Did Tyrion ever mention that he designed the sewar system at Casterly Rock in the show? I don't remember, I know it is brought up in the books though.
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Napalm_Frank
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He did to Varys in season 2. Well, not that he designed them but that he was responsible for the sewer system.
Yes he did. With Varys when they were getting ready for blackwater. Same scene as the famous "god of tits and wine"
Rentahamster
Rodent Whores
So... Grey Worm left Dragonstone to sail for Casterly Rock, and in that same amount of time Euron caught up to and captured Ellaria/Yara, then went back to King's Landing to parade them around, THEN caught up to Grey Worm's fleet?
They must be pretty fast :/
They must be pretty fast :/
Napalm_Frank
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Tyrion Lannister: My brother was the youngest Kingsguard in history. My sister became queen at the age of nineteen. When I reached manhood, my father put me in charge of all the drains and cisterns in Casterly Rock.
Lord Varys: A most highborn plumber.
Tyrion Lannister: The water never flowed better. And all the shit found its way to the sea.
The Artisan
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that's true too, but in this war there have been moments of peace, like right after Jon & Sansa take back Winterfell and have their lords meetings. Those were a few days where everyone could wind down.
https://youtu.be/m-mRcaQIU48?t=1m33s
Napalm_Frank
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It would have been cool to have a small scene with Euron doing some fucked up black magic to give them the wind or something. But seems that they want him to be a regular pirate in the show.
ShadowSwordmaster
Banned
I really like how Davos and Jon stood their ground when it came to negotiating with Dany.
Napalm_Frank
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I feel like they should have bargained more. Jon doesn't really give a shit being the king or the north being independent so "you help us kill the zombies and I'll bend the knee immediately afterward."
"He's a damn bastard!" - Davos Seaworth on Jon Snow
The Artisan
Member
it would be nice to get some Jon/Davos 1 on 1 scenes again, too. I think the only 2 times that's happened was when Davos was asking Jon to swear allegiance to Stannis, and when Jon was resurrected and Davos talked to him to help give a peace in the mind.
ShadowSwordmaster
Banned
I like how he just says "This is Jon Snow" as if he is telling people about his new friend.
That would be cool. Davos and Jon will have a lot of things to talk about.
I felt like he cared enough for a Northern independence in that scene. He was worried about the undead more than anything right now.
So, where the fuck was Highgarden's army? They are the most populous region, the second richest, and they are almost the only kingdom to not have the shit kicked out of them so far. Then being bad at warfare has never been said before. In fact, the opposite has.
That scene made no sense.
That scene made no sense.
The Artisan
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yeah. Tyrion & Dany are getting plenty of scenes together, and even though Davos isn't as important, he's the closest thing to a King's Hand that Jon's got.
Knights only win at the end of the battle surprise attack.
Otherwise they're just for decoration.
BreezyLimbo
Banned
No, I'm pretty sure it was.
Like, am I crazy here? There has been pretty consistent talk in the books and show about the power of Highgarden. They were always supposed to have the largest army in Westeros.
Bran: "Your bed was covered in blood. Shae cleaned it up."
Sansa: "Can we banish Bran from Winterfell?"
fucking lol best comment in the thread.
I'm a bit disappointed, everything was too "convenient" for lack of a better word, at least Olenna went out with a bang.
CopperPuppy
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You're not crazy. It was absurd.
The largest, most well-provisioned army pushed over like a figurine on a chess board. They're getting lazy as fuck as they race towards
their new gig
They are trying to shrug it off by Tarly going against the Tyrells but it still feels cheap and lazy writing.
Show nerfed them in favor of making Cersei's ascension to queen semi believable. Because honestly the Tyrell army should've besieged King's Landing immediately after the explosion, and ran the streets blood with the meager Lannister forces in KL (as Jaime and co. were still in the Riverlands). And then Jaime and his crew would've been slaughtered as well. And all of this would've been justified by the commoners because everyone knows that the sept explosion was no accident.
But that would make for a boring season 7 I guess.
I would pay to see that, it's the opposite of boring.
This thread fanfictions at least 3x harder than the show
But this is super true. Show unsullied are goobers
But this is super true. Show unsullied are goobers
WrenchNinja
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Watching those Unsullied fight reminds me of how they got rekt with Selmy against the Sons of the Harpy
I assume a lot are still stationed in King's Landing, as many went with Mace and Margaery. A lot of the other Reach families either A) died with Stannis or B) decided not to help since their lord got blown up.
Their most powerful bannermen, the Tarleys, sided with the Lannisters.
Herr Schwarz
Banned
So they blew up the high sparrow and those faith crazies last season. No repercussions at all yet. They're all martyrs; that would instill a riot greater than when they were hurling turds at Joffre.
Feels like they skipped a beat there in terms of retribution from the plebs.
Feels like they skipped a beat there in terms of retribution from the plebs.
The Tyrells can't defeat the Lannisters because it undermines the idea that Dany has to bring the whole world to heel.
She never stood a chance of convincing the Westerosi people that she was a more peaceful alternative to Cersei because they already made up their minds.
If Dany wants the Lannisters dead, she'll have to kill them herself.
She never stood a chance of convincing the Westerosi people that she was a more peaceful alternative to Cersei because they already made up their minds.
If Dany wants the Lannisters dead, she'll have to kill them herself.
DarkJediKnight
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Hey, those are some nice fields outside of Highgarden. Makes for a wonderful "Fields of Fire Part 2"
Oh well that explains why a gigantic army was pushed over, effortlessly, in several moments of a montage. Got it. Stellar story telling.
Herr Schwarz
Banned
Watching the rationalisation of the totally appalling writing in these last few seasons is like reading the_donald as they explain away the next idiotic move from the president.
WrenchNinja
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That Melisandre scene was really dumb
"I'm gonna leave the show for a bit since Im no longer relevant but don't worry I'll be back later to die. Also you're gonna die too Varys"
"I'm gonna leave the show for a bit since Im no longer relevant but don't worry I'll be back later to die. Also you're gonna die too Varys"
DarkJediKnight
Member
Randyll Tarly is a big part of Highgarden's power. He's their commander in battle. Maybe they'll explain next episode that a lot of them either switched or deserted.
But they really have to explain where the Tyrell army went. All they showed was a skeleton crew guarding the castle.
None of this should be happening anyway. Olenna Tyrell does not have the authority to pledge her soldiers to Dany. I don't care how many septs they blow up.
They don't call him the greatest captain on the 14 seas for nothing.
I thought she was going to jump off the cliff when she said that.
Phrozenflame500
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Man, I've kinda just accepted the writing's degraded into a typical dull TV action show now. I'm just glad the production value's still good enough that I can at least enjoy the show for it's "cool" moments with the characters.
It would have been nice if they made a point that Euron's ships, which destroyed the Unsullied/Grey Worms transport ships, were a side fleet that didn't just teleport around but instead were stationed at the Iron Islands that are nearby. It just seems silly when it looks like his main fleet somehow teleported from King's Landing to Casterly Rock, which normally takes going around the southern edge of Westeros to reach by boat....
Olenna going to sulk in Dorne with the Sand Shits over gathering all her bannermen for war against Cersei (a fight they would've won easily without even Dorne's help) and then traveling halfway around the world to treat with Dany will always be the dumbest shit.
He really is a magician.
Or... D&D have alligned with my old theory from the books that LF and Euron are allies and they have exchanged teleportation devices.
Munch Poke
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Yeah it's not like it's far fetched that they'd have other groups of ships elsewhere. He said Yara and Theon stole his best ships. Not all of them. He may still have a huge swath of ships to work with.