So, it's Season 6 premier night and no thread? What gives? Fatigue? Excitement? Won't watch until Martin completes all the remaining books so you won't have either experience spoiled? So much anticipation....!!!!!!!!!! Who's dead? Who's alive? Will Tyrion and Daenerys do it? Will Jon Snow and Melisandre do it? Reek and Sansa, popsicles or hunted? How many Faces will Arya have? Is Lady Stoneheart EVER going to make an appearance? These and all your other questions to be answered, As the World Burns!!!
Who pooped in your oatmeal?
That came off as me being sh*tty? Totally didn't see that. My apologies.
Finally got caught up on season 5 last week. The last 2-3 episodes were brutal! Looking forward to tonight.
So. They're going to tease us at least one more episode. And what was that crap with Melisandre at the end?
Quote from: MetalDog on April 24, 2016, 08:59:35 PMAnd what was that crap with Melisandre at the end?
She's a couple hundred years old, and an illusionist?
I'm a little conflicted on this one, since some of the depictions are only supposed to be 14-17 years old or so. But the art is pretty darn good.
Totally SFW but you might get some weird looks.
http://intvseries.com/game-thrones-pin-girls-just-absolutely-stunning
Quote from: MetalDog on April 24, 2016, 04:59:01 PM
That came off as me being sh*tty? Totally didn't see that. My apologies.
No man, I was just winding you up, like I do - sorry mate :-)
Seemed like an ok start to the season, seemed pretty standard stuff....only disappointing thing was the fact it seemed really short after spending a good portion recapping last season and then even ended early. Could have used those extra minutes to do more:)
The final scene gave me Shining flashbacks but I enjoyed the whole premier very much.
I thought Melisandre was kind of giving up...? Doesn't seem like her to do that though. Did her change only occur when she removed that choker? Is that what contains her power, and could it then be given to Jon somehow?
I'm probably making a fool of myself but it's fun to speculate!
Quote from: Huw the Poo on April 25, 2016, 04:17:23 PM
I thought Melisandre was kind of giving up...? Doesn't seem like her to do that though. Did her change only occur when she removed that choker? Is that what contains her power, and could it then be given to Jon somehow?
I'm probably making a fool of myself but it's fun to speculate!
I read somewhere there were scenes with her in the past where she wasn't wearing the choker...they also speculated during that scene it showed bottles of some kind of potion on the dresser....maybe that is where she gets the power from and maybe something that could help Jon.
Quote from: Grim.Reaper on April 25, 2016, 06:13:55 AM
only disappointing thing was the fact it seemed really short after spending a good portion recapping last season and then even ended early. Could have used those extra minutes to do more:)
Made the exact same observation to my daughter last night.
A whole series. Will be much funnier for those of you that've been in uniform, but a good laugh for all.
https://www.facebook.com/GarryInG2/photos/a.544645012384089.1073741829.540324689482788/544645059050751/?type=3&theater
WOOHOO!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Yep. Expected to happen differently (with fire), but I'm pleased that it happened.
Good episode, but nothing too surprising yet. It will be fun though seeing where all these plot lines end up.
I really wanted them to burn the body on a pyre and then have him stand up and walk out of it
https://www.buzzfeed.com/andyneuenschwander/thoughts-i-had-watching-season-6-episode-2-of-game-of-thr
I'm getting seriously bored (all over again) with Bran's storyline. Even that girl he hangs around with said the same!
Doesn't take much to bore you then, does it? He was on the show for, what, 5 minutes? Cut dude some slack. I think Bran is going to be key in what comes in the next few seasons.
Quote from: MetalDog on May 02, 2016, 05:00:51 PM
Doesn't take much to bore you then, does it?
Uh, this has been his storyline for almost the entire show.
I'll admit, it's not Jon, or Arya, or Tyrion, etc., but, I truly believe he will be integral to future events. Of course, I have nothing more to base that on than his storyline is still included, so, he must have a part to play. You can say, 'I told you so,' if I am wrong ;)
Quote from: bayonetbrant on May 02, 2016, 05:17:01 AM
I really wanted them to burn the body on a pyre and then have him stand up and walk out of it
This is what I was expecting to see.
