I can't complain about Jamie, everything makes sense right now.
Good recovery from last week's episode. Liked Tyrion saying "I'd never do that... to you"
― Robert Adam Gilmour, Tuesday, 1 August 2017 00:37 (six years ago) link
Hoping for an episode to focus on how dragonglass is mined, the obtaining of workers skilled in the extraction industry, and the prospect of a miner's strike!
― sarahell, Tuesday, 1 August 2017 00:47 (six years ago) link
when did bran turn into april's creepy friend orin from parks & rec?
https://vignette3.wikia.nocookie.net/parksandrecreation/images/1/16/Orin.jpg/revision/latest?cb=20111127213442
― Many men scream death (voodoo chili), Tuesday, 1 August 2017 02:45 (six years ago) link
Yeah, narrative symmetry pretty obviously calls for Jaime to kill Cersei after she goes full-on Mad Queen
― Dan I., Monday, July 31, 2017 7:16 PM (three hours ago) Bookmark Flag Post Permalink
my guess would be more along the lines of a situation where he allows eg arya to kill her
― gbx, Tuesday, 1 August 2017 03:33 (six years ago) link
I get the sense that Indira Varma might actually be the most badly-used actor in the series but it's difficult to tell seeing as literally everything about her character and the way it's been written/directed has been entirely one-note and terrible. Superb last scene for her though, mostly down to Cersei, but what was the point of the whole Dorne plotline if that's the end of it? Either that or the showrunners finally admitted it was a turkey and did the decent thing.
The show's treatment of its non-white characters in general has been woeful, not necessarily their fates or whatever but just the sheer laziness at not bothering to give them more than one dimension. The actors playing Missandei and Grey Worm are probably better than the material allows as well.
More generally there's something faintly silly about the way in which the show has been ripping through its deadwood characters. The beginning of this season and the end of the last have been like Transformers The Movie or some shit. At least Diana Rigg got a good send-off (and the fact that the Lannisters now control the food supply, with Winterfell running out, is going to be significant).
All of which sounds like I didn't enjoy that episode but I really did, but then I've always viewed it as being hugely entertaining schlocky bollocks and don't really care whether it mirrors the author's vision or whatever.
― Matt DC, Tuesday, 1 August 2017 08:45 (six years ago) link
Superb last scene for her though, mostly down to Cersei, but what was the point of the whole Dorne plotline if that's the end of it? Either that or the showrunners finally admitted it was a turkey and did the decent thing.
why would that be the end of it? even during the scene i thought it was incredibly silly of cersei to assume that not killing her enemy would mean eternal imprisonment, in a world with a diff king/queen every five minutes.
― Bein' Sean Bean (LocalGarda), Tuesday, 1 August 2017 09:55 (six years ago) link
Missandei is a Hollyoaks alum. I think this is her level
― Number None, Tuesday, 1 August 2017 10:24 (six years ago) link
she never seemed too bad until the announcement stuff, prob can blame the script.
― Bein' Sean Bean (LocalGarda), Tuesday, 1 August 2017 10:54 (six years ago) link
I wish her and Dany had different accents. French would be good.
― nashwan, Tuesday, 1 August 2017 10:59 (six years ago) link
she is also real bad in the fast and furious movies fwiw
― the shape of a hot willie lumpkin (bizarro gazzara), Tuesday, 1 August 2017 11:06 (six years ago) link
I don't think the Dornish women are going yet.
― Robert Adam Gilmour, Tuesday, 1 August 2017 11:18 (six years ago) link
Haha Davos asking Missandei what her exotic accent is like she doesn't talk in the same English RP as half of the cast
― Dadjokke (Sgt. Biscuits), Tuesday, 1 August 2017 11:43 (six years ago) link
all of that stuff was so terrible. i mean i get it's just jolly scene setting and i can forgive it but still so cringey.
