I cannot take credit for this but felt compelled to put this in my humble little blog.
"Tywinning" - Portmanteau of "Tywin" and the word "winning." This is mostly used to refer to the character, Tywin Lannister, Hand of the King from "Game of Thrones." Especially when he destroys his enemies, orders members of his family around, field dresses a moose and otherwise, acting LIKE A BOSS.
If you want to watch the most hilarious video of bits and pieces of Game of Thrones, then click the link and have a good time!
The people who came up with this are brilliant!!!
I think I've watched this about 25 times already. And it only came out yesterday.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5Krz-dyD-UQ
Just a breakdown:
1 subscription to HBO so I can watch my favourite show!
1 Pinterest board - "A Song of Ice and Fire: Game of Thrones" board with almost 4,000 pins.
5 "A Song of Ice and Fire" books.
4 of them signed by the man himself, GRRM!!!!!! (nobody is allowed to touch them but me...lol)
1 extra set of "A Song of Ice and Fire" novels for my mother. :)
1 extra set of "A Song of Ice and Fire" novels that people can ask to borrow from me.
2 "A Song of Ice and Fire" graphic novels.
9 Funko Vinyl dolls.
2 Rolling Stone magazines with Peter Dinklage on the cover.
2 Entertainment Weekly magazines with the Lannisters and Jon/Dany on the covers.
10+ articles on HBO Watch (most of them pertaining to Game of Thrones).
1 Hand of the King pin.
2 Game of Thrones drinking steins (House Lannister and House Baratheon).
1 Winds of Westeros BlogSpot.
1 Twitter account with lots of links to HBO Watch and Game of Thrones events, news and updates.
2 Seasons of Game of Thrones on regular DVDs.
2 Season of Game of Thrones on Blu-ray DVDs.
1 Season III of Game of Thrones Blu-ray special edition pending order.
1 USB stick full of gawd knows how many Game of Thrones things.
1 e-mail to the makers of Trivial Pursuit and 1 response that "at this time, they are not currently looking into making an edition especially for Game of Thrones." (from 2011)
1 e-mail to Crayola with the idea to make "Game of Thrones" Crayola crayons (from 2011).
2 "The Wit and Wisdom of Tyrion Lannister" books impending order.
3 Game of Thrones calendars.
2 tickets from 2012 and 2013's HBO's Game of Thrones Toronto exhibitions.
4 Game of Thrones shot glasses.
3 Game of Thrones essay style books.
1 on-line membership to "Westeros.org" - the friggin' PHENOMENAL on-line community built by Elio and Linda!
Too many pics from the March 13, 2012 meet George RR Martin book signing downtown at Indigo.
3 Game of Thrones styled cakes (one for birthday and wedding anniversary - April 2012 and 2 for season premiere party 2013, with countless more to go for 2014, 2015, 2016 and 2017).
3 Plushie Dragon Eggs on order.
6 Plushie Direwolves on order.
OMG.
I don't even want to think of what my next Visa bill is going to look like or how thick the envelope is going to be!
I didn't want to exit off of my Pinterest account last night.
My husband made me!
"Oh, as if 3,700 pins on your Game of Thrones board isn't enough," he went on to say.
EXCUSE ME! THAT is NOT the point!
Yes, I'm a wee bit kerfluffled. I like going on Pinterest. Just in case anyone else was wondering, I also have other boards, some educational and some just for fun, that I occasionally pin something to.
I reluctantly logged off and let him have the PC.
Maybe I need help.
Or maybe I *need* someone to buy me Game of Thrones stuff. LOTS of it, too!
Yes, I guess I should, from time to time, slow down on my GoT obsession.
But "not today."
;)
If I thought I could get away with it, I would name my future son Tyrion.
My husband does not approve of the name. He says it is best to leave it where it belongs, on HBO and for GRRM's awesome hero, Tyrion Lannister.
I heard that the book, "The Wit & Wisdom of Tyrion Lannister" will be released to Britain in October, so you all know that I have already ordered two copies.
In the meantime, I found this article and thought it was just brilliant! A compilation of Tyrion Lannister quotes we can all enjoy.
And then, there's a bonus scene at the end of the article.
One I think we all love to watch over and over and over....
