Game of Thrones Thread

[Locke.]

I read that too, but I doubt it. HBO sent the first 4 episodes out to critics which was how all those spoilers leaked a few days ago and how the episodes have leaked today.. I don't see where 5 & 6 would come from

[Iceman]

Yeah that's true actually. Somehow I don't think reviewers will be getting anymore anytime soon lol

On episode 4 now.

[Smithy]

THE END OF EP 4 THO :shocked: :shocked:

[Locke.]

The only book deviations I don't like from those four episodes are

The Sansa/Ramsay nonsense and Mance's death. I suppose there is still the slightest of possibilities that Mance's will play out like the book and it will really have been the Lord of Bones that got burned, but him actually having a conversation with Stannis and the Lord of Bones nowhere to be seen in the episode makes me think that it really was Mance and he is dead.

apart from those they've worked well, I think. I especially liked the addition of the Stannis and Shireen scene.. and the end of Ep4 was really good as well, for the first time since Season 1 Daenerys has actually got something interesting happening in her part of the story

I expect they'll both live, or at least one of them will. They haven't set up that pointless Grey Worm & Missandei romance subplot up for nothing and he managed to intervene before Barristan's throat was slit.. but I guess with Jorah & Tyrion both due to arrive on the scene they do need to clear a few of the supporting characters out.

[Fetch The Bolt Cutters]

can a mod change the title because it is silly and untrue

[Fetch The Bolt Cutters]

the cersei and margaery fan club will do

[Smithy]

I bet it was Tormund that took his place, he wasn't there in the books was he? :think: and they did a few close ups whilst he burned

I'm guessing seeing as sansa's material has all been covered in the previous seasons, what's happening now is what we're to expect in TWOW? :worry:

[Smithy]

ALSO I was getting the feeling that in the crypts

Littlefinger knows about Jons actual parentage and sansa is gonna be the first one to find out

[Locke.]

Yeah I agree, Littlefinger definitely knows or has a very good idea.

As for Tormund that's a good call, they showed him a few times during the burning montage. I think even if Mance is dead for real though that they'll just have Tormund fill in his part of the story later in the season when he infiltrates Winterfell, he already featured so much more in the show than Mance so it probably makes more sense for show viewers anyway tbf.

[Jessica.]

I'm loving all of the Jon Snow scenes in this series. :flutter:

Arya's story has been really lame in my opinion. :( Was expecting more from her.

The stuff with Daenerys is what is keeping me guessing at the moment, I want to find out more about grey worm and also what happens when Jorah/Tyrion get to her.

[Shaun]

Just watched the first two episodes.

#teamJaqenHghar

[Jessica.]

Just watched the first two episodes.

#teamJaqenHghar
I think you mean teamnoone

[Niamh.]

Oh all caught up now, lots of book deviations going on, I suppose it's good in a way because if GRRM ever does get around to finishing the series it won't be exactly the same as how the TV series did it and I might be more inclined to actually read them :fist:

[Locke.]

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Every week for the rest of the season, thank god

[Josy]

They were saying on our local radio that Ed Sheeran is going to be in season 6 :umm2:

[Smithy]

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Every week for the rest of the season, thank god

Omg :amazed:

[Fetch The Bolt Cutters]

i love those bitches from dawn that had the guy buried in the sand with scorpions crawling on his face :flutter:

[Natalie.]

Has everyone seen all 4 eps on here?

[Glenn.]

I've only seen two. Haven't had time to watch all four yet :fist:

[Niamh.]

I've watched the 4 yeah, going to have to wait so long for No5 now though waa

[Glenn.]

I've watched the 4 yeah, going to have to wait so long for No5 now though waa

That's partly the reason I haven't made a point of watching them. I was watching thronecast on Monday and I got excited at the exclusive if next weeks show then remembered I had already seen the episode.

[Niamh.]

That's partly the reason I haven't made a point of watching them. I was watching thronecast on Monday and I got excited at the exclusive if next weeks show then remembered I had already seen the episode.

:laugh:

I'm regretting not saving them for the weekend now to have an all in one binge :bawling:

[Josy]

Just can't help yourselves can you :idc:

[Niamh.]

No :(

[Locke.]

No harm waiting 4 weeks when we've already waited 9 months :idc:

[Glenn.]

Yeah josy so shut up

[Natalie.]

That's partly the reason I haven't made a point of watching them. I was watching thronecast on Monday and I got excited at the exclusive if next weeks show then remembered I had already seen the episode.

:laugh:

I've only seen the one, think I'll wait until they air

[Josy]

Looking forward to Monday :flutter:

[Glenn.]

Looking forward to Monday :flutter:

I know what you're doing
http://i.imgur.com/hHC50aT.png

[arista]

Episode 2 is on at 2AM tonight
as its the same time going out in USA time

Utter Bliss

Set you Recorders

[arista]

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Yes
I just set my Record on

Utter Bliss

[arista]

The Dragon is Free

[Josy]

The Dragon is Free

That one has been free for ages

[arista]

That one has been free for ages


OK

[Fetch The Bolt Cutters]

The Dragon is Free

That one has been free for ages

OK

:joker::joker:

[Smithy]

Clarke hinted to fans that her character will be more powerful than ever before.

"I think Daenerys is learning how to wield [the dragons'] power, if I'm honest, and this season is such an exciting one for her because she's got more fire in her belly than she's ever had before," the actress teased.

"You're really seeing the Targaryen in her come out and that's kind of riveting and exciting, so she might make some mistakes, but she makes up for them later on in the season."


i'll be waiting for all you bandwagons to hop back on the Dany train as soon as she gets over this rough patch

http://i.imgur.com/yhfquKu.jpg

[Fetch The Bolt Cutters]

not happening chick

[Mystic Mock]

Daenarys and Tyrion's plots need to pick up soon.

I don't like attacking them as they're my two favourite characters, but so far this season their stories are just going so slowly.

[Smithy]

not happening chick

Some people are lost causes, enjoy stanning Cersie as ha self destruction era begins

[Mystic Mock]

Rose you love Cersei?:joker:















Don't worry I do too.

[Smithy]

“You have this storyline with Ramsay. Do you have one of your leading ladies—who is an incredibly talented actor who we’ve followed for five years and viewers love and adore—do it? Or do you bring in a new character to do it? To me, the question answers itself: You use the character the audience is invested in.”

So basically, they've swapped Faux Aria for Sansa to be raped and probably tortured ://

[Jessica.]

What happened with Arya and Sansa in the books?

[Niamh.]

What happened with Arya and Sansa in the books?

In the books, Arya never met Brienne but she's at the same place as the TV Series and Sansa is still with Littlefinger, she doesn't go near Winterfell. Fake Arya is the one who's being married off to Ramsay

[Jessica.]

In the books, Arya never met Brienne but she's at the same place as the TV Series and Sansa is still with Littlefinger, she doesn't go near Winterfell. Fake Arya is the one who's being married off to Ramsay
Who is fake Arya? :shocked:

[Niamh.]

Who is fake Arya? :shocked:

The Lanisters send a girl who they say is Arya to marry Ramsay but it's not actually Arya (which they know but they just want a Stark married to him to keep the rest of the North happy) The theory is fake Arya is actually Jeyne Poole, Sansas friend who had traveled to Kings Landing originally but disappeared after Robert died and Ned was beheaded etc

[Jessica.]

The Lanisters send a girl who they say is Arya to marry Ramsay but it's not actually Arya (which they know but they just want a Stark married to him to keep the rest of the North happy) The theory is fake Arya is actually Jeyne Poole, sansa friend who had traveled to Kings Landing originally but disappeared after Robert died and Ned was beheaded etc
Oh wow :O That sounds really interesting, I wonder why they would change it.

[Niamh.]

Oh wow :O That sounds really interesting, I wonder why they would change it.

They're probably trying to cut back the story a bit, too many newish characters is probably too confusing and too hard for people watching just the TV series to keep track of

[Jessica.]

They're probably trying to cut back the story a bit, too many newish characters is probably too confusing and too hard for people watching just the TV series to keep track of
Oh ya, that's possible. Would Sansa have been really boring from here if she wasn't sent to Ramsay?

[Locke.]

