Game of Thrones (TV, fantasy) Thread

[MirrorMask]

I'd watch a full show of the Hound being a bitter smartass to everyone. Just like last season when he killed the men that destroyed his village...

"Bastard!!!!"
"Oh come on, you can have better last words than that"
"Cunt!!!!"
"You're shit at dying, you know that?"

 

[cramx3]

Agreed about the Hound, awesome character with some great lines.  Love his arc too.

[Chino]

Hound is one of my favorite character. I'm thinking top three. I always get a kick when I watch Hot Fuzz.



Yarrrp.

[cramx3]

My coworker loves that movie and also always mentions it when we talk about the Hound.  Apparently Walder was also in that movie and one of the minor characters from the latest episode (I think the archmaester if I remember what he told me).

[ChuckSteak]

My favorite characters are:

1- The Hound
2- Tormund
3- Thoros of Myr

[MirrorMask]

Mine, as clichè as they may be, are Arya, Tyrion and Daenerys.

My favorite one to "hate" was Tywin, I had a sorta of grudgingly amdiration for him, he was a relentless asshole but damn, he was good and majestic at it.

Also Cersei is a very good character to hate, every time I see that smug expression of superiority on her face I'd love for someone to right smack it off her face. Lena Headey does a fantastic job in portraying her "You are not me therefore you suck" attitude.

[jakepriest]

Tywin was the best GoT character imo. I really miss his presence in the show (funnily enough his death is also the point when I stopped liking the series as much).

[Logain Ablar]

I may have said this already, but my favourite minor character from the books is Beric Dondarrion. He hasn't had a massive amount of screen time in the show, but I'm still intrigued to learn why he keeps coming back, and what his end purpose is.

Of the major characters, I think it's between Jon Snow and Tyron.

[cramx3]

Yea definitely Jon Snow and Tyrion, although I feel like we've gotten so much less of Tyrion over the last couple seasons.  Really like the Hound and Tormund for the secondary characters though. 

Pumped for tonight.  I think there may be a reunion judging by the HBO teaser on Facebook plus something mentioned that was caught from last week's episode that I wouldn't of noticed if it weren't spotted for me.

[faizoff]

Awesome episode again. I can't be the only one who's so transfixed watching that doesn't realize how fast an hour flew by.


So spoilers below for this episode 2.





I think the writers are solving the fans issue with Dorne rather quickly lol. Boy all I kept thinking at the end of that episode was please not Theon, please not Theon. I love the Arya-Nymeria mini reunion and really hope this time there is a true Stark reunion. Bryan's Cogman's episodes are always awesome IMO and I always feel his handling of the characters are written a lot better. Man it's already ramping up and for some reason in mind I kept thinking it will only be the last 2 episodes or so where a lot is going to happen.


also that editing lol. from grayscale pus to pie, last week it was shit and soup.

[ReaperKK]

What an episode, I was really hoping Theon would pull something at the end there but I ultimately can't blame him for jumping off the ship.

[lonestar]

Wow man....just wow....that should even up the scales a bit. I'd like to think eventually Theon will get a pair and save the day, but that day isn't today for sure.

also that editing lol. from grayscale pus to pie, last week it was shit and soup.

Dude, it's gonna be quite a while before I eat pot pie again, just nasty.

[Adami]

So those two women at the end, one hanging from the ship and the other stabbed into it, were those the two Dorne girls?

[gmillerdrake]

So those two women at the end, one hanging from the ship and the other stabbed into it, were those the two Dorne girls?

Yep.

My only issue with tonight's episode was the three or four minutes wasted on the Greyworm love scene. We get it. You're going to die because you're in love now. Such a waste of valuable minutes in a compacted season. Could have spent that time on something else more important IMO.

[Adami]

So those two women at the end, one hanging from the ship and the other stabbed into it, were those the two Dorne girls?

Yep.

My only issue with tonight's episode was the three or four minutes wasted on the Greyworm love scene. We get it. You're going to die because you're in love now. Such a waste of valuable minutes in a compacted season. Could have spent that time on something else more important IMO.

