haha yes he's still alive, just hasn't been seen or heard from since Commander Jon sent him to Oldtown to get his PhD
― Larry Elleison (rogermexico.), Tuesday, 3 May 2016 20:14 (eight years ago) link
he's headed to Maesterville to figure out if there's a way to defeat the ice zombies and will end up dealing with his overbearing dad
― sarahell, Tuesday, 3 May 2016 20:15 (eight years ago) link
I hope that happens this season, should be pretty cool
― sacral intercourse conducive to vegetal luxuriance (askance johnson), Tuesday, 3 May 2016 20:21 (eight years ago) link
Since Euron didn't turn out to be played by Ian McShane, he's got to be Old Man Tarly, which is gonna rule.
― pratt truss it (dan m), Tuesday, 3 May 2016 21:04 (eight years ago) link
nope he's a priest, James Faulkner is Sam's dad
― Clay, Tuesday, 3 May 2016 21:06 (eight years ago) link
yeah mcshane was in the news a while back dropping spoilers and it is clear from that who he plays. it is only a bit part.
― Roberto Spiralli, Tuesday, 3 May 2016 21:07 (eight years ago) link
FUCK
― pratt truss it (dan m), Tuesday, 3 May 2016 21:09 (eight years ago) link
McShane is the priest that saves the Hound iirc
― sarahell, Tuesday, 3 May 2016 21:18 (eight years ago) link
Is Richard e grant coming up in this or did I dream that?
― scarcity festival (Jon not Jon), Tuesday, 3 May 2016 21:22 (eight years ago) link
I thought McShane was going to be that magic-loving maester that Sam bumps into.
― Jenny Ondioleeene (Leee), Tuesday, 3 May 2016 21:42 (eight years ago) link
MARVYN THE MAGE
― ogmor, Tuesday, 3 May 2016 21:44 (eight years ago) link
Priest that saves the Hound? Spoiler?
― Blowout Coombes (President Keyes), Tuesday, 3 May 2016 22:21 (eight years ago) link
It's just a book theory. People want the Hound to be saved. Nobody knows.
― Frederik B, Tuesday, 3 May 2016 22:37 (eight years ago) link
The Hound is dead.
― Jenny Ondioleeene (Leee), Tuesday, 3 May 2016 22:39 (eight years ago) link
it will be conclusively resolved by the show ala robert strange
― ogmor, Tuesday, 3 May 2016 22:43 (eight years ago) link
*strong
I'm tired
He is - hes the one *I* was hoping'd be Sams dad but apparently his is also a bit part, playing the head of some troupe of fucking travelling mummers, wtf.
― Interesting. No, wait, the other thing: tedious. (Trayce), Tuesday, 3 May 2016 23:14 (eight years ago) link
i thought common folk having a good time was forbidden in westeros
― lazy rascals, spending their substance, and more, in riotous living (Merdeyeux), Wednesday, 4 May 2016 00:15 (eight years ago) link
Well you can have a good time but a resurrected warmonger of one stripe or another will have your brains in the next scene
― bothan zulu (El Tomboto), Wednesday, 4 May 2016 02:51 (eight years ago) link
I did like that peasant guy telling the story about how he got his huge wang out and waved it at Cersei.
― Interesting. No, wait, the other thing: tedious. (Trayce), Wednesday, 4 May 2016 03:19 (eight years ago) link
Yeah, oddly enough! It was trivial, vile, and stupid, but the actor's plummy delivery actually kind of saved it. I'll wait and see whether that has some kind of orthogonal plot implication for Ser Strong & the King's Landing commoner uprising situation; it could also just have been included just so we have an idea what Strong is capable of, to set up the kingsguard pantswetting scene that followed.
― bothan zulu (El Tomboto), Wednesday, 4 May 2016 03:32 (eight years ago) link
One thing about this show that has changed over the years is that I definitely look for the Chekhov's Gun in every scene. I think that's less a testament to my "plot detective" skills as it is their increasing efficiency at covering a truly massive amount of story information within a different medium and in very limited time.
― bothan zulu (El Tomboto), Wednesday, 4 May 2016 03:38 (eight years ago) link
maybe Thoros of Myr will come across that dude's corpse lying in its own drunken piss and resurrect him, and it'll turn out he really does have the biggest johnson in Westeros, and Azor Ahai, oh my
― bothan zulu (El Tomboto), Wednesday, 4 May 2016 03:41 (eight years ago) link
lol
― Interesting. No, wait, the other thing: tedious. (Trayce), Wednesday, 4 May 2016 04:11 (eight years ago) link
that's not "plummy"
― conrad, Wednesday, 4 May 2016 06:17 (eight years ago) link
that whole scene was p weird, had the feeling of a kind of stereotypical football yob
― japanese mage (LocalGarda), Wednesday, 4 May 2016 10:14 (eight years ago) link
hi thx for great thread! i watched this and it's pretty good, esp if you are a bit confused like mehttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Bltw7dIO_V8
― video2000, Wednesday, 4 May 2016 12:27 (eight years ago) link
sorry if this has been asked before but, did anyone find the Zombie Mountain's introduction a bit... abrupt? Last I remember seeing him, he was still pretty much being operated on, now he's just following Cersei around and she's all 'nbd'? Did I miss something?
