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Game of Thrones *NO BOOK SPOILERS* |OT| Season 5 - Sundays on HBO [Read the OP]
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LegendofDragoonLives
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It makes sense to kill him, just don't do it public. Either put him in jail or kill him in private as Dario suggests. She's all kinds of stupid.
I'm feeling the same. But I don't think anything will happen anytime soon. I'm thinking this season won't go anywhere with the bigger picture. I'm guessing it will wrap up these three storylines by ep 10: Bolton x Stannis, Lannister x Dorne, Kahleesy x Mereen.
The first one should be done in a couple of episodes; the second shouldn't even exist (I couldn't care less about that feud); the last one has already been dragging for three seasons.
Still praying I'm wrong and all that is resolved by episode 5.
IAmRandom31
Banned
In all reality the Lannister power is basically .... gone ... at this point isn't it?
The king is a mere child. The Queen is just queen-mother and the only real power she has is her stern looks at this point. Joffrey is dead. Jamie is a one armed commander of the kings guard who will now be gone for awhile. Tywin is gone. Tyrion is gone from the capitol. So really its just Cersei and her son, the king.
Looks like the Martells will be the house with all the influence soon if this continues. I have no sympathy for the Lannister family thats for sure. They deserve to be outed of Kings Landing with barely anything left.
The king is a mere child. The Queen is just queen-mother and the only real power she has is her stern looks at this point. Joffrey is dead. Jamie is a one armed commander of the kings guard who will now be gone for awhile. Tywin is gone. Tyrion is gone from the capitol. So really its just Cersei and her son, the king.
Looks like the Martells will be the house with all the influence soon if this continues. I have no sympathy for the Lannister family thats for sure. They deserve to be outed of Kings Landing with barely anything left.
We basically have to wait at least until the 3rd episode before we see Arya's story progress. At the conclusion of season 4 her story was the one I was most excited about, and yet I'm still waiting for it to progress at least a little bit.
MushroomSamba
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Wouldn't be so bad if that were to happen! Tommen actually seems somewhat compassionate and humble (in that he understands he has a lot to learn)...with Cersei out of the way and the Martells in his ear, he'd be in good shape. They have the right balance of sensibility/compassion and political savvy/ruthlessness.
Napalm_Frank
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I guess you are talking about Tyrells.
Stevie Gerrard
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I think the fact the king is still a child is the only thing in their favour at the moment. It means Cersei can exercise his power until he comes of age, once he's married to Margery it will basically become the Tyrells in charge. (You meant Tyrells rather than Martells right?)
Funky Papa
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Yeah, S2 was kinda silly at times.
IAmRandom31
Banned
Yeah Tyrells sorry lol
Yeah it looks like Tommen is a massive improvement from Joffrey thats for sure. Atleast so far. In reality though he shouldn't be king, Cersei isn't the queen anymore, Joffrey shouldn't of been king, etc. etc. I knew that lannister kid was feeding the wine to the King on purpose to get him drunk, but did this latest episode insinuate that there was actually something in the Wine? That conversation he had with Cersei made it seem that way.
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Kenzodielocke
Banned
Really curious how the sand snakes are looking. Expecting some league of assassin's shit.
But can she pull of that eyebrow stuff? Is there an eyebrow double for that?
ComputerBlue
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They're also out of money as well, which is another huge issue.
Wow, she's stunning. I wonder if the body double is for nude scenes, I remember reading a post here last season where someone mentioned that Emilia wouldn't be doing any more nude scenes now that she's "established" or something along those lines.
Funky Papa
FUNK-Y-PPA-4
You need some heavy duty animatronics to get anywhere close to replicate Emilia's eyebrow game.
the_firewithin
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Mesmerizing
liliththepale
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I was surprised at this revelation. Tywin always seemed savvy enough to have other business ventures going on. I pictured him as more of an entrepreneur than someone whose family lucked into a large gold mine.
gigantor21
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I suspect Littlefinger getting access to the books without much oversight from Robert had more to do with it than anything. Tywin managed to run a surplus for the crown's finances while he was Aerys's Hand, even after Aerys went completely insane. Robert being a shitty king would've given Petyr the perfect cover to bankrupt the realm on purpose.
liliththepale
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That's true, but it's not like Petyr could control when the mine would run out.
gigantor21
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He could control how fast they needed to dip into it though--both because a lot of the Crown's debts were held by Tywin and because of the war he helped start.
It does, of course, make you wonder why Tywin never bothered to press Littlefinger on it in the first place. Robert hated the Lannisters and bitterly resented relying on them for coin, so the fact that he still borrowed millions from them anyway should've been a red flag. Especially if the mines had already stated going dry before the series even started.
