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[Zyzyxxz]

The entire reason littlefinger's plot failed is because of theon and jon.

Littlefinger successfully fucked the starks, stannis and tyrells due to his fuckery.

If theon didn't help sansa escape and jon didn't come back and fight, littlefinger had already planned to wipe out the boltons with the vale with cersei.

The idea was he'd consolidate control of the north with that move. But the starks messed that plan up which forced him to try to politick his way into victory.

That's why if jon and theon plot didn't happen, littlefinger was just cersei's death away from the iron throne.

Hmm thats right, I felt like that plotline ran for way too many seasons until the present day in which I forgot why he was even scheming in the first place? Totally forgot about his ambitions to become warden of the North.

 

[Vectorman]

I just hope they don't waste too much time on the inevitable "When Dany finds out Jon is the true heir, it makes her insecure and creates tension between them, which hurts their unity in fighting the White Walkers" storyline next season.

I mean let's be honest here, Jon will not be cool with it lol. He's gonna be all honorable and be like, 'I can't fuck you Auntie. I don't wanna be King of everything and be an incest boy." But maybe they'll do the thing of 'I don't care who you are! I love you and that's that.'

 

[Error]

Shitty how the show forgot completely about the Direwolves, did a Ghost even get a single scene this season?

 

[water_wendi]

What role do you guys think Melisandre will play? You know she's coming back. She admitted as much in her visions to Varys.

Surprise reinforcement when things seem lost. Shes going to be like Sansa/LF at the Battle of the Bastards.

 

[DragoonKain]

Littlefinger thrived within King's Landing and among the power-hungry. How powerful is his silver tongue and conniving among a society that values honor, oaths, and historical tradition and is built on a history of duty, rebellion, and independent spirit over back-stabbings and shifting alliances

Littlefinger was done the moment he set foot in a Stark-controlled Winterfell

More specifically, Littlefinger was done the moment Bran became the 3 Eyed Raven. You can't manipulate and out-scheme everyone when someone exists who can see the past and visions of the present and even future. Immediately negates his biggest strength and skill, and takes away the secrets buried that were keeping him alive.

 

[nubbe]

Shitty how the show forgot completely about the Direwolves, did a Ghost even get a single scene this season?

Ghost had to die so the dragons could kick ass

 

[zewone]

How are they going to explain how Tormund & Berric lived when they were on the top of the wall when it collapsed?

 

[jviggy43]

I just hope they don't waste too much time on the inevitable "When Dany finds out Jon is the true heir, it makes her insecure and creates tension between them, which hurts their unity in fighting the White Walkers" storyline next season.

people on other forums are literally trying to tell me it would be in character for him to fight her for the iron throne, Jon doesn't even want to be king of the north and has said so several times over. How can you be so out of touch with one of the most fleshed out characters on this show? Literally makes me mad people think he'll all of a sudden decide he wants to rule the seven kingdoms when he doesnt even want to rule one,

I mean i guarantee the god damn writers are going to use easy conflict to take up screen time with this but its so absurd.

 

[SurrenderDorothy]

I'm also back on Theon's boat - hehe - dude redeemed himself.

Jon and Theon's conversation was great, after that he showed that "Reek" was no more.
He'll finally have the confidence to do what's right.

It was well done.

 

[DopeyFish]

How are they going to explain how Tormund & Berric lived when they were on the top of the wall when it collapsed?

They already showed them surviving. They ran far enough west.

 

[Vincent Alexander]

How are they going to explain how Tormund & Berric lived when they were on the top of the wall when it collapsed?

You see him on the section that doesn't collapse. It collapses from where Tormund is looking out to the sea.

 

[Kyoufu]

Wtf? Nowhere in the show has it ever said that Visery's raped Dany. She was a virgin until her wedding night. Was Visery's bitch made? Absolutely but did he rape his sister. No. "Waking the dragon" was just his insecure ass way of saying "don't make me angry".

Calm down. He was touching her in their first scene so the possibility of a mentally unstable man who inherited the mad king's mental instability made me wonder.

Anyway I wonder if it's true that Daenerys can't conceive children. If that's the case then it's up to Aegon to continue the family bloodline.

 

[water_wendi]

How are they going to explain how Tormund lived when he was on the top of the wall when it collapsed?

Doesnt it show this? He and the others run west along the wall and make it to a safe spot.

 

[Vectorman]

So here's the real thing that could occur. Perhaps Sansa and Arya aren't cool with Dany and with Jon being the rightful heir, they might be not fully behind Dany. That might lead to tension there for sure.

 

[jviggy43]

How are they going to explain how Tormund & Berric lived when they were on the top of the wall when it collapsed?

No one of importance dies anymore. Most likely he found a small puddle of water and took refuge in it and next season will start with him lifting his face out of it, five miles away from the collapse.

