Author Topic: Game of Thrones thread for people who enjoy both the show and books (Read 78483 times)

star seed 7 · « **Reply #200 on:** June 15, 2014, 05:47:03 PM »

Supposedly zombie cat and bloodraven are tonight too. The creators think this is the best episode so far, so I'm pretty pumped

I think tywin will happen about midway through and then tyrion on a ship as one of the last few scenes. I'm betting bran stuff is the final scene

star seed 7 · « **Reply #201 on:** June 15, 2014, 05:48:04 PM »

Wait, zombie cat will probably be the last scene

Mr Bread · « **Reply #202 on:** June 15, 2014, 07:01:39 PM »

Tyrion covers some important plot points before he gets to Jorah. I don't think they'll go much past his trip across the narrow sea if that. Maybe his meet up with Illyrio max.

I wasn't a fan of the zombie cat plot line so far in the books. Why the eff are those dumbshits following her anyway? She's the former wife of a rough ridin' dunce and her eldest son was a rough ridin' dunce too. Hardly qualifies her for command. She would also have to be mostly if not totally insane. Silly. I hope they all get killed off in short order going forward.

star seed 7 · « **Reply #203 on:** June 15, 2014, 07:09:03 PM »

Another rumor going around is someone that hasn't died in the books yet will die tonight

michigancat · « **Reply #204 on:** June 15, 2014, 07:51:20 PM »

Quote from: Mr Bread on June 15, 2014, 07:01:39 PM

Tyrion covers some important plot points before he gets to Jorah. I don't think they'll go much past his trip across the narrow sea if that. Maybe his meet up with Illyrio max.

I wasn't a fan of the zombie cat plot line so far in the books. Why the eff are those dumbshits following her anyway? She's the former wife of a rough ridin' dunce and her eldest son was a rough ridin' dunce too. Hardly qualifies her for command. She would also have to be mostly if not totally insane. Silly. I hope they all get killed off in short order going forward.

Zombie cat is extremely annoying and probably the worst part of the series. At least given what we know.

HerrSonntag · « **Reply #205 on:** June 15, 2014, 09:21:57 PM »

Inferences:

So, Jojen is dead. It was speculated that Jojen's blood was mixed into the weirwood paste that Bran eats in the last chapter he was in in ADoD, and thats how he got the Green sight... confirmed?

The Hound doesn't die, so that was him at the Quiet Isle.

Also:

How are they going to cut out the Tyrion's first wife confession?

HerrSonntag · « **Reply #206 on:** June 15, 2014, 09:22:44 PM »

Also, i'm watching Kit Harington and Ciaran Hinds in the replay toast to the dead and making shitty chit chat and getting pissed at how rushed the last 20 minutes was because they tried to jam to much into this episode, plus no Stoneheart.

pissclams · « **Reply #207 on:** June 15, 2014, 09:29:43 PM »

idiot

HerrSonntag · « **Reply #208 on:** June 15, 2014, 09:36:00 PM »

Quote from: pissclams on June 15, 2014, 09:29:43 PM

idiot

joda · « **Reply #209 on:** June 15, 2014, 10:43:06 PM »

The lack of the Tysha story kind of lowered the drama of Tywin/Tyrion, though I can't say I'll miss where do whores go all next season.

Leaf throwing fireballs was pretty unintentionally lolly.

Dany locking up the dragons was well done and pretty sad. Also thought the final scene of Arya and the Hound was very good.

Asteriskhead · « **Reply #210 on:** June 15, 2014, 11:17:22 PM »

Tywin's death was so poorly done. Biggest eff up to date. That was a huge disservice to Dinklage and Dance. Rory McCann tho!

Asteriskhead · « **Reply #211 on:** June 15, 2014, 11:28:14 PM »

Dance and Dinklage could have brought the house down and won every award. Nope, "I am your son".

Asteriskhead · « **Reply #212 on:** June 15, 2014, 11:44:23 PM »

SOMEBODY BE ANGRY WITH ME

HerrSonntag · « **Reply #213 on:** June 16, 2014, 12:00:28 AM »

When i saw there was 20 minute left in the episode before they'd cut to Arya or Tyrion, i was visibly concerned... the show seems to plow through really important scenes and draw out scenes in between the text. They could have cut Tysha back in if rough ridin' Kit Harrington would quit rough ridin' toasting the dead and hogging the episode.

