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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[sophist.livejournal.com]

MAJOR SPOILERS FOR GOT

I was REALLY upset in the book when the axe hit Arya. I might have stopped reading but I decided she couldn't really be dead.

[mamculuna.livejournal.com]

I was glad too that they handled the Red Wedding that way. Made the final moment so much more impressive, too.

Since I knew mainly what was coming, my first reaction when I heard "The Rains of Castamere" was that it's a much slower version of the tune they use for "The Bear, The Bear, and the Maiden Fair." Or maybe that's my imagination?

Also, the scene where Arya sees them kill Robb's wolf may well have been in the book--just didn't remember it. So sad.

I've always wondered if those wolves who are killed are going to return as some kind of creature in the final book.

[reginaspina.livejournal.com]

Forgot the Blackfish was there...thought he wasn't.

he wasn't - he stayed at Riverrun with Robb's wife. He was sort of an amalgamation of one of the Northern lords and the book Blackfish in this, since Robb was rather bereft of supporters on the show (Karstark and Bolton being the only named ones.)

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.

Roslin Frey doesn't warn Edmure at all - she cries through the entire wedding, which Catelyn (whose POV is the only one through which we see the wedding inside; we get Arya for the outside the room POV) thinks is because she's just nervous as a new bride, but in fact, it's because she knows what's coming. But she never says a word to Edmure! It is Catelyn who recognizes when the musicians switch to the "Rains of Castamere" in the books as well; the Freys use it as a signal to start their men outside killing the Stark forces.

It was all a bit different from the books (Catelyn's sense of oppressive dread is very strong in the book and here she was relaxed and smiling) but it worked really well, IMO.

[embers-log.livejournal.com]

Well that was fun... actually I kind of regretted that I had read the books, it would have been really mind blowing to have seen this episode without knowing what was going to happen! As I recall I was totally gobsmacked when I did read that chapter, and had to start over and reread the chapter. LOL