Game of Thrones - Raines of Castamere...

[shadowkat]

Eh believe it or not, this scene was far gorier in the books. Sort of glad they didn't go there.

But in both cases it upset me, because of Arya mostly...and the fact that Robb and Catlynn had finally grown on me. It also deadened me to anything that could happen afterwards.

Weird that his wife was there and pregnant. She wasn't in the books. But I now know why - to explain why Robb is rendered defenseless and doesn't run.

Forgot the Blackfish was there...thought he wasn't. And they didn't do the scene with Edmund Tully in the bath with his new wife, who warns him when the song begins. Did it here - with Catelynn recognizing the song and seeing Lord Bolton's expression and the closing of the gates.

Oh well at least Theon wasn't on. But I missed the Lannisters quite a bit. Even though it's made clear by Lord Bolton that Tywin Lannister was behind it - when he says, "The Lannisters send their regards" - when he stabs Robb through the back.



ETA:..there be spoilage in the comments thread.

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[shadowkat67.livejournal.com]

True. But GRRM is doing a story about war in a world with dragons, zombies, and direwolves,as opposed to Whedon who is doing a story about the horrors of a high school in a world with vampires. There is that. ;)

I guess I'm pointing out to all of us, myself included, that we are to a degree comparing an apple to a pear.

That said...Tara and Jenny both knew they were playing with fire in a way. They live in a dangerous world. Tara went back to the Summers house to be with Willow - fully knowing the Trioka were after Buffy (they'd just attacked her) and people are gunning for them constantly, and Jenny decided to give Angel back his soul and stayed, alone, in the high school, at night to work on doing it - a bit dumb.

It's not karmic per se, but it is causal. Just as the fact that she never thought to warn Buffy about Angel's curse and how it might be broken - which is why Buffy is understandably pissed with her.

And Joyce's death - may well be genetic or have to do with environmental issues or a doctor's mistake...I know my Aunt died of the same thing - that's why that episode kills me every time I see it. I know Whedon meant it to be random, but since he delibertally planned it - to further Buffy's arc, not so much.