Last Hearth
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"Every time a Targaryen is born, the gods flip a coin."
Make that what you will.
Make that what you will.
Game of Thrones *NO BOOK SPOILERS* |OT| Season 3 - Sundays on HBO [Read the OP]
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I can't stand these comments calling the Lord of Light followers a cult. Followers of a religion where higher powers act directly isn't the definition of a cult. Might as well call the Starks a cult with that criteria.
Great catch. Due to my cultural prism I took that comment of his in a completely different way but you show why that's obviously wrong.
Great catch. Due to my cultural prism I took that comment of his in a completely different way but you show why that's obviously wrong.
Trojita
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Anti's right on this. Technically the people were alright with most of Mad King Aerys rule because of Tywin's competency as his hand. The people also loved Rhaegar.
Chuckie
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Yeah I think in the eyes of the followers of the Seven or the old Gods, the followers of the Lord of Light might be considered a sect considering their size (in Westeros)
However there might be a lot of followers elsewhere, so it probably is indeed a full blown religion.
They conduct human sacrifice. That's definitely a cult.
Chuckie
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Thats why I said in the eyes of the followers of the big religions in Westeros.
But yeah it is a religion.
That's not the definition of a cult.
What definition of cult are you using to say that?
Trojita
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You call the Aztec religion a cult?
It's been smouldering since episode 1 hahahaha
It's been like this for pretty much this whole season hasn't it?
Forsaken82
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been there since the first episode of the season
Nothing escapes your keen eye lol
robotzombie
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Was there a change to the slave city this episode? I didn't pay attention to the intro
If you practice it in a country where human sacrifice is not considered normal, sure.
Trojita
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That doesn't make a cult a cult.
Chuckie
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Yeah I think it was a different city. Not sure though...I also didn't pay enoguh attention.
Yes it does.
a cult is a religious practice that is considered outside of the mainstream by the rest of society.
Actually if you go by the textbook definition(and logic), any religion is a cult, but thats a whole other matter.
Jibbajabbawockky
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Yup. They moved north from Astapor to Yunkai.
Trojita
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A religion that has a number of followers, and potentially the whole area where it emerged, isn't considered a cult academically when it starts going to other locations. At that point it is a religion and being in a different area makes it a foreign religion.
Haha you noticed.
Phoenician_Viking
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I was glad to see the smile over that Lanister woman get wiped out by that marriage proposal. Daddy Lanister does not give a shit.
Also in the episode that he found out about Dany being pregnant he took off right away to some city. He said he would catch up with the horde. Probably sent the info across the sea. This was before the poison attempt and the dragon birth. I'm sure he's 100% behind her now after everything they've been through.
I realize I sped through the first two seasons now. It was just so damn good I mowed through it in a few days and am paying the price now. I missed a lot of smaller details which are now much bigger. I remember being lost during the masked woman scene in Qarth but I figured it would make sense later. I guess I had already missed the point lol. Looks like I'll be rewatching those seasons soon.
I believed him.
Your gif review was spot-on.
I believed him.
A cult can have sacrifices, having sacrifices doesn't make it a cult though. That's not the defining feature. Cults can exist without them.
LAUGHTREY
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It explains where all the wildfire from last season came from. They already had it.
Diprosalic
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as you said, admired. she got taste of the power and would rather not give it up and marry another guy she doesn't care for. i bet she would like to be the mastermind behind all of this and not her dad who does not really care for her anyway. yes she loathes tyrion but she could use him for this and later frame him and get rid of him. two birds one stone.
i doubt his girlfriend would like that. he is in love already, what does he need sansa for? He loathes his dad, as soon as he smells what cersei is up to he will be onboard.
sammyCYBORG
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Fuck, I've just twigged that Shae is Sansa's handmaiden. For some reason that didn't occur to me watching the episode. Awkward!
AlphaSnake
...and that, kids, was the first time I sucked a dick for crack
Well shit...I totally called the Tyrion and Sansa marriage bit last week.