Quote from: MetalDog on May 02, 2016, 06:25:28 PM
I'll admit, it's not Jon, or Arya, or Tyrion, etc., but, I truly believe he will be integral to future events. Of course, I have nothing more to base that on than his storyline is still included, so, he must have a part to play. You can say, 'I told you so,' if I am wrong ;)
No, I do agree with you on that. If he isn't important to future events then his storyline will have been a colossal waste of time. ;)
Quote from: Huw the Poo on May 03, 2016, 12:28:58 AM
Quote from: MetalDog on May 02, 2016, 06:25:28 PM
I'll admit, it's not Jon, or Arya, or Tyrion, etc., but, I truly believe he will be integral to future events. Of course, I have nothing more to base that on than his storyline is still included, so, he must have a part to play. You can say, 'I told you so,' if I am wrong ;)
No, I do agree with you on that. If he isn't important to future events then his storyline will have been a colossal waste of time. ;)
As long as Turtledove isn't a show writer, then your good.
So...what to make of the fact that Eddard apparently heard Bran then? And where's ol' Jonny Boy going?
Eddard hearing Bran was pretty freaky. I don't know what that could portend. Jon, I think, is going to claim the mantle of Leader of the Free Folk and head towards Winterfell to feed Ramsay Bolton his intestines.
I am kind of thinking the whole Rickon thing being a setup....doesn't seem like Umber would need help with Wildlings, plus pretty sure his family was strong ally to the Starks....just doesn't add up. Have a feeling he is a "mole" setting up eventually helping return Winterfell to its rightful owners.
Quote from: Grim.Reaper on May 09, 2016, 06:18:36 PM
I am kind of thinking the whole Rickon thing being a setup....doesn't seem like Umber would need help with Wildlings, plus pretty sure his family was strong ally to the Starks....just doesn't add up. Have a feeling he is a "mole" setting up eventually helping return Winterfell to its rightful owners.
Interesting theory. But who would orchestrate such a move? Too quick for Jon. The Red Witch? Little Funger?
Maybe Rickon and Osha's hand is much stronger. Maybe the Umber's have everything they need to defeat Ramsay and this is just the opening ploy. Doesn't seem in character for Umber to give up Stark.
Quote from: Centurion40 on May 11, 2016, 08:55:07 PM
Quote from: Grim.Reaper on May 09, 2016, 06:18:36 PM
I am kind of thinking the whole Rickon thing being a setup....doesn't seem like Umber would need help with Wildlings, plus pretty sure his family was strong ally to the Starks....just doesn't add up. Have a feeling he is a "mole" setting up eventually helping return Winterfell to its rightful owners.
Interesting theory. But who would orchestrate such a move? Too quick for Jon. The Red Witch? Little Funger?
I believe they have hinted the last couple of seasons when the Bolten's took over that many of the Northern houses still were loyal and didn't one of the helpers say something to Sansa last year about people being ready to help the Stark's if needed? So I kind of think there is a coalition being formed behind the scenes and possibly Umber is the leader of it all...just a theory. Maybe Littlefinger involved as well since he is missing in action and maybe trying to take fore himself...not sure. But I would bet on this being some kind of trick for one reason or another.
Seriously where the hell is Littlefinger?
I believe he shows up in the next episode....
Quote from: Grim.Reaper on May 12, 2016, 06:02:48 PM
Quote from: Centurion40 on May 11, 2016, 08:55:07 PM
Quote from: Grim.Reaper on May 09, 2016, 06:18:36 PM
I am kind of thinking the whole Rickon thing being a setup....doesn't seem like Umber would need help with Wildlings, plus pretty sure his family was strong ally to the Starks....just doesn't add up. Have a feeling he is a "mole" setting up eventually helping return Winterfell to its rightful owners.
Interesting theory. But who would orchestrate such a move? Too quick for Jon. The Red Witch? Little Funger?
I believe they have hinted the last couple of seasons when the Bolten's took over that many of the Northern houses still were loyal and didn't one of the helpers say something to Sansa last year about people being ready to help the Stark's if needed? So I kind of think there is a coalition being formed behind the scenes and possibly Umber is the leader of it all...just a theory. Maybe Littlefinger involved as well since he is missing in action and maybe trying to take fore himself...not sure. But I would bet on this being some kind of trick for one reason or another.
