Lord Defect
Secretary of Blowtorching
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The show does a good job at subverting your expectations. Everytime you're starting to feel sorry for a character or feel sympathy for a character that character becomes an asshole.So, the only one who isn't a scumbag and deserving enough to die, is the king.
I shouldn't have opened this thread....my streaming service I use in the states is blocked here in the EU.....missed the last two episodes.i haven't been keeping up..from the replies..i am not sure if that is good or bad lol
Anyone else find watching this show absolutely BRUTAL from a picture quality standpoint? You can't see shit in half of the scenes.
I don’t watch GOT when it releases and it’s still far too dark to see things clearly.I don't know the technical aspect jargon side of things because I'm just some rock nerd, but from my understanding and to put it most simply, the quality was so shit because of the number of viewers. Kind of like sucking up all the bandwidth?
GoT's episode The Long Night featured a similar issue. I remember watching pixilated black blocks all across the screen coupled with a lot of glaring fiery scenes. If you go back and watch The Long Night episode now, it will be much more visually pleasing.
At least... that's the explanation I've come across. I have not rewatched The Long Night because that show is dead to me.
The darkness is intentional and it's a "creative decision." The Long Night was directed by Sapochnik and so was this episode.I don't know the technical aspect jargon side of things because I'm just some rock nerd, but from my understanding and to put it most simply, the quality was so shit because of the number of viewers. Kind of like sucking up all the bandwidth?
GoT's episode The Long Night featured a similar issue. I remember watching pixilated black blocks all across the screen coupled with a lot of glaring fiery scenes. If you go back and watch The Long Night episode now, it will be much more visually pleasing.
At least... that's the explanation I've come across. I have not rewatched The Long Night because that show is dead to me.
I believe you. I should have been more clear, I have no idea if what I posted is true or not as I have not tried rewatching either episode after their releases. I've been an avid user of Westeros.org for 10+ years and it was something I saw explained in a thread over there, but I'm an absolute idiot when it comes to tech-stuff so I probably misinterpreted it all.I don’t watch GOT when it releases and it’s still far too dark to see things clearly.
Interesting correlation... I'm convinced.The darkness is intentional and it's a "creative decision." The Long Night was directed by Sapochnik and so was this episode.
They're doing it on purpose and it's stupid.
I imagine they spend more money to digitally darken a scene shot in the daylight or under bright studio lighting. I don’t think they would do less prep work on anyone halfway important to a scene or it’s background. The extras might get glossed over and have less effort dressing them up.Interesting correlation... I'm convinced.
I wonder how much money they save on set designs, make-up, props, attire, etc when they KNOW the end result which will be aired is going to be a black screen of blurry objects, or whatever it is that motivates them to being total jerkoffs with this shit?
Easier, safer to shoot in the day but it has got to add time to a film or shows timetable, but I’d imagine it’s more costly in the short run.I think they filmed those scenes in daylight and digitally made it night in post-production. I guess that's cheaper and easier than just film at night. They probably had to make it dark so it doesn't look fake.
same that darknesss wasnt an issue on my end but I actually liked that funeral scene. It was awkward as hell and you can tell there is a lot of tension being built up.I didn't have darkness issues on my end, but I did have an issue with that half hour long funeral scene where everyone just kept looking around at everyone else.
Ya I agree, the story is amazing. I haven’t read the full book (only what has been covered thus far in the series to not ruin anything), but it’s such an amazing storyline. I wish it wasn’t a history lesson and more of an actual novel so we can get more out of the characters. There really isn’t much dialogue but the characters and story are just as good as got.It is a good show but the Targaryan Civil War is a GREAT story. I have my issues with it, but I like it overall
To be fair tho, the book does that a lot. Like I said in the above post, it doesn’t go into detail about what happens in between the time lapses which really sucks. The series is slated for 3-4 seasons so they are just hurrying it up until the actual dance (where I’m assuming shit is gunna go crazy) but it would’ve been awesome to see more. Lots more characters going to come into play I thinkthe time jumps make it seem like, they are in a hurry to get to the end.
Aemonds toast was pretty great too. He just sat their stoic through dinner...Daemon is such a badass. He delivered the line of the episode
dude he carried that episode, he absolutely killed it
I was fairly skeptical at first because I had only seen him doing comedy stuff in Edgar Wright movies, but he was the perfect cast for that role. He owned every scene he was in.dude he carried that episode, he absolutely killed it