Seeing that perfect woman naked was not a waste of time.

[BlobVanDam]

So those two women at the end, one hanging from the ship and the other stabbed into it, were those the two Dorne girls?

Yep.

My only issue with tonight's episode was the three or four minutes wasted on the Greyworm love scene. We get it. You're going to die because you're in love now. Such a waste of valuable minutes in a compacted season. Could have spent that time on something else more important IMO.

Seeing that perfect woman naked was not a waste of time.

Seconded.
And it's not like HBO have to edit to a particular episode length, so you're not missing out on anything else as a result, it's just extra. My only disappointment is that we didn't get to see his Ken Barbie mound. What a cop-out.

And yeah, that smash cut with the puss/pie was again hilarious.

[faizoff]

Another highlight of that episode was the Arya and Hotpie scene in the pub. I love how Arya was all like the Hound when eating and indifferent to everything but as soon as she heard about Jon her demeanor changed and she was that little Arya again.

[masterthes]

So those two women at the end, one hanging from the ship and the other stabbed into it, were those the two Dorne girls?

Yep.

My only issue with tonight's episode was the three or four minutes wasted on the Greyworm love scene. We get it. You're going to die because you're in love now. Such a waste of valuable minutes in a compacted season. Could have spent that time on something else more important IMO.

Seeing that perfect woman naked was not a waste of time.

I'm wondering if the guy who played GW actually went down on her. Looked pretty damn close.

Also, goddamn you Theon

[Phoenix87x]

After 7 seven seasons, I still can't stand Sansa. Running her mouth as Jon is trying to sell his plan.

And They give jon shit about going to dany, but what else was he gonna do. Just sit in the north? Cersei obviously won't help them and they definitely can't defeat the whites by themselves or without weapons of dragon glass, so really what other option does he have?

While Jon is gone, Little finger will turn sansa against him probably. She's really dumb and always has been.

Grayscale to pie    I'll never look at pie the same way, lol

And the GW sex scene. I was like "I wonder how this is gonna go, sans pee pee and everything, and no doubt he ends up going down town"  lol

[Grappler]

I'm glad that Jon is meeting with Dany - they can't just sit around and wait for the Night King to show up.  He knows that she is sitting on a horde of dragonglass, with the potential to have dragons in the fight against the undead army.  It also sets up the Jon/Davros vs. Melisandre moment - both of them said that they'd kill her if they saw her again.

I love the onslaught of first introductions/reunions that this season is bringing.  Oh, and Sam is awesome for trying to save Jorah.  Jorah can't ever catch a break, and now he finally has - at least someone is paying attention to him!

[ReaperKK]

I've never been able to stand Sansa.

[cramx3]

I thought for a moment we were going to get two sex scenes featuring guys without anything below the belt 

Another amazing episode and that was a quick pace for Euron's and Dorne's storyline.  Totally did not see them getting demolished like that although it made perfect sense given their location and plan (which I thought Tyrion's plan to take Westeros was solid, now I wonder if they struggle to siege King's Landing).  I really thought Theon was going to sacrifice himself there, but instead he reverted to reek.  Clearly he still has a part to play, but we were booing him last night. 

I'm guessing Euron goes back to Cersei with Ellaria as the gift?  And after looking like the Lannisters were doomed to start the episode, they now have Tarly leading their army and Euron leading the fleet with a nice big crossbow ready to kill a dragon.  They aren't looking too shabby after last night. 

I thought Jon strangling Littlefinger was a bit out of character, maybe because it was after him making that tough decision that he just let loose on him?  He really just drew a much bigger target on his back from Littlefinger now.  It was cool to see Ned in the cripts.  Sansa's continued with her attitude from last week, but also like last week, she isn't completely wrong.  She has good points.  Also, now that Arya is going north, I guess she might miss out on reunited with Jon just yet.  Arya's other reunion was cool, but ended sadly.  I'm guess that scene, plus the scene with the Lannisters last week, are showing Arya that her killing ways isn't truly who she is.  I think that she is represented by her direwolf, but this won't be the last time we see her wolfpack, I'd think.  Also totally loved the Hot Pie cameo.