Quote from: MetalDog on May 11, 2016, 09:04:46 PM
Maybe Rickon and Osha's hand is much stronger. Maybe the Umber's have everything they need to defeat Ramsay and this is just the opening ploy. Doesn't seem in character for Umber to give up Stark.
Looks like someone else thinks that way, too.
https://www.yahoo.com/news/game-thrones-theory-may-signal-221731332.html
From the that article, I kind of thought the same that the wolf head seemed smaller too....I guess we'll find out if any of the theories are true, just seems like this one might be right.
The thing is, if you only watch the show and don't read the books, then you don't know how staunch the Umber support of House Stark has been over the years.
That's probably true....and if we were following the books, then umber showing up at all would have been impossible:)
Good episode! Beginning to end, showing us stuff we didn't know we wanted to see until we saw it. Outstanding!
It was decent, but a little slow for me tonight. Just some of the many story lines I don't have interest, especially the whole sparrow stuff. I am sure important to the story, but just don't find it interesting compared to the other things.
Quote from: MetalDog on May 15, 2016, 09:02:11 PM
Good episode! Beginning to end, showing us stuff we didn't know we wanted to see until we saw it. Outstanding!
Agreed. I think this is the episode to beat so far. Just packed full of Cool Stuff.
Looks like Daenerys managed to get herself yet another army! Didn't Jorah say there were something like 100,000 Dothraki in that camp? :o
I was surprised to read somewhere that after this season, only 13 more episodes are planned to finish the story....if that is true, got a lot of material to cover between now and then
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D'oh!
A quick bit of theorizing on how this is all going to end.
http://screenrant.com/game-thrones-ending-daenerys-jon-snow/
Interesting.
I was looking around at GOT stuff and somehow find my way to a certain web page...thinking it was just the usual speculation page like the one above I read it, but the way it comes across is someone with potential inside knowledge of how the key elements unfold the remainder of the season. I have no idea if really accurate or not, but seems believable and this person appears to have a history of finding out information. Their recent predictions were true for the last episode, so who knows.
I only post this because I know some people like "to know" what is going to happen in their shows, if your one of those people, send me a PM and I can forward you the link. Not going to post it here since it would probably be too tempting to click, even with spoiler tags:)
I found a link to that the other day, too. Didn't click it, although I was sorely tempted. I would much rather speculate and be surprised than know and not.
Quote from: MetalDog on May 21, 2016, 09:42:22 AM
I found a link to that the other day, too. Didn't click it, although I was sorely tempted. I would much rather speculate and be surprised than know and not.
Yep, kind of wish I wouldn't have, but there is still enough holes not provided to keep me watching anyway:)
Hodor!
Holy shit!!! That was good TV. I'm still reeling from that one...poor Hodor...and what an amazing way to tie up the reason that's all he says.
Forget about hodor, these poor direwolves can't seem to stick around:)
These are great....games of thrones inspired nfl logos...especially like the patriots with a head being the football:)
http://uproxx.com/sports/nfl-game-of-thrones-logos/9/
Quote from: Grim.Reaper on May 24, 2016, 04:23:26 AM
These are great....games of thrones inspired nfl logos...especially like the patriots with a head being the football:)
http://uproxx.com/sports/nfl-game-of-thrones-logos/9/
Following that click lead to this one http://uproxx.com/ksk/what-if-westeros-had-a-football-league/
Totally worth it, if only to read the team owners' names. :D
I love Ian McShane
Quote"You say the slightest thing and the internet goes ape," he says. "I was accused of giving the plot away, but I just think get a f---ing life. It's only tits and dragons.
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/tv/2016/03/11/ian-mcshane-game-of-thrones-is-just-tits-and-dragons/ (http://www.telegraph.co.uk/tv/2016/03/11/ian-mcshane-game-of-thrones-is-just-tits-and-dragons/)
Excellent!
Not a bad episode tonight, but I really wish there were less story lines going on at the same time....just so many different parts being shown each episode, with only being able to see a little of each.
