tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7093895270912854670.post8942122521216016763..comments2024-03-05T02:57:43.309+01:00Comments on cinematic corner.: Game of Thrones 5x06 Unbowed, Unbent, Unbrokens.http://www.blogger.com/profile/13987831438787776712noreply@blogger.comBlogger34125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7093895270912854670.post-62566443444734996092015-05-26T00:11:33.709+02:002015-05-26T00:11:33.709+02:00Oh absolutely. Alfie has been Emmy worthy for year...Oh absolutely. Alfie has been Emmy worthy for years now, it pisses me off how they just nominate the most recognizable people from the show.<br /><br />Jaime's scene in 5x07 is even more pointless than the scenes he had so far. I really don't understand how they included Dorne and omitted Riverlandss.https://www.blogger.com/profile/13987831438787776712noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7093895270912854670.post-65707229804243055172015-05-26T00:09:48.303+02:002015-05-26T00:09:48.303+02:00I think the ambiguity in Sansa's storyline may...I think the ambiguity in Sansa's storyline may come form Brienne? like a dramatic ending and shot of her face deciding whether to avenge Renly or protect Sansa seeing how Stannis would protect her too.<br /><br />I'm glad that they are giving Stannis more scenes I just wish he wasn't surrounded with these two whack jobs, Melisandre reached new levels of psycho this new episode.<br /><br />I'd love for Stannis to finally have romantic relationship with someone, especially that in the show he clearly is interested in women, given how he makes advances at Melisandre and she just keeps shooting him down :/<br /><br />I haven't have the time to check it out yet but I hopefully find 12 minutes to watch it soon :)s.https://www.blogger.com/profile/13987831438787776712noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7093895270912854670.post-34182678349358251012015-05-26T00:02:09.617+02:002015-05-26T00:02:09.617+02:00Yep. It's horrifying.Yep. It's horrifying.s.https://www.blogger.com/profile/13987831438787776712noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7093895270912854670.post-62766882023573422742015-05-22T21:26:05.960+02:002015-05-22T21:26:05.960+02:00Keep hoping, I still do :DKeep hoping, I still do :Ds.https://www.blogger.com/profile/13987831438787776712noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7093895270912854670.post-12391485132935400872015-05-22T21:24:17.630+02:002015-05-22T21:24:17.630+02:00If Alex Graves directed it, there would be the bac...If Alex Graves directed it, there would be the backlash so big it would swallow the universe :Ds.https://www.blogger.com/profile/13987831438787776712noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7093895270912854670.post-31525749379190970402015-05-22T21:22:44.838+02:002015-05-22T21:22:44.838+02:00I think Jaime's scene with Doran will easily b...I think Jaime's scene with Doran will easily be the highlight of Dorne storyline, Siddig is such a good fit for the role and he is so underused so far :/s.https://www.blogger.com/profile/13987831438787776712noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7093895270912854670.post-35816662712569943132015-05-22T21:04:17.759+02:002015-05-22T21:04:17.759+02:00I think people really need to wait to see how Sans...I think people really need to wait to see how Sansa's storyline develops through this season to make a judgement call on how necessary/well-handled this was. I'm hoping for the best, and especially that she might lead or at least be equally as involved in some sort of escape/revenge with Theon. I agree with you that if anyone in this season is Emmy worthy so far it is absolutely Alfie Allen. His face at the end (sure, it did have point as far as his character development) but really just drove home the horror of the situation in a far more tasteful way than showing Sansa for the whole thing. <br /><br />Other than this scene, Dorne is just silly at this point. What is Jaime doing? Why are the Sand Snakes so corny? All this build up to them all into each other and fighting only for it to abruptly be stopped by Areo was pretty lame. I really hope they don't kill off Bronn either. I miss the hilarious side story with his marriage!<br /><br />I'm glad stuff is rolling with Cersei's storyline, although she must have either been really hoping or not intended to get Margaery locked up... it just seems like it happened to play out that way, not necessarily that it was her plan all along. I do miss all her scheming with the Kettleblacks. It definitely made her seem more messed up and paranoid than the way things are unfolding in the show. <br /><br />Jesshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03015323238572496175noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7093895270912854670.post-59983555737814783422015-05-22T16:05:20.911+02:002015-05-22T16:05:20.911+02:00I love this write-up Sati! This episode made me fe...I love this write-up Sati! This episode made me feel so sick and angry. Bloody writers, what are they doing? You're right though, at least the director was good enough to treat the scene in a tasteful manner, imagine how terribly it could have been shot otherwise.