I think he forgot Sam's father and it's clear from his comments that D and D think Rhaegar Targaryen being Jon's father is still a secret.
I just...okay.
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I think he forgot Sam's father and it's clear from his comments that D and D think Rhaegar Targaryen being Jon's father is still a secret.
I just...okay.
That's the guy that women want? Maybe older men really are considered more attractive.
Latvian Hitman
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Hate to say I told you so, but.....
I did tell you so.
There will be a Rhaegar reveal some time this season. Or next, I guess, if they really take their time about it.
Women love men with ambition. Baelish has plenty.
I remember Dio being voted one of the most sexy villains or something from some poll in Japan.
Cornballer
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A few notes:
- The SDCC panel is Friday from 1:30 to 2:30 PT (Cast members Sophie Turner, Alfie Allen, Gwendoline Christie, Jacob Anderson, Liam Cunningham, Nathalie Emmanuel, Conleth Hill, John Bradley, and Isaac Hempstead Wright will attend)
- NY Mag interview with John Bradley
- WiCnet with a bunch of gifs from the premiere
- The SDCC panel is Friday from 1:30 to 2:30 PT (Cast members Sophie Turner, Alfie Allen, Gwendoline Christie, Jacob Anderson, Liam Cunningham, Nathalie Emmanuel, Conleth Hill, John Bradley, and Isaac Hempstead Wright will attend)
- NY Mag interview with John Bradley
- WiCnet with a bunch of gifs from the premiere
The Artisan
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well, at least i now know they didn't use real shit.
John Dunbar
correct about everything
no respect for the source material.
The Artisan
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if they had respect for the source material then woudn't dany and viserys have purple eyes
Not a woman but can confirm that Littlefinger's hot. Gotta respect Sansa for holding out this long. That smug, confident bastard would've talked me over to the dark side a long time ago. I'm always having to remind myself that I'm not supposed to like him, but still a part of me roots for him to succeed. lol
They tried, but the contacts were unbearable for the actors I believe.
The Artisan
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i know, i was half joking. couldn't they just do digital alterations post editing? it wouldn't have cost much cgi.
Latvian Hitman
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I think another part of it was that it just didn't look right. Some things, like rainbow colored hair and beards and violet eyes leap off of the page well, but when you put them on screen, you realize it's ridiculous.
The Artisan
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yeah, this conversation made me google some photoshops. maybe if hbo did it themselves it'd look better, but the shops aren't pretty.
Hot Pie is the least likely do die this season.
The Artisan
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i don't think any main characters, or major supporting characters will die this season, i think that's all gonna be season 8
Daario Naharis
The Artisan
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fuck him
Every human being I've spoken to about this episode talks about how egregious they found that Sheeran scene. It's a fucking epidemic.Contrary to some views in this thread, it ain't limited to super ASOIAF nerds, this seems pretty common. At least when Sigur Ros were in it they just fucking sang.
Above gifs make me wish they actually did proper Targ eyes. It ain't gonna gel with all the realism of the dragons and the fuckinnnnnn dragons man - (D&D 2008).
Above gifs make me wish they actually did proper Targ eyes. It ain't gonna gel with all the realism of the dragons and the fuckinnnnnn dragons man - (D&D 2008).
The Artisan
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my only complaint about the cameo is that they picked ed sheeran instead of the
. i don't care about all the criticism. it was 1 scene, 1 cameo and the story moved on. kinda the simple point of a cameo.
weeknd
And here I thought it would be full of Dark Knight Rises lines.
Veritigo_X
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Ed Sheeran
The Artisan
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i think you're right. they didn't have to have the cameo right in the premier, just the beginning of the season would do.
This happened last season
Ed Sheeran's scene had nothing offensive in it. Nothing.
? Fill me in 'cause that scene just seemed like regular bad extra scene #1303, rather than focus celebrity HIYA scene #SHEERAN
: edit I realise the whole Sheeran thing may have a UK/EU / Stateside divide I dunno. I realise he might not be immediately recognisable in the US, but in the UK his face is as knowable as fucking personified syphilis or a lump of swiss cheese. Combined with a hammy delivery and constant shots of his face of half of his face seemingly made me and a chunk of the world a bit livid, soz.
Well let me explain it to you. The person in this scene is famous for doing GOT voices and wanted to be on the show for a while, so they let him.
I can prove there was nothing wrong with the Ed Sheeran scene with one simple test.
I have no idea who Ed Sheeran is. Tell me I'm living under a rock. That's fair. But the scene didn't seem out of the ordinary. If Ed Sheeran wasn't well known, would you have paid much mind to the scene?