Quote from: Grim.Reaper on May 29, 2016, 09:15:13 PM
Not a bad episode tonight, but I really wish there were less story lines going on at the same time....just so many different parts being shown each episode, with only being able to see a little of each.
My lady and I were just saying the same thing. So many storylines so each one can only ever inch forward. Still, that was a promising scene with Daenerys. If she isn't at least on her way to Westeros by the end of this series I'm going to be pissed off.
I enjoyed Arya's story tonight. Saw it coming though. I mean, if she
had decided to fully commit to the many-faced god, her storyline would for all intents and purposes just end.
Each one of the plot lines could be its own spin off show:)
As for Daenerys, I actually thought her scene at the end was one that could have not been included or minimized more....that's like the 100th halftime speech she has given to armies, we already know she is a great motivator and has very large dragons:) We know she is looking for ships and seems very convenient that they mention the same number of ships currently being built by a certain House who has a very good navy (or had until recently stolen). Recently, Arya's story has been pretty slow after thinking her story was going to be the most interesting...maybe we finally start to see that. However, I wonder how she is ever going to get completely away from her assassin club...they strike me as the type of group that will never stop trying to kill her.
If the rumors are right that next year might be the end of the show, they need to start wrapping up all these loose ends, especially assuming there needs to be time at the end for some kind of massive alliance that ends up taking on the White Walkers.
HBO v Pornhub
https://www.yahoo.com/news/hbo-battling-pornhub-over-steamy-130004862.html
Everyone must own....your very own "Hold the Door" doorstop:)
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Ukrainian Orchestra performs GoT theme in a steel mill
http://www.avclub.com/article/watch-ukrainian-orchestra-play-game-thrones-theme--237718
Might have been good...I wouldn't know, all I could hear was the damn percussion.
A good episode, nothing overly surprising but seems to setup nice frantic finish to the season.
the Red Priestess does indie pop
[yt]https://youtu.be/eu9NJ0D8LOg[/yt]
Quote from: Grim.Reaper on June 06, 2016, 04:19:50 AM
A good episode, nothing overly surprising but seems to setup nice frantic finish to the season.
Yeah, that was definitely a setup episode. Not bad, but the attempt on Arya's life irritated me. That assassin has been itching to kill Arya from the moment she arrived...she finally gets the nod, and
that's the best she can do? Shite. Arya should've been toast.
Arya SHOULD be dead. Gut stabs AND a twist of the knife?! She shouldn't have gotten out of the water. I immediately looked at my daughter and said, "Dream sequence." And it better be. Because if she gets away from that, I will feel a little less impressed by GoT.
Quote from: MetalDog on June 07, 2016, 07:58:20 PM
Arya SHOULD be dead. Gut stabs AND a twist of the knife?! She shouldn't have gotten out of the water. I immediately looked at my daughter and said, "Dream sequence." And it better be. Because if she gets away from that, I will feel a little less impressed by GoT.
If not a dream sequence then she should be dead for being so unprepared.
Quote from: Centurion40 on June 08, 2016, 05:21:28 PM
Quote from: MetalDog on June 07, 2016, 07:58:20 PM
Arya SHOULD be dead. Gut stabs AND a twist of the knife?! She shouldn't have gotten out of the water. I immediately looked at my daughter and said, "Dream sequence." And it better be. Because if she gets away from that, I will feel a little less impressed by GoT.
If not a dream sequence then she should be dead for being so unprepared.
It seems the popular theory is the assassin is really her alternate personality...basically the bad side, trying to kill the good side, so the bad side can take over to allow her to kill...might explain why nobody seems to ever see the assassin.
Quote from: Grim.Reaper on June 08, 2016, 05:50:20 PM
Quote from: Centurion40 on June 08, 2016, 05:21:28 PM
Quote from: MetalDog on June 07, 2016, 07:58:20 PM
Arya SHOULD be dead. Gut stabs AND a twist of the knife?! She shouldn't have gotten out of the water. I immediately looked at my daughter and said, "Dream sequence." And it better be. Because if she gets away from that, I will feel a little less impressed by GoT.
If not a dream sequence then she should be dead for being so unprepared.
