The show is too slow but you're upset there wasn't another scene of Stannis doing nothing in particular.
What's happening now with Bran and Jon is far more interesting than anything with Stannis since season 2.
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The show is too slow but you're upset there wasn't another scene of Stannis doing nothing in particular.
What's happening now with Bran and Jon is far more interesting than anything with Stannis since season 2.
So you want dragons just for the sake of dragons? There was no scene this week where you could claim they felt missing.
Stevetopsy
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I figure the fact that it wasn't even talked about said enough about it.
Haha...Stannis is still licking his wounds from Blackwater lol...two seasons ago.
Joe T.
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I felt the same way, first thing I thought about was Wrath of the Lich King. All GoT needs now is a counterpart for Sindragosa.
TheContact
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I thought last week's was pretty boring because nothing really happened. This episode was great. In the eyes of the show and the director, he didn't rape her so they aren't going to bring it up like he did (even though it was rape to us)
Dragons may have been a budget issue or they weren't shown simply because they weren't needed
I think not caring about Jon or Bran is just you, because Jon is going to have a crazy story arc I bet with the white walkers / wildlings and Bran has one of the coolest powers in the game, I can't wait for him to take over a Dragon, you know he's going to. I think he can take over humans too? Heard people saying that but I missed it in the show.
No Stannis which I agree on but whenever they've been showing him lately it's been kind of pointless. He is the true king in my eyes as he is the one who actually deserves it. I don't know how great a king he would be with Mellisandre whispering in his ear though. She's pretty crazy, I can see her killing a lot of people.
BurnOutBrighter
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Agreed. It's not like Marg is gonna fuck the boy on their first meeting. She needs to win his trust first. The calls on "producer holdback" seem a little misguided.
Nameless
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Lady Melisandre is a holy woman and a champion of light & life. Sure, technically she's kills people, but in the bigger picture she cleansing their souls with fire, giving them the priceless gift of the Red God's embrace. Westeros with their false gods and false religions could use someone like her to guide the country towards the greatest truth there is.
Nose Master
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Really enjoyed this episode, lots of great dialogue. I wish they'd just save the budget and write Dany out until she does something interesting, jesus. Those city take-overs could be okay scenes, but they're so short and awkward. It basically cuts from a full city to her throwing collars in the streets.
RedBullEnergy
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Exactly. Definitely a budget issue IMO. "Needed" is silly, she's the mother of Dragons. At the peak of her story so far it would've made TOTAL sense to have her "children" be with her.
Just not that into Bran or Jon stories, subjective choice I suppose but whatever. Just not my thing right now.
Point on there being no Stannis is the point of them not moving his character on enough. Ok, it's determined by the books but he's a big character with very little progression.
Unless I missed something there is also still no hint at Theons sister going to get him back from last season. Is she lost or something?
Best scene this week was Littlefinger but then I like all the intrigue and politics stuff more than anything else in the show.
yeah that's a weird one. It's been a long time since then and it hasn't been addressed at all.
TheContact
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Pretty sure she thinks he's dead, I thought it was mentioned somewhere
TheLostBigBoss
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Hey, it takes time to sail from one place to another, it's a big world!
Unless your Littlefinger, then you just instantly get to your destination for the next episode.
My respect for her went up when she saw the message from Castle Black requesting reinforcements and said, "This is more important than mere kings".
Nameless
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The Vale isn't terribly far from Kings Landing, but Pyke and The Dreadfort are on opposite coasts.
She said she was going to sail up the Weeping Water to get to Theon last season which means she's got to sail round pretty much all of Westeros to get to him. She was in the trailer though so she'll turn up at some point.
Liquidsnake
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Who cares as long as we get more little finger.
ebullientprism
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Who is the Locke guy at the wall? Has he been an in episode before and if so what is his backstory? Look really familiar.
TheContact
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I had to go back and look and I think he's the guy that chopped off Jamie's hand and brought him to the Boltons
Which makes me wonder if he's a spy put there on behalf of the Boltons to find Bran and Rickon
I quite liked this episode.