Sansa's storyline caught up with the books last season so anything we saw now would be new material. Part of the reason it is so annoying for me, I wanted to see what happened next.

Halfway through the wait for ep5 now as well, only 2 weeks to go

[Niamh.]

Oh ya, that's possible. Would Sansa have been really boring from here if she wasn't sent to Ramsay?

Well tbh the book is up to date with Sansas story now so I'm not sure what direction the book will take with her since the TV show has changed her story so much :think:

[Niamh.]

or what Locke said

[Jessica.]

Oh okay, thanks for all the information Niamh. :love:

[Smithy]

They're probably trying to cut back the story a bit, too many newish characters is probably too confusing and too hard for people watching just the TV series to keep track of

It seems to me like they're just trying to provoke a reaction, for such a series of horrible things set to happen to a person that a lot of viewers originally disliked but now really love, all under the guise of "she's a really good actress she'll pull it off"

[Jessica.]

:umm2:

[Niamh.]

It seems to me like they're just trying to provoke a reaction, for such a series of horrible things set to happen to a person that a lot of viewers originally disliked but now really love, all under the guise of "she's a really good actress she'll pull it off"

Maybe so yeah, does make me wonder about book Sansa though, like was what she's going to do next in the book completely unimportant to the plot then?

[Smithy]

Maybe

they do end up going north, but they get there after Stannis has taken winterfell so she doesn't have to endure Ramsey

[Niamh.]

Maybe

they do end up going north, but they get there after Stannis has taken winterfell so she doesn't have to endure Ramsey

I'm trying to rememeber, in the book

Is she not supposed to marry Robert Arryn when he gets older? or did I dream that?

[Locke.]

Maybe

they do end up going north, but they get there after Stannis has taken winterfell so she doesn't have to endure Ramsey

Was this in the teaser chapter thing that got released last month? Haven't read it yet

So Stannis definitely takes Winterfell then?

And Littlefinger promised her to

some guy called Harry, Niamh. He is from the Vale though

[Niamh.]

ah right, thanks Locke

[Smithy]

No, I didn't read it either, just a guess :laugh:

[Shaun]

Watching episode three now.

Petition for the rest of the series to just be Brienne and Pod bonding pls

[Natalie.]

Watching episode three now.

Petition for the rest of the series to just be Brienne and Pod bonding pls

Yes :clap2: I was thinking this

[Shaun]

Poor Grey Worm & Ser Barristan :(

[Smithy]

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FINALLY A NEW EPISODE
http://i.imgur.com/UktZYMW.gif

so it looks like

Grey Worm survives but Barristan dies :(

[Josy]

Poor Grey Worm & Ser Barristan :(

:(

[Tom4784]

I've not been too keen on this series so far, Season 4 felt like a transition season and I was hoping that this series would be faster paced.

I like that they've finally made Jon Snow and the wall interesting but Daenerys' storyline is boring me to tears.

[Shaun]

I'm liking it so far, it feels like the whole world is being explored more whereas a lot of previous seasons have just focussed on Kings Landing and Winterfell, with the occasional "where in the world is Daenerys Targaryen?" cutaway

But all of the Sands in Dorne stuff, faceless dudes in Braavos, Tyrion on the run, Littlefinger and Sansa trying to exact revenge, Brienne and Pod going wherever the **** they're going, Jaime rescuing his daughter... and the drastic shifts of power in the main settings mentioned above, are quite refreshing I think.

[Fetch The Bolt Cutters]

does anyone else miss osha :'(

[bots]

I'm liking it so far, it feels like the whole world is being explored more whereas a lot of previous seasons have just focussed on Kings Landing and Winterfell, with the occasional "where in the world is Daenerys Targaryen?" cutaway

But all of the Sands in Dorne stuff, faceless dudes in Braavos, Tyrion on the run, Littlefinger and Sansa trying to exact revenge, Brienne and Pod going wherever the **** they're going, Jaime rescuing his daughter... and the drastic shifts of power in the main settings mentioned above, are quite refreshing I think.

This, I'm enjoying it. It could be they have given more time to the details to let George catch up with the book writing too

[Smithy]

I feel like the second half of this series is gonna slay, just bc of Dany, Arya and Jon

Does anyone else think that the last ep/scene will be

Jon getting stabbed

:worry:

[Niamh.]

I've not been too keen on this series so far, Season 4 felt like a transition season and I was hoping that this series would be faster paced.

I like that they've finally made Jon Snow and the wall interesting but Daenerys' storyline is boring me to tears.

It's even worse for her in the book, they've managed to make it alot more exciting in the TV series :laugh:

[Niamh.]

I feel like the second half of this series is gonna slay, just bc of Dany, Arya and Jon

Does anyone else think that the last ep/scene will be

Jon getting stabbed

:worry:

oh maybe, that would bring them right up to where ADWDs left off

[Smithy]

oh maybe, that would bring them right up to where ADWDs left off

Yeah, I think this season will end with everything from the first 5 books wrapped up, potentially even further for some characters

I think Dany will be face to face with the Khalasar again, Jon "dead", Jamie and Bronn I wouldn't like to guess bc they've changed it so much, but I wouldn't be surprised if Bronn died, Stannis in winterfell, Sansa idk, wardeness maybe and then Cersei still in prison, awaiting trial

Icr where the sandsnakes get to in the books

[MTVN]

Daenery's storyline is finally starting to become interesting for me, actually getting a bit more complicated than 'fierce dragon lady frees all the slaves and wins'. Up the Sons of the Harpy!

[Locke.]

I feel like the second half of this series is gonna slay, just bc of Dany, Arya and Jon

Does anyone else think that the last ep/scene will be

Jon getting stabbed

:worry:

Hopefully that is the big Episode 9 scene this year, I can't think of what else it could possibly be

I wasn't expecting to see the Stannis vs Bolton's battle this season but the promo for next week shows him leaving the Wall, so maybe that could be Episode 9 if they do get around to it.

[Josy]

I feel like the second half of this series is gonna slay, just bc of Dany, Arya and Jon

Does anyone else think that the last ep/scene will be

Jon getting stabbed

:worry:

Yes I think you could be right, I'm still not over the shock I got from when that happened in the book tbh

Hopefully that is the big Episode 9 scene this year, I can't think of what else it could possibly be

I wasn't expecting to see the Stannis vs Bolton's battle this season but the promo for next week shows him leaving the Wall, so maybe that could be Episode 9 if they do get around to it.

It's the same for me, with the way the show is going it just seems they caught up with the books really really fast especially this season.

I think both you and Smithy could be right, the battle in episode 9 and then Jon stabbed at the finale?

[Fetch The Bolt Cutters]

i started my rewatch on friday and i only have 1 ep of season 4 left :worry:

i'm loving the hound more after my rewatch :flutter:

osha needs to come back too

[Fetch The Bolt Cutters]

top 10 tbh:

- cersei
- margaery
- osha
- the hound
- ygritte
- oberyn
- bronn
- varys
- pod
- olenna

[Smithy]

Take out Oberyn he's dead :idc:

[Fetch The Bolt Cutters]

no :hmph:

dead people count too

[Fetch The Bolt Cutters]

is the hound dead btw? i remember in the season 4 finale it was hinted that he was left to die but idk :suspect:

[Smithy]

I wonder if they'd do two battles for ep 9's tho, like 2 & 4 were and 1 & 3 were big deaths, maybe it'll be the other way around

[Smithy]

is the hound dead btw? i remember in the season 4 finale it was hinted that he was left to die but idk :suspect:

It's left pretty unclear in the books too, but I think we're supposed to assume so, even tho a lot of people don't think he is bc in the book there's another character that appears after his "death" that fits his description

[Locke.]

Episode 9's title has been revealed

The Dance of the Dragons

[Smithy]

Yaaaaas, that is an ep 9 worthy moment tbh :flutter: and I guess that means 10 will be what we guessed

[Niamh.]

any chance GRRM will pull his finger out and get the book finished before Season 5 airs? :worry:

[Smithy]

S5 is airing now, so doubtful :worry:

[Niamh.]

lol I mean 6 :worry:

[Firewire]

That means I can read all books before season 6... that's quite good actually.