It seems the popular theory is the assassin is really her alternate personality...basically the bad side, trying to kill the good side, so the bad side can take over to allow her to kill...might explain why nobody seems to ever see the assassin.
If that's the case, I'll be sad about that, too. It's not that GoT hasn't had its share of magic and things that shouldn't be possible (Dany and fire for example), but, most of it has been fairly straightforward stuff. If this is a good Arya/bad Arya without some sort of clues along the way, to me, that will be inconsistent with how they have presented the show for 5+ seasons. And there wouldn't even be a good reason for it :(
DANY IS GOING TO DIE!!!!
http://www.polygon.com/2016/6/8/11885590/game-of-thrones-daenerys-targaryen-death?yptr=yahoo
It's on the Internet, must be true! :)
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Read the season finale will be 69 minutes long, which makes it the longest got episode ever....I think it could even be longer like 2 hours with all the stuff it needs to bring closure this year:)
Quote from: MetalDog on June 08, 2016, 07:40:13 PM
DANY IS GOING TO DIE!!!!
http://www.polygon.com/2016/6/8/11885590/game-of-thrones-daenerys-targaryen-death?yptr=yahoo
Jeez, I
tried to read that article but it's absolute drivel. "This happened in this way before, so surely it will happen again!" Has this guy actually read any of the books? Doesn't he know that one thing Martin
loves to do above all else is subvert expectation?
I got about this far:
QuoteMany fans like Dany, and that's fine, but few have really stopped to think what would happen were she to arrive in Westeros with her dragons and her Dothraki army. (Huw: Uh, yes we have) It's not like Jon Snow is going to bend the knee, nor would anyone else of note. The result would be a rolling mountain of death, likely killing the characters we know and love and setting fire to the settings we've come to know.
Again, this would hardly be shocking. And clearly there needs to be
some kind of epic ending to the series. Why not that one?
C'mon, Huw. This is America. Of COURSE there is going to be a happy ending. We wouldn't know what to do elsewise :crazy2:
Haha. Well, I have faith in HBO; they could film a mouse taking a shit and somehow make it entertaining. They're geniuses.
They are pretty good at entertainment, aren't they? :)
I want Deadwood back.
Quote from: mirth on June 10, 2016, 07:10:46 AM
I want Deadwood back.
"What did Windy's girl say the morning after...?"
Could this be our friend Syrio (old fencing instructor) coming back? Some always thought the faceless man was him....or is it nothing:)
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Is that actually an unedited shot from the show? If so, that's pretty telling.
Quote from: Huw the Poo on June 10, 2016, 05:19:30 PM
Is that actually an unedited shot from the show? If so, that's pretty telling.
Not sure to be honest....saw it on another site and found interesting...so no idea if real or not....always heard rumors he wasn't dead or he was actually someone else, although everyone said he wasn't coming back.....but a lot of people seem to come back:)
If you don't actually see them die, they aren't dead. :)
That's Comic Books 101: no body=no death
Some more speculation on Arya and how she will survive the stabbing. Including the pic of "Syrio Forel," behind the waif. All the theories in the article could be plausible, but, the one thing I think that is significant that noone is mentioning is what Forel was famous for saying, "What do we say to the god of death? Not today."
https://www.yahoo.com/tv/best-worst-theories-arya-waif-211533616.html
There are no shortage of theories out there....also saw some speculation that the High Sparrow is Howland Reed. To be honest, really never considered the HS to be actually someone with a past link in the story...just thought he was some crazy old guy:) I am also probably in the minority, but the whole HS story thing is the least favorite storyline of mine...could do without and focus on other things:)
Huh? He can't be Reed, he'd have been recognised surely? Plus he seems too old.
I am kind of enjoying the high sparrow storyline, but I love to hate the guy. I hope he has a particularly sticky end coming - not that fans ever get what they want...
Quote from: Huw the Poo on June 12, 2016, 03:12:40 AM
Huh? He can't be Reed, he'd have been recognised surely? Plus he seems too old.
I am kind of enjoying the high sparrow storyline, but I love to hate the guy. I hope he has a particularly sticky end coming - not that fans ever get what they want...
