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Game of Thrones *NO BOOK DISCUSSION* |OT2| Season 7 - [Read the OP]
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Jon, without even knowing that Danny was coming to Dragonstone, straight up told Sansa that Cersei attacking Winterfell during winter would be an incredibly stupid move because Cersei's weakened army wouldn't be able to survive the winter let alone the assault on Winterfell if they even made it there. And by the time winter would have been over the north would have built up enough forces to repel an attack. Sansa was tunnel visioned on Cersei and Jon was trying to show her that Cersei was basically a non-factor at this point thanks to the winter. Winterfell was safe from her for a while.
The payoff was good, the execution to get there wasn't. Still, I thought the season finale was great, and I've been hard on this season.
But he's also kinda shit at fighting now, his real expertise will come from helping create strategies. That sword is of more used being handed to Jorah or whatever.
PhantomThief
Banned
I would think the only people loyal to him are also loyal to the queen and the queen trumps him there. Since he is going completely undercover and is hoping to help out Jon and Dany, I think it's just him going by himself.
My impression was that Sansa began to suspect it was another LF scheme when he advised her to use Brienne against Arya. That's why she sent her away, and when Brienne was like "But Littlefinger!" Sansa was all "I got this, chill!" Then when Littlefinger played his "motives game" it confirmed her suspicions and she went to Bran for more proof.
I mean she always knew she needed to keep an eye on LF, she mentioned at the beginning of the season that he can't be trusted, but he seemed to be mostly in her corner so she wasn't sure if she should get rid of him at first. Plus she was probably hesitant to make a move against him and risk getting burned. Him trying to turn her own family against her was the last straw though, and it finally urged her to look deeper and fully see him for what he was.
There's was no point to the entire Winterfell storyline this season. Why let Baelish scheme for a few more weeks or months without gaining anything in the process? The end result was always going to be his execution when Bran literally knew most if not all of his bullshit and Sansa had personally witnessed quite a bit of it too.
It was all false suspense so they could pull a fast one in the finale. Really cheapened what should have been an awesome scene.
It was all false suspense so they could pull a fast one in the finale. Really cheapened what should have been an awesome scene.
Smokey_Run
Member
I asked my friend the same question. Someone like him would likely have at least a small group who would be more loyal to him than the Queen. I assume Bronn and a small group will leave once they find out Jaime honored the pledge.
Cersei: "Westeros, join me in repelling this foreign whore and her foreign army from our shores!"
*Also Cersei
Cersei: "Yo Euron, go to Essos and ferry me this foreign army. I need them to help me stab the allied forces of Westeros in the back, while they deal with the single greatest threat the continent has faced in 8000 years."
Someone needs to figure out a way to resurect Randall Tarly and go, "look at what you helped enable you knobhead. Foreign army, blah, blah, GTFO!"
*Also Cersei
Cersei: "Yo Euron, go to Essos and ferry me this foreign army. I need them to help me stab the allied forces of Westeros in the back, while they deal with the single greatest threat the continent has faced in 8000 years."
Someone needs to figure out a way to resurect Randall Tarly and go, "look at what you helped enable you knobhead. Foreign army, blah, blah, GTFO!"
LegendofDragoonLives
Member
7x1
"We're been so focused on the enemy in the north, we've forgotten about the one south. No protection from that direction."
"I know her. She will never stop."
Just saw the video. Can you explain to me how that is unreasonable? Or if there is some other conversation they've had where she says to march south or some crazy shit like that? I went and watched the two scenes they have in 7x1 and 7x2. I'm at work so maybe I missed something, but you seriously don't jump to those conclusions ^ based off the premiere convo they had? If you're thinking that they shouldn't even think about Cersei (before the Dany encounters), then I don't know what to say to you...
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KjsR4clCorQ
Dany has never looked better.
Vincent Alexander
Member
I wonder if Arya will use Jamie's face at some point, only because we might get that scene where someone realizes his right hand is back.
Sending Brienne to represent her in KL was a mistake. Sansa was absolutely correct in her assessment of what Cersei truly is. She would have called them all out on being so god damn gullible. Sure, killing off LF was good I suppose. But Sansa telling Cersei to go kick a can of rocks would have been a delight to see.
"Are you guys this fucking stupid?!"
Cersei: "The little dove has changed quite a bit, hasn't she..."
Sansa: "I learned from the best."
There absolutely must be a Cersei/Sansa scene in the final season.
In my opinion it would be really dumb for her to forget such a crucial detail.
Cersei: "Westeros, join me in repelling this foreign whore and her foreign army from our shores!"
*Also Cersei
Cersei: "Yo Euron, go to Essos and ferry me this foreign army. I need them to help me stab the allied forces of Westeros in the back, while they deal with the single greatest threat the continent has faced in 8000 years."
Someone needs to figure out a way to resurect Randall Tarly and go, "look at what you helped enable you knobhead. Foreign army, blah, blah, GTFO!"
Cerise is impressive at coming up the cleverest and most elaborate plans
to fuck herself with.
It could have also been just that whole game of truths shtick she learned from the faceless.
I completly agree, even when I think that they will announce a super surprise 9th season.Personally I thought the finale was awesome as was the rest of the season. I'm just bummed they are cutting down the nr of episodes and have to rush some storylines.
