[Perdogg]

Game of Thrones = “The War of the Roses” + “Hyborian Age by Robert E Howard”

Lannister = House of Lancaster

Stark = House of York

[fr_freak]

For a show about a mythical land where dragons and magic exist, not to mention naked womenzes left and right, this show can be incredibly boring.

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Since HBO’s blockbuster adaptation of George R.R. Martin’s fiction debuted in 2011, many have lodged complaints about the show’s racial stereotypes and simplistic sexual dynamics—and rightly so

That is the sort of thing you have to say to work at Vulture.com.

[Secret Agent Man]

proud to say never spent a second on anything to do with game of thrones.

[chris37]

So far this season of Game of Thrones has been fantastic.

They are following the books very closely, with only a few differences.

I do wish Strong Belwas was included, but overall I suppose he is a minor character.

They have also really focused on the torment of Theon, whereas in the books the reader only knew of it after it happened, and not until quite a bit later.

Only thing that really bugs me is the continued insistence on showing gay sex. I figured it was done since Renly is dead, but I should have known that as long as Ser Loras remains, so does the potential for more...crap.

But I guess these are the times I live in, so I do not dwell on that unfortunate part of an otherwise excellent adaptation of truly brilliant books.

[vladimir998]

It’s scenes like this that make the show what it is:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t-S9VVH-toc

[LegendHasIt]

As much as I despise The author, who is an anti-American leftist and a huge douche in general, I do love the ASoIaF books.

So many parallels to the current “Game of Thrones” in Washington.

Jeoffrey = 0bama: We have the Petulant Child as King / President.

Cersi= a composite of MoochHell, Hillary and Valerie Jarrett

King Robert = Bill Clinton; more interested in whores than running his nation.

Tywin Lannister = George Soros

Renley Baratheon= Mitt Romney

Theon Greyjoy= John McCain

Petyr Baelish= Lew, Geithner, Bernanke composite

Walder Frey= About every Democrat Senator (and half of the GOP ones)

Janos Slynt= Janet Napolitano

Ygritte= Sarah Palin

Brienne= Michelle Bachmann

Ser Loras = Reggie Love

The Weeper= John Boehner

Unfortunately, I don’t see any Danerys, Jon Snow, or Tyrion Lannisters or any of the smart and somewhat honorable characters in real life. Ted Cruz maybe.

[higgmeister]

I’ve never had the urge to watch it.

[Rebelbase]

I’m disappointed with season two so far.

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[rollo tomasi]

Needless to say, the universe of ‘Games of Thrones’ has nothing on the games DC plays. The amount of whores when Congress meets would leave Littlefinger speechless and in awe.

[AnotherUnixGeek]

I tune in to the show once in a while, but it suffers badly in comparison to the books at this point in the narrative. The written series was quite absorbing through the 3rd book, which will apparently be covered by the TV show in it's third and fourth seasons. But the novels fell off sharply in quality after that, as it became clear that the author, George Martin, didn't know how to continue his story and increasingly seems more interested in working on other things, including scripts for the TV show.

It'll be interesting to see how the TV show turns out, since the written series will not conclude in at least a decade, if ever.

[JoeProBono]

[Yosemitest]

" These and so many other moments are emotional but not sentimental; they’re tough, in the way that life is.
Thrones’ characters are in a constant struggle for survival, trying to balance the requirements of family and nation against their own oft-thwarted desires
and get through each day with their heads still attached to their necks.
They scheme and compromise, and love and suffer, and we can see ourselves in all of them, heroes and fools alike.
Game of Thrones is set in a fantastical universe, a land of dragons and zombies and giant wolves and fire demons,
but it’s the realest show on TV. "

Very well said, and I agree.