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7093895270912854670.post-38213047921635143172015-05-21T14:08:50.364+02:002015-05-21T14:08:50.364+02:00Ooops, I pressed the wrong button and it sent the ...Ooops, I pressed the wrong button and it sent the message when I wasn't done. <br /><br />How I hope you are right and I'm just cynical, Sansa deserves to do something that shows some clear agency and strength, not just something like "oh Theon please wake up and save me!". Still, her being given the arc of a minor character who existed to serve Theon's character, is forever a slap in the face and a step backwards. With Sophie saying that the end of the season finds Sansa in a very confusing or ambiguous(or however she put it) situation, makes me be pretty pessimistic not only regarding her character but also Stannis, a lot! What I would like to see is Sansa using Littlefinger, reading him perfectly and playing his game, making him a pawn without even realizing it.<br /><br />They had a lot of pointless rape and sex with an emphasis on the female body as an object, much more than what can be justified by saying it's for shock value, for HBO, to be edgy. As I said, I don't mind the visual, I can look at naked people and sex scenes all day and decapitations or whatnot, it's just that I'm bothered when they serve no purpose and they clearly send a wrong message about women, perpetuating stereotypes.<br /><br />Lol you're totally right, I forgot that Stannis is not a blonde girl with Dragons, a very valid point that I thought of too before! Generally, to me, it seems Stannis's arc(and character)are more purely dramatic in a way that isn't so glamorous because Stannis is able bodied/has no physical deformities(unlike Tyrion), he's pretty sane and rational(emotionally repressed and with his own traumas and obsessions but sane), he's a character with a rich inner life but an apparently bland exterior ,who isn't into grand gestures, speeches and stuff like that.<br /><br />I accidentally stumbled upon some Stannis/Sansa online once and it really hit me how fantastic they would be together, I'm so glad other people see this too, I always kept this to myself. They're both also rather tragic characters, Sansa for clear reasons but Stannis too and I just always thought Stannis has a big heart, he just keeps it under lock and key instinctively and, like any good old school military leader, is very able to keep his feelings from interfering with political, military decisions. Even his love for justice, for law and especially for honor and duty, show he's an idealist and indicate towards a capacity for feeling that I'm surprised people overlook, not to mention his complete hatred for rape and brothels, which people just attribute to him being asexual, which I don't think he really is, more like repressed in that too, but his obsessions tend to make me think he is a passionate person at the core. Of course ,maybe I overanalyze. He'd still be perfect for Sansa and vice-versa and it would be so hot on tv, no shame, can u imagine that! It's creepy sounding, perhaps, since Sophie is so young but whatever, she's legal, it's hot and Sophie seemed to enjoy the kissing scenes with Aidan, she probably grew up around many adults so I don't think age is such a big thing for her. Plus, hey, Stephen's lips are so beautiful, so kissable and he could look her in the eye intensely too, should make for a fun day. I bet he'd be all kinds of awkward about it though.<br /><br />Did u see that Red Nose charity thing?I really wish we would see Stephen sing,I'm curious if he can,especially with that beautiful speaking voice he has, but I doubt he's in it, both cause he's such a recluse and cause they always seem to overlook him.Adahttp://dreaming-of-imladris.tumblr.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7093895270912854670.post-30153578271469870942015-05-21T14:08:21.279+02:002015-05-21T14:08:21.279+02:00First of all, thank u for the compliment at the en...First of all, thank u for the compliment at the end, I appreciate it ,especially since I have a hard time being succinct in writing, particularly when analyzing something I'm invested in! Your blog is great and I love your posts.