[Smithy]

There's another to be released after the one we're waiting for Jonathan :worry:

[Firewire]

There's another to be released after the one we're waiting for Jonathan :worry:

Oh so the end of season 5 isn't up to the end of the latest release?

[Locke.]

There's a pretty good theory going around at the minute about Trystane

That on the show he = Aegon. The episode title is plural so it seems to hint that there's more than one Targaryen so that would be the episode to reveal it in.. Unless it's just referring to the actual dragons instead of the Targaryen's.

[Roy Mars III]

Sansa, Littlefinger, and Stannis are the only thing this show has going for it at the moment. Every other person is so unlikable. Can't decide who is worse Daenerys or Arya. Dany is more annoying though so probably her.

[Fetch The Bolt Cutters]

Sansa

:umm2:

[Locke.]

Sansa is brilliant, the best character living easily. By far the best character development since season 1 too.

[Smithy]

Ugh that ep was so good, Dany finally getting ha **** together :flutter:

The stone men too :flutter:

[Tom4784]

Finally, this series is starting to get somewhere. Dany's gotten a bit more interesting but her story is so predictable at this point. You just know her new fiance is the one behind the attacks.

John Snow's story is getting interesting, they've done wonders this season to make the Wall storyline not boring. I'm guessing that the Night's Watch are going to rebel against him when he brings the Wildlings to the Wall. He'll end up ousted and on the run from the watch and he'll go to Stannis I'm guessing.

I'm intrigued to see where Sansa's story is headed, I hope that they aren't going to make her a victim against after the whole Dark Sansa business at the end of S4. Hopefully she's playing them all and is gonna kill everyone of them at the wedding.

Jorah catching Greyscale </3

[arista]

Nice to see Dragons
again

Thats tonight


I record it at 2AM
the same time it goes out in USA

[Niamh.]

Such a great episode

Jorah getting Grey scale though waaa. Also he touched Tyrion, shouldn't he also get it then if it's that contagious?

[Locke.]

Such a great episode

Jorah getting Grey scale though waaa. Also he touched Tyrion, shouldn't he also get it then if it's that contagious?

I'm not sure exactly how it works but I guess it's only contagious once they are a stone man.. Otherwise it would have been far too dangerous to keep Shireen around before she was cured? Although Tyrion was dragged down by a stoneman in the river too.. So maybe both Jorah and the stoneman only touched his clothes rather than his skin.

Great episode though. The North storyline >> Can't wait to see what happens with Stannis and the Bolton's, that battle better happen this season. Sansa's little smirk when she saw how fuming Ramsay was that Roose is having a pureborn son too. No way do both of the Bolton's make it to season 6.

[Niamh.]

I was thinking of Novo when I was reading this earlier :hehe: That part made me laugh, I'm actually starting to like Stannis alot

https://www.grammarly.com/blog/2015/stannis-baratheon-is-your-inner-grammar-nerd-we-have-proof/?video

[Locke.]

Spoiler pics for the next few episodes - http://imgur.com/a/7v5Tz

So from this..

Episode 6 will contain Loras' trial, Sansa's wedding, Littlefinger & Olenna back in King's Landing (that was fast.......), lots of Dorne, more Arya training

Episode 7 - Winter finally comes, looks like some serious stuff goes down in Stannis' camp, some fighting in Meereen

Episode 8 - Jon and the Wildlings fight the Wights/White Walkers beyond the Wall (this is apparently the biggest battle sequence they've ever shot on the show)

Episode 9/10 - Jaime meets with Doran/Elia, Jorah is back with Daenerys, the fighting pits are reopened, Draznak's pit

[Locke.]

Just watched Episode 6

Good episode! Well, for the most part.

The Dorne storyline is absolutely stupid. "I don't want to start a war" was Jaime's reasons for doing this, so he strolls into the Dorne and intends on kidnapping the Princess of the Seven Kingdom's, that in itself would start a war, but adding on top of that having no extraction plan at all just makes it a death wish (and let's just forget about Bronn punching Trystane, a Prince of Dorne).

Sansa's wedding and the bedding was very tense, I'm glad they toned it down a bit from the books (where a dickless Theon is forced to join in, not just watch). The acting was great here. Loved how Theon FINALLY referred to himself as Theon in this episode too, the transformation back into himself is finally underway. Jorah finding out his father died was a nice touch, and the Tyrell trial scene was pretty good. I reckon they'll have Loras executed soon, and have Margaery's trial in the final episode or two.

[Shaun]

Only just watched episode 5... oh Jorah :worry:

[Smithy]

Wait David WHAT @ him joining in the books :worry:

[Smithy]

That ep felt a bit slow tbh, the last scene was so tense :worry:

[Locke.]

Wait David WHAT @ him joining in the books :worry:

Ramsay forces Reek to lick her out

"Reek (although he heard his name, Theon, called in the Godswood), is escorted to the bedding chamber. Forced to cut of Jeyne's gown, and small clothes, Jeyne is subjected to humiliation, the reveal of the scars from whipping on her back and the beginning of a sexual assault, before she can utter that she was "trained." (page 567, ADWD) She is then orally assaulted by Reek, prior to Ramsay bedding her.

She is then known only by those at Winterfell by the bruises on her body, and her sobs echoing through the castle."

[Smithy]

Oh I thought you meant in the upcoming book :worry:

[Tom4784]

It was a decent episode, I'm glad Olenna's back.

Not sure where they're going with the Dorne plot, it all feels a bit underdeveloped at the moment. The last scene was quite horrible to watch, I hope Sansa gets her revenge when Stannis get round to attacking Winterfell.

The Faith stuff is really annoying, I want Tommen to grow a backbone already.

[Smithy]

Also did we all pick up on the not so subtle hint

that the hound is still alive, I hope comes back into it soon, maybe meets brienne again

[MTVN]

Arya's story is laaammee, that episode only improved once it moved away from there really. The King's Landing story continues to be good, smart stuff by Cersei but it does just mean she has an ever shrinking power base

Also do people mind saying if their spoiler is safe to read for a tv viewer when they post them, I normally just assume they're not but am not sure with comments that are posted about episodes before it airs here :worry:

[Josy]

Was that Mr Eko

[Natalie.]

Also did we all pick up on the not so subtle hint

that the hound is still alive, I hope comes back into it soon, maybe meets brienne again

No :laugh: what hint was that?

Was that Mr Eko

yeah it was

[Smithy]

No :laugh: what hint was that?


J'haquen whipped her everytime she said hated the hound, implying that she was lying, hated being the past tense because she thinks he's dead, he's alive so she should be saying she hates him as apposed to hated

[Mokka]

J'haquen whipped her everytime she said hated the hound, implying that she was lying, hated being the past tense because she thinks he's dead, he's alive so she should be saying she hates him as apposed to hated

I think the implication in that scene was that she ended up liking him in the end despite her longing to keep hating him. I don't think it was hinting anything else tbh.

[Niamh.]

I think the implication in that scene was that she ended up liking him in the end despite her longing to keep hating him. I don't think it was hinting anything else tbh.

Yeah that's what i thought too

[Niamh.]

episode spoiler :

That episode was so good though, I agree that the Dorne storyline is a bit crap although I love watching the scenary from there, I'd want to live in Dorne if I had to pick an area :laugh: I still like the Arya story, probably because she's my favourite character but the Kingslanding/Winterfell storys are better atm. that last scene eek, poor Sansa, I really hope she gets her revenge on Ramsay, he has to be the most evil character in the whole thing

[Mokka]

episode spoiler :

That episode was so good though, I agree that the Dorne storyline is a bit crap although I love watching the scenary from there, I'd want to live in Dorne if I had to pick an area :laugh: I still like the Arya story, probably because she's my favourite character but the Kingslanding/Winterfell storys are better atm. that last scene eek, poor Sansa, I really hope she gets her revenge on Ramsay, he has to be the most evil character in the whole thing

I also enjoyed the episode overall as I always look forward to Arya's story line. The one part I was disappointed in was the Sand Snakes. How weak they came across compared to the book. The whole fight scene was meh. Also, I am finally warming to Sansa Stark, she finally has a personality!! And loving the forshadowing of Cersei's demise as well. This season has been better so far than I had hope with all the off season banter about it.

[Niamh.]

