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*UNMARKED SPOILERS ALL BOOKS* Game of Thrones |OT| - Season 5 - Sundays on HBO
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No we haven't. We've only seen Doran and Elarianne, and the
Snakes will be tonight, judging by the preview.
biosnake20
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According to some of the official screener reviews tonight we might be getting some
backstory today. I'm guessing it's going to be in Sansa's arc because of the pic I showed you guys before.
Rhaegar and Lyanna
I hope things can finally get back to normal once we get past this episode and no one's worried about leak spoilers anymore. That seems to have really put a damper on things these first few weeks. Half of the people are hiding because they're worried about spoilers, and the other half are scared to say anything for fear they'll accidentally mention something they're not supposed to know yet.
Steelyuhas
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If things are going south in Meereen, I'm thinking it's about time Barristan busts out the 'ol sword!
What do we have to look forward to tonight? I loved last week's episode but the previews were all Dorne/Meereen - my two least favorite storylines going on right now. I actually liked Meereen in the book. I liked that she was under siege and trapped with no way to feed her people and the disease element causing her to have to make the choice to not let her starving children enter into the city. That was good. But the show seems to be doing away with both of those things. Just having the drama in Meereen be about former slaves vs former masters is pretty lame and boring in comparison. It's like a rehash of the King's Landing riots and the Season 2 tension between nobles/peasants.
My favorite scene last week was the Arya scene of her thinking about throwing Needle away. That was beautifully done with the sunset and not being over the top with phony TV tears. The show doesn't usually have quiet emotional character moments with no dialogue. It needs to have more of that. This is what I wanted and didn't get from the Sansa scene last year where she was building a snow Winterfell.
My favorite scene last week was the Arya scene of her thinking about throwing Needle away. That was beautifully done with the sunset and not being over the top with phony TV tears. The show doesn't usually have quiet emotional character moments with no dialogue. It needs to have more of that. This is what I wanted and didn't get from the Sansa scene last year where she was building a snow Winterfell.
Byakuya769
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And dumping Sarella...
Steelyuhas
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In all seriousness, I think this isn't a shock to those of us familiar with the source material at this point. There's very much a "reset the board" period after the fury of dramatic climaxes in the Storm content.
I think they've done a good job in the first three episodes (I really think last week's ep was fantastic), but there isn't an immediacy to most of our characters situations right now.
Just listened to this Aisha Tyler pod, she interviews Benioff. P interesting. There's a long bit about his career and stuff then they dig in to Game of Thrones later on. No major revelations, but he's an interesting dude and I'd never heard him talk at length before: http://girlonguy.girlonguy.libsynpro.com/girl-on-guy-179-david-benioff
cartoon_soldier
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Looking at the synopsis for today's episodes looks like that will change soon. We are also approaching the mid season holy shit moment.
WaffleTaco
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I'll watch it, but most of the interesting stuff is going to happen later this season. Season 4 had a lot more spread out over the season, with major crap happening in the last like four episodes, while this season has the Jon fake dying, and well that's pretty much it. Cersei's walk is interesting from a character perspective, but we won't be seeing her trial so nothing will actually happen in King's Landing apart from the Kevan and Pycelle deaths. Danaery's and Tyrion getting closer to each other is good yes, but I am afraid that she won't be riding the dragon. The Wintefell-Bolton/Stannis/Sansa/Brienne plot is interesting, but given there aren't much WoW spoilers, I am not sure that it will result in a good climax. We have Arya's training as a side story. but she won't be doing much to affect the actual story still.
Basically what I am trying to get at, is that even though they are maybe a few big moments, this season will probably go with maybe Season 2 as the second worst or worst. Season 6 will be action filled most likely, due to resolving all the plots from Season 5, as well as getting war back into Westeros with Dany, Stannis or the North, Martells, Tyrells. Even though they are trying their hardest to make sure Season 5 is better than books 4/5, it will still not be the best of Game of Thrones.
Basically what I am trying to get at, is that even though they are maybe a few big moments, this season will probably go with maybe Season 2 as the second worst or worst. Season 6 will be action filled most likely, due to resolving all the plots from Season 5, as well as getting war back into Westeros with Dany, Stannis or the North, Martells, Tyrells. Even though they are trying their hardest to make sure Season 5 is better than books 4/5, it will still not be the best of Game of Thrones.
Just watched the first 3 episodes of the season. So far so good. I'm loving the changes being made to AFFC/ADWD. The show runners have really learned how to make even the most mundane parts of those books much more tolerable. This show is on the fast track to eclipsing the books in terms of quality.
One of the promotional pictures for this episode showed Sansa holding the feather Robert left on Lyanna's tomb in the crypt.
I wouldn't be surprised if the show reveals R+L=J this season.
Yeah, definitely. Having Brienne run into both Aryan and Sansa, and having Sansa return to Winterfell was just a handful of changes that I think make the narrative much more concise and entertaining than what the books offer.
WaffleTaco
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Definitley setting up R+L=J with the mention of Lyanna
WaffleTaco
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That's a change in character in Jamie...I think?
No breh, no.
I concur.
I'm sure it was Tyrion that hated Jaime in the book, not the other way round haha.
IAmtheFMan
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AWOW preview chapter spoiler:
Setting up for the Mercy preview chapter, no?
Brianemone
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Were there any hint of a secret marriage between Lyanna and Rheagar? Also what are the rules in Westeros regarding legitimacy of children? Roberts bastards didn't have any real claim did they? So if that's the case and there is only real claim to the throne for Jon if there was a wedding?
Joffrey says hi!
I only wonder what his fate will be...
...Touche.
There is a theory that Rhaegar married Lyanna, afterall there was no law that prevented Targs from having more than one wife (Aegon the Conqueror had two) had two and if not Rhaegar could have secretly placed Elia aside. In any case, the theory is that they wed on the Isle of Faces beneath the eyes of the Old Gods but I forget where the support from that comes from. Thus, Jon would be a legitimate heir and not a bastard.
bodyofanamerican
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This is being very well done, IMO.
WaffleTaco
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He really did sound like Joffery there...not in tone obviously, but just the way he speaks. This is good casting I think.
WaffleTaco
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Uh Melisandre heads south? That's a scary thought
Also: we always talk about shoe horned relationships...at least we aren't getting an Olly and Shireen one haha
Also: we always talk about shoe horned relationships...at least we aren't getting an Olly and Shireen one haha
BertramCooper
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Methinks they're going a bit overboard with this Faith Militant stuff.
bodyofanamerican
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Time for pointless nudity.
-Pyromaniac-
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She's sooooo hot.
-Pyromaniac-
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That smirk was perrrrfect.
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