floor and she's asking his advice. He's telling her that they have no real allies, except possibly for Euron Greyjoy, who is hardly trustworthy and wants to wed her. (Great two traitorous crazy people.) And are surrounded by enemies. At this point, they'll be lucky to survive, ruling sounds a bit far-fetched. (I rather like Jaime. Cersei is more likable here than in the books. In the books, she grated on my ever living nerve. I give Lena Headly a lot of credit for making her palatable.)
6. Brienne and the red-headed/bearded head of the Wildings have a nice little flirtation going. I actually think this may be the only romantic ship that I'm favoring at the moment. There's less mysticism in the television series. In the books, this guy could turn into a eagle and other animals. Sort of like Bran does. As does Jon Snow. They are sort of skin-walkers in the books, but not here, which is interesting.
7. Bran...decides to return to the wall to warn everyone about on-coming hoard. (Eh, they sort of already know, Bran. And hopefully reunite with his family, which appears to be further south at the moment. Jon's right they need an army manning that wall. Although part of me is rooting for the Walker to storm King's Landing.)
10. Daneyrs and company arrive at Dragonstone. The television series unlike the books makes the wise choice not to make us follow these people for years as they wander about. In the books, we'd have to watch their entire journey on the sea. Watch Ayra slowly travel back to Westerous. Etc. While jumping in and out of million different perspectives -- that was book 4 and 5 in a nutshell. Here, we get to jump over all of that boring crap and get the point. Far less frustrating, and far more emotionally satisfying. If they tried the books approach they'd have lost the audience early on.
Coworkers regarding the books...
Me: I read the books..
Coworkers: Oh, you're one of the book people!
ME: Uhm book people??
Coworkers: My boyfriend read them but he had the excuse of being in prison (I'm like wait, what?) Or my husband did it before he married me...they were bored.
Me: I just happen to like to read.
Coworkers: How'd you keep track of all of those points of view. Or the characters? I'd need a chart or something.
Me: Well the books sort of come with one...
Anyhow...the sets on this thing are wonderful. Dragonstone was wickedly cool.