So....
Apparently GRRM loves AMC's "Breaking Bad." My husband and I have checked it out from time to time, although I confess, I have been WAY too obsessed with HBO's Game of Thrones, with the second runner up, Boardwalk Empire, to actually start following "Breaking Bad" on a regular basis.
I will admit that I am a little bit obsessed with "The Walking Dead," too.
GRRM blogged about how he felt that "Water White was a bigger monster than anyone in Westeros."
Yikes! Really?! I don't know if I agree with that, GRRM. One poster, on the "109 We Come From the Future" website, wrote his points on an excellent article about GRRM and Breaking Bad, that Walter White was like Tywin Lannister.
I thoroughly agree with his points, as they were well thought out and eloquently written.
I'll be posting links to those amazing articles on the right hand side, where the Game of Thrones links are.
Sweet.
I just discovered that the lady I go to for my manicures and pedicures is reading A Song of Ice and Fire!
Come ON already! That is totally awesome!! Shout out to N! You rock, lady!
This just in and hot off the press....
Mark of Gatiss, of "Sherlock Holmes" fanfare, is set to play the character of Tycho Nestoris, who hails from the Iron Bank of Braavosi.
I won't give it away but to put it politely.....you REALLY don't want the men from the Iron Bank of Braavos coming to collect late fees, interest or ANY outstanding accounts.
The end result isn't good.
To quote the late rapper, Biggie Smalls, "Mo money, mo problems."
(Cersei: have you been paying attention?)
OMG!!!!!!!!!!!!!
NFL teams plus Game of Thrones style sigils = PURE AWESOMENESS.
Yes, I am well aware that awesomeness is not an actual word, but I like the way it sounds. And it totally fits the bill for this!
Hmmmm. More internet buzz. The actor who portrayed Daario Naharris has been recast.
I was just starting to get used to him, too!
Michiel Huisman, who has been on Treme, is now set to play Daario. Will he live up to the fan's expectations? Only time will tell!
Apparently, the actor who played Tommen Baratheon has been replaced with the actor who played Martin Lannister in Season III.
According to Winter is Coming, that is the buzz on the street. I guess this change is needed, because after all, we know that certain events may be taking place in Season IV and I guess, in all honesty, Tommen has to look as though he has gotten a little bit older. My guess is that he was about 6 or 7 when the first season started. He has to look a little bit older for the coming events.
227 days to go!
A few days ago, I was on the internet and was watching a few animated short clips from Game of Thrones (off of the 109 We Come From the Future website), when I came across an article about an animated short about a street rat who, through a series of events, finds himself inside of a research lab and falls in love with a female albino rat. The title is called "One Rat Short." It was done in 2006.
I can't begin to tell you what watching "One Rat Short" did to me, or of its' aftermath on my somewhat happy and peaceful life.
Who knew that watching an animated short could reek tears and despair? I felt inconsolable, depressed and quite forlorn. I haven't felt like this since Brandon Stark was thrown from the window, since Lady was killed, since Ned Stark was beheaded and since the AWFUL Red Wedding.
I couldn't help but comparing the feelings of angst and heartache that the two rats endure in this short, to the love story of Daeneyrs and Khal Drogo, Ned and Catelyn Stark and Robb and Talisa Stark.
Unfortunately, all good things must come to an end. Sometimes, it is an act of violence that takes your loved one away. Other times, it is a mercy killing that needs to take place, because your loved one is no longer the same person and it hurts to see them suffering. Other situations, it is the act of betrayal and being stabbed (in the back) by someone you once trusted. In the case of the rats, it is a few seconds delay amongst chaos and the door closing, separating the loved ones for good.
I will post the link on my Game of Thrones links.
I am still bummed. Warning: when you watch this animated short, be prepared to cry. And make sure you have a box of Kleenex near by.
The second season of Game of Thrones had an incredible song called "Seven Devils" by Florence and the Machine.
Totally appropriate for what the season was showcasing.
I thought, will the folks at HBO pick another amazing song for the season three official trailer? Ding! Ding! They picked a song called "Bones" by the group MS MR. Extremely in tune with all the dark themes of season three.