Those were some of my thoughts too...those two kids who are helping bran (only one now since the boy died) are his kids and they don't seem very old....unless he had them at a very old age:) but this is games of thrones so logic is not always it's strong suit.
But if not him, will be interesting to see who he turns out to be....surely he can't just be some crazy old guy:)
I just hope Gregor smashes his head into a wall. :)
Cersei's upcoming trial is obviously going to be something interesting. She's far too self-assured, just thinking she'll get Gregor to instagib whoever the sparrow puts up. At the same time, it seems a bit silly to have Gregor zombified or whatever happened to him just for him to be wasted on a single fight later. Really looking forward to the next episode!
It's funny the high sparrow is really getting justice against lannisters and others who we all hated at the start, but yet we all want him dead:)
It will be interesting to see if she ever makes it to trial...if she does, one of those other fun rumors is the sparrow gets the hound and the brothers fight it out. Heck of a match if true. Although, kind of thinking cersie's time is just about up, so who knows.
I'm waiting for Sandor to be the designated champion for the church in a trial by combat, against Cersei's champion...
No trial by combat this season, says the King High Sparrow!
Really disappointed in how the handled the Arya thing. Typical Hollywood 'saved by virtue of being superhuman.' No other way to explain that. However, that is really only the second sour note I can remember the series producing. Two in six seasons is a pretty good ratio.
I dunno, I'm ok with it. Arya is a survivor and one extremely tough lady. She has been through hell and then some.
Still hard to imagine taking several stabs to the stomach, falling of bridge, then leaping and falling around the city in a short amount of time....little bit of a stretch even for a tough person:)
Either way still was not very interesting conclusion....rest of the show was kind of bland too.
Yeah, the plot lines in season 6 so far definitely let you know that the show has outpaced the content from the novels and they're now falling back on more familiar tropes. "but wait, he's not really dead!" "the hero returns in the hour of need!", "of course she survived having her bowels punctured, she's a main character!".
Quote from: MetalDog on June 12, 2016, 11:03:23 PM
Really disappointed in how the handled the Arya thing. Typical Hollywood 'saved by virtue of being superhuman.' No other way to explain that. However, that is really only the second sour note I can remember the series producing. Two in six seasons is a pretty good ratio.
Agreed. I am not happy with Arya's storyline at all, what a load of bollocks.
Why was an actress able to miraculously heal a mortal injury? Sorry, but "I've stabbed a lot of men in my time (and then healed them right afterward)" doesn't cut it for me
Why was Arya able to run and jump around a day later?
How, when she suddenly remembered she'd been knifed in the belly and was actually fairly close to death, was she able to defeat the waif, in darkness, someone she'd never been able to best?
Finally, and just as annoyingly, why would she return to Jaqen just to (effectively) tell him to fuck off after winning her freedom? Bit of a gamble, yes?
One more thing. Anyone who got annoyed at Elizabeth Shaw's running and jumping around after giving herself a c-section in Prometheus had better be as pissed off with Game of Thrones as they were after watching that film.
Anyway. Disappointingly, that was another filler episode. Like last week, some storylines moved forward a bit, but on the whole it was pretty bloody slow. The last two episodes had better be pretty damn good after all this.
Quote from: Huw the Poo on June 13, 2016, 04:14:19 PM
Quote from: MetalDog on June 12, 2016, 11:03:23 PM
Really disappointed in how the handled the Arya thing. Typical Hollywood 'saved by virtue of being superhuman.' No other way to explain that. However, that is really only the second sour note I can remember the series producing. Two in six seasons is a pretty good ratio.
How, when she suddenly remembered she'd been knifed in the belly and was actually fairly close to death, was she able to defeat the waif, in darkness, someone she'd never been able to best?
This was about the only thing I did understand about that whole scene.....all that training while being blind probably did give her the edge in the dark...although I still think her wounds would have slowed her down just a bit:) I guess the good thing is hopefully all the faceless crud is over now...lets get to the big battles!
Quote from: Grim.Reaper on June 13, 2016, 05:01:25 PM
all that training while being blind probably did give her the edge in the dark
I'm not even prepared to make that concession. We saw the waif beat Arya time and time again while she was blind and fully fit; this time she also had Schrödinger's belly wound to contend with. It was just awful writing.
