Im trying to work my way through Game Of Thrones

[eveningprimrose74]

Am I the only one who thinks wtf is this & degrading towards women?

Maybe don't talk about the later seasons of a series on a thread started by someone who hasn't watched them yet??

Normally I would agree but those aren’t major spoilers and in any case it’s the risk when starting a show so long after it’s release (it has happened to me before!)

It's just really unnecessary

Game of Thrones, both the books and the HBO series, are my absolute favourite entertainment ‘things’ in the world. I watching them on repeat and I have read them so many times I could probably write it from memory.

I’m also a woman. No, I don’t find it degrading to women because it’s fantasy. There are millions of books, films and series that have characters or plot lines that could be considered degrading but they’re make believe! There are also several very very strong female characters in GOT. I adore it and one day I will go on Mastermind with it as my specialised subject!

Me too. So I haven't even tried GoT which seems a shame, but....

I’m with you OP. I couldn’t watch it. Makes me sick to my stomach to think of the pathetic male writers just dreaming up the fantasy rape scenes - disgusting.

Unlike, I don’t know? Martina Cole? Have you read the lady killers? Both fiction, both featuring violence against women.

I guess that worked for lots. I don't think I got past the first episode - it was just vile for no reason that I could see.

It’s bloody brilliant with some very strong female characters, much more so than the males I thought

So you haven’t actually watched it ?

You need to watch it to see, that’s the point, some fantastic story arcs such as Theon, Sansa and Arya and very strong female leads

Perhaps watch a knight of the seven kingdoms (GOT prequel/spin off) if you want to get a feel of the 'world' without so much VAWG? To be fair there is still a lot of fighty swordy type violence in that but the only gratuitous nudity is male.

If you don’t like violence, then Game of Thrones is not the show for you.

It’s grimdark fantasy. Unflinching violence is pretty key to the whole genre. Watching Game of Thrones and complaining that it’s too violent is a bit like watching Star Wars and complaining it’s got to many space ships.

I have just finished the last book. I take my hat off to the script writers who created such a fantastic series (with at least a resolution) out of a shorten supply of source material. Can’t remember an excessive amount of shaggin, but once your ‘a maiden, flowered’ you definitely need to watch your back.

Hard no for me, I can’t tolerate any sexual violence in programs.

I loved it. Watched it 3 times.
Brienne is the best!

It starts really badly. The misogyny seems extreme. If you can get past the first few eps, though, it really does become more about female empowerment and in the end, I bloody loved it.

Spoilers !!!

The most odious male characters - Joffrey, Littlefinger, Ramsey etc all meet their fates at the hands of women.

there's some good bits, but it's a bit shit, really, when viewed as a whole.

It wasn't nicknamed Tits and Dragons for nowt

The women start off downtrodden, but they don’t end that way! I can’t even think of that many rape scenes tbh, of course there are some, but they are a part of the story. I would say most of the sex scenes are consensual.

But I also liked the ending actually >>>>>>>> runs from thread

There are so many amazing female characters but yes, ample brutality as well. The last two series are extremely disappointing, but overall it telks some exceptional and engaging stories across the vast arcs.

The women really do win in the end, one in particular. Stick with it.

I gave up when (1) they killed off Sean Bean and (2) I realised that there were another 999 episodes to go.

Valar Morghulis.