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*UNMARKED SPOILERS ALL BOOKS* Game of Thrones |OT| - Season 6
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Unfortunately, Kevan is no Tywin... FeelsBadMan
Dude just standing behind Tommen hanging on his every word when Jaime got released
MudoSkills
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Now that Benjen has turned up that means that the Westeros hide n' seek champion is Syrio, right?
I'm still convinced he isn't dead.
I'm still convinced he isn't dead.
Kevan was all "Aww yeah, got the Lannister heir back from the Kingsguard" in that scene, he just has a good poker face.
HeisenbergLannister
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If this season ends with the Lady Stoneheart twist AND confirmation of Snow's parents, the internet might not ever be the same.
Or me. This would be my reaction as the credits roll:
Or me. This would be my reaction as the credits roll:
I'm not even sure why Kevan is still alive.
Granted, in the books he was actually very capable at ruling, which is why Varys needed him out of the way.
In the show, not so much. Plus Varys is on the other side of the world.
Show Tywin was charming when he needed to be. Randyll's just evil.
He's alive to remind the viewers how much power Cersei has lost with the death of her father.
TimeEffect
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Does it upset you to not be able to read the books before watching the show?
I guess Ill never experience reading the book before the show. I am definitely enjoying the books, but I feel crummy for knowing the big events before they happen
TatteredHat
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Benjen's return sure felt anti-climactic, feels like the writers are just working down a checklist of unresolved plot points now that they don't have to follow the books as directly anymore.
Next week, Gendry brings everyone 1,000 Valyrian steel swords to use on their 1,000 ships.
Blue Ninja
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Was happy to see Coldhands. Was happy to see Benjen. Season of dreams.
Jaime's non-redemption is starting to bug me, though. At this point the showrunners don't care about it anymore. He'll probably get wiped when we meet the Brotherhood without Banners again.
Samwell being an idiot and stealing Heartsbane is gonna end in disaster and we all know it. Or he's gonna pull a Neville Longbottom and slay the Night King with it.
It's also pretty clear they finally decided on Night King, to differentiate him from the Night's King.
Also, Dany's speech at the end was almost as scarousing as when she turned on the Masters in season 3. Good god.
Jaime's non-redemption is starting to bug me, though. At this point the showrunners don't care about it anymore. He'll probably get wiped when we meet the Brotherhood without Banners again.
Samwell being an idiot and stealing Heartsbane is gonna end in disaster and we all know it. Or he's gonna pull a Neville Longbottom and slay the Night King with it.
It's also pretty clear they finally decided on Night King, to differentiate him from the Night's King.
Also, Dany's speech at the end was almost as scarousing as when she turned on the Masters in season 3. Good god.
Sectorseven
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Can someone refresh my memory on the last book? Did Cersei even have a trial by combat in that? I thought she was getting sent back home or something.
Can someone tell me why budget is always discussed? Does it really have that much of an impact on the story? (ie. killing off wolves to save on budget?) Is this not one of the biggest shows ever, on one of the biggest networks?
Yeah I thought it was good!! Randyll is, like in the books, a total ass :\
With Sam and Gilly BOTH leaving Horn hill (with Heartsbane) I really have no idea what to expect for Sam's story... which is definitely interesting at least!!
LOL I just said it tongue-in-cheek is all, no worries!!
indigo-cyclops
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So who are some good Lore/theory YouTubers for this series? In the mood to watch some articulate and well researched vids
All of this stuff is new. Cersei's walk of atonement is the last consequence she faces in the books that's also in the show.
InfiniteBento
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I gotta admit that whole Dany line possibly being foreshadowing about the Iron Islands was dumb as fuck.
"How many ships do we need?"
"1000"
"Who has that many ships?"
"No one"
"Not yet. ( ͡° ͜ʖ ͡°) "
*cringe*
"How many ships do we need?"
"1000"
"Who has that many ships?"
"No one"
"Not yet. ( ͡° ͜ʖ ͡°) "
*cringe*
demosthenes
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I don't remember it being implied that his family was that rich, god damn.
i wanted to die when she said this
that whole scene felt like something out of a mid-2000s roleplaying forum where everyone tries too hard to be the main character lmfao
haha man I just see it come up so often, I'm genuinely curious if budget actually holds back a show like this?
There has never been a show to spend more money on locations, actors, and action.
It's the writing that holds the show back.
He's the only one who hasn't got off the boat yet.
This image needs Cait floating in the background.
Production-wise I think time is their biggest problem, they need to get 10 episodes ready in an incredibly short amount of time. And the budget has increased with every season, but it's not unlimited. From a couple years ago:
"Alfie [Allen] is such a great actor, and he's so good as Theon. It was fun to see him have to go into public as Reek and pretend to be himself. And for Moat Cailin, we were totally out of money. Moat Cailin was like a joke on the show we called it "No Cailin" because there was no money to do anything."
iirc they're the Tyrell's strongest bannermen. But yeah Horn Hill was freaking amazing
Just makes me wonder how awesome Highgarden must be!!
Dash_Riprock
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Is it wrong that at this point I actually WANT Dany to end up dying anti-climatically? I'm just sick of the 4+years of cock-teasing in regards to her story.
Damerman
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To ask brendyn tully for help to take back the north.
She has to convince The Blackfish to abandon his ancestral home so he can attack Ramsay Bolton.
She was given an order by Sansa. The end.
How does Brienne expect to get a Tully army past the Twins and Moat Cailin and synchronize an attack on Winterfell?
teleportation
Damerman
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Moat cailin is for littlefinger... And the tullys succesfully took back their castle from the warden of the riverlands. Its safe to assume the twins will fall to blackfish and brienne.
It makes it even worse that in the show, D&D have basically turned
Euron into Donald Trump.
"I killed my brother."
"Wow he sure tells it like it is. He's going to build that fleet!
"I killed my brother."
"Wow he sure tells it like it is. He's going to build that fleet!
Where as in the books, things have pretty much gone full Mad Max Fury Road.
Vire
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Didn't Walder say he has 10x more men than Blackfish? I would assume it's almost impossible the twins would fall to blackfish.
Sansa is supposed to not trust Littlefinger, Maybe he has Bolton men at Moat Cailin.
Thank you for the quote! Seems like some things atleast took a hit due to money, criticism justified! haha
BossDarkseid
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Yeahhh that last line convinces me I should start reading the books once I'm done with Swords of Destiny (Witcher bk2)
Robb wouldn't even attack The Twins with 20,000 men.
Tyrell?
Tully, I knew that sentence sentence felt weird.
Red Arremer
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House Tarly is one of the most powerful houses of the Reach. They're known for their military first and foremost, but to train and arm good soldiers, you need to have loadsa cash.
Obviously they're no Hightowers, but they definitely can hold their own.
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