Game of Thrones

[Drunk Monk]

S8e4 is also extra long.  it's starts with burying the dead, has a moment to reset the chessboard, and draws blood for the final finale.  

3 more to go.

[Drunk Monk]

looks like all of s8 is extra long.

e5 was annihilation.  only a few characters left.  so many dead.  

Dracarys Maximus

2 more eps to go.

[Drunk Monk]

DONE

S8E6 was the finale.  s8e7 is a making of which I'll watch at some later date.  

The final season wasn't so bad, but I was warned so I had prepared for a lot worse.  The finale ep was okay.  Hard to wind it down after everything that happened.  Turned out to be mostly about Jon Snow, my least favorite character. And Sam is the self portrait of George R.R., in the same way that Bilbo becomes J.R.R., writing the book at the end.  I kinda saw that from the beginning.  It's mostly about the heroines tho - Arya, Sansa, Dani, Circe, and Bryn.  Those characters are really stand out.  And of course, there's Tyrion.

All told, it's a pretty satisfying ride. I get GoT and why it is such a phenom. I'd advise skimming the first few seasons and really starting to dial in around mid season 5.  Season 6 & 7 are amazeballs.  Someday I might go back for Season 1, just to watch for foreshadowing.  

If you just want to fast forward to the fight scene, check S6e9 the Battle of the Bastards.  Even out of context, that's a masterpiece of choreo.

And in the end, it's all about Needle's journey for me.

[Drunk Monk]

Afterthought - there's an awful lot of incest in GoT.  Makes me wonder about R.R.

[Drunk Monk]

Fabergé to sell ‘Game of Thrones’ dragon egg worth $2.2 million
By Hannah Sparks
April 6, 2021 | 11:25am | Updated


It’s been almost three years since the epic finale of “Game of Thrones.” But for Fabergé, the tale of one bedazzled dragon egg has just begun.
The storied brand has announced a new piece in their collection of rare, jeweled eggs: an “egg objet” inspired by Daenerys Targaryen (Emilia Clarke), a k a Mother of Dragons, on HBO’s blockbuster series “Game of Thrones.”
Replete with diamonds, rubies, 18-karat white gold and fine enameling, the price of the egg is estimated at around $2.2 million, and it’s being hailed as a “one-of-a-kind bespoke creation” that marries Fabergé’s “superior craftsmanship and artistic ingenuity with one of the 21 century’s most iconic TV series,” according to the website.

[*]“Game of Thrones” costume designer Michele Clapton collaborated with Fabergé’s Liisa Tallgren to re-imagine the spirit of Daenerys Targaryen.

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[*]Fabergé

[*][*]Atop a crystalline lattice base that mimics a dragon’s scaled tail, the sparkling sphere opens to reveal a ruby dragon that clutches a miniature crown for the would-be heir to the Iron Throne, featuring a “responsibly sourced,” pear-cut Mozambique ruby.
“I knew instantly what the secret gift should be, there was never a doubt; it had to be the crown that Daenerys believed throughout her life was her destiny. With the crown, I referenced her dragons, their wings sweeping around protecting the beautiful Gemfields ruby that represents Daenerys, her house color, and her fierce quest to rule,” said “GOT” costume designer Michele Clapton in a statement on the jeweler’s website. Clapton collaborated with Fabergé’s Liisa Tallgren to re-imagine the spirit of the Lady of Dragonstone as the dazzling curio for which the historic brand is known.

[*][*][*]The latest Fabergé egg creation is replete with diamonds, rubies and 18-karat white gold.

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[*]Fabergé

[*][*][*][*]The House of Fabergé began creating their iconic eggs nearly 180 years ago in Saint Petersburg — more than 100 years after the French Fabergé family (then dubbed Favri) fled religious persecution by Louis XIV during the late 17th century and resettled in the Baltics.
There, the family rose to prominence as choice purveyors of fine ornaments for Russian nobility — known to be such fervent Francophiles that French had been selected as the official language of Russia’s royal court. In 1885, Tsar Alexander III commissioned the first Fabergé egg as an Easter gift for his wife, Empress Maria Feodorovna.

[*][*][*][*][*]Fabergé’s announcement is tied to Easter, of which decorated eggs are symbolic, and comes weeks ahead of the 10-year anniversary of the “Game of Thrones” premiere.

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[*][*][*][*][*][*]Today, the Fabergé family no longer manages the brand. Meanwhile, the priceless — and pricey — eggs are now subject to widespread forgery. In January, leading London-based art dealer Andre Ruzhnikov accused the Hermitage Museum in Saint Petersburg of displaying more than 20 “tawdry fakes” from the collection of Alexander Ivanov at a recent Fabergé exhibition. The Russian oligarch and art collector denied the allegations, adding in a broad statement to the press that “the consensus of the expert community is not easy to obtain.”
Fabergé’s recent announcement comes as observers celebrate the Easter holiday, for which decorated eggs are symbolic, and ahead of the 10-year anniversary of the April 2011 premiere of “Game of Thrones.”

[King Bob]

Now for the NFTs

[Drunk Monk]

Now for the NFTs

I still don't get NFTs.

[Drunk Monk]

[Drunk Monk]

All told, it's a pretty satisfying ride. I get GoT and why it is such a phenom. I'd advise skimming the first few seasons and really starting to dial in around mid season 5.  Season 6 & 7 are amazeballs.  Someday I might go back for Season 1, just to watch for foreshadowing.  

If you just want to fast forward to the fight scene, check S6e9 the Battle of the Bastards.  Even out of context, that's a masterpiece of choreo.

And in the end, it's all about Needle's journey for me.

I just reread this because of HotD. I stand by my statement above. I wish there was a fan edit of GoT that just showed every scene Neele is in. 

HotD needs a dwarf. Oooooh, that sounds way wrong, doesn't it?

[Greg]

A sinful dwarf?