DarkJediKnight
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I think had she not been queen, he might have done it. As soon as she's named queen, he's automatically the Lord Commander of the Queens guard.
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I think had she not been queen, he might have done it. As soon as she's named queen, he's automatically the Lord Commander of the Queens guard.
But he killed the king when he was in the kingsguard...
Ocarina_117
Banned
I'm down for Euron stealing a dragon. This craziness just a persona to fool everyone. We see the book Euron, the true Euron as a end game season 8 villain.
I feel after the Jon scene, the show is definitely getting at Targs having a bond with dragons.
Wrt Jamie. If he does finally leave Cersei it'll carry no weight with me. The time has long gone. These YouTube oatbreaker videos formed a character that hasn't existed in the show since season 3.
I feel after the Jon scene, the show is definitely getting at Targs having a bond with dragons.
Wrt Jamie. If he does finally leave Cersei it'll carry no weight with me. The time has long gone. These YouTube oatbreaker videos formed a character that hasn't existed in the show since season 3.
rocketskates
Member
I also think having yet another important/main character/fan fav person being ANOTHER Targ would cheapen Jon's importance.
In the books they could still do Aegon or Darkstar. Just no one else we already know kthx.
Napalm_Frank
Member
I have been rewatching some of the older episodes and man, one thing I miss (part of the better writing I suppose) is the dry humour. There are so many amusing lines that are delivered just right.
Varys: ''Ugly old thing''
LF: ''Yet it has a certain appeal''
Varys: ''The Lysa Arryn of chairs''
Varys: ''Ugly old thing''
LF: ''Yet it has a certain appeal''
Varys: ''The Lysa Arryn of chairs''
Dreadnought
Member
So episode 6 got leaked on 4chan. Should go dark to avoid spoilers
God damn HBO Spain aired the thing accidentally, what the hell? this level of incompetence lol
But yeah spoilers are coming.
Napalm_Frank
Member
I wonder when was the last time anything actually surprising happened to be leaked anyway.
Hold the Door leaked.
Ocarina_117
Banned
Damn. Glad I was on exam lockdown during the door. I'd have hate to have that ruined. The last truly great moment in the series for me (yes the actions great and all).
Things like that coming from GRRM and the quality of the preview chapters give me hope TWoW will be FANTASTIC should we ever get it.
Things like that coming from GRRM and the quality of the preview chapters give me hope TWoW will be FANTASTIC should we ever get it.
I don't know. Show Jamie is way too soft, especially his reaction to his own son committing suicide because of Cersei. His character is broken in the show. But I still think that is his end game. Kill Cersei, become Queen-Slayer, poetic, it rhymes, etc.
Ocarina_117
Banned
What was up with Jon saying 'I wish you good fortune in the wars to come' anyway?
Such a throw away line. In the books it can be perceived as Arthur Dayne knowing of the prophecy. Jon saying it kinda cheapens the line, idk. I believe Mance Rayder says it too.
Odd.
What do people think of Edric Dayne anywhoo? Potentially interesting character given his connection to Jon Snow.
Such a throw away line. In the books it can be perceived as Arthur Dayne knowing of the prophecy. Jon saying it kinda cheapens the line, idk. I believe Mance Rayder says it too.
Odd.
What do people think of Edric Dayne anywhoo? Potentially interesting character given his connection to Jon Snow.
Uh the episode with Field of Fire 2.0 leaked. The entire SEASON outline leaked. It's out there if you want to know about it.
It did?
Yeah, HBO Nordic. It's always one HBO streaming platform or another. With the company pushing for same day broadcast worldwide, fuck ups seem inevitable because somewhere someone could just mess up while testing something. I guess it's like how there's always a probability of big games leaking early because of retail shipments worldwide to meet demand, and you just need one retailer to fuck up and break street date.
The Artisan
Member
well I'm not sure if the 4th child and this 5th child will matter, because (assuming the 5th is a miscarriage or stillbirth) they both will be dead before Cersei gets to love them as actual children.
wait, what exactly is the joke?
It's just a common Westerosi valediction.
You wanna talk about cheapened lines, let's talk "where whores go" or "nipples on a breastplate" or "words are wind" or or or.
You really did pick the perfect avatar.
This, I'm aware of the spoilers but I actively search for them so I don't see them. Plus spoilers don't really bother me.
The Artisan
Member
it's been only 3 years.
Ocarina_117
Banned
Well that makes it a lot less cool
always thought it was a hint at arthur dayne knowing of the prophecy.
The Artisan
Member
Well that makes it a lot less cool
always thought it was a hint at arthur dayne knowing of the prophecy.
well, everyone we know that that's been wished upon died.
Arthur to Ned: I wish you good fortune in the wars to come.
Ned may have won Robert's Rebellion but he was basically the spark to the War of the 5 Kings. Or one of the sparks. The spark that got Robb Stark started in the war.
Mance to Stannis: I wish you good fortune in the wars to come.
Stannis loses the Winterfell war to Ramsay Bolton.
Jon to Dany: I wish you good fortune in the wars to come.
Maybe Dany is successful in helping Jon win the winter war but (part of) the bittersweet ending is her dying before she can take the Queen crown from Cersei?
