New HBO Series: Game of Thrones

[Numero Veinticinco]

45 minutes ago, 3 Stacks said:

They left a fucking Starbucks cup visible in one of the scenes. That says it all. They don't give a shit anymore and yeah, opinions and all that, but the story has objectively gone to shite.

Objectively, you say. What factual things are you talking about? 

 

 

[Numero Veinticinco]

1 hour ago, Remmie said:

A bit unclear why Cersei hasn't fired 700 arrows into Tyrion and that tiny fucking army as well? 

 

Edit: I've reverted to nitpicking again as I loved the episode, so it's a bit unfair but fun. 

Nah, I felt the same. She could have won the war right there and then. But in general, a quality episode that was very GoT. 

[Aventus]

I probably preferred that episode over the other 3 so far, back to gaming for the throne instead of sulking in the snow. 

 

It does feel very rushed though, not necessarily just poor writing, but all the subtlety has gone out of the window because we're running out of episodes.

 

Danerys has been chilled out because she's had pretty much everything her own way so far, now at the first sign of adversity she's having a psychotic breakdown. Probably should have planted the "mad queen" seed a while ago. Instead this plot thread developed in the space of half an episode. 

 

Why the fuck would anyone trust Sansa to keep a secret? Ned didn't even tell his wife because he knows women have big gobs and love gossiping. 

 

Somebody needs to push Bran into the sea, the useless cunt. 

 

 

[3 Stacks]

36 minutes ago, Numero Veinticinco said:

Objectively, you say. What factual things are you talking about? 

 

 

I mean there's a long list but just for example because I don't have all day:

 

When the dragon gets shot and dies. Dany was flying overhead and could see everything below, yet Euron's fleet which is right fucking next to her in her line of sight somehow catches her by surprise. What was the explanation? Was she asleep, was she flying with her eyes closed, was she being pleasured by the scales of the dragon she was riding and was in a euphoric trance? No, somehow the explanation is worse than all of those. 

 

Apparently in the after the episodes commentary, one of the D's says "Dany forgets about Euron's fleet". That's how it happens, she forgets that one of her main enemies in the episode exists. That's the reasoning. And people are supposed to believe that? If that's not lazy and bad writing I don't know what is. Objectively shite. 

[Aventus]

1 minute ago, 3 Stacks said:

I mean there's a long list but just for example because I don't have all day:

 

When the dragon gets shot and dies. Dany was flying overhead and could see everything below, yet Euron's fleet which is right fucking next to her in her line of sight somehow catches her by surprise. What was the explanation? Was she asleep, was she flying with her eyes closed, was she being pleasured by the scales of the dragon she was riding and was in a euphoric trance? No somehow worse than all of those. 

 

Apparently in the after the episodes commentary, one of the D's says "Dany forgets about Euron's fleet". That's how it happens, she forgets that her main enemy in the episode exists. That's the reasoning. And people are supposed to believe that? If that's not lazy and bad writing I don't know what is. Objectively shite. 

I was wondering why she didn't loop around the back of the ships. They were all conveniently lined up next to each other and facing the same way. Would have been difficult for them to shoot backwards when all the guns are mounted on the front end. 

[Numero Veinticinco]

54 minutes ago, 3 Stacks said:

I mean there's a long list but just for example because I don't have all day:

 

When the dragon gets shot and dies. Dany was flying overhead and could see everything below, yet Euron's fleet which is right fucking next to her in her line of sight somehow catches her by surprise. What was the explanation? Was she asleep, was she flying with her eyes closed, was she being pleasured by the scales of the dragon she was riding and was in a euphoric trance? No, somehow the explanation is worse than all of those. 

 

Apparently in the after the episodes commentary, one of the D's says "Dany forgets about Euron's fleet". That's how it happens, she forgets that one of her main enemies in the episode exists. That's the reasoning. And people are supposed to believe that? If that's not lazy and bad writing I don't know what is. Objectively shite. 

You know, it never fails to surprise me that most people can’t grasp the difference between objective and subjective. That said, no matter how much people explain the finer points of American Football to me, I never grasp it. Same with effect vs affect. I think it’s due to caring. What you just said is your subjective opinion that something is bad and your reasoning for it. 

 

 

[ZonkoVille77]

I enjoyed that, more than the last episode. I prefer scenes with dialogue versus hollywood style action and this episide had plenty. I'm still a bit miffed with the lack of explanation about the WW and NK and the whole point of the cunt, and with the limited interaction with Bran, but overall it felt back on track. The Jamie and Brienne scenes were great as were Tyrion and Varys'. Dany is going to go full nutjob and Sansa/Arya will be ensuring she doesn't win, as will the cunt Cercei. Great stuff. 