Edit: Also, this episode confirmed that, despite all her training, Arya really was just a total moron in the last episode when she let herself be caught in the open like that. Man, the more I think about this, the more annoyed I get.
Quote from: Huw the Poo on June 13, 2016, 05:19:02 PM
Quote from: Grim.Reaper on June 13, 2016, 05:01:25 PM
all that training while being blind probably did give her the edge in the dark
I'm not even prepared to make that concession. We saw the waif beat Arya time and time again while she was blind and fully fit; this time she also had Schrödinger's belly wound to contend with. It was just awful writing.
Edit: Also, this episode confirmed that, despite all her training, Arya really was just a total moron in the last episode when she let herself be caught in the open like that. Man, the more I think about this, the more annoyed I get.
But the waif had full use of her eyes when she attacked Arya before, I guess we don't know whether waif had any actual training being blind as well...don't get me wrong, I think the whole thing was stupid, but that part was the only small part that seemed possible (if you don't consider the stomach wound). But glad it is all over now, time for some fun to end the season!
Yes, on that we agree: it's all over now. Arya's storyline can finally become interesting again! Although unless HBO use some of the worst TV-time-compression the world has yet seen, there's no way she'll be back in Westeros in this series.
Oh, I don't know. Martin writes chapters about characters that are in advance of other characters in ASoIaF. Arya could get back this season.
I agree with Grim on Arya and the blind fighting. Perfectly healthy, I think she could have won handily if The Waif had no blind fighting skill. Gut stabbed (and twisted!!!!!!), I don't think she had a chance.
Distance seems to be a flexible concept in AGOT. Volantis is supposed to be halfway around the world, and yet the Greyjoys made it there in half an episode.
A little real history behind the Faceless Men:
http://www.denofgeek.com/us/tv/game-of-thrones/256205/the-real-history-of-game-of-thrones-the-faceless-men
Well, the big episode is almost upon us....can't wait! Battle of the Bastards!
Just some predictions/comments...which probably I will be totally wrong:)
1) Team Starks "wins" the battle with Team Ramsay, but somehow at the end of the day Team Starks still lose something because nothing ever goes right for them.
2) I think some of the current Northern houses aligned with Team Ramsay end up switching sides at some point.
3) We will see 2 or 3 key people die....I am thinking Rickon (just not an important character they have developed) and I think Tormund...he will die in some heroic way. That leaves at least one more, thinking maybe Davos or they will kill off yet another Direwolf, Ghost.
4) Will we see possibly the Brotherhood without Banners join the fray, along with the Hound? Could Lady Stoneheart be part of it? Although, that seems unlikely.
5) As far as how Team Starks could win the battle, but lose the day...couple thoughts here....it seems too obvious that LittleFinger will somehow show up and save the day. He might do that, but I could see a twist like after he helps, he turns on a depleted Team Stark and makes them submit...maybe even taking back Sansa and try in get in good faith with the crown by turning her over for the King's death. Or could possibly Team Lannister figure into this battle somehow?
Well, only a day away until we find out...it can't come fast enough!
The time is soon upon us!
Yep, can't wait...I hope it does not disappoint and end up too obvious:)
Not much happened according to my predictions, no shock there:). In the end, the obvious pretty much happened with very little surprises. Although the battle was good, thought it would be better....Danny's battle in some ways was more interesting since wasn't sure how that was going to play out.
And for goodness sake, why couldn't Rickon zig-zag a little bit.....running in a straight line as some one is shooting arrows at you, not a great idea.
Quote from: Grim.Reaper on June 20, 2016, 05:18:46 AM
And for goodness sake, why couldn't Rickon zig-zag a little bit.....running in a straight line as some one is shooting arrows at you, not a great idea.
Totally thought that, too. Fitting what happened to Ramsay. The season finale will be epic even if it is because we are in the great unknown. After previous seasons, book readers had an inkling of what was coming next. Now, we are all completely in the dark. I like it. What I don't like is having to wait until Season 7, And what's worse, if reports are true, it will end with two short seasons. A seven episode and a six episode. BOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!!!
