The Game of Thrones season two Blu-ray set released yesterday and since then fans have been busy hunting down the hidden dragon eggs, which contain deleted scenes from season two. If you are having trouble finding them, BuzzFeed has some helpful hints.
If those are too vague for you, then HBO Watch has more straight-forward instructions on where to find each egg.
And for the really lazy (or those who live outside the US), there is always Youtube. The scenes have already been uploaded there. We’ve embedded them all, after the break.
Winter Is Coming: I liked seeing all of these deleted scenes, but I can understand why each were cut from the show. They all offered little new information or characterization that other scenes didn’t accomplish. The only scene I think one could make a case for was the one between Sansa and Sandor, mainly for her interactions with Tyrion. But even that relationship was developed in other scenes in season two, so not a huge loss. What say you?
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First!
The scene with Sansa and the Hound kinda creeped me out at first, but when Tyrion rescued her; so to speak, we got to see more of his sentiment towards her which was nice.
GrijnwaaldQuote Reply
The Irri death scene: terrible acting from Roxanne McKee, turning her character into a borderline psycho who enjoys killing
Ren SnowQuote Reply
let me fix that for you. irri death scene: terrible writing
Mean25Quote Reply
I still cant find he ones from season 1
chrisQuote Reply
stupid scenes. especially with Irri and Doreah
The KingslayerQuote Reply
Good thing these were all deleted. The closest to being worthy of airing is the Varys/Littlefinger exchange, but even then… just petty insults.
D’ArcyQuote Reply
Not sure I agree that they were unnecessary. While I don’t think they were particularly well done, the scene w/ Loras is pretty important considering he (rather than his bro) goes on to ride into battle in Renly’s Armor, something I’m sure flew over the head of almost every single viewer (and rightly so).
Also, the scene w/ Baelish and Varys subtly revives the valyrian dagger/assassin subplot that was so pivotal in S1 and will surely play a part in S3/S4.
PaulQuote Reply
The first scene feels really aimless, the second is terrible, but I rather like the final two. the third shows us new facets of Loras and Margaery. The fourth is the least fun of Varys and Littlefingers exchanges thus far, but it’s still pretty good. They could easily have re-used in the season 3 premiere.
WatsonQuote Reply
Yup. Although the writer (Vanessa Taylor) didn’t do her any favors by giving her a monologue to deliver while she does the deed. And the director (David Nutter) is to blame as well. I think a version of that scene would have been nice to have in the show and could have worked thusly:
Winter Is ComingQuote Reply
Wow! The scene with Sansa & the Hound is really the only scene were I truly recognised Sandor from the books. Should’ve kept it.
The one with Loras too. His relationship with Renly seemed a bit shallow to me in the show – even though we got to see them together and all.
sjweningsQuote Reply
Well, the book version was way too creepy, actually ^_^
I don’t understand why they cut that scene, it looks pretty good to me and I guess many Sandor and Sansa fans would’ve been quite happy to see that dialogue on screen.
ryraQuote Reply
I wish they had kept the SanSan scene.
EvlTwynQuote Reply
Always love a bit of banter between the Spider and LF.
The Loras scene was interesting at first, showing that regret of crowning Renly but lost its aim towards the end.
Irri and Doreah’s scene being cut probably paid for a couple of shots in Blackwater (due to the shot of the dragons) so I can’t complain too much.
SanSan scene brings back elements from the book but is too short just on its own really. Might have worked better if that dialogue was placed in another scene between the two.
All nice, small fixes until s3 though :)
SamQuote Reply
The Sansa scene I think should have made it into the show. They already lacked so much of Sansa’s development in the series and some of her interactions with the Hound are my favorite interactions in the books. And Sophie Turner is such a talented actress, I’d have loved to see more scenes with her and Peter Dinklage but I guess that’s what we have season 3 for.
