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Re: Game of Thrones Thread
« Reply #100 on: April 14, 2019, 02:49:45 am »
My predictions:


CharacterAliveDead
The Night King    X
Jon Snow    X
Sansa Stark    X
Arya Stark    X
Bran Stark    X
Nymeria    X
Ghost    X
Lyanna Mormont    X
Cersei Lannister    X
Jaime Lannister    X
Tyrion Lannister    X
Daenerys Targaryen    X
Drogon    X
Rhaegal    X
Viserion    X
Yara Greyjoy    X
Theon Greyjoy    X
Euron Greyjoy    X
Melisandre    X
Jorah Mormont    X
The Hound    X
The Mountain    X
Samwell Tarly    X
Gilly    X
Little Sam    X
Lord Varys    X
Brienne of Tarth    X
Davos Seaworth    X
Bronn of the Blackwater    X
Podrick Payne    X
Tormund    X
Grey Worm    X
Missandei    X
Gendry    X
Beric Dondarrion    X
Qyburn    X
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Re: Game of Thrones Thread
« Reply #101 on: April 14, 2019, 01:59:28 pm »
My predictions:


Davos Seaworth    X


You're killing Davos Seaworth?!?!?!?!?



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Re: Game of Thrones Thread
« Reply #102 on: April 15, 2019, 02:19:48 pm »
Good first episode.  Obviously a lot of set-up, but the Big Reveal that for which some of us have waited for 20+ years finally happened.  Putting an angry Sam in the middle of that was a great touch.

My predication is that the Night King really isn't all that interested in taking Winterfell.  I think there will be a diversionary attack there, while he heads to his real goal in the South.

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« Reply #103 on: April 15, 2019, 08:12:32 pm »
Good first episode.  Obviously a lot of set-up, but the Big Reveal that for which some of us have waited for 20+ years finally happened.  Putting an angry Sam in the middle of that was a great touch.



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Maybe it is just me,but I like Angry Sam. IMO,he is WAAAAY too intelligent to have been kept in the background all this time. Let him blossom and become a tactical leader.
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« Reply #104 on: April 16, 2019, 01:17:45 am »
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Maybe it is just me,but I like Angry Sam. IMO,he is WAAAAY too intelligent to have been kept in the background all this time. Let him blossom and because a tactical leader.

Sam is definitely bright, but I'm reminded a bit of the line spoken by Edward Longshanks in Braveheart at the prospect of sending his effeminate son to represent the Kingdom at a meeting:  "The mere sight of him is likely to induce our enemies to invade the entire kingdom!"  Dude doesn't really seem to have the "leadership" gene.

But it was really nice to see him shaking with anger, and basically encouraging Jon to overthrow Danaerys.


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« Reply #105 on: April 16, 2019, 03:49:46 am »
Sam is definitely bright, but I'm reminded a bit of the line spoken by Edward Longshanks in Braveheart at the prospect of sending his effeminate son to represent the Kingdom at a meeting:  "The mere sight of him is likely to induce our enemies to invade the entire kingdom!"  Dude doesn't really seem to have the "leadership" gene.

But it was really nice to see him shaking with anger, and basically encouraging Jon to overthrow Danaerys.

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Re: Game of Thrones Thread
« Reply #106 on: April 16, 2019, 01:47:34 pm »
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Strategists and tacticians are rarely,if ever,seen on the field of battle.

Well, tacticians generally are.  You can't control medieval troops tactically unless you're there to control them.

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« Reply #107 on: April 16, 2019, 06:42:20 pm »
Well, tacticians generally are.  You can't control medieval troops tactically unless you're there to control them.

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Well,I guess that depends on how you define "the field of battle". Historically,the tacticians were in a cluster around the nobility in the rear that controlled the movement of their army,and they were only "on the field of battle" when they were losing and being overran. They would decide what to do,and sent out messengers on foot or on horseback to relay their orders to the advancing troops.

Truth to tell,it still works that way. You never even see a Major or a Lt Col on a active battlefield unless something has gone horribly wrong. Actual fighting is for 0-3's and below.
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« Reply #108 on: April 16, 2019, 10:46:03 pm »
Saw this today, it made me laugh:


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« Reply #109 on: April 17, 2019, 04:15:10 pm »
Heh -- that's pretty awesome.  I wonder how much they paid for the rights to use that song.

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« Reply #110 on: April 23, 2019, 01:21:53 pm »
Kind of underwhelmed by that second episode.  Had a very paint-by-numbers, fangirl sensibility to it.

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« Reply #111 on: April 23, 2019, 02:16:14 pm »
Kind of underwhelmed by that second episode.  Had a very paint-by-numbers, fangirl sensibility to it.

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I was underwhealmed by the first episode,and thought this one was better. Not great,mind you,but better. Then again,the character played by Massie Williams is one of my favorite characters. So is the huge redheaded guy that has the hots for the giant blonde woman. I pretty much like any episode either are in.

Hell,I am a HUGE fan of the opening,and start getting excited when I see the cities popping up and coming into place.

Even IF this entire last season were to suck,which would be a tragedy,GoT has still got to be THE best series ever created.
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« Reply #112 on: April 23, 2019, 04:19:09 pm »
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Oh no question.  I just go back as a book fan a very long way, so I'm inevitably going to grouse about episodes not drawn from the text.  GRRM's writing is masterful.  Show is still great, though.

And I also love Tormund and his "worst pickup line ever" soliloquy.  Guy actually thought that claiming he'd suckled at a giant's teat for months would make him more attractive to Brienne.  Just awesome.

And Maisie Williams is a very good actress...but seeing her naked creeped me out.

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« Reply #113 on: April 24, 2019, 12:01:45 am »
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Oh no question.  I just go back as a book fan a very long way, so I'm inevitably going to grouse about episodes not drawn from the text.  GRRM's writing is masterful.  Show is still great, though.

