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Game of Thrones *NO BOOK DISCUSSION* |OT| Season 7 - [Read the OP]

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Gnome

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Wait, so how did Jorah Fedorah wind up back in Westeros, I thought he was still on the other side of the world.

Greyscale makes you an incredible swimmer.


There is no real explanation how he got there. He just went there, probably to see if the Maesters knew a cure, or so that Maesters could use him as a research subject.
 
When I saw people complaining about that montage scene feeling too long, my first thought was:

"I wonder if these people ever watch Better Call Saul. That show is full of montage scenes like this."

Well that's another show, to me the montage really felt out of place for Game of Thrones. I think Arya had one last season as well focused on training. Other than those have they ever even done them? It was just jarring and IMO not funny. You could totally have a scene without that that still shows off the mundane/annoying shit (No pun intended) Sam goes through at the citadel leading up to the part with him and the locked area.
 

Recreat3

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Jon is, like, "wait, why am I actually being smart right now? I'm not killing people because of idiotic tradition, it's almost like my dad isn't even Ned".


LEAVE ED SHEERAN ALONE
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Just completely took me out of the episode because i knew that it was ed sheeran..took me out of the game of thrones world if that makes sense. Immersion breaker?
 
I still find the Daenaryes storyline to be the weakest and she just annoys me as a result. Im still really confused as to how she got so many soldiers who obey her so easily. Surely they have their own inter-fighting, which would be tedious to show I know, but it still feels all so easy how she has allies, how she got the eggs, how she wasn't killed considering how vulnerable she was in a foreign land.

Im also just not a fan of her since her dad was evil and all that, so Im obviously not cheering for her arc.

But from what I gather, it feels as if the conflicts are supposed to be put to the side as everyone unites against the Walkers, right?

Man Im so anxious about how all of this unfolds and how it all ends. A part of me just wants to see everyone be friends and defeat the white walkers and live in peace forever, but I know it's going to be a long road of anxiety lol.
 

mantidor

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Arya and Ed Sheeran's boy band are gonna team up.

She's killing them all.

Remember that scene after the red wedding where she finds Frey soldiers talking shit about the starks? and how she killed all of them? (with the help of the hound) . This is a mirror, a takeback, they are going to show us our little girl Stark is gone :p
 

molnizzle

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So at this point everyone agrees that Bran is actually the Lord of Light, right? That time traveling little devil. Tried to warn the Mad King too, though all he got was "burn them all!" Too bad.

It's all Bran's fault.
 

FiggyCal

Banned
Honestly don't think the Sheeran cameo was that bad i.e him being in the show. The scene itself was pointless. They could've picked a less obvious way to let us know she was kings landing bound, like have her say her later and end it on Cersei while at a fork on the role.

I think i's important for her character development. It shows that there's some humanity in her still even after she's killed dozens of people. She was going to kill them all until they befriended her.
 

Heshinsi

"playing" dumb? unpossible
Yeah, she needs to be fully on Jon's side right now and take up any grievance in private. If anything, she's being all Cercei, which Jon kinda calls out with her "you sound like you admire her" line.

I quiet liked her telling Littlefinger he didn't need to have the last word, she can just imagine that it was clever. That cracked me up.

Also, The Hound telling Thoros that his man bun thing wasn't fooling anyone got a big laugh from me.
This actually has me more worried about Sansa. I was expecting here to be agreeing with LF early on, and then making the pivot back towards Jon at the end. If she's being a smartass to LF in the first episode right off the bat, that means that if there's fuckery to go done with Sansa, she'd be hopping on the LF express mid season. I don't see them going back and forth with this :/
She was there to murder them, but as soon as she started talking to them, she realized that they might be Lannister's but they weren't bad guys. They were there because they had to be, not because they wanted, and they didn't even give a shit for the faction they were fighting for.

I think the scene helped us see that Arya isn't completely gone, that she can still have empathy, even when it's for her "enemies".
I thought she intended to pass through. She didn't even want to join them.

Disappointing episode, will consider not staying up anymore and just watching the rest of the season the morning after. The beginning was good but I lost interest during the 20 minute poop montage and the hound scene.

