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[Napoleonthechimp]

Ive said this so many times, and everyone ignores me. Look at post history, I must have said it 4 times.

Littlefinger exacting revenge against the Lannisters would fit into his game plan so he'll likely kill (...) two birds with one stone.

Who knows what will happen with the Freys and Boltons. There is no one worth redeeming in those two houses so the Lord of the light can burn them all in a fire for all I care.

 

[ebullientprism]

Wow these pictures reminded me how beautiful this show is from a purely visual standpoint. Honestly I'm not sure I've ever seen a better looking show.

Hannibal. I love GoT but Hannibal is just beyond everything on TV.

 

[Guevara]

It's weird that the old gods are worthless and the lord of light has already had a bunch of substantive actions attributed to him. It's hard not to compare it to Christianity taking over pagan lands.

 

[Napoleonthechimp]

It's weird that the old gods are worthless and the lord of light has already had a bunch of substantive actions attributed to him. It's hard not to compare it to Christianity taking over pagan lands.

Mellisandre comes across as too evil for the lord of light to be good.

 

[Qurupeke]

Tywin should die a painful death. Like Visery's. That was a nice scene.

 

[Liquidsnake]

Anyway I can put King of the North onto a personalized license plate?

Any other cool ideas?

 

[KYZR]

It'd be interesting to experience the show without having read the books, I found myself watching with a sort of perverse anticipation.

 

[Nizz]

Video compilation of the reactions of people watching the ending live.

Lol at the screams

How did these people know to record people during this particular episode? I guess it was book readers who knew about it? Or do some people regularly record themselves watching the show?

And it's a day later and I'm honestly still in shock at how this episode went down. Funny how I was watching some news earlier and a story aired about reactions to last night's episode. It really was surprising how the Starks were massacred.

 

[diggmcbadass]

Man, if I were a mod, there would be hundreds of book-readers perma banned in just the last 24 hours. Every other post for the last 3k posts have been someone comparing the show to the book.

 

[Chris R]

How did these people know to record people during this particular episode? I guess it was book readers who knew about it? Or do some people regularly record themselves watching the show?

And it's a day later and I'm honestly still in shock at how this episode went down. Funny how I was watching some news earlier and a story aired about reactions to last night's episode. It really was surprising how the Starks were massacred.

Book readers knew to record.

 

[SenjutsuSage]

Video compilation of the reactions of people watching the ending live.

Lol at the screams

Oh my god, man. The reactions are perfect. I couldn't believe what I was watching. I didn't scream hysterically, but I was just sitting there completely stunned.

 

[Kave_Man]

Did you actually break furniture while watching?

Yup broke a 10 dollar IKEA table, flipped it right away in anger. It's back up now just one of the legs are a bit wobbly since it popped right out. No big loss though.

You should have gone bowling instead.

My worlds are colliding.

 

[TomServo]

It'd be interesting to experience the show without having read the books, I found myself watching with a sort of perverse anticipation.

I read GoT during S2, and the other four books between S2 and S3. There's definitely not the suspense in the shows watching the shows having an idea of what's coming next.

The only thing that disappoints me about the non-readers is how many of them (not most, not all, just quite a few) take such one dimensional views of so many characters. Even when I had only watched the shows and not read the books, I could tell that there aren't clear cut "good guys" and "bad guys"... there are as few as two completely unredeemable characters in the series. The rest is perspective, but that doesn't stop folks from proclaiming that the "good guys" got massacred, that the "bad guys" are winning, etc.

 

[Magni]

Anyway I can put King of the North onto a personalized license plate?

Any other cool ideas?

KNGNNRTH, but do you really want a Red Car Crash?

 

[Liquidsnake]

What about this?
Do you guys understand it?

Ned and Rob are taken.

 

[Vagabundo]

That fucker earlier in this thread spoiled the ending for me last week. I hope they perma his ass.

 

[hydrophilic attack]

Love the video compilation.

Best part is the people who have read the books, sitting there smirking.

 

[Miss.Selfdestruct]

What about this?
Do you guys undersstand it?