I wonder...what song will be chosen for the fourth season's official trailer? March...8 months away. A lot of wondering and waiting for us fans in the realm!
Who do you consider to be the sexiest vamp on Game of Thrones?
Who, in your humble opinion, is the most dastardly of men, in the Seven Kingdoms?
Who do you think will reign supreme and come out on top - proving many people wrong and perhaps raising a few eyebrows?
I think Margaery is the sexiest vamp to hit the screen. Cunning, lethal and seductive, not only does she know how t play Joffrey like a lute, she dresses to accentuate her womanly curves and titillates with her come hither eyes.
The most vile, dastardly of men....well, this is a tough one! I asked my husband and his answer (right away, without hesitation) was Roose Bolton's bastard, Ramsay Snow.
I agree with his choice. I also want to add Walder Frey and Petyr Baelish in that club, too. Dirty rotten scoundrels! And yet, these men seem to be outlasting a lot of other people!
As for who will come out on top, well, I would love to see this happen: I would love for Arya Stark to somehow, someway, meet up with Dany Targaryen and become a member of her Queen's Guard. In fact, I would love to see those two women team up and have each others' back. Dany with her dragons and Arya with her street smart, assassin savvy skills, well, what more could you ask for?! Well, of course, I would love to add Tyrion Lannister to the mix. He would be the political advisor to Dany Targaryen. That would be SO awesome!
I'd also like to see Jaime say, "Eff you, Cersei!" and never, ever be under her malignant influence again! He should go off in search of Tyrion, beg his forgiveness and restore the bonds of brotherhood. I'd also like to see Jon Snow become the Lord Commander of the Night's Watch with Samwell Tarly by his side, as his most trusted confidant. I'd love to see Margaery rule - through Tommen and have her grandmother at her side as a political force to be reckoned with. BOOYEAH.
I'd like to see Cersei get her JUST DESSERTS. I would also like to see Bran and Rickon reunited with Jon, somehow, someway, with the Reeds, Osha and Hodor intact, too!
I know, I know. Perhaps this is just wishful thinking on my part...
I was a huge fan of the HBO series, Rome. So you can just imagine my excitement at hearing that Indira Varma, who played Niome, in Rome, has been cast as Ellaria Sands, the paramour of the Red Viper!
I think she is going to be excellent - she has an exotic look and is quite alluring. I think we have something along the lines of 240 days or so to go until Season IV rolls around!
Good times, y'all!
So, I read some articles and GRRM's blog about some big hoopla.
Apparently, a lot of people are upset and freaking out over the fact that some actor has been cast in the role of the Red Viper of Dorne.
Just the name sounds sort of mysterious and seductive, at the same time. I don't know who Pedro Pascal is, but I did read up on him on IMDB. I say, give the guy a chance. So many of the actors and actresses that were cast in the first season were unknown.
I am stoked to know that with every coming week, there seems to be a little snippet of Game of Thrones news, whether it be casting, scouting out of locations or Comic Con junkets.
SWEET!
Ah, July. One of my favourite months. Summer time, friends, family and lots of things to do.
I came across one of those Kobo readers during one of my jaunts to Chapters. Hm. While it looks nice, I just don't think I could purchase one.
Call me old school, but there's something nostalgic about the way a book looks, feels and smells. I like turning the pages. I like looking at the front and back covers. And reading the inserts.
Yup, I'll take my flesh and blood, big books, to have and to hold and stack them on my bookshelf!
I like big books and I cannot lie! Now, where the heck am I going to put my Hedge Knight books?! I need a bigger book shelf!
Oops!
I did something bad.
I kind of ordered 6 of those Funko vinyl figures. You know, the ones for Game of Thrones. Can't imagine how that happened?!
Somehow, as if by magic, or by unseen forces, the Hedge Knight, volumes one and two, were also ordered.
Um, the next Visa bill is going to be pretty interesting!
I think I need more shelf space.
Or an entire room in my house. :)
I am feeling a wee bit bummed.
I look at the clock every Sunday evening and think..."Yup! 9:00 p.m. Game of Thrones o'clock!"
Then, reality sets in.
How many more days until Season IV starts?! 277 days I think?
It's going to be *a very long winter indeed!*
Well, we have to wait another 290 days or so until Season IV, which begins March 2014. Man, is it going to be a very long winter.