PaigeQuote Reply
Doreah’s role in the show’s Quarth storyline was a mess, but this scene makes it only worse, totally out of character. glad that wasn’t in the show
Sandor/Sansa is short, but great. Clearly book Sandor speaking, not the silent Hound from the show, so probably they thought it didn’t fit… still, showing more of his angry side and rapy vibe would have made clearer why Sansa stayed in KL, in the show it just seemed stupid
The other two… Renly’s death felt rushed, so a bit of mourning Loras wouldn’t have hurt. Varys/Littlefinger was good, but we’ve got enough of those scenes in S1. So nothing show-changing, but I’d prefer these a million times to senseless Ros scenes
Dolorous NedQuote Reply
Well I didn’t read the books :P
GrijnwaaldQuote Reply
I’m indifferent to the Irri and Doreah and Littlefinger and Varys scenes. I would have liked some combination of the Sansa and Sandor scene (minus Tyrion) and the one that was in the Blackwater episode.
The only scene I loved and wish had made it into the show is the Loras and Margaery one. Since they took away Loras’s moment of killing the guards and gave that to Brienne, this scene added in would have been a good way to show him grieving for Renly. It’s also a really nice look at the Tyrells when no one is around and gives some good insight into Margaery’s thoughts. It’s hard to believe that the director or editors couldn’t find two more minutes to add this scene (when they find plenty of time for Ros scenes in every episode)…
AmyQuote Reply
I can see why they were all deleted especially the Irri scene but saying that, I liked the Varys/LF and Loras/Margaery scenes. I really liked the Sansa/Hound scene until Tyrion showed up.
Dinklage is fantastic obviously, but the way they use Tyrion as the hero all the time is annoying. They’re whitewashing the character so much, there isn’t a hint of grey to him which is very unlike book Tyrion. How do they plan to do his late aSoS and later books stuff without showing his darker side?
Nick_ScryerQuote Reply
The one that I really miss in the show is the Loras / Margaery one !
They definitly have to put the “No candles” line next season !
ArkashQuote Reply
They can still develop his character in the next two seasons. Having Tywin around should help.
I loved the Sandor scene. That should be reinserted. Sandor had awfully little dialogue on the show. The Loras scene was nice as well. I didn’t like how openly Littlefinger talks about the other people.
BlutrabeQuote Reply
Glad the Irri/Doreah scene got snipped. Sucks for the Irri character to be bundled out of the show so unceremoniously, but really, that scene was terribly written. GoT really dodged a bullet there, that scene would have been mocked forever.
As for the rest, I don’t see why they had to be cut. Especially since this is HBO and time constraints are really more nebulous. Unless they affected the pacing of the episodes in some way that my puny non-media mind cannot comprehend.
saarkQuote Reply
I liked the Sansa and the Tyrell ones too, for reasons cited above.
The Doreah scene is useless and it takes away the surprise and panic we feel with Dany when she stumbles on the mess.
I agree with all the Ros scenes too, it’s even more frustrating when you see what they left out. By the way are these the only deleted scenes ? Some more Robb/Bolton and especially more team Stannis would have been quite nice!
YepQuote Reply
The Loras-Margaery one was cut I think, because when Renly was killed, he didnt wear his armor (they had to change quite everything about this scene for material reasons).
The Varys-Littlefinger because it’s a copy of many previous scenes and the dialogue in it is really bad. Glad they cut that one.
The Irri – Doreah because none of them is an important character that deserves a scene only with her. I know we dont have the PoV system in the show, but still, dedicating a whole scenes to two minor characters isnt really in the mood of the show.
Cant see why they cut the Sansa – Hound one.
ArkashQuote Reply
So how about those animated histories?
Reverse NielsenQuote Reply
Arkash,
I think Renly was wearing his armor … Just without the helmet.
PepiQuote Reply
That SanSan scene is gold, I wish they’d kept it in.
My second favorite scene is Marg and Loras. One scene I dearly missed from the books was Loras killing everyone he could in a rage of grief at Renly’s murder. This scene would have compensated somewhat for the other’s absence. Really well written and acted by both parties.
