NavyPharaoh
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I never liked Bran & after this week my series long hate has been justified. He's just like his damn mother
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*UNMARKED SPOILERS ALL BOOKS* Game of Thrones |OT| - Season 6
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He's not though. He's just not ready to control his powers.
It doesn't really though. Only Hardhome nailed the real threat of the White Walkers and maybe this recent scene. Otherwise all we got a black screen and sounds for the Nights Watch defeat at the Fist.
Now that I think about it. The only theory I like is that Bran turned the Mad King mad, wildfire and Burn Them All representing him knowing the white walkers are coming etc.
Sounds like it. It makes sense that Martin knows the backstory but not the way things happen until he writes it.
crimzonflame
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Why doesnt he just go back in time and prevent the WW from being created?
I thought the effects were pretty decent actually. That shot with the wights climbing up the tree was awesome.
I don't really get this "resurgence" you're talking about. The books' Night's King was 13th Lord Commander of the Watch; Jon Snow is like 998th or whatever. Also the show might've just taken his name because it's a badass name. There's not really any reason to assume that the show guy is related to the legend in the books.
I can't parse your last paragraph there.
The explosions were bad. The explosions on this show seem to be always bad....
It's to remind you that it's a TV show.
True. I think Jojen blowing up is still the worst tho.
NavyPharaoh
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He meddles in matters he does not understand. Just like that Tully woman who became a Stark by law.
If anything he should've found out what was in the Tower of Joy, but noooooo.
Not as bad as him getting stabbed first!
Subpar Spatula
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They're very gifted at sticking to things.
I'm ok with "hold the door". is the kind of thing that works great in written form and kind of poorly in show form, it still made sense and it was sad.
Sansa and Littlefingers teleporters were amusing as well, Brienne's "lady Stark asked you something, answer" line was everything.
Summer
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Sansa and Littlefingers teleporters were amusing as well, Brienne's "lady Stark asked you something, answer" line was everything.
Summer
((The cutting back and forth between the creation and death of Hodor isn't really something you can get outside of a visual medium. That was the most effective part of the final scene for me. It's all in the editing.I'm ok with "hold the door". is the kind of thing that works great in written form and kind of poorly in show form, it still made sense and it was sad.
Sansa and Littlefingers teleporters were amusing as well, Brienne's "lady Stark asked you something, answer" line was everything.
Summer
The episode was really packed with "we're leaping forward to the next part of the story" stuff.
- The Sansa stuff makes it very clear where the rest of the season will be for their arc until the Battle of the Bastards. She'll be rallying forces with Jon, while Brienne will head to Riverrun. If they do Jaime's stuff from the books finally, it means they'll meet again.
- Arya's mission is based on material from the next book, so hopefully after this we'll have a firm idea of what her role in the rest of the story will be.
- Dany's mission for Jorah seems to suggest the stone people will be of some importance in the end game. Otherwise I think the show would have just offed him by now.
- The origin of the White Walkers, the end of Summer, and HOLD THE DOOR are all massive mythos reveals which should have somewhat similar versions in the books. So if they're dishing all this out now, it means they're ready for the bigger reveals later this season. Tower of Joy will probably be the final vision in the finale.
Yeah, and look what happened there. Blew their explosions budget for all 8 seasons!
- The Sansa stuff makes it very clear where the rest of the season will be for their arc until the Battle of the Bastards. She'll be rallying forces with Jon, while Brienne will head to Riverrun. If they do Jaime's stuff from the books finally, it means they'll meet again.
- Arya's mission is based on material from the next book, so hopefully after this we'll have a firm idea of what her role in the rest of the story will be.
- Dany's mission for Jorah seems to suggest the stone people will be of some importance in the end game. Otherwise I think the show would have just offed him by now.
- The origin of the White Walkers, the end of Summer, and HOLD THE DOOR are all massive mythos reveals which should have somewhat similar versions in the books. So if they're dishing all this out now, it means they're ready for the bigger reveals later this season. Tower of Joy will probably be the final vision in the finale.
The wildfire one was good
Yeah, and look what happened there. Blew their explosions budget for all 8 seasons!
Baldwin_the_First
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Their teleporter just ain't on the same level as Littlefinger's.
Dash_Riprock
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Their teleporter was obviously busted.
Discotheque
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lmao omg i didn't even realize he's directing episodes of the show now. This episode reminded me a lot of Lost tbh, particularly the one where we find out about Jack's tattoo....