<br /><br />Maybe they find the concept of Dorne cool, I don't know, it just seems that they're not so invested in it, if we're to judge by the quality. Bronn and Jaime are A+++, I hope Bronn doesn't die, he had a cut and it might be from a poisoned blade.<br /><br />Baelish was still smarter this episode than during the let's take Sansa to Winterfell part,that was downright retarded. But God bless Aidan, I can't even hate on the stupid writing when he's trolling so beautifully on screen. Oh and I totally went "she's a certified alcoholic" when I saw Cersei with her wine. <br /><br />Adahttp://dreaming-of-imladris.tumblr.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7093895270912854670.post-72383218792712243192015-05-21T02:57:55.382+02:002015-05-21T02:57:55.382+02:00I liked Tyrion's "Guess again" line....I liked Tyrion's "Guess again" line. He can keep his wits and think very quickly with a knife pressed to his throat. I think the weak fight choreography hurt the Sand Snakes as being this supposed deadly threat. The previous fight in Dorne with the golden hand in sword had some amusing moments but this one was unintentionally goofy. Maybe we'll get some good developments in Dorne once Jamie meets with Prince Doran. Arya's scenes are so good. I'm very happy that the writers aren't dropping the ball in her development and are sticking to the source material more or less.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7093895270912854670.post-36852492905747671832015-05-20T22:16:04.296+02:002015-05-20T22:16:04.296+02:00Wow, I can't believe people are actually sayin...Wow, I can't believe people are actually saying that b/c she agreed to marry him she wasn't raped. What psychos.msmariahhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15486729990673366769noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7093895270912854670.post-91004745467520860782015-05-20T22:14:10.190+02:002015-05-20T22:14:10.190+02:00Will cross my fingers that they salvage the season...Will cross my fingers that they salvage the season. I'll keep reading your reviews. I'm still a little sad that there will be no Stoneheart.msmariahhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15486729990673366769noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7093895270912854670.post-36212155425377372242015-05-20T20:56:37.640+02:002015-05-20T20:56:37.640+02:00I think they actually find Dorne to be awesome, th...I think they actually find Dorne to be awesome, that's why they included it - in their eyes it's probably comedy duo Jaime/Bronn fighting with 3 hot armed women, so how dare the audience not like it?<br /><br />LF is not even trying to deceive anyone anymore, plus he is an idiot, but Cersei is so drunk and desperate I feel she will trust anyone who throws her a rescue line now<br /><br />I think it's still possible her arc will both serve her and Theon. Even if her arc gets her to see LF for what it is, that is still a huge development, considering how many people, me included, hope that Sansa serves LF justice for what he did to her, her family and the realm. But before he left WF she still trusted him, now that she sees what monsters he left her with that trust must end.<br /><br />I don't think it's this bad - I think they definitely love the shock factor and the fact they so often use rape with consequence and much thought is troubling, but I don't think there is more abuse here than in the books - I think they are similar proportions given the amount of abuse in the books, which also had more nuance, and the amount in the show, which let's face it, toned a lot of things down. As for Theon I think the amount of his scenes come from the fact he is apparently D&D's favorite character so they wanted to feature him as much as they could.<br /><br />I definitely agree with you about Stannis but for other reason - he is not a young, blonde girl who gets naked. If the roles were reversed Stannis and his 3 dragons wouldn't get much screentime, while we would see plenty of Dany in Dragonstone. I find it irritating how Melisandre is basically being made as if she is the lead of his story, simply because Carice loves to get naked.<br /><br />I love, love, love pairing of Sansa and Stannis. Someone here suggested it and it's just perfect. After what they have been through Stannis deserves a beautiful, kind girl and Sansa deserves someone better and more mature and respectful than all of those young knights she used to dream about. The age difference in the books is not that big, the problem would probably be with the actors but I maintain that those who don't see what a beautiful man Stephen is are just blind and Sophie fancies Iain Glenn so she is obviously not bothered by age difference.