The Varys/Littlefinger scene wasn’t really needed, per se, but I do always enjoy those characters getting to toss word daggers at each other. We do get a few of those, though, and this one was among the lesser of those scenes. I would have probably kept it in but I get why it was cut. The insults weren’t exactly the most creative (mostly on LF’s part, as Varys says)
The worst of them all was Irri’s death, I just wish it had been written differently. Some version of it would have improved the story. That version didn’t and was rightly cut.
(And my Greyjoy Blu-ray set arrived today! woooo)
ZackQuote Reply
Did anyone else get a little concept art trading card of a White Walker on horseback? I was wondering if it was a different piece of concept art in other sets.
dizzyQuote Reply
go go san san!
I liked the loras and margery scene, the armor switch up makes sense why the cut it though.
PerkinsQuote Reply
Ughhh, at least now I finally understand why they hid all of the deleted scenes from us. They were hoping we wouldn’t find them. The Irri murder is almost comically bad. Margarey/Loras is the only deleted scence that didn’t feel awkward. Plus casual fans need to learn more about the Tyrells. Not to mention Natalie Dormer is a smoke show. That episode was 54 minutes long, so this scene wouldn’t have hurt anything in my opinion.
NedQuote Reply
dizzy,
Same here. I got the Greyjoy set and got the same card as you.
KosisQuote Reply
Kosis,
It’s a cool piece of art. I hope they show some of the White Walkers with their helms on like that piece of art has in the coming season.
dizzyQuote Reply
I know D&D and their assistants read the website, so here is my complaint with this approach to Easter Eggs on the Blu-Rays: it simply does not work.
I buy the discs to watch in 1080p. Please don’t do this. I should not have to watch this material on Youtube when I bought the product for a superior experience.
This is 2013. A SUBSTANTIAL number of people, if not majority, of those who buy the Blu-Ray are not using a standard remote with their Blu-Ray players. We have a Blu-Ray drive on our computers or, more likely, we simply use a Playstation 3 as our Blu-Ray player. The buttons and tricks required to see these things on such hardware using a “standard” remote is not something we have or use. Please stop his “feature” with Season 3 Blu-Rays and beyond. Give us a straightforward menu please. Thank-you.
Steel_WindQuote Reply
dizzy,
Agreed. I think I read on that card or elsewhere that they plan on releasing trading cards? Could be an interesting medium to introduce art that may not translate to actual show costuming.
KosisQuote Reply
Steel_Wind,
Well in your case I would suggest trying up, up, down, down, left, right, left, right, B, A, start.
;)
dizzyQuote Reply
Urrgh SanSan is a horrible ship IMO but scenes with her and the hound are always a hit; that one was the best, even in its raw state the actress who plays Sansa was fantastic as always as was Sandor. The Tyrion entrance was nice but another line from him to Sansa would have been nice, particularly in fortifying his affections for her. Also, did I get the impression that scene had Sansa coming back from her Godswood meet with Dontos?
Seven Hells BellsQuote Reply
They should have kept the SanSan scene, the duration of Blackwater episode is around 55:00 so adding a minute and a half would not hurt the 60 min rule.
Loras/Marg scene was good but I think the best way would have been to combine somehow this scene with their scene with littlefinger avoiding repetition of certain things.
I think the other two scenes were unnecessary – I don’t mind them giving Danny’s servants more personalities and different motivations, but this scene is awkward, someone here had a way better version of that scene.
LF and Varys scene was repetetive, + they can change this conversation slightly and use it in Season 3. (Maybe it is already there?:)
RazhaQuote Reply
Hopefully HBO will do away with the Hidden Dragon Eggs and just add the bonuses to the actual bonus features. It would also be nice to finally see concept art…for a change.
WolfheartQuote Reply
Perkins,
Renly was wearing his armor when he was stabbed. Brienne took off the gold breastplate (not sure what it’s called, the bit with the deer on it) but he was still wearing the velvet-covered armor (that we see Loras touching in this scene).
