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Game of Thrones *NO BOOK DISCUSSION* |OT| Season 7 - [Read the OP]
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DarkJediKnight
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No man. That's Beric Dondarrion using wildfire on his sword to light it up.
It's not lightbringer and not is he the Prince that was promised.
molnizzle
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She did, to Stannis.
beric sets his swords on fire through the lord of light or whatever
remember the fight between him and the hound? (season 3 episode 5 right at the beginning)
No introduction is better than Prince Oberyn Martell's intro. None.
The day my love for Prince Oby began. What a sequence of events that ended with,
Dude, you mention they are cousins, you get some wild assumptions of what were Tywin / the mad king relations (which I'm sure are not at all laid out in the books), you even use the same wording (bedding).
I'm sick of people coming here with "crazy theories they just thought up", when three seasons later we find out they were, oh so coincidentally, exactly to the point. Stuff like Jon Snow parentage, or some more insidious backstory stuff, like "oh, I wonder what happened to Nymeria, which I remember the name for no specific reason. It would be crazy if she were to lead a pack of wolves in the northern countryside, right?"
If you can't help yourself, there's a book thread for you to discuss all your "crazy theories".
I watched the Stannis intro but didn't hear Azor Ahai. Please someone help me out.
Maybe you can ask in the book thread.
I'm not doing anything that isn't presented in the show. You guys are the ones posting leaks as speculation on every page.
i don't think azor ahai was ever mentioned directly
SurrenderDorothy
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"May I tell you a secret? You're not a golden lion. You're just a pink little man who's far too slow on the draw."
What a badass.
Nameless
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No he doesn't, he looks less menacing but still menacing nonetheless.
The one we have now actually looks ready for combat.
Though I do prefer this one's look, I could never see him fighting as well as Season 6's Night King can, he looks less physically imposing.
No chance we're going to wait for Jon and Dany's child. They won't probably live to consummate anything, lol.
I like them both. The original has this weird heir of nobility about him that worked really well for an ancient demon king. The new one is definitely more sinister. The long pointy face and close set eyes give him a satanic quality. Plus he's bigger and convincing carrying around that huge ice cleaver.
Keep telling yourself that.
[edit] You're not the only one, I agree. but shit like this is why I rarely come into this thread. You're no better.
My point exactly. Stop dogpiling me as though there's a show purity going on here.
The OP is very clear that the separation of the threads is now because the two types of posters don't jibe well together.
I'm not spoiling events from the books.
There's nothing in the show that would lead anyone to that speculation.
This isn't the first time you've referenced something like that, people have been confused, and you said it was a book theory.
I don't have to tell myself that.
DON'T CLICK THIS POST
I'm done if you're pitchforking me out of the thread, but this shit happens EVERY FUCKING PAGE.
i'm not a book reader, but I don't think there's really much, if anything left to spoil
azor ahai as far as i know is really just the prince that was promised and they've basically said all the same stuff in the show as in the books (as far as i know, i haven't read them)
SurrenderDorothy
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Yeah, they're pretty much the same thing. The "legend" has quite a few names.
Seductivpancakes
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Speculating is spoilers now?
Thinking about secret Targaryens, Arya's faceless manning everyone, fanficing everything, or just drawing paralells with past events as this show has done umpteen bazillion times is as much a part of the show as it is part of the books.
The mention of Azor Ahai is a good way to spot book readers, or people who spoiled themselves with wikis and whatnot. Every time someone mentions the God of light by name in a story discussion, I know they're up to no good.
lastplayed
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No he doesn't, he looks less menacing but still menacing nonetheless.
The one we have now actually looks ready for combat.
Though I do prefer this one's look, I could never see him fighting as well as Season 6's Night King can, he looks less physically imposing.
Like pure muscle has anything to do with it. It's like saying the T-1000 looks weak and therefore can't put up a fight.
I like the old Night King because he looks less physically imposing. Like he doesn't need it. And that face... just looks scarier.
molnizzle
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Maybe it was to Jon when she was at Castle Black? I thought for sure I caught her say "and he shall be Azor Ahai, the prince who was promised" or something at some point during my re-watch last year.
I read the books about six years ago (so it's pretty hazy now!) and I don't think there's anything left in them the show's going to do that hasn't already been done, don't worry about it going forward although it's always shitty to have things ruined. Jon's parentage was always going to be a difficult one to stay unspoiled on because it's pretty much all but confirmed as early as the first book.
Still, we're all in the same boat now, and it's teleporting all over the god-damned place.
It's not really spoiled, though. The stannis intro basically went through the entire prophecy. I prefer saying azor ahai because prince that was promised sounds dorky.
