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« Reply #1050 on: May 20, 2013, 11:47:56 AM »
Loved the whole wedding sequence :tup
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« Reply #1051 on: May 20, 2013, 12:45:40 PM »
The next episode should be joyous and uplifting!
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« Reply #1052 on: May 20, 2013, 12:46:41 PM »
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« Reply #1053 on: May 20, 2013, 01:36:15 PM »
If this show keeps pile up great episodes like this, i don't know what to do....
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« Reply #1054 on: May 20, 2013, 01:37:45 PM »
The next episode should be joyous and uplifting!
I seriously CAN NOT WAIT to see how they're going to do this :corn
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« Reply #1055 on: May 20, 2013, 01:40:45 PM »
Is there only 2 episodes left this season....or is 2 until a mid season break? And, did that say the next episode is in 2 weeks? I guess because of Memorial Day?
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« Reply #1056 on: May 20, 2013, 01:44:05 PM »
Yes, no, yes, yes.
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« Reply #1057 on: May 20, 2013, 01:45:13 PM »
Yea, there is no new episode next week. The last two episodes of the season are airing on June 2nd and June 9th. They also will start filming season 4 sometime this summer and we'll be set up with a season 4 premiere sometime around March/April 2014.
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« Reply #1058 on: May 20, 2013, 02:02:25 PM »
Yes, no, yes, yes.
Yea, there is no new episode next week. The last two episodes of the season are airing on June 2nd and June 9th. They also will start filming season 4 sometime this summer and we'll be set up with a season 4 premiere sometime around March/April 2014.

Wow. Seems like that season flew by.
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« Reply #1059 on: May 22, 2013, 11:56:00 AM »
The White Walkers, also known as the Others, the most fearsome creatures next to dragons that bring cold wintery death with them where ever they go. Their shrill screams bring the dead with them, massive walls were built to keep them out of Westeros. And the first person to kill one after eight thousand years was none other than Ser Piggy, the Lord of Ham himself, Samwell Tarly of Horn Hill!

Take a moment and appreciate that fucking poetry!

Sorry to ruin your fun, but Jon killed one in season 1. Also one was killed in the first episode this season by being burned and probably more were killed in the battle of the fist of first men that wasn't shown in episode 1. I would also assume wildlings have killed them, but I do believe this was the first time one was killed with dragon glass.

Amazing episode this week.

My first thought when Sam killed the Walker was "well that was easy". Then I remembered that he did it with that dragon-something spear tip he found. So I really hope that's what did it, because if all it takes to kill a White Walker is one stab in the shoulder I'd be disappointed.

Yes, the dragonglass made the trick  :tup

And he ran off and left it behind!!! :facepalm:

In the books the glass shatters. Not sure if it happened in the show though.

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« Reply #1060 on: May 22, 2013, 01:52:01 PM »
The White Walkers, also known as the Others, the most fearsome creatures next to dragons that bring cold wintery death with them where ever they go. Their shrill screams bring the dead with them, massive walls were built to keep them out of Westeros. And the first person to kill one after eight thousand years was none other than Ser Piggy, the Lord of Ham himself, Samwell Tarly of Horn Hill!

Take a moment and appreciate that fucking poetry!

Sorry to ruin your fun, but Jon killed one in season 1. Also one was killed in the first episode this season by being burned and probably more were killed in the battle of the fist of first men that wasn't shown in episode 1. I would also assume wildlings have killed them, but I do believe this was the first time one was killed with dragon glass.

Amazing episode this week.

My first thought when Sam killed the Walker was "well that was easy". Then I remembered that he did it with that dragon-something spear tip he found. So I really hope that's what did it, because if all it takes to kill a White Walker is one stab in the shoulder I'd be disappointed.

Yes, the dragonglass made the trick  :tup

And he ran off and left it behind!!! :facepalm:

In the books the glass shatters. Not sure if it happened in the show though.

Actually, I always understood it in a way that there are two kinds of Others, the ordinary wights and the infamous white walkers. The wights are simply reanimated bodies, vulnerable to fire, while the actual white walkers are more like liches who also wield some kind of absurdly sharp blades. And Samwell is actually the first person to kill one of the latter ones.



