so - robert died from pig attack, which was, in my honest opinion, a proper ending for a drunkard king aaand yeah, truly, we're on the brink of war there. i mean, it's so obvious boromir ned stark will get his ass kicked again because he's competing against bitch extraordinaire cersei and things are really heating up but then again we'll have to wait another week which is no fun, really.
also, danaerys is making steps towards being a serious contender so go her.
"in the game of thrones, you either win or die" - i couldn't agree more as long as there is a throne to game for in the first place. look, minor squabbles for nothing are pitiful and if you're going to engage in a war, at least do it for a prize worth fighting for. worth dying for.
in other news, 3 more weeks till a new season of true blood :D

... and definitely a contender for my favorite character in the games of thrones. yes, she's ruthless, yes she's cunning, power-hungry and hell-bent on revenge but who wouldn't be after being married for 17 years to wayward robert baratheon? i totally understand her desire to see him die in pain, and possibly dance on his grave afterwards. look, in that world is not like she had a lot of choice.

so yeah, winter is coming and according to sister-fish it's no wonder i'm having nightmares since i watch "such gory stuff with all sorts of weird crap and vampires". the show features no vampires, but it does have white walkers and the body count got to at least 6 in 1 hour. but long story short:
sean bean is awesome as ned stark. he's a true blue pater familias, gardian of the north, honorable, loyal and a mighty warrior and dispenser of justice with the sword, because the aries in him wouldn't have the patience for long trials and lawyers. he's also friend of the king robert baratheon who is no aragorn, so ned looks very good in comparison.also, the king asks him to basically rule the entire kingdom while "he drinks, eats and whores his way to an early death" which in ned's mind is something aragorn should have also done instead of prancing around being awesome and living to be 400.
to be continued...

first things first - hbo is evil. only 15 minutes??? and i have to wait 2 weeks now for the first episode??? come on, hbo, you're so. not. fair.
that being said, games of thrones looks like the best series ever. the imagery is breathtaking, THERE IS THE SEAN WHO IS TEN SHADES OF AWESOME OMG. he was born to play the lord of Winterfell and i bet the Aries in him got all giddy at the idea. unfortunately, the books say he will get dead (again! Aragorn is smirking with kingly satisfaction somewhere) there is high fantasy and a touch of horror and it's like watching a grittier lord of the rings.
other than that, in 15 minutes we got to the body count of 3, including a decapitation (look, Aragorn would not be happy about it. i guess Eddard is definitely thinking it's a damn fine thing Aragorn is not king in this movie. there's no one to shadow his gritty awesome, which Aragorn does in LotR. repeatedly. because he's Aragorn)

in conclusion, i just can't wait for that damn episode, omg.