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Game of Thrones *NO BOOK SPOILERS* |OT PART 2| Season 6 - [Read the OP]
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TheLostBigBoss
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Darryl M R
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ShooterMcGavin
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Kenzodielocke
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rokkerkory
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I don't like you
Nameless
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The Real Abed
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He was killed by Inigio Montoya. Poisoned. He died. Then got resurrected. I'm sure he was dead for a little while at least.
Probably the only major disappointment this season. It's not like she hasn't been nude before. Dang.
FinalStageBoss
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Cersei is so fucked tbh, mother of dragons coming for that ass 
I'd put these two eps on top of any pair of eps from any series ever. It was really the Hollywood movie of the year split in two.
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DoomGyver
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Careful, playing with wildfire is dangerous.
I'm just thrilled that the show's budget has gotten so big that they actually have the money to finally show a huge, epic battle like the Battle of the Bastards. In the past they've gotten close but clearly had to cut corners because they simply didn't have the money for it. Granted we're not quite at, say, Helms Deep or Pelennor Fields scale, but it's a significant step up from previous seasons.
I can't wait to see what final conflicts the show has in store before it ends.
dragonbane
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Wow, this is cool.
https://www.facebook.com/GameOfThrones/videos/10153647535247734/
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Cool things I noticed, there's a Dire Wolf on The Wall and the Titan of Braavos has massive balls.
https://www.facebook.com/GameOfThrones/videos/10153647535247734/
How'd I miss this?
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Cool things I noticed, there's a Dire Wolf on The Wall and the Titan of Braavos has massive balls.
Rabbi_Vole
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"This truly is the game of thrones."
The Real Abed
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The S6 soundtrack is so incredible. Winds of Winter is something else
https://open.spotify.com/track/1z3eXnTRMDdMiXobU0mC9r
https://open.spotify.com/track/1z3eXnTRMDdMiXobU0mC9r
30 million budget for each episode of the final season
I was watching the episode again with my sister and when the Daario scene came up and you find out that it was indeed Tyrion who suggested it, she pipes up with, "oh he did that so they can't do to Dany what they did to him!"
Me: Huh? what do you mean "what they did to him"?
Her: With Shae! They used his lover against him.
Me:
I don't know why I didn't make the connection at all before.
Me: Huh? what do you mean "what they did to him"?
Her: With Shae! They used his lover against him.
Me:
I don't know why I didn't make the connection at all before.
Mr.NiceGuy
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I was watching the episode again with my sister and when the Daario scene came up and you find out that it was indeed Tyrion who suggested it, she pipes up with, "oh he did that so they can't do to Dany what they did to him!"
Me: Huh? what do you mean "what they did to him"?
Her: With Shae! They used his lover against him.
Me:
I don't know why I didn't make the connection at all before.
I don't think that's what the writers intended. I mean there are several differences between the two situations.
PantherLotus
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I was watching the episode again with my sister and when the Daario scene came up and you find out that it was indeed Tyrion who suggested it, she pipes up with, "oh he did that so they can't do to Dany what they did to him!"
Me: Huh? what do you mean "what they did to him"?
Her: With Shae! They used his lover against him.
Me:
I don't know why I didn't make the connection at all before.
Wow. I ... did not make that connection but that is 100% spot on. Well done, sis.
ComputerBlue
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I dunno, Tyrion loved Shae, really loved her. Daario seems to be just a booty call to Dany, she never seemed to be emotionally invested in him.
water_wendi
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Dany is going to war not to trial.
So why would Tyrion state that "he would have been a liability in the Seven Kingdoms"? Why would he have been a liability?
Neverender
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Because she may need to marry someone to form alliances.
I think its a fairly reasonable assumption on the sisters part.
Never thought about it but it makes a ton of sense. Knowing the character it is probably more complex then that but it makes sense that it is a component.
I assumed it was just because she had to make herself available to marry.
EatChildren
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Daario is an everything problem. So the decision works if taken as face value, and it works given the theory above too. It works on all fronts.
Dany is not invincible (plot armour aside), and she does not have a force to effortlessly take Westeros. I think this needs to be remembered, as it's been drilled in over and over. She has an exceptionally powerful army, but even three dragons are not a win button when she's facing an entire continent of divided, unstable houses with their own armies in a political climate she is not familiar with. Dany can't win just by killing everyone. If she is going to rule, she needs to win over the common people, the house names, and the armies. She's looking for conquest and stability in her ruleship, and that is not going to come easy.
In that respect Daario is a total liability. He prevents her from using marriage as a political tool, which she realises she might have to do (this was touched on in season five). He is an emotional weight in her decision making (though less so as we now discover she doesn't really care). And if they have a legitimate bond, he instantly becomes a high value target strategically for the opposition (Tyrion and co already will be too).
Taking Daario as her lover to Westeros basically limits her political influence and exposes her. As a warrior he has great value, but outside of that he is a liability.
Dany is not invincible (plot armour aside), and she does not have a force to effortlessly take Westeros. I think this needs to be remembered, as it's been drilled in over and over. She has an exceptionally powerful army, but even three dragons are not a win button when she's facing an entire continent of divided, unstable houses with their own armies in a political climate she is not familiar with. Dany can't win just by killing everyone. If she is going to rule, she needs to win over the common people, the house names, and the armies. She's looking for conquest and stability in her ruleship, and that is not going to come easy.
In that respect Daario is a total liability. He prevents her from using marriage as a political tool, which she realises she might have to do (this was touched on in season five). He is an emotional weight in her decision making (though less so as we now discover she doesn't really care). And if they have a legitimate bond, he instantly becomes a high value target strategically for the opposition (Tyrion and co already will be too).
Taking Daario as her lover to Westeros basically limits her political influence and exposes her. As a warrior he has great value, but outside of that he is a liability.
Why would the conqueror with the largest army, the largest naval fleet, and three huge (and will likely be even bigger the next we see them) dragons concern herself with needing to be available for marriage? She's coming to take back her throne and burn all who stand in her way.
I didn't believe her when she said that. Seemed more for Daario's sake.
I didn't believe her when she said that. Seemed more for Daario's sake.
There's slavers in Westeros? Dany is being counselled by Tyrion. She's already mentioned she wants to do this with as little bloodshed as possible. Plus leaving Daario in Mereen is Tyrion's plan. She has Dorne, The Reach, and 2/3rd of the Greyjoys. A marriage pact with one more major house, and she seriously reduces the amount of fighting she has to do. It makes sense.
Garrus Vakarian
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Yeah I didn't understand it either. She doesn't need anyone but herself (name) and her forces to legitimize her rule. A compromise with the seven kingdoms in the form of marriage goes against the whole 'I'm going to take back the throne and burn any who oppose me' thing she's got going. Why would she care about sharing her victory with any of the houses she's against? Etc
It'd be dumb of her to not try and join families down the line.
Because it's a useful tool to have in your box when you're trying to unite 7 kingdoms. Also, she said herself that she didn't feel anything for Daario.
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