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Welcome to Channel Surfing, the IGN TV podcast. Boardwalk empire dvd This is where the staff of IGN TV (and occasional guests) lends their print-ready voices to the world of podcasting!

We get our East Coast loving on with a guest appearance by IGN freelancer Jonah Krakow. He talks a bit about USA shows PSYCH and In Plain Sight as well as The Olympics (since neither Eric nor Travis were patriotic enough to watch them…).

We’ll also discuss changes to American Idol and recent cast announcements for Dancing with the Stars and Amazing Race. We’ll also talk a little about the announcement of a new Stargate spin-off, which came with the wholly unexpected news that Atlantis will be canceled. Now’s your time to rise up Atlantis fans! You’ve never given up on anything in your life so fight!
Hi guys, Eric and Matt are back - though with Eric starting to feel sick, while Matt gets over being sick. Fun times at IGN LA! But enough belly-aching (or more specifically, sore throats), let’s talk TV!

Not a ton of news this time out, but there was the big announcement from HBO that they were renewing Game of Thrones, just two days after the show premiered. Plus, renegotiations get tricky for House, a new writer joins The Dark Tower TV series and HBO and a Seinfeld alum team for Veep.
Reader email brings us chitchat about Twin Peaks, Big Love (sorta…), The Dark Tower (again!), the idea of an X-Men TV series and Locke & Key. Plus, several emails about TV series that changed their titles gives us our first Channel Surfing conversation about the mother effing Torkelsons!

We then take time for a good ol’ Tough Enough tangent, as we discuss the recent re-launch of the WWE reality series, hosted by Stone Cold Steve Austin.

Lastly, we move back to Game of Thrones and talk about the first episode, “Winter is Coming,” and what we think of the series so far.
Since Friday was “Good Friday” - we had the day off - which means “Channel Surfing” is coming to you today, which is “Most Excellent Monday.” In this installment we talk about the latest episode of Lost, a new series from the Mr. Show guys, a new series from the It’s Always Sunny guys as well as Darren “Sex in the City” Star’s latest project.

Also in this installment, IGN TV Editor Eric Goldman offers a rant about fan questions at the Paley Festival of Media, we discuss the end (?) of Jericho and the likelihood of a second revival.

IGN DVD Editor Chris Monfette joins us to share his radical communist views about beet farming and the nature of justice as it relates to sentient machines. Which you can read about in his regular column, “Radical Communist Views about Beet Farming and the Nature of Justice as It Relates to Sentient Machines.”

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With Eric Goldman away in Miami, we almost didn’t do a podcast this Friday. After listening to this one - you may come to the conclusion we should have let it stay that way. This is one of the more random and rambling Channel Surfing Podcasts to date, where we stray off topic into slanderous internet rumors, obscure programming questions and a few things that sort of defy description.

It’s not a total loss, however. We do talk a bit about Rescue Me and its upcoming “mini-sodes,” 24 and its upcoming “prequel” movie, as well as a few new programs coming to Showtime, HBO and elsewhere.

A special note about this podcast: there may be some moments that people may find offensive, due to what is discussed. The intention was not to offend, but to dismiss a particularly ridiculous analysis of a beloved show. Hopefully we entertain and illuminate (ok, maybe not so much with the illuminating) more than we put any one off. Yeah, it’s that kind of podcast.
Eric and Travis are joined by IGN DVD Editor Chris Monfette, and IGN Entertainment Database Manager Dan Iverson. Two facts you don’t know about these men. First, Chris Monfette projectile vomits at the mere mention of anything having to do with Cagney and Lacey (which is why we’ve scrapped our planned C&L retrospective…twice). Then there’s Iverson, who once had to kill a man with his bare hands. Okay, he didn’t have to, he wanted to. Okay, he didn’t want to - but “the voices” really wanted him to - and we all know there’s no arguing with those a-holes.

In this episode we talk about the Lost finale. We talk about it a lot, and we spoil just about everything there is to spoil. If you haven’t seen the Lost finale and you’d like to see it without having every last detail ruined by these four idiots - then for the love of all that’s good and holy - don’t listen to this podcast. Got it? Good.

We also spend a bit in the first part of the show talking about some TV news about Doctor Who, the new Robert Rodriguez show Women in Chains! and somebody says something…off color, boardwalk empire box set and some casting news on Terminator. We even get around to answering a couple of questions. We’re that good.

Welcome to Channel Surfing, the IGN TV podcast. This is where the staff of IGN TV (and occasional guests) lends their print-ready voices to the world of podcasting!

