Comments on: Episode 77: The Old Gods and the New

By: Drudenfusz

Drudenfusz — Sat, 19 May 2012 02:33:14 +0000

I think Rarity is nothing like Sansa… but maybe that’s because I like Rarity (my second most favourite pony) while Sansa has grown somewhat to me, but still she isn’t in my top 10 characters in the song of ice and fire books or the game of thrones TV series.

By: hodor

hodor — Mon, 14 May 2012 17:58:26 +0000

Gotta love the scene after the credits. It was like being at a Marvel Movie.

By: Steve

Steve — Mon, 14 May 2012 15:39:05 +0000

Definitely not a fan of this stereo. If you are going to keep doing it, make it a subtle effect, not 100% left ear then right ear.

Thanks, keep up the good work!
Steve

By: Thanners

Thanners — Mon, 14 May 2012 13:39:22 +0000

I also would prefer less extreme stereo.. I tend to like to wear just one earpiece, depending on where I am, and in this case it meant I lost half the podcast.

By: Jeremy

Jeremy — Sun, 13 May 2012 18:10:06 +0000

Sansa is Rarity! A real LOL moment for me. Nice one, Ashley.

By: argilac's antler

argilac's antler — Sun, 13 May 2012 14:39:12 +0000

I think “Reek” could still be used in the show, rather than just bringing in Ramsey Snow to take over Winterfell. It’s possible that Ramsey’s men could get into a skirmish with Theon’s men and “Reek” will be brought back to Winterfell as a prisoner. I really hope they don’t drop the “Reek” angle because it’s important later to Theon’s story. I mean they could still skip the “Reek” angle and force Theon to be Reek later but it wouldn’t have the same affect. The audience wouldn’t get why he’s being called Reek at that point.

By: Sam

Sam — Sun, 13 May 2012 10:52:14 +0000

My right headphone doesn’t work, so all I got to hear was Amin talking to himself for five minutes before I checked the comments here and found out the problem.

By: Lady Griffin

Lady Griffin — Sun, 13 May 2012 07:42:54 +0000

So let me get this straight: he did not inhale?

I feel bad for him, too. People despise him as much as Joffrey, but he’s too pitiful to hate. Those miller kids would be alive if Reek wasn’t there, because Theon’s too spineless to commit to anything not whispered in his ear.

No probs, Kyle. I just dislike when people hold characters to different standards, instead of judging them by facts. Ashley was spot on when she said people are fathoms more forgiving to Arya because she’s their favorite character, whereas Sansa gets flayed alive. People rage at Catelyn because her chapters suck, then forget she gave good Robb good advice, and parlayed tactfully with Renly. Taking Tyrion was a dumb decision….in retrospect. Letting Jaime was unforgivable, but no worse than anything Robb or Ned did. People will still shriek that she FORCED Ned to go South and DOOMED House Stark, because, you know, logic.

Theon’s one of my favorite characters, but dude’s got blood on his hands. It makes his tragedy all the sadder.

By: Kyle

Kyle — Sun, 13 May 2012 06:53:49 +0000

I need you there to smack some knowledge into me while we’re recording. It’s so easy to get facts wrong in the heat of the moment and the longer I watch the show and go without a reread the more things I forget and get wrong.

I still believe that if Theon didn’t have Reek by his side those miller’s kids would still be alive.

Theon always seemed like a puppet to me. Having his strings pulled and buttons pushed by everyone and anyone who wanted to.

I feel bad for him.

By: FTWard

FTWard — Sun, 13 May 2012 05:09:19 +0000

Thanks for the cast! Dany hate/Sansa love/ Ygritte getting a “Snow”ball! Your circle of hate cred is taking a hit. Hope GoT finishes strong.

By: Lady Griffin

Lady Griffin — Sun, 13 May 2012 00:32:59 +0000

p.s. – I listen to Cast of Thrones, and about lost it this week when one of the podcasters complained, without a shred of irony, that the Night’s Watch scenes had “too much snow.”

THE FUCK.

By: Lady Griffin

Lady Griffin — Sun, 13 May 2012 00:29:00 +0000

Agreed!

By: Dan

Dan — Sat, 12 May 2012 23:22:05 +0000

I’m so glad there wasn’t any purist rage over this episode. It’s getting harder and harder to like the ASOIAF fandom as this show progresses because of the purists with there constant complaining. You guys do a nice job of voicing your dislikes without over doing it. Thank you for entertaining me and not sucking the fun out of watching the show.

By: Hamsa

Hamsa — Sat, 12 May 2012 19:11:49 +0000

Another great podcast, but just wanted to agree with Lady Griffin and emphasize that Theon did personally execute Farlen, the kennel master in Clash. It was him, instead of Rodrick, after Bran and Rickon escape but other than that it was pretty much exactly the same in the show. I’m glad they kept that execution in the show. It’s one of my favorite Theon scenes because it takes him several swings before he gets Farlen’s head off, unlike Ned who can do it in one with Ice. I also understand using Rodrick in the show since he’s someone the viewers recognize, but they kept the tone of that scene the same as in the book. There are plenty of opportunities in the future of the show to make Theon more sympathetic, so I thought executing Rodrick was perfect.

By: Exodus

Exodus — Sat, 12 May 2012 11:58:48 +0000

you were fine. Ya the clicking was annoying and preferrably keep that out of future episodes, but we’ll get over he

By: Exodus

Exodus — Sat, 12 May 2012 11:57:53 +0000

Silent but Strong

By: Ash

Ash — Sat, 12 May 2012 11:35:42 +0000

I was also half asleep at the time, so yeah, not my best night,

By: Ash

Ash — Sat, 12 May 2012 11:34:52 +0000

clicking was my fault, we were in a rush so i didn’t bother trying to fix my input

By: Kennef

Kennef — Sat, 12 May 2012 08:46:10 +0000

If you decide to keep doing this (personally, I would prefer it if you didn’t), I would appreciate it if you made the stereo less extreme. You can do a lot with just a little stereo panning. Also, the clicking was really annoying, but I would rather have an episode with clicking than no episode at all.

Apart from that, another fun episode!

By: Careless

Careless — Sat, 12 May 2012 08:14:54 +0000

I just imagined you with a pitchfork and barbed tail whispering in my left ear that this show needs more Ros.