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Anti-climatic is pretty accurate Isaac Send a noteboard - 04/06/2013 01:21:10 PM

View original postI was expecting a lot more. . .impact, I guess. Gravitas. Emotional punch. Something more akin to what they gave Ned, way back when. Instead it all seemed very succinct and matter-of-fact. The setup was perfect and I enjoyed watching Cat slowly catch on to what was happening, but after that, everyone just up-and-died without much fanfare. There wasn't any music, slow motion or other film trickery to add weight to the scene, it just sort of happened. I suppose they were going for realistic minimalism, but it wasn't enough for me.

It really seemed like they bypassed a lot of the standards tools of the trade and rolled the dice, considering how they did Jaime's 'de-handing' and the lack of dialogue in the scene they could have gotten away with playing the song lyrics and all as it went down which would definitely have added. As I mentioned to DomA above, I rewatched the scene, sound down low on the TV, Rains of Castemere with Lyrics playing on the computer from when the musicians started, and it is way more effective as a scene to the point that I think they might have had it that way then changed it. It's amazing how much more impact the scene had that way.

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Game of Thrones - Season 3, Episode 9 - The Rains of Castamere Anonymous2000 - 31/05/2013 04:36:30 AM 1771 Views
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Same *NM* ironclad - 31/05/2013 03:59:43 PM 454 Views
Yes. *NM* Amelia Pond - 31/05/2013 05:45:51 PM 609 Views
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There's an interesting self-restraint thing going on Werthead - 01/06/2013 06:29:43 PM 1055 Views
That's probably a good idea Praziquantel - 01/06/2013 07:48:52 PM 918 Views
Re: There's an interesting self-restraint thing going on everynametaken - 02/06/2013 04:39:36 AM 840 Views
I'm going to make a Theon prediction (various spoilers) Isaac - 01/06/2013 12:52:04 PM 935 Views
You can find out now. Werthead - 01/06/2013 06:31:32 PM 954 Views
I think I'll hold off Isaac - 01/06/2013 07:50:32 PM 895 Views
I'm a spoiler junkie, but I'll wait for tomorrow night as well! *NM* Anonymous2000 - 02/06/2013 02:11:51 AM 585 Views
That sounds very plausible..... Anonymous2000 - 02/06/2013 02:10:47 AM 838 Views
Robb's wife is completely different character in the books Roland00 - 02/06/2013 06:34:29 AM 864 Views
Interesting - so perhaps there may be a merging of sorts..... Anonymous2000 - 02/06/2013 06:58:24 PM 871 Views
Question - Balon Greyjoy? Anonymous2000 - 02/06/2013 07:17:34 PM 940 Views
Next week, I think. Werthead - 03/06/2013 03:03:31 PM 955 Views
Just watched the episode! Very well done.....spoiler. Anonymous2000 - 03/06/2013 03:05:33 AM 904 Views
Spoilers. Ah reading the comments on the FB page of GOT is filling me with glee. The Shrike - 03/06/2013 03:14:45 AM 886 Views
+1 - Funny stuff! Anonymous2000 - 03/06/2013 03:27:29 AM 959 Views
As Tor.com said, still "NOT A PROPORTIONAL RESPONSE!" *NM* Werthead - 03/06/2013 03:04:25 PM 518 Views
Were it a different time The Shrike - 03/06/2013 04:04:27 PM 856 Views
Robb had it coming, for he had no honor Roland00 - 03/06/2013 05:31:01 AM 964 Views
Valar morghulis Praziquantel - 03/06/2013 06:39:38 AM 1060 Views
I wasn't too happy with the episode (book spoilers) Isaac - 03/06/2013 10:06:24 PM 1070 Views
Holy incredible knit-picking Batman..... Anonymous2000 - 03/06/2013 10:35:31 PM 840 Views
Some are nitpicks, others not so much Isaac - 03/06/2013 11:33:02 PM 999 Views
Re: I wasn't too happy with the episode (book spoilers) DomA - 04/06/2013 05:05:16 AM 1057 Views
Re: I wasn't too happy with the episode (book spoilers) Isaac - 04/06/2013 01:08:46 PM 943 Views
Re: I wasn't too happy with the episode (book spoilers) DomA - 04/06/2013 07:29:41 PM 916 Views
Re: I wasn't too happy with the episode (book spoilers) Isaac - 05/06/2013 05:02:40 PM 1013 Views
Re: I wasn't too happy with the episode (book spoilers) DomA - 05/06/2013 09:25:51 PM 887 Views
Season 4 is going to be very, very popular..... Anonymous2000 - 06/06/2013 01:18:01 AM 808 Views
Very likely... DomA - 06/06/2013 09:31:03 PM 941 Views
I wasn't either. The RW scene was very anti-climactic. Aemon - 04/06/2013 05:09:30 AM 1220 Views
Anti-climatic is pretty accurate Isaac - 04/06/2013 01:21:10 PM 962 Views
Thank goodness there wasn't any silly slow-motion or camera tricks! Anonymous2000 - 04/06/2013 04:21:18 PM 984 Views
Agreed ßelals Girl - 04/06/2013 07:27:02 PM 1109 Views
What did you think of Ned's last scene? Aemon - 05/06/2013 06:21:26 AM 1093 Views
It was fine, but I think a more realistic approach would have been more..... Anonymous2000 - 06/06/2013 01:14:53 AM 781 Views
I found that was really well done ironclad - 04/06/2013 01:58:48 PM 908 Views
That was no Ghost Roland00 - 04/06/2013 03:11:38 PM 877 Views
You're absolutely right of course ironclad - 04/06/2013 05:57:42 PM 884 Views
Spoiler for season finale question. Tweak - 05/06/2013 01:55:29 AM 1139 Views
They definitely won't show it. ironclad - 05/06/2013 10:21:31 AM 874 Views
That's me guessing, not knowing, though. *NM* ironclad - 05/06/2013 10:21:56 AM 495 Views
*NM* Tweak - 10/06/2013 12:34:10 PM 532 Views
Yikes. That was crazy. nossy - 05/06/2013 09:48:56 PM 806 Views
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