AmyQuote Reply
It’s definitely not from the Blackwater episode. Looks to me like it’s just after her dinner with Cersei, Tommen and Myrcella and before she returns to her room. Which leads to Shae becoming her new handmaiden.
Nick_ScryerQuote Reply
Deleted scenes are always cool. That being said, the whole ‘dragon eggs’ thing is just stupid. It’s 2013, we’re adults, can we just have the deleted scenes without having to search through 5 discs of content… please?
Hopefully when Season 3 is released, HBO finally realizes how ridiculous the concept is.
JakeQuote Reply
The SanSan scene felt forced and the long pauses felt awkward, not scary or creepy like they should. If they would have cleaned up that scene I’d have loved to have seen it in the episode. The Tyrell scene was also nice to see. Marg shouldn’t be calling anything “country” but “kingdom” or “land”. Seeing Loras finally freak out made his characterization a whole lot stronger than what we’ve seen so far. The Irri scene was just plain terrible and the Varys scene was extraneous.
Maester VictorQuote Reply
I liked the Sansa/Sandor/Tyrion scene. The interaction is important – I think – for what is to come.
I also liked the Loras/Margaery scene. As someone said upthread, I enjoy the interaction between the Tyrells.
The scene of Psycho Doreah killing Irri is just ridiculous.
mariamb18Quote Reply
I’m glad that the Doreah/Irri scene wasn’t there, it would make the whole serie worse, but I’d really like to see the Loras/Margaery scene there because it’d end Loras and Renly’s relationship very nicely with Loras feeling guilty for Renly’s death. Sansa/Sandor scene wasn’t bad, but I think it could have been done better (except Tyrion, Peter Dinklage is always perfect), so for me it’s good that it was deleted. Varys and Littlefinger… it was fine, but there wasn’t any surprise.
Seven Gods, I’m so impatient, waiting for season 3, those 39 days will kill me!
InvorvialQuote Reply
I know they’re trying to introduce Westeros history into the show. But if that conversation took place in the books and Vary’s asked Petyr if he knew that every family who has taken Harrenhal has died out, Littlefinger would say yea and I heard there’s a giant wall to the north.
SourBillyTiptonQuote Reply
Indeed. Though with some direction. For example: “use the words as soothingly as possible”, it may have worked a little better. One of the first things you learn as an actor is that the same text can be played in a myriad ways and given a myriad meanings or intentions.
Ren SnowQuote Reply
I liked the Littlefinger-Varys scene. Yes it is redundant, but it was funnier than a couple of their scenes in season 1. But given the fact that it was shot for the finale, I can see why they cut it.
The Irri – Doreah scene, like that whole subplot, was just aweful. Don’t care that they cut the scene.
The San-San scene doesn’t really fit in terms of the show. Had they established the Hound’s creepiness towards Sansa from the start, then it would have worked. Now it just seems out of place.
Loras-Margaery was a pretty decent scene. I thought it would have worked to show Loras more emotional over Renly.
Tyrion PimpslapQuote Reply
If no one ever uses the obnoxious term “SanSan” ever again, it’ll be too soon.
AdrianQuote Reply
The only scene that adds anything is the Loras one – it shows the non book-reader that he is truly grieving, and it shows the need for House Tyrell to once again try and back the winners and swap sides.
The first two aren’t great – good move to cut them.
The final one – on one hand, I like it. The sniping between these two is always a pleasure. On the other hand it is – again – more odd, wooden acting from Gillen. I really don’t understand it – I have just finished The Wire (AMAZING) and he is brilliant in that. How has he got this character so wrong?
RossQuote Reply
Thanks for posting these–here today and on Tumblr yesterday, where I caught a glimpse. I really enjoyed the Littlefinger-Varys scene, especially when Littlefinger cut himself on the Iron Throne. Take that, vile schemer!
