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*UNMARKED SPOILERS ALL BOOKS* Game of Thrones |OT| - Season 6
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hipsterpants
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The only really stupid thing about this episode was the line about the Sand Snakes taking over Dorne. So all the other houses in Dorne would be okay with that? Fuck off lol.
Otherwise a great episode. Lots of things happening, lots of progress on the story front.
- Arya finally becoming awesome
- Jon's storyline is great
- King's Landing is fantastic, all sorts of conflicts are being built up. Foreshadowing Tommen/Cersei conflict and the deaths of the rest of the Council. It also feels like they finally found what to do with Haime.
- Daenarys stuff was whatever, but I'm sure some crazy shit will go down during their Khaleesi trial or whatever.
- Meereen is decent, hopefully they are building up a battle or something though.
Too bad next week's episode
Otherwise a great episode. Lots of things happening, lots of progress on the story front.
- Arya finally becoming awesome
- Jon's storyline is great
- King's Landing is fantastic, all sorts of conflicts are being built up. Foreshadowing Tommen/Cersei conflict and the deaths of the rest of the Council. It also feels like they finally found what to do with Haime.
- Daenarys stuff was whatever, but I'm sure some crazy shit will go down during their Khaleesi trial or whatever.
- Meereen is decent, hopefully they are building up a battle or something though.
Too bad next week's episode
looks pretty uneventful.
Brienne knows Davos, as she was at the conference between Stannis and Renly in 204. Whether Davos would recognize her, I don't know.
Cpt.Underpants
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No Dorne in the next episode again?
hellelujah
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LifEndz
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*ahem* little person.
And I was expecting some warging and other mystical powers. Still, that sword was as good as the sand snakes vs bronn and Jamie was turrible.
That's what I'm hoping, though it seems the wolves have fun their course. Even ghost seems to be weary of Jon.
Tower of Joy was very well done as a fight scene, Kit knocked it out of the park this episode, Olenna is still easily the best actress on the show, and we're actually seeing some progress with Arya.
Did not like the continuing godhood of Ramsay and butchering of The North Remembers. Get ready for Ramsay to abuse yet another female character but don't worry we gave him a child too this time so things don't get so repetitive. LOOK HOW EVIL HE IS GUYS!!!
And Jaime is currently useless.
Did not like the continuing godhood of Ramsay and butchering of The North Remembers. Get ready for Ramsay to abuse yet another female character but don't worry we gave him a child too this time so things don't get so repetitive. LOOK HOW EVIL HE IS GUYS!!!
And Jaime is currently useless.
Atraveller
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Yeah, the preview for next week looked really dull.
Edit: is this the third episode in a row without nudity (aside from some of Jon's ass)? That has to be a record.
It's all a foregone conclusion at this point, it'll likely happen to set up more shock value for Ramsey. The North's story is so twisted now that it's just turned into a straight forward fight of comic book villian Ramsay and the show North houses vs whoever Jon rallies to his side. it is what it is, it was obvious from a mile away but all the same it's pretty zzz.
And lol, they're not going to argue Jon leaving. Dorne flipped in a heartbeat, it doesn't really matter in the show.
He served out his vow. He died. His Watch ended at that point.
Called it on the R+L=J reveal not happening tonight.
But now I'm ultra curious to know if the battle with Ser Arthur Dayne will be exposed to have gone down the same way in the literature. I lol'ed at the double swords. Seemed so ridiculous and over-the-top. They clearly just wanted him to be more of a "standout" figure, so they thought this would be a cool, surface-level, and extreme way to do that. Ultimately I had a hard time believing anyone could fight like that holding two swords who wasn't sporting a +100 Gregor Strength build. Yeah...
Should have just given him a badass greatsword and let the choreography do the work it's supposed to. That battle didn't need flashy General Grievous shit.
But now I'm ultra curious to know if the battle with Ser Arthur Dayne will be exposed to have gone down the same way in the literature. I lol'ed at the double swords. Seemed so ridiculous and over-the-top. They clearly just wanted him to be more of a "standout" figure, so they thought this would be a cool, surface-level, and extreme way to do that. Ultimately I had a hard time believing anyone could fight like that holding two swords who wasn't sporting a +100 Gregor Strength build. Yeah...
Should have just given him a badass greatsword and let the choreography do the work it's supposed to. That battle didn't need flashy General Grievous shit.
David Incorporated Esq.
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A huge woman in armor? Nah probably not someone you'd remember.
hipsterpants
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I laughed at the zoom in on Olly's dead face after the hanging. A little too much playing up to the Olly haters online. Though it was satisfying.
Basileus777
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It essentially did with the line about Rhaegar wanting them there.
I know, I was responding to why he wouldn't get killed again, and that excuse isn't really why as it's not something people that hate Jon would accept.
Damerman
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I liked him to, until he revealed himself to be a tool to cut down the budget for direwolf scenes.
Yeah. It was nice to see someone talk shit to Ramsay hah.
WaffleTaco
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You do not know the definition of filler...filler is something completely unrelated to the plot.