I also enjoyed the episode overall as I always look forward to Arya's story line. The one part I was disappointed in was the Sand Snakes. How weak they came across compared to the book. The whole fight scene was meh. Also, I am finally warming to Sansa Stark, she finally has a personality!! And loving the forshadowing of Cersei's demise as well. This season has been better so far than I had hope with all the off season banter about it.

Yeah I agree, I've throughly enjoyed every episode, shame the seasons are so short though. I agree about the Sandsnakes too, they were far better in the book. And yeah I'm starting to like Sansa alot more now too. Oh and that scene with Littlefinger and Cersei, he's the dark horse in all this you know, i could somehow see him end up o the iron Throne :laugh: sneaky little snake that he is. he's engineered almost all the conflicts since the start, like a game of chess

[Mokka]

Yeah I agree, I've throughly enjoyed every episode, shame the seasons are so short though. I agree about the Sandsnakes too, they were far better in the book. And yeah I'm starting to like Sansa alot more now too. Oh and that scene with Littlefinger and Cersei, he's the dark horse in all this you know, i could somehow see him end up o the iron Throne :laugh: sneaky little snake that he is. he's engineered almost all the conflicts since the start, like a game of chess

I both hate and love JRR Martin at this point for his brilliance in creating this story. Starting out with the Stark family and having most chapters from their perspectives made me fall in love with them... only to lead me to their eventual demise and the rise of such characters as Littlefinger lol.

It's like reading Anne of Green Gables where suddenly Anne is sent back to the orphanage and Josie Pie becomes the main character and Marries Gilbert :fist:

[Niamh.]

I both hate and love JRR Martin at this point for his brilliance in creating this story. Starting out with the Stark family and having most chapters from their perspectives made me fall in love with them... only to lead me to their eventual demise and the rise of such characters as Littlefinger lol.

It's like reading Anne of Green Gables where suddenly Anne is sent back to the orphanage and Josie Pie becomes the main character and Marries Gilbert :fist:

:laugh:

http://i.imgur.com/5TUcea4.jpg

[Mokka]

Lol that brilliant Bastard :fist:

[Niamh.]

I've come to terms with the fact that the book will be behind the TV series now and am looking forward to not knowing what will happen next. I just hope he makes the books (if he ever finishes writing them) different enough to keep me reading them

[Mokka]

I've come to terms with the fact that the book will be behind the TV series now and am looking forward to not knowing what will happen next. I just hope he makes the books (if he ever finishes writing them) different enough to keep me reading them

I know, I was thinking about this in terms of Sansa this week. Now if seems her personality is changing and I am liking her... is this JRR Martin's intention for her character and personality, or is she being written this fierce by some tv script writer for the ratings....

I put off watching this season at first b/c I was really torn about book of tv series, but I am glad I am watching it now because it is so well done and I am such a fan... I just hope the books aren't ruined for me after this

[Niamh.]

I know, I was thinking about this in terms of Sansa this week. Now if seems her personality is changing and I am liking her... is this JRR Martin's intention for her character and personality, or is she being written this fierce by some tv script writer for the ratings....

I put off watching this season at first b/c I was really torn about book of tv series, but I am glad I am watching it now because it is so well done and I am such a fan... I just hope the books aren't ruined for me after this

re Sansa - Book Spoiler

Yeah, that's a good question, you could definitely see her personality changing in the books but they've now massively changed her storyline in the TV Series by making her the one married to and abused by Ramsay. It'll be hard to see how Book Sansa and TV Series Sansa end up in the same place with the same personality when they've now had completely different experiences to eachother :think:

[Mokka]

re Sansa - Book Spoiler

Yeah, that's a good question, you could definitely see her personality changing in the books but they've now massively changed her storyline in the TV Series by making her the one married to and abused by Ramsay. It'll be hard to see how Book Sansa and TV Series Sansa end up in the same place with the same personality when they've now had completely different experiences to eachother :think:

Exactly... there are so many things where you wonder if Martin would do this or that.

I am such a book nerd,,, I wouldn't let my kids watch any of the Harry Potter movies or Lord of the Rings movies until they had read the books first... and I for the most part do the same, unless it is some cheesy book I would never read anyways :hehe:

It was quite a crisis of character for me to depart from this to watch this season :joker:
I couldn't hold myself back once Smithy and Rose started making comments on this season in the lounge... lol... I have gone against my very nature to watch this season :facepalm:

[Niamh.]

Exactly... there are so many things where you wonder if Martin would do this or that.

I am such a book nerd,,, I wouldn't let my kids watch any of the Harry Potter movies or Lord of the Rings movies until they had read the books first... and I for the most part do the same, unless it is some cheesy book I would never read anyways :hehe:

It was quite a crisis of character for me to depart from this to watch this season :joker:
I couldn't hold myself back once Smithy and Rose started making comments on this season in the lounge... lol... I have gone against my very nature to watch this season :facepalm:

I know it's too hard to resist and you just know you're going to get spoilers anyway so you may as well just watch them on TV as they're happening

[Locke.]

Also, on Bronn (ep6 spoiler)

Looks like he's dead. We all know that Oberyn liked to put poison on his blades (see Gregor) and Bronn was cut in that fight near the end. I think most of us called him dying when we found out he was going to Dorne and with all the foreshadowing they gave it in Episode.... 3(?), but it's still a shame a great character has to go out in such a **** storyline

https://38.media.tumblr.com/d781748071b63d6d5f799122924170f3/tumblr_nojmpfvDkX1uqgal7o2_500.gif

[Locke.]

This huge online breakdown over that final scene is a joke as well. Rape has been happening in the show since the very first episode, if people couldn't look past it then they should have turned off right there.

[MTVN]

This huge online breakdown over that final scene is a joke as well. Rape has been happening in the show since the very first episode, if people couldn't look past it then they should have turned off right there.

Yeah I thought the scene was gonna be worse going by some FB statuses I'd seen beforehand saying stuff like 'GoT will have lost a lot of viewers after tonight'. Was an ending that was fairly in keeping with Ramsey's character and a lot of the show so far

[Smithy]

I think the implication in that scene was that she ended up liking him in the end despite her longing to keep hating him. I don't think it was hinting anything else tbh.

Yeah that's what i thought too

But surely because she said hated (past tense) then at some point it was true, because there was a point where she did hate him so he shouldn't have hit her for lying because it was true, whereas if she'd have said I hate him it would be a lie bc she doesn't now

I think they're bringing him back idc, he's probs still alive in the books too so I think they'll do it here :hmph:

[Niamh.]

But surely because she said hated (past tense) then at some point it was true, because there was a point where she did hate him so he shouldn't have hit her for lying because it was true, whereas if she'd have said I hate him it would be a lie bc she doesn't now

I think they're bringing him back idc, he's probs still alive in the books too so I think they'll do it here :hmph:

No i do think he's still alive but she doesn't know that so she wouldn't have been lying. I think it was because she grew to like him and that was the lie

[Tom4784]

This huge online breakdown over that final scene is a joke as well. Rape has been happening in the show since the very first episode, if people couldn't look past it then they should have turned off right there.

The rape scenes have always served a purpose though, I think this one was unneeded and badly handled, it was just there to be a talking point and nothing more. We didn't learn anything new from the scene and it did nothing but potentially take Sansa's character to square one. Also why was Theon the focus in the scene? Why was he made out to be the victim in this scenario? The whole thing was just really badly done and redundant.

The episode would have been better without it.

[Niamh.]

The rape scenes have always served a purpose though, I think this one was unneeded and badly handled, it was just there to be a talking point and nothing more. We didn't learn anything new from the scene and it did nothing but potentially take Sansa's character to square one. Also why was Theon the focus in the scene? Why was he made out to be the victim in this scenario? The whole thing was just really badly done and redundant.

The episode would have been better without it.

It does serve a purpose though, especially for Theon

[MTVN]

Yeah I was gonna say that maybe Theon's presence there is why it served a purpose, I don't know really of course but it could prove a turning point in his relationship with both Ramsey and Sansa

[Mokka]

The rape scenes have always served a purpose though, I think this one was unneeded and badly handled, it was just there to be a talking point and nothing more. We didn't learn anything new from the scene and it did nothing but potentially take Sansa's character to square one. Also why was Theon the focus in the scene? Why was he made out to be the victim in this scenario? The whole thing was just really badly done and redundant.