<br /><br />BTW Thank you so much for your comments, they are so fun and insightful!s.https://www.blogger.com/profile/13987831438787776712noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7093895270912854670.post-66747575424960105552015-05-20T20:42:24.372+02:002015-05-20T20:42:24.372+02:00I hope you guys - and myself - will be pleasantly ...I hope you guys - and myself - will be pleasantly surprised, because man, one more misstep and people are seriously gonna be pissed offs.https://www.blogger.com/profile/13987831438787776712noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7093895270912854670.post-20299395549591248652015-05-20T20:35:58.221+02:002015-05-20T20:35:58.221+02:00That bad, huh? I think they can still salvage it, ...That bad, huh? I think they can still salvage it, depending what happens to Sansa in this season's last episodes<br /><br />I don't think they were using it to entertain, the scene was the most disturbing one since the ending of 3x09, but they really didn't need to go there...well from what we know of the plot so far. They already showed a rape without consequences, a year back, between Cersei and Jaime, so I'm hoping they won't make this mistake agains.https://www.blogger.com/profile/13987831438787776712noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7093895270912854670.post-90426231220159961602015-05-20T20:26:23.744+02:002015-05-20T20:26:23.744+02:00I couldn't include that, I would laugh too har...I couldn't include that, I would laugh too hard to finish the recap ^^<br /><br />I think the criticism of them waiting for her to be old enough is kinda mean because Sansa was actually given a decent amount of screen time and varied scenes - even in this episode she had that wonderful moment of resistance when she told Myranda to fuck off. But yes, they better have one hell of a revenge arc for her now.s.https://www.blogger.com/profile/13987831438787776712noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7093895270912854670.post-71423191532466606622015-05-20T20:12:16.893+02:002015-05-20T20:12:16.893+02:00Well regarding Cersei, just wait and see :) I'...Well regarding Cersei, just wait and see :) I'm hoping they will do the book story justice, she is gonna have her most powerful scene this seasons.https://www.blogger.com/profile/13987831438787776712noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7093895270912854670.post-64071986695038019662015-05-20T20:09:25.808+02:002015-05-20T20:09:25.808+02:00The outrage is huge. I'm gonna write a bit abo...The outrage is huge. I'm gonna write a bit about that in my Friday post. I really hope they have something awesome in store in Northern revenge department because man, have they got themselves into a bad situation with most of the female audience....<br /><br />oh fuck yes. On my board, on imdb, on comments which I deleted here people are saying since she agree to marry him, she agreed to have sex. It's seriously horrific people think that.s.https://www.blogger.com/profile/13987831438787776712noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7093895270912854670.post-87628927167292891562015-05-20T20:06:47.020+02:002015-05-20T20:06:47.020+02:00That was a beautiful looking scene but it was very...That was a beautiful looking scene but it was very horrific :/ And the episodes without Stannis lose a lot of beauty :)<br /><br />Oh yeah PD looks awesome too!s.https://www.blogger.com/profile/13987831438787776712noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7093895270912854670.post-37011145890108548312015-05-20T19:01:15.511+02:002015-05-20T19:01:15.511+02:00Oh wow, first of all, those scenes in Dorne are so...Oh wow, first of all, those scenes in Dorne are so badly done that they're very amusing, especially that fight, what was that fight, I laughed from beginning to end, it was like a badly done school play or something. I am thinking they don't care/find the Dorne stuff boring,not enough rape and abuse going on or whatever, so they don't invest much into it, too bad for Alexander Siddiq! The only good things are the scenery and the traveling comedians Jaime and Bronn.<br /><br />Loved the Cersei/Olenna and Cersei/Baelish scenes, so much good shade thrown about, a delight! I find it funny that some characters still find it in themselves to trust Baelish, even if only a little and cautiously, especially when he says stuff like he lives to serve.