I think you may actually be right. Perhaps it was when she was going over the prophecy when she said in the flames I saw snow
Tender Joe
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I understand the frustration, but this specific example is bullshit. I haven't spoiled anything for myself. That name has been thrown around by publications and people involved with the show for many seasons now and all it did was add a proper noun to a prophecy that exists in the show.
SurrenderDorothy
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Don't think he looks weak, just don't see him fighting one on one like his White Walker cronies.
His face doesn't look any less scarier than the new NK imo. Plus the new NK's actor is a stuntman who doubled for the Tower of Joy fight back in Season 6, meaning any fight scenes featuring him will probably be amazing, I'm not sad to see Hardhome Night King leave.
It's not spoiling, it spots potential spoilers. I'm almost certain the name itself was never said in the series, they only talked about the god of light, or the promised warrior. But I'm definitely not googling that name to make sure.
lastplayed
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Do you think he'll actually have a full on fight with weapons? He always seemed to me to be more of a manipulator of dark magic or something. Mind you that never stopped Saruman from busting out the staff.
Guys if you think someone is breaking the rules, PM a mod, don't shit up the thread with this back and forth.
Speevy is just doing the same wild speculation that everyone else is doing.
Besides we all know that Hodor survived the door and is the real prince who was promised.
Speevy is just doing the same wild speculation that everyone else is doing.
Besides we all know that Hodor survived the door and is the real prince who was promised.
Harrison Bergeron
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Never noticed the Night King has that swirl symbol as a shoulder tattoo.
SurrenderDorothy
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I think so, think the showrunners couldn't have doubles in Night King makeup and settled for one who could fight and look sinister enough.
Think he'll do both the manipulating and the fighting when it comes down to it. He has that weird weapon (falchion?) that he struck the 3ER with last season so I see him fighting with that and magic.
Seductivpancakes
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I wonder if the Night King will have like a discussion with Jon at some point. Like before the show down.
I hope not. Don't give any insight into them whatsoever.
lastplayed
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Yeah he did. He saves that for finishing moves.
With a Scottish accent.
"You know Jon, we're really the same you and I"
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I kinda can't see him fighting tbh. Unless it's with a bunch of people who have Valyrian steel. White walkers tear through people like it's nothing.Don't think he looks weak, just don't see him fighting one on one like his White Walker cronies.
His face doesn't look any less scarier than the new NK imo. Plus the new NK's actor is a stuntman who doubled for the Tower of Joy fight back in Season 6, meaning any fight scenes featuring him will probably be amazing, I'm not sad to see Hardhome Night King leave.
I'm not upset about the Azor Ahai/TPWWP thing at all, but this right here is not even a little OK:
I clicked the link absentmindedly, with the knowledge that leak discussion is banned here, and scrolled back to realize you're accusing that poster of posting leaks as speculation.
Which means you read the leaks. Which means I just got spoiled.
Unless I'm missing something here, PLEASE edit your post before someone else does the same thing. People who have been spoiled by the leaks shouldn't be confirming people's theories.
I clicked the link absentmindedly, with the knowledge that leak discussion is banned here, and scrolled back to realize you're accusing that poster of posting leaks as speculation.
Which means you read the leaks. Which means I just got spoiled.
Unless I'm missing something here, PLEASE edit your post before someone else does the same thing. People who have been spoiled by the leaks shouldn't be confirming people's theories.
Shamrock7r
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That's why I really really hated the origin being revealed. Took quite a bit of mystique away from the white walkers.
Tender Joe
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I agree. The origin story really fell flat for me and made that aspect of the story a little less exciting.
Can they even talk? Remember that one episode when the leaders raised their spears on their horses and let out a sound that was a lot like LOTR ring wraiths? Like a shrill scream?
But then again I still have no idea how they had a deal with that dude and the baby males
BossDarkseid
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D and D said they had debated writing dialogue for him in Hardholme but decided against it to maintain the air of mystery and force if nature feel to the White Walkers.
That said I wouldn't put it past them.
I didn't need it either but I do like that they definitively showed that they are not things that can be negotiated with. They are firmly established as little more than walking magic weapons that grew too powerful for their creators. It's a nice contrast to the rest of the elements of the series centred around politicking and scheming.
Yeah, sure. Know enough to be a confident like you implied ? I don't buy it. The "revenge" theory may be plausible without that detail anyway.
Anyway, I just think nothing indicates Littlefinger had nothing to do in anything regarding Robert rebellion. Especially when he was just basically a young fool in love with not enough maturity to start some long elaborated evil con.
DarkJediKnight
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No man. That's Beric Dondarrion using wildfire on his sword to light it up.
It's not lightbringer and not is he the Prince that was promised.
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