I already fear that the season is going to end with a shot of Daenerys going into battle, and all the 7 episodes are going to build into that moment. I'm tired her closing every episode and every season, implying that she is going to do something. There should have been a battle at the castle since the Lannisters leaving it unprotected and ready to be taken sounds like a stupid plot hole.

The Lannisters are a single house. How do you expect them to guard the West (their base) and King's Landing, reinforce the Freys and keep the borders of the Crown Lands with the Reach and Dorne protected, plus take and hold Dragonstone at the same time?
Still can't help but feel that Dany will die eventually. That privilege & entitlement though...
So privileged and entitled, that she started the show being sold into slavery by her abusive brother to a barbarian. Don't knock her for achieving things in spite of her beginnings. Every single person supporting her, all her advisors, her dragons, and the Unsullied, support her without coercion, without fear, and because they genuinely like her.
Didn't Tyrion or Varys try to tell Dany about the shit going down at the Wall but she brushed it off last season?
Nope, that scene never happened. I haven't heard the word "white walker" mentioned to Dany ever.
My girlfriend pointed out that it seemed a touch strange that Cersei had knowledge of Denny's impending arrival in Westeros. Possible there is a spy?
Watch it be Daario that fuck boi.
 

Einchy

semen stains the mountaintops
She's killing them all.

Remember that scene after the red wedding where she finds Frey soldiers talking shit about the starks? and how she killed all of them? (with the help of the hound) . This is a mirror, a takeback, they are going to show us our little girl Stark is gone :p

I think this being a mirror of that scene is why she won't kill them, the other guys had it coming in the eyes of the audience, these dudes are just normal guys who helped out a stranger. If she kills them, then it's to reinforce that she is completely heartless then, but I don't think she will kill them because the show is trying to tell us that she still has a heart deep down.
 

DragoonKain

Neighbours from Hell
I honestly didn't even know who Ed Sheeran was until I heard people talking about him. I looked him up and never heard of him or his music.
 
So at this point everyone agrees that Bran is actually the Lord of Light, right? That time traveling little devil. Tried to warn the Mad King too, though all he got was "burn them all!" Too bad.

It's all Bran's fault.

The time travel stuff is so intriguing to me, but I hope it doesn't get ruined by getting too heavy handed.

Im still confused about it all, but its really fascinating how its written. Didn't realize Bran was Lord of Light, when was this alluded to?

Are you saying the mad king heard voices, which were Brans? Why? How?

I assume there really is a Lord of Light and something opposite to it, but I don't expect gods to play a direct role in anything.
 

DragoonKain

Neighbours from Hell
Assuming there will be some type of a war or major battle vs the White Walkers-which there may not be, we simply don't know, but I'd find it hard to believe they built this up for this long for it to end with a handshake truce or a negotiation. But assuming there is a war, the writers have to keep as many "special" characters alive for as long as possible, as they will all be necessary to defeat the White Walkers to some capacity.

In theory anyway.
 

molnizzle

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Im still confused about it all, but its really fascinating how its written. Didn't realize Bran was Lord of Light, when was this alluded to?

Are you saying the mad king heard voices, which were Brans? Why? How?

I assume there really is a Lord of Light and something opposite to it, but I don't expect gods to play a direct role in anything.

They didn't really allude to it, I'm just speculating after what happened with Hodor. Doesn't seem too far-fetched that Bran tries to go back and warn the "Mad King" about the coming winter, which actually causes the mad king to turn into the Mad King. Nothing beats winter like fire. Burn them all. A Song of Ice and Fire. etc.

Just speculating. Seems like a Game of Thrones ass move.
 
The time travel stuff is so intriguing to me, but I hope it doesn't get ruined by getting too heavy handed.

Im still confused about it all, but its really fascinating how its written. Didn't realize Bran was Lord of Light, when was this alluded to?

Are you saying the mad king heard voices, which were Brans? Why? How?

I assume there really is a Lord of Light and something opposite to it, but I don't expect gods to play a direct role in anything.

Um...I think the answers to your questions are quite obvious. Some of them were blatantly answered as well. Very odd these questions given your handle...

