The last 2 years I have paid for HBOnow when the season is on and cancel after the last episode. My wife and I have been talking about watching all the episodes from the beginning a second time. There is a lot going on with this show.....One of my favorites of all time. My wife has the books, may check those out also.

I have to say, I will find it difficult to read any of the upcoming novels once this season ends. I read Book 1 before Season 1 debuted and continued to read the novels through to the beginning of Season 3. But knowing how it quickly diverged/pared the story from the novels starting in Season 4, along with knowing the outcome of everything will seriously dampen any enjoyment I'll get from the novels, if I were to read them.

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Originally posted by ewills:
The last 2 years I have paid for HBOnow when the season is on and cancel after the last episode.

I've done that for the past several years too.

The only downside is that on GOT episode premier nights, the HBO Now website tends to bog down significantly from all the extra traffic. I end up having to wait a day or two to watch the new episode, so I can do it smoothly.

What's funny is when you see actors and actresses from this series in other roles. I was watching the most recent Predator movie and was thinking "How did Theon Greyjoy get here?"

I can’t stand fantasy type movies or books. Didn’t really like Lord of the Rings, which made me hold off so long. Game of Thrones is not like that at all.

It’s so richly created in regards to scenery, dialogue, and intrigue, but most important, character development. It really doesn’t compare of anything else that I know of.

I just stopped myself from posting some “best of” videos, but you would be doing yourself a huge disservice by getting spoiled in this manor.

Watch a few episodes, starting from the beginning....unless you want us to keep telling you how awesome it is.

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Originally posted by andronicus:
What's funny is when you see actors and actresses from this series in other roles. I was watching the most recent Predator movie and was thinking "How did Theon Greyjoy get here?"

Wasn’t he in John Wick as well?

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Originally posted by andronicus:
What's funny is when you see actors and actresses from this series in other roles. I was watching the most recent Predator movie and was thinking "How did Theon Greyjoy get here?"

Wasn’t he in John Wick as well?

Yes in the first one movie.

Good books. Good series.

Give it a few episodes. If you don’t enjoy it, stop.

It's my favorite series ever but given your dislikes i would advise you to pass on this. There is a lot of fantasy and what not.

Great fun to watch, though be prepared that it is a little rape-y and murder-y. Which is to say it is HUGELY rape-y and murder-y. But mostly that is part of the narrative and works with the story

Think, War of the Roses, with dragons, and without the sugary cloud of history overlaying the actual stench and steel of reality....

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Originally posted by andronicus:
What's funny is when you see actors and actresses from this series in other roles. I was watching the most recent Predator movie and was thinking "How did Theon Greyjoy get here?"

Hahaha.

We watched The Avenger - Infinity Wars (or something like that) and my wife noted rather loudly "hey, that's Tyrion, the Dink!"

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=idVozGXbn2Y


No spoilers in the above

^ Such an annoying video. I'm not clicking that.

I binged watched all seven seasons in three weeks last summer. The first two season were slow except for that ONE episode that always had something unexpected and unforeseen.

Lots of gratuitous nudity as well in the early seasons, but that tapered off as the characters developed and it dove deeper into the story line.

It's left me wanting for a series to watch and I haven't found anything that's on its level. I did start watching Narcos and just finished the first season.

I have not watched it either. I saw the very first episode and the kid that gets thrown off the castle at the end was about the age of my youngest at the time. That just hit me wrong. I don't know why.

i have watch the whole seven season at least 5 times, whenever i run out of what to watch....i go back to GOT. there's so much going on and the more i take a closer look the more i understand and appreciate the series.

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I have not watched it either. I saw the very first episode and the kid that gets thrown off the castle at the end was about the age of my youngest at the time. That just hit me wrong. I don't know why.

FWIW: Bran is still a major character after 7 seasons

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Originally posted by goose5:
I have not watched it either. I saw the very first episode and the kid that gets thrown off the castle at the end was about the age of my youngest at the time. That just hit me wrong. I don't know why.

FWIW: Bran is still a major character after 7 seasons

He's the White Walker King

Or so that's the theory.

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Originally posted by goose5:
I have not watched it either. I saw the very first episode and the kid that gets thrown off the castle at the end was about the age of my youngest at the time. That just hit me wrong. I don't know why.

FWIW: Bran is still a major character after 7 seasons

Brandon Stark is the Only living Son Ned Stark and heir of the north, a warg and the Only one who truly knows the roots of Jon snow his supposed Half brother.

if you felt bad that Brand got push from the building down, almost killed at sick bed, you'll be heart broken to see Kal drogo's death and the Red wedding, Buckle up. Lols