This week, Eric and Matt have another first time guest, IGN TV writer Seth Amitin. Among the series Seth reviews for us are two that recently finished their seasons - It’s Always Sunny in Philadelphia and Sons of Anarchy, and Seth gives us his feedback on both.

On the news front, Boardwalk empire dvd everyone has a good laugh over the announcement of perhaps the greatest reality show ever - Steven Seagal: Lawman. There’s also casting new for Martin Scorsese’s new HBO pilot, Boardwalk Empire and the new ABC sci-fi project, Flash Forward. We also talk about the news that the Battlestar spinoff/prequel Caprica has been greenlit, while Seth and Matt bond over their time in the trenches reviewing Knight Rider, which looks like it’s on its way out.

There isn’t much time for reader email this week, but we do answer a question about Wolverine and the X-Men, plus ponder whether shows like My Own Worst Enemy and Pushing Daisies could move to cable.

Lastly, a note: Eric swears that despite what you hear in the early minutes of this podcast, he does know the difference between the words conscience and consciousness. No, really.
Eric and Travis are joined by Phil Pirrello from IGN Stars and Chris Monfette from IGN DVD. We’re also joined by Patrick Stewart, star of Star Trek and X-Men - but he never says anything, so we can’t prove it. Damn it Patrick!

In this episode we talk about The Simpsons cast holding out for more money and thus delaying production. There’s a new show from the producers of Jericho, and our final thoughts on the closing episodes of some of our favorite shows. Then, boardwalk empire box set we’ll talk about the upcoming summer programming - which has some seriously slim pickings.

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Hey guys, Eric here, delving into another episode with Matt – on the heels of having missed yet another week. Sorry, sorry, I was only taking some time off and celebrating my birth! Get off my back! And yes - it’s episode 69. Get your laughing out of the way… Okay, we’re laughing too. 69… Hah!
This week, we take a belated look at the big Disney/Marvel deal, and ponder its ramifications for TV in general, and The Spectacular Spider-Man (and Spider-Man as a character) specifically. Next, Ellen DeGeneres is the new judge on American Idol! How weird is that? Matt thinks it’s less weird than Eric. Find out why.
It may not be TV (hey, that’s their claim), but damn it, we’re still discussing HBO! The cable channel just announced they’ve picked up Martin Scorsese’s Boardwalk Empire, and there’s more news about Game of Thrones, as Sarah Connor’s Lena Headey joins the cast. Oh, did we say Sarah Connor? Because Thomas Dekker is daring us to dream that the show could return in the form of a straight to DVD movie. Don’t toy with us, Dekker! Lastly, we ponder what the pairing of Bryan Fuller and Bryan Singer will bring, as they collaborate on a new pilot, Sellevision. Moving on to all the premieres going on, we stop and discuss (or, you know, mention), Vampire Diaries, Melrose Place, So You Think You Can Dance, boardwalk empire box set, The Office, Parks and Recreation, Fringe and It’s Always Sunny in Philadelphia. Whew!

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Hey guys, Eric here, welcoming you to another intermittent summer episode of Channel Surfing! Matt and I are finally, Boardwalk empire dvd finally done with the TV reporter gauntlet that is San Diego Comic-Con and the TCA Press Tour and we survived… mostly. We’re not quite back on schedule yet, as I’m heading out to cover Star Wars Celebration followed by vacation sleep. However, in this one day we were both back in the office, we actually managed to throw a podcast together!

I’m going to keep the description on this one short and sweet. Suffice to say, we have a lot of stories to (quickly) go through about some of what we saw and experienced over the past few weeks, including speaking with William Shatner in the middle of Comic-Con to finding ourselves being instructed to move alongside Yvonne Strahovski at NBC’s TCA party. From Spartacus to Torchwood to Boardwalk Empire, there’s plenty o’ TV chatting to chat about… chattily.
Ever since Lost, we’ve had several highly serialized network series that tried to evoke a similar feeling and engage the audience in a similar manner. So far, none have succeeded, but we’re crossing our fingers that The Event can break the trend.

NBC’s new hour-long drama focuses on several seemingly disconnected characters, including an average guy on a vacation with his girlfriend. That vacation goes very wrong for Sean (Jason Ritter) as his girlfriend vanishes, along with any record that the couple were ever checked in on the cruise ship he’s standing on. What follows is an intriguing and confounding series of events, that finds Sean involved in a seeming terrorist event, leading up to… well, we don’t want to give away what happens at the end of the pilot, but it is pretty notable.