That's a first for me. Hah!
Awesome episode for sure
That's a first for me. Hah!
Awesome episode for sure
robotzombie
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This episode did finally retroactively make that earlier tyrion shae scene this season make sense. Because it seemed kind of pointless at the time
Hot Coldman
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so Tyrion and Cersei should like totally kill Tywin
ReturnOfTheRAT
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Cersei is more likely to literally stab her father in the back. Tyrion would likely flee before physical confrontation with him.
Why is Arya the greatest character? Every action you want everyone else to take, she actually does, and everything you with everyone would say, she says. Plus she had great scenes this episode. Her exchange with Gendry was such a "d'awwww" moment and her running after the hound with a knife. I just. Even her actress is incredible. *Fangirl*
Hot Coldman
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I would love to see them team up out of sheer spite for Tywin, but Cersei being as useless and awful as she is, it ain't happening.
Hot Coldman
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It also makes me wonder if the city is now a ticking time bomb if so much of it is still hidden away. One badly placed explosion could set off a devastating chain reaction if the stuff still exists in the city.
sammyCYBORG
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Did they (Catelyn) promise all the Stark children to the Frays? If they did, surely this does not bode well for Arya, seeing as the Brotherhood is taking her to Robb. Will she get married off?
EDIT: I have just made myself very upset with that thought.
EDIT: I have just made myself very upset with that thought.
I thought after last week, that this weeks episode would be a bit of a damp squid. I thought wrong.
Tywin was a boss, as usual. I look forward to every scene he's in. He executes a verbal smackdown like no other.
I almost thought we'd see Ned brought back to life as a result of Arya's conversation with the brotherhood without banners. This god of light dude is one powerful being, but I guess thats what being a god brings.
Still not liking Ygritte. And I have to admit I kinda reeled back when she got naked, the girl looked malnourished. Loved their conversation after though, Jon's clearly a cunning linguist.
Jamies got guts, withstanding that operation. There's a joke here involving Surgeon Simulator but I can't quite put it together.
Sansa is swimming with sharks, and Littlefinger just went from untrustworthy to flat out dangerous. That girl is gonna get reamed, but it won't be her intended that does that.
The two dead Lannister boys were unfortunate casualties of war. No puns on that one, the whole situation is sad. Westeros is a cruel, hard place. Rob's heart is in the right place but I think he made a mistake killing Karstark. We'll see what happens with Casterly Rock.
Jamie and Brienne's conversation was riveting. There's a far more to Jamie than meets the eye, but he's still an asshole.
Great episode.
Tywin was a boss, as usual. I look forward to every scene he's in. He executes a verbal smackdown like no other.
I almost thought we'd see Ned brought back to life as a result of Arya's conversation with the brotherhood without banners. This god of light dude is one powerful being, but I guess thats what being a god brings.
Still not liking Ygritte. And I have to admit I kinda reeled back when she got naked, the girl looked malnourished. Loved their conversation after though, Jon's clearly a cunning linguist.
Jamies got guts, withstanding that operation. There's a joke here involving Surgeon Simulator but I can't quite put it together.
Sansa is swimming with sharks, and Littlefinger just went from untrustworthy to flat out dangerous. That girl is gonna get reamed, but it won't be her intended that does that.
The two dead Lannister boys were unfortunate casualties of war. No puns on that one, the whole situation is sad. Westeros is a cruel, hard place. Rob's heart is in the right place but I think he made a mistake killing Karstark. We'll see what happens with Casterly Rock.
Jamie and Brienne's conversation was riveting. There's a far more to Jamie than meets the eye, but he's still an asshole.
Great episode.
tycoonheart
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Did they (Catelyn) promise all the Stark children to the Frays? If they did, surely this does not bode well for Arya, seeing as the Brotherhood is taking her to Robb. Will she get married off?
EDIT: I have just made myself very upset with that thought.
Not all. Robb and Arya.
sammyCYBORG
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