[Skidfingers McGonical]

8 hours ago, arthur friedenreich said:

You’ve have that over a threesome with Sansa and Cersei yer frigging deviant.

You’re getting Stig mixed up with lifetime fan there Arthur. 

[Dr Arthur De Sabre]

21 minutes ago, Skidfingers McGonical said:

You’re getting Stig mixed up with lifetime fan there Arthur. 

Pair of deviants I reckon skids.

[aRdja]

51 minutes ago, ZonkoVille77 said:

Sansa/Arya will be ensuring she doesn't win

They need to elaborate on that a bit more I think. 

[Bobby Hundreds]

Danys mental breakdown seems a bit of a quick introduction. Fuck Jon snow for not petting his wolf the boring bastard. Roll on next week.

[Hand Shandy]

To be fair, Dany has got previous for losing her shit and wanting to kill loads of people...

 

She's had to be talked down on a number of occasions, and that was before two of her dragons were killed, her most trusted friend was beheaded in front of her, and loads of allies start to seem like they're turning on her.

[Ben Sherman]

The first 40 minutes of that episode were dead on but I found the end bit just a bit underwelming. Cersi couldn't give a fuck what the people think for her and she'd definitely have just massacred that pitiful force at the gate. 

[KMD7]

34 minutes ago, Hand Shandy said:

To be fair, Dany has got previous for losing her shit and wanting to kill loads of people...

 

She's had to be talked down on a number of occasions, and that was before two of her dragons were killed, her most trusted friend was beheaded in front of her, and loads of allies start to seem like they're turning on her.

Yeah this. It's been moving in this direction pretty much since she landed on Dragonstone at the beginning of season 7, it's not a new development.

[aws]

2 hours ago, Ben Sherman said:

The first 40 minutes of that episode were dead on but I found the end bit just a bit underwelming. Cersi couldn't give a fuck what the people think for her and she'd definitely have just massacred that pitiful force at the gate. 

I think they were supposed to be out of range of the arrows. As soon as Tyrion got in range they all aimed at him.

 

They are all probably too low to be hit by the javelins which are mounted up high and designed to fire into the sky.

 

 

[Curly]

16 hours ago, Numero Veinticinco said:

Well, the illusion that the middle ground is anywhere near sensible isn’t my bag. 

That’s a weird comment. So would you choose that you are going to go either one way or the other before hearing any points of a debate? Not saying the middle ground is the answer any more or less, but to go into a discussion with the mindset that you will not settle in middle ground is a bit partisan. Subjective even, dare I say.

[Herp McDerp]

Ghost aside, is there a character left that hasn't been fucked over by piss poor writing?

[Robbo29]

Didnt het the Bronn scene, surely he would be up for Tyrion and Jaime upping his payment?

And, as said earlier, why didnt Cersei have Tyrion Shot? all them archers

[ZonkoVille77]

Gendry is definitely pregnant with Arya's kid. 

[Bjornebye]

12 minutes ago, Robbo29 said:

Didnt het the Bronn scene, surely he would be up for Tyrion and Jaime upping his payment?

And, as said earlier, why didnt Cersei have Tyrion Shot? all them archers

They were all twatted on Archers 

[Davelfc]

I've not had time to watch the latest so I'll swerve all the comments above.

 

But people moaning about a coffee cup, happy to accept zombies and dragons though. 

[Hand Shandy]

43 minutes ago, Robbo29 said:

Didnt het the Bronn scene, surely he would be up for Tyrion and Jaime upping his payment?

And, as said earlier, why didnt Cersei have Tyrion Shot? all them archers

Bronn will get Highgarden, a significant upgrade on what Cersei was giving him.

 

Re not having Tyrion shot, I'll be honest and say I'm not sure. Logically, you'd say if she'd done that she would have provoked the war by killing Dany's Hand during negotiations.

 

But then she goes and beheads Missandei...

[Numero Veinticinco]

46 minutes ago, Onkalo said:

I've not had time to watch the latest so I'll swerve all the comments above.

 

But people moaning about a coffee cup, happy to accept zombies and dragons though. 

I actually think criticism about that is fair. It’s a ‘bit’ out of step with the show. 

[aws]

1 hour ago, Onkalo said:

I've not had time to watch the latest so I'll swerve all the comments above.

 

But people moaning about a coffee cup, happy to accept zombies and dragons though. 

Exactly.  It's obvious that Bran travelled to the future, fancied a coffee but had to bring it back as it was a bit hot.  

[Mendoza]

A still from next weeks episode