Right now, The Event could go either way. boardwalk empire box set The pilot sets up plenty of situations, but is a little light on character. We’re definitely interested enough to hang around for a couple more episodes though, and crossing our fingers that we may have a series we’re in for the long haul with.

Ok, first off. Huge thanks to HBO for inviting me to this whole press event. I’ve been here less than a day and I already feel very welcome by everyone at HBO. They all know about Winter Is Coming and refer it as a good resource to anyone who asks about the series, Game of thrones dvd which is very flattering and nice to hear.

Fire And Blood: It’s true, they all love Winter. And what’s not to love? Good looking man, tall, lithe, smart, and best of all QUIET—so that FaBio can be heard! (I am neither tall, nor lithe, nor particularly smart, but boy can I talk…)
Winter Is Coming: I know, I can’t even get one paragraph into this post without you butting in…

Now, onto the stuff you all want to know about, the 15-minute sneak peek! HBO had hoped to show the pilot here at the winter TCA press tour, but it isn’t quite ready yet. So they put together 15 minutes of clips from what looks to be the first three episodes. And it is, in a word, amazing. A thorough breakdown of the preview is after the jump (spoilers galore!) with both my and FaB’s thoughts included.

Before the sneak peek they were showing still shots, mostly ones we’ve already seen, but some new ones of Catelyn, one of Bran and a few with the direwolf pups. My favorite being Robb picking up Grey Wind after just finding him. HBO told me these photos will be released soon.

Unfortunately, the sneak peek will not be available to the public due to music licensing issues (the music contained parts of the scores of Gladiator and Lord of the Rings) and some incomplete CGI work (although I didn’t notice anything amiss). So this report will have to do for now.

Fire And Blood: I agree, the music distracted. Not because it was bad music, but because we recognized it so readily: Gladiator, Lord of the Rings… but since it was already iconic in our brains, it did not enhance the production.

The sneak peek starts off much the same as the third teaser, with Ned and his sons at the execution of Will. This clip is slightly longer than the one in the trailer and has Jon saying to Bran, “Don’t look away, father will know if you do.”

Fire And Blood: I have still found no flaw in Kit Harington. I think he’s brilliant. What a great find.

Cut to Ned and Catelyn in the godswood. Catelyn tells of the news of Jon Arryn’s death. Flash to the dead body of Jon Arryn.

Winter Is Coming: We didn’t get a detailed shot of the heart tree, but what I saw looked much better than the version in the original pilot. White trunk, red leaves. Didn’t see the face though.
Fire And Blood: The leaves were much larger. I loved that. I’m almost 100% sure they are redoing the carved face..
Then a new scene between Cersei and Robert. Cersei: “Without a hand, things will fall to pieces.” Robert: “I suppose this is where you tell me to give the job to Jaime.”

Then, another new scene, Jaime consoling Cersei in the throne room of the Red Keep. Tells her not to worry about who the new Hand might be (paraphrasing here). They will come out on top, they are Lannisters. Cut back to Catelyn and Ned discussing in the godswood. Catelyn: “You can always say no, Ned.”

Cut to Bran climbing the tower. Jaime and Cersei having sex (fully clothed I might add, surprisingly enough). Cersei sees Bran. Jaime goes to the window, grabs Bran by the arm.

Jaime (to Bran): “Are you mad?”
Cersei: “He knows about us.”
Jaime: “The things I do for love.”

Winter Is Coming: It was amazing seeing this iconic scene come to life. Very much as I pictured it. My only complaint was, you could kinda tell it was a set. Maybe this was one of those scenes that was still a little rough?

Cut to the next morning. Tyrion at breakfast with his siblings. Game of Thrones box set Tells of Bran’s survival. Jamie and Cersei share a concerned look. Cersei mocks Tyrion for wanting to go see the Wall. Cersei: “I feel you may even take the Black.” Tyrion: “And become celibate? The whores would be mourning from Dorne to Casterly Rock.”

To casually say you just had a delightful sit-down breakfast at the legendary Four Seasons in Los Angeles with the creator of A Song of Ice and Fire, Mr. George R.R. Martin himself, is to downplay the utter fanboish nature of the moment. Sharing a small table with him is sort of surreal, and you have, Game of thrones dvd for a moment, a sense of power. After all, it’s him in one chair, Winter in another, and your friendly neighborhood FaBio in the third.

(The fourth and final chair was occupied by FaB’s fabulous over-the-shoulder computer carry-all, or man-purse, if you will, which not only demands its own seat, but its own menu as well.)