Ned and Rob are taken.

House Trek

 

[TomServo]

Love the video compilation.

Best part is the people who have read the books, sitting there smirking and trolling

Don't know why they'd troll... it's not like they didn't have their "holy shit" moment reading. I was on a plane from LA to Sydney, a few glasses of wine in, and had to go back and reread because I was stunned.

 

[IAmtheFMan]

That fucker earlier in this thread spoiled the ending for me last week. I hope they perma his ass.

Yeah... so sorry that you got spoiled.

We in the book thread were FRANTIC going "WTF, GET A MOD QUICK!!!!"

 

[Kave_Man]

Love the video compilation.

Best part is the people who have read the books, sitting there smirking.

Nothing but perverts.

 

[Moaradin]

Yeah... so sorry that you got spoiled.

We in the book thread were FRANTIC going "WTF, GET A MOD QUICK!!!!"

Where was this post? I'm surprised I didn't catch it.

 

[Miss.Selfdestruct]

Hannibal. I love GoT but Hannibal is just beyond everything on TV.

.

 

[Liquidsnake]

House Trek

What about this?

It has double meaning since my father hasn't been in my life for 27 years.

 

[SoraanTribal]

Love the video compilation.

Best part is the people who have read the books, sitting there smirking.

A friend of mine (who has read the books) was over at my place last week, and we were talking about Game of Thrones. I told him I was constantly worried about some of my favorite characters dying in a show like this (similar to The Walking Dead and never knowing who will make it to the next week). And I said that I was glad this season was a bit lighter on that subject. He just grinned and changed the subject. Bastard.

 

[Guevara]

I think you mean JON SNUH

 

[IAmtheFMan]

Where was this post? I'm surprised I didn't catch it.

http://www.neogaf.com/forum/showpost.php?p=59761449&postcount=7290

The original post said "Robb dies in the next episode... lawls"

It was squashed in about 15 minutes or so, and the guy claims he was drunk but still, pretty assholish thing to do.

 

[Fantomex]

Man this show is what everyone is talking about at work, it seems even people who don't have HBO are ordering it today.

 

[crozier]

http://www.neogaf.com/forum/showpost.php?p=59761449&postcount=7290

The original post said "Robb dies in the next episode... lulz"

It was squashed in about 15 minutes or so, and the guy claims he was drunk but still, pretty assholish thing to do.

Ugh, that really makes me want to avoid this thread going forward. I was completely blind-sided by last night's episode. Spoilers, even vague suggestive ones, would have cheapened the entire experience for me.

 

[Vagabundo]

Yeah... so sorry that you got spoiled.

We in the book thread were FRANTIC going "WTF, GET A MOD QUICK!!!!"

I really don't understand people like that. Drunk or not.

 

[Napoleonthechimp]

I think you mean JON SNUH

lol

I can't help but hear that said in Ygritte's voice.

 

[Ferrio]

What about this?

It has double meaning since my father hasn't been in my life for 27 years.

 

[Liquidsnake]

I think you mean JON SNUH

Bahhh Jon Snow is taken

 

[ReiGun]

HA!

 

[hydrophilic attack]

Nothing but perverts.

We can't help it

 

[Jarek23]

What about this?

It has double meaning since my father hasn't been in my life for 27 years.

The H kinda kills it in my opinion. Houstrk was a good one. I think most will get it.

 

[Maddocks]

After watching it again and watching the video reactions. I can say how brilliant the ending is of that episode. If you are a fan of robb or cat and you see all these characters die you are just like cat..shocked by what the hell just happened, and then BAM cat gets her throat slit, its just....whoa.

 

[Hok]

Tywin Lannister is a Lion

What did Rob expect?

I am with the Lannisters cause they actually use their brains

Edit: And their gold

 

[Liquidsnake]

HA!

Lol.

 

[inky]

http://www.neogaf.com/forum/showpost.php?p=59761449&postcount=7290

The original post said "Robb dies in the next episode... lawls"

It was squashed in about 15 minutes or so, and the guy claims he was drunk but still, pretty assholish thing to do.