BTW, Conleth Hill was in the most recent episode of Suits on USA, and as usual, was AWESOME. I may have let out a small exclamation when I realised who the actor was. : )
IsabelleQuote Reply
Thank god they didn’t put the Irri/Doreah scene in there, that was downright weird and made it look like Doreah was some secret psycho serial killer.
KramerQuote Reply
Wow, that Doreah scene was awful.
Very glad they kept that out, was really bad.
ArthurQuote Reply
The Sandor/Sansa/Tyrion’s scene is the most revealing and that, IMHO, will be more important in the future.
The Tyrell’s scene actually made me realize that Loras is the guilty of all, If he hadn’t said that to Renly, he would had supported Stannis and Ned.
Loras you killed Ned Stark.!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
omarlittlethekingQuote Reply
Isabelle,
I had pretty much the same reaction to Conleth on Suits! hahaha
GregQuote Reply
It’s always interesting to watch deleted scenes, as they aren’t ever scored or given the momentum of a previous scene or a following scene. That said, no amount of scoring or final image editing would have saved the scene between Irri and Doreah. Glad that scene was cut. The scene with Sandor and Sansa was really a give-or-take for me. They could have edited our her repetitious line about him not hurting her, and it might’ve been a worthwhile addition (I think you keep Tyrion, in that case, otherwise the scene is simply too short).
The scene between Littlefinger and Varys wasn’t exactly necessary, but it was still a nice scene. The one that absolutely should have been kept was the scene with Loras. It’d highlight that that was Loras who was wearing Renly’s armor at the Blackwater battle (for those few non-readers who would’ve noticed to begin with), and adds a small amount of character development to both Loras and Margaery; two characters who would have benefited from even this small amount of additional time.
All-in-all, it was nice that they added these on the Blu-Ray set. I’m not going to complain about the method of finding them, considering they don’t have to provide them to us at all, and it isn’t terribly difficult to find easter eggs. DVD’s (and Blu-Ray’s) have had easter eggs for years and years, and I actually quite enjoy them.
Khal-A-BungaQuote Reply
I would like so much that the scene of Sansa, Sandor y Tyrion had been in the second season.
Juego de tronosQuote Reply
Agree completely. Cutting that Sandor-Sansa scene is actually a pretty big misstep in my book but then I think the production has generally undersold the Hound painting him as little more than a nightclub bouncer.
The Loras-Margaery scene would have been useful just to give the Tyrell’s more screen time. I know a few non-book readers who have little idea who the Tyrell’s are and how they relate to the other families. A foreshadowing of Renly’s armour would also have made the end of ‘Blackwater’ a bit less confusing, or at least pointed to the significance of Loras removing his helm.
HouseLarkQuote Reply
Khal-A-Bunga,
I agree. I enjoy looking for the Easter Eggs. I’m actually a bit upset that these scenes are being made available for free so quickly. I understand that they would pop up on youtube eventually, but the very next day after the Blu-Rays are released every news website has them. What a crock.
Tyrion PimpslapQuote Reply
I hate to admit it- I thought the writing sucked in season 2. It reeked (no pun intended) of the crap they called a script for the wolverine movie. It started wandering around trying to create moving moments that were just awkward, and they just neglected using tons of original lines that would serve the situations. Meh. I know, I know- it can’t be a perfect translation….but it can be a good reimagination….which this struggles to be. Gods help us if some unfortunate act causes the books to never come out and these two take what they know of the ending and have to make it for us….
Yoosteen BoseQuote Reply
SourBillyTipton,
They do that constantly in the show, though. They don’t have the luxury of an omniscient narrator and so they have to resort to little awkward bits like that. The one I always hated was the S1 scene beteen Ned and Littlefinger in the throne room, really heavy-handed and weak IMO, but they kind of have to.
I’m used to it. Necessary evil I guess.