Anoregon
The flight plan I just filed with the agency list me, my men, Dr. Pavel here. But only one of you!
Well duh, the eventual winner of the Game of Thrones can't die in the penultimate season.
This happened last season
Ed Sheeran's scene had nothing offensive in it. Nothing.
Actually this is what makes it so offensive, we've had our share of scenes showing how awful and stupid these soldiers are, even Starks (indirectly, when we are shown the hanged bodies of women who "slept" with Lannisters), and now Arya happens to find the nice soldiers who are family men and share food? Bullshit, now that is contrived as hell, Sheeran or not, the scene sucked.
It would be bad if Arya didn't protect the person who made the Frey pie. Who else would've made it for her?
I liked it. Before Arya leaves Westeros, all she sees is horror after horror.
She becomes numbed to horror and a living embodiment of cold-blooded revenge, and someone shows her compassion.
Of course, the writers didn't have the balls to resolve the scene logically with Arya killing the men.
Also, I agree that just about every gathering of men hanging around consists of awful conversations about pussy hair and balls and how they're going to murder everyone. It's D and D's bread and butter.
Did it equally bother you that the Hound's return scene was filmed like a Folger's coffee commercial?
hydrophilic attack
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The Sheeran scene wasn't even the dumbest Arya scene this episode
The Artisan
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it was about Arya's humanity, I think. They soldier's fighting for her enemy's side. I'll be sad if next week's episode reveals that she killed them after that.
bitbydeath
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I figure Arya would have happily killed them all if they turned on her.
What, you think it's dumb that Arya posed as Walder Frey for two weeks and no one noticed?
Game of Thrones constantly presents a world in which the good are slaughtered either for being good or for no reason at all.
Jaqen asks Arya in season 6 "Does death only come for the wicked and leave the good behind?"
One thing I would chalk up to smart direction and the casting of the actors is how in every other scene featuring Arya in Westeros, you're fearing for her life.
You wonder if they'll kill her at the inn.
You wonder if the brotherhood will kill her.
You wonder if the Mountain will kill her.
You wonder if Tywin will kill her.
But in this scene, she comes upon several Lannister soldiers who are well-armed and you fear for them, not her. I don't know if they've earned this at all, but it's an interesting image.
Jaqen asks Arya in season 6 "Does death only come for the wicked and leave the good behind?"
One thing I would chalk up to smart direction and the casting of the actors is how in every other scene featuring Arya in Westeros, you're fearing for her life.
You wonder if they'll kill her at the inn.
You wonder if the brotherhood will kill her.
You wonder if the Mountain will kill her.
You wonder if Tywin will kill her.
But in this scene, she comes upon several Lannister soldiers who are well-armed and you fear for them, not her. I don't know if they've earned this at all, but it's an interesting image.
Jesus fucking Chringe. I remember that being wonky as tits but that does add some backstory to it. At least he's an actor though, even if he's absolute fucking shite.
Fair enough with your bet - honestly a year ago I didn't even know what Ed looked like but he's fucking ubiquitous in this country, he's on every fucking bus stop even if you don't follow chart warbles and/or are auld. I live under a rock but the underside of my rock has been graffiti'd with Ed's gormless face. He's actually a pretty ace musician though. Which makes me feel bad about bitching about him - actually in hindsight at least it's not fucking Morrissey - 'cause he's an actual cunt.
DrForester
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Jon will survive, or at the very least, won't die until the very, very end as some noble sacrifice or something.
I think Tyrion also survives everything.
I think by the very nature of you watching that scene and wondering what's going to happen to them and not her is a total confirmation that they "earned it"
DrForester
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Steelyuhas
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Yep. Probably at an inflection point with the character to see if she goes down the dark path of becoming a lone wolf ice cold killer or is there still some of her humanity left? Does she want to find her family and reunite with them or does she just want to kill all those who's wronged her (and maybe those who haven't)? That scene showed she's certainly not at that point, but she thought about killing those men.
Speculation based on next week's preview:
If she does indeed run into Nymeria in ep 2, is that something that changes her mind about going to kill Cersei and instead trying to return to her family?
The Artisan
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yeah i said in this thread or the other that I think she has become rick grimes, but i am hoping she is not the governor and won't become him.
as for your spoiler speculation, i agree. although that line from the trailer,
the lone wolf dies but the pack survives
Tell the truth, you don't like male gingers. /s
That's a surprise.
The Starks have plot armor up the wazoo. This season anyway.
It's classic, contrived D&D hackiness.