That sucks. I missed that post in here (got to read the aftermath), but in another thread (the one announcing Robb was going to be in Cinderella) some guy just put in his post: "well, it's not like he has anything to do after this season of GoT anyway". At that moment I knew exactly what he meant, knowing this show.

I'm not too sensitive on spoilers overall, but when people want to be dicks nothing is stopping them.

 

[TomServo]

Ugh, that really makes me want to avoid this thread going forward. I was completely blind-sided by last night's episode. Spoilers, even vague suggestive ones, would have cheapened the entire experience for me.

One of the big reasons I read the books is that I wanted to be able to read up on characters and events that I didn't completely understand, and inadvertently spoiled a major event for myself...

"I'll just take a quick peek about that on AWoIaF... FUCK!"

 

[Napoleonthechimp]

Tywin Lannister is a Lion

What did Rob expect?

I am with the Lannisters cause they actually use their brains

Edit: And their gold

For that guest oath thingy to be honoured I imagine. Because breaking it is a dick move.

 

[Ithil]

For that guest oath thingy to be honoured I imagine. Because breaking it is a dick move.

It's THE dick move.

 

[CitizenVectron]

Man this show is what everyone is talking about at work, it seems even people who don't have HBO are ordering it today.

It seems that this episode will either convince some people to stop watching, or convince many who don't watch to start.

 

[darkazcura]

I read GoT during S2, and the other four books between S2 and S3. There's definitely not the suspense in the shows watching the shows having an idea of what's coming next.

The only thing that disappoints me about the non-readers is how many of them (not most, not all, just quite a few) take such one dimensional views of so many characters. Even when I had only watched the shows and not read the books, I could tell that there aren't clear cut "good guys" and "bad guys"... there are as few as two completely unredeemable characters in the series. The rest is perspective, but that doesn't stop folks from proclaiming that the "good guys" got massacred, that the "bad guys" are winning, etc.

Then, IMO, either George Martin is an overrated writer or the show creators are poor at adapting. Without having read the books, it's clear that Starks are good with some minor flaws while Lannisters are generally bad with some redeeming factors. That's not gray or complex at all especially with all of the focus they had on Ned and his constantly good intentions in season 1, and with tons of bad stuff happening to good people from the Stark family for completely selfish and crazy reasons from the Lannister family. Jamie is the only one I can think of who has shown some serious shades of gray.

I like the show and everything but I still don't get this idea that characters in this show are only gray and nothing is black and white. I don't think the few mistakes the Starks may have made morally makes them gray, and I don't think the few redeeming qualities of people like Joffrey (in this case, pure evil) and Cersei make them gray.

The bad guys ARE winning. Everything the Starks were fighting for was completely noble/good unless I'm forgetting something.

I dunno I don't find these characters to be as neutral or gray as others seem to.

 

[Hok]

For that guest oath thingy to be honoured I imagine. Because breaking it is a dick move.

Well he shouldn't have broken it either

 

[Liquidsnake]

 

[Ninja Scooter]

Should we start using "Stark" as a term for when someone does something really fucking stupid? Like "Man you really Stark'd it up with that chick at the bar last night"

 

[The One Who Knocks]

It's weird that the old gods are worthless and the lord of light has already had a bunch of substantive actions attributed to him. It's hard not to compare it to Christianity taking over pagan lands.

Somebody earlier in the thread (this was remarked about two weeks ago) that the White Walkers have a bark-like texture and in "Second Sons" all of the crows (ravens?) are perched on a tree for the Old Gods and for me, that's established a theory that I'm pretty confident in; that being that the White Walkers and other northern magic and creatures (like the direwolves and wargs [I'm assuming the wargs are magic related]) are related to the Old Gods, which have been consistently related to the North and all of the fire stuff are related to the Lord of Light. I don't know what impact, if any, it'd have on the story but it makes sense to me and that's what I'm going with.

 

[Napoleonthechimp]

Well he shouldn't have broken it either

Breaking the oath to marry one of Frey's ugly daughters is not the same as breaking the "guest right".