 

[zewone]

I mean let's be honest here, Jon will not be cool with it lol. He's gonna be all honorable and be like, 'I can't fuck you Auntie. I don't wanna be King of everything and be an incest boy." But maybe they'll do the thing of 'I don't care who you are! I love you and that's that.'

Dany is going to be pregnant. Jon will be drawn back into the relationship by this.

Shitty how the show forgot completely about the Direwolves, did a Ghost even get a single scene this season?

They upgraded the CGI budged to dragons.

 

[140.85]

How are they going to explain how Tormund & Berric lived when they were on the top of the wall when it collapsed?

Aye he's made O sturdy stoff.

Seriously, I'll be surprised if the first shot of season 8 isn't him bursting though the rubble, gasping for air.

 

[Kyoufu]

So here's the real thing that could occur. Perhaps Sansa and Arya aren't cool with Dany possibly. That might lead to tension there for sure.

Sansa and Arya have no reason to dislike her, especially when they find out she's Aegon's aunt. lol

 

[redfox088]

lmaooooo


Great fucking episode. Lets go 2019, I'll be ready for that GoT. Whoever said the show might kill NK and then go back to politics of the main characters mighta been right. Seven hells!

Also Sansa came through. With Arya. Beautiful.

Thank you sir....

 

[Servbot24]

Well that was a pretty fun season, way better than last to me. But I don't really know much about the world and am the type to forget who everyone is by the time the new season starts.

 

[Vectorman]

Aegon's aunt. lol

I still can't get over this lol. Really should have stuck with Jon.

 

[PixelatedBookake]

Can Ghost come back so Jon can perform a Ghost Cannon limit break and fire him off his wrist like a missile?

 

[zewone]

So if Tormund and all those other knights of the watch survived, why wouldn't the undead army or the night king try and kill them and just keep on truckin'?

 

[darkwing-buck]

 

[Rice-Eater]

So the thing about seasons lasting for several years, that's just a Westeros thing, right? If that's the case then aren't all the people in Esso's safe from the white walkers?

 

[DragoonKain]

people on other forums are literally trying to tell me it would be in character for him to fight her for the iron throne, Jon doesn't even want to be king of the north and has said so several times over. How can you be so out of touch with one of the most fleshed out characters on this show? Literally makes me mad people think he'll all of a sudden decide he wants to rule the seven kingdoms when he doesnt even want to rule one,

I mean i guarantee the god damn writers are going to use easy conflict to take up screen time with this but its so absurd.

I don't think he will fight her for the throne, but I think his people will push for him to take the throne.. IF they find out the secret, and IF they still accept him as their king since hs has Targaryen blood. If they still accept him as one of them, guarantee you they will push for him to take the throne since he's the true heir, and even if Jon doesn't agree, he will be conflicted. Won't want to hurt Dany or his family. And Dany will be embittered because she will view him as a threat to her, unless she's so in love she doesn't care. But she is immature, she has snapped at Tyrion and other counsel many times.

 

[sangreal]

I'm also back on Theon's boat - hehe - dude redeemed himself.

setting yourself up for disappointment

 

[MMarston]

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[MagicWithEarvin]

lmaooooo


Great fucking episode. Lets go 2019, I'll be ready for that GoT. Whoever said the show might kill NK and then go back to politics of the main characters mighta been right. Seven hells!

Also Sansa came through. With Arya. Beautiful.

Even the writers have been #TeamNightKing since the beginning. No way they're going to kill him.

 

[GreyWind]

Damn I'm kinda sad we have to wait two years to see what happens next.

 

[nubbe]

Calm down. He was touching her in their first scene so the possibility of a mentally unstable man who inherited the mad king's mental instability made me wonder.

Anyway I wonder if it's true that Daenerys can't conceive children. If that's the case then it's up to Aegon to continue the family bloodline.

The scene in the dragon pit makes it seem like they are going with a "eh, the witch was probably full of shit"

Dany will likely be pregnant next season
even though Daario smashed Dany while they were in Meereen

 

[SurrenderDorothy]

setting yourself up for disappointment

Nah, this will be the time he redeems himself.

 

[Vectorman]

Damn I'm kinda sad we have to wait two years to see what happens next.

I just want the ending to be like LOTR: ROTK and have 10 endings lol. Maybe we'll finally see Ghost again!

 

[broncobuster]

Jaime's hand grew back!

 

[jviggy43]

I don't think he will fight her for the throne, but I think his people will push for him to take the throne.. IF they find out the secret, and IF they still accept him as their king since hs has Targaryen blood. If they still accept him as one of them, guarantee you they will push for him to take the throne since he's the true heir, and even if Jon doesn't agree, he will be conflicted. Won't want to hurt Dany or his family. And Dany will be embittered because she will view him as a threat to her, unless she's so in love she doesn't care. But she is immature, she has snapped at Tyrion and other counsel many times.

see I can buy that for sure. What I can't buy is jon as a character actually wanting the throne or creating conflict over it.

