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Game of Thrones *NO BOOK SPOILERS* |OT| Season 3 - Sundays on HBO [Read the OP]

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Discotheque

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joffrey is the mvp of every episode he appears in.

corny ass ending though. i still think game of thrones should always end on episode 9, they make for better finales.
 
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demolitio

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Cipherr said:
Yep, but this is always the problem with this show in particular, and other shows that have so few episodes to a season.

10 is rough, it makes for some eventful episodes sure, but goddamn....
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They've done a pretty good job for the most part, but it just sucks that they have to devote so much time to minor events right due to how they affect character arcs in the distant future. They've got a lot to pack into an hour and it doesn't help when they have to try and keep building characters that might not necessarily be doing a lot right now but will have big parts in the future.

I love a lot of the Dany scenes and know their importance to the character and everything, but some of it just feels dull right now when there's so much action going on everywhere else right now. I understand why they have to obviously, but it puts them in an awkward position when they only have 10 episodes to develop 1000 different characters.

Having to make a stopping point at the end of this season kind of sucked too since that Dany scene wasn't as good in any way to most final scenes. It's just the nature of the show though having so many ups and downs and having to stop somewhere...

They should have ended with the White Walkers doing the Thriller dance right outside the wall. Season 2 might have ended with them marching, but not with them DANCING TO THRILLER! Seriously though, endings like season 2 are just a lot more intriguing to leave the story at compared to more slaves being freed.
 
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nomis

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Discotheque said:
joffrey is the mvp of every episode he appears in.

corny ass ending though. i still think game of thrones should always end on episode 9, they make for better finales.
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If this season had ended on Cat's throat getting sliced, I would have had an absolutely shit year.
 
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Xamdou

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Come on now, after episode 9 were everyone was feeling down we are treated with episode 10 finale that shows a glimmer of hope of things to come.
 
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Madrin

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Plywood said:
thatbastardhvl4k.gif


I laughed hard when this fucker popped up.

How can you hate him!?
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Joffrey is one of my favorite characters. He's so perfectly detestable. I just hope he doesn't have any redeeming moments like Jaime and Theon because I really just want to see him die a glorious death lol. Also watching Tywin and Tyrion both put him in his place is incredibly amusing.
 
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televator

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Fixed2BeBroken said:
cause u realize he's actually a hella noble dude, especially hearing why he did what he did in the past, and what he did to save that girl
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What he did in the past he pretty much shat on when he pushed a kid out of a window and brutally murdered his cousin.

Saving Briene is a start toward redemption, but we'll see if his return to good conscience is permanent...
 
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Ventilaator

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That wasn't a season finale. That was episode 1 of the next season. All of it was setup for everyone's next moves.

So...I'm gonna go pick up the books now. There being breaks between books makes sense, but this was half of the third one. If I had the book, I would just have to turn the page to start season 4. Instead I have to wait a year. That sucks horribly.
 
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Mario007

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Ventilaator said:
That wasn't a season finale. That was episode 1 of the next season. All of it was setup for everyone's next moves.

So...I'm gonna go pick up the books now. There being breaks between books makes sense, but this was half of the third one. If I had the book, I would just have to turn the page to start season 4. Instead I have to wait a year. That sucks horribly.
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FYI in Europe the third book was actually released as 2 books...

Btw wonder if Rickon will get his own storyline now?
 
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The finale was a letdown because it didn't feel like a finale. It was mostly utilitarian, positioning all the players on the board for their moves in the next season. While I did like every scene with Tyrion, Tywin, and Varys, the fact remains that this episode was packed with exposition but had no real payoff. That's boring when you already know what to expect.

Guess it's time to try to forget about this show again until season 4 finally arrives. Goodie.

crozier said:
I laughed my ass off when Theon's sister read the letter saying he cried when they took away his favorite toy. I also hate Roose, but this other Bolton is a likable chap. Evil, but hilarious. I almost forgave Joffrey for his Season 1 shannanigans after his tantrum about not wanting to go to bed too.