― Bein' Sean Bean (LocalGarda), Tuesday, 1 August 2017 12:36 (six years ago) link
it's like they spent five mins answering the question "what might the onion knight say to missandei, if they found themselves having some small talk"
lol @ Orin
― kinder, Tuesday, 1 August 2017 13:07 (six years ago) link
so much of this is now "My name is ____ and here is what happened to me in the last 6 seasons. I am in character and talking to someone I haven't met or barely know so I get to talk about things I've talked about before with different people."
― Einstein, Kazanga, Sitar (abanana), Tuesday, 1 August 2017 13:12 (six years ago) link
the rest of the series should be Jon running into the characters he hasn't shared the screen with yet and trying to tell them about the army of the dead. Then everyone dies.
― President Keyes, Tuesday, 1 August 2017 13:16 (six years ago) link
Matt DC - don't worry the authors original vision is pretty schlocky too
― Universal LULU Nation (upper mississippi sh@kedown), Tuesday, 1 August 2017 13:39 (six years ago) link
I liked the JRPG busywork bit where Jon is advised to have conversations with the townsfolk to find out more about Dany or whatever
Then subsequent teasing of a mission where Dany must ride out on a dragon and destroy 8/8 enemy boats
― Dadjokke (Sgt. Biscuits), Tuesday, 1 August 2017 13:42 (six years ago) link
I'm looking forward to all the Stark kids being together, saying "isn't is really unlikely we would all have survived? It's odd, right?".
― Eallach mhór an duine leisg (dowd), Tuesday, 1 August 2017 14:02 (six years ago) link
Sansa forgot about Bran and he was left by the tree all night. A knackered beyond repair Meera pretended not to hear his distant pleas for assistance.
― nashwan, Tuesday, 1 August 2017 14:15 (six years ago) link
bran is basically the only guy in the world that's online
― ogmor, Tuesday, 1 August 2017 14:34 (six years ago) link
Jon in some city in the south holding a cardboard sign:
THE END IS NIGH-T KING ATTACKING!
― Evan, Tuesday, 1 August 2017 14:35 (six years ago) link
sgt biscuit otm
― Chocolate-covered gummy bears? Not ruling those lil' guys out. (ulysses), Tuesday, 1 August 2017 14:52 (six years ago) link
I know this has been covered but what's the difference between Wights and White Walkers again?
― kinder, Tuesday, 1 August 2017 15:10 (six years ago) link
the wights are the zombies, the white walkers are the evil blue dudes
― rock and roll tucci coo (voodoo chili), Tuesday, 1 August 2017 15:12 (six years ago) link
oh hang on http://gameofthrones.wikia.com/wiki/Wightsso Wights are zombie pawns and White Walkers are their magic bosses
xp thanks!
― kinder, Tuesday, 1 August 2017 15:13 (six years ago) link
Superb last scene for her though, mostly down to Cersei, but what was the point of the whole Dorne plotline if that's the end of it? Either that or the showrunners finally admitted it was a turkey and did the decent thing.why would that be the end of it? even during the scene i thought it was incredibly silly of cersei to assume that not killing her enemy would mean eternal imprisonment, in a world with a diff king/queen every five minutes.― Bein' Sean Bean (LocalGarda), Tuesday, August 1, 2017 10:55 AM (five hours ago) Bookmark Flag Post Permalink
― Bein' Sean Bean (LocalGarda), Tuesday, August 1, 2017 10:55 AM (five hours ago) Bookmark Flag Post Permalink
Robin will come and save her in the knick of time or she'll use her bat-chain puller or something.
― Shat Parp (dog latin), Tuesday, 1 August 2017 15:17 (six years ago) link
imo talking to everyone in town is like a JRPG, but destroying 8/8 enemy boats is more like a western RPG. maybe the writers were trying to symbolize the meeting of essos and westeros in the show
― Karl Malone, Tuesday, 1 August 2017 15:53 (six years ago) link
The dialogue is so lazy now in this last episode; the characters kept using anachronistic phrases (the last I remember was "failure of imagination") that made it seem like the writers aren't putting much effort anymore.