ZackQuote Reply
Seriously? It think you guys are trolling … The Easter Eggs are terrible. They have to go next year. It’s the only thing keeping these sets from being “perfect”. I pay money, you give me special features … that’s how the transaction works. Not I pay money, get frustrated, and find them one hour later on the internet anyways (but am forced to watch in a poor quality Youtube video instead of my 1080p Flat Panel and Blu-Ray).
NedQuote Reply
Why does it not surprise me that the usual suspects pounced on this thread with their opinions on D&D and their writing skills? I can’t wait until the new season starts so we can hear about how D&D ruined the series every week in the episode recaps.
Tyrion PimpslapQuote Reply
Ned,
I found 2 of them within the first hour of going through the extras. If you want to watch them on your 1080P TV then follow the steps to find them. It only takes a couple of minutes.
Tyrion PimpslapQuote Reply
All deleted scenes were great (except the Irri and Doreah scene)! Such a shame they were cut.
The choke to death part was terrible. Sounds so psychoville.
AryannetsQuote Reply
I got my blu ray today from Amazon. Only $29.95. How can they afford to sell so cheap? After I used some credit card points I brought it down to only $15.00!
HollyoakQuote Reply
Tyrion Pimpslap,
Yeah I’m debating whether to contribute to tv episode discussion this season. The hyperbole will be out of this world. Criticism is one thing, but some of the vitriol displayed in those discussions indicate that people have no idea how television works.
I think in the end though after all the anguish I have read here regarding the wait for the trailers has indicated to me that “you can’t please everyone”. So I’m going to post my opinion and that’s that. Come what may.
Joshua TaylorQuote Reply
anyone else having trouble getting the Loras/Margaery scene to work? the disc won’t load the Stannis, Renly and Joffrey parts of the War of Five Kings extra
StephanieQuote Reply
Yoosteen Bose,
I’m anxiously awaiting your adaptation, in that case.
Khal-A-BungaQuote Reply
This covers my own opinion perfectly. Didn’t like the Irri/Doreah scene but I thought all the others were brilliant. Loras/Margaery scene was the best, I think. Sure, each of the three reiterates a few things we know already, but I think they also hint at other things.
Littlefinger/Varys: “I always bet on my friends” seems like a veiled comment re. the wager on the dagger.
Sandor/Sansa shows a very nasty aspect of his character compared to other scenes.
Margaery/Loras helps to ground Loras’s decision to wear Renly’s armour in battle and, to be honest, shows how heartbroken Loras is, how much he really loved Renly. [I am probably alone in thinking this, but I thought that their relationship as shown in the few scenes where they were alone together seemed to focus more on sex than their romantic attachment to each other (though *obviously* the two are related).]
Siobhán MooneyQuote Reply
No links to the history and lore?
Ren SnowQuote Reply
It’s been ages since I’ve posted here, but I have to say, these scenes were all AWESOME. I think the only one I would have left on the cutting room floor was Irri’s murder. The other three all shed new light and details on key characters.
furreverQuote Reply
The Irri/Doreah scene was terrible, but I liked the other three.
They could have easily been fit in. You are seriously telling me that we couldn’t have cut a fucking Ros/brothel bullshit scene?
unrobbQuote Reply
This is what I think of each.
Sansa/Hound: Great scene, though I think what they included in the actual show was really strong as well. This deleted one has the added bonus of Tyrion, which is a nice moment considering what we know happens to the pair. I also liked Sansa’s “I don’t know any songs…not anymore” line.
Irri/Doreah: I was really excited for this one! And it was really bad. I’m glad they edited it out. It is out of character for Doreah, the monologue is poorly written and McKee is over-acting. I wish Irri had gotten a death scene, but I’m glad it wasn’t this one.
Loras/Margaery: This was my favorite. I think it humanizes the Tyrells and characterizes both siblings. Loras is really the paradigm of a white knight; he’s a great warrior and he was deeply in love, just with a man not a maid. Margaery is shrewd but her cunning comes from a desire to protect her family. With their increasing role in the story, I think they deserve a bit more screentime.