Napalm_Frank
Member
I mean when was the last time something actually surprising leaked (or was in danger of leaking).
I haven't read the season outline but it really feels like these last 2 seasons are full fanfiction with nothing actually interesting happening even tho it is still entertaining show.
I'll be extremely surprised if the series has any curveballs left to throw.
Ocarina_117
Banned
Damn that Baratheon ban hammer caved in his breast plate pretty quick.
mugoldeneagle03
Member
I also think the reason they are rolling with another Cersi pregnancy is so when he kills Cersi he also kills his own child, knowingly. Hurt so much he doesn't want to see a incestual child deal with the shit his mother will bestow upon him/her and the pain and suffering they will likely deal with. Think it would be insane to see on screen.
demosthenes
Member
I don't think she's pregnant.
Moff
Member
Damn, I had no idea back then, luckily. It was such an awesome moment.
You sweet summer child sometimes I'm not sure if you are for real
The post you quoted is ironically/jokingly agreeing with you, the show already threw out of the window the prophecy of Cersei's children in the first episode when she talks about this other kid she had and that apparently was an actual Baratheon since he had black hair.
I have this hunch D&D wanted to go nuts and later reveal Cersei killed her child or something, or Jaime, I don't know, they make so much stuff that makes no sens. Sometimes I feel they didn't had much faith at the beginning and left those kind of openings to diverge from the books in case the actual story didn't work out but that was how they were waaay overestimating their writing abilities.
PHOENIXZERO
Member
Royalty and he could use Elia not being able have any more children could be enough justification.
Zero.
Wow I didn't realize I was so many pages behind. O_O
Gamer @ Heart
Member
Yo, has anyone huffed berric with the fire sword. Loved that.
I swear this is not the first time that line had been said this season, while watching Eastwatch I felt it's starting to reach 'words are wind' level of saturation this season, but I don't really have proof to back it up.
Huh, I thought they'd get at least a short plot outline and broad character arcs. That's extra concerning since it shows GURM himself hasn't worked it out yet :/ But at least I know that this dumb cage plot will most likely not be in the books.
Well this is definitely interesting info. Now it will be all the more painful if George doesn't manage to finish the series.
PHOENIXZERO
Member
So yeaaaaah episode six has leaked as from the previously mentioned of the apparent HBO Spain screw up so keep on guard and remember no talking about it.
This is what they got:
and
They were there for a week, so they probably covered broad story beats for each of the characters ending.
Note that GRRM is a discovery writer, he probably doesn't know specific beats aside from the ending himself yet. Aside from those already written for the sixth book, which isn't even remotely done now, let alone when this meeting happened in 2015.
For a week? There's a lot more conflating taking place than I had impression of. The zombie in a cage thing is straight asinine, like I said, hopefully it all goes wrong or superseded right away and we get something good out of it. With Winterfell it's too early to tell.
In my mind, the early episodes of this season were all scenes they had to shoot and get out of the way. None of it struck me as great, there wasn't much passion behind it, Sam's bit was the only thing that came alive limited as it was. Maybe if Dany and Jon's initial meeting didn't fall so flat with some crappy dialogue. The tone changed with the loot train battle and they've regained a more familiar(and fun) position of keeping the audience off balance. Where they went to do so is dubious, but I like it better. Just wait for Sunday, too early to criticize before then.
In my mind, the early episodes of this season were all scenes they had to shoot and get out of the way. None of it struck me as great, there wasn't much passion behind it, Sam's bit was the only thing that came alive limited as it was. Maybe if Dany and Jon's initial meeting didn't fall so flat with some crappy dialogue. The tone changed with the loot train battle and they've regained a more familiar(and fun) position of keeping the audience off balance. Where they went to do so is dubious, but I like it better. Just wait for Sunday, too early to criticize before then.
It's a terrible plan. I assume something will go very wrong and it will lead to the destruction or breaching of the wall. I would love the last shot of the season to be the wall collapsing and the dead streaming through.
It would feel tonally correct for actions of the human characters to cause the wall to fall.
I know, that's why I said so later in the post. I do expect to find out why the red god has been keeping what's-his-face alive all this time at least.
Ocarina_117
Banned
Don't see how there's any ambiguity. She's definitely the villain of the show. I say this as we have fuck all characterisation for the nights king and he isn't a character per se.
Cersei be evil. At least earlier on you could say she did it all to protect her children, her one redeeming feature alongside her cheekbones.
Chuckie
Member
Her motivations seem to be unlimited powaaaaaaah. She blew a whole sept up including shitloads of people.
And after Tommens death you can't even say she is doing it for the kids.
I'd love this.
Just like how The Matrix should have ended with the extermination of humankind and a reset of The Matrix and Harry Potter should have ended with Harry dying to allow for the end of the Voldemort.
Fuck it all, end it with a panning shot of the frozen planet, as it zooms all the way back to Earth where some pop star cameo, maybe Lily Allen for shits and giggles, looking through a telescope at the planet, that would be great.
Ocarina_117
Banned
I want the Hound on the throne. Full fan fic and fan service catered to me.