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Game of Thrones *NO BOOK SPOILERS* |OT| Season 4 - Sundays on HBO [Read the OP]
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He attacked the gate
victreeb3l
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That was a good episode. I was waiting for something horrible to happen the entire time but luckily everyone but some scrubs managed to live.
Why the fuck is Jon going anywhere without his goddamn direwolf? Take fucking Ghost with you, dumbass!
Shame about keeping that wildling guy alive. That is totally going to backfire on them, considering theres no leadership at Castle Black anymore. Hes going to break out and kill everybody I bet. Dude is fucking nuts.
Why the fuck is Jon going anywhere without his goddamn direwolf? Take fucking Ghost with you, dumbass!
Shame about keeping that wildling guy alive. That is totally going to backfire on them, considering theres no leadership at Castle Black anymore. Hes going to break out and kill everybody I bet. Dude is fucking nuts.
They probably had a hard time figuring out how a) they'd actually kill a giant, and b) how to make the fight somewhat interesting in a tiny tunnel.
BananasWithGuns
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True. The end scene where Jon and Sam walked up to the aftermath was great so I can't complain too much. Grenn reciting the Night's Watch vows as the giant charged down the tunnel was fantastic too. That might have been my favorite part of the whole episode honestly.
Like I said, I can't complain too much. It was still great. Just would have been awesome to see them go at it with the giant.
Loved this episode better than the battle of Blackwater. Yes it was more action, but its Castle Black where those white walkers still roam. I had a feeling Mance was only going to send a small force. Makes sense as Castle Black is impenetrable and don't want to risk everybody in one go. Castle Black survives another day and now its looking like Jon Snow will be the "true" King of thr North and retake Castle stark in the future. I wish GOT was at least 15-20 episodes per season. 10 episodes doesn't do it justice as I'm sure the writers probably cut some good material from the books.
RustyNails
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Yeah, with 2 giants and a mammoth. It didn't go very well.
ComputerBlue
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I'd like to imagine that it was very short, and very brutal. Really is a let down that he's gone though, he was my second favorite at the wall other next to Jon.
To go talk to Mance.
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The giants were very well done but they did remind me of the Vogon's from the original Hitchhiker's Guide To The Galaxy TV show 
He knows they won't survive too many more attacks so he's going to kill ther ex-crow Mance Rayder who united and is leading the wildlings.
He knows they won't survive too many more attacks so he's going to kill ther ex-crow Mance Rayder who united and is leading the wildlings.
To find and kill Mance.
He is heading north of the wall to have a cup of tea with Mance Rayder.
MetalFearSolid
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And another episode with another tragic death(s), hell even more than one. But Ygritte really got me, wasn't surprised but that was some emotional stuff.
Great episode, Ygritte dying sucks fucking that shit eating crow babe shooting an arrow through Ygritte.
I like how Sams indirect actions of raising that boys fighting spirit so as to help ultimately win the battle at Castle Black for the safety of his lady friend Gilly, ended up killing Johns woman.
You killed her you did!!!!
I like how Sams indirect actions of raising that boys fighting spirit so as to help ultimately win the battle at Castle Black for the safety of his lady friend Gilly, ended up killing Johns woman.
You killed her you did!!!!
He's going to see Mance and challenge him in a one on one fight to see who will lead the Wilding army. Should make for a good episode ala Oberyn vs the Mountain
ComputerBlue
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Is that it? lol I thought he was going to have a friendly chat to try and make peace, haha. Can't wait to re-watch to catch the stuff I missed.
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Safer than climbing
Gonna go talk to Mance.
victreeb3l
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Reflecting on the episode some more, it really was really good episode. Great action and I greatly enjoyed watching the leader Thenn get his shit wrecked by JON FOOOOKING SNOW
Damn. I hope now that Jon meets up with Bran up in the north somewhere. They just have to now.
Damn. I hope now that Jon meets up with Bran up in the north somewhere. They just have to now.
LegendofDragoonLives
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You're a beautiful, beautiful man. You are the bearer of good news.
CountAntonius
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Giants using Greatbows.
