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Will probably require some Children of the Forest hocus pocus to get the thing done. Children + dragons = winning team.
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*UNMARKED SPOILERS ALL BOOKS* Game of Thrones |OT| - Season 5 - Sundays on HBO
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m_shortpants
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Just saw the rerun.
Holy shit!
That was a great episode. I think I read this synopsis a while back, looks like it was true.
Bone chilling episode!
Holy shit!
That was a great episode. I think I read this synopsis a while back, looks like it was true.
Bone chilling episode!
I had all but given up on the show this season, but last week was really good and this episode was oh my god that was so fucking awesome *passes out*.
The show overall has devolved from near perfection in season 1 to a very mixed bag (IMO, of course), but damn I'm back to being invested. That episode was....so good. They've got my 10 weeks of attention per year if we even get 1 episode on this level.
The show overall has devolved from near perfection in season 1 to a very mixed bag (IMO, of course), but damn I'm back to being invested. That episode was....so good. They've got my 10 weeks of attention per year if we even get 1 episode on this level.
I didn't want the Tyrion and Dany scenes to end. I liked how much credit Tyrion gave to Varys and I find it interesting that he actually admits to trusting him so much compared to book tyrion who was still trying to fuck him over. Also interesting that he doesn't mention Dorne at all went listing the major kingdoms. Probably didn't want to ruin the Dorne reveal next week or in the finale.
Lena was fantastic in the cersei scenes, she is going batshit.
Lana of the docks is not as cool as cat of the canals, but it was interesting that Jaqen basically told the waif it didn't matter to the many faced god if she was ready to become no one or not as long as she did the assignment. Totally have a plan for Arya stark whether she is no one or not.
Lena was fantastic in the cersei scenes, she is going batshit.
Lana of the docks is not as cool as cat of the canals, but it was interesting that Jaqen basically told the waif it didn't matter to the many faced god if she was ready to become no one or not as long as she did the assignment. Totally have a plan for Arya stark whether she is no one or not.
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For the most part no.
MrPink93485
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Rather loved this shot:
Faceless Men also hate dragons, who are going to be the key to defeating the WW.
BlackNinja
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Holy fucking shit!! What an episode! I MUST see it again! I always got excited when I saw WW on the show.. now I got my fix!!
Beelzebufo
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Jon doesn't even make it to Hardhome in the book, we basically have no idea what happens there.
I wouldn't put much stock into any of these. There's no reason to think R'hllor actually exists, let alone a "Great Other". Mel, though she means well, also tends to be really stupid about what she sees and misinterpret things. She's also made it "very clear" that Stannis is the chosen savior of Westeros, even when her fires keep showing Jon snow for some reason lol. I mean she thinks Bran is an agent of the Great Other too, and he almost got eaten by zombies until Jojen saved the day by exploding.
There also isn't a connection between "light=life" and "dark=death", which I think you're suggesting with the Faceless Men? All of Mel's magic requires death to operate properly, and making shadows ages you incredibly. Conversely Bloodraven shows the darkness can be a source of comfort, protection, and life through the use of Weirwoods. There's probably blood in there too, but it's not that black and white.
I really hope not haha
badcrumble
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Confirmation of that fact actually drastically raises the chances of the few characters wielding Valyrian steel being endgame (mostly talking about Brienne here).
No. Hardhome happens "offscreen."
It's the show, can't confuse the audience with different castles and keeps. Afterall, they are merging Tormund's gathering of the Wildings with Cotter Pyke's attempt at Hardhome.
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I don't know, the Three Eyed Crow/Bran story seems a bit bigger somehow. Like Bloodraven isn't the first "three eyed crow" and it's just a line of succession type of thing, independent of the other story. The Old Gods may not be gods at all, just souls or remnants of Wargs inside the Weirwood Trees.
Like what can Bran actually do when he's looking through the trees, hundreds of miles north of the wall? What will actually happen with that story thread other than...a way for the reader to see things as they happened years and years ago?