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(Also, in the books the dagger shatters when Sam tries to attack a wight that is wearing chainmail.)

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« Reply #1061 on: May 22, 2013, 02:05:23 PM »
Having watched the preview for the next episode, I'm somewhat disappointed that they chose to keep Edmure's wedding and even show it on screen. Given that said happening is hardly relevant and takes no more than a few pages on the books I would have liked it better had the producer chosen to dedicate some more screen time to show some tits or some character developement.
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« Reply #1062 on: May 22, 2013, 02:07:16 PM »
Having watched the preview for the next episode, I'm somewhat disappointed that they chose to keep Edmure's wedding and even show it on screen. Given that said happening is hardly relevant and takes no more than a few pages on the books I would have liked it better had the producer chosen to dedicate some more screen time to show some tits or some character developement.
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« Reply #1063 on: May 22, 2013, 02:15:18 PM »
Correct, Sam killed an Other. The rest killed were wights, which are sort of like minions of the Others.

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« Reply #1064 on: May 22, 2013, 02:20:46 PM »
Interesting. I didn't catch that while reading the books although the references wights and others but always thought they were the same. Has the show made a distinction?

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is cold hands a wight then? I certainly got the feeling that he was something like a wight walker but a good one. Maybe even Cersai's champion as well at the end of DwD?
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« Reply #1065 on: May 22, 2013, 02:27:40 PM »
Actually, I always understood it in a way that there are two kinds of Others, the ordinary wights and the infamous white walkers. The wights are simply reanimated bodies, vulnerable to fire, while the actual white walkers are more like liches who also wield some kind of absurdly sharp blades. And Samwell is actually the first person to kill one of the latter ones.
To me, the Others and the White Walkers are just one in the same. The wights are just zombies/reanimated corpses the Others use as grunts.
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« Reply #1066 on: May 22, 2013, 02:34:00 PM »
Interesting. I didn't catch that while reading the books although the references wights and others but always thought they were the same. Has the show made a distinction?

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is cold hands a wight then? I certainly got the feeling that he was something like a wight walker but a good one. Maybe even Cersai's champion as well at the end of DwD?

There's a popular theory that Coldhands is a wight being possessed by a skinchanger (namely Benjen). As for Cersei's champion, I think he's the result of the same spell that was used on Khal Drogo, and that's a different kind of magic.

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« Reply #1067 on: May 22, 2013, 02:34:12 PM »
White Walkers and Others are the same, it's just a matter of different people giving different names.

is cold hands a wight then? I certainly got the feeling that he was something like a wight walker but a good one. Maybe even Cersai's champion as well at the end of DwD?
First, it's not clear the Others are really that evil. There are suggestions that they are not, so we really don't know enough to draw any conclusions about them or Coldhands and others similar to them. All we know is that Coldhands is similar to Others and wights, but there are distinct differences ...so who knows.

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« Reply #1068 on: May 23, 2013, 04:30:35 AM »
Interesting. I didn't catch that while reading the books although the references wights and others but always thought they were the same. Has the show made a distinction?

Spoiler question below...







is cold hands a wight then? I certainly got the feeling that he was something like a wight walker but a good one. Maybe even Cersai's champion as well at the end of DwD?

There's a popular theory that Coldhands is a wight being possessed by a skinchanger (namely Benjen). As for Cersei's champion, I think he's the result of the same spell that was used on Khal Drogo, and that's a different kind of magic.

interesting theory. I thought it was possible that cold hands was actually Ben jen just turned other since he covers his face so Bran can't see him

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« Reply #1069 on: May 23, 2013, 06:14:40 AM »
Interesting. I didn't catch that while reading the books although the references wights and others but always thought they were the same. Has the show made a distinction?

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is cold hands a wight then? I certainly got the feeling that he was something like a wight walker but a good one. Maybe even Cersai's champion as well at the end of DwD?

