cersei doesn't know where lil pete is, in the episode before this bolton gave him a note that had been sent by raven to the eerie (where he's supposed to be) and had been brought to winterfell by a rider.
― Roberto Spiralli, Tuesday, 5 May 2015 11:44 (nine years ago) link
This thread might be the most unwieldy one on all of ILX. God help you if you want to load all messages to refer back to anything.
Also: This show is confusing!
― Your Ribs are My Ladder, Tuesday, 5 May 2015 12:55 (nine years ago) link
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I wonder why we didn't do a new thread for each season
― Is It Any Wonder I'm Not the (President Keyes), Tuesday, 5 May 2015 13:06 (nine years ago) link
because we still haven't answered the question in the thread's title
― Karl Malone, Tuesday, 5 May 2015 13:16 (nine years ago) link
however, no spoilers please, so any answers to whether the show will be for nerds or not should be posted as an image with a completely black background with your text answer that is only slightly less black on top, so that the text is only visible when you tilt your laptop screen waaaaaaaaay back
― Karl Malone, Tuesday, 5 May 2015 13:18 (nine years ago) link
this show is for one particular nerd, who will be revealed in the final episode when his name is pulled out of a hat and he receives a bag of dragon bones
― Is It Any Wonder I'm Not the (President Keyes), Tuesday, 5 May 2015 13:19 (nine years ago) link
will this show be just for nerd?
― Karl Malone, Tuesday, 5 May 2015 13:24 (nine years ago) link
will this show be for one lucky nerd
― lag∞n, Tuesday, 5 May 2015 13:30 (nine years ago) link
http://www.candywarehouse.com/assets/item/large/wonka-nerds-candy-book-131699-im.jpg
― DJP, Tuesday, 5 May 2015 13:32 (nine years ago) link
The Jon Snow/Melisandre scene was just weird. "I'm going to show you something", "not one of your visions", "nope" *whips out tits*
Friend predicted this approx half a sec before it happened.
― p:s nerds know (dog latin), Tuesday, 5 May 2015 16:25 (nine years ago) link
to be fair, it's not a particularly risky prediction in this show
― DJP, Tuesday, 5 May 2015 16:29 (nine years ago) link
Even down to inconsistencies like how awhile back one unsullied dude got his nipple sliced off without wincing but Grey Worm howled in pain when he was stabbed.
In the books, the Unsullied were regularly dosed with some anaesthetic drink that dulled their ability to feel pain, but stopped imbibing once White Savior Lady freed them. Don't recall if the show mentioned this or not.
TBH not sure if either GW or Selmy are dead, we could just get a "Meanwhile..." cut to them recuperating next episode. (No spoilers or previews, this is pure speculation.)
― Madison Dumbbarfer (Leee), Tuesday, 5 May 2015 17:26 (nine years ago) link
season has been somewhat lackluster and wander-y thus far; perhaps we're building to something?
― Premise ridiculous. Who have two potato? (forksclovetofu), Tuesday, 5 May 2015 17:35 (nine years ago) link
probably not
― Is It Any Wonder I'm Not the (President Keyes), Tuesday, 5 May 2015 17:46 (nine years ago) link
i think a lot of shit's about to pop off based on what happened in the last one!
― slothroprhymes, Tuesday, 5 May 2015 17:46 (nine years ago) link
dany is finally at a point where she has no choice but to fully commit to one course or the other, like either dig into meereen for good or give into some concessions and get ready to gtfo (insert arg. about she's been that way since last season etc etc etc).
considering how fast the faith militant began committing hideously violent reprisals on those they deemed "sinners," no way that doesn't get 1,000x worse.
― slothroprhymes, Tuesday, 5 May 2015 17:50 (nine years ago) link
(The above is a Listed Heritage Discussion, and is carried out at this time every year by trained Internet Re-enactors)
― Andrew Farrell, Tuesday, 5 May 2015 17:52 (nine years ago) link
oh right, the people who torrented are back in real time with us now
― Premise ridiculous. Who have two potato? (forksclovetofu), Tuesday, 5 May 2015 17:59 (nine years ago) link
wait wut
― slothroprhymes, Tuesday, 5 May 2015 18:02 (nine years ago) link
first four eps leaked
― DJP, Tuesday, 5 May 2015 18:02 (nine years ago) link
oh, lol nvm. already forgot about the whole leak thing bc i didnt watch them early
All the actors at the premiere kept hinting at a big shocker to come this season. I think maybe Cersei will be killed after the situation she has created gets out of control and Jaime will be left needing to choose a new life.
Sansa/Bolton related thing is probably the strongest bet though.
― Robert Adam Gilmour, Tuesday, 5 May 2015 18:10 (nine years ago) link
I kept waiting for Bronn to ask Jaime to give him a hand in the row boat.
― Madison Dumbbarfer (Leee), Tuesday, 5 May 2015 18:11 (nine years ago) link
My speculation is whatever plot that goes on w/ Sansa and the Boltons will be rudely interrupted by Stannis
― panettone for the painfully alone (mayor jingleberries), Tuesday, 5 May 2015 18:28 (nine years ago) link
― Madison Dumbbarfer (Leee), Tuesday, May 5, 2015 2:11 PM (17 minutes ago) Bookmark Flag Post Permalink
They actually addressed this you know. Bronn was rowing and gave Jaime a look, Jaime responded by holding his arm up a little and shrugging.
― Evan, Tuesday, 5 May 2015 18:32 (nine years ago) link
it's been fairly clear this would happen since last season. in that tv way of somebody noticing a member of the opposite sex as signifier for sex scene coming soon.