As for Bran being the Lord of Light I think it's highly probable. We know Bran can communicate through time and space. We also know his messages are not exactly loudb and clear. In fact, his communication has only caused confusion for characters impacted. It seems highly likely that he's been trying to communicate in various other ways and it continues to be misinterpreted or causes tragedy.
 

Heshinsi

"playing" dumb? unpossible
I still find the Daenaryes storyline to be the weakest and she just annoys me as a result. Im still really confused as to how she got so many soldiers who obey her so easily. Surely they have their own inter-fighting, which would be tedious to show I know, but it still feels all so easy how she has allies, how she got the eggs, how she wasn't killed considering how vulnerable she was in a foreign land.

Im also just not a fan of her since her dad was evil and all that, so Im obviously not cheering for her arc.

But from what I gather, it feels as if the conflicts are supposed to be put to the side as everyone unites against the Walkers, right?

Man Im so anxious about how all of this unfolds and how it all ends. A part of me just wants to see everyone be friends and defeat the white walkers and live in peace forever, but I know it's going to be a long road of anxiety lol.
They ah, actually don't seem to mind following someone who isn't a dick to them. It isn't a novel idea. It's easy for people to follow you when you're not a giant cunt to them. You're not a fan of her because of her father? Hmm, well Jon's dad is Rhaegar Targaryen, which makes the Mad King his grandpa. Let me guess, you don't like him too right?
 
They didn't really allude to it, I'm just speculating after what happened with Hodor. Doesn't seem too far-fetched that Bran tries to go back and warn the "Mad King" about the coming winter, which actually caused the mad king to turn into the Mad King.

Just speculating. Seems like a Game of Thrones ass move.
Bran can't change the past. Why would he try to warn the mad king when the mad king is dead? He can't help them now.
 

Einchy

semen stains the mountaintops
He can, though.

Hodor.

GoT is playing with "whatever happened happened" rules. So if Bran did go back in the past and "change" something, that change is already part of history. He can only do things he has already done. It's an endless loop.
 
The One and Done™;243676188 said:
Um...I think the answers to your questions are quite obvious. Some of them were blatantly answered as well. Very odd these questions given your handle...

Lol. I mean, why does Bran go back to the Mad King, and how? I mean, the time paradox is confusing, so how will that be explained and not be a total mess.
 

Heshinsi

"playing" dumb? unpossible
Bran can't change the past. Why would he try to warn the mad king when the mad king is dead? He can't help them now.

How is that statement correct, when we saw Bran fuck with past Hordor, while turning him into the adult Hordor we've come to know?
 

Heshinsi

"playing" dumb? unpossible
GoT is playing with "whatever happened happened" rules. So if Bran did go back in the past and "change" something, that change is already part of history. He can only do things he has already done. It's an endless loop.

All they have to do is show Bran going back and messing with things that cause what we know have already happened. We knew Hordor had that weird speech thing, but we didn't know why.
 

molnizzle

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GoT is playing with "whatever happened happened" rules. So if Bran did go back in the past and "change" something, that change is already part of history. He can only do things he has already done. It's an endless loop.

Right.

Bran was probably also Brandon the Builder, one of the First Men, the founder of House Stark, and architect of The Wall itself.

imo
 

Aikidoka

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GoT is playing with "whatever happened happened" rules. So if Bran did go back in the past and "change" something, that change is already part of history. He can only do things he has already done. It's an endless loop.

That's consistent with the idea that the Mad-King was only mad because Bran had messed with his mind in the future.
 
GoT is playing with "whatever happened happened" rules. So if Bran did go back in the past and "change" something, that change is already part of history. He can only do things he has already done. It's an endless loop.

By definiton that means the timeline we're seeing is one altered by Bran.
 

Gnome

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How is that statement correct, when we saw Bran fuck with past Hordor, while turning him into the adult Hordor we've come to know?

That was incidental to his presence there. It's the type of time travel where the results of messing with the past are already felt in the present before being messed with. Therefore, the Mad King being mad is already felt, so you could reason that trying to contact him is pointless.

The One and Done™;243676602 said:
By definiton that means the timeline we're seeing is one altered by Bran.

But if Bran knows it, which he should (cuz Hodor), then he has zero reason to try and change anything thus it wouldn't become altered (cept Hodor).
 