The season was good. Not amazing like other years, it had some issues, but still good.
The negativity is a bit hyperbolic.
I doubt that would help at this point. It seems to me Season 7 was the one that needed the extra time and episodes. There were a ton of time skips throughout and characters/situations that needed much more fleshing out. Now that the wall has been breached though I really doubt we see almost any time skips (not counting an epilogue sequence thing in the last episode), so padding out the last season or adding something else probably wouldn't do as good as stretching this season before the finale.
As much as I want more Thrones, I dont think I can wait another 3 plus years to wrap up the story. I would rather they announce a 10 episode season 8, with the last two episodes being over 90 minutes long.
ComputerBlue
Member
Someone on Reddit put this together using IMDb ratings. For reference the first episode of the series has 24k ratings, and the latest has 32k.
TheLostBigBoss
Banned
...We make theories based on whats in the show.
And yea, there is no proof that Arya and Sansa conspired to take down LF, that's why this entire plot line was so bad.
Not to mention how fucking blatant Little Finger was in manipulating Sansa. "HEY YO KILL YOUR SISTER". It would have been far more believable if he was stringing her along, and when she got to that conclusion, he was trying to back her out of it.
Or you know, talk about how if she is a "faceless man", then maybe she isn't even Arya? We know she is Arya, but when you have a person with a bag of faces and the ability to turn into anyone, maybe it's time to consider they are an assassin and they took your sisters face.
GoT threads on Gaf always have some real downers and this season with some of the pacing stuff, really brought it out out of some people, but the season was still widely considered to be great and it was especially received well among casual viewers.
For those in the UK, Amazon have listed their usual version of the Blu-ray with an exclusive bonus disc of special features
These are limited so get your pre-orders in
I have the Amazon bonus disc for every season so far
These are limited so get your pre-orders in
I have the Amazon bonus disc for every season so far
For the past seasons, buy the steelbooks with magnet sigils included, the audio is redone in Dolby Atmos.
And if your equipment isn't capable of Atmos, you're still getting the core 7.1 upgrade over the original Blu-ray releases of 5.1
In terms of content, all the releases have the same extras. In the UK, Amazon has released an exclusive bonus disc each season with some extra BTS stuff.
No idea what the US situation is.
water_wendi
Water is not wet!
If Sansa ends up winning the throne in the end there are gonna be a lot of pissed off people... almost makes me want it to happen even more.
Why Sansa Will Be Queen of Westeros
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Cesr8GAIjv4
Gil and Itamar from GoT Academy made this video years ago detailing why they believe Sansa will be the last one standing. That video is the one that convinced me. Its just been getting more and more plausible as the seasons roll on. That will be their ultimate Boom, Called It, Confirmed.
Note: They are book readers and their videos include book info/spoilers.
DodgyGeezerFella
Member
Night King is so going for Kings Landing with his dragon on his own as a false flag OP, burn some shit up and flee, cancelling the armistice.
Twins, boy and girl
Nah, Night King wins. Last scene is him looking at the audience droping a Native American wisdom line about how you can't eat gold or something something "power of nature".
Night.
chicko1983
Member
The highlights of the season:
lowlights (mainly all to do with pacing and writing)
So the highlights definitely outweighed the lowlights for me.
Undead giants
Stark reunions
Loot train
Death of sand snakes
Jorah healing
Nymeria reveal
Dany and Jon meet
Jon and dragons
Westeros all-stars
Dany saving the day
resurrection of the dragon
death of littlfinger
start of redemption of theon
Jaime leaving cersei
fall of the wall
reveal of blood relation between Jon and Dany
Stark reunions
Loot train
Death of sand snakes
Jorah healing
Nymeria reveal
Dany and Jon meet
Jon and dragons
Westeros all-stars
Dany saving the day
resurrection of the dragon
death of littlfinger
start of redemption of theon
Jaime leaving cersei
fall of the wall
reveal of blood relation between Jon and Dany
lowlights (mainly all to do with pacing and writing)
skipping over highgarden and casterlyrock battles
winterfell plotline with LF
Jaime surviving the loot train scene on the other side of the lake
resurrection of the dragon (execution was bad, where did the chains come from?!)
winterfell plotline with LF
Jaime surviving the loot train scene on the other side of the lake
resurrection of the dragon (execution was bad, where did the chains come from?!)
So the highlights definitely outweighed the lowlights for me.
Oopsie, thx.
Why are you spoiler tagging aired content?
PhantomThief
Banned
They already had the chains with them to scale the wall
I find it hilarious people dwindle on this chains point in a series about undead kings and dragons, they go " but where was chains?"
Right, that could have been handled MUCH better
I don't really agree with this. He's never been in a position where he has had a chance for love to get the better of him. Cat married Ned, so he couldn't really make those mistakes. He made them with Sansa. He underestimated her and let his feelings expose himself.
I find "the show has dragons and shit" to be a weak argument for lack of of overall logic or writers pulling things out of their asses. Even for minor points, I think it is normal people wonder why or how.
That said, I didn't mind the chains, there are probably multiple reasons I can think of why they had them.