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So, did anyone attend the Red Wedding last night...

Saw it last night and the King of the North is no more...

That was a jaw dropping ending that even Shocked me!!!

The lesson to learn from this is never refuse the hand of a ugly hag or her daddy might just kill ya!!!
 
Even knowing what was coming didn't make watching it any easier. It'll be interesting to see how many more Starks are going to get killed before it's all said and done.
 
Cerulean Mutt said:
Even knowing what was coming didn't make watching it any easier. It'll be interesting to see how many more Starks are going to get killed before it's all said and done.
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I have intentionally avoided reading the books. I've found that if I'm going to read a book and also watch the film version of the story, I prefer to see the film first. I understand that most who have read the books were disappointed in the treatment of the Red Wedding. Not enough anticipation and too much "shock and awe", apparently?
 
Yes and no. Rob's wife wasn't at the red wedding in the book, and it's hinted that she was an agent of the Lannisters to begin with. The show totally changed her character. So her death was more of a shock and awe factor

I thought the red wedding was more violent in the book because you had a better feel for who was getting butchered at the wedding. The show really only gives a cursory once over of the Stark bannerman unless they had a big role in the plot like the Karstarks or Boltons. In the book it's a devastating event, basically killing all the nobleman of the north.

You could read the first two books - they were covered in the first two seasons.
 
Corruptbuddha said:
I read the books, so I knew it was coming. My wife...was SHOCKED.

LOL..I had wanted to warn her so bad, but I didn't.
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I too was shocked. That's why I like to see the film version first. There's just no way to cover all of the detail that is in a book when translating a story to the screen. I can still enjoy reading a book after seeing the film, because I know that I will learn many new details of the story that I was left unaware of while watching the film.
 
Union_Jack_1972 said:
Saw it last night and the King of the North is no more...

That was a jaw dropping ending that even Shocked me!!!

The lesson to learn from this is never refuse the hand of a ugly hag or her daddy might just kill ya!!!
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Damn, guy; can I get a "spoiler alert" next time?
 
NightSwimmer said:
...and live to tell the tale?
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I watched it. I haven't read the books either, but I've been a GoT fan since its debut. Love it...

I can't say I was totally shocked by the events of the wedding. I knew something was afoot based on the internet chatter I'd seen. And certainly after Ned's execution at the end of season one we knew that GRRM wasn't afraid to kill anyone, anytime.

I guess that's one of the things I've found appealing in the series. The tropes of "sword and sorcery" tales are so well established and yet the author isn't afraid to undermine them to advance his particular vision of struggle and intrigue. He seldom winks at the audience or nods to convention and he's not afraid to spit in Joseph Campbell's eye. That makes Martin's narrative more "real" than some others, despite its fantastical aspects.

I hope he can keep it up. Those who have read the books seem to think he can and does, for the most part.

Looking forward to more twists and turns... But man, does it ever suck that a "season" is only ten episodes long!
 
Great episode, the book was pretty devastating, but they did a terrific job of translating the desolation to the screen.
 
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