Game Of Thrones - Official Trailer!

[Crazydragon]

OMG soo excited for this - just watched 1-6 again just so I am ready for the new series.

Only down side I am away for work in a hotel Monday and Tuesday and will have to wait until Wednesday to watch it so I am off Facebook, Twitter etc until I watch it as no doubt someone will post spoilers!

Rich

[afcajax73]

I've never watched GoT, but I have heard good things from almost everyone I have spoken to.

The problem is, I'm told it has excessive amounts of (needless) sexual content. Only two people have ever said to me "its not as bad as I expected", whereas everyone else has said "yes, its ridiculous"...

Any advice?

I should also point out.. myself and my partner began to watch True Blood, but it was just too much to enjoy continue watching

[StorybookCircus]

Originally Posted by afcajax73

I've never watched GoT, but I have heard good things from almost everyone I have spoken to.

The problem is, I'm told it has excessive amounts of (needless) sexual content. Only two people have ever said to me "its not as bad as I expected", whereas everyone else has said "yes, its ridiculous"...

Any advice?

I should also point out.. myself and my partner began to watch True Blood, but it was just too much to enjoy continue watching

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The term "sexposition" (all one word, not two! ) was coined in relation to a scene in season 1 of Game of Thrones where a character monologues about his backstory (plot exposition) whilst two female prostitutes have sex in the background. So in some parts the sex is arguably pointless "background noise", though some would argue that the setting (a brothel) was appropriate as it's owned by the character in question, who achieved his place in the social hierarchy by essentially selling his loyalty to the highest bidder. So there's some symbolism there.
Other scenes are essential to the plot (in the first episode an unlikely couple are caught having sex and the person who catches them is still living with the consequences 6 seasons later)
Sex on screen doesn't bother me at all, but I dislike the way the writers use sexual violence/torture to show us just how evil a character is...when we've already seen that character behead, flay or otherwise horribly murder multiple people! We get it! So why make a female character suffer?

With regards to True Blood- I'd say Game of Thrones has marginally more sexual content, but it's not at blurry "vampire speed"

[StorybookCircus]

Originally Posted by Stardust5

If you pause it and replay I think it's Yara Greyjoy and one if the sand sisters.

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It's Yara and Ellaria Sand, Oberyn Martell's mistress and mother of the Sand Snakes.

[afcajax73]

Originally Posted by StorybookCircus

The term "sexposition" (all one word, not two! ) was coined in relation to a scene in season 1 of Game of Thrones where a character monologues about his backstory (plot exposition) whilst two female prostitutes have sex in the background. So in some parts the sex is arguably pointless "background noise", though some would argue that the setting (a brothel) was appropriate as it's owned by the character in question, who achieved his place in the social hierarchy by essentially selling his loyalty to the highest bidder. So there's some symbolism there.
Other scenes are essential to the plot (in the first episode an unlikely couple are caught having sex and the person who catches them is still living with the consequences 6 seasons later)
Sex on screen doesn't bother me at all, but I dislike the way the writers use sexual violence/torture to show us just how evil a character is...when we've already seen that character behead, flay or otherwise horribly murder multiple people! We get it! So why make a female character suffer?

With regards to True Blood- I'd say Game of Thrones has marginally more sexual content, but it's not at blurry "vampire speed"

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haha thanks for that very informative.. I think we will probably just not watch it

[Ninja]

Originally Posted by skalexander

Best keep off social media, if you use it - people can't help but post spoilers, not caring if others have watched it :angry:

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Lol no worries on that score, I'm one of those *weirdos* that doesn't do social media Will just avoid threads on here about it

[Guest]

Mr TM - you tempter. Next Monday is booked in this household.

£10 says Kit Harington won't smile in this series.

[windsor_hills]

It's not often that I look forward to Mondays... this week will be the exception 😂 I'm sooooo looking forward to it.

[Jedi Princess]

Binge watching season 6 (again). Planner set for 2am. Cannot wait.😬

[dubletrub]

Fantastic opener, hooked again before the opening titles have played. Winter has come x