Game of Thrones--SPOILERS
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ceebeegeeSo, yeah. Game of Thrones. WOW. Still processing that episode. I just HATE violence on screen, I cannot bear seeing people just get slaughtered, not to mention cruelty to animals. But it WAS great storytelling, and the acting and directing was also terrific. I'm not saying HBO or GRRM should have done anything differently, I'm just not sure if I'm the audience for it. I was talking about it with Tesse who was BURSTING with spoilers but was able to contain herself. I have to say, I'm very impressed that so many readers were able to sit on this and not spoil it for the rest of us. I was STUNNED, I had no idea that was going to happen. I have to be careful when I find articles about G of T online, because so many commenters include spoilers. I love Hitfix's reviews, but man, the commentariat--even though the reviewer explicitly forbids spoilers, people just do it anyway. So any article, any YouTube video, I watch or I read then but I do not scroll down. (Mad Men content online is much easier on the nerves, because Weiner NEVER allows a hint of what's going to happen to escape.)
I have to admit, this made me laugh:
Poor Arya. Poor Sansa. Bran at least is becoming a boss.
I did think of Glencoe, which is probably the most notorious breach of hospitality in history. I believe the Glen is referred to as the Valley of Weeping. Sadly, Scottish history is chockful of horrible incidents like that--read about what they did to David Rizzio, the private secretary of Mary Queen of Scots when she was pregnant (this parallel also occurred to me as I watched the Red Wedding). Shameful, the Scots didn't even need the English to wipe them out--we were doing just fine killing each other.
I can't imagine anyone will have anything to do with Walder Frey now--not only did he commit the worst kind of treachery, but it's obvious he doesn't give a crap about his wives. Who would willingly marry their daughter to that? The only thing that will redeem G of T for me is seeing either Joffrey or Walder Frey (IDEALLY BOTH) suffer painful, humiliating demises.
Going to Belmont Stakes this Saturday with Tim. I directed a reading of a new play, written by his friend, a writer for the NY Times. John has ambitions--he wants to take the play to Off-Broadway or even further (as I told the cast "it means--we may be goin' to Broad. Way"). We had some possible investors there. We'll see. The cast killed it--I had 3 actors with Broadway credits, and the other 2 were terrific as well. I was a little nervous about the whole thing because John had to be pushed to do ANYTHING--I was constantly having to explain to him yes, you need to pay for this, no, we can't do that. And frankly if an actual producer with $$ does take over and decides they should get a director with more of a name, I would understand that--that's a business decision. (Although I would push for being dramaturg!) That said, in my head I've already made some aesthetic decisions about what I'd like to do if the play goes further.
It was a lot of fun working with an all-guy cast--of course I adore Ryan (and oddly, this is the first time we've worked together since Virginia!) and it was great to work with Tony again. And Carlos just makes me laugh--he has such a genuine good nature, kind of a reformed rascal, and rascals always make me laugh. Matt knocked Stearns OUT OF THE PARK, did a fantastic job with some tricky dialogue, and Eric was terrific as well.
I have to admit, this made me laugh:
Poor Arya. Poor Sansa. Bran at least is becoming a boss.
I did think of Glencoe, which is probably the most notorious breach of hospitality in history. I believe the Glen is referred to as the Valley of Weeping. Sadly, Scottish history is chockful of horrible incidents like that--read about what they did to David Rizzio, the private secretary of Mary Queen of Scots when she was pregnant (this parallel also occurred to me as I watched the Red Wedding). Shameful, the Scots didn't even need the English to wipe them out--we were doing just fine killing each other.
I can't imagine anyone will have anything to do with Walder Frey now--not only did he commit the worst kind of treachery, but it's obvious he doesn't give a crap about his wives. Who would willingly marry their daughter to that? The only thing that will redeem G of T for me is seeing either Joffrey or Walder Frey (IDEALLY BOTH) suffer painful, humiliating demises.
Going to Belmont Stakes this Saturday with Tim. I directed a reading of a new play, written by his friend, a writer for the NY Times. John has ambitions--he wants to take the play to Off-Broadway or even further (as I told the cast "it means--we may be goin' to Broad. Way"). We had some possible investors there. We'll see. The cast killed it--I had 3 actors with Broadway credits, and the other 2 were terrific as well. I was a little nervous about the whole thing because John had to be pushed to do ANYTHING--I was constantly having to explain to him yes, you need to pay for this, no, we can't do that. And frankly if an actual producer with $$ does take over and decides they should get a director with more of a name, I would understand that--that's a business decision. (Although I would push for being dramaturg!) That said, in my head I've already made some aesthetic decisions about what I'd like to do if the play goes further.
It was a lot of fun working with an all-guy cast--of course I adore Ryan (and oddly, this is the first time we've worked together since Virginia!) and it was great to work with Tony again. And Carlos just makes me laugh--he has such a genuine good nature, kind of a reformed rascal, and rascals always make me laugh. Matt knocked Stearns OUT OF THE PARK, did a fantastic job with some tricky dialogue, and Eric was terrific as well.
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Date: 2013-06-07 02:41 am (UTC)no subject
Date: 2013-06-07 03:07 am (UTC)I was watching the scene with the closed captions on--I didn't recognize the melody for the Rains of Caatamere, but the captions indicated that was the song and I had pretty much the same reaction as Catelyn. "Uh--what the hell is going on?" I thought the actor playing Roose Bolton was fantastic--that LOOK.
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Date: 2013-06-11 02:20 am (UTC)no subject
Date: 2013-06-11 05:45 am (UTC)BTW I posted on FB (tho' it's easier to discuss more openly on LJ)--opening scene on ep 10? Robb? What the flying hell? These are Robb's bannerman, yes? What in hell accounts for this...sickening, degenerate, savagery? WTH did Robb do to Roose Bolton? I actually didn't really process what I was seeing until Arya confronted the Frey thugs on the side of the road (one of them was boasting about what he'd done to the bodies), and frankly I'm glad. I was sobbing last week as it was--animal cruelty and anything like desecration of bodies...I just cannot take that. But where is that coming from? That seems crazy, totally out of character.
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Date: 2013-06-12 12:45 am (UTC)"No" - priceless.