 

[MagicWithEarvin]

Damn I'm kinda sad we have to wait two years to see what happens next.

Is the final season confirmed for 2019? I was hoping it would be next year! Why the long wait for such a short season?

 

[Heshinsi]

So here's the real thing that could occur. Perhaps Sansa and Arya aren't cool with Dany and with Jon being the rightful heir, they might be not fully behind Dany. That might lead to tension there for sure.

Who gives a fuck about the Iron Throne? Arya and Sansa are going to march with their little bandit of Northern men and take KL? No they're not lol. Plus, Dany saved Jon's life, why would they hate her? LF mentioned a marriage alliance, Jon mentioned to Dany that the witch might have been lying to her. I'm almost 100% confident Dany is getting pregnant, and that's the new heir.

The Targaryen family wasn't exactly popular with the North, and without Dany's forces, Jon can't wage a war of conquest against the Lannisters and the Golden Company. The North doesn't even care about the south, so the idea that the Northern lords would even want to make a play for Westeros is ridiculous to me.

Also, that's Tyriom sulking in the corner felt so weird to me.

 

[Gunslinger]

How are they going to explain how Tormund & Berric lived when they were on the top of the wall when it collapsed?

I think lot of characters going to die next season. If you kill off everyone now who will be left to fight the WW. There arent many characters left in the show anyway.

 

[Kyoufu]

I still can't get over this lol. Really should have stuck with Jon.

Jon Snow is Westeros's version of John Doe. Dude finally has his own identity now and his name is Aegon, Father of Dragons!

 

[Einchy]

setting yourself up for disappointment

They played that hand earlier, I don't think he goes back on it after Jon's conversation. He might not kill Euron and save Yara but at least he will die as Theon Greyjoy son of Ned and not Reek.

 

[duckroll]

Shitty how the show forgot completely about the Direwolves, did a Ghost even get a single scene this season?

All I ask for in S8 is one sequence in the big battle where Ghost and Nymeria's pack charges together, and Bran uses his super powers to call upon the family legacy, and the pack is joined by spirit versions of all the dead wolves as they break through the white Walkers and take down a giant.

 

[OrionX]

Surprise reinforcement when things seem lost. Shes going to be like Sansa/LF at the Battle of the Bastards.

Is Mely gonna bring an army of shadow babies with her or something?

 

[Vectorman]

Also will Dany meet Ghost next season? Even for fanfic standards, it might be tough for them to beat that budget haha.

 

[jfkgoblue]

Calm down. He was touching her in their first scene so the possibility of a mentally unstable man who inherited the mad king's mental instability made me wonder.

Anyway I wonder if it's true that Daenerys can't conceive children. If that's the case then it's up to Aegon to continue the family bloodline.

It's been foreshadowed to almost certainty that Jon will knock Dany up.

 

[zewone]

If the Night King's goal isn't to kill all living humans, than what is his goal?

I don't see why he would leave men alive at the "Wall".

 

[Jaguar Victory]

Littlefinger thrived within King's Landing and among the power-hungry. How powerful is his silver tongue and his conniving among a society that values honor, oaths, and historical tradition and is built on a history of duty, rebellion, and independent spirit over back-stabbings and shifting alliances

Littlefinger was done the moment he set foot in a Stark-controlled Winterfell

Exactly

 

[Kyoufu]

If the Night King's goal isn't to kill all living humans, then what is his goal?

I don't see why he would leave men alive at the "Wall".

Maybe he just wants Bran to take his place so he can finally rest in the afterworld?

 

[El-Suave]

Apart from Theon's ridiculous "Eunuch Power!" fight scene and the usual movie trope of heroes probably surviving what they couldn't durvive at the Wall, I can't think of too many complaints.
Edit: Yay, we'll probably get combat elephants next season!

 

[Gleethor]

Is the final season confirmed for 2019? I was hoping it would be next year! Why the long wait for such a short season?

It is not confirmed and I have no idea why people keep parroting the idea like it's gospel.

Filming starts in October, which likely means (but doesn't guarantee) we're looking at a Fall 2018 premiere date for season 8

 

[GreyWind]

Is the final season confirmed for 2019? I was hoping it would be next year! Why the long wait for such a short season?

According to an article I just read they hinted a '19 release.

In an interview with Entertainment Weekly, HBO programming chief Casey Bloys hinted that the eighth season (only six episodes long) might not air until 2019. Discussing why showrunners David Benioff and Dan Weiss aren’t going to be involved in any spinoff series in a major way, Bloys said, “By the time the final season airs, Dan and David will have been at this for 12 years.” Though Weiss and Benioff first met Martin in 2006, HBO didn’t order the pilot of Game of Thrones until November 2008, and production didn’t begin until October 2009. It’s not clear where Bloys is measuring from, but to me the math looks a little depressing.

https://www.theverge.com/2017/6/2/15731682/hbo-game-of-thrones-season-8-2019-speculation