Jon Snow is back, they think he's a god, he's a different person, he's left the night's watch
Arya got her training montage and her sight back once again
Sam has established what he is doing with Gilly and little Sam
In King's Landing it is quite clear that nobody likes Jamie or Cersei, but they all have a plan to get Margery back and revenge on the high sparrow. It appears Tommen is sucking up to the faith.
In Meereen, Varys learns who is ordering the hits out, where they are coming from and the fact that they have war coming (Tyrion talking to Grey Worm and Missandei is the only maybe filler part).
In Vaes Dothrak, Dany is supposed to stay there, her fate will be decided
With Ramsay they are establishing his rule with the North and the transition has gone smoothly, they prefer Ramsay because he is direct and not a cunning pragmatist, plus he now has Rickon which he can threaten Jon with.
gigantor21
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He paid the iron price for a teleporter, obviously.
A few thoughts:
- Arthur Dayne was badass, holy shit.
- Bye, Olly and Co., and fuck off.
- BLOODRAVEN YOU COCKTEASE
- So Jon is done with the Night's Watch now? Glad to hear it. Time for him to go back home and kill some Boltons.
- I was excited to finally see Osha again...until I remembered that Ramsay is a rapist. Ugh...
- That Small Council scene was some straight up high school lunchroom nonsense. With so many of the old players in KL dead or gone away, and the High Sparrow so powerful, the non-religious politics feel so inconsequential. Hopefully that changes soon.
- Don't give a shit about Meereen or Dany's storyline, as usual.
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Fully expect Sansa to just miss Jon on some American Tail bullshit next week.
This episode was largely set-up work, unlike the rapid fire pace of the last 2 episodes. Hopefully things pick-up soon.
Ramsay didn't kill Shaggydog though.
Lord Badass of House Umber did, with his bare hands.
Basileus777
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Filler? You couldn't pick a word more poorly suited to describing this episode.
DeadOnions
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I enjoyed that episode quite a bit. After the last two episodes it's nice to have a slower episode.
Sho_Nuff82
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Seems a little too convenient to have all this stuff just fall in Ramsay's lap. No one is that lucky.
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I'm guessing they're swapping the Umbers into the Manderly slot. Probably not even a real direwolf head.
It seems Tommen is starting to become a bit more assertive and slightly less weak.
I wonder if by the end of the season or the next if he will take more personal control of his kingdom.
All that stuff is tying up the Rickon loose end as fast as possible because they clearly have no intention of doing anything with him.
I do wish they stuck with the lines in the book for the Tower of Joy. The show fell flat in the dialog, especially since young Ned was a total miscast. The fight was pretty awesome though. Ser Arthur Dayne, on the other hand, was a total badass even with the dual wielding shtick. Also, considering the disparity in their actors.. I think we can crush the Howland Reed/High Sparrow theory. At least on the show.
Dany going to Vaes Dothrak makes me wish she would go to Westeros already, like the books did. I'm actually dreading reading about it in Winds.
Dany going to Vaes Dothrak makes me wish she would go to Westeros already, like the books did. I'm actually dreading reading about it in Winds.
A Human Becoming
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He's a fooking legend at the Hearth.
dsp
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That's what I'm going to keep telling myself, too.
Vault Dweller 111
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People liked the ToJ? Kinda fell flat for me. Only two kinsguard? What a weird detail to change.
No Dawn wielding Dayne? Instead we get a two handed gimmick that just seems silly? Ehhhhhh.
Decent episode overall.
No Dawn wielding Dayne? Instead we get a two handed gimmick that just seems silly? Ehhhhhh.
Decent episode overall.
gigantor21
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I hope that it ends up working against Cersei, for maximum irony.
I have had almost no interest in Dany's storyline since Season 3/ASoS, so I agree.
She had a helmet on in that scene, so I don't know whether he'd know her face.
That was definitely not a confirmation, and certainly not the *SHOCK* EW cover story moment for show watchers. It's only good fodder for those already bent on the R+L=J bias. That and a continuing thread of intrigue that the rhetoric of Westeros' history (handed down by the previous generation) is not what it seems.
i feel like it should bother me much more than it did, thats for sure
i think they highlighted is skill so well that im giving it a pass, i think
WaffleTaco
Wants to outlaw technological innovation.
I think Ramsay just implied that they had Sansa, and she told them what he did, plus Theon is supposed to be with them as well.
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bodyofanamerican
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I didn't get that at all from that scene. I got that instead of being lead around by the nose by Cersei, he's going to be the High Sparrow's puppet before long.
General Grievous did his job. So uncivilized.
WaffleTaco
Wants to outlaw technological innovation.
Well they went down from three to two, probably to have the Sword of the Morning Arthur Dayne seem more badass, and could only be taken down by a cheap shot.
This was annoying in the books as well. I will be so happy when she's done with the Faceless men.
Well if you are going to be someone's puppet at least the high sparrow will let you sleep with Margery. That has to be working in his favor to get Tommens support
I've got a feeling we will see the Mercy chapter, from the books, in the show soon.
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