And really, how on Earth would news that the entire Westerlands have gone dry for years not have gotten out at this point? That's the only reason anyone wanted anything to do with them.
Booker.DeWitt
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her eyebrows have more expression than Keanu Reeves
By the people of Jorah and Lord Commander Mormont right? Those guys are badass.I re-watched episode 2 again last night, and I had missed it the first time, but this note:
was sent as a reply to "King" Stannis by a fucking 10 year old.
Eat shit you fucking cunt.
YesNOnoNOYes
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This season has not been as gripping as last for me? I still am enjoying it though. Love the little nuances, really.
I am actually happy that Jaime is getting Bronn to do something. Cuz otherwise I feel we might not see much of Bronn if at all.
Bronn is love
....uh, other than that, still samey reactions for me.... night watch brothers is more interesting than last season, except sam and gilly is still borefest. I like how Stannis is moving about more. Margaery is fun
Dany is slipping....zzzzz
Arya's arc is a bit too predictable. I wants Tyrion to also return to formmmmm
AND FINALLY, I MISS GHOST OMG I WANTS TO SSEEEEE GHOSTTT PLS PLS
I am actually happy that Jaime is getting Bronn to do something. Cuz otherwise I feel we might not see much of Bronn if at all.
Bronn is love
....uh, other than that, still samey reactions for me.... night watch brothers is more interesting than last season, except sam and gilly is still borefest. I like how Stannis is moving about more. Margaery is fun
Dany is slipping....zzzzz
Arya's arc is a bit too predictable. I wants Tyrion to also return to formmmmm
AND FINALLY, I MISS GHOST OMG I WANTS TO SSEEEEE GHOSTTT PLS PLS
Yep. The 10 year old who told Stannis to go fuck himself is Mormont's niece and by extension, Jorah's cousin.
While I was super pumped to see Bronn back on screen, ^^ this ^^ totally.
Not to mention... Does Myrcella even know about her true dad?!
lastplayed
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I re-watched episode 2 again last night, and I had missed it the first time, but this note:
was sent as a reply to "King" Stannis by a fucking 10 year old.
Eat shit you fucking cunt.
It doesn't make any sense. Even Ned recognised Stannis' right to the throne. Mannis recognises the North, he wants a Stark back in Winterfell. He's the only one attempting to right the wrongs of the Lannisters and Boltons at this point.
Telling Stannis to go fuck himself just prolongs the conflict and serves who exactly?
Thinking about it.. It's crazy how much power the Lannisters lost during last season. They no longer have Tyrions mind helping to sort things behind the scenes, they no longer have the respect and fear from Tywin, the brutal king is gone replaced with an even younger child and now Jamie has set off possibly to never return.
Heck, it's mad to think that the two powers from the beginning, the Starks in the North and the Baratheons (Lannisters) in the south are now just shells of their former selves.
Heck, it's mad to think that the two powers from the beginning, the Starks in the North and the Baratheons (Lannisters) in the south are now just shells of their former selves.
YesNOnoNOYes
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My dream of an all-out epic war between the Starks and the Lannisters died in like second season. Then I was wishing for Lannisters vs Dragon Mama. Well....
I guess everyone crumbles from the inside out is GRRM schtick.
#teamlilfinger
The GRRM schtick of everyone loses, no one wins has got pretty tiresome for me at this point. It did last season too but I forgot about it. Off the top of my head I can't think of any events that happen that were positive for someone, even temporarily. Everyone dies, or loses their family, or their land.. Bah.
I want to get into this season but I'm not feeling it at all atm
YesNOnoNOYes
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The GRRM schtick of everyone loses, no one wins has got pretty tiresome for me at this point. It did last season too but I forgot about it. Off the top of my head I can't think of any events that happen that were positive for someone, even temporarily. Everyone dies, or loses their family, or their land.. Bah.
I want to get into this season but I'm not feeling it at all atm
Awwww... I think there were good moments ... just tiny, and far and few in between. The Night Watch's defense was pretty fab. They defended the wall and Stannis came in at the end and stuff
.... And uh, little battles? Like how Brienne survived the bear in the arena?
And Arya claiming her revenge for one of her friends that died.... She stabbity lil lady.
But yeah, they are not as HUGE as the epic deaths, I guess.... Red Wedding was super intense. Purple Wedding was such a terrific season opener. And the Mountain vs the Viper.... im still D: about it when I remember it.... haha
But still, there were some nice uplifting moments. Just yeah... smaller in scale. And fewer.
liliththepale
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There are good moments. Things are going swell for the Boltons, for example, and Littlefinger seems to be okay with how things are unraveling.