It was a great opportunity, and by that we mean, logistically speaking, we could have easily ganged up on the guy, pinned him down and smacked ‘im in the nose with our dirty socks for a half hour, forcing him to divulge every secret we ever wanted to know. It was there for the taking!

This post wouldn’t have been written had we ended up in jail, however, so alas for that. Would have made a great story. Front page news! Plus he’s one charming dude. Why subject such a nice man to Winter’s socks?

In the end, there was breakfast to be eaten. And it was good. It was Four Seasons good. And I can say with utter certainty it’s even better when The Man picks up the check.

But why start at the end? Let’s go to the beginning.

George R.R. Martin is not an imposing man, but he does command a certain sense of, well, command. The captain’s cap helps foster this, of course, and the everyman suspenders he opts for in lieu of a belt balance that nicely; he is the everyman commander. He looks every inch the storyteller, though perhaps one more visually suited for a fireside nook in some Melville-era lighthouse than in Masha Heddle’s tavern.

We got the sense that he was still a little wearied from his recent jaunt to the hospital, but he came across as plucky and willing nevertheless, opining on such varied topics as the War of the Roses, the casting process, and of course NFL football (I attempted my own private coup by reminding GRRM that Winter was a Philadelphia Eagles fan, but no terminal violence ensued).

We talked about the fun little “Froggy” clues he would occasionally toss out to the fanbase, and we got the opportunity to see that sly little grin (which I knew he always wore) when discussing them; he is still literally amazed we solved the Isaac Hempstead-Wright clue. Interestingly, HBO was initially nervous regarding the fact that he put out his infamous casting clues; he related they simply hadn’t dealt with a new show that had such a gigantic and knowledgeable fanbase, and the buzz probably took them a little unawares. But he assured us they eventually warmed to the idea, mostly because they recognize ASoIaF has a more “mature” fanbase, but also because a near-constant buzz was being provided by someone other than their publicity team.

For the most part, HBO loves Winter-is-coming.net. And we love them. So long as the series is the Greatest Thing Ever.

Our breakfast ended with the arrival of Vince Gerardis, one of the show’s producers–a fine-looking gentleman, sublime of manner and sharp of eye. We grudgingly allowed him to thieve Mr. Martin away from us, but in trade he slyly mentioned …

[Spoiler City]

…he had got to bear witness to the beheading of a certain lead actor at a certain shocking moment. “How much do you really get to see?” Winter asked. Vince wore a rather amazed expression, and said, “All of it. It’s hard to forget, especially knowing who you’re looking at. It’s all right there.”

So there you go with that. Game of Thrones box set I sort of can’t wait. I sort of dread.

Anyway. Time is a-wasting, and I need to get to Pasadena. More to come!

Exactly 100 days from now, on April 17th 2011, Game of thrones dvd is going to premiere on HBO. Start the countdown clocks!
Fire And Blood: My thoughts about the Jaime & Cersei scene, and him perhaps coming off a wee bit … villainous in these early shots. At least that’s what some people said. There’s a scene where Cersei is practically breaking down with worried rage, and he’s holding her, whispering soothingly that he will do whatever it takes to see that their secret is protected… And while one way to see it as ‘Whoa, Jaime’s gone nuts,’ I saw it as him recognizing one of Cersei’s really bad moments, and doing–and saying–whatever he can to calm her. It’s a brand new scene either way, and it sees right to the heart of his fatal flaw (which is her). His words are being used to soothe her.
Winter Is Coming: I did kind of get a Jaime, the super-villain, vibe in some of his scenes. But you might be right about this scene, he definitely seems to be attempting to appease Cersei here. But I still think that David & Dan are trying to set up Jaime as the “bad guy” for the first season. Which should make subsequent seasons very interesting to watch …

Robert and Ned on the way to King’s Landing. Robert talks of Dany’s marriage to Drogo. Cut to Dany meeting Drogo. Cut back to Ned and Robert still discussing the Targaryen threat. Robert worries about Drogo’s army of over 100,000 men, Ned remarks that even if they had a million men it wouldn’t matter, they don’t have any ships. Robert then says his “there’s a war coming Ned” line. Cut to the Cersei and Ned confrontation in the Red Keep. Ned: “I was trained to kill my enemies.” Cersei: “So was I.” Cut to a similar scene, this time Cersei talking to Robert. Robert: “Targaryen’s ruled for centuries, and yet, here I am, King Robert Baratheon.”

Fire And Blood: A fantastic moment of self-realization for Robert Baratheon. He’s almost saying, arms spread, “I’ve done the impossible. What now?”

