Game of Thrones

[juliansteed]

One of the more under-rated actors on the show in my opinion.

 

[Hornsstampede2.0]

The Dothraki spent centuries refusing to cross the Sea as it was taboo and an omen of doom.

So...yeah..that was a great idea in hindsight. It worked out well for them to break their taboo pledge.

I guess they got to kill some Tarley and Lannister troops in one minor battle last season that had little strategic impact.

And they delayed the advance of the Wights for about 8 seconds in this season.

Time well spent in Westeros for them.

 

[Duffman]

 

[night]

Why doesn't someone else just pick up the necklace and put it on? Boom, instant magic powers.

Hey, Jorah just left Heartsbane lying around too. There are some treasures for the beachcombers out there.

 

[Orlando Eagles]

Why doesn't someone else just pick up the necklace and put it on? Boom, instant magic powers.

I noticed that as soon as the necklace hit the ground the red jewel in it stopped glowing. To me that meant it was all done.

But maybe someone picks it up next episode and puts it on.....

 

[Orlando Eagles]

I thought Bran was going to Warg a dragon.

When that was obviously not happening I also thought that Arya was actually disguised as Bran in the chair. Of course I realized pretty quickly that made no sense given how the episode played out. They might have been able to work that in if they changed some stuff.

You're right about the dagger too. They show her throwing those dragonglass daggers with really tight precision and practicing shooting with a bow. But she just decides to run straight at him from behind and then jump up and yell before she jumps in the air. Da fuq.

You are right, based on what they have shown of her skill she could have hung out in the tree and sniped his ass.

But here is the thing.....how amazing of a scene would that have been? I feel like when this started out they were working off of a unique piece of storytelling, and were doing it without a world load of fanfare and attention. Subverting genres was easy.

Now it feels like so much of what is written, planned and directed has this heavy weight of popular expectation.

It makes things like fan service or grab cinematographic scenes hard to avoid. I certainly don’t lay that as excuse, but it is valid explanation.

Based on that Arya is not sniping from a tree. Arya is not just popping up quietly out of now where. She is going in screaming from the moment she shows up behind his shoulder.

I feel like they used the same trick they did with the dragons flying through fog. You don’t see Arya until she is airborne and 7 feet from NK. That was purposefully done. Where did she come from? Did she slip through the lines of wights and WW? Was she somehow wearing a face? Did she come out of the tree? It’s purposefully not clear.

What is clear though is that this show is going to play out pandering to popular want for the most part now. The genres it has subverted will be fully supported. It’s going to go out this way now. It has been this way for a while.

That’s not the core problem here. The core problem is they left too little time to close this out. They put themselves in a box where they had to commit to telling a more comprehensive story on either the NK or the throne. And they chose the throne.

Either way, I think they left too little time to show proper closure to either story line. And that might be the story forever. Why did they put such an aggressive end date on the show? We assume this makes money hand over fist for HBO, but does it really?

 

[SU Nittany Tide]

Then it was a real mistake for her to scream the entire time she was airborne and coming at him from behind.

Also, even if they're all deaf the wights or the other White Walkers would have noticed her running through that crowd that surrounded Bran and the Night King.

The Dothraki spent centuries refusing to cross the Sea as it was taboo and an omen of doom.

So...yeah..that was a great idea in hindsight. It worked out well for them to break their taboo pledge.

I guess they got to kill some Tarley and Lannister troops in one minor battle last season that had little strategic impact.

And they delayed the advance of the Wights for about 8 seconds in this season.

Time well spent in Westeros for them.

It was at LEAST 15 seconds.

 

[SU Nittany Tide]

Love the last one. Can't say I understand the chicken one.

 

[PnkPanther]

I somewhat disagree.

Arya knows that courtyard area like the back of her hand... it's her home, whereas the WW's have never been there... she could have done it blind. Probably LOTS of places in that area for her to sneak about unseen. Stealth is her specialty, and it was at night.

Also, the battle was essentially over and in the mop-up stages. The WW's realized that all threats in the courtyard had already been eliminated. The WW's were already in 'grab a beer & popcorn mode' and watch as The Boss takes out Bran.

However.....

It made sense, up until the point the dumbass director had her yell while in mid-leap. That scene bothered me because of the stupid director having Maisie (Arya) yell in mid-leap...yelling is something Brienne would do in battle while dealing a crushing blow... yelling is something a highly trained assassin would NOT do in the midst of performing a stealthy backstab. That was cringe-worthy... shame on the director for having Arya yell mid-leap. Here is the scene:

The after show shed some light. She stabbed him in same spot where dragon glass turned him into NK, as in thats where he needed to be stabbed

 

[PnkPanther]

Maybe its not that you're watching with lighting now but that since you've already seen it once, you know what happens and are tracking the action better because of it. First time thru, your eyes are scanning everywhere just trying to pick up any and every detail you can. Every view after though, you know what to look for so you don't sense the same confusion. Could be a possibility. Just throwing it out there.

I never had any problem with the lighting being a reason I couldn't make out what was happening. The blurry camera work to give the appearance of fog of war confusion was a bit much though.

I assure you for me it was better lit.

 

[Proud_Okie]

The after show shed some light. She stabbed him in same spot where dragon glass turned him into NK, as in thats where he needed to be stabbed

I thought the dragon glass was pushed into his heart, and Arya stabbed him lower?

 

[PnkPanther]

I thought the dragon glass was pushed into his heart, and Arya stabbed him lower?

He was holding her over his head and she's not that tall, if you watch zoom out, it looks like it's in the heart

 

[Proud_Okie]

He was holding her over his head and she's not that tall, if you watch zoom out, it looks like it's in the heart

I didn't catch that, thanks.

 

[Mebert]

The internet has confirmed that Game of Thrones is pro Trump

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[SlinkyRedfoot]

The internet has confirmed that Game of Thrones is pro Trump

Game of Thrones Keeps Killing Off Entire Immigrant Populations, And It's a Problem

Holy shit. This is a world full of sniveling cunts.

 

[Mebert]

Holy shit. This is a world full of sniveling cunts.

If you can't add a social narrative to 100% of everything in your life then you have no purpose on this planet!!!!!

 

[SU Nittany Tide]

I thought the dragon glass was pushed into his heart, and Arya stabbed him lower?

I thought it was lower at first but after rewatching it was definitely in the heart area.

So we are to assume she just got lucky?

 

[PnkPanther]

I thought it was lower at first but after rewatching it was definitely in the heart area.

So we are to assume she just got lucky?

That is the question, part of me says no

but if your plan is to get caught midair by the throat, I question your plan

 

[SU Nittany Tide]

That is the question, part of me says no

but if your plan is to get caught midair by the throat, I question your plan

I suppose it could have been sort of luck. She seemed to be going for the head/neck area. Once that was taken out she went for the only kill zone in reach.

 

[batchaps4me]

That is the question, part of me says no

but if your plan is to get caught midair by the throat, I question your plan

I know it is a shit plan, do you have a better one? ~ Jon Snow