Sam helping Jorah because of his father was cool, and disgusting.  I'm kind of amused by the fact that the maester's all seem to be a bunch of morons.  I feel like it's so different than the maesters we've seen in all the other castles (well, besides the grand maester Pycelle... so maybe it does make sense).

[Phoenix87x]

I'm kind of amused by the fact that the maester's all seem to be a bunch of morons.  I feel like it's so different than the maesters we've seen in all the other castles (well, besides the grand maester Pycelle... so maybe it does make sense).

The maesters at the maester "school" remind me so much of some of my college professors, especially graduate school.

Separated from the actual world. Teaching the same stuff over and over. Super complacent and invested in what they "Know". Not open to new ideas or even re-trying old ones. In contrast, the maesters in the castles are out on the front lines actually dealing with shit and having to think on their feet adapting to new challenges.

[gmillerdrake]

Theon....man...what can you say about him? He's just utterly destroyed and broken. Any other show I'd think that he has some sort of redemption moment coming but being that this is GOT I don't see where he would? Maybe he'll stand up to Euron at some point but even then it seems too late.

I agree that Little Finger is going to make a move at 'controlling' Sansa. Question is, will she bite? And, she has been pretty brave in her public objections to Jon....which is highly annoying no matter if she's right or not.

Unless there is more to come with Arya and Nymeria that was anti-climactic as all heck and another wasted scene. I can't imagine that there isn't more to come being that they dedicated a chunk of screen time and CGI to it....but as for last nights episode and the 'hype' behind it leading into it.....total let down.

Wondering how many Dragons will die from the steroid crossbows? All of them, one...two?

I'm betting that Jon 'bends a knee' to Dany because he knows he needs her army, her dragons and the dragon glass and the fact that he's a reluctant King who really doesn't care about ruling...only to save people. Him doing so will bring Dany on board.

[ariich]

also that editing lol. from grayscale pus to pie

That was awesome.

[MirrorMask]

With Melisandre showing up at Dany's door, I think the show officially stopped caring about distances. Or did they stop already with Varys going back and forth from Essos to Dorne and to Essos again? 

Anyway - Dany is starting to lose it. I dunno, maybe she just wanted to be strong and cold against Varys, but within her circle of close advisors, she was always, well, Dany... nor just "Mother of dragons, the goddamn queen yadda yadda yadda". She's always uptight and icy, one day she's gonna snap and end up like her father, setting everything on fire.

After all, we know the real reasons behind it, but... isn't what Cersei said about her technically true? her crucifying the masters and all that, she always had that spark of violence in her, so far she's used it against bad people for the greater good, but I fear she may lose it one day.

I'm wondering if the guy who played GW actually went down on her. Looked pretty damn close.

Well, no. It's not a porno, so the actor didn't. Anyway, even the trailers were showing them kissing, I was thinking already back then "Geez, he can't have sex,why bother?"... at least Jon Snow made history, LOL.

Why do you think Nymeria shunned Arya? because she wasn't Arya but "no one"?

Oh, and don't tell me I was the only one when the maester talked about "The history of the wars happened after the reign of Robert I" and Sam suggesting something "more poetic" as a title shouting at the screen "A song of ice and fire! a song of ice and fire!!!" 

[ariich]

With Melisandre showing up at Dany's door, I think the show officially stopped caring about distances.

Other way round - it's time jumps that don't appear like time jumps.

Anyway - Dany is starting to lose it. I dunno, maybe she just wanted to be strong and cold against Varys, but within her circle of close advisors, she was always, well, Dany... nor just "Mother of dragons, the goddamn queen yadda yadda yadda". She's always uptight and icy, one day she's gonna snap and end up like her father, setting everything on fire.