They're starting to overplay Dany's freedom fighter arc a bit, which is getting annoying. The lone white woman saves the day again, swims in a sea of brown people chanting her name, hoisted upon their shoulders as their ruler and queen, the helpless saved only by her lily white hands. Her character is definitely going to get dissected in many a college classroom..

Can't wait for next season regardless of problems.
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I doubt her story would be more compelling if she were a lone brown woman saving the day and swimming in a sea of white people.
 
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Ogni-XR21

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I found it to be a very good episode with a great tone. Just what I needed after the red wedding. I even got teary-eyed 2 times, once when Tyrion saw Sansa crying and at the final scene with Dany stagediving.

Oh and nice to see that Sam had more obsidian...
 
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NathanMcMahon

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royalan said:
For some reason, unless what they're shooting is exactly what we see on the show and nothing else, I find it hard to believe they don't shoot enough material to grow to 12-14 episode seasons and give their stories some breathing room. The show really needs it at this point.
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You don't really know how production works and they can't do anymore.
 
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lastplayed

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Pretty cool episode. It's nice to see characters finally meet up again, and the wider world waking up to what the real threat is.

Balon and Yara! :D Fucky yeah, I hope those Greyjoys tear shit up next season.

Jaime's reaction to Cercei's reaction... lol.

Didn't like that final scene though, felt a pit pointless. I guess they felt like they needed to keep the theme of dragons for the final scene of the season though.
 
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duckroll

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After watching the finale. I went out and got myself a nice meal of bangers and mash. As I cut into the thick long sausage, I thought of Theon. <3

Might not be the best show on television, but it sure if effective at food marketing! :D
 
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Satisfied with the last episode, to any or all those that did not care for the last scene, how do you think it could or should have ended? (I personally like the simple and straight forward, child like dignity of Dany and her mission of freedom and power but it is understandable why others find it bothersome). Highlights for me were Frey talking with Bolton, Maester Aemon, and Davos with Stannis' daughter (she is so precious- I am a sucker for those scales).
 
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Silent_Bomber

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purple cobra said:
I know it wouldn't make sense storytelling-wise to have her killed but the way things have gone on this show when Dany was making her way through the crowd I almost expected everyone to clear away and the camera would go to Dany bleeding and holding her chest. It was a pretty tense moment for me, lol
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This is what I was thinking too at the time.

Crowd - "Misa! Misa! Misa! Misa!"

Dany "What does it mean?"

Missandei "The Lannisters send their regards"

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Also, in regards to that scene, didn't like it, rest of the episode was cool though.

Wish they'd covered the Jaime/Briene scenes more
 
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Magni

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Xamdou said:
Ending scene ended with a touching moment with Daeneryus, the slaves calling her mother and raising her up then zooming out was definitely a great touch and the highlight of the episode!
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Team Dany need an intervention, the highlight of the episode, really? It was by far the worst part!

Angry Fork put it best, she's a shitty character who doesn't deserve the love she gets in-show or on here.
 
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abuC

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I thought it was a good episode, it's kind of hard to follow up what happened at the Red Wedding, even if that were ep. 1 of next season it would be viewed as a "letdown".

Winter has arrived and the long wait till season 4 begins, I really hate that this show is so incredible yet so short with such a long wait between seasons.
 
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NathanMcMahon

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abuC said:
I thought it was a good episode, it's kind of hard to follow up what happened at the Red Wedding, even if that were ep. 1 of next season it would be viewed as a "letdown".

Winter has arrived and the long wait till season 4 begins, I really hate that this show is so incredible yet so short with such a long wait between seasons.
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Exactly. It's hard to follow-up and the season needed a cooldown period after last week. Was a great episode and did it well.
 
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Enco

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Holy crap at the Dany hate.

What do you want? More torture, rape and suffering? Jesus.

That was a slow episode and kinda of a mellow end to a crazy season. Not sure if that's a good thing though. 1 year.. too long to wait.

Why isn't Joffrey dead yet? Fuck the Frey's. Fuck Tywin. Fuck Ramsey and his bastard.
 
