Game of Thrones

[Zanshin]

It's all nonsense to me; no way I'd retain any of it.

[hbionic]

Zanshin,

Just wait until you get to the part where John Snow is forced to eat his wolf.

The sex scene between Lady stark and Brienne is magic on the screen.

Oh, one of the Dragons dies...but it's only to pull the dwarf out of its stomach. I can't believe he survived.

[Eagles_Legendz]

In the books it's just a random chapter in the middle of book 3, so it's even more of an out of nowhere WTF moment.  At least the show has established episode 9 something major goes down.

[Munson]

I want to discuss the other plotpoints because a lot of important shtein happened, but I can't even begin to think about the episode without this happening...

[General_Failure]

[Munson]

[hbionic]

 

[Eagles_Legendz]

Haha priceless.

Any exciting predictions for tomorrow?  Judging by the preview they're checking in with everyone which is meh since I like the episodes focused more. 

[Munson]

I have to assume that House Bolton gets named Lord Paramount of the North. I just don't know what that means for Tyrion and Sansa, unless Tywin is playing both sides of the fence and saving Sansa as his ace in the hole if the North refuses to really unite behind Roose Bolton. Which I think might be the case since he slaughtered a lot of their men. I imagine we'll finally get some info on the assumed bastich of Bolton too, since the whole plan seems to have come to fruition. I don't know if Theon will be getting away or not. On that same note, I assume House Frey also gets made Lord Paramount of the Riverlands.

From the preview for next week, Stannis seems pissed about the Red Wedding because he says "My enemies are making my Kingdom bleed." Well, icehole, don't leech kings blood and wish death about Robb Stark. Hopefully this will finally get his storyline in motion again though. Though he doesn't have much of an army left so god knows how that's going to happen.

Also from the preview, looks like Joffery and Tywin are gonna go at it. Definitely want to see what happens there.

[hbionic]

I hate Jeoffrey so much that I like him so bad.

Weird, but does anyone feel the same?

[Eagles_Legendz]

Yea Jack Gleeson is awesome.

Sad no more GoT for 9 months after tonight.

[hbionic]

We can always arrange a monthly GOT roadie to everyone's home amongst us and have a circle jerk over book III to pass the time?

[Munson]

Ughhhh. Those first 10 minutes or so were rough. Poor Robb/Grey Wind  farg you Walder Frey/Roose Bolton

I'm surprised with how quickly I went from being pissed at the Greyjoy's for invading the North, for cheering on the Greyjoy's for invading the North haha

[Eagaholic]

"It's not easy being drunk all the time. If it were easy everyone would do it..."   My favorite line of the night. And imo this was by far the best episode of the season. They did a very good job bringing most all the lines together (Little Finger off in the Vale and the Tyrells aside).

I'm enjoying the parallel lines of how the Arya/Hound and the Jamie/Brienne relationships are developing.

"I've made my decision." Quote from two different kings who were immediately overruled.

The dialogue tonight was was brilliant (e.g. Cersei to Tyrion "So, enjoying married life?" ...and the rest of the scene that followed.

Some nice subtlety too, like when Pod was scurrying by to summon Tyrion and the young ladies snickering saying "that's him," referring back to the guy who was so good the whores wouldn't even take his money. I was always disappointed they never did further explain that one.

Ygritte was conflicted, needs a therapist. Violence is never the answer.

My impression was that Arya decided on her fate when she held up valor morgholis coin after stabbing the shtein out of that guy's neck. I think she'll be off to find Jaqen Hagar (sp?) now that she doesn't really have anything left to live for and wants to be faceless person.

I'd do Gilly, actually. Just have to watch out for that overbite.

The moment Cersie turns to see Jamie and his stump I think was very well done, truly captured the poignant note they were looking for. They also managed to bring together all the story lines in one episode a way that had some resolution for the season yet still left you hanging a bit, which isn't an easy feat with so many point of view arcs (though I think Samwell popping up out of the well and happening to meet Bran & Co was a bit of a stretch).

I also like Melisandra's character development and how even though she's a manipulative bitch she's completely dedicated to what she sees as truth, even if she doesn't like it. Second time she's spared Davos' life.

This last episode helps redeem this season which I thought wasn't as strong as the first two. It just got too dark and too heavy without enough of the wits and banter, bawdiness or occasional comic relief to balance it out, and I'd say the last two shows kept the season from being a disappointment.

Oh, and I opened a bottle of red wine to celebrate the last show, pretty much kept pace with the characters. Win.

This off season is longer that the NFL, wtf.

[Eagaholic]

Ughhhh. Those first 10 minutes or so were rough. Poor Robb/Grey Wind  farg you Walder Frey/Roose Bolton

Yeah, usually they segue well from one scene to the next but the first several minutes were blunt cuts, like going from Arya seeing her dead brother's decapitated body with his direwolf's head attached to Tyrion strolling along with Sansa.  I think that gave a hard edge and added to an intended effect of how it was supposed to hit the viewer.