Game of Thrones

[Mr_Stiffy]

Yes Ingrid I enjoyed seeing all of you too.

Red-headed Wildling girl? Ygritte.

 

[BCT]

Red-headed Wildling girl? Ygritte.

British accents throw me off from time to time. I'm embarrassed.

 

[Mr_Stiffy]

To be fair, "Ygritte" is not a real name.

 

[L3ggy]

This was quite an interesting episode.

 

[Rey C.]

For anyone who's read the book, if you can answer this without giving away any major spoilers, is Stannis Baratheon's daughter part dragon or something? What's up with her face? At first I thought it was supposed to be some sort of birth defect. But then I thought it looked like she had scales on the side of her face. She seems like a sweet kid (being ever so nice to the imprisoned "Onion Knight"), but I wonder if she'll be breathing fire when she gets older. Does anybody know what her deal is?

BTW, last night's episode was amazing as usual. This show could easily go on for ten seasons and still be fresh. I just hope HBO will keep writing checks and not kill it for cost reasons, like they did with Rome!

P.S. I'm thinking that "Kissed By Fire" might include Ygritte's unseen red muff (who knew the Downton Abbey maid liked to get freaky in caves?!), in addition to the fiery sword fight, the Lord of Light having fire as a tool or symbol and Jaime's touching story of how and why he dispatched the Mad King, who had a fondness for wild fire.

 

[Mr_Stiffy]

For anyone who's read the book, if you can answer this without giving away any major spoilers, is Stannis Baratheon's daughter part dragon or something? What's up with her face? At first I thought it was supposed to be some sort of birth defect. But then I thought it looked like she had scales on the side of her face. She seems like a sweet kid (being ever so nice to the imprisoned "Onion Knight"), but I wonder if she'll be breathing fire when she gets older. Does anybody know what her deal is?

Shireen had the disease "greyscale" as an infant. From the ASOIAF wikia :

When it infects children, greyscale generally leaves children malformed and disabled but alive. It is generally fatal to adults. The disease is contracted by touch and slowly turns the flesh (small patches in children and the entire body in adults) of the victim to stone. It is said that the disease also drives its adult victims insane.

From "Dance" : The curse was oft seen in children, especially in damp, cold climes. The afflicted flesh stiffened, calcified, and cracked, though <<spoiler, character name removed>> had read that greyscale's progress could be stayed by limes, mustard poultices, and scalding-hot baths (the maesters said) or by prayer, sacrifice, and fasting (the septons insisted). Then the disease passed, leaving its young victims disfigured but alive. Maesters and septons alike agreed that children marked by greyscale could never be touched by the rarer mortal form of the affliction, nor by its terrible swift cousin, the grey plague. "Damp is said to be the culprit," he said. "Foul humors in the air. Not curses."


"Kissed By Fire" is simply a Wildling reference to having red hair. In Wildling superstition they are thought to be lucky.

 

[Rey C.]

Thanks, Mr. Stiffy!

So I was right! "Kissed By Fire" was a (partial) reference to Ygritte's red muff!

Rose Leslie is a good actress. But I noticed when she was on Downton Abbey, her heavy Scottish accent is a bit tough for my American ears to follow sometimes.

 

[Mr_Stiffy]

Rose Leslie is a good actress. But I noticed when she was on Downton Abbey, her heavy Scottish accent is a bit tough for my American ears to follow sometimes.

Have you heard her real accent? That fried my brain good, having only heard her Wildling/North West drawl.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zPdPTY_-icQ

 

[L3ggy]

Do I want to click that link?

 

[Rey C.]

Have you heard her real accent? That fried my brain good, having only heard her Wildling/North West drawl.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zPdPTY_-icQ

Well, I'm surprised at how different she sounds in real life. So the accent thing is just for show, huh?! I have to say, I'm kind of disappointed. In that interview, her accent isn't even as pronounced as when she played the maid, Gwen, in Downton.