The episode would have been better without it.

Not here to advocate for a rape scene, but it does show how her marriage started, how their marriage will be defined despite Ramsey saying he wouldn't hurt her, how she will view any further relationships after this, how she will become more subject to Littlefingers advances when he comes back... Because he will seem like evenore of a Savior next to this guy...

We all know that Sansa's marriage won't last so I would say it is going to be a defining piece of her choices going forward..,

But I do agree about Reek being made the victim... Not here for that

[Niamh.]

Also, Ramsay is a really nasty character, they need to show that, they toned it waaaaay down for the show

[Tom4784]

It does serve a purpose though, especially for Theon

I disagree, we already knew he was broken and that they've been building up to a potential redemption arc for him. We didn't need a scene like that to solidify things that we already know.

The rape scene was only created because, so far, this series has been pedestrian and they wanted to create a big shocking moment.

[Niamh.]

Not here to advocate for a rape scene, but it does show how her marriage started, how their marriage will be defined despite Ramsey saying he wouldn't hurt her, how she will view any further relationships after this, how she will become more subject to Littlefingers advances when he comes back... Because he will seem like evenore of a Savior next to this guy...

We all know that Sansa's marriage won't last so I would say it is going to be a defining piece of her choices going forward..,

But I do agree about Reek being made the victim... Not here for that

Book Spoiler :

It was important for his choice to help Fake Arya escape though in the book and to actually go against Ramsay and break away from being Reek. Not to make him a victim but to show that he was that effected and horrified by what Ramsay had done to her that he'd face his biggest fear to try and save her (assuming they go a similar way in the TV series that they've done in the book with Fake Arya

[Niamh.]

I disagree, we already knew he was broken and that they've been building up to a potential redemption arc for him. We didn't need a scene like that to solidify things that we already know.

The rape scene was only created because, so far, this series has been pedestrian and they wanted to create a big shocking moment.

It wasn't created though, it was in the book as well but in the book it was much much worse

[MTVN]

What happens in the book? (if it won't ruin any of the show that is)

[Niamh.]

What happens in the book? (if it won't ruin any of the show that is)

Well on the night of Ramsays wedding, he gets Theon to strip Fake Ayra (who has been replaced by Sansa in the TV show) and he gets him to give her oral sex before Ramsay then rapes her. It's pretty bad

[Niamh.]

These are some snippets from the book of the scene :

Obviously it was Fake Arya in place of Sansa :

Ramsay smiled his wet smile. “Does she make your cock hard, Reek? Is it straining against your laces? Would you like to **** her first?” He laughed. “The Prince of Winterfell should have that right, as all lords did in days of old. The first night. But you’re no lord, are you? Only Reek. Not even a man, truth be told.”
—
Ramsay rose, the firelight shining on his face. “Reek, get over here. Get her ready for me.”
For a moment he did not understand. “I … do you mean … m’lord, I have no … I …”
“With your mouth,” Lord Ramsay said. “And be quick about it. If she’s not wet by the time I’m done disrobing, I will cut off that tongue of yours and nail it to the wall.”
—
Lord Ramsay wanted his wife clean. “She has no handmaids, poor thing,” he had said to Theon. “That leaves you, Reek. Should I put you in a dress?” He laughed. “Perhaps if you beg it of me.”

[Locke.]

The rape scenes have always served a purpose though, I think this one was unneeded and badly handled, it was just there to be a talking point and nothing more. We didn't learn anything new from the scene and it did nothing but potentially take Sansa's character to square one. Also why was Theon the focus in the scene? Why was he made out to be the victim in this scenario? The whole thing was just really badly done and redundant.

The episode would have been better without it.

It does serve a purpose. It will be a huge development for both Theon and Sansa's characters. And regardless of that, all weddings in Westeros are followed by a bedding. Marriages can easily be annuled without them (which is why Sansa is able to go through with this wedding in the first place, because Tyrion was nice and didn't bed her at their own ceremony). The bedding had to happen, and does Ramsay really seem like the type that would be gentle? We've seen him flaying people alive for 3 years, chopping peoples dicks off, and generally being a detestable human.

[Smithy]

The rape scenes have always served a purpose though, I think this one was unneeded and badly handled, it was just there to be a talking point and nothing more. We didn't learn anything new from the scene and it did nothing but potentially take Sansa's character to square one. Also why was Theon the focus in the scene? Why was he made out to be the victim in this scenario? The whole thing was just really badly done and redundant.

The episode would have been better without it.

I disagree tbh, last season between Jamie and Cersei, they'd built Jamie up during season 3 and redeemed his character in a way after you find out the real reason he killed Aegon then he goes and does that, it served no purpose

I agree that it wasn't necessary though, we know the sort of person Ramsay is and what would have happened. I don't think we needed to be shown it, maybe just have had her covered in marks or something next episode

[Smithy]

Also will we ever see Gendry again? when did we last see him S3? or Yara when she was setting sail to save theon was that S3 or S4?

[Locke.]

It was towards the end of Season 3 I think, Stannis was going to execute Davos for it in the Season 3 finale until he brought up the idea of the Wall. They made him seem too important in the show I think, I didn't really get the vibe that he'd serve a big purpose in the books at all

Book spoiler

Last time we saw him in the books he was with the Brotherhood wasn't he? So I guess if we ever see those in the show again he'll be with them

[Smithy]

Idr the books, I'm rereading atm :think:

[Tom4784]

I disagree tbh, last season between Jamie and Cersei, they'd built Jamie up during season 3 and redeemed his character in a way after you find out the real reason he killed Aegon then he goes and does that, it served no purpose

I agree that it wasn't necessary though, we know the sort of person Ramsay is and what would have happened. I don't think we needed to be shown it, maybe just have had her covered in marks or something next episode

Apparently that scene wasn't actually meant to be a rape though, it was just badly shot and directed.

[Smithy]

it wasn't in the books, but i don't see how it can be interpreted as anything else from what they showed :umm2:

[Locke.]

Idr the books, I'm rereading atm :think:

I'm pretty sure he was the one that took those two characters to Stoneheart

[Locke.]

So this is the greatest thing I have ever watched

zs7xO5P3Az4

"Wildling, you'll make my heart sing, you pull your bow string" :joker:

[Natalie.]

That's the best thing ever :laugh2:

It's the first romantic ballad about incest in Coldplay's career :laugh:

[Tom4784]

Dead at Rastafarian Targaryen.

[Locke.]

Watched Ep7

I thought most scenes, apart from 2-3, were filler, but most people online seem to be loving this episode. Seems quite strange to me really, so many huge moments within each plot have happened throughout the season and been labelled as "Boring" and then an episode like this that was largely just a set up episode gets rave reviews. But oh well, it was still decent.

Brilliant to see Cersei's plan backfiring on her massively. Long may the bitch rot. I'm glad they've brought the Tyrion and Dany meeting forward, it'll add a bit more interest to her scenes. Tyene Sand is my new favourite female character. I really hope they don't burn Shireen, I don't think Stannis will give the order and I don't think Davos would stand by and let it happen, but I think Selyse is very capable of doing it herself if Melisandre asks her.

As for Reek.. well...

[Tom4784]

Great episode, probably the best one of the series so far. Things are actually being set in motion now.

Loved Tyrion meeting Daenerys, her plot is starting to become a bit more interesting now. I hope she takes Daario's advice to heart and just murders all of the masters tbh.

Cersei being incarcerated was a good development and I liked that little threat at the end, here for her burning down the Sept and everyone in it when she's released.

[Smithy]

I thought it was a good ep too, the only filler bits was Sam and gilly (totally unnecessary) and Stannis

****ing theon :bored:

[Smithy]

Also the guy who plays greyworm said that the end of episode 10 will break the Internet

What do we all think it is :worry:

[Mokka]

Also the guy who plays greyworm said that the end of episode 10 will break the Internet

What do we all think it is :worry:

Totally a Danni scene.... with the dragon... specially if it was greyworm who said it

[Tom4784]

I thought it was a good ep too, the only filler bits was Sam and gilly (totally unnecessary) and Stannis

****ing theon :bored:

Stannis' scene was there to set up Shireen being killed I think, I think Locke's right in guessing that Selyse will do it.