What will Baelish's involvement cost?
Marriage to Sansa, and become king of the north:)
Quote from: Huw the Poo on June 20, 2016, 04:22:52 PM
What will Baelish's involvement cost?
His life.
Quote from: Grim.Reaper on June 20, 2016, 04:27:37 PM
Marriage to Sansa, and become king of the north:)
Possible. But I think not. For one, I don't think Sansa will allow it. Or Brienne. For two, I think she will tie Robin around her finger and away from Baelish. And Robin LOVES him some Sansa. And is fickle(simple?) enough to abandon Lord Petyr to cling to Sansa.
And I think the Brienne/Jamie fight that we all know has to happen will occur because of Stark/Arryn forces coming into conflict with Lannisters or maybe because she is recruiting troops in the South while Jon brings the Stark/Arryn/Wildling force North for a last ditch at The Wall against the WW?
Whether he gets what he wants is a different story....but I think that is what he'll likely ask and expect....certainly did not do this out of the kindness of his heart....
I don't know if Brienne and Jamie will ever fight, certainly could.....since not many seasons/episodes left, I think they have to move very fast through all the internal conflicts so they all can end up joining forces to face the White Walkers together.
Quote from: Grim.Reaper on June 20, 2016, 04:27:37 PM
Marriage to Sansa, and become king of the north:)
What about the territory held by the Bolton's before Winterfell?
Is it just me, or is Dany riding a dragon a bit corny?
Quote from: Centurion40 on June 20, 2016, 06:57:24 PM
Is it just me, or is Dany riding a dragon a bit corny?
I think its HOT :)
Quote from: Grim.Reaper on June 20, 2016, 06:59:27 PM
Quote from: Centurion40 on June 20, 2016, 06:57:24 PM
Is it just me, or is Dany riding a dragon a bit corny?
I think its HOT :)
In the corner with all the other pun degenerates! :tickedoff:
;)
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:2funny:
That is pretty funny :)
Just about 2 hours away from the finale.....should be a fun ride, at least I hope.....hoping enough main characters survive for next season:)
Wow. Just...wow. That was some great television!
As my step-daughter just said: "don't f#<£ with Cersei"
not even reading the thread
just popped in to note that I still haven't even started watching the episode b/c the Copa America finale has been such an incredible game. Thank goodness for DVRs! :)
OK, watched it now, and also found this
http://distractify.com/entertainment/2016/06/26/game-of-thrones-finale-tweets
bwahahahahaahah
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Quote from: bayonetbrant on June 28, 2016, 05:40:19 AM
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Ain't it the truth!
GoT Twitter quips
QuoteTweeting is a lot like a good episode of Game of Thrones. The key is to eliminate as many unnecessary characters as possible.
QuoteLyanna Mormont: The North remembers.
Me: Remembers what? Potty training? What are you like 8?
QuoteSomeone photoshop Sam Tarly waltzing with the Beast in the Citadel.
QuoteWhenever Littlefinger and Sansa are alone together I expect Chris Hansen to appear and interrupt them.
QuoteThe Red Wedding would be a good prom theme.
Interview with Benioff & Weiss:
https://www.yahoo.com/tv/game-thrones-david-benioff-d-221739208.html
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Someone has a wicked sense of humor. Or good Photoshop skills.
Quote from: MetalDog on June 30, 2016, 05:47:15 PMOr good Photoshop skills.
it's legit
https://twitter.com/caricevhouten/status/748144163753955328/photo/1
[yt]https://youtu.be/dhWUFXvaZjo[/yt]
Samuel L. Jackson recaps the first five seasons
Sam should be running for President.
Quote from: Centurion40 on July 14, 2016, 09:56:20 PM
Sam should be running for President.
You should be running for President.
Ha! I'm a Canuck. Besides, I'd rather see/hear Sam in a debate.
Looks like season seven is 7 episodes and pushed back to start in summer.
http://www.ew.com/article/2016/07/18/game-thrones-season-7
Season 8 is going to be six.
And confirmed season 8 will be the last....
https://www.yahoo.com/tv/game-thrones-season-8-last-hbo-confirms-165252052.html