Cut back to Essos. Viserys and Illyrio are talking at the wedding. Viserys asks when he will get to invade Westeros, Illryio replies when the Dothraki omens say it is time. Viserys: “I piss on Dothraki omens. I’ve waited seventeen years to get my throne back.” Then shots of Dany and Drogo on their wedding night, intercut with Doreah training Dany. Doreah: “Out there he is the mighty Khal, but in this tent, he belongs to you.” Then we see Dany and Jorah’s exchange when she commands the horde to stop.

And then, the best scene of the preview, between Viserys and Dany.

Viserys: “What is this? Dothraki rags? You’re going to dress me now? This stinks of manure. All of it!”
Dany: “It was a gift.”
Viserys: “Next you are going to braid me!”
Dany: “I will never braid you, you haven’t won any victories.”
Viserys: “You are a horselord slut and now you’ve woken the dragon!”
Viserys slaps her and pushes her to the ground. Dany fights back. Grabs a metal belt and slaps Viserys in the face with it. Viserys looks horrified.
Dany: “I am a khaleesi of the Dothraki! And if you raise your hands at me again, you will no longer have hands.”

Fire And Blood: I cannot stress how well this scene just draws you in. Harry Lloyd and Emilia Clarke together are so completely believable. We literally witnessed the evolution of their relationship. (And you know what? When the cameras are rolling and you don’t have ten minutes there to sit and stare at one eyebrow over and over… you really don’t notice the distinction. They may very well pull the rug right out from under Eyebrowgate.)
Winter Is Coming: As I said, best scene of the preview right here. People are going to care about Dany, folks. Both Lloyd and Clarke have an electricity about them. Even taken out of context, this scene was affecting and emotional. Perfect acting. Emilia Clarke is going to blow up once this show airs. And Lloyd, just spot-on as Viserys.

Cut to the scene where Dany speaks with Jorah and finally realizes that Viserys will never win back the Iron Throne. Jorah: “A wise child.” Dany: “I am no child.” Then Dany and Drogo laying in bed together, naked. Dany tells Drogo, in subtitled Dothraki, that she will be having a boy.

Fire And Blood: Can Emilia do regal and commanding? Why yes. Yes she can. Really good hire, that one.
Winter Is Coming: Hearing the Dothraki language being spoken by the characters for the first time was cool. I like the sound of the language, fits the Dothraki people well, I think.

The preview ends with the now familiar Old Nan voiceover and a quick montage of shots. Scenes from the prologue, the dead wilding bodies, shown from above, are arranged in some sort of pattern or symbol. We also see what looked like, to me, a hand of a wight grabbing Gared’s head.

Fire And Blood: Just a hand, alas … no actual Others sightings.

A shot of Joffrey slowly drawing Golden Tooth across Mycah’s cheek, drawing blood.

Fire And Blood: And Joff is sickly fascinated by his handiwork. He enjoys this. Another good hire.

Dinklage being thrown into the sky cell. Robert orders the assassination of Dany and her unborn child. Ned says that assassinating them is without honor, Robert yells back, “You think it’s honor keeping the peace? It’s fear. Fear and blood!” The preview ends with the shot of Ned with Cat and Luwin in the background and Aemon’s voice, “The Stark words are always right eventually, winter is coming. This one will be long… and dark things will come with it.”

Winter Is Coming: People said to be honest about what I saw and I am not BSing you when I say, it looks amazing. Absolutely amazing. The sets, the costumes, the acting, everything is top-notch. The little glimpses of scenes we got before aren’t even just an appetizer for the main course, they were the bread before the meal. The main course is going to be rich and delicious. Trust me, you will not be disappointed once this show hits the air.
Fire And Blood: I hate to say it but … shades of Lord of the Rings… this really looks BETTER than we thought. If I have one complaint it was we didn’t get to see enough of the girls; Sophie and Maisie were in many scenes but they never had a spoken word. And yet all through the show, GRRM and others went out of their way to say how mind-boggling and natural Maisie and Sophie were. So it was a shame not to see any of their scenes. Game of Thrones box set Bran was good of course, but we’ve seen bits of that already.