Asteriskhead · « **Reply #214 on:** June 16, 2014, 12:10:46 AM »

Cutting the Jaime/ Cersei scene would have been best. I also agree that there was too much time devoted to the wall. Let Stannis show up and beat the wildlings, Jon gives him advice, show the funeral pyres and table the story line. I'm not mad that Lady Stoneheart hasn't appeared yet. All the episode needed was a few free minutes to build the Tyrion conflict a little more. It felt so forced. I want to have discussions with several show-only people to gauge their reactions.

joda · « **Reply #215 on:** June 16, 2014, 12:27:28 AM »

Quote from: Metalhead on June 16, 2014, 12:10:46 AM

Cutting the Jaime/ Cersei scene would have been best. I also agree that there was too much time devoted to the wall. Let Stannis show up and beat the wildlings, Jon gives him advice, show the funeral pyres and table the story line. I'm not mad that Lady Stoneheart hasn't appeared yet. All the episode needed was a few free minutes to build the Tyrion conflict a little more. It felt so forced. I want to have discussions with several show-only people to gauge their reactions.

I agree with all of this

Asteriskhead · « **Reply #216 on:** June 16, 2014, 12:31:16 AM »

That said, the Brienne v. Hound battle was a nice invention to bring the show back in line with the books. I thought Rory McCann did an excellent job throughout that. Arya and the Hound was a very well done story arch.

joda · « **Reply #217 on:** June 16, 2014, 01:45:24 AM »

Quote from: Metalhead on June 16, 2014, 12:31:16 AM

That said, the Brienne v. Hound battle was a nice invention to bring the show back in line with the books. I thought Rory McCann did an excellent job throughout that. Arya and the Hound was a very well done story arch.

Yea I imagine the show only people are pretty pissed she left him to die

Pete · « **Reply #218 on:** June 16, 2014, 06:54:04 AM »

I am a bit surprised that they started on zombie Mountain, if they didn't touch on Zombie Kat. Apparently the TV writers see that as more important to the future plot.

Mrs. Gooch · « **Reply #219 on:** June 16, 2014, 08:32:39 AM »

Yes, I was a bit disappointed in the Tywin death scene.

At the very beginning of the last Arya scene, when they first just showed the river, I thought it was going to be Nymeria pulling Cat out of the river.

Mrs. Gooch · « **Reply #220 on:** June 16, 2014, 09:09:10 AM »

So Bran's storyline is caught up to the books. So there's going to be a bunch of new stuff for him in Season 5, right?

Also, shouldn't Bloodraven have been missing an eye?

P.S. Rogues comes out tomorrow which features another prequel short story by GRRM.

Panjandrum · « **Reply #221 on:** June 16, 2014, 09:16:42 AM »

Jojen dying was dumb. It basically tells me he'll offer nothing in the future books.

Panjandrum · « **Reply #222 on:** June 16, 2014, 09:17:07 AM »

Also, I was looking forward to some Coldhands, but nope.

Asteriskhead · « **Reply #223 on:** June 16, 2014, 10:11:34 AM »

I think Gleganebowl is a sure thing now, maybe only in the show. Hopefully in the books too.

People have been speculating that Jojen has been dead for a while. Bran eats some nasty paste in Blood Raven's cave that seems like there is blood in it and he ends up with green sight.

I didn't expect Coldhands to show up, so I wasn't mad about it. I'm unsure of his identity, but having him appear on screen would probably ruin his later book reveal for the readers.

HerrSonntag · « **Reply #224 on:** June 16, 2014, 10:14:58 AM »

Quote from: Metalhead on June 16, 2014, 10:11:34 AM

I think Gleganebowl is a sure thing now, maybe only in the show. Hopefully in the books too.

People have been speculating that Jojen has been dead for a while. Bran eats some nasty paste in Blood Raven's cave that seems like there is blood in it and he ends up with green sight.

I didn't expect Coldhands to show up, so I wasn't mad about it. I'm unsure of his identity, but having him appear on screen would probably ruin his later book reveal for the readers.

I think this is guaranteed in the books... should we take this to a new thread to be mad about the TV show spoiling the books?