LegendofDragoonLives
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People win all the time, it just depends who you want to win.The GRRM schtick of everyone loses, no one wins has got pretty tiresome for me at this point. It did last season too but I forgot about it. Off the top of my head I can't think of any events that happen that were positive for someone, even temporarily. Everyone dies, or loses their family, or their land.. Bah.
I want to get into this season but I'm not feeling it at all atm
ShooterMcGavin
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On a grander scale, I don't even think it's possible to "win" in this universe...just temporary satisfaction.
Unless you're Ramsay. That bastard (literally) seems to be winning at everything right now.
Unless you're Ramsay. That bastard (literally) seems to be winning at everything right now.
Winterfang
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On a grander scale, I don't even think it's possible to "win" in this universe...just temporary satisfaction.
Unless you're Ramsay. That bastard (literally) seems to be winning at everything right now.
Heck Yeah, recognized Bolton and pretty much became a Prince by being a merciless torturer.
Awwww... I think there were good moments ... just tiny, and far and few in between. The Night Watch's defense was pretty fab. They defended the wall and Stannis came in at the end and stuff
.... And uh, little battles? Like how Brienne survived the bear in the arena?
And Arya claiming her revenge for one of her friends that died.... She stabbity lil lady.
But yeah, they are not as HUGE as the epic deaths, I guess.... Red Wedding was super intense. Purple Wedding was such a terrific season opener. And the Mountain vs the Viper.... im still D: about it when I remember it.... haha
Yeah true I suppose there are the odd little payoffs that are easy to forget, thanks for reminding me
God I hope Arya becomes badass soon and starts to kick some ass, that'd make me happy
I despise the Boltons, not just because what they've done but also because the actors that play them play them so damn well. Slimy people!
I want to like Littlefinger, in that sneaky mastermind you admire but he hasn't really done much recently.
Just lots of accent adjustments.
On a grander scale, I don't even think it's possible to "win" in this universe...just temporary satisfaction.
Unless you're Ramsay. That bastard (literally) seems to be winning at everything right now.
That GIF never ceases to make me laugh and shiver a little at the same time.
liliththepale
Banned
Ah, I like Ramsay, but I'm a borderline sociopath. Aiden Gillan's accent for Baelish is definitely distracting, but I enjoy the character enough to forgive it. It's a lesser evil than the character being outright recast or the monumental puberty that Bran's gone through.
Arya's gonna be a faceless ninja. Although in theory she wouldn't be Arya any more.Yeah true I suppose there are the odd little payoffs that are easy to forget, thanks for reminding me
God I hope Arya becomes badass soon and starts to kick some ass, that'd make me happy
The GRRM schtick of everyone loses, no one wins has got pretty tiresome for me at this point. It did last season too but I forgot about it. Off the top of my head I can't think of any events that happen that were positive for someone, even temporarily. Everyone dies, or loses their family, or their land.. Bah.
I want to get into this season but I'm not feeling it at all atm
What about Hot Pie?
Nameless
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On a grander scale, I don't even think it's possible to "win" in this universe...just temporary satisfaction.
Unless you're Ramsay. That bastard (literally) seems to be winning at everything right now.
Doran Martell is the big winner right now. While his enemies destroy themselves and their country dude's chilling in the Water Gardens, sipping Dornish wine , listening to Fiona Apple. He only concerns himself with problems that reach his door, and even then he has a gigantic bodyguard wielding a bad ass ax-spear to deal with those. Of course he wasn't trying to hear Ellaria's BS about mutilating children; the man just wants to rest his gout and enjoy paradise.
YesNOnoNOYes
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wahaaaaa
i love ramsay too
but then again i love the crazy ones
BraXzy, my hopes for a bad-ass Arya sort of flag at the moment, due to the fact as discussed above. Seems like to be on the #winning side, you gotta be as villainous as Ramsay. The good guys are often floundering in ASOIAF :x
Even mama dragon is slippin
And Tyrion is drowning in liquor
As soon as Jaime became a good guy, he lost a hand! (lol)
Only Jon seems to be rewarded for being a good guy at this stage.... :x
So. I've started to root for the baddies. It's ... more victory on this side XD;;;;
ComputerBlue
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I think Ramsay is a great character. We need him around now more than ever with Joffrey dead, as much as I root for the good guys I love the evil characters just as much.
People have been saying that for a few seasons now about Petyr's accent, it doesn't bother me one bit, what is it that distracts you, or anyone else reading this?
thesoapster
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This made me almost entirely watch her eyebrows last ep. It's all ruined for me now.
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