I want to state that I am a HUGE Game of Thrones fan, as evidence of my blog, my articles for HBO Watch and my memorabilia are all proof. :)
I have to say that I was slightly disappointed with the season finale. To be more specific: the ending. I really thought that ending it off with Dany - once again - was a let down and totally burst my balloon.
I was left yelling at the television after the credits had started to roll. As in, "Give me a break already! What the hell is this?! The Dany Targaryen show?! Last time I looked, the title of the episode was called "Mysha." Yes, Dany is the 'Mother of Dragons' but there are other mothers in the Game of Thrones series.
You have every one's favourite wicked witch of Casterly Rock, Cersei.
Of course, we can't forget the totally awesome grandmother, Olenna Tyrell, who with a look, could freeze a person in their tracks and run roughshod over the strongest or sliest person. After all - you're talking about a woman who had the balls to stand up to Tywin. And live to tell the tale, too! Grandma got game!
Gilly the Wilding is starting to come out of her shell since escaping her cruel and depraved father.
There was mother to be Talisa Stark. May she rest in peace.
What about Catelyn Stark?! Now, there's a woman and a mother who had been thoroughly robbed of her purpose to live! There could have been a spectacular (or spooky way) of ending the season finale with her...
I loved everything in the season finale except the final scene.
Highlights: Tywin and Tyrion. And how Tywin totally intimidated Joffrey. Jaime and Brienne coming back to King's Landing. Davos risking his life to free Gendry. Bran and company meeting with Sam and Gilly. That was bittersweet. Hodor being Hodor. Yara standing up to her father and suiting up to go get Theon back and (hopefully) whipping Ramsay Snow to death. Sam being reunited with Jon! Arya and The Hound. ARYA!!!!!
Lows: Walder Frey and Roose Bolton gloating in the aftermath of the Red Wedding. SHAME ON YOU BOTH! They are MONSTERS!! Ygritte crying after shooting Jon with a few arrows. Really, Ygritte?! Ramsay Snow taunting Theon. Gross! C'mon, you knew he would flee! Showing Dany as the saviour of yet another city, Yunkai. While I am happy that she is finally acquiring some girl power and trying to right a few wrongs in a tough, unforgiving world, this ending was a huge let down. I can't recall a time where I was so unbelievably frustrated that I actually had a fandimonium tantrum!!!
Okay, end rant. I just wanted to get that off my chest! I respectfully state my opinion and that I totally respect other people's opinions about the story lines and endings.
#TeamArya
In light of the fact that the school year is coming to a close and that HBO's Game of Thrones is winding down (*sigh*), I've decided to pick up where I left off from last year.
I have been reading A Dance with Dragons.
And BOY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Is it ever a meaty read!
Action! Adventure! Betrayal! Surprise journeys! Power! Crime! Intrigue!
And ONE VERY BIG glitch that I did not see coming.
New characters. Shady pasts. Possible hope for a better future.
A lost, forgotten member of a House.
And that's all I'm going to say right now.
Happy reading to me! :)
I don't know how else to say this: but I am truly distraught.
Last night's episode just broke my spirit. I feel for House Stark, I really do. How much suffering can one House endure?!
I am NOT happy with House Frey or House Bolton at the moment and hope in time, that they find themselves in less than kind circumstances. As in fall on VERY hard times.
Ah, Arya. My heart just breaks for you. Ironically enough, your only source of comfort is the presence of the Hound.
Bran and Rickon: you must seperate to stay safe. It's going to be a hard journey.
Sansa, your husband will be bringing you bad news in next week's episode, I am sure.
I have to remember, this is Game of Thrones. Don't show weakness. Don't drop your guard.
You win or die. :(
So, we've come to the point where Tyrion and Sansa have now been united in holy matrimony. Or unholy. I guess it depends on how you look at it. I feel for the both of them - being used as political pawns at the behest of Tywin and Joffrey. I really wish Sansa would grow up and start showing a little more maturity - after all, it's Tyrion she's wedded to and not Joffrey. She also needs to develop a sense of cunning and keen wit. How else will she survive?
