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[ReturnOfTheRAT]

So that's The Red Wedding.

The violence. The emotion. The Shock.

I'm not a book reader and I can barely compose myself here.

You've got to be kidding me...

I had thought I'd seen it all when it comes to this kind of thing in film and TV; HBO and the creative team + the actors involved proved me wrong tonight.

Never in my life have I felt that this way after watching scripted, fictional content.

When Ned died in season one, episode nine was shocked by how it happened, but not that it happened. Sean Bean had only signed on for one season, he often dies on camera, etc.

Season two, "Blackwater," was shockingly good from a technical standpoint and from being singuarly focused on one plot point for a full episode. An hour of TV shouldn't be that good, but it was

Tonight though, this turn of events in Season three, episode nine had I was wide-eyed and left my mouth stayed agape for the entirety of that.

I guess I'm repeating myself now. I need to get it out either way. I didn't know that I could feel something like that, yet here I am, so emotionally invested in a TV show that my hands are still shaking and my mind is racing.

 

[Tabris]

What really got me, was the line "Mother...". Just the look on both Robb and Cat's faces. So heart breaking. I literally cried for 5 minutes after.

 

[Moaradin]

I'm still in shock and disbelief.

 

[Lkr]

Cartmanlickingtears.jpg

 

[jett]

 

[iNvid02]

i dont wanna feel those feels ever again

 

[Yaboosh]

Cat stole the show. Great scream at the end.

 

[Barack Lesnar]

Cat stole the show. Great scream at the end.

She deserves an Emmy for that performance

 

[Mobius 1]

Poor Grey Wind got the short end of it.

 

[CF_Fighter]

I knew it was coming, but I was dreading it still. As soon as "The Rains of Castamere" began I just found myself saying "No, no, stop, please just stop." I was getting teary before the massacre as the pieces began being put into place.

 

[Himynameischris]

it was intense to say the least...holy crap....I love this show so much!

 

[Samyy]

Been waiting for this day since I read the book ages ago.
Im crying and a mess all over again.

 

[NYR]

Great television. Infamous, really.

 

[The Return of]

I cannot even sleep tonight because of this shit!!! WTTFFFFF

 

[Ploid 3.0]

So perfect. This is how the people that read the book and recorded their friend's reaction usually look in the reaction videos for this episode.

I wonder if Ebert read the books, and if not I would have loved to read his review on this (if he would have watched the shows). This show is great.

 

[Pctx]

Why didn't she charge the old bastard and go for his fucking eyes!?!?! Dammit I am so pissed after this episode.

 

[Phoenix]

I just don't know what to feel anymore. That was an orgasm of TV awesomeness....

 

[Lumpy Onion]

Tonight though, this turn of events in Season three, episode nine had I was wide-eyed and left my mouth stayed agape for the entirety of that.

Exactly how I was through the whole thing. Probably the most shocking thing I have ever seen in a show before. When they showed Arya helplessly watching I realized her expression was the same as mine. I felt physically numb and sick afterwards. Ten minutes later I started crying. Few shows have ever made me feel like I should start smoking again.

The moment that guy closed the door I knew something would happen and I felt trapped and anxious. I felt so uncomfortable at what would happen next.

 

[Phoenix]

Why didn't she charge the old bastard and go for his fucking eyes!?!?! Dammit I am so pissed after this episode.

Because she believed, like a fool, that there was some honorable solution available to her. But when you like by dishonor, I guess you have to expect to die by it as well.

 

[Loofy]

"Im so happy right now ...hmm whats going on is this another westoros tradition? omg what are you doing!?!?"

 

[Ploid 3.0]

I had the feeling that she was thinking about her mistake in not living up to the promise she made towards accepting John Snow as one of her children. That blank look on her face, so much stuff must have been running through her mind. You know how they say adrenaline makes time go slow, or your brain work so fast that it's the same effect. She must have been staring there for what may have seemed like 15 minutes.

 

[belvedere]

I expected watching it to suck, but I thought the entertainment of witnessing the reactions would outweigh the pain. I was fucking wrong.

Those doors shut and every hair on my body bristled.

Fuck.

 

[NathanMcMahon]

amazing

 

[Cat Party]

https://twitter.com/RedWeddingTears

 

[Atlantis]

Cat stole the show. Great scream at the end.

She captivated me throughout the entire episode. Her expressions when the doors shut and the armor was revealed shook me.

 

[KiN0]

Having spoiled myself with the books I could barely manage to watch this episode. I basically had to fast forward through a lot of it because it was so terrible. That being said, when they finally slit cat's throat, I almost laughed a bit. It seemed almost random.

 

[Duderz]

I had the feeling that she was thinking about her mistake in not living up to the promise she made towards accepting John Snow as one of her children. That blank look on her face, so much stuff must have been running through her mind. You know how they say adrenaline makes time go slow, or your brain work so fast that it's the same effect. She must have been staring there for what may have seemed like 15 minutes.

Read the books, and you get to see exactly what she is thinking! (This incident is told through her POV.)

Spoiler

No, don't, don't cut my hair, Ned loves my hair

;_;

 

[Jitters]

Robb Starks acting was great too. The look on his face.

