29/4: That I just happened to end up couchsurfing with a couple who were these huge Game of Thrones fans must have been fate. Every Sunday, now that it’s running, they have Game of Thrones night, showing the latest episode as soon as it’s reaches cyber space. People gather from all over, and everyone snuggle together in Elise’s and Jeremy’s couch, on chairs and on the floor.
I hadn’t had time to catch up on the new episodes of the second season, so now that it had already reached the fifth episode, the plot confused me quite alot. But I didn’t mind. Game of Thrones is a show with so many good actors, great costumes and sceneries and even a few real hotties, so it’s totally enjoyable to watch, even without the excitement of the whole story. It was a thing, sitting there with a whole room full of Game of Throne fans and watching the new episode all fresh and steaming. I’ll have to see the whole season from beginning to end when I return home anyway.
But it felt a little bit wrong, too. Last fall, Game of Thrones was one of the shows that I watched with Natalia. It was kind of our thing, together with Bones and Pushing Daisies. When I told Nair (might be how he spells his name), who was sitting next to me, that it felt like I was being unfaithful watching this episode, he told me not to worry. He was sure she would understand. My god, it’s Game of Thrones. You can’t expect anyone to say no if they’re offered the chance to watch an episode at such a perfect occation.
And really, Natalia’s probably already cheated on me plenty. She’s probably seen every episode atleast twice with her nerdy art school friends by now. We’ll have to deal with this crisis in our relationship when I’m back in Sweden, and she’s returned from her summer holiday in Bolivia. I wouldn’t have missed the post-episode discussion about who should end up being the king or queen on the Iron Throne for my life. This was a group of people who took this TV show seriously. I loved it! It was a perfect night.
Katja Malmborg 