[MTVN]

Not the best episode imo, all a bit dull. Stupid of Sansa to instantly trust Theon with something like that when it's clear that he's been so broken by Ramsey that he will literally do anything he asks. Cersei is stupid as well, she's been shrinking her power base ever more for ages and then doesn't stop to think that trying to expose everyone else's skeletons could bring hers out as well. Suppose she thinks all people are like her and just want power, didn't think that the Sparrows principles could apply to the person who raised them as well

[Niamh.]

It was a good episode, I wouldn't say it was a filler as such more of a moving around of chess pieces to set us up for some good action. I enjoyed it, there's alot of book deviations now so I don't know exactly what's going to happen next which is new :laugh: Locke has a good point about Selyse, i really hope she doesn't do it though, I really like Shireen :(

[Glenn.]

Um I need clarification

I'm watching the ep now and I haven't finished it but is Brienne dead

[Niamh.]

Um I need clarification

I'm watching the ep now and I haven't finished it but is Brienne dead

No why?

If you mean the woman that was flayed that Ramsay showed Sansa, that was the old lady who Brienne asked to pass the message to Sansa about the candle to

[Glenn.]

Thank **** for that. I was about to commit

[Natalie.]

Is Bronn ok now then? :suspect:

[Niamh.]

Thank **** for that. I was about to commit

:laugh:

Is Bronn ok now then? :suspect:

I suppose so, talk about a pointless storyline though :/

[swinearefine]

Cersei plz slay the entire Faith Militant you short-sighted bitch. #freecersei

[Niamh.]

Cersei plz slay the entire Faith Militant you short-sighted bitch. #freecersei

#dontmesswiththequeenofthrones :idc:

[Mokka]

It was a good episode, I wouldn't say it was a filler as such more of a moving around of chess pieces to set us up for some good action. I enjoyed it, there's alot of book deviations now so I don't know exactly what's going to happen next which is new :laugh: Locke has a good point about Selyse, i really hope she doesn't do it though, I really like Shireen :(

Lots of book deviations... but we are at that point where the iron throne is just turning ripe for the picking ... so to speak....

I don't think we will see any big changes there before next season... but the question now is, will there be a book to forge the uncharted territories before then, or will the tv show be it for us now with the books being afterthoughts

[Niamh.]

Lots of book deviations... but we are at that point where the iron throne is just turning ripe for the picking ... so to speak....

I don't think we will see any big changes there before next season... but the question now is, will there be a book to forge the uncharted territories before then, or will the tv show be it for us now with the books being afterthoughts

Honestly, I have no faith in GRRM getting the book done before the next season :(

[Mokka]

Honestly, I have no faith in GRRM getting the book done before the next season :(

I honestlt think he has given up on the series in book form. See, the books had a logical conclusion in his mind... but this TV thing could go on and pay well for very little work on his part for a long time.

If he writes the conclusion.... bye bye TV money

[swinearefine]

Lots of book deviations... but we are at that point where the iron throne is just turning ripe for the picking ... so to speak....

I don't think we will see any big changes there before next season... but the question now is, will there be a book to forge the uncharted territories before then, or will the tv show be it for us now with the books being afterthoughts

I think WoW should be out by season 6. I thought this season was going to suck because of all the characters who had nothing/little storyline left to cover from the books but they've really surprised me. It still feels like the books to me, and the big leaps from book Sansa, Jaime, everyone in Dorne, etc to their TV counterparts have been believable and in-character and kept the show running far more smoothly than it would if they had stuck closer to the books. This season is one of the best book to TV/film adaptations I've seen and they had so many hurdles, so I have faith s6 will be just as good regardless.

[Niamh.]

I honestlt think he has given up on the series in book form. See, the books had a logical conclusion in his mind... but this TV thing could go on and pay well for very little work on his part for a long time.

If he writes the conclusion.... bye bye TV money

That's so unfair on those how invested all that time in the books though imo especially if you actually started them when they originally came out :shocked:

[Mokka]

That's so unfair on those how invested all that time in the books though imo especially if you actually started them when they originally came out :shocked:

Oh I agree, but the last time I saw him in interview, he sounded like he and his wife just want to retire and lay on a beach in Hawaii with his new found fortune.

[swinearefine]

In every interview I've read he seems wicked focused on finishing the books, I think he's just old and slow and let the books get too sprawling. He keeps canceling appearances and he's no longer writing an episode per season like he used to in order to devote more time to getting WoW ready.

[Mokka]

*sigh* I guess I am just extremely pessimistic at this point.

The glass is half empty :fist:

[Niamh.]

Oh I agree, but the last time I saw him in interview, he sounded like he and his wife just want to retire and lay on a beach in Hawaii with his new found fortune.

On the one hand I don't blame him but on the other it's a bit disrespectful to all those who actually made his books popular enough to be made into a TV Show and make his fortune :fist:

[Smithy]

Nah, I reckon he'll definitely finish the books, just so he can tell his story the way it's meant to be told, rather than the way D&D are telling it

For some reason I'm hoping that the gap between book 6&7 won't be as long, he'll probably end up moving half a dozen chapters from WoW to ADoS and surely as we get closer to the end, more characters are going to die/reach their endgame that it won't take as long to write? Probably just wishful thinking and it'll end up taking him another 7 years :laugh:

[Ramsay]

Let's be honest we'll all have grandkids by the time he finishes the books and i'm being serious

[Locke.]

I'm pretty confident the next one will come in 2016 but not necessarily before Season 6 starts in March. At the rate he goes though it would be very surprising if he ever finished book 7. I mean, he is 66...

As for Bronn

[book spoiler]

I think maybe he'll take the Arys Oakheart role now, with Tyene taking the Arianne role. Which means he'll still die, just he'll have his head chopped off by Areo's axe instead of poison. Which is a better ending for him to be fair, but it'll still be a shame if they kill the one character that had a semi-decent happy ending.

[Locke.]

Casting news for Season 6

Pirate, man in his 40’s to late 50’s. He’s “an infamous pirate who has terrorized seas all around the world. Cunning, ruthless, with a touch of madness.”
He’s a dangerous-looking man. A very good part this season.

We’d heard unconfirmed rumors that Theon’s uncle Euron Greyjoy would be appearing in season 6, and this sounds like him, more than his brother Victarion.

Next up is the one I’m personally most excited about:

Father. Aged 50’s to 60’s, he’s one of the greatest soldiers in Westeros- a humorless martinet, severe and intimidating. He demands martial discipline in the field and in his home. It’s described as “a very good part” for next year and that he’s “centrally involved” in a protagonist’s storyline.

This is a clear description of Randyll Tarly, Sam’s abusive father and the famous soldier mentioned by Stannis Baratheon this a couple episodes ago. Some had guessed the discussion might mean we’re seeing him next year, and they were right.

The next three characters appear to be linked to this storyline- most likely Sam’s mother, brother Dickon and one of his sisters. All have the same comment about being centrally involved in a protagonist’s storyline.

Mother, in her 50’s. She’s a sweet, plump, and adoring mother, and has a soft spot for one of her children who benefits from her decency.

Sister, in her early 20s. She’s a kind, friendly and unpretentious woman.

Brother, in his early to mid-20’s . Athletic, a good hunter, an excellent swordsman, manly, not particularly bright but the favourite child of the father.

Next up:

Priest, in his 40’s or 50’s. A gruff ex-soldier who found religion. Now a no-nonsense rural priest who ministers to the poor of the countryside. He’s salt-of-the-earth man who has weathered many battles.

Sounds like Septon Meribald, although it’s a little surprising we’d see him next year instead of this year. If it is him, that hints at someone surviving the season.

And also this, which seems to confirm more flashbacks

They’re also searching for a trio of young boys with very specific descriptions. My instinct says another flashback- perhaps this time via the weirwood network?

A large boy, with an actor who is 10-12 but playing 7 or 8. He’s described as “a clever boy” who seems too large for his age. He’s big and tall but not fat. “Characterful squat features” are a plus for this part. it’s specified that this is a one-time appearance.

12 year old boy, with brown hair and blue eyes. He needs to use a Northern accent. He has scenes where he has to spar with a wooden sword.
The length of the role isn’t specified.

