epidode 3 tonight

another classic from diana rigg "joffrey really was a c**t best episode yet

is Jon Snow really from Dewsbury

Huge swing in quality between episode 2 and 3, sometimes it feels like its getting tired, cliched and being phoned in but then this week was back up there on that other level.

It did move a bit fast but to be fair theres only 10 episodes left now and their must be at least 20 major characters still to kill off. Offing Sunspear and Highgarden is still smallfry in the grand scheme.

I hear an episode has been leaked?

the Ayra scene was brilliant .. wish she'd of just slayed that Big Butch ****!

it's a case of all scenes are Go though .. all a bit too fast imo .. they could've payed all this out until series 10 .. but seems they just want the show over & done with

Surly he didn't die

jerome pull him out of the deep

Won't be long befor john snow
Gets her tits out

the Ayra scene was brilliant .. wish she'd of just slayed that Big Butch ****!

You can call me a lesbian but I quite fancy Brien of Tarth! and so does Tormund so watch your mouth!

I'd like to see little fingers lose his fingers

littlefinger wont see the series out imho i think arya or sansa will kill him

jamie cant be dead surely he will see cersei off in one way or another

Nikolaj Coster-Waldau in “Game of Thrones.” Credit Macall B. Polay/HBO
On this week’s episode of “Game of Thrones,” for the first time, we were faced with a battle in which it was possible to root for both sides. When Jaime Lannister (Nikolaj Coster-Waldau) started to charge a distracted Daenerys Targaryen, we, too, were as torn as Tyrion. Don’t we want the Kingslayer to get a chance to save the day? Don’t we want Dany to turn her fortunes around and get a win?

The episode ended on a cliffhanger as Jaime was pushed clear of a burst of dragonfire into the dark, murky Blackwater Rush. Mr. Coster-Waldau, who was itching for a chance to shoot a big action sequence, spoke in a telephone interview on Monday about what it was like behind the scenes, and what questions Jaime will face if he survives. Following are edited excerpts from that conversation.

What’s it like doing a battle scene in which you’re charging at an imagined dragon — and then seeing the final result?

I just saw it this morning! I was pretty blown away by the realism of that insane beast. It’s so weird, because the technology’s so advanced and what they can do is so unbelievable, so when you watch it, you almost forget for a second that that’s not what we saw

It took a long, long time to shoot. We shot for more than three weeks in Spain, outside of this town called Cáceres, and as you might imagine, it’s very complicated when you have all these elements. You have fire, which is difficult to work with. You have horses, which don’t necessarily enjoy fire. And because the dragon was sweeping over the whole set, they have these amazing wires for this camera, which is just zooming by us. I can’t even imagine how they pulled it off.

I loved it, because even though it’s not as big when we shoot it, it’s still big. You have the whole wagon train. You have all the explosions going off. You’re on horseback. It is quite exhilarating, to be honest. When you see the Dothraki riders, the skill level is insane! Because they do it. It’s in-camera. It’s not C.G.I. They jump up on those horses. They shoot a bow and arrow while standing up on horseback, galloping, on a field that is not even. It’s rough terrain, by the way. And they didn’t fall off. They didn’t have any injuries. The stunt department broke the record for the most men on fire, and it’s scary to see one man on fire, but 20 at the same time? And they just get up, like it’s another day at the office.

To be galloping on horseback, with extras running in front of you, weapons flying over you, on an animal that could slip and fall …

There’s this weird thing that happens when the word “action!” gets yelled out — you have to fool yourself. For that minute, I have to fool myself into thinking that this is really happening. That it’s real. Jaime Lannister would never worry for a second about falling off a horse, so you can’t think too much about it. I mean, I worry about it after, but I don’t worry about it during the take. Or I try not to, anyway.

Nikolaj Coster-Waldau in “Game of Thrones.” Credit Macall B. Polay/HBO
When Jaime sees Dany, he makes a desperate dash to attack her and perhaps end the war. When Tyrion sees this, he’s torn and thinks his brother’s an idiot for doing it …

Yeah. Jaime’s not a complete idiot. He knows that this is a long-shot. But he also knows that there is no way that they can beat this woman. They cannot beat these dragons. The only way would be to somehow kill her, and for a brief second, he sees that opening. It’s like a Hail Mary.