Einchy

semen stains the mountaintops
The One and Done™;243676602 said:
By definiton that means the timeline we're seeing is one altered by Bran.

Yup, which is why a lot of people think he will be the one who builds The Wall. He knows how important it is, and it probably wouldn't be built without him, so he has to go back in time and make sure it does happen.
 

mantidor

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I think this being a mirror of that scene is why she won't kill them, the other guys had it coming in the eyes of the audience, these dudes are just normal guys who helped out a stranger. If she kills them, then it's to reinforce that she is completely heartless then, but I don't think she will kill them because the show is trying to tell us that she still has a heart deep down.

Yeah I know, the show has been anything but subtle about its intentions with these scenes, but being this the final road, this is the kind of "shock" they look for, and Arya's road has been very rough, and it makes no sense she is going to kill the lannister queen with the help of lannister soldiers. She is going to kill the queen regardless of that, including killing lannister soldiers with babies, lannisters soldiers with hope, that is the whole point of it.

::p
 

CheckMate

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They didn't really allude to it, I'm just speculating after what happened with Hodor. Doesn't seem too far-fetched that Bran tries to go back and warn the "Mad King" about the coming winter, which actually causes the mad king to turn into the Mad King. Nothing beats winter like fire. Burn them all. A Song of Ice and Fire. etc.

Just speculating. Seems like a Game of Thrones ass move.

I always thought the Lord of Light was The Stranger from The Seven since no one prays to him.

Also, the one who warned The Mad King was the three-eyed raven, who was his brother. That's why he told Bran it's not a good idea to change the past.
 

Aikidoka

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That was incidental to his presence there. It's the type of time travel where the results of messing with the past are already felt in the present before being messed with. Therefore, the Mad King being mad is already felt, so you could reason that trying to contact him is pointless.


I'm not sure what you are saying, but I can think of a couple of potential reasons to contact a Targaryen. Maybe that's how people learn secrets about dragonglass or anything related.

Though, didn't the Three-eyed Raven before Bran have the same powers? So it could have been his fault.
 
Bran interacting with Hodor in the past didn't change Hodor's fate, it was his fate. Also a lesson to Bran not to fuck with the past.

Whatever Bran does in the past has already happened. So what exactly is he going to try to make the mad king do? It's already happened so he won't need to make contact with the mad king unless he knows he has to.
 
Yup, which is why a lot of people think he will be the one who builds The Wall. He knows how important it is, and it probably wouldn't be built without him, so he has to go back in time and make sure it does happen.

Yeah to many "coincidences". Bran The Builder, building the Wall, Winterfell etc. It would be messed up if he ultimately realizes the Walkers win so he goes back in time to ensure his birth and path to ravenry and get a second chance. Hell that may be the very timeline we're witnessing now.
 

molnizzle

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I always thought the Lord of Light was The Stranger from The Seven since no prays to him.

Also, the one who warned The Mad King was the three-eyed raven, who was his brother. That's why he told Bran it's not a good idea to change the past.

Bran probably has to learn that lesson for himself though. He's the three-eyed raven now.

I think that'll happen after he tries to alter history by warning the Mad King, but all he does is create the Mad King. That'll be the point where he realizes his role in this time loop. Then he'll go back and build The Wall, etc.
 

FiggyCal

Banned
The Mad King wasn't always crazy, though. He was described as slowly losing his mind in the show. So I don't think Bran had anything to do with it.
 
They ah, actually don't seem to mind following someone who isn't a dick to them. It isn't a novel idea. It's easy for people to follow you when you're not a giant cunt to them. You're not a fan of her because of her father? Hmm, well Jon's dad is Rhaegar Targaryen, which makes the Mad King his grandpa. Let me guess, you don't like him too right?

But that all just feels fairly simple because it's an army of people who have no character or thought. They just are a huge powerful number who obey Dany, except for that one commander dude who seems to get some character.

And if Im not remembering incorrectly, she amasses other soldiers and ex-slaves.

Dany's whole thing is to resume her father's role, even though he was mad, and I just didn't care much for how quick and easy her rise all felt. Its always felt like one convenient thing after another, and it always felt quite different in quality to the other stuff.
 
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