Last Hearth
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We get reports of the battle at Hardhome, but we don't see it first hand, because Jon did not go. In the show they always bring in an existing character into the fight so the audience is more invested in the outcome.
Maintenance
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Holy shit.
a secret-boss
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I like how the show runner rally up non-book reader fans for Jon this episode only to Troll them at the end.
GRRM is please
GRRM is please
Jon borrowed boats from Stannis, I believe.
Yeah, I was cringing expecting something worse and then "oh, whew, he's just raising the dead!"
Amazing episode.
Two other things:
1. I thought the Others armor was supposed to be special, like made of ice or something. I remember a costume designer a while back letting slip when talking about the "Night's King" about how their armor was like unique and old and came from an ancient civilization which they built on top of.
2. Did anyone else think that despite the awesome action stuff the soundtrack during that scene was lame? Sounded like some cliche' Hollywood action music complete with horro string screeches.
1. I thought the Others armor was supposed to be special, like made of ice or something. I remember a costume designer a while back letting slip when talking about the "Night's King" about how their armor was like unique and old and came from an ancient civilization which they built on top of.
2. Did anyone else think that despite the awesome action stuff the soundtrack during that scene was lame? Sounded like some cliche' Hollywood action music complete with horro string screeches.
biosnake20
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Sam
OH YEAAAAAAH
OH YEAAAAAAH
m_shortpants
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Thought the Walker that Jon killed looked a little too costumey rather than otherworldly, but the rest of the battle was so damn good it's OK.
Great episode. It's real obvious that Olly is going to kill Jon. And then he will "come back" like Sam said.
Great episode. It's real obvious that Olly is going to kill Jon. And then he will "come back" like Sam said.
biosnake20
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The audio was stright ridiculous this episode and I'm happy Tormund survived. Was hoping the wildling chieftaness would survive too bit oh well.
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Damn, I only got that reference now.
ChaosZeroX
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Not really..
Sansa doesn't know about Bran and Rickon. Ramsay and 20 men doesn't even come up at least from my memory. Plus the Valyrian steel reveal was huge
2. Nope. Especially since they went with silence during the closing scene. Nice touch.
WrenchNinja
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That was a solid episode. Aside from the Winterfell shit.
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My main complaints about how the Others (White Walkers) have been portrayed is that:
1. They're not supposed to be some ugly haggard looking things, they're sort of beautiful in a cold icy way and,
2. Their armor is supposed to be sort of invisible/mirror type shit. I kind of imagined something like Predator cloaking.
The show has them look like evil McEvilstein. I'd have preferred the book style.
Otherwise, excellent
roodiculous
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Row, row, row your boat motherf#$%&%s! Seriously, I would have bounced the second I saw a white walker.
Vaylerian or not, shit would have been a paddle.
Vaylerian or not, shit would have been a paddle.
m_shortpants
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We already knew valryian steel killed others right?
I could have sworn it was in the books.
I could have sworn it was in the books.
Not from what I recall
Sam speculates that it would be able to but we never see the theory tested in action.
Basileus777
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It was known, but not seen in action.
Stannis next week. Ramsay's 20 men flay him and his entire army. Still gives no fucks.
Obliterator
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So I just rewatched the battle. Dear god the set up for a potential Jon vs Nights King fight is unreal. The way he watches Jon kill one of the Others and then their stare down during the last scene. Its like they both see each other as "final adversaries" like they know they will fight.
Screw it, rewatching that battle Jon is living. There is just too much set up for their showdown.
Screw it, rewatching that battle Jon is living. There is just too much set up for their showdown.
not mentioned outright, it was something Jon and Sam thought of while reading.
I believe it is theorized in the books, as texts state that the Others have a weakness to "dragonsteel". It's not ever actually tested like it is on the show. At least not yet.
Joffrey might have figured it out too if Tyrion had given him a whitewalker as a wedding present.
Basileus777
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Why would anyone think otherwise?
m_shortpants
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Ah yes. I need to reread, it's been too long.
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