Richard Madden Appreciation

Richard Madden

June 18, 1986 (Elderslie, Renfrewshire, Scotland, UK)

Hey, remember 3 weeks ago when Robb was still alive and we still had hope? If his storyline taught us anything it's: never bang a nurse. And if you absolutely have to - for the love of God, don't marry her.

Seriously, though, today on the occasion of Richard Madden's 27th birthday I've been continuing my frantic art making for tumblr meme and I realized it's unbelievable how much I'm going to miss him and his on-screen mother Michelle Fairley on the show. Though because of the writers ridiculous bias towards Daenerys, Robb and Catelyn didn't get enough of screen time, it's mostly because of Madden and Fairley that it was impossible not to want good things to happen for the Starks.

(83) Well, that was not good at all. + links

I'm still disgusted about the finale of Game of Thrones. How the hell can you call an episode Mhysa and not feature Mother Merciless in it? And if you don't know the book - for the love of God, don't google that phrase. I cannot believe I have to wait another season for this. But her eyes were the most terrible thing. Her eyes saw him, and they hated. What pisses me off the most is that the track Mhysa would actually be perfect for the scene - fuck me, there is even this little gong in the end of it! Let me show you my expression during Dany surfing on slaves ending by using one of he many priceless "Edmure is horrified" gifs ------------------------------------------------------------------->

Me realizing that it's over when end credits came up:

Game of Thrones 3x10 Mhysa

They've made a huge mistake. That is the first thought I had after seeing the finale to season 3 of Game of Thrones. I usually defend the writers but I don't know what they were thinking - Mhysa contains some of the worst decisions they have made in the show so far. To illustrate how much of a wasted opportunity that finale was - before seeing it, I'd say season 3 is the best season of the show so far. After seeing it, season 1 still holds that honor.

Stoker

Unusual. That is the first word that comes to mind when thinking about Stoker. The film is unlike anything I've seen recently - the director Chan-wook Park has very unusual, vivid style and his movies always feel like stepping in a very weird and creepy dream. Stoker is his English language debut and the film blends between usual Park's style and this new component which is the story that is much more approachable than any other told in Park's movies yet at the same time it's very hard to understand what drives the characters and guess what lies ahead.

(82) So, Robb...on a scale of 1 to Red Wedding how glad are you that you banged Talisa? + links

It is my great pleasure to announce that as of today I'm officially a law school graduate with the master's degree. I defended my dissertation today and got an A. An A! Me getting an A during law school is as rare as a unicorn crapping rainbows.

For the love of God If you watch Game of Thrones and don't know what happens in recent episode/haven't seen it yet leave this blog now.

Ladies and gentlemen, let's weep.

“Nothing will happen to you. Nothing. I could not stand it. They took Ned, and your sweet brothers. Sansa is married, Arya is lost, my father’s dead … if anything befell you, I would go mad, Robb. You are all I have left. You are all the north has left.”

“I am not dead yet, Mother.”

Game of Thrones 3x09 The Rains of Castamere

It is here. The dreaded and anticipated Red Wedding has happened and we are left with all our anger and grief. I'd be at loss to think of a sequence that I consider more cruel or more shocking. George R.R. Martin books were filled with prophecies and signs written in a way that as I reached that chapter I still didn't know what will happen. And then everything fell into place.

(81) And Roslin wept... + links

Well my week was a slight improvement over the shitstorm of last one. My dissertation finally got approved. If nothing fucks up I'm gonna defend it next Friday so keep your fingers crossed!

Soundtrack Wednesday - Spring Breakers

Track: Your Friends Ain't Gonna Leave with You

Artist: Cliff Martinez

Movie: Spring Breakers

Behind the Candelabra

I'm not the biggest Steven Soderbergh's fan but I'll hand it to the guy - he has his own style. I enjoyed quite a lot of his movies, with Solaris sitting firmly in my top 20 of all time for a decade now. When Soderbergh announced his retirement plans and that Behind the Candelabra will be his last movie I did feel that cinema is losing something. His films are quite unique, elegant, subtle and interesting.