Wow what the fuck! You take that back! There's no Bai Ling here!!!!!
He's doing next week's episode too!
Cpt.Underpants
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Could have been a good idea for the CoTF to start throwing those firebombs at the entrance of the cave to block the advance instead of just randomly throwing them.
Jack Scofield
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I haven't watched Game of Thrones since season three, but the introduction of time travel has killed my interest in the remaining books. So lame.
I like the idea of Hodor = Hold the Door. The emotional impact was killed for me when Summer died so easily/conveniently. Was it shown before that WW's defy gravity and run on walls/ceilings? I may have missed that. Then the CotF needlessly offing herself. So many things didn't gel with me.
Calm waterfall
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Bran can re-write history, so maybe he will go back to the day when the Night King was created and stop it from happening.
Maybe it's just a clever way for Dany to keep him banished.
"Yeah, you get that cure, Jorah!"
*Shows up a year later cured*
"For fucks sake!"
Bran hasn't rewritten any history yet.
Bran can't rewrite history without constraint.
He can only affect changes that have already happened.
echoshifting
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I thought this episode was dope. as. fuck. I love time travel bullshit and found the big Hodor reveal/death incredibly tragic. SUMMER ;_;
I wish that was Jorah's last scene, that's a great sendoff. I'm already dreading that plot, whatever it is...
I wish that was Jorah's last scene, that's a great sendoff. I'm already dreading that plot, whatever it is...
RatskyWatsky
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Oh yeah, I thought the Braavosi play was fun. I liked that they kept the Tyrion -> Joffrey slap.
Too bad the show cut out all the jesters and mummers and whatnot from the previous seasons, or mayhaps we would have gotten a few similarly amusing scenes before tonight's episode.
Too bad the show cut out all the jesters and mummers and whatnot from the previous seasons, or mayhaps we would have gotten a few similarly amusing scenes before tonight's episode.
For sure, this is really the only disappointing thing this season. I'm pretty sure the direwolves will have longer lifespans in the books.
Moff
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I was amazed by the hodor reveal
one of the best scenes in the entire show, brilliant, emotional and well shot and edited.
I am suprised how many disliked it and think/hope that it's not form the books. it obviously is, it's way too smart for D&D. it was a great twist and explanation to one of the sagas biggest secrets in my opinion.
on the other hand I am surprised no one mentioned how much they wasted bloodraven. supposedly one of the most powerful beings in the world and we never got to know who he is and what he wants. very bad.
and why is everyone talking about coldhands? is that a preview spoiler?
one of the best scenes in the entire show, brilliant, emotional and well shot and edited.
I am suprised how many disliked it and think/hope that it's not form the books. it obviously is, it's way too smart for D&D. it was a great twist and explanation to one of the sagas biggest secrets in my opinion.
on the other hand I am surprised no one mentioned how much they wasted bloodraven. supposedly one of the most powerful beings in the world and we never got to know who he is and what he wants. very bad.
and why is everyone talking about coldhands? is that a preview spoiler?
I wonder if they Victarion him. He meets a red priest somewhere, they do some magic voodoo to his arm, and voila!
Dany: Jorah, you're back! Did you cur...wtf! Why is your arm charred and smoking?!
Jorah: Don't worry Khaleesi, it's fine. This is fine!
The play was a little silly because here's this mummer crew just across the sea fucking up basic details about the Lannister Coup but meanwhile Varys has accurate knowledge of the death of Stannis. People hundreds of miles apart have access to weirdly reliable information about each other. I suppose the show already has so many threads going on that *also* keeping track of someone's misunderstanding of one of those threads might cause it to collapse on itself... but still.
I was thinking that the Dragons breath would probably end up the cure.
Kind of.
The preview shows Meera and Bran being pursued by Wights and White Walkers. Book readers are assuming it'd be an ideal time to introduce Coldhands.
Yeah. Ghost seems to be the only direwolf they give half a fuck about.
Maybe Nymeria will show up like the token addition Beorn was in The Battle of Five Armies.
"That which is completely burnt to shit can never die"
In the world of GoT, Jorah got it gooood now for a guy who's basically got a death sentence. Very few characters get redemption in the way he did, plus they got at least two shots of Daario looking legit shook when he saw how moved Dany was.
So good.
Purple Cheeto
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Or maybe they're not really important to the overall plot and just another random bit of world building that George put in and never had any idea of what to do with .
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