Joffrey was insufferable, as usual. However, for all the fans that can't stand him: I counsel patience. He will get his soon enough.
I find Shae annoying and a real idiot. When she said "Your father does not rule the world," to Tyrion when the news broke of Tyrion's impending nuptials, I thought what an absolute fool she was! Mind you, I've read the books and I didn't like her character to begin with, so I was on red alert with her.
I totally dug how Lady Olenna was trying to breakdown the very complicated and six degrees of separation relationships that both her grandchildren were going to have through marriage. Classic - she is the female version of Tywin, although her strength does not come from armies or brute force, but from wicked wit, intrigue and knowledge.
Cersei is nothing but a power hungry drunk. Funny, all those times she chastised Robert for drinking, eh? Her little speech to Margaery has really not endeared her to me. Mind you, I never liked Cersei to begin with. She thinks she has power and thinks she has the female gender's interests at heart but she does not. I've never seen a poorer example of a feminist being portrayed. Hence, I don't feel sorry for her and everything that she has coming to her, well, frankly, she deserves. The wedding banquet scene was priceless. I'm glad Tyrion insulted his nephew under the guise of being drunk. Or was he? Was that a spot of acting on Tyrion's part? And Tywin - very cleverly intervening - in order to save face in front of their guests and to disarm Joffrey's sadistic nature - was well timed. Who's playing who, you have to wonder...
Love Arya and the Hound. He doesn't get enough credit. He's kind of like Jaime. You can't stand them both equally and hope they get their just desserts. It's kind of weird - that moment where you actually start to like a character that you couldn't stand previously! The Hound is an observant, deep thinker. Nobody gives him credit.
The introduction of Daario Naharis into the fold is timely. He sure is nice eye candy to look at. I could feel the sparks fly between him and Dany. About time, too! And what about Melisandre? She's freaky! I'm glad Ser Davos is back in the fold, counselling Stannis. Someone needs to have some clarity and common sense where she's concerned! And let us not forget, the ravens, the hut, the dark frigid north and that eerie Weirdwood tree with all the noise from the ravens. And of course, Samwell the Slayer! Samwell has finally broken out of the timid shell. He attacked that White Walker first with his sword (but was unsuccessful), then with the Obsidian. Boo yeah! The White Walker cracked, as if made of glass, and shattered! Awesome! Three cheers for Samwell.
I'm bracing myself for the second wedding, which should take place over the final two episodes.
This wedding is not for the faint at heart - readers of the books will know exactly what I am talking about.
I have a feeling the royal wedding with Joffrey and Margaery will take place next season.
After all, I think Weiss and Benioff want to leave fans shocked, angry and above all, hungry for more!
It goes without saying that you'll have people that are happy to watch the series without reading the books. Fine, no problem.
However, if you've read the books, then you have a pretty good idea what may transpire on screen. The past two episodes, I've actually found that this was not the case. I understand that changes have to be made and that you can never really 100% fully adapt the pages to the screen.
I know there were some mixed reactions to last week's episode. I agree on two points: the ending scene with Jon and Ygritte and the Wall should not have been last. It didn't leave a powerful image in my mind, What should have been left to the end, for shock value and for a rise in tension, was Petyr Baelish's "The Climb" speech.
Wow, talk about power hungry and evil.
Dare I say....that the past few episodes with Jaime Lannister have actually started to change my opinion of the King slayer?! As in, I'm having a change of heart? I'm happy to see that he has started to become more human, away from the malicious influence of his deranged sister? That he had to suffer pain beyond humiliation, in order to feel again and get his blood pumping....to fan the fires of living again for revenge?!
First season, I loathed him. Now, I find that I am liking the fact that he has become human, with thoughts and feelings that nobody was previously witness to. I like Brienne because she seems to bring out a more sensitive side to Jaime. Perhaps these two lost souls were meant to form a strong bond.
As for the impending Frey Tully nuptials....aw man....don't want to go there...!
I wrote an episode review for Season III's episode #5 - "Kissed by Fire."
Have to say, it was a fantastic episode! Can't wait for next week! :)
Been real busy with work and report cards.....stay tuned for additional musings.
Would LOVE to see a scene with the mighty Tywin and the formidable Olenna. Imagine those two trading barbs! LOL
