Recently I've gotten into watching Game of Thrones. I realize it's gotten a bad rap for all the nudity and stuff - and I'm not even going to bother to defend it there, because I feel it's all unnecessary, but WHATEVER. Anyways. The one thing I was really surprised by was how deep the story is, in part because you are watching multiple different plotlines, and I think it'll be really cool when they become connected (because we all know that that's what happens when you have a dual-plotline story set in the same time frame).
A few things I find interesting:
1. Animals/beasts: While the show makes references to multiple kinds of monsters, the only real "beast" that's been shown are the Dire Wolves (I think there might have been some imagery of the White Walkers in the first episode, but I never got to see that). The White Walkers are probably going to show up eventually - they do seem to be a major enemy that will be coming later on. Dragons are also mentioned, but aside from some large skulls and three dormant eggs, the dragons seem to be extinct. The three previously mentioned eggs are definitely going to hatch, methinks, but when they will, exactly, has yet to be seen.
2. The political plots: This show makes a huge deal out of political intricacies, and none of them are very simple. For example, there are the Targariens (I'm murdering the spelling on that, I know), who had control of the throne until a Lannister guy killed him, and only his son and daughter were left. Then there's the conflict between the Lannisters and the Starks, who are pretty much at war with each other for reasons that have yet to be mentioned. And the current king is married to a Lannister woman (though all "his children" are actually the offspring of his wife and her twin brother), yet best friends with Eddard Stark, adding conflict. And then there's the Dothraki (again, murdering that spelling), whose leader is now married to the Targerien girl, and the relationship between them.
3. Tyrian Lanniester: For some reason I just like this guy. He's a dwarf and he's at a disadvantage in this world, and he knows it. Yet he still manages to be witty and interesting. I'm sure they're going to kill him off or do something horrible, but for now I hope he ends up king or something. Plus, he seems like the only Lannister who doesn't hate the Starks.
4. Eddard Stark: He isn't witty or anything like Tyrian Lannister, but he's the obvious choice for a protagonist; he has honor, he's fiercely loyal, and all he wants to do is keep things right in the world. Unfortunately most everyone else DOESN'T share that sentiment, but maybe he'll win them over. Maybe.
5. The "dance" (sword) instructer: This guy is interesting because a) he's teaching swordplay to a young girl, and b) some of his quotes are just awesome. For example: "What is the only thing we can say when praying to Lord Death?... Not today." GENIUS!
6. The world itself is amazing. The intro does a great job of referencing where everything is, and even aside from that, the sets for each locale are spectacular. I am never left wondering which location is which; they all have thier own distinct appearances. I also like how seasons work in this world - rather than lasting for several months, they tend to last several years. It plays into the plot, too; winter is coming (a winter that will bring White Walkers for the first time in several hundred years) and it will last many years.
So yeah. While some parts of this show are stupid, it has potential to be freaking awesome.
Time to get back to work on Part 2. Until next time, everyone. Writr, out.
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