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chaos

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Lost Ranger_sl said:
I wouldn't say that makes him bad though. The whole series really just comes down to perspective. He believes that the Targaryen family are the rightful rulers of Westeros and the Starks, Lannisters, Baratheons are all the "bad guys". It doesn't matter which House has the least assholes in it, or who would be the best rulers because at the end of the day none of them should even be on the throne. Ned might of been a "good guy", but he was still the enemy.

We won't know for sure until the end, but I personally think his motives are not that complicated. He is loyal to the rightful rulers. Until the day comes that a Targaryen is on the throne again he is going to do what he can to keep everyone else weak. Obviously "rightful ruler" is just another matter of perspective, but it is the part of the series that appeals most to me. Fans could debate for hours why their favorite House should be the rulers.
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None of them are really good or bad. Except the flayers and the Mountain, nothing redeeming in them. Varys may believe in his cause, but his cause is still HIS cause. He claims to "serve the realm" but he doesn't give a fuck about the realm. Look at the state of it. Unless by "realm" he doesn't mean the Seven Kingdoms but the entrenched power of the Valyrian descendents. Which is dumb, but not as dumb as some people in this story.
 
Fedor

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i'd probably say that they're tied as far as my favorite goes. barristan's entrance was pretty cool too. first you have this cute little girl kind of playfully following dany & jorah as they're walking around astapor. then she rolls her this ball and beckons for her to open it. all the while you see a shrouded figure kind of following behind them and he bursts on the scene before dany can open the ball. after that she drops it and you see this grotesque scorpion/insect thing that was obviously going to kill her. barristan stabs it with a dagger and then the girl opens her mouth and scowls at them and you see rotting, bluish teeth.

after than barristan chases her for a minute but she jumps into the water and escapes. not ten seconds later you see her on top of a ship, staring at them, completely dry. was a pretty cool way to end the episode, and i was surprised they introduced barristan this early. they didn't do any "arstan whitebeard" disguise because i guess it would have been obvious to the viewers who it was. sadly it appears they eliminated the "strong belwas" character though.
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I'm sure some bookreaders will be disappointed in this - not me - but there is no Arstan Whitebeard. He tells his name flat out, Jorah recognizes him, the completely dispense with that subterfuge. I think its a smart move; while fun at the time, that deception isn't necessary and would just take up valuable time.
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McCheese

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I understand skipping Arstan Whitebeard, but no Strong Belwas?!? For shame, HBO, for shame.
 
chaos

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Who the hell is going to take a shit on their fallen opponent then? I think it is time to riot.
 
Fedor

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Strong Belwas was already confirmed to be cut from this season a long time ago. Maybe he'll be introduced in season 4.
 
Chukzombi

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damn, thats a bag of ass right there. did they think people would confuse him with another monster of a man with scars all over his body to remind him of the people he killed? so who is going to get deathly ill in season 4/5 alerting Baristan that there was an assassination plot on dany?
 
Fedor

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Nonso Anozie (6'6") should have been Strong Belwas instead of Xaro.

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khalid

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They already have a huge cast, cutting Strong Belwas will allow them to give more screen time to Barristan and Jorah. My guess would be Barristan will take on the hero.
 
Cybsled

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khalid_sl said:
They already have a huge cast, cutting Strong Belwas will allow them to give more screen time to Barristan and Jorah. My guess would be Barristan will take on the hero.
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This. When you think about it, even in the books we don't see much of Barristan fighting. If he does the champion vs. champion fight, it gives them a chance to show that he is still a badass, despite his age.
 
chaos

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And when he shits on his corpse, it will give them the chance to show how the elderly struggle with digestive issues. Topical.
 
Cybsled

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They could always fit him in later. Doesn't Dany end up freeing the pit fighters when she takes the city? They could just make him one of the freed pit fighters and as a token of gratitude, he acts as a bodyguard. They have to do something to spice up the boring as shit post-book 3 Dany chapters.
 
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If you like the Tyrel girl.. she was Queen Anne Boleyn in The Tudors as well.. took me a moment to realize cause she has different hair color, but pretty sure she got naked a bit in that show as well. I might be remembering wrong since I'm not sure if BBC allows nudity, but pretty sure..

I just sat down and watched both seasons on DVD this last week, love this show. I want to read the books, but a bit concerned I'll steamroll through them and be waiting years for a new book. I also hope that if GRRM dies, he at least gets the overall story outlined out so a decent writer can finish it. Be one of the biggest travesties ever if this series dies out due to not knowing where he was going with it.
 
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