There's a popular theory that Coldhands is a wight being possessed by a skinchanger (namely Benjen). As for Cersei's champion, I think he's the result of the same spell that was used on Khal Drogo, and that's a different kind of magic.

interesting theory. I thought it was possible that cold hands was actually Ben jen just turned other since he covers his face so Bran can't see him
The theory against Coldhands being Benjen is that both Coldhands and Leaf (the Children of the Forest Bran meets) say he's been dead for years, "they killed him long ago" I think it's the exact quote from Leaf (Benjen, if he indeed was killed, has been dead for 3 years max). But Coldhands has to be some member of the Night's Watch because of how he dresses and refers to Sam.
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« Reply #1070 on: May 23, 2013, 09:19:11 AM »
Guys, the small text is getting to be annoying, and if I'm not mistaken most of it belongs in the thread about the novels, not the show, doesn't it?
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« Reply #1071 on: May 23, 2013, 09:24:18 AM »
Right now yes, but using small text it's the only option we have when we speculate on how the show could portray something we know it's going to happen in the future. Unless we bring that too directly to the ASOIAF thread.
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« Reply #1072 on: May 23, 2013, 09:30:13 AM »
Right now yes, but using small text it's the only option we have when we speculate on how the show could portray something we know it's going to happen in the future. Unless we bring that too directly to the ASOIAF thread.
This, it's been the standard way for us to hide spoilers in many threads. Not nice to call it annoying, we're discussing on topic and being careful about it. The questions started in relation to the tv series, clarifying from the books is pretty natural.

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« Reply #1073 on: May 23, 2013, 09:33:23 AM »
It's still annoying.
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« Reply #1074 on: May 23, 2013, 09:35:09 AM »
I'll post spoilers in bold font from now on.

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« Reply #1075 on: May 23, 2013, 09:37:24 AM »
I'll post spoilers in bold font from now on.
And make them size 23.
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« Reply #1076 on: May 23, 2013, 10:22:29 AM »
I understand the conversation went beyond the show, but it started based on the show and it is really the only way to relate what's happening in the show without spoiling for others. It may be annoying to some but its probably less annoying then saying it without small font.

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« Reply #1077 on: May 24, 2013, 02:54:40 PM »
I'll post spoilers in bold font from now on.
lol

Wait, aren't you the one who isn't even watching the show?

At any rate, keep doing what you're doing.  I don't see a better alternative.  I will be silently annoyed.
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« Reply #1078 on: May 24, 2013, 05:11:46 PM »
Hef, have you read the books?  I didnt read until the end of season two and I greatly appreciated the spoilers being hidden in this thread, but I get your point.  It is kind of annoying, but the ASOIAF thread doesn't really have much chatter going on since most people are talking more about the show and then the readers talk about how it relates to the books, thanks for letting us continue.

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« Reply #1079 on: May 24, 2013, 08:22:02 PM »
That was a great episode. And actually they're holding back a new episode to show the Liberace movie instead

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« Reply #1080 on: May 24, 2013, 10:21:17 PM »
I'll post spoilers in bold font from now on.
lol

Wait, aren't you the one who isn't even watching the show

What difference does that make? I'm a fan of the series so have an interest in the tv show and its discussion.

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« Reply #1081 on: May 25, 2013, 03:43:17 AM »
I'll post spoilers in bold font from now on.
lol

Wait, aren't you the one who isn't even watching the show

What difference does that make? I'm a fan of the series so have an interest in the tv show and its discussion.
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« Reply #1082 on: May 25, 2013, 08:29:00 AM »
That was a great episode. And actually they're holding back a new episode to show the Liberace movie instead

They are holding it back because of the holiday weekend in the US. They aired Blackwater last memorial day weekend and it got poor ratings even though it was the best episode of the series. The next episode is big and HBO is learning from their mistake. I do wish it were on though cause I don't want to keep waiting.

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« Reply #1083 on: May 25, 2013, 11:05:19 AM »
It took me three seconds last week to figure out why GoT wasn't on this week. "Wait, what...oh yeah, the biggest episode of the season last year played Memorial Day weekend and lost over a million viewers." They don't want to make that mistake with what's coming  :lol
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« Reply #1084 on: May 25, 2013, 11:22:34 AM »
It took me three seconds last week to figure out why GoT wasn't on this week. "Wait, what...oh yeah, the biggest episode of the season last year played Memorial Day weekend and lost over a million viewers." They don't want to make that mistake with what's coming  :lol

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