Game of Thrones

[anotheridiot]

Good point about the chain. I guess we don't really know what resources they might have gathered over the years. Or maybe they didn't even gather them but just remembered seeing them laying around somewhere.

Was it really a chain or was it a chain made of ice? How did that water stay liquid so long

 

[Payton]

I see that happening. Whether or not that is the reason for Arya's recent behavior is unclear at this point. I mean I guess we'd have to assume that they assume Littlefinger was watching them the whole time which wouldn't be a completely unreasonable assumption but seems a bit unlikely.

I did find it interesting that after Littlefinger suggests Brienne could help Sansa that Sansa sent her away to King's Landing.

Good point. If Arya and Sansa had their own plot afoot, it might be wise to get Brienne out of there if they are going to be pretending to be at each other's throats...

Maybe?

I guess?

I hope?

 

[ill]

when I say it you get all pissy

They need to stop being afraid to kill people

I think they need to do it right. At this point, it doesn't make sense to kill off some of the bigger characters, but for the side characters, I see no reason not to kill them off.

Instead of having 3 or 4 red shirt wildlings running out there with them, maybe let Beric or Thormund go down. I understand they have an endgame for most characters and maybe Beric is supposed to be some kind of mentor for Jon? I dunno.

Hound has to kill Mountain
Tormund has to get Brienne

Beric has to fight and die fighting a White Walker?

 

[Payton]

I think he is aware that Bran can do some shit. Bran told Baelish he sees everything. That has to be in Littlefinger's head somewhere.

Also, does anyone think Gillen changed Littlefinger's accent a little since the beginning of the show? It feels different. Maybe he is whispering more? I dunno.

Yes, I'm trudging through Season 1 with my wife and he talked like a normal person, without this sinister, cliche villainous tone that he has now...

 

[ill]

Yes, I'm trudging through Season 1 with my wife and he talked like a normal person, without this sinister, cliche villainous tone that he has now...

It was likely all an act, but he was more cartoonish at the beginning.

 

[Cowboyinexile]

 

[Roy Munson]

So now instead of a wall, they need a moat.

 

[OutlawImmortal]

Didn't like Arya's scenes in this episode. Her arguments against her sister made no sense. And she saw Sansa fighting when Joff sentenced her father to die.

I initially denied that Arya's jealousy would be a plot point but it's pretty much here to stay. Arya the Faceless Man holds onto childish grudges.

 

[ill]

I initially denied that Arya's jealousy would be a plot point but it's pretty much here to stay. Arya the Faceless Man holds onto childish grudges.

I don't like where that is going either.

There is a lot of stupid going on with the writing.

And I am sure it won't stop once we get ALL THE MAIN CHARACTERS in the same fucking room.

And now that Jon has bent a knee to "Dany" Sansa will be all pissed off. Sansa is the new Cersei.

 

[chf]

they are well past the books. He is working with the same time schedule they are if is at all involved with the show, which I don't think he is as much as you are saying.

He may have input on what he thinks should happen, but I have a feeling the books will take a different route to get to the final outcome. Martin won't compromise his story by letting his characters show up when convenient or anyhting like that. The show has too many "oh you're here, how convenient!"

Plus Lady Stoneheart is a wildcard the show doesn't get to use.

Yep, been over this repeatedly. They've made LOTS of changes in interests of cutting material, and then adding in some scenes to make up for the holes that then come up (one book per season), but they've been clear from day 1, that they're getting to the same ending that George is.

Why am I supposed to not believe them?

 

[ill]

Yep, been over this repeatedly. They've made LOTS of changes in interests of cutting material, and then adding in some scenes to make up for the holes that then come up (one book per season), but they've been clear from day 1, that they're getting to the same ending that George is.

Why am I supposed to not believe them?

I am not saying you shouldn't believe that they are going in the same direction, but bad writing to meet a deadline is still bad writing. Holes in the plot and stupid resolutions are not something to be overlooked. I don't blame GRRM for that. I blame the showrunners.

 

[Hornsstampede2.0]

This season summary thus far:

EPIC SPECIAL EFFECTS/BATTLES: A+

Dialogue and plot: D-

Overall: Incomplete


There is still one episode left to save it, but this season is by a large margin the worst season.