― Leee Media Naranja (Leee), Tuesday, 1 August 2017 18:39 (six years ago) link
why did that tree have a face? is that just supposed to be in Bran's weirdo 3 eyed raven world or what?
― akm, Tuesday, 1 August 2017 18:59 (six years ago) link
that tree has always had a face.
― sarahell, Tuesday, 1 August 2017 19:04 (six years ago) link
The Trees with faces are holy for the old gods, who the North still believe in
Speaking of Robin, what happened to everyone from the Vale?
― Frederik B, Tuesday, 1 August 2017 19:05 (six years ago) link
they're still at winterfell. It was one of the Vale Lords who got schooled by Sansa re: leather linings on the breastplates.
― Max-Headroom-drops-a-deuce-while-shredding (Sparkle Motion), Tuesday, 1 August 2017 19:10 (six years ago) link
fwiw Michael Harriot's recaps on The Root have been really good in my wypipo opinion
― El Tomboto, Tuesday, 1 August 2017 19:24 (six years ago) link
This thread is like a GoT bucket brigade where everyone fills in each other with the details they missed while they were tweeting or taking a piss break during the episode.
― Evan, Tuesday, 1 August 2017 19:25 (six years ago) link
Isn't that most of the tv series threads?
― Robert Adam Gilmour, Tuesday, 1 August 2017 19:45 (six years ago) link
mostly they're all "this show isn't as good as it was in season (x)" repeated to infinity
― President Keyes, Tuesday, 1 August 2017 19:47 (six years ago) link
really enjoyed bran's return. how could we string out a few eps of familial awkwardness if they didn't begin the reunion with him telling his sister "hi - btw i lack all self-awareness and am insane now. also i think you're sexy"
― Bein' Sean Bean (LocalGarda), Tuesday, 1 August 2017 20:01 (six years ago) link
"I can see all things happening at the same time, but right now I'm trying to just focus on watching my sisters get dressed."
― President Keyes, Tuesday, 1 August 2017 20:04 (six years ago) link
"i need you to ignore my deep power and wisdom until some huge event in six episodes, so for now let's just assume i'm a weird creep"
― Bein' Sean Bean (LocalGarda), Tuesday, 1 August 2017 20:06 (six years ago) link
I understand it's a complicated web of characters and elements but sometimes it's funny to see someone notice that those particular trees have faces for the first time in 7 seasons, then the person who explains it has their own question about the whereabouts of characters that were in the episode.
xposts
― Evan, Tuesday, 1 August 2017 20:06 (six years ago) link
Sean Bean was good as the Tree Face
― President Keyes, Tuesday, 1 August 2017 20:07 (six years ago) link
One of the only things I came to enjoy about this show, relatively speaking, is that every clan/group/family seems to have its own god/magic - and they're all right!
― Josh in Chicago, Tuesday, 1 August 2017 20:07 (six years ago) link
getting tired of him returning now. tho have to concede it was another great performance.
― Bein' Sean Bean (LocalGarda), Tuesday, 1 August 2017 20:16 (six years ago) link
Why is Bran Stark aging into an exact average of all four Beatles pic.twitter.com/vfibn3elvk— David Thorpe (@Arr) July 31, 2017
― Number None, Tuesday, 1 August 2017 20:18 (six years ago) link
What did Bran actually say? Wasn't it something about her looking beautiful in a wedding dress? Was it a future vision? Does he see the future?
― Robert Adam Gilmour, Tuesday, 1 August 2017 20:36 (six years ago) link
Something about her looking beautiful in her dress the night Ramsay raped her.
― a serious and fascinating fartist (Simon H.), Tuesday, 1 August 2017 20:37 (six years ago) link
you looked really pretty in your wedding dress. sorry you got raped and that it happened here where we grew up.
― sarahell, Tuesday, 1 August 2017 20:39 (six years ago) link
now if you'll excuse me, i'm going to sit out here for a while longer by the tree face that lets me revisit more memories
― Karl Malone, Tuesday, 1 August 2017 20:41 (six years ago) link