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If you read the HBO GoT site, the actor playing The Mountain is actually really 7 foot tall in real life. He just doens't come across that way in episode 4 because he isn't standing still next to any of the shorter actors. The actor playing the Hound is only a few inches off 7 foot himself (like in the books), so again, The Mountain doesn't look that big next to him.

They've given him a big horse to carry the weight, and a sword that matches as well, so you have to pay attention to actually get the scale of the actor. Try watching Loras on the ground near where The Mountain and The Hound fight, and later watch The Mountain push through the crowd when King Robert halts the fight.

The actor playing Hodor is halfway between 6 and 7 feet, and the one playing Drogo is the fourth tallest actor at about 6"4'

No movies, just the HBO series, which will be 10 episodes. 5 are out now.

The books can be slow, especially since the first is based primarily on intrigue and a lack of action (same with the series). If you read the books first you'll get a BIG spoiler before it comes out in the TV series near the end of the season (and vice versa). The books are worth reading due to all the background you miss in the show, but the show is extremely well done up to this point, despite having to make some cuts and snips here and there to make it all fit.

Also, you can like Tyrion all you want. 4 books in and he hasn't snuffed it yet... which is more than I can say for a lot of other characters

Edited, May 17th 2011 10:44am by LockeColeMA

TV series not movie, and THANK GOD, because they couldn't have fitted the plot of the books into a movie, even three movies. It had to be a series from the start.

I'm curious as to what made the characters irritating for you. It's been years since I read the books.

Edited, May 17th 2011 3:19pm by Aripyanfar

Jaime is still one-dimensional until the third book. It's not until you get chapters in his view that he starts showing anything more than arrogance... although to be fair, it's mostly because he's almost solely arrogant up until that point.

Huh. While it is easier for me to be attached (and have a greater attachment) to a Point of View character, who has an inner monologue, I also frequently get attached (in all degrees) to characters in books who have no inner monologue. They can be just as 'real' to me as point of view characters.



The Stars My Destination by Alfred Bester, and Crime and Punishment by Fyodor Dostoyevsky are both interesting reads because the protagonists of those books are bad men, to greater and lesser extents, over the course of the books.

Of all the non-POV characters, Barristan and the Blackfish are probably my favorites. They're two of the few who seem good, competent, and level-headed.

Plus, they're both kinda old, but they still kick major ***. That's awesome.

You can watch episode 7 right now without waiting for next week if you have an HBO subscription of some sorts at hbogo.com. Assuming you don't want to wait. Thats the one where things start to get interesting...

And wasn't it so well done? I watched the very end of the last scene in episode 6 several times, because I wanted to get down Daenery's last phrase. It gave me such a frisson when I first heard her say it. Perfect close to the episode.

Anyway, what happened just before her line was just perfect movie magic. I know it wasn't really done, but I can't pick a hole in the effects. Totally, supremely convincing. The producers lived up to that incredible moment in the book.

All in all, probably my favorite episode so far (but no Jon Snow ). Some really great lines in there.

"Tyrion: I once brought a jackass and a honeycomb into a brothel-
Lysa: SILENCE!
Robin: ... what happened next?

Lysa: "You don't fight with honor!"
Bronn: "No. He did!"

SpoilerDany: "He was no dragon. Fire cannot kill... a dragon."

Overall, great episode! And things really start to heat up from here... and people start to die! I'm excited

Edit: I was a little surprised at the nudity. Nothing different than a rated R movie (Oh hello thar, Devil's Advocate), but I'm not used to seeing below-the-belt nudity on TV. I guess last episode had that with Theon as well, now that I think of it.

Edited, May 23rd 2011 8:46pm by LockeColeMA

Yeah, I did a little fist pump to myself when I read that part. In the show, I think I just said "Ouch, man...that's pretty harsh."

Viserys is cruel and petty, but man, Joffrey is pure evil.

BIG SPOILER:
SpoilerRereading the third book, COMPLETELY forgot that it was Joffrey who sent the assassin to kill Bran.

Did they read the series? I think the violence has been mostly accurate up to this point. With so much going on though it's easy to overlook just how it would ACTUALLY look when seen instead of read. Same thing with the nudity, really.



Just finished rereading the third book last night. I forgot how extremely awesome the last few chapters were: SpoilerTyrion killing his father, Jon Snow's election, and Petyr killing Lysa. Probably my favorite part of the series.