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*UNMARKED SPOILERS ALL BOOKS* Game of Thrones |OT| - Season 7 - Sundays on HBO
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The root "luci" comes from the genitive "lucis" of the word "lux" which is feminine, since things have genders in latin and the other romance languages. It has nothing to do with the one that carries the light though
Psychoward
Banned
It had the foreshadowing of a rock to the head considering they came right after each other.
Knowing Aegon is just a distraction after reading the fifth book and watching the series was surely dissapointing. Same for most of the interesting plot lines from Drone.
hydrophilic attack
Member
someone whip up a youtube montage of bran creepily watching important scenes throughout the series set to "every step you take"
chicken_pasta
Banned
Tywin looked really fantastic.
Psychoward
Banned
Why does every single northerner now have giant chains on their armorSansa's new army
Did I miss something
Yeah, this is the main reason I think LF is going to die much sooner than later.
Rentahamster
Rodent Whores
Assuming the order of the scenes aren't that far separated, chronologically : Jon sailed to Dragonstone from Castle Black, faster than Arya can get to Winterfell from Hot Pie's inn?
Why would you assume that?
The scenes and timelines are mostly out of order for the story's sake.
A fan could probably recut it so the timeline makes better sense. Don't stress it.
m_shortpants
Member
So was the whole Jaime / Cersei sex scene to show that Cersei basically got turned on by getting her revenge?
Rentahamster
Rodent Whores
Because I'm pondering a hypothetical?
Freshmaker
I am Korean.
At this rate, Cerci will have to be murdered. That's really the only way she's ever going to be stopped if she keeps on winning like this.
On top of that, this all seems designed to force Dany to flee to the north regardless of her stated aims.
I'm seriously beginning to worry about Sam. Dude's flying too close to the sun every episode. Steals his dad's sword, steals maester books, steals Jorah's skin. Dude's gonna get caught sooner or later.
Ye, torturing people gets her going, which along with the wildfire lovefest, is a direct parallel to the Mad King
Psychoward
Banned
That's not what I'm talking about though, it's just this season. I'd find a screen but I'm lazy and on mobile.
Don't judge.
hendersonhank
Member
Aside from the obvious problems, there have been some great scenes from D&D. Especially dialogue scenes. They really write Cersei in particular well, in my opinion -- in fact, better than GRRM does.
And the scenery, sets, costumes, and cinematography have jumped up several notches this season. Having the same seasonal budget but spread out over fewer episodes is definitely paying off.
And the scenery, sets, costumes, and cinematography have jumped up several notches this season. Having the same seasonal budget but spread out over fewer episodes is definitely paying off.
Psychoward
Banned
The dialog scenes in ep 3 were almost painfully stiff...
Outside of Olenna of course.
I think it's to distinguish the northerners from the Boltons. The costume designers probably have
-Dress - Stark loyal northerners
-Dress - Bolton loyal northerners
and now
-Dress - Jon Snow northerners
Psychoward
Banned
Remembering faces is hard
But it's especially odd because it makes no practical sense and it isn't aesthetic either.
BreezyLimbo
Banned
The root "luci" comes from the genitive "lucis" of the word "lux" which is feminine, since things have genders in latin and the other romance languages. It has nothing to do with the one that carries the light though
Thats where fer comes in
Think of the latin word aquifer, fer simply compounds with luci.
Human Trashcan
Banned
So because they aren't on the show they are "irrelevant" in the books? that's a very strange read.
I'm reading this post in Rickard Karstark's voice, just so you know.
Cesare Borgia
Banned
How do you know this? It's very clear the show is telling its own story. And even some of the beats seem like they'll mirror the books to a degree. Tarly is almost certainly going to betray the Tyrells in the books too, but they'll do so by siding with Aegon.
Lord of Castamere
Member
I feel like Davos should have mentioned his sons in the throne scene. I know he had less of them in the show die in Blackwater, but still. Talking about barely winning sounds like something I'd say after a game of Overwatch, not in reference to something that killed my children.
No one knows if he is the original 3-eyed raven or took the position like Bran has.
hydrophilic attack
Member
It seems to me like the Dany stuff at the start of the season could be an adaptation of some of what's planned for Aegon in the next book
chicken_pasta
Banned
The fact Aegon is not present, means he will 100% never make it to the Iron Throne by the end of the books, otherwise he would be in the show. It certainly undermines the importance of certain characters that seemed pretty relevant by the end of ADD, and assures you they're not key elements to the story.