― TARANTINO! (dog latin), Wednesday, 4 May 2016 13:08 (eight years ago) link
Pycelle introduced him to Cersei when she completed her walk of shame in the final episode of last season.
― groovypanda, Wednesday, 4 May 2016 13:10 (eight years ago) link
i'm p sure you mean qyburn
― dynamicinterface, Wednesday, 4 May 2016 13:20 (eight years ago) link
can someone remind me who all the Dorne people were in the last episode and what relation they are to the prancing guy who got his head busted in?
― kinder, Wednesday, 4 May 2016 13:29 (eight years ago) link
His girlfriend and various daughters of various lovers. The guy who got stabbed was his brother Doran.
― Evan, Wednesday, 4 May 2016 13:50 (eight years ago) link
Did I miss something?
he picked her up and carried her in the season finale
― Blowout Coombes (President Keyes), Wednesday, 4 May 2016 14:03 (eight years ago) link
I liked how Tyrion spent all that time confirming that the dragons were cool with Missandei and then decided to go in alone with only a terrified Varys as backup.
― Matt DC, Wednesday, 4 May 2016 14:35 (eight years ago) link
And why did he ask to be punched in the face if he had an idea like that again? It went fine!
― I am using your worlds, Wednesday, 4 May 2016 15:23 (eight years ago) link
He's so going to get punched in the face.
― TARANTINO! (dog latin), Wednesday, 4 May 2016 15:29 (eight years ago) link
It was a really stupid risk.
― Robert Adam Gilmour, Wednesday, 4 May 2016 15:30 (eight years ago) link
needed to go down like that to maybe support ~a theory~ i guess?
― Larry Elleison (rogermexico.), Wednesday, 4 May 2016 15:41 (eight years ago) link
yup
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/game-of-thrones-confirmed-tyrion-theory_us_5726f98ae4b0b49df6ababa8
― dan selzer, Wednesday, 4 May 2016 15:42 (eight years ago) link
Ah yeah a workmate floated that theory y'day, it hadnt at all occurred to me (but I havent read the books). Makes hella lot of sense tho.
― Interesting. No, wait, the other thing: tedious. (Trayce), Wednesday, 4 May 2016 23:38 (eight years ago) link
Tyrion would make an excellent dragon jockey
― reggae mike love (polyphonic), Wednesday, 4 May 2016 23:53 (eight years ago) link
it would be kinda sweet if daenerys, jon snow, and tyrion all ended up being dragon heroes at the end because it would add some additional mystery and suspense to the ending - would they turn on each other in a last-minute bid for power, or cooperate together in power, or dismantle the power structure together entirely (ie the "breaking the wheel" that daenerys mentioned at some point in season 5)
― I look forward to hearing from you shortly, (Karl Malone), Wednesday, 4 May 2016 23:57 (eight years ago) link
as one of the millions of people who correctly predicted (inside their head, not publicly) that the final shot of the episode featuring jon snow's revival would end with him opening his eyes in terror followed closely by a blackout and the credits, i just want to note at this early point that i hope the last shot of the last episode of game of thrones is a non sequitur cut to the red woman exposing her boobs one last time for no reason
― I look forward to hearing from you shortly, (Karl Malone), Wednesday, 4 May 2016 23:59 (eight years ago) link
Withered or still in the flush of hottness?
― Jenny Ondioleeene (Leee), Thursday, 5 May 2016 00:14 (eight years ago) link
imho "breaking the wheel" will involve the end of magic / supernatural stuff, like the elves & wizards leaving Middle Earth at the end of the Third Age
― bothan zulu (El Tomboto), Thursday, 5 May 2016 00:20 (eight years ago) link
xpost doesn't really matter, just one last flash of any sort would be appropriate
― I look forward to hearing from you shortly, (Karl Malone), Thursday, 5 May 2016 00:20 (eight years ago) link
whats confusing to me that these characters are all children of some seriously fucked up people that we're supposed to like? or something? I guess the key is theyre all breaking with the past and making something new..
― carthago delenda est (mayor jingleberries), Thursday, 5 May 2016 00:26 (eight years ago) link
Jon's parents aren't bad!
― Jenny Ondioleeene (Leee), Thursday, 5 May 2016 00:27 (eight years ago) link
depends on who you think his parents are!
― I look forward to hearing from you shortly, (Karl Malone), Thursday, 5 May 2016 00:34 (eight years ago) link
Yeah and the Starks were all decent people werent they?
― Interesting. No, wait, the other thing: tedious. (Trayce), Thursday, 5 May 2016 01:44 (eight years ago) link