― bureau belfast model (LocalGarda), Tuesday, 5 May 2015 18:33 (nine years ago) link
For a thread that spent so much time talking about terrible fluctuating accents awhile back I'm surprised we haven't discussed Obara Sand in the last ep (despite the other reasons that scene was pathetic).
― Evan, Tuesday, 5 May 2015 19:32 (nine years ago) link
the accents...bothered people? really?
*headdesks into another universe*
― slothroprhymes, Tuesday, 5 May 2015 19:38 (nine years ago) link
Obara accent pulled me out of the moment (again, among other things) so headdesk away in that case but yes, there was some discussion a few seasons back esp regarding Littlefinger's fluctuating accent. Us 'mericans aren't as sensitive to such things.
― Evan, Tuesday, 5 May 2015 19:42 (nine years ago) link
max wrote at least one extended gawker piece on the accents of this show that was rooted in this thread iirc
― Clay, Tuesday, 5 May 2015 19:45 (nine years ago) link
Us 'mericans aren't as sensitive to such things.
Don't think that's the case -- I think if Westeros was supposed to be like "early America" and characters talked like they were from Texas in one episode and then like they were from Philly in another, it would be jarring to us
― Mistah FAAB (sarahell), Tuesday, 5 May 2015 19:50 (nine years ago) link
i think re: littlefinger producers may have initially asked him to do a more posh english accent and were eventually like "oh fuck it" and he's stuck with the thick brogue ever since
alternate theory that may be jumping through hoops to explain something: littlefinger is from a very poor shitty provincial area called the fingers. i imagine their accents are thick (ppl will note that the northerners have thicker irish, scottish or northern english accents whereas king's landing folk don't aside from the poor people in flea bottom). when he's in king's landing he has to fake being an aristocrat, as indeed he's done his whole life. since he doesnt really have to do that anymore perhaps he is talking in his natural accent
― slothroprhymes, Tuesday, 5 May 2015 19:51 (nine years ago) link
The accents don't really bother me either -- they just code as some variant of BBC costume drama
― Mistah FAAB (sarahell), Tuesday, 5 May 2015 19:52 (nine years ago) link
― Mistah FAAB (sarahell), Tuesday, May 5, 2015 3:50 PM (2 minutes ago) Bookmark Flag Post Permalink
Yeah I meant we aren't as sensitive to these particular accents. Not that we aren't sensitive to accent fluctuations in general.
― Evan, Tuesday, 5 May 2015 19:58 (nine years ago) link
http://gawker.com/what-is-going-on-with-the-accents-in-game-of-thrones-485816507
― Clay, Tuesday, 5 May 2015 20:00 (nine years ago) link
gawker dudes, wtf is wrong with you?!!
― Mistah FAAB (sarahell), Tuesday, 5 May 2015 20:00 (nine years ago) link
classic gawkdudes
― slothroprhymes, Tuesday, 5 May 2015 20:07 (nine years ago) link
article is p entertaining for what it is, however it ends with something that drives me utterly batshit:
Well, first of all, I care. Second of all, the cornerstone of science fiction and fantasy fandom is nitpicking.
the first of all part is fine. thats subjective. but i've often wondered why exactly this is always the case, and it's what keeps me away from a fair amount of hard genre stuff
― slothroprhymes, Tuesday, 5 May 2015 20:17 (nine years ago) link
onion knight accent has started to infiltrate my inner monologue
― bureau belfast model (LocalGarda), Tuesday, 5 May 2015 20:18 (nine years ago) link
xp to self - why the 2nd part is the case, that is
― slothroprhymes, Tuesday, 5 May 2015 20:18 (nine years ago) link
liam cunningham is a great actor (hunger!) with a world champion voice
― slothroprhymes, Tuesday, 5 May 2015 20:19 (nine years ago) link
This episode kinda went overboard on scenes when one character asks another a question, and they answer "hmm, let me tell you an anecdote that reveals an essential piece of history in two minutes flat", but otherwise I enjoyed it. Some excellent thinning out of fiftieth-wheel characters at the end.
― Matt DC, Tuesday, 5 May 2015 20:19 (nine years ago) link
forced exposition is the worst
― Evan, Tuesday, 5 May 2015 20:22 (nine years ago) link
This season is starting to feel like that new Blur album tbh.
― p:s nerds know (dog latin), Tuesday, 5 May 2015 20:41 (nine years ago) link
at what point does the Blur album expose itself to you as part of a plot to get you to follow a gruff king
― DJP, Tuesday, 5 May 2015 21:01 (nine years ago) link
― Mistah FAAB (sarahell), Tuesday, May 5, 2015 3:50 PM (1 hour ago) Bookmark Flag Post Permalink
this is a good idea
― lag∞n, Tuesday, 5 May 2015 21:04 (nine years ago) link
http://grantland.com/hollywood-prospectus/ask-the-maester-the-tale-of-brave-ser-barristan-the-faith-militant-and-the-fighting-harpies/reasonable explanations for some of the things that have inspired the most dedicated nitpicking. not that i expect it to slow anyone down.
― slothroprhymes, Tuesday, 5 May 2015 21:04 (nine years ago) link
when anyone nickpicks at this show im just like "wut i dont even remember the thing youre talking about i watched all four leaked episodes in one sitting a month ago"
― lag∞n, Tuesday, 5 May 2015 21:06 (nine years ago) link
haha, pretty reasonable approach
― slothroprhymes, Tuesday, 5 May 2015 21:08 (nine years ago) link
the good thing abt binge watching is u dont remember anything/have to argue online
― lag∞n, Tuesday, 5 May 2015 21:12 (nine years ago) link