 

[supergiz]

I hadn't really followed the show much on the internet. I would just sit down every Sunday to watch it.

With that said, that the scene caught me by surprise is an understatement. I think I experienced a good hour of shock after it ended, then the emotions started hitting.

Now the desire is stronger than ever to start reading the books. I don't think I can wait for the next season to know what happens.

And to think I had Talisa as a background on my phone until tonight. Changed it now as I can't look at it without thinking of that horrible scene. Dammit HBO.

 

[cartoon_soldier]

What really got me, was the line "Mother...". Just the look on both Robb and Cat's faces. So heart breaking. I literally cried for 5 minutes after.

Yea...the Mother line really does seal it for me.

I knew it was coming...still so sad seeing it on screen.

 

[Atlantis]

Read the books, and you get to see exactly what she is thinking! (This incident is told through her POV.)

Spoiler

No, don't, don't cut my hair, Ned loves my hair

;_;

I was worried that without being inside her head the whole event would lose something, but her pleading with Walder was just so tragic. Amazing.

 

[Wafflecakes]

It was amazing.

I am SOOOOOOO fucking angry though.



Something needs to go right for the Starks once in a while.

 

[jetjevons]

At this point I'm convinced GRRM is just trolling everyone.

 

[johnsmith]

I didn't know this was coming, and I was nonplussed. After Ned died, it was obvious that nobody was safe.

It helped that I didn't give a damn about Robb Stark as a character.

 

[Necromanti]

Poor Grey Wind got the short end of it.

It totally seemed like Arya was going to let him out, too.

 

[Boogie9IGN]

I went to the bathroom after this episode and had to stop myself from crying, my favorite characters are gone now (except for Tyrion)

Edit: wtf was up with Jon just ditching ygritte

 

[Ramirez]

I went to the bathroom after this episode and had to stop myself from crying, my favorite characters are gone now (except for Tyrion)

Edit: wtf was up with Jon just ditching ygritte

Nights Watch before hoes, bro.

 

[jett]

At this point I'm convinced GRRM is just trolling everyone.

That's would you think right now, because of the emotions and feels going on. But relax and think on it and you'll realize that Robb is an incompetent dumbass and that his days were numbered. Much like his father. He was fucked. The north was lost to him, Winterfell is destroyed, he lost a huge party of his army, and he majorly angered and broke his vows to the Lord of a extremely important strategic location.

ASOIAF is not a cookie cutter series where the hero wins just because he's the hero.

 

[Wafflecakes]

That's would you think right now, because of the emotions and feels going on. But relax and think on it and you'll realize that Robb is an incompetent dumbass and that his days were numbered. Much like his father. He was fucked. The north was lost to him, Winterfell is destroyed, he lost a huge party of his army, and he majorly angered and broke his vows to the Lord of a extremely important strategic location.

ASOIAF is not a cookie cutter series where the hero wins just because he's the hero.

.....well one of the damn heroes better win out in the end.

I don't give a fuck how groundbreaking it is if too many more of my favorite characters die.

 

[jett]

.....well one of the damn heroes better win out in the end.

I don't give a fuck how groundbreaking it is if too many more of my favorite characters die.

lolz I'm not saying it's groundbreaking, but Robb's end is more than justified and isn't just trolling. He really had nothing at this point. He's a king but doesn't even have a castle.

 

[ClassyPenguin]

As a person who read the books, this gif sums it up.

 

[Wafflecakes]

lolz I'm not saying it's groundbreaking, but Robb's end is more than justified and isn't just trolling. He really had nothing at this point.

I guess I can agree with that.

Starks better kick some ass in the end is all I am saying......

 

[HP_Wuvcraft]

At this point I'm convinced GRRM is just trolling everyone.

Pretty much.

He's stated that he only kills characters people like.

He's worse than Joss Whedon, another writer who just kills for shock value.

 

[Timbuktu]

.....well one of the damn heroes better win out in the end.

I don't give a fuck how groundbreaking it is if too many more of my favorite characters die.

It might be that everyone is screwed at the end and the world is just indifferent.

 

[equap]

still can't get over the multiple stabs to her gut. one would have done it but multiple stabs? that's fucked up.

maan i wonder what the guy who did the stabbing was thinking when he got the order. and while doing it.

 

[FantasticMrFoxdie]

Not as surprising or shocking as Ned's death tbh.

 

[Wafflecakes]

It might be that everyone is screwed at the end and the world is just indifferent.

If his fictional world burns..... I will make sure the real world does as well.

 

[AlucarD.eq]

Nights Watch before hoes, bro.

This made me laugh for some strange reason :/ Right now I'm wondering when my gf will get a chance to see this episode and if i should record her while she watch the red wedding.

 

[Cipherr]

I guess I can agree with that.

Starks better kick some ass in the end is all I am saying......

Lol, how many of them are even left? 4? And one is a cripple? Shieeeeeeet. Im not expecting much. They are looking like has been's after tonight. The two that seemed to have a shot at really being something just got their throats cut.

 

[Liquidsnake]

i dont wanna feel those feels ever again

How can I work tomorrow.