Game of Thrones (TV, fantasy) Thread

[BlobVanDam]

Hopefully we can all avoid spoilers for the rest of the week, because I'd hate to have anything significant spoiled, like deaths, or battles etc. We're at the point where anything could happen.

[lonestar]

I'm just going to log out of everything and hide in the mountains till Tuesday (I'm on the road for the eclipse and won't be able to watch on Sunday).

[Evermind]

I believe, in fact, the info for the whole season (most of the general plot terms) was out in the open before the first episode premiered.

[BlobVanDam]

I knew a decent amount had leaked before the premiere, but I didn't realize it extended beyond the first few episodes of the season. I don't go looking for spoilers, but I'm glad I haven't stumbled across any accidentally.

[Grappler]

I knew a decent amount had leaked before the premiere, but I didn't realize it extended beyond the first few episodes of the season. I don't go looking for spoilers, but I'm glad I haven't stumbled across any accidentally.

I just don't read the comments on FB articles about the show, since people tend to comment with spoilers.  That generally keeps me mostly spoiler free. 

I've really enjoyed not knowing what will happen - I didn't do that when I binged the first six seasons.  I read Wikipedia along with a lot of the episodes, so I could keep character names and places straight.

[Chino]

I had a lot of fun looking this over yesterday. Clicking the link will allow you to zoom in quite a bit.

https://i.redd.it/x6r5bm6zxufz.png

[gmillerdrake]

That's a pretty cool chart! just spent a solid ten minutes myself looking it over.

[Grappler]

I had a lot of fun looking this over yesterday. Clicking the link will allow you to zoom in quite a bit.

https://i.redd.it/x6r5bm6zxufz.png

Awesome.  Loved it until I saw the name Willis.     

[lonestar]

[Phoenix87x]

I wouldn't even want to watch it if it leaked, since I immediately want to discuss it. It would drive me crazy if I wanted to chat, but no one had seen it yet.

[cramx3]

Yea, I really have no desire to read/watch/anything to do with the leaks.  It just ruins the experience of a sunday night watching my favorite TV show.

Sucks for HBO that they got hacked and then screwed up accidently leaking their own episode for maybe the best season of their biggest show.  Although it seems the ratings are still really amazing so maybe it's not having that much of an effect.

[lonestar]

Nah, it's not having an effect, I'd just rather not stumble onto the shit by accident. Gotta be hella vigilant for sure from her on out.

[MirrorMask]

I may give in to the temptation, but only because next Sunday / Monday I'm on holiday and I'll return only Wednesday... not that I would actually confirm it let alone discuss it here or anywhere else! (while a dumb coworker is already twitting about it, can't she just shut the hell up?)

[Grappler]

And, being that we spent so much time ragging on it all week....the elephant in the room is the fact Jaimie swam a quarter mile or so in a really deep river in full Armor without drowning        honestly, I can completely over look it...it is what it is.....

Oh yeah, that too. Did Jaimie even swim it, or did Bronn drag him that whole way? The whole thing was ridiculous, but again, I can let it slide.

I think this explains it all.  As Bronn would say, "Michael 'Fookin Phelps."

[Progmetty]

I like the irony in the conversation between Jon Snow and Gendry Waters. About how their fathers trusted each other and fought along one another in the war, referring to Ned Stark and Robert Baratheon. When actually Robert Baratheon hated, fought and personally killed Rhaegar Targaryen, Jon's real dad.
Robert Baratheon's weapon of choice was a hammer as well.

[Phoenix87x]

I wonder if somehow Gendry and jon end up going at it, basically re-creating Robert Vs. Rhaegar

[gmillerdrake]

I wonder if somehow Gendry and jon end up going at it, basically re-creating Robert Vs. Rhaegar

I doubt it. Jon has zero desire to rule. He didn't even want to be King of the North. I think if/when it comes down to it he'd hand over any power that was 'rightfully' his because he simply isn't interested in it

[MirrorMask]

I wonder if somehow Gendry and jon end up going at it, basically re-creating Robert Vs. Rhaegar

I doubt it. Jon has zero desire to rule. He didn't even want to be King of the North. I think if/when it comes down to it he'd hand over any power that was 'rightfully' his because he simply isn't interested in it

This may also tie in to the big theory going around, that there will be no need for an epic battle where the "prince that was promised" single-handedly defeats the White Walkers, but that a pact and a truce will be needed, like it was done in ancient times.

