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*NO BOOK SPOILERS* Game of Thrones - Season 2 - Sundays on HBO (read rules in OP)
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Cornballer
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New episode tonight:
Funky Papa
FUNK-Y-PPA-4
And directed by no other than noted goremeister Neil Marshall.
I know some people didn't like Doomsday, but the man has some serious chops for action films and has proved himself to be a very thrifty director. You'd NEVER think Doomsday was filmed on a $20 million budget.
I can't wait for his TV debut.
/fanboy
blahblah...blah
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I kind of hope we don't see any of Jon Snow, Dany, etc. I just want an hour long episode focused on this one thing (maybe split it two ways between the event described in Cornballer's spoiler and the presumably impending battle between Tywin and Robb's forces?
Al-ibn Kermit
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Originally, the script for this episode was written with the battle happening off-screen, being told from the point of view of Cersei and Sansa.
But then the producers convinced HBO to give them the budget bump to shoot it in its full glory, on-screen.
ElectricThunder
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Damn fine episode, with next week's season finale looking to be a massive shotgun across the lot of the scenarios compared to this one being hyperfocused.
I was very fearful that the slash on Tyrion had sliced all the way through his head...
I like this youtube comment explaining the song:
Not really a spoiler, but to be safe...
I like this youtube comment explaining the song:
Not really a spoiler, but to be safe...
"For all you non-readers, when Tywin was still young, the Reynes and Tarbecks were poweful houses who openly disobeyed their liege lord, Tytos, Tywin's father. Tytos was a weak man, so they though they could do what they pleased. Tywn decided to sort that out, and now nothing remains of the Reynes and Tarbecks, and their castles are desolate ruins. This song is a warning to other lords not to get on Tywin's bad side. There, now you don't have to check the wiki and potentially spoil anything."
He's fine, I'm sure. Just sleeping off another battle.
Really thought Tyrion's face got sliced in half.
Goddamn, Tywin is such a badass. Put him on the throne.
I think they mentioned his older brother burnt his face when they were younger.
Goddamn, Tywin is such a badass. Put him on the throne.
I think they mentioned his older brother burnt his face when they were younger.
Tyrion is gonna have some bad scars after that, if he is alive.
Not sure if this has been touched on, but is The Hound scared of fire? Dude chickened out pretty hard when he saw that flaming dude charging him. I assume there is some backstory to that with those big ass burn marks on his face.
Not sure if this has been touched on, but is The Hound scared of fire? Dude chickened out pretty hard when he saw that flaming dude charging him. I assume there is some backstory to that with those big ass burn marks on his face.
Pretty sure that was covered in Season 1 at the tournament. I don't remember the specifics though. Something about having to fight his brother.
Emerson
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Yeah, in Season 1 Littlefinger recounted to Sansa that The Hound got his scars when his brother Gregor (The Mountain) held his face into a fire.
Seriously, that scared the shit out of me. I was so relieved that it didn't slide off a second later.
I don't think it did, his eye would have been cut if the slice was even remotely deep and his eye was fine. Like others have mentioned, I think he just passed out.
cuevas. PhD.
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But we can assume it was the queen who ordered it right?
It was pretty funny seeing Tyrion's chubby little squire own that dude.
cuevas. PhD.
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yeah it was, Snuggler. whatever you think about that guy turning on Tyrion, it's up for you to work that out... if I give you the answer, I can't live vicariously through your surprises
Thanks for being in this thread.
Angry Grimace
Two cannibals are eating a clown. One turns to the other and says "does something taste funny to you?"
The show DID tell you who it was.
BigWeather
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Amazing! I don't know how much that cost HBO but every penny was on the screen.
David Incorporated Esq.
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watching you guys is literally more enjoyable than the show itself. It's like enjoying the series all over again for the first time
What did you guys think of that sick wildfire explosion? That shit was so insane lookin', goddamn
I'm stunned at how well it was done, I was expecting something pretty meh. Pretty obvious why there weren't many dragon scenes this season.
I was totally surprised at the sheer scope of everything in this episode. It felt like the whole season was building up for just this moment and it paid off immensely. Love this episode so much.
must have done it pretty quick... even I missed it :<
I was too, honestly. I've seen 'decent-ish' battle scenes in Borgias, which I felt was comparable to what we'd get with this episode. But that wildfire explosion just was superb. If you see other shows with explosions before, like at the end of season 1 of Walking Dead, it's usually pathetic. It's not easy to pull off a convincing explosion, let alone one as large scale as that.
That was the best moment of the episode for me.
Apparently the explosion scene itself cost like $7,000,000
BigWeather
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Worth it! Definitely made the episode. Loved the gory fighting as well, the Hound is a badass (well, until he sees fire). And Tyrion chopping off that dude's leg, pure awesome.
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