SEAN BEAN WHY

Season One of 'A Game of Thrones'.

Yes, that's right. I've never seen it.

I'll wait while you stare with your mouth agape like a fish.

......

Done?

Anyway, I don't have HBO, and while the show IS right up my alley, I was disappointed (again) to hear that my main reason for seeing said show was killed off in the first season. I'm looking at you, Sean Bean, you adorable hunk of a man. (But like WHY does he always die?? Why?? He is a precious cinnamon roll who has all the talent and is fucking adorable STOP THE MADNESS.)

Anyway. Currently, I have finished the first three books and figured I should actually watch the show so I can be caught up on both by the time season 6 rolls around this April. (Don't think I can do it? Challenge accepted.)

While watching the show, (and having some wine because duh) I had some thoughts. (A friend of mine thinks they're hilarious and was upset I wasn't live tweeting this experience, but I digress.) I present you,

Random Thoughts While Watching 'A Game of Thrones': Season 1

1) These opening credits are legit. I appreciate them because personally, I canNOT figure out where all these damn cities are. It's very helpful.
2) Oh man. The Wall is CRAZY. Just like I pictured it.
3) NED!!! *heart emoji heart emoji heart emoji*
4) THERE'S THE MEME. THERE IT IS. I SEE THE MEME GUYS.
5) O HAI Jon Snow
6) Okay so like, King's Landing is fucking stunning and I want to live there. (Not really)
7) Winterfell is Bae
8) Ugh. Joffery. Ew
9) THE HOUND! So not as gross looking as he should be, come on guys, you can do better than that
10) OMG KING ROBERT IS PERFECT SHOUT OUT TO THE CASTING DEPARTMENT
11) JUST SAY NO NED. YOU'LL THANK ME LATER
12) Tyrion's hair is not THAT blonde in the books. Or the later seasons. What happened there? Is it because he gets so stressed out he goes darker? Is that a thing?
13) He may be a Lannister and I hate his guts, but that Jamie has a sense of HUMOR.
14) There's baby Khaleesi! Without the purple eyes? Again, you guys can do better! It's just contacts!
15) O HAI KHAL DROGO. Seriously Jason Mamoa is a babe
16) Everyone is naked in this show EXCEPT Sean Bean, I call bull!
17) First wave of tears: Jon saying goodbye to Arya. Such innocence!
18) "When I get back, we'll talk about your mother." NO WE WON'T! Also, JON IS SO LYANNA AND RHAEGAR'S KID YOU CAN'T CONVINCE ME OTHERWISE. There I said it.
19) Hold the phone. I just realized something. The actress that plays Cersei is in 300. And is Gerard Butler's badass Queen. Mind. Blown.
20) Seriously Tyrion is the best Lannister. THE SASS.
21) Cat and Ned are the cutest.
22) Dammit Cat. This is why we can't have nice things. PUT THE DWARF BACK WHERE YOU FOUND HIM, YOU'LL THANK ME LATER.
23) Attacking people in the streets randomly because we can? JAMIE THIS IS WHY NO ONE LIKES YOU.
24) Robert is SO done with the Lannister vs Stark crap. If he only knew.
25) WHOA Renly is gay?!?!? I hardcore (har har) missed that memo.
26) LISTEN TO ARYA NED, AND LEAVE. IGNORE ROBERT'S BASTARD CHILDREN AND RUN. JUST DO IT. DOOOOOOO IT. YOU'LL THANK ME LATER.
27) NO NED THAT DOES NOT MEAN WE CONFRONT CERSEI ABOUT HER GROSS LOVE AFFAIR WITH HER TWIN BROTHER WHAT IN SEVEN HELLS ARE YOU DOING YOU ADORABLE HONORABLE IDIOT
28) RIP Robert. You were entertaining. And kind of an idiot. And now shit is going to hit the fan. Thanks for that.
29) Seriously the Starks are the BEST family and I want them to adopt me.
30) Oh no. They're killing EVERYONE. This is filmed SO well. I feel like I'm there.
31) OH HAI ROBB STARK there you are.
32) I'm a little concerned about these direwolves. I mean, I realize you can't have ACTUAL wolves but as cute as the huskies are, they're just NOT that intimidating.
33) Oh Jamie. So captured.
34) Whatever you do, do NOT call Ned a traitor in front of Jon. He knows how to wield sharp pointy things and is NOT afraid to use them.
35) Oh no. Here we go. I can't watch.
36) Ned tells Yoren that Arya is watching from the statue. I like that that was thrown in there.
37) ARYA. Such a little badass with her tiny little sword going to defend her dad. Have I mentioned how awesome the Starks are?
38) UGH JOFFERY GO AWAY.
39) Holy hell this is really in your face, this is NOT that way in the books let me just say.
40) NED WHY. WHYYYYYYYYYYYYYYY NO
41) I'm crying. Arya's crying. Sansa's crying. Everyone's crying.
42) Even Cersei is like 'oh shit. We are SO FUCKED. Good job idiot son of mine.' This is what happens when you inbreed. You give birth to crazy ass psychos who don't listen and start wars.
43) NEEEEDDD WHYYYYYY
44) RIP Khal Drogo. You were fun while it lasted.
45) Richard Madden is such a good actor. With the tree hacking and the crying. Well done.
46) With that, Sophie Turner is even better. That emptiness on her face when being forced to look at her father's head on a spike is seriously Oscar-worthy. (I know, the Oscars are only for movies, but that's how good she is.)
47) *sobs* NED WHYYYYYY
48) HOLY CRAP I stand corrected on the wolf comment! Daaaaaaaaaaaayum. I'm like 95% positive Jamie pooped his pants there.
49) Oh Dany. So tortured. Poor girl. She's got this though.
50) MOTHER EFFIN' DRAGONS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!