Waylon Drums
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Human Trashcan
Banned
What? Being able to read the text would also tell you that Aegon won't sit the Iron Throne because he's a character introduced in the 5th book and there are many clues that he is not the real deal. That does not make him irrelevant to the story. I encourage you to think about the story beyond a simple plot level.
hydrophilic attack
Member
Or cutting away his ascendancy to the throne might be what you choose to do to compress three (let's be real, GRRM won't wrap it up in two) books into 15 hours of TV
The Artisan
Member
I saw it as a direct parallel to Euron too. When he was marching Yara & the sandsnakes through the streets, he said it was making him hard.
And the way he says to Jaime "no not now! we'll talk later" about fucking Cersei just the way he nonchalantly misread Jaime's mind, the same way Cersei nonchalantly misread Elaria's mind when she says "I know, we aren't supposed to have favorites."
Cesare Borgia
Banned
Again, you don't know this and the show and book are telling different stories. I'd argue that Aegon has a very good shot at becoming the next king of Westeros, simply based on his position at the end of Dance; I really think he'll be king before TWOW ends. Martin himself has said multiple people will sit the Iron Throne before the end...
It's clear the show is telling an abridged story that is racing to the end.
Maintenance
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Human Trashcan
Banned
please don't say things like this
I think there's a good chance you're right
I'd also like to amend my "Aegon won't sit the Iron Throne" to "he won't KEEP the Iron Throne, if he sits it"
hydrophilic attack
Member
I'm actually hyped af to find out what happens with Aegon in the books
My prediction for Daenery's next setback will be that Randyll Tarly will wipeout the Dothraki in an epic on screen battle.
The show has already highlighted Tarly's Westerosi nationalism and xenophobia, as this was the reason he decided to support Cersei over Daenerys. He doesn't want to see savage outsiders run rampant across Westeros and so it would be fitting for him to be the main general to stand against the Dothraki.
Since the first season characters in the show have had a very high opinion of Dothraki fighting ability, and everyone assumes they'd cut through chivalrous Westerosi knights like a hot knife through butter. Of course there's no evidence that this would be the case, as the Dothraki have never stepped out of Essos and come up against Westerosi armies. It would be a stunning upset and great drama if this Dothraki reputation is not all it's made out to be, and some clever tactics by Tarly, a reputed genius General, allow him to utterly destroy the Dothraki.
Additionally it makes sense for the Dothraki to die in a field somewhere for story reasons as well. It's not going to be a very good look for Dany if the Dothraki pillage Westerosi villages, rape women, tear down septs, and carry off religious artefacts. If this doesn't occur then it would be hard to believe that the Dothraki have changed and they would be capable of happily adjusting to Westerosi norms, becoming knights and occupying holdfasts. There's simply no place for the Dothraki in the story in the future. The Dothraki have to go away somehow and I bet we'll find out how soon.
The show has already highlighted Tarly's Westerosi nationalism and xenophobia, as this was the reason he decided to support Cersei over Daenerys. He doesn't want to see savage outsiders run rampant across Westeros and so it would be fitting for him to be the main general to stand against the Dothraki.
Since the first season characters in the show have had a very high opinion of Dothraki fighting ability, and everyone assumes they'd cut through chivalrous Westerosi knights like a hot knife through butter. Of course there's no evidence that this would be the case, as the Dothraki have never stepped out of Essos and come up against Westerosi armies. It would be a stunning upset and great drama if this Dothraki reputation is not all it's made out to be, and some clever tactics by Tarly, a reputed genius General, allow him to utterly destroy the Dothraki.
Additionally it makes sense for the Dothraki to die in a field somewhere for story reasons as well. It's not going to be a very good look for Dany if the Dothraki pillage Westerosi villages, rape women, tear down septs, and carry off religious artefacts. If this doesn't occur then it would be hard to believe that the Dothraki have changed and they would be capable of happily adjusting to Westerosi norms, becoming knights and occupying holdfasts. There's simply no place for the Dothraki in the story in the future. The Dothraki have to go away somehow and I bet we'll find out how soon.
hydrophilic attack
Member
Yup. Dany would be a lot less OP going into this situation. You wouldn't need to come up with contrived army teleportation to make for a more balanced fight