Lamel
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can't believe i missed this. that's hilarious.
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Game of Thrones *NO BOOK SPOILERS* |OT| Season 5 - Sundays on HBO [Read the OP]
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can't believe i missed this. that's hilarious.
ComputerBlue
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You can love or hate Bran, but without Bran there would be no Hodor.
lastplayed
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Well, except from escaping the siege of Winterfell, saving Jon from Wildlings, getting past the wall, and running into an old wizard after escaping the Army of Darkness. I'd say for someone who can't even walk that's pretty impressive.
YesNOnoNOYes
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I like Bran 😃 he and rickon will redeem the Starks one day!
Believe!
And lol at Gendry 😆 rowing forever!
johnny_cicala
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When you're out in the club with your mates but remember the threat of the White Walkers beyond the Wall
He spotted the ginger and he knew he was next.
Jon "the ginger magnet" Snow.
lastplayed
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When you're out in the club with your mates but remember the threat of the White Walkers beyond the Wall
"Wait, that White Walker repelled flame. The dragons are useless."
LonelyGreyWolf
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When you're out in the club with your mates but remember the threat of the White Walkers beyond the Wall
Is that Ed Sheeran and Zach Braff or am I seeing things?
dsp
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Clearly Gendry was the hooded man holding the boat at the end of this episode.
The real ones are probably defanged and declawed too... Quite sad. :'(
Could be used as a stand in for certain scenes that she might not be able to make it too. I have no clue honestly.
If the shot doesn't include her face, you can shoot it with her double. Very handy if you need to re-shoot a single line from a single angle, but the actor isn't present.
Various Artists
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I thought it was for nude scenes but there haven't been any of those in a while.
Dragon1893
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lol
Honestly, I don't care much about him either. His parts in S4 were almost always the least interesting for me. Really don't miss him this seasonn.
Until Mance united the tribes, the Wildlings were split up into a bunch of bickering and competing tribes. The logistical nightmare of trying to mass migrate an entire population is hard to accomplish under those circumstances. Any small attempts at landing would most certainly be repelled by the Night's Watch on the shore.
It's also not even clear if the Wildlings have the skills to build anything more than tiny row boats that they could use to sail down with a sizable force.
Benzychenz
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Edit: disregard, misread.
Awesome episode - definitely not expect such a huge battle. I love that the generals of the undead army had a lot of screen time.
My favorite part of the episode: Jon sailing away while staring at the thing standing on the deck and then the credits started with no music. Shit got very real.
My favorite part of the episode: Jon sailing away while staring at the thing standing on the deck and then the credits started with no music. Shit got very real.
Shuggananas
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The bay of seals is risky to navigate, you need good boats for that
Wildlings have jackshit, only some wood and no good tools
LonelyGreyWolf
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It's "free folks" ya'all, not "wildlings".
You crows.
You crows.
Freedom = $1.05
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If the Iron Islands couldn't get much done and they were an actual organized force with clear goals in mind what makes you think a rando wildling tribe could get it done?
MrGreencastle
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The Night King.
LegendofDragoonLives
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The fact that they were so shook they forgot to row made it so much chilling and made the WW even more intimidating.
Note: Very early and minor spoiler comparison to Witcher 3 spoilers below:
I'm not far into the Witcher 3 but the Wild Hunt, the main antagonists seem to be very similar to WW. It's eerily similar, so much that one of the two writers must have been heavily inspired by the other. Though I have no idea if the Wild Hunt are as they are in the books or if it's pure fan fiction from CDPR writers. Anyone know if the Wild Hunt play (any role) a role in Sapkowski 's books/novels?
Where is the name revealed?
Easy on the Witcher spoilers I haven't even started it =/
Alpha Centauri
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Just like almost all of The Witcher, the Wild Hunt is rooted in Scandanavian and Eastern European mythology. Not a new concept at all, as dozens of writers have featured them.
From wikipedia:
"The Wild Hunt is an ancient folk myth prevalent across Northern, Western and Central Europe. The fundamental premise in all instances is the same: a phantasmal, spectral group of huntsmen with the accoutrements of hunting, with horses and hounds in mad pursuit across the skies or along the ground, or just above it."
And yes, they feature in the books.
UnObtainium17
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i love that transition to credits.. deafening silence among every person in the scene with only the sound of waters flowing as the other thing you can hear. it's like they took you to what JS was feeling when he was at that boat staring at the OG WW. No music needed.. Let our feelings sit and marinade for a few more minutes into the credits. I was in fuckin awe like i've never been after watching a TV show or a movie.
TheRagnCajun
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Yeah that was my favourite part too. Really intense. I got a 'The Birds' vibe from that scene, with all the ghouls just standing there perfectly still and quiet.
diggmcbadass
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It was talked about in some official HBO stuff. That being said, I find the naming strange. There is no way you would make that connection if you just watched the show.
It hasn't been revealed in the show, but it was in the episode description back when he was converting the baby
(also in the inside extra that aired after the episode)
The director did a fantastic job - it was perfect.
I never watched 'The Birds'. Should I?
Ah I avoid that stuff.
I've been really dissapointed with Ironborn warriors. I was expecting them to be like cthulhu vikings, controlling the sea lanes, kicking ass during raids, and being a major player as the dominant maritime power. But instead they seem to be fodder for the other houses, with weak succession lines.
jediyoshi
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We don't know that's what happened. Her scenes with the high sparrow and littlefinger would point in the opposite direction. Cersei getting locked up was more just a matter of time with Lancel being involved.
I guess. But there was no indication of a deal. Nothing on what happened to Marge and Loras.
jediyoshi
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I don't think there was a deal at all, wouldn't have been necessary for them to go after Cersei. I see Lancel, like the high sparrow, purely acting on principle at this point, just working their way through the chain of command. The Olenna/high sparrow conversation was more about contrasting the entirety of the game and its players to a force that doesn't follow their typical rules.
At the very least she brought Cercei down a peg and makes it much more likely(but not certain) the king will try and overthrow the Faith Militant. If she had anything to do with this at all.
TheRagnCajun
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If you like old films and film history. It's one of hitchcock's most famous films.
RustyNails
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I'm little confused. So Jon Snow rescued about 5000 wildlings, many of which seem to be women and children. I thought his mission was to get manpower for Stannis' army. Did he only bring back about a thousand or so wildlings capable of fighting? If so that's a drop in the bucket for Stannis' army. I dont think he'll be pleased.
didn't he turn down joining Stannis to stay at the Wall.
Shuggananas
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It's something
They will also help in the fight against white walkers at the wall if it happens
TheRagnCajun
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Maybe, but they destroyed Littlefinger's brothel which was a very important source of money and information. It was really the foundation of where his power and influence comes from.
By having Cersei locked up, now the sparrows are her problem too, they're all in the same boat. So Olenna's plan could be to have Cersei deal with the Sparrows herself now.
RustyNails
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I thought he decided to bring manpower for Stannis. Remember when Ser Davos asked Stannis to wait for Jon to return, and Stannis insisted they leave at once? Thats clear that wildlings are for Mannis Army.
moltonasty
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I know everyone thinks Jon Snow has plot armor now, which is exactly why I expect him to have the big death this season/next episode.
Don't do this to me
Don't do this to me
poppabk
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He was rescuing them because it was the right thing to do. The other motives were to prevent them becoming zombies and that they would fight the whitewalkers when the time came. I don't think they were ever going to join Stannis except in that capacity.
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