Game of Thrones Season Two

We currently have the last two episodes of Game of Thrones on our Tivo. This is not a good sign for the show. I must admit that I have found Season Two thus far to be a bit of a slog. The problem for me is that it is just about impossible to follow.

I like to think of myself as pretty intelligent, able to follow detailed plots and nuances and such. This show now as it has moved to it's seven kings for one throne phase needs to do something to make it more understandable. With brothers of kings, and bastards of kings, fathers, brothers, sisters and wives it is not easy to follow.

At this point I probably if I sat down with a piece of paper could tell you who the seven or more parties are vying for the crown. During the show however I often cannot tell who is who amongst the lesser combatants, it is just too much.

We will watch the episodes we have on tape and hopefully things will become more clear. I very much enjoyed the show last season and know how good this can be. Killing Lord Stark at the end of Season One was risky, it is not easy to give definition to a show when the main character that viewers identify with is suddenly gone.

Another controversy is the sex which is everywhere and often times gratuitous. Saturday Night Live had an excellent parody of this in a skit which told that the producers used a thirteen year old adviser to tell them when to insert sex scenes. At this point it is probably over the top, and certainly does little to advance the plot in most cases.

The show is strong, beautifully shot, and has some great story lines. Dragons are very exciting. It does however have challenges that are unique which will have to be solved if it is going to retain viewers beyond it's extreme fan-boy base.