I bought the boxed set after watching the few few episodes,and it's still sealed in the original plastic. I think I will rewatch it all again before reading the books. I hate ruining a good thing for no good reason,and will always have the books to read.


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And I also love Tormund and his "worst pickup line ever" soliloquy.  Guy actually thought that claiming he'd suckled at a giant's teat for months would make him more attractive to Brienne.  Just awesome.

And the funny part is I think it is working on her, They are definitely birds of a feather.  His job is to get her to realize it.

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And Maisie Williams is a very good actress.

She was so good as a little kid it was a little bit freaky. So was Bran. Not to mention the blind kid that played the mad king. It has been said that people would recognize him on the street and throw things at him and call him names

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..but seeing her naked creeped me out.


Well,I was horrified to think I was going to be freaked out,but it was just a little bit of ass,and some side boob. No big deal,and best of all,no rolling around and grunting on the robes. I would have had to cut the tv off if that had happened.

I was a little surprised to see she is a bubble-butt,though.  I had no idea she had any shape at all under the boys clothes she wears all the time.

It will be interesting to see if this sudden interest in sex will calm her down some,or make her into a mass murderer. We all know sex can go either way,and she kinda likes to kill people.
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« Reply #114 on: April 24, 2019, 02:05:34 am »
And Maisie Williams is a very good actress...but seeing her naked creeped me out.

I think she was wearing some skin-tight flesh-colored outfit, considering the scars.
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« Reply #115 on: April 24, 2019, 07:46:44 pm »
I think she was wearing some skin-tight flesh-colored outfit, considering the scars.
I dunno..looked like very real skin to me.  Scars would have been just makeup.

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« Reply #116 on: April 25, 2019, 12:44:02 am »
I dunno..looked like very real skin to me.  Scars would have been just makeup.

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FWIW,I saw her on a talk show a day or two after the episode,and she said  when the directors told her about the scene they wanted to shoot,they told her it was her choice how much she wanted to show. I think she made a VERY wise choice career wise by limiting it to a VERY brief glimpse of part of her butt,and a little side boob. She was announcing to the world that she is no longer a little girl,but not willing to show more than necessary for the role.

Also,I think she is 22 in real life now,so it's not like she is a child even if we all see her that way.

If she keeps her wits about her,she is going to have a VERY successful career as an actress. She's smart and she has the skills.
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« Reply #117 on: April 26, 2019, 12:44:40 pm »
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FWIW,I saw her on a talk show a day or two after the episode,and she said  when the directors told her about the scene they wanted to shoot,they told her it was her choice how much she wanted to show. I think she made a VERY wise choice career wise by limiting it to a VERY brief glimpse of part of her butt,and a little side boob. She was announcing to the world that she is no longer a little girl,but not willing to show more than necessary for the role.

Also,I think she is 22 in real life now,so it's not like she is a child even if we all see her that way.

If she keeps her wits about her,she is going to have a VERY successful career as an actress. She's smart and she has the skills.

Right -- there's really no objective argument that it was improper -- it's just that so many of us remember her as a kid, she still looks young, so it seemed creepy to some of us.

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« Reply #118 on: April 26, 2019, 02:28:23 pm »
Right -- there's really no objective argument that it was improper -- it's just that so many of us remember her as a kid, she still looks young, so it seemed creepy to some of us.

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I don't mind admitting I was truly horrified there for a moment when I thought she might get buck-nekked and roll around in the furs. Even reached for my remote to turn it off if it started to happen.

Stupid,given that I don't really know this woman,and that she IS a woman,but it was still a very real reaction. We watch these kids grow  up in our living rooms,and we come to think they are family and want to protect them.
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« Reply #119 on: April 27, 2019, 01:18:34 pm »
So what are the odds that the Night King raises thw dead in the Winterfell crypts?

And why, if the NK is just after Bran, don't they just send Bran to Bear Island?

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« Reply #120 on: April 29, 2019, 01:02:38 pm »
Wow.  Well, visually, that was just incredible.  Haven't seen anything that good even in movies.  Did think there were some kind of questionable plot issues, but just taken on its own merits, it was visually stunning, with great music. @sneakypete @Hoodat

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« Reply #121 on: April 29, 2019, 01:19:10 pm »
So what are the odds that the Night King raises thw dead in the Winterfell crypts?

And why, if the NK is just after Bran, don't they just send Bran to Bear Island?

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The NK is no longer after Bran and is not going to be raising the dead from anywhere. He was killed by Araya (the Massie Williams character) at episode end last night.

That tiny little queen with the attitude was also killed,while killing a giant that had turned. Hated to see someone as spunky as her die.
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« Reply #122 on: April 29, 2019, 01:21:36 pm »
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The NK is no longer after Bran and is not going to be raising the dead from anywhere. He was killed by Araya (the Massie Williams character) at episode end last night.

That tiny little queen with the attitude was also killed,while killing a giant that had turned. Hated to see someone as spunky as her die.

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I wrote the post to which you were responding on Friday, before last night's episode.  Did guess the raising of the dead in the crypt correctly, though I think that was a fairly common prediction.
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Re: Game of Thrones Thread
« Reply #123 on: April 29, 2019, 01:29:45 pm »
I think I mentioned I don’t care for the show but then the only episode I saw was the infamous Red Wedding. I shut it off. Too grotesque
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« Reply #124 on: April 29, 2019, 02:39:56 pm »
I think I mentioned I don’t care for the show but then the only episode I saw was the infamous Red Wedding. I shut it off. Too grotesque

Yeah, showing the pregnant woman being killed was probably the single most disturbing thing on the show.  Gladly, the people who did that all ended up getting killed in the end.