 

[chf]

I am not saying you shouldn't believe that they are going in the same direction, but bad writing to meet a deadline is still bad writing. Holes in the plot and stupid resolutions are not something to be overlooked. I don't blame GRRM for that. I blame the showrunners.

Bad writing to meet a deadline? They're doing LESS episodes, apparently not enough episodes suddenly, and it's supposedly because they're rushed?

'Holes in the plot.' GRRM is supervising all of their writing.

See here's the thing you're missing. In the books, all the elements that the show had to cut out in order to do 1 season/book (their agreement with George), act as a buffer between scenes. There's no 24 style device, where we see the clock ticking down.

So when we see scenes nearly back to back, it's going to make it seem like events are happening too rapidly. I guess you can lay awake nights obsessing over that, or you can, do what most people do when watching every tv show in history, just kick in your SOD, and roll with it.

There's no characters that are doing things antithetical to their carefully crafted personalities. OR, they may SEEM to be in order to build some dramatic tension, but they actually aren't.

You've got people in this thread complaining about fucking CHAINS not being explained enough for crissakes.

 

[chf]

This season summary thus far:

EPIC SPECIAL EFFECTS/BATTLES: A+

Dialogue and plot: D-

Overall: Incomplete


There is still one episode left to save it, but this season is by a large margin the worst season.

Meh.

 

[ill]

Bad writing to meet a deadline? They're doing LESS episodes, apparently not enough episodes suddenly, and it's supposedly because they're rushed?

'Holes in the plot.' GRRM is supervising all of their writing.

See here's the thing you're missing. In the books, all the elements that the show had to cut out in order to do 1 season/book (their agreement with George), act as a buffer between scenes. There's no 24 style device, where we see the clock ticking down.

So when we see scenes nearly back to back, it's going to make it seem like events are happening too rapidly. I guess you can lay awake nights obsessing over that, or you can, do what most people do when watching every tv show in history, just kick in your SOD, and roll with it.

There's no characters that are doing things antithetical to their carefully crafted personalities. OR, they may SEEM to be in order to build some dramatic tension, but they actually aren't.

You've got people in this thread complaining about fucking CHAINS not being explained enough for crissakes.

you can keep hitting the "I believe" button all you want, man, but I say there are huge gaps in the physics of the show. There are bullshit ideas like Euron or Benjen coming out of no where to save the day. They are doing their best to close gaps in the story but in ridiculous ways. There seems to be a high level of convenience going on that I just don't subscribe to.

 

[calsnowskier]

So where was Benjin before his perfect timing appearance? How did he know to show up? Was he hanging out watching the battle? Why not run on the NK and kill him instead if sacrificing himself to save Jon?

 

[PnkPanther]

This season summary thus far:

EPIC SPECIAL EFFECTS/BATTLES: A+

Dialogue and plot: D-

Overall: Incomplete


There is still one episode left to save it, but this season is by a large margin the worst season.

Possibly is the "worst", I think we're all just annoyed by the accelerated pace to close it out. I'm still enjoying it and cant wait until next week. They're trying to cram 4 seasons at old pace into 2 abbreviated seasons.

 

[SlinkyRedfoot]

Show is having the same feeling that I got when the Wheel of Time books where brought to an abrupt, two loooong books (but was suppose to be only 1), end after the author died. A lot to condense in a short time. Show could have easily added another season but this is what we are going to get.

Word.

And when I've asked this board why they're rushing to an end, the only answer I got was "because no drama shows have ever been good after six seasons, so they wanted to wrap it up."

If that's true, it's stupid as shit.

 

[chf]

you can keep hitting the "I believe" button all you want, man, but I say there are huge gaps in the physics of the show. There are bullshit ideas like Euron or Benjen coming out of no where to save the day. They are doing their best to close gaps in the story but in ridiculous ways. There seems to be a high level of convenience going on that I just don't subscribe to.

deux ex machina last minute save the day heroics in a swords and sorcery novel?

NO FUCKING WAY!!!!

/sarcasm

Again, GRRM is not only giving them exactly what will happen in the books, he's signing off on the scripts.

 

[chf]

So where was Benjin before his perfect timing appearance? How did he know to show up? Was he hanging out watching the battle? Why not run on the NK and kill him instead if sacrificing himself to save Jon?

Heh, AGAIN, why didn't Sam and Frodo just fly the ring via Eagle express over Mt. Doom and drop the ring?

Fun game to play I guess.