But this is Jaime. He sometimes acts before he thinks. And you have to, in war situations. It would be glorious. He would save his sister, even if he’s the only one who believes she needs saving. Because you also see the horror of these weapons of mass destruction, it’s so overwhelming. The truth is, Dany could do this without the Dothraki army. They’re just there to clean up the mess. So yes, you can have Qyburn’s scorpion machine, and if you had 100 scorpions, you might be able to do something. But unless they do that, it’s going to be difficult to beat. Or they’ve got to go get their own dragon eggs and build a big fire! [Laughs]

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Jaime doesn’t see Tyrion in this moment, but at least he definitively knows, from his conversation with Olenna Tyrell, that his brother did not kill Joffrey.

I don’t think Jaime ever thought Tyrion did, but he didn’t know that he didn’t, if that makes sense. I don’t think he believed it. But they didn’t know who did it. And it raises a question of who can he trust?

Will it change anything? Will he ever get a chance to tell Cersei about it? Jaime’s always been on the fringe of this whole game of thrones, if you will. I think he’s getting to the place where he’s questioning, What’s the point of all this? Power for the sake of power? The times when he functions the best is when he has a purpose, when he’s on a battlefield. Like when he took back Riverrun, he did it in a smart way. Instead of just using blunt force, he can find the weakness in a person.

He’s such a great military man, but when it comes to Cersei, he’s just flailing because he doesn’t have that same level of cynicism, or that ability to lie, like Cersei, Littlefinger or Varys. They operate in a parallel universe. What is the endgame? When you see Cersei with the banker, it’s all about how she wants to control everything. It’s never going to be enough for her, no matter what. And it’s a tricky situation for Jaime. He’s more romantic about that whole relationship, and she’s not that romantic. So how will she react to all of this? It’ll be interesting.

We leave Jaime drowning in his armor.

It seems impossible to survive that. Luckily, he’s not wearing the Kingsguard armor, which is made of brass. But oh my God, don’t get me started on the water! We had a full day of going to the bottom, and that was not nice. I got a little sick, after. You have to go down, you have to equalize the pressure, and I’m not very good at that. It was just a tough, tough day.

Also, as you can imagine, because you can’t see anything when you go underwater, you depend on these divers to come to you when you signal, and you always want to have the feeling that you can escape if something happens. But because of the armor, I couldn’t. Once I let go, I couldn’t do anything. It was a great test of what level of claustrophobia I have, which turned out to be quite high. [Laughs] It’s funny, because it’s all in your mind. In my mind, I know safety is paramount and people are ready, but when you can’t see, and you can’t move, and you feel the pressure of the water? It was … absolutely disgusting, to be honest. But it looks amazing!

my god they even censor D7ke .. with dashes in between every letter .. what a world we have to live in hey!

Try saying Dick Van ****

The felllow with an authentic " English Cockney " accent!

I can fix my own car moonbeam! When I say I am a lesbian.........! I was going to say I have hairy bollocks but I guess some lesbians have hairy bollocks too!

You do know it is not real?

Dirty Dozen, Dirty Half Dozen plus one, The A Team, The Magificent Seven, The Seven Samurai, Oceans Eleven minus four,

Or Seven go on a walk and get fceked!

Who will be the Captain Oates? We need Jon, Gendry, The Hound, Tormund shirley has to fcek Brienne, that leaves Berrick and Thoros, I think Jora makes the cut too.

Good episode to pre Armageddon, I also suggest that Artmageddon will be the ultimate not penultimate episode of the series!

Cracking lad!

Regger!

Very sad indeed Dr,

You are not alone but you do know you can tape it to watch at breakfast before work or watch it on catch up beofre 10pm tonight?

Ragga!

Terrible plan because Cersei has already got a dead bloke on her staff. What does another one prove

I thought it was a decent enough episode - Jon snow patting the Dragon's nose was class

Just one thing wrong with Tyrians plan to contact Jamie ... he thought the **** was Dead

if he lays one Little finger on my Lady Sansa i'll do the cooont Myself !