Think of it: Jon is no Stark, he has no right to be King in the North. He has a claim to the Iron Throne, but he would never want to rule the Seven Kingdoms, if there's even something to be called Seven Kingdoms or an Iron Throne after that.

Having no real home, Jon might as well do the sacrifice and offer himself up for whatever truce need to be signed with the White Walkers.

[gmillerdrake]

This may also tie in to the big theory going around, that there will be no need for an epic battle where the "prince that was promised" single-handedly defeats the White Walkers, but that a pact and a truce will be needed, like it was done in ancient times.

Having no real home, Jon might as well do the sacrifice and offer himself up for whatever truce need to be signed with the White Walkers.

Somewhere in the endless pages of this thread I had spoken to that point as well. That character, Jon, has always been very selfless and all about honor and doing what's right. I can totally envision a scenario where the way to end the war and regain the truce between the White Walkers and humans would be the need for one of the humans of power to willingly 'convert'....either in marriage or whatever and I can see Jon volunteering to do that in order to save the rest of humanity.

[Logain Ablar]

Oh oh - the tiny writing has started. I think I'll stay clear of this thread until after the next episode.. 

[gmillerdrake]

Oh oh - the tiny writing has started. I think I'll stay clear of this thread until after the next episode.. 

     for the record my small font has nothing to do with any confirmed spoilers out there....it's all speculation about a popular fan theory. I small fonted in an effort to make sure I don't tick anyone off   

[MirrorMask]

Yeah, I agree, I was mentioning a fan theory about the books, if you want to have an interesting read - and maybe the ultimate spoiler if the ones behind such theory are right - go Google "The true nature and purpouse of the Others" on Google, it's a Reddit thread.

[MrBoom_shack-a-lack]

Serg Tankian Sings Rains of Castamere

Pretty cool rendition.

[lonestar]

Oh oh - the tiny writing has started. I think I'll stay clear of this thread until after the next episode.. 

 

[Progmetty]

Is it at all mentioned in the novels whether or not the 3 dragons can lay eggs?

[Adami]

I haven't read any of the books, but I just heard somewhere that the white walkers are known to ride giant ice spiders?


If that is true....we're missing out.

[MirrorMask]

Dragons vs ice spiders, the Westerosi version of King Kong vs Godzilla 

[cramx3]

Is it at all mentioned in the novels whether or not the 3 dragons can lay eggs?

Honestly don't remember, but I have to think so but not based on the current dragons, based on the fact there were previously dragons who I believe had children to keep the dragons alive.  It wasn't until the Targaryan's of more recent that they started caging them and they slowly got smaller and eventually died out.  I don't recall dragons being born in the way Dany's dragons were being a thing, but I really am not sure.  Maybe someone else can shed more light.

I haven't read any of the books, but I just heard somewhere that the white walkers are known to ride giant ice spiders?


If that is true....we're missing out.

Well they can reanimate the dead and in the books there's talk of giant spiders north of the wall and many other things as well including reanimated sea creatures attacking the boats off Hardhome (book depiction of this, which was not resolved in books, is different than the show).

[gmillerdrake]

Next Episode is 71 minutes long......finale is 81 minutes. So, we have 152 minutes of GOT left this season.......

[BlobVanDam]

I'm going to make a really bold prediction here that those two episodes are going to kick major ass.

[Chino]

We haven't lost a major character yet this whole season. Who's it going to be?

[ReaperKK]

I'm going to make a really bold prediction here that those two episodes are going to kick major ass.

That is indeed a bold prediction.

[MirrorMask]

Next Episode is 71 minutes long......finale is 81 minutes. So, we have 152 minutes of GOT left this season.......

It's 3 "standard" 50 minutes episodes in the end, we get less episodes but more content.

[masterthes]

We haven't lost a major character yet this whole season. Who's it going to be?

My money's on Littlefinger

[cramx3]

We haven't lost a major character yet this whole season. Who's it going to be?

Well it's easy to point at the people beyond the wall, but let's think about others...

Littlefinger then seems the most likely (Arya has her eyes on him)
Grey Worm (Had his love scene moment and is stuck at Casterly Rock)
Bronn (Cersei wants him punished)
Varys (seems he will die in Westeros as per Melisandre)
Cersei (I still think Jamie will kill her, but maybe not this season like I had thought)