7 year old boy with dark brown hair, a narrow face and green eyes. He also has a Northern accent. He also spars with the wooden sword, so it’s safe to assume it’s the same scene. This role is similarly open-ended, the description only stating that the character is being ‘introduced.’

It’s worth noting that Sean Bean has green eyes, so if this is for a flashback role, the write-up would be a good fit for a child Ned.

[Smithy]

Don't see why they'd introduce Euron but none of the others

[Smithy]

Final episode of the season is called Mothers Mercy, imagine if

LSH appears :omgno:

Probably won't but still :omgno:

[Locke.]

Wow. What an episode. Blew my expectations out the water.

[Fetch The Bolt Cutters]

the new ep :worship:

[Natalie.]

Really loved that ep

The bit with Dany and Tyrion and well the rest was even better :worship: such a great episode and ending

[Ramsay]

Them last 20 minutes or so!!

http://www.boards.ie/vbulletin/attachment.php?attachmentid=350654&d=1433147110

[Mokka]

Them last 20 minutes or so!!

http://www.boards.ie/vbulletin/attachment.php?attachmentid=350654&d=1433147110

:joker: :joker:
Omg.... That was amazing

Jon's sword getting it done... I can't remember the book... Was it because it was Valeryian Steel??

[Smithy]

Yeah it was ^

Ugh the ep slayed, next week too :amazed: :amazed:

[Firewire]

****ing hell that episode

[Glenn.]

Well that was amazing

[MTVN]

Well that was all pretty cool

Arya's story is lame as hell though seriously

[Tom4784]

That episode was pretty much perfect. Just when I started to think that GoT had lost it's spark it serves up an episode like that <3.

[Smithy]

Finale promo http://streamable.com/lerl
RIP Shireen :sad:
Pics from tonight's ep leaked, so excited :amazed:

[Glenn.]

Can someone help me, I have no flesh on my head.

[Smithy]

http://31.media.tumblr.com/451d21ddbde24e207a6f7ddd92206445/tumblr_inline_npe7nkzVhA1qbfqhf_500.gif

@ the ending

[Iceman]

That end was just :love:

[Smithy]

https://pbs.twimg.com/media/CG821wKUIAAp4O7.jpg

Where is the lie though

[Iceman]

Meh annoying kid gets killed. Wasn't too bothered, I genuinely don't know what's going on in that storyline, I get so bored and zone out. Gonna try and catch back up when I rewatch this season.

[Natalie.]

The ending :flutter: and just as I was beginning to like Stannis more

[arista]

I love that Dragon


Utter Bliss it went out at 2AM
on Sundays same time as USA Broadcast


Well Done SkyAtlanticHD
10/10

[Fetch The Bolt Cutters]

shireen :bawling:

that was the most upsetting scene of all 5 seasons tbh :sad: (apart from lady dying in season 1 obvs)

the meereen stuff was amazing :flutter:

also does anyone else think that arya will end up sleeping with/seducing meryn before she kills him

[Mokka]

It was a great episode... but I think ep8 left me too scalped to fully appreciate this one. I mean 90% of what happened was predicted and thrown about the internet already... the only thing I wasn't expecting was the set up of Arya in the brothel... :worry:

But that dragon scene :lovedup:

[Amy Jade]

Dragon scene :love:

I avoid spoilers like greyscale so didn't expect it and thoroughly enjoyed every minute :flutter:

[Smithy]

shireen :bawling:

that was the most upsetting scene of all 5 seasons tbh :sad: (apart from lady dying in season 1 obvs)

the meereen stuff was amazing :flutter:

also does anyone else think that arya will end up sleeping with/seducing meryn before she kills him

Yeah probably, here for her Kill Bill Cottonmouth moment

[Tom4784]

That was genuinely upsetting.

[Tom4784]

I don't get the praise for Dany in that episode though, It was Drogon that was the star tbh. She didn't do ****.

[Smithy]

she isn't scared of him anymore :nono: she rode him too :flutter: who else can do that

[Z]

Oh my God!!!!

[Z]

Sad that they sacrificed Shireen but the whole Stannis MacBetharatheon storyline's been careering towards that for ages. Still find that whole storyline dull as dishwater, like the character of Stannis. Perhaps that's the point.

The fighting pits stuff with Daenerys, Jorah, Daario, Tyrion et al was epic - I hope this finally ushers in Daenerys making moves towards Westeros, I'm getting a little bored of the Meereen stuff too.

I was so unnerved by Arya in the ***** house, I had horrible visions of her being corrupted - I like that they haven't sexualised her storyline in any way, Sansa's rape was bad enough but I was scared they were about to veer down that route there...

What does everyone think will happen in the finale of this series, then?

[Z]

Also bored of all the religious ****, it was nice seeing Cersei thrown in a dungeon etc and I assume that'll come to an end in the finale in some way but I hope it gets a little more exciting next season between the Lannisters and the Tyrells.

[Smithy]

The only one I'd take a guess at is Aria and that she'll be Trants next girl and she'll pull a cottonmouth on him and stab him :flutter:

I'm pretty sure where all the other characters will be by the end of the finale, I hope the final scene is Jons tho :hehe:

[Tom4784]

The episode is called Mother's Mercy so I'm holding a faint bit of hope that

Stoneheart will appear, I'm not holding my breath though.

I'm guessing they'll kill off Stannis in the next episode, He's heading towards Winterfell where Brienne is and they made a point of mentioning that Brienne still holds a grudge against him earlier in the series. If she doesn't do it, it'll be Serise or Davos I think.

I think Ollie will try to kill Jon too but he'll fail and kill Sam instead.

I hope that Daenerys makes some moves towards Westeros in the next episode, with potentially only two seasons left she needs to get there sooner rather than later.

[Smithy]

Ugh actually no, I want Dany to have the last scene, the same as it being the last chapter in the book, with epic music playing as it pans out from the situation

One thing that slightly confused me during the episode, through the whole series (and even the book) it's kind of assumed that Hizdhar is behind it, but then the harpys killed him :conf2:

[Tom4784]

Probably just another thing that they changed I'm guessing. Perhaps the Sons aren't just Masters or Slaves but both? It could be enough to make Dany go '**** all of you bitches, I'm heading off to Westeros' if that's the case.

[Z]

Probably just another thing that they changed I'm guessing. Perhaps the Sons aren't just Masters or Slaves but both? It could be enough to make Dany go '**** all of you bitches, I'm heading off to Westeros' if that's the case.

I'm hoping so. I've started reading the books, I'm nearly finished the second one and I think that if I'd read the books before now I'd probably be pretty annoyed at some of the changes the TV show has made but from the point of view as a viewer enjoying the drama, I think it's about time they moved at least one of these stagnant storylines along. They finally spiced things up at the Wall but at the expense of having anything of interest happening with Stannis, Daenerys, Arya, King's Landing and Dorne... the only saving grace bar the Night's Watch storyline has been the unknown of Ramsay Snow-Sansa Stark-Reek-Littlefinger-Brienne's story unfolding, I'm still not sure what's going to happen there... I don't want them to kill off Ramsay Snow any time soon but I hope something starts to happen with Sansa other than being abused.

I wonder if Sansa and Arya will ever be reunited? I know the show isn't renowned for happy endings but it would be interesting to see Arya spot Sansa from a distance and make the choice between being faceless and being with the sister she loathed...

I swear to God they'd better make Bran's storyline bloody interesting if they're bringing him back next season

[Tom4784]

I think Bran's story will be interesting, I've got a feeling it's basically gonna propel everything into the end game which is why they haven't covered his storyline this series.

[Firewire]

me right now

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[Smithy]

The original name for the final book was "a time for wolves," so there's always hope they'll reunite Greg :flutter:

[Mokka]

The episode is called Mother's Mercy so I'm holding a faint bit of hope that

Stoneheart will appear, I'm not holding my breath though.

I'm guessing they'll kill off Stannis in the next episode, He's heading towards Winterfell where Brienne is and they made a point of mentioning that Brienne still holds a grudge against him earlier in the series. If she doesn't do it, it'll be Serise or Davos I think.

I think Ollie will try to kill Jon too but he'll fail and kill Sam instead.

