Game of Thrones

[hbionic]

I don't remember the significance of the blade, and thought it was weird that it killed the general of the dead walkers...or his stunt double...but after reading your posts, it explains it. Where did he get the blade again?

[Eagles_Legendz]

they found the dragonglass middle/late last season at the fist of the first men (sam/grenn/a few other night's watch people) when they were digging in the snow. 

I think episodes 3/4/5 were really good this year and 6/7 hit a lull.  This last one felt right again to me pacing wise.  It also reminded me how much I miss Tyrion since this was the first really heavy Tyrion episode this year.

It seems the show has a very deliberate structure with the seasons having episodes 1/2 as place setters, 3/4/5 as mid-season high points, 6/7 again as place setters, and then it picks up down the stretch the last 3. 

It also helps that I think there's a feeling of pieces moving together right now.  Robb and co. moving tangibly moving towards a goal and Arya's story on the verge of meeting and collapsing with them, Jaime/Brienne closing in on King's Landing since Harrenhall is fairly close and they're free now, even the northern scenes seem like people are getting relatively close in location (and thank god sam finally had something to do).  The show's biggest weakness is that is has so many characters and storylines that the weaker episodes feel like disconnected 5 minute chunks of various characters.  I still like those episodes, but it's nice when you get a concentrated one like this one, and the feeling that some of the plots are building and/or different strands are becoming slightly more interconnected. 

[Munson]

What the farg did I just watch.

[Eagles_Legendz]

RIP Robb.

[Munson]

This is the first time where a non-football/baseball/hockey TV event has actually affected my mood in a way that makes me want to scream at the television.

It's been a half hour and I think all I've managed to say is "what the farg" a bunch of times.

[Munson]

[hbionic]

Wow! 

[Munson]

[hbionic]

 I couldn't stop laughing during the wedding ceremony. That was a great scene.

My girl is still speechless about last night's episode. I think the best episode of all, even over black water.

[Munson]

Yeah Edmure was all about dat ass once he saw her.

But Roose was acting weird, and then Catelyn watched that guy close the doors and the Rains of Castamere started playing and I knew something was up. Ugh.

I don't even know what to think about the future implications. The previews for next week show us some things...Even though Stannis wished Robb dead, he said "my enemies are making my kingdom bleed"

[hbionic]

I don't know how Bolton is all of a sudden part of all of this. He let Jamie go, right?

Remind me again, how he was with the Starks?

[Munson]

He is Stark bannerman who's family sits at The Dreadfort, which isn't too far from Winterfell according to most of the maps I've seen. As far as I know there was never any tension between House Bolton and House Stark or Ned and Roose in general, other than Ned outlawing flaying, which is what House Bolton is known for. But Bolton seemed to be loyal to Robb in Season 2, and became his right hand man more or less.

He did let Jaime go, and Jaime even said "you do realize how suspicious this would seem to a normal person?" or something to that affect, but I wasn't sure if he meant the whole letting him go thing or just making a crack at the fact that Roose wouldn't drink to it.

Basically, between Walder Frey, Tywin Lannister, and Roose Bolton, I think Roose is the one I'm most pissed at for being a backstabbing icehole. I'm assuming he got paid off by Tywin and will probably be awarded by being named Warden of the North and become a major house now. Ugh. But then I don't know that means for Tyrion, as Tywin specifically had him marry Sansa because he said shes the key to the North if Robb were to die....so I don't get what the farg is going on.

[hbionic]

Now that you cleared that up a little, my guess is that Tywin is always 8 steps ahead of Lord Saris (sp?) who is 8 steps ahead of the rest of the world.

Tywin is a hard man to beat.

I like him a lot.

[Zanshin]

I need to start watching the show so that when I pop in here it doesn't look like some giant dorkgasm all over the screen. Out of context, these posts are hilarious.

[Munson]

Start watching the show, avoid all spoilers, stop coming to this thread and forget all you've read in here