HBO and Game of Thrones

Recently a friend told me about HBO GO.  I am a little ashamed that I hadn't already heard about it since I claim to be a TV addict and this is the type of thing a TV addict should know about.  If you are unaware of the greatness of HBO GO let me enlighten you.  If you have HBO through your cable provider then you can sign in to HBO GO on your computer/phone/ipad etc. and stream any episode of any original HBO series.  Yes folks, it's true.  You can watch The Sopranos, Entourage, Boardwalk Empire, True Blood, Eastbound and Down, Extras and so on at the touch of a button.  Plus tons of movies are available as well.

We immediately called Time Warner to reinstate our HBO service.  We have been without HBO for some time now because "we" (my husband) cancelled our service the day after the series finale of The Sopranos.  Within minutes we were able to watch HBO on our TV.  Hurrah!  I got out my ipad to set up the HBO GO service only to find that Time Warner cable is NOT one of the providers that supports HBO GO.  Boooooo!!  Disappointment day.

Luckily, HBO has been reshowing the entire first season of their new show Game of Thrones.  I had been hearing buzz about this show but didn't know much about it other than Boromir from Lord of the Rings was one of the main characters.  I decided to give it a go, especially since the first season only has 10 episodes so it wouldn't take too long to get caught up.

Much like any other HBO series, there is an abundance of violence, swearing and naked ladies.  If you can get past some of that, Game of Thrones is quite enthralling.  I'm only 6 episodes in, but I can't wait to finish the season.  Peter Dinklage is fantastic.

The top 3 most shocking/uncomfortable/squirm worthy scenes so far:

1. Gregor Clegane, also known as "The Mountain", loses a joust.  "The Mountain" is (supposed to be) over 8 feet tall and is not used to losing battles.  In a fit of rage he uses his sword to chop off the head of his horse.  Lots of blood spurting everywhere.

2. The Queen is caught doing the wonky donk with Jamie Lannister, who happens to be her BROTHER!  Gross.

3.  Probably the worst scene so far was when we first met Lysa Arryn and her son Robin. We see Lysa sitting on a throne breastfeeding her son.  Ok, so breastfeeding in public is a little cringeworthy for some people but not completely shocking right?  Well, it is if your son is 10 years old!  I just keep thinking about the actor who plays little Robin.  Certainly his friends know he is on this show and will want to watch him on TV.  How embarrassing that this is his first scene.  Ew.  Actually, all of his scenes are a little bit creepy.  Let's hope he is just a great actor rather than just a really creepy kid.