Littlefinger/Varys: As always, strong acting from both (better from Conleth Hill; he really might be my favorite actor on the show). But this is redundant. The dialogue is a bit corny and we’ve already seen the verbal/psychological ping pong between these two before.
LinaQuote Reply
I really liked all 4, but Irri and Littlefinger’s scenes don’t add anything. However I really liked the Tyrell deleted scene because it kind of puts focus on the family. Margery mentions Loras and her looking out for their family now, which is important as they become more important in Season 3. Also, showing Renlys armor close-up one more time might make the scene where he charges Stannis’ forces in Blackwater make more sense.
MattQuote Reply
Greg,
He just rocked, didn’t he? When you need to one-up your opponent, bring in the Spider!
IsabelleQuote Reply
Someone uploaded the histories.
PepiQuote Reply
I want a gag reel!
carrybooQuote Reply
Loras scene is out of place.
The scene is set at night in the same tent Renly was killed. It is also mentioned Renly has already been buried. In the episode, we see Stannis’ ships approaching the camp the morning after Renly’s death. But by the time he reaches the camp(an hour later), the Tyrells have already packed and left. So when does this scene take place?
flameQuote Reply
Nick_Scryer,
I agree with your comment regarding Tyrion portrayal as Universal Savior of The Day. It was wearing thin already for me.
I could have lived with this scene with a different way out for Sansa. And she did sing a song in the book.
GorreanQuote Reply
As people before me have said, combining some lines from the San/San scene with the scene in Blackwater would be great, and I liked the Loras one as well, some nice, spot-on characterisation, introspection, and sentiment there.
Hear Me RoarQuote Reply
I really wish the Loras/Margaery scene had been kept. It did a lot to develop both characters, and the acting was spot-on. I feel like it also helps to navigate away from the slightly tacked-on nastiness of Loras from the first season and makes sense of his pushing Renly to become king. I liked the San/San scene too. Because Sansa’s been ignored in the second season (more than in the books), it would have been nice to keep it. The Littlefinger/Varys scene seemed like just more of the same to me, so I’m glad that went. Still, I would have rather had any of these than the largely pointless brothel scenes that went on.
Steve Hugh WestenraQuote Reply
I fully understand why they are reluctant to show deleted scenes: either at all or why they feel they have to hide them. They realize that the fans are questioning, watching every step of the way the adaptation of this series. On one hand it’s detrimental for them to do so because it reveals the writing/filming/editing process that is Hollywood (premium cable shows or otherwise) creating questions as to why they make the deviations that they do. On the other hand for some fans it shows that they are adapting in the best possible way but sometimes decisions are made and things need to be tweaked even if they are not as loyal or as well executed as other aspects of the production.
As for the Irri/Doreah scene. Yeah I wouldn’t have put that on the DVD/blu ray at all. That’s terrible filmmaking. And I actually enjoyed facets of Roxanne Mckee’s performance in the series. And I am huge David Nutter fan as well. Which kinda brings out the conspiracy theory guy in me: was Acharia and co (ie the Dothraki hangers-on) being let go as part of a deal with HBO execs to get money for Blackwater and CGI?
Joshua TaylorQuote Reply
When Littlefinger is listing off the “grotesques” at court, who is the second person he names? Lady Jenia? Who is that?
MRRQuote Reply
Is this all of the deleted scenes?
GrijnwaaldQuote Reply
MRR,
Closed captioning spelled it ‘Jeyne’. It sounded like Ginnia, though.
Tyrion PimpslapQuote Reply
Dunno what’s with Gillen’s pronunciation. Correct me if I’m wrong, but didn’t he also freestyle on Armeca’s name in the first (or second, not sure) season? :D
PepiQuote Reply
OH GOD I’M SUCH A NERD.
I just popped in my blu ray and got misty-eyed on the freaking menu screen!