Cool to see some Grey Worm character developement (even if i think it will eventually bite Dany in the back).
Best scene was of course Jaime and Brienne's farwell, really touching but also funny (dem Pod expressions). I wonder what'll happen once Tywin finds out his son gave away the sword lol.
Also, i'd sell my soul to be in Tommen's place (i would have jumped on her so bad).
Cool to see some Grey Worm character developement (even if i think it will eventually bite Dany in the back).
Best scene was of course Jaime and Brienne's farwell, really touching but also funny (dem Pod expressions). I wonder what'll happen once Tywin finds out his son gave away the sword lol.
Also, i'd sell my soul to be in Tommen's place (i would have jumped on her so bad).
DrFaustPhD
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Yes.
Nameless
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If you go back to her very first scene(S2E01) she references a prophecy predicting bleeding stars(the comet), a long night, and Death rising in the north. So yeah, when she reads the message from the Wall she realizes that some ancient shit is about to hit the fan.
TheLostBigBoss
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I thought she was just a crazy cult leader for so long.
Then that black thing came out of her snatch.
But that could have been any number of black magic spells I thought, there isn't any proof that there are actually gods in this universe. They are probably all just superstition.
Then the hound wrecked that dude, only to have him come back to life after a prayer to the God of Light.
BurnOutBrighter
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Yeah he is, he works for Roose Bolton.
Roose Bolton sent Locke to find Bran and Rickon since they pose a threat to his rule of the north. He then sent Ramsay Snow (his bastard son) to capture Moat Caitlin to earn his name as a Bolton, and sent Theon/Reek with him too.
True, I guess they would have fit there. That shot slipped my mind.
Nameless
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I thought she was just a crazy cult leader for so long.
Then that black thing came out of her snatch.
But that could have been any number of black magic spells I thought, there isn't any proof that there are actually gods in this universe. They are probably all just superstition.
Then the hound wrecked that dude, only to have him come back to life after a prayer to the God of Light.
I'm not religious in the least, but as far as the GoT universe goes I support and believe in The Lord of Light wholeheartedly. There's just too much evidence and odd twists of fate to deny His existence at this point.
Also that musical cue that plays everytime a Red God follower appears on screen is one of my favorite things. So good.
Forceatowulf
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I'm so glad the Dany haters are just a vocal minority.
Stay salty doe
Stay salty doe
They're controlling the entry into the North, so he can't get his army in to take over the place. It's why he said he had to smuggle himself into his own lands.
Stevetopsy
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Wow, yeah, they haven't even checked in on that thread yet this season. Last we heard she was going to march on the Dreadfort, but Bolton's Bastard and Reek are off to Winterfell or something so they're not even going to be there if/when she arrives. I remember being super pumped to see her storm the Dreadfort too after last season ended.
Maybe it was because of that terrible music afterwards, but I think this may be the first time I've appreciated how well done this shot is. The way the hand goes from tense to limp when cut, the way the blood pools, and how it all looks real and not just some cheap prosthetic.
Liquidsnake
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LegendofDragoonLives
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Stannis's wife posts on neogaf :S
I lol'ed.
Funky Papa
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Don't ask her about her children.
Nameless
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Chie Satonaka
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I, for one, am itching to know everything I can about the Red God.
I love religious lore in fiction, and I agree. There's just too much that proves whatever the Lord of Light is, he's very, very real.
I love religious lore in fiction, and I agree. There's just too much that proves whatever the Lord of Light is, he's very, very real.
a Master Ninja
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This looks pretty good for a tv show.
It looks amazing. Some effects may not be the best, but overall they seem to do a great job all things considered.
Thanks for the heads up dude :] Sorry it got spoiled for you.
Yeah they lost my GF on that. Ive been trying desperately to get her into the show, and this was maybe her 3rd episode ever.
The white walker stuff may have killed any hope I had.
her (your?) loss
Kabuki Quantum Lover
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So many deaths of animals, depictions of torture, and just generally depraved stuff. Yet the image of Hodor being hurt is making me super sad.
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