After all, we know the real reasons behind it, but... isn't what Cersei said about her technically true? her crucifying the masters and all that, she always had that spark of violence in her, so far she's used it against bad people for the greater good, but I fear she may lose it one day.

Dany has been losing it for ages. I'm entirely assuming that she'll finally go off the deep end at some point.

[cramx3]

Anyone else think the "Prince that was promised' wording that was incorrectly interpreted to not include Princess is a sign that other prophecies were incorrectly interpreted?

That was certainly something many hardcore fans would debate about the books, not sure if the writers threw that in as a nod to the book readers, or as a way to imply more are coming.

[MirrorMask]

Dany has been losing it for ages. I'm entirely assuming that she'll finally go off the deep end at some point.

That would be an interesting plot point. Frodo claiming for himself the Ring without Gollum to immediately make up for it.

[kaos2900]

Theon....man...what can you say about him? He's just utterly destroyed and broken. Any other show I'd think that he has some sort of redemption moment coming but being that this is GOT I don't see where he would? Maybe he'll stand up to Euron at some point but even then it seems too late.

I agree that Little Finger is going to make a move at 'controlling' Sansa. Question is, will she bite? And, she has been pretty brave in her public objections to Jon....which is highly annoying no matter if she's right or not.

Unless there is more to come with Arya and Nymeria that was anti-climactic as all heck and another wasted scene. I can't imagine that there isn't more to come being that they dedicated a chunk of screen time and CGI to it....but as for last nights episode and the 'hype' behind it leading into it.....total let down.

Wondering how many Dragons will die from the steroid crossbows? All of them, one...two?

I'm betting that Jon 'bends a knee' to Dany because he knows he needs her army, her dragons and the dragon glass and the fact that he's a reluctant King who really doesn't care about ruling...only to save people. Him doing so will bring Dany on board.

I loved the Arya/Wolf scene. Nice call back to the first season and also a nice bow to how much Arya has changed. Was it just me or did they leave that scene with Arya unsure if she should continue North or head back to King's Landing?

And fuck Theon. Seriously, he's screwed his sister over twice now. I hope he doesn't get redeemed. He is a terrible character and other than helping Sansa has always been terrible. I hope becomes the Mountains new play thing.

[MirrorMask]

Well, I wouldn't surely pat Theon on the shoulder for that, but I have sympathy for him. He's still got severe PTSD and seeing all the violence and the idea of being a prisoner again was just too much. I despise his actions as well but more in a "sigh... of course he couldn't do it... he's completely broken" kind of way.

[Grappler]

Why do you think Nymeria shunned Arya? because she wasn't Arya but "no one"?

It was a callback to season 1.  Ned was talking to Arya about being more ladylike (like Sansa) and she says "well, that's not me," or something to that effect.  Arya went off on her own to be her own person. 

So when Nymeria walked away, Arya realized that Nymeria was just like her and didn't want to be domesticated, so Arya said "that's not you." 

[MirrorMask]

Makes sense, thanks.

[Logain Ablar]

Why do you think Nymeria shunned Arya? because she wasn't Arya but "no one"?

It was a callback to season 1.  Ned was talking to Arya about being more ladylike (like Sansa) and she says "well, that's not me," or something to that effect.  Arya went off on her own to be her own person. 

So when Nymeria walked away, Arya realized that Nymeria was just like her and didn't want to be domesticated, so Arya said "that's not you."

At first, I thought "that's not you" meant that it was a different wolf, but this makes more sense. Their paths have diverged, and so to follow Arya back to Winterfell "wouldn't be her" any longer.

Was it just me or did they leave that scene with Arya unsure if she should continue North or head back to King's Landing?

I think we were shown her making the decision to go North, by first looking one way, presumably to King's Landing, where the wagons and horses were going, and then turning the other way.

[Chino]

Great episode. Are we going to see Sam doing something puke worthy in every episode this season  That's two weeks in a row now I almost puked.

I agree with Gary. The sex seen was the low point of the episode and I could have really done without it. IMO, it didn't really add anything to the story. It was just thrown in for the feels.