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Mario007

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Ratrat said:
Exactly. She started with literally nothing. And when she finally finds a happy life with the dothraki it's completely destroyed. She's basically immune to tragedy now.
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She did destroy that life herself through her mistakes though, but instead of getting herself killed she got Drogo killed.
 
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wildfire

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Magni said:
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Team Dany need an intervention, the highlight of the episode, really? It was by far the worst part!

Angry Fork put it best, she's a shitty character who doesn't deserve the love she gets in-show or on here.
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The love other characters show her in show wasn't earned? *rollseyes*

Most of the drothraki abandoned her after Drogo died.
Those who stayed behind were rewarded by seeing her survive getting burned alive and giving birth to 3 dragons, the greatest known sign of strength on the planet.

She's hot and is kindhearted so it was easy to unintentionally get Jorah wrapped around her finger. A man who planned to kill her in order to be pardoned for crimes in Westeros.

Let's jump to season 3 because in season 2 she didn't have to go through any hardships that could earn respect of people outside of the show *rolls eyes again*

All of sudden a wild Sir Berister appears stripped of his position as head of the King's guard and pissed as hell. He joins Khaleesi moreso out of spite of the Lannister's than any great fealty to the Targaryan's. She didn't have to earn his love or respect. He just showed up to see what he could do to give his life the same purpose it had before, being the head of a Kingsguard.

The unsullied were brought and given the option to do whatever they want. Some random stranger freeing them from their slavery is a big deal. The icing to their most fortunate day is that they got to see that she commands dragons.



Lastly we have Daroos the mercenary. He's like Jorah in the sense that he is thinking with his cock but he actually sees her in a position of power commanding a large camp so she has earned his respect just for being in such a position which she earned through her own efforts.

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Remember, in season one when The Watch asked for more men because the dead were coming to life everyone except Tyrion laughed it off.
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Argh! *shakes head*
 
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diamount

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I don't understand why Stannis didn't have a guard or something at Gendry's cell. Obviously he knew Davos had feelings towards the boy.
 
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Mario007

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Ratrat said:
Her mistake of being kind and trusting right? Yeah at least she's learning.
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That's a mistake in this world same as Ned's mistake to follow tradition and honor or Robb's mistake to fall in love. And honestly asking a foreign healer to look at a tiny scratch of Drogo's in front of the whole Khalasaar was a pretty big fuck up in and of itself even if the healer didn't have side intentions.
 
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Shahadan

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Saw it at my neighbour's place. Do we have a name yet for the music in the last scene? Seemed like the usual theme with added vocals.
 
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Napoleonthechimp

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Enco said:
Yea she only frees slaves. What a pretentious arrogant person!

#Danyshouldbetorturedorthisshowsucks
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You can be arrogant and free slaves. They're not mutually exclusive.

The issue is that her ego seems fuelled by the gratitude of freed slaves. I sincerely hope we don't have more seasons of her being applauded for her self-righteous quest to free slaves.

Let's not forget she wants to invade Westeros and kill thousands so she can park herself on the Iron throne. What a kind soul.
 
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Silent_Bomber

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Enco said:
Yea she only frees slaves. What a pretentious arrogant person!

#Danyshouldbetorturedorthisshowsucks
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I'd rather she just grew a personality than be tortured tbh.

Walking around saying "freedom = good" for an entire season doesn't make for particularly interesting viewing IMO (though to be honest I did enjoy the dragon double-cross)
 
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Shahadan

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Napoleonthechimp said:
You can be arrogant and free slaves. They're not mutually exclusive.

The issue is that her ego seems fuelled by the gratitude of freed slaves. I sincerely hope we don't have more seasons of her being applauded for her self-righteous quest to free slaves.

Let's not forget she wants to invade Westeros and kill thousands so she can park herself on the Iron throne. What a kind soul.
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I think the point of all of this is to show she cares for her people and want to do things right, unlike the other kings in the show, and that even as an outcast she deserves the throne. Viserys was just the same breed as other kings.

Moreover, she has a people now. not just an army.
 
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