Mance didn't try to scale it as you can't waste 100,000 lives on scaling the wall. How would the Giants or Wolly Mammoths made the trek?? By the time thr original party scaled it, Jon Snow would've told the Castle Black where they came from, thus, also making it impossible to go through there
Edit: its only logical that Mance try to breach thr gate thus making it easier for his army to pass through.
HeisenbergLannister
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Liked the one tracking shot, the music was really good, and the appearance of Ghost running wild made me yell out.
Everything else was pretty meh though, I thought. Guess I'm not invested in the Wall drama as much as other things.
Everything else was pretty meh though, I thought. Guess I'm not invested in the Wall drama as much as other things.
RustyNails
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I think it's impossible at this point. Remember, Bran and his friends split with Snow at Craster's Keep. They went north, and Snow returned to Castle Black.
They are well beyond anyone's reach by now.
victreeb3l
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I think it's impossible at this point. Remember, Bran and his friends split with Snow at Craster's Keep. They went north, and Snow returned to Castle Black.
They are well beyond anyone's reach by now.
I hope the story does an asspull and they meet somehow. I am so thirsty for a Stark reunion man. So. damn. thirsty.
Where was Mances' camp? Somewhere in the Lands of Always Winter?
Gucci Messiah
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That was my favorite scene as well. So powerful.
Valkyr Junkie
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Surprised to see they had an anti-giant bow despite not believing in giants. I wonder if that was supposed to be a last minute addition after believing Snow.
Its for things like siege weapons, no?
IrishNinja
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Giants using Greatbows.
haha so glad i wasn't the only one to think this
Nah, more like a siege weapon like the other poster stated. The Scythe, now there's a weapom that does nice damage. Loved the hanging hand left after it did its job.
That was just a normal ballista that was common in that period in real life.
Vulcano's assistant
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That Bay of Seal isn't very far from wherever Stannis is, right?
ComputerBlue
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Maybe Arya and Sansa next week?
and for the fact they were probably built when they did believe in giants.
Psychoward
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I feel kinda cheated. Easily the weakest EP 9 of the series so far. I was totally expecting Castle Black to fall. Also the giant's screams made my dog restless... Once he started watching it he seemed to calm down.
Complistic
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To be fair, I'm pretty sure she killed that boy's parents. Or at least his dad. Having trouble remembering.
It sucked she died, but there was no happy ending there.
Totally agree. I was expecting so much more. The fighting was fantastic, but it just all seemed sorta off.
Nizz
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This is one of many things that impresses me so much about this show, it feels like I'm watching a mini movie every week. I was a little suprised that the whole show would be about Castle Black but I still loved the episode. This is probably the best looking show on television right now, if not one of the best.
The battle had a pretty good sense of scale. I was pretty impressed with the giant riding a wooly mammoth. Was not expecting that, from the preview for this episode I thought they showed the feet of the giant. But when that mammoth emerged with that giant riding him I was all "woah, very cool shot!".
Too bad next week is the season finale, I'm gonna miss this show.
victreeb3l
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They probably wont even enter through the Bloody Gates.
The Hound: "Your cunt aunt is dead. Lets get the fuck outta here"
Arya: "Ok cool"
I'm still pissed about Bran not meeting up with Jon when he was like 10 ft away from him. Ugh.
ComputerBlue
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I know!
That part was emotional, the music, they were so close. Have to admit my eyes watered up a bit.
OpinionatedCyborg
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I don't really understand their strategy. Of the 18? castles along the wall, only 3 are manned, Castle Black being the most heavily guarded. They could easily scale the wall elsewhere and overwhelm the Night's Watch that way. Or they could have a giant casually open one of the 18 tunnels and let the horde pour in. Maybe someone can explain why this isn't feasible. It ended up being a pretty generic battle.
I guess I've seen one too many action film, but I would like this show to exceed my imagination and surprise me: the big metal chain that swung across the wall was about the only interesting thing that happened. Everything else, including the swordplay, was banal. Oh well, it was still a good change of pace -- next week we'll be back to the good stuff.
ZedIndyLil
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Fun episode. Can't go wrong with extended giant action. Not as well motivated as Blackwater was in Season 2, though. Hopefully Jon Snow becomes a leader out of this. I want to see him riding a mammoth through the streets of Braavos wrecking shit before the series is over.
RustyNails
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That was brutal as fuck.
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