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Comment on Album Review: Talib Kweli – Prisoner of Conscious by Omarey Williams

Omarey Williams — Fri, 17 May 2013 13:10:02 +0000

Thanks for checking it out!

Comment on Album Review: Talib Kweli – Prisoner of Conscious by Cockamamie Jewelry (@cockamamiejewel)

Cockamamie Jewelry (@cockamamiejewel) — Fri, 17 May 2013 06:52:43 +0000

FANTASTIC! Don’t miss this one!!!

Comment on Game of Thrones “The Bear and the Maiden Fair” Review by Matthew Thompson

Matthew Thompson — Wed, 15 May 2013 05:11:42 +0000

Maybe I was being a little harsh on Shae. I guess Tyrion maybe could have handled things better, but I feel like Shae needs to have a better understanding of the world she is living in at times if that makes sense. I will say this, in a show filled with great acting from men to women and even the child actors, the woman who plays Shae is probably the worst so that may not help matters. She may come across better in the book, but I didn’t really like her a ton there either. She’s no Ygritte that is for sure! Glad she has grown on you.

Comment on Game of Thrones “The Bear and the Maiden Fair” Review by Matthew Thompson

Matthew Thompson — Wed, 15 May 2013 04:44:24 +0000

I guess Locke is supposed to be like the Vargo Hoat of the show? They come off very differently though. Totally different people even though they have done similar things to Jaime. Him getting back at Locke this year would be a good way to wrap up his arc for the year. That is one odd thing about the splitting of the book. Some character’s arcs might feel a little incomplete though that is okay. Much more important to give this book more time on air.

They introduced the Reeds a lot earlier in the books which I think helped too. By the time they all set out, you already liked both of them due to their time in Winterfell. I also loved the bits about swooning… haha. I had forgotten about those. Jon and Ygritte are a riot together. The Hound and Arya should be fantastic!

Comment on Game of Thrones “The Bear and the Maiden Fair” Review by Ashley Hagood

Ashley Hagood — Tue, 14 May 2013 04:19:35 +0000

Nice summary and review, as always! I actually really liked this episode. It seemed to be more dialogue-heavy than some others, but I enjoyed all the couple chats and stuff. And even though originally I followed Jon’s story closely, now I watch his scenes for Ygritte and would happily follow her story with or without Jon! She’s a fantastic character and really funny.

I wanted to ask you about Shae in the books, though. I like her, but I know a few people who find her extremely annoying on the show. It makes me wonder whether she’s a likable character in the books or not? Her personality seems like it might go down smoother when read, when you might imagine a softer delivery or something.

OK, really… I just need to read the rest of the books already. =)

Comment on Game of Thrones “The Bear and the Maiden Fair” Review by sidekickreviews

sidekickreviews — Tue, 14 May 2013 03:55:17 +0000

My top three story lines of the week are Dany, Jamie and Jon. The dragons do look bigger to me too when compared with ep 4. I like that the dragons appear to understand what’s going on with the deal Dany rejected and prevented the gold from being taken away.

I really liked the bear scene. I was hoping Jamie would actually fight the bear a bit. Locke is not a character in the book, but I’m guessing Jamie is going to come back for him in ep. 10. A Lannister always pays his debts. lol.

I agree with your assessment of the Bran and Theon storylines. One of the problems with the Bran scenes is that I haven’t become invested in the Reeds yet. They should be immediately endearing and bring out the best qualities in Bran. Another problem is that Osha needs to go. I like her character but she’s just causing unnecessary drama for the group at this point.

I laughed when Ygritte thought the windmill was a palace. And then she tells Jon, was I supposed to swoon and faint? Such a great couple, too bad the early episodes didn’t focus on them.

I’m looking forward to the Hound and Arya scenes next episode.

Comment on Zelda’s Overworld Woes by Matthew Thompson

Matthew Thompson — Sun, 12 May 2013 21:00:14 +0000

I’m not the biggest LttP guy either, so maybe since I haven’t played it a ton or in a while, this might end up being a non-issue.

Good point about the old Zeldas. I played a 3DS XL last night and loved it. Going to wait for E3 time and see if they are doing some more colors. Then I’ll probably get one some time post-The Last of Us this summer. Tried MK7 too and it seemed pretty fun.

Comment on Zelda’s Overworld Woes by volvocrusher

volvocrusher — Sun, 12 May 2013 05:19:18 +0000

We’ve already discussed this but it’s kind of weird because I would be with you 100% if it weren’t for one thing: ALttP just doesn’t do much for me compared to later 2D Zeldas except for having what I think is the best overworld in the series. So this is like the one way they could recycle an overworld without me getting annoyed because I love the overworld so much and having dungeons I love as much as MC would be awesome.

There is a bright side though: When you get a 3DS, Link’s Awakening, Oracle of Ages, and Oracle of Seasons will be waiting for you on the eshop. So that will give you three overworlds that’ll be new to you. Also those games are fantastic.

Comment on Game of Thrones “The Climb” Review by Matthew Thompson

Matthew Thompson — Fri, 10 May 2013 06:25:22 +0000

Yeah, I really hated Theon last year. And his Book 2 Chapters are some of my least favorite in the books to be honest. But I do feel bad for him now. This torturer is definitely an entertaining kind of crazy though so that is a plus.

Comment on Game of Thrones “The Climb” Review by Nick Steinberg

Nick Steinberg — Wed, 08 May 2013 20:18:43 +0000

Hey Matt, Great review as usual. Sorry it took me so long to read it. I definitely agree that this week’s episode wasn’t quite as strong as the past two, but it still had some great moments. Theon’s torture scene in particular really got to me. I know Theon was a dick in the last season, but man am I ever feeling bad for him though. I like how the show is making him into such a tragic figure. His torturer (won’t say his name just in case) is terrifyingly psychotic. Love it.