I hope that Daenerys makes some moves towards Westeros in the next episode, with potentially only two seasons left she needs to get there sooner rather than later.

*** Book Spoilers ****

Sam won't die... they have already set the story and hired the cast for the next series for him
It's more a question of whether Jon survives the attack by Ollie... which we won't know till next season I believe

[Smithy]

Mokka spoiler that girl

[MTVN]

A poor show

Some of the worst tracking work ever from Arya in what's already a crap story, Stannis becoming yet another unredeemable character in what was already a crap story, and then to end it all bloody Daenerys goes flying off on her dragon to safety leaving all her most loyal defenders at the mercy of the Sons of the Harpy :idc: obviously they'll all be fine but there were plenty of the Harpy there and it even looked like there was enough to kill Drogon and still finish off the others, but once Daenerys gets on the back of the dragon suddenly they all just run away do they

[Locke.]

That Shireen scene was quite hard to watch actually. I really liked her. I hope that's not a total diversion and it's featured in the next book.

As for Stannis, he has just sacrificed the one person he truly cared about for the good of Westeros. People need to remember that he believes himself to be Azor Ahai, i.e the only person capable of defeating the White Walkers.

This scene feels misplaced though. There is absolutely no way that he doesn't defeat the Bolton's and the viewers should be supporting him in that battle like we are in the books, I didn't like him up until ADWD (the current season) but he came across so well in the source material this season is based on and it got me to support his cause.. This latest episode will have taken all of that away for most people. If he does burn Shireen in the future books then I think they should have placed it after he defeats the Bolton's (assuming he does... and he will, the Bolton's have about 10 men loyal to them).

[Smithy]

How can anyone support him after that :nono: In TWoW he says something along the lines of "if anything ever happens to me make sure you help Shireen take the thrown" (or something to that effect), and at the same time D&D said in the "inside the episode" that the burning was George's idea, Shireen is kings blood but Stannis is a king, you only have to compare it to S1 when Dany was in a dire situation too, she threw herself on the pire, whereas Stannis put his only hier up there :umm2: Dany would never have sacrificed her child, even if he was a kid, she would have made melisandre burn her for power to save him and her people and put her faith in him to continue without her.

The true queen of the westeros :clap1:

[MTVN]

I suppose though that they are now both convinced that they cant win the throne in normal worldly ways - Daenerys attempts to rule have all gone to sh*t without her dragons whether she tries to appease Meereen's tradition or crush them, and when Stannis didn't want to resort to killing Shireen then his whole forces were decimated by bloody Ramsay and a few others. Which also now makes me wonder if Melisandre was in on that or had least helped it to convince Stannis to go through with killing his daughter :think:

[Niamh.]

Mokka I don't think Dezzy has read the books :eek:

[Niamh.]

Stannis though what a prick, was just starting to like him too

[Tom4784]

Mokka I don't think Dezzy has read the books :eek:

I haven't, I only know of Lady Stoneheart because somebody spoiled that plot point a few years back.

Ah well, I kinda thought something like that would happen so I don't consider Mokka's post to be that much of a spoiler.

[Niamh.]

I haven't, I only know of Lady Stoneheart because somebody spoiled that plot point a few years back.

Ah well, I kinda thought something like that would happen so I don't consider Mokka's post to be that much of a spoiler.

That's not much of a spoiler now anyway since they didn't even use her in the TV Series anyway :fist:

[Tom4784]

That's not much of a spoiler now anyway since they didn't even use her in the TV Series anyway :fist:

Yet.

*holds out the smallest flame of hope for her inclusion*

[Niamh.]

Yet.

*holds out the smallest flame of hope for her inclusion*

hhmmm I don't know, it's a bit late in the day now but you never know I suppose

[Smithy]

Well seeing as Jamie is coming back from dorne now (after the most pointless storyline ever) he may go off somewhere and bump into her next season

[Niamh.]

But

I think they've diverted Briennes story too much now for her to be included in any LSH storyline and hers was the main connection really

[Smithy]

LSH could just run into him :shrug:

[Niamh.]

Not going to happen Smithy :fan:

[Tom4784]

LSH could be the Supernatural entity that causes the south to believe in that stuff though, Kings Landing would be more willing to believe in White Walkers if they have to deal with a vengeful zombie of their own.

[Niamh.]

I hope so but I just can't see it happening unfortunately

[Mokka]

Mokka I don't think Dezzy has read the books :eek:

I haven't, I only know of Lady Stoneheart because somebody spoiled that plot point a few years back.

Ah well, I kinda thought something like that would happen so I don't consider Mokka's post to be that much of a spoiler.

I am profoundly sorry Dezzy... I forget what is spoilers and isn't sometimes... It was not intentional. :bawling:

[Niamh.]

I am profoundly sorry Dezzy... I forget what is spoilers and isn't sometimes... It was not intentional. :bawling:

I only remembered he hadn't read the books because I spoiled something for him a while back by thinking he had :fan:

oberyn martells death I think it was :hehe:

[Shaun]

imagine thinking this dire diversion from the books was any reason to get behind the snoozefest that is the Daenerys fandom

[Locke.]

But

I think they've diverted Briennes story too much now for her to be included in any LSH storyline and hers was the main connection really

She is not that far from where she needs to be really.

Assuming this Sansa storyline is wrapped up in EP10 (though they have A LOT to cover now) Brienne could easily be back in the Riverlands by S6E2 and run into her. Skip over them in episode 3, have the "hanging" in episode 4, skip over them in 5, and then by 6 Jaime could be on his Riverlands journey too.

I still think, if LSH has any importance whatsoever in the books, that she will appear at some point. I mean really, up until now in the books she hasn't done anything that is worth them bringing Michelle Fairley back on the show for.

[Niamh.]

She is not that far from where she needs to be really.

Assuming this Sansa storyline is wrapped up in EP10 (though they have A LOT to cover now) Brienne could easily be back in the Riverlands by S6E2 and run into her. Skip over them in episode 3, have the "hanging" in episode 4, skip over them in 5, and then by 6 Jaime could be on his Riverlands journey too.

I still think, if LSH has any importance whatsoever in the books, that she will appear at some point. I mean really, up until now in the books she hasn't done anything that is worth them bringing Michelle Fairley back on the show for.

Yes but because they've also changed Sansas story so much and because Brienne had actually met both Arya and Sansa and would be able to actually tell LSH heart that she did indeed keep her oath and found the girls then their meeting wouldn't be the same, she couldn't really accuse her of breaking her oath when she had actually found both girls, yeah she let them slip away again but she did look for and find them.

But yes, it's not really been revealed whether or not LSH is an important character in the books, i would say no though since they cut her out in the TV show

[MTVN]

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[Niamh.]

:hehe:

[Glenn.]

Lmao

[Locke.]

Yes but because they've also changed Sansas story so much and because Brienne had actually met both Arya and Sansa and would be able to actually tell LSH heart that she did indeed keep her oath and found the girls then their meeting wouldn't be the same, she couldn't really accuse her of breaking her oath when she had actually found both girls, yeah she let them slip away again but she did look for and find them.

But yes, it's not really been revealed whether or not LSH is an important character in the books, i would say no though since they cut her out in the TV show

Good points. They'll have to change the circumstances a lot.

[Z]

I imagine that the Stannis storyline will serve the purpose of defeating the Boltons and annihilating himself against the White Walkers but he won't take the Iron Throne. I think it's gearing up for Daenerys attacking King's Landing, the Lannisters facing justice with Tyrion getting his revenge on Cersei and Jon Snow will somehow figure into the mix.

[Locke.]

There is 0 chance Dany ends the show on the Iron Throne, she has been the obvious answer since season 1 and the obvious thing never happens on this series. She will be important in the battle against the White Walkers though, which is a lot more important than who sits on the throne anyway.

[Smithy]

I read a theory the other day that the white walkers are actually coming back because of the dragons, to defend westeros against them and the new mad queen :umm2:

I want Dany to end up on the throne but I don't think she will, she'll die saving everyone and be like mother Teresa, which is better tbh, don't think Jon will either cause he's so dedicated to the wall

The only person I think that'll make it to the end, that'd I'd be happy with on the throne would be Sansa

Rumoured spoiler for the finale is that

Brienne Dies :(