<br /><br />That Sansa thing, I really cannot! Visually it wasn't as bad as I expected, at least for some reason they didn't have Sophie(or a stand in) naked, I was expecting at least a side shot with a bit of boob or something, but the whole thing was terribly disturbing for her character. I really feel, at the moment at least, that they didn't only replace Jayne Poole with Sansa, they made her arc serve the same main purpose as her arc, a catalyst for Theon's character growth. That is so not ok considering Sansa is a much more important character than Theon and thousands of times as important as Jayne, a minor character who existed pretty much for Theon. <br />I used to think that maybe people are exaggerating when saying D&D are sort of douchey and creepy, but in the past 2 seasons I've become more and more convinced there's truth to it, there is just a lot more abuse and sexual objectification of women than in the books and most of it is absolutely gratuitous, popping up randomly in the background even, for no reason whatsoever and too much to even justify it 100% by saying HBO requires it. I think maybe D&D(and some of the other writers)find the sexual abuse and violence towards women(and even Theon's torture)a bit too entertaining and arousing.<br />I said it on Tumblr too but really, maybe one of the reasons they don't like Stannis and find him boring or something, is also because he isn't prone to such abuses towards anyone and certainly not towards women, so the potential for this kind of "action" in his arc is very low and that is boring.<br /><br />Oh man, maybe I'm a creep now but I really wish for Sansa to meet Stannis and for them to have a good interaction, I kinda' really ship it! Yeah, Stephen is much older but, honestly, when I was the age Sansa is supposed to be, I already found his type attractive, not to mention at Sophie's age, so as long as it's consensual, why not! Plus, really, out of all the contenders, Stannis would be best for Sansa and she would be a great Queen. I think someone like Stannis would even allow her to have a say in things, he'd take her opinions into consideration once he sees she's intelligent and capable, she could be an active Queen and even soften him and his image a bit. Most importantly, he's trustworthy and would never abuse her or force her into anything, she wouldn't have to worry about him lying to her since he's painfully honest and to me he never seemed actually cold, just really repressed and unable to handle social stuff. They could be like Ned and Cat, he's really not much different from Ned.Adahttp://dreaming-of-imladris.tumblr.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7093895270912854670.post-17844863442981377232015-05-20T17:23:03.603+02:002015-05-20T17:23:03.603+02:00Can't comment on this as I don't watch GoT...Can't comment on this as I don't watch GoT but man, the visuals of this series is superb. That last photo below your score graphic is sooo gorgeous. I was marveling at the production design of Penny Dreadful too, man it must be fun working on the set design for these cable shows.Ruthhttp://flixchatter.netnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7093895270912854670.post-47597187967459748192015-05-20T16:47:51.353+02:002015-05-20T16:47:51.353+02:00I completely agree with your comments on Sansa'...I completely agree with your comments on Sansa's storyline. It has been proved multiple times that GoT has many great, strong and independent female characters. I think that D&D are going to have Sansa get her revenge sometime later this season. That's the only way that they will be able to get back the viewers who have supposedly stopped watching after this episode.<br /><br />Also, I saw your first comment in this section… are there actually monsters who say that it wasn't rape? That's so despicable.Aditya Bnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7093895270912854670.post-60551772808261082762015-05-20T04:56:22.908+02:002015-05-20T04:56:22.908+02:00Sean, I have to agree with you. I highly doubt th...Sean, I have to agree with you. I highly doubt there is epic vengeance in store for Sansa and I think she might just wind up being a slightly more proactive version of Jeyne Poole.<br />I expect the majority of the storyline to fall into place with it's book counterpart. Nancyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10906654232447339924noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7093895270912854670.post-9614590726767194482015-05-20T00:06:16.195+02:002015-05-20T00:06:16.195+02:00For a moment I thought that Sansa might have a kni...For a moment I thought that Sansa might have a knife or will say something to Ramsay so as not to get raped or something. Wishful thinking...if this doesn't have a payoff..........and not just a payoff, an awesome one!<br /><br />I was also like 'What? ANYONE can enter these gardens where the future heirs are?' I wonder how come Martells don't die as often as Starks do. But we'll see about that...<br /><br />I remember when Cersei was talking to the High Sparrow he said that 'anyone' is equal in front of the Gods (or sth like that). I though that even she herself could be made to face her sins, I mean, only Jamie doesn't know that everyone else knows. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com