Ramin’s awesome somber score that accompanies that menu screen made me all wobbly.
I heart GoT
HollyoakQuote Reply
Ginia as in Ginia Bellafante? Hilarious troll, if so.
Winter Is ComingQuote Reply
Pepi,
Thanks!!
IsabelleQuote Reply
Liked them all, except Irri/Doreah. The Tyrell scene would have clarified the significance of Renly’s armor at Blackwater. Littlefinger crossed a line with Varys, explaining why he went to Ros. Sandor was terrorizing Sansa, though the rescue was a little too pat. Thanks for these scenes! I received my copy on Tuesday from Amazon, and have enjoyed the special features very much…
MonicaQuote Reply
My take on the four scenes (sorry if I’m echoing previous comments–I haven’t read them all yet):
Sandor-Sansa: I’m super bummed this did not make the final cut! The Hound needs to be more dangerous/violent/threatening with Sansa, to counterbalance the tenderness/concern he shows her, making a more complex picture. McCann is clearly capable of playing the Hound with occasional bursts of rage and fury, as we saw in his fanatastic audition for the role (an Easter Egg form the previous season–”LOOK AT ME!”). But, whether due to the actor’s choice or the writers/producers/directors, McCann’s hound is too often mellow, melancholy and subdued. I like the sense of danger in this scene when he puts his hands on Sansa; it reminds us this is the guy who cut the butcher’s boy in half without blinking an eye. So I’m sad we don’t get see the harder edge of the Hound, to help us understand why everyone is so scared of him–both this scene and the beautiful audition scene were cut.
Irri-Doreah: awful, awful scene! This is Game of Thrones, so I can’t really object to them killing off our sweet, likeable characters, but this dialogue is just atrocious and there is no real explanation of how Doreah became so immoral, so quickly. Just because she was a sex worker we’re supposed to believe she has no loyalty or ethics (let’s save that plotline for Shea in Season 3/4)? Very disappointing. Some fans have opined that leaving this scene in would make us feel better about the moment when the Khaleesi seals her former handmaid alive in the vault at the end of Season 2–and I suppose this is true–but overall I’m glad they left this awful scene out.
Margarery-Loras: a bit corny perhaps, but still very tender and moving, with fine acting. It’s a quiet scene where not much takes place, so I understand why they cut it (as an audience, we can surely just imagine that Loras is upset that his lover was killed without him having to emote, “I loved him so much!”) but I wish they would have left this in, as it serves to humanize Loras and further develops Margery a calculating player who is cold when she needs to be, warm when she needs to be, all for the good of her house and herself. Leaving this scene in would make more emotional sense than the final cut did–where in his first scene after Renly’s death, we see Loras oddly behaving sort of peeved and irate rather than heartbroken or traumatized.
Littlefinger-Varys: didn’t like it. I’m glad they left this one out. It rehashes too much of the LF-Varys banter from Season 1, and I feel it makes Littlefinger into sort of a mean-spirited bully, picking on Varys for his disability. Littlefinger is certainly not a nice guy–he’s a major creep sexually and as big a liar as any in Westeros–but he’s more clever and subtle than just to make vulgar jokes about Varys’s missing junk all day.
MATTHEWQuote Reply
Winter Is Coming,
I hear Lady Ginia as well :D LOL, they will never admit it ;)
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Winter Is Coming, I prefer your version! But it would ruin the surprise when Dany enters the room to find Irri dead.
I think it’s a shame that Irri had to go so abruptly though :/
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My guess for the Loras scene is that they intended Renly’s Death to be the episode ender and start the next episode with this one then cut to other places and only then show Stannis arriving at the camp. Would make sense as Margaery seems to be folding clothes or something like that. Would have liked that scene in but agree that the timing seems off which was probably one of the reason it was taken out.
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How do I find the ones from season 1? I’ve seen a few on youtube but I want to know how I find them all on the dvds! Help!
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Why the heck do many people here write Sansa’s name as SanSan???
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