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*UNMARKED SPOILERS ALL BOOKS* Game of Thrones |OT| - Season 6
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Atraveller
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I have yet to see purist level complaints here.
I mean it's not Reddit level b.s. but you can't make it through a page without 4 dorne sucks comments at least . But of well welcometoneogaf.gif happens with any dedicated fan base I guess but at the same time I remember thinking the HP films were shit just didn't constantly complain etc may be it's how the show was much more in line and then diverged that's causing the reactions .
Edit and on topic hyped for this season looks like it will be funnn.
(And this is from someone who is up to date with books show leaks episode leaks book previews etc etc)
Atraveller
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People didn't think Dorne was bad because of the lack of Quentyn and Arianne. Dorne was bad because the Sand Snakes were generally horribly written, that coupled with the fact that they also fought horribly.
(Doran barely had any presence, what's up with that?)
Sorry that we can't all be the shinobi of off-topics.
Ding ding ding. The Sand Snakes were such a massive disappointment and watching Obara try to fight was painful. A lot of their dialogue was cringe.
It was just overall a poor execution. None of the characters really came off as likable or people to watch. The whole thing really leaned heavily on Jamie and Bronn roadtrip2dorne.
At the end of it all the mainline story got out of it was "oh Myrcella is dead now".
Also I will never get over the abortion that was the House of the Undying.
Corpsepyre
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Are we getting any pre-release reviews or not this year?
Just for the first episode.
SargerusBR
I love Pokken!
Reborn Jon Snow tonight right guys?
RIGHT?
RIGHT?
Oldest Snake
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Episode 2 at the earliest is my guess. If Mel's the one to do it then she needs some time to let her failure with Stannis set in.
Since episode 3 is called "Oeathbreaker" and episode titles usually have multiple meanings, I guess that will be the episode Jon breaks his oath by leaving the Night's Watch.
Episode titles in spoiler tags -_-
Really? Didn't know that. Ain't the episode titles publicly available?
Dash_Riprock
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He's one guy with one hand against Big Black Man With An Axe and The Bad Pussies.
How well do you think he'd do?
He ain't the fighter he used to be, and they had a legion of armed guards within shouting distance. Plus, he was probably crying and utterly heart broken.
Hmm. Maybe the first and Hardhome.
hardholme skip the rest
I'm watching season 5 for the first time since the episodes debuted last year, and....I find them pretty entertaining. Having internalized that there will be numerous scenes with Grey Worm & Missandei, the Sand Snakes, and Ollie, they no longer annoy me so much, and I can just enjoy the storylines that interest me more.
Moff
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I don't see how you can skip anything if you want to understand whats happening in season six, they changed a lot from the books and advance in some plots into TWOW territory
Red Arremer
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You want a good story, but you need the bad pussy.
Basileus777
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Do you have a script that auto generates these posts?
Dorne was almost objectively bad television- the writing, the choreography, etc. That said, the show gets way more hate than it deserves. Seasons 1-4 were great, even if they don't have the same writing quality of like The Wire or Breaking Bad. It's the fantastic world and character development that George has created that makes Games of Thrones entertaining to watch. For how difficult it is to create these massive books for screen, I think the show has been great, and though season 5 happened to take some missteps (and let's be honest- the books the season was based on are the weakest in the series), I have hope that season 6 will be extremely entertaining, even with the cringey scene here or there. Bring on tonight!
AntiFacebook
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I don't think anyone in his right mind would say he hated seasons 1-4.
Basileus777
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I'd be down for a cathartic killing off of all these terrible Dornish characters. Fuck, make it gruesome D&D.
Please don't respond with teases for spoilers.
DrForester
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OK, so I'm new to HBO Go, will I be able to watch the episode as it airs tonight, or is that just for HBO now?
Dr. Bashir will save Dorne!
Dr. Bashir will save Dorne!
Basileus777
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It'll go up when it starts airing.
Oldest Snake
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Honestly, it can't get any worse... Can it?
I mean they got the big Oberyn-avenging out of the way and managed to off Myrcella, so they shouldn't be so in your face this year. I hope.
That said I'm having visions of season 7 including a scene where Obara stands atop The Wall shouting down at the invading White Walkers that she is in fact Obara Sand, daughter of Oberyn.
and miss out on bad pussy, 20 good men, "Make Your Dreams Come True"-Stannis, LOLly, the character assassination of Sansa? How could you
Askherserenity
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Would be the best/fucking worst if the first episode of the season is full of Dorne bullshit.
Basileus777
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God I hope this is the last episode to leak so this doesn't keep being half the thread.
Or maybe people should actually just listen to Cornballer.
Count of Monte Sawed-Off
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Three sand snakes. The dragon has three heads. You can see where this is going.
WaffleTaco
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As someone who normally does get offended by bad lines and other random crap, Dorne was probably the worst story line they did, and I did not form that opinion until SE10. They could have spent a couple extra minutes each episode expanding on Trystane and Myrcella, and others.
Steelyuhas
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I think "Two Swords" (Season 4) is probably the best one.
Atraveller
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I liked Tyrion walking in the Red Keep like he owned everything there.
Two Swords is a legit great episode, and probably the only non-pilot premier that ranks as anything above average.
Orbis Tabula
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I really feel like I'm having to force myself to be excited for this. After last season, I'm just not terribly hyped.
Askherserenity
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I wish they would start the first episode with the Tower of Joy scene...it'll be so much hype.
Latvian Hitman
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If you think the handling of the Dorne plotline, the Olly telegraphing, and the whole Shireen/Brienne/Stannis arc were best described as "trivial shit", you'd be best served to stay out of these threads and just sit back and enjoy the show. There's nothing wrong with doing so. Most of the viewing public does exactly that.
Yeah- "Two Swords" is baller. Probably one of my legit top 5 faves from the series.
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