 

[HappyHapyJoyJoy]

Seems like every moment with Olenna Tyrell is pretty much gold...

 

[meesterperfect]

yeah good one last night. Gotta watch it again as usual. Great fight scene, good ending.
One scene that stood out for me was Jamie and Brienne in the bath. He told the story of how and why he killed Aerys II.
The guy has values for sure but I just can't forgive him for what he did to Bran.

I've read all I could about the history of England from the Anglo kings until Cromwell. Always was a great interest of mine.
All the Kings, Queens, and people surrounding the courts throughout those times. It's really better than anything Hollywood could devise.
This story is for me like another interesting history to learn about, even though its fiction it has all the elements.

 

[Mayhem]

I've read all I could about the history of England from the Anglo kings until Cromwell. Always was a great interest of mine.
All the Kings, Queens, and people surrounding the courts throughout those times. It's really better than anything Hollywood could devise.
This story is for me like another interesting history to learn about, even though its fiction it has all the elements.

Have you seen The Tudors?

 

[vodkazvictim]

I've read all I could about the history of England from the Anglo kings until Cromwell. Always was a great interest of mine.
All the Kings, Queens, and people surrounding the courts throughout those times. It's really better than anything Hollywood could devise.
This story is for me like another interesting history to learn about, even though its fiction it has all the elements.

Where's Englandland?

Everybody talks about this.
Maybe I should watch it. If I ever get time. I have to prepare tomorrow for some IELTs on Wednesday :-S

 

[meesterperfect]

Have you seen The Tudors?

Oh yeah, like 3 times. I got the whole thing.
Like i said Ive read so much about that era and the people involved with the courts, especially from Edward III - Elizabeth I .....the whole War of Roses time frame.
I could pretty much pick out all the historical inaccuracy's in that show, but overall they did a good job and the scenery and costumes were awesome.
A good reference is simply this:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/English_monarchs
then go from there.
Also on yootoob David Starkey has some real good documentaries like this series:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L4L675hROFE
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RyQsBAng4_0

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D66XIR-k0yc
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qMISgDjkaLo
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5mRFbmSga_4
And this series is pretty good too:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GhN2_fQN-Pg

 

[Stoop_Dogg]

"By what right does the wolf judge the lion?"

 

[Mayhem]

"By what right does the wolf judge the lion?"

Now that you're a lefty, is the self gratification better or worse?

 

[BCT]

I didn't expect Brienne's ass to look so good. lol That was a shock.

 

[Mr_Stiffy]

I didn't expect Brienne's ass to look so good. lol That was a shock.

Well, she is a model by trade. She must keep herself in good nick.

Her legs are probably taller than me :
http://kissed-by-fire.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/12/db8c3_gwendoline-christie.jpg

 

[Lacey Black]

Shireen had the disease "greyscale" as an infant. From the ASOIAF wikia :

When it infects children, greyscale generally leaves children malformed and disabled but alive. It is generally fatal to adults. The disease is contracted by touch and slowly turns the flesh (small patches in children and the entire body in adults) of the victim to stone. It is said that the disease also drives its adult victims insane.

From "Dance" : The curse was oft seen in children, especially in damp, cold climes. The afflicted flesh stiffened, calcified, and cracked, though <<spoiler, character name removed>> had read that greyscale's progress could be stayed by limes, mustard poultices, and scalding-hot baths (the maesters said) or by prayer, sacrifice, and fasting (the septons insisted). Then the disease passed, leaving its young victims disfigured but alive. Maesters and septons alike agreed that children marked by greyscale could never be touched by the rarer mortal form of the affliction, nor by its terrible swift cousin, the grey plague. "Damp is said to be the culprit," he said. "Foul humors in the air. Not curses."


"Kissed By Fire" is simply a Wildling reference to having red hair. In Wildling superstition they are thought to be lucky.

Thanxx so much for posting this!! Especially without spoilers