Today is HBO’s full press event for the Winter 2011 Television Critics Association Press Tour. The Game of thrones dvd panel, featuring George R. R. Martin, David Benioff, DB Weiss, Sean Bean, Peter Dinklage, and Emilia Clarke, is expected to begin at 4:45 PM PST/7:45 PM EST. We will be covering it live. Click through to follow along!
Fire And Blood: This scene seemed the easiest on the eyes. Like it was so natural (the hallmark of really good actors), just a family of Lannisters enjoying breakfast; I no longer have ANY worries about Dinklage’s accent, as he goes through about 3 of them in this single scene, depending on whether he’s playing the prankster uncle, the casually concerned brother, or the smarter-than-thou Imp. Tyrion feels to me like someone who is accustomed to performing. Even Myrcella and Tommen fit seamlessly in. I’m glad Aimee Richardson fought to move up from the “stand in” position she inhabited the first time they shot the pilot. They really do look like a family. But the standout here is Tyrion. Dinklage FTW. (And no one does angry worry quite like Lena Headey. Her facial tics are excellent. I too see why they hired her.)
Winter Is Coming: Yes, this scene was great. One of my few complaints about the preview was, not enough Dinklage! Can’t wait to see him knock this role out of the park, once the series airs.

Cut to a scene, which I believe is not in the books, Ned talking to Jon as he sets out for the Wall with Benjen and company. Tells him to serve with honor or something to that effect. Then to the Wall, we see the Old Bear and Maester Aemon speaking with Tyrion, pleading for more men. Then we get our first glimpse of the Wall.

Winter Is Coming: When we first saw the Wall everyone kind of had a “woah” moment. It’s the freakin’ Wall! It is an impossibly huge sheet of ice, just as described in the books. We all agreed, it was one of the most impressive shots from the preview.
Fire And Blood: The Wall looks …. awesome. And real. It looks real. Maester Aemon looks… well, like he may sprout fangs and hiss at us any moment. Querulous little toothless mouth. The Old Bear was imposing, though was white-haired rather than the black we’re used to. White-haired men on the Wall is a theme, I think.

Back to Winterfell, Luwin delivers Lysa’s note as Ned and Catelyn lie in bed together. Cat reveals its contents, “She’s fled the capital. She says Jon Arryn was murdered by the Lannisters.” Then the scene we saw in the Inside Game of Thrones feature, Cat pleading with Ned to remain in Winterfell.

Catelyn: “Seventeen years ago, you rode off to war with Robert Baratheon. And now you’re leaving me again.”
Ned: “I have no choice.”
Catelyn (in tears): “That’s what men always say when honor calls, that’s what you tell your families, tell yourselves. You do have a choice, and you’ve made it.”

Winter Is Coming: Some good stuff from Fairley here. I’ve always liked her as Catelyn, so I’m glad my original good feelings seem to be warranted. Luwin’s maester’s collar, by the way, is HUGE. The links are like the size of donuts and it goes all the way down below his waist. Not sure why they changed that for the show, even GRRM commented it was much different than he imagined it to be.
Fire And Blood: Have to say—Catelyn looks GREAT. Michelle Fairley really struck a chord with those watching. Will she be modeling next year’s Dior bikinis? Probably not. But her gravitas, her emotional core… Mo Ryan said it best: she brings an “earthy” emotional core. Emotions everyone can readily understand and sympathize with, whereas Cersei, in a few shots, looks to be just about off her rocker.

Cut to King’s Landing. A far away CGI shot of the Red Keep, which looks great. A cluster of tall towers and one huge archway leading to a solitary tower (The Tower of the Hand?). Another new scene, Ned walks into the throne room, finds Jaime seated on the steps beneath the Iron Throne.

Winter Is Coming: The Iron Throne is very impressive. Swords jutting up the back like a huge, metal peacock. It looks similar to Komarck’s version only slightly less fantastical. And this scene played out almost as an homage to Ned’s arrival into King’s Landing 17 years ago, at first we even thought it was a flashback.

Ned: “That’s some handsome armor you’re wearing. Not a scratch on it.”
Jaime: “People have been swinging at me for years, but they always seem to miss.”
Ned: “You’ve chosen your opponents wisely then.”
Jaime: “I have a knack for it.”

Winter Is Coming: There was more to this exchange but I couldn’t transcribe it all. They clearly are playing up the Jaime vs. Ned angle.

Cut back to Winterfell, we see the assassination attempt. Summer arrives just in time. There is a satisfying crunch. Cat reveals the murder attempt to Robb, Game of Thrones box set Theon, Luwin and Rodrik, says she believes the Lannisters are behind it. Another new Jaime and Cersei scene, this one in Cersei’s bedchamber. Jaime: “The boy won’t talk and if he does I will kill him. I will kill everyone, if I have to, until we are the only two people left in the Seven Kingdoms.”