Game of Thrones!

[Riva]

Awww Ramsey cried.

And then he said feed her dead body to the dogs. Holy shit that man is unpredictable.

He and his father are just unique.

 

[Totenkindly]

Awww Ramsey cried.

And then he said feed her dead body to the dogs. Holy shit that man is unpredictable.

He and his father are just unique.

In a sense, he was just being pragmatic.
They've been coming through a cold winter and have few supplies.
Few of us have been in that situation.

But yeah, lol.
I'm surprised he doesn't grow a moustache so he can twirl it for us.

 

[wolfnara]

Okay the first episode of season 6 was quite poor, imo.

 

[Totenkindly]

So it looks like the Dorne plotline was trashed pretty completely, at least in comparison to the book. I'm not sure why Oberyn was fleshed out so well, for it to become oversimplified and lead nowhere. (Unless Ellaria is a usurper now and thus has power -- I don't think she had any actual legal standing, as merely a consort? -- and will try to make an alliance with the remnants of the Targaryans to bring destruction to the Lannisters.)


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I'm not sure what the expectations are for a season opener, after months of people forgetting the storyline. It makes sense to hit on each thread to refresh everyone's memory. And even the short segments typically had something in each that stuck out, versus being entirely forgettable.

Next week they should be going more deeply into fewer storylines, including Bran.

 

[Forever]

I loved the first episode. I don't know what you guys are in cahoots about, it is the first episode so not everything is going to be plot juicy.

I really hope to see Brandon Stark next episode though.

 

[Julius_Van_Der_Beak]

I am now regretting get rid of my HBO. Oh well, I can watch it when I visit my parents in about a month.

 

[Yama]

brienne is and will always be my fucking queen.

 

[wolfnara]

Yes, I am looking forward to seeing Bran's story-line too. I have read some chapters in the books, it was very interesting. Perhaps through his visions they will reveal a plot secret? Their will be scenes from the past/future. The first episode didn't work for me. Compare E1 to the previous series, like the opening of season 4:

Season 6 was this:

 

[Totenkindly]

Booya.

I feel like this season, they've gotten pretty bloodthirsty. But overall the episode moved right along.

Big episode spoilers, you have been warned:

- I loved the opening with Bran and von Sydow, we finally got to see Lyanna. It looks like next week we might get to see what happened at the tower.
- Goodbye Lord Greyjoy and Roose Bolton. And momma Bolton. And Baby Bolton. Gee, and I thought he just might toss the baby in a well; no, the dogs must be fed! Again! They eat better than the rest of the keep.
- So much for the Night's Watch insurrection. Thorne wasn't happy. I bet he'll be even less happy next week. Him and Ollie are gonna be hurting.
- Tyrion. WTF. I was afraid we'd find out he was Dragonborn when they breathed on him. I loved the look on Varys' face afterwards. This might be a good excuse for Tyrion to stop drinking, who knows what stupidity he'll get himself into next time?
- A lot of great quiet dramatic moments tonight -- Cersei with Tommen, Jaime with The Sparrow, Sansa and Theon, Davos with Melisandre. I'm glad they are giving the characters some space to slowly fill, versus rushing them about. It's the pause before the storm.
- It's hard to tell whether the Red Woman pulled off what happened -- it was beautiful regardless, the way they built the tension, and her acceptance lately of her own limitations, but then everyone filtering away. So the hair was a sneaky ruse. Heh.
- Welcome back, Jon Stark-Targaryan. I suspect based on the clues that Jon was hiding inside Ghost the whole time, and the Red Woman might have opened a channel at best... or possibly just healed the internal damage so the body was usable again.
- Stark vs Bolton Smackdown, sometime this season @ Castle Black.

 

[highlander]

I knew it.

 

[GarrotTheThief]

It's so predictable. Martin has lost his touch.

 

[ceecee]

Booya.

I feel like this season, they've gotten pretty bloodthirsty. But overall the episode moved right along.

Big episode spoilers, you have been warned:

- I loved the opening with Bran and von Sydow, we finally got to see Lyanna. It looks like next week we might get to see what happened at the tower.
- Goodbye Lord Greyjoy and Roose Bolton. And momma Bolton. And Baby Bolton. Gee, and I thought he just might toss the baby in a well; no, the dogs must be fed! Again! They eat better than the rest of the keep.
- So much for the Night's Watch insurrection. Thorne wasn't happy. I bet he'll be even less happy next week. Him and Ollie are gonna be hurting.
- Tyrion. WTF. I was afraid we'd find out he was Dragonborn when they breathed on him. I loved the look on Varys' face afterwards. This might be a good excuse for Tyrion to stop drinking, who knows what stupidity he'll get himself into next time?
- A lot of great quiet dramatic moments tonight -- Cersei with Tommen, Jaime with The Sparrow, Sansa and Theon, Davos with Melisandre. I'm glad they are giving the characters some space to slowly fill, versus rushing them about. It's the pause before the storm.
- It's hard to tell whether the Red Woman pulled off what happened -- it was beautiful regardless, the way they built the tension, and her acceptance lately of her own limitations, but then everyone filtering away. So the hair was a sneaky ruse. Heh.
- Welcome back, Jon Stark-Targaryan. I suspect based on the clues that Jon was hiding inside Ghost the whole time, and the Red Woman might have opened a channel at best... or possibly just healed the internal damage so the body was usable again.
- Stark vs Bolton Smackdown, sometime this season @ Castle Black.

"Next time I have an idea like that, punch me in the face." I love these two, more for their expressions and body language than what is actually said.

 

[Totenkindly]

"Next time I have an idea like that, punch me in the face." I love these two, more for their expressions and body language than what is actually said.

Definitely. despite their penchant to explain at times, both of them seem to intuitively grasp each other and they're each other's intellectual equals.

While Tyrion pulled it off, it was a pretty crazy idea even for him to stake one's life on.

 

[erm]

It's so predictable. Martin has lost his touch.

It's got nothing to do with him at this point.

 

[SearchingforPeace]

It's got nothing to do with him at this point.

I do believe that 75% or more of the fans already.... there was so much foreshadowing

 

[Totenkindly]

The constant online talk prevents there from being something new....if there is any plausible idea about something, it gets talked to death.

You kinda have to live under a rock to not hear about everything.

 

[Forever]

Tyrion's never going to die.

 

[Tater]

The constant online talk prevents there from being something new....if there is any plausible idea about something, it gets talked to death.

You kinda have to live under a rock to not hear about everything.

exactly.

 

[erm]

Of all the problems that stood out to me with this episode's plot, I think the most blaring was Roose Bolton thinking attacking Castle Black was a bad idea because it would turn northern lords against them. He orchestrated the Red Wedding, which he knew would turn them against him more than anything else, yet he is worried about executing a Lord Commander who let Wildlings through the wall? The North would praise him for it.

For episode 1 it was probably Davos helping deal with the Jon Snow situation, which only makes sense in the audience's mind. They're both 'good guys' so why wouldn't Davos beg for the black magic (which he despises) that he's also never heard of in order to resurrect an easily replaceable Lord Commander (that was a divisive leader from his perspective)? Because the audience knows about resurrection and empathizes with both characters thus groups them together. That said Tyrion walking around with no guards is a close second, as are the disappearing dogs and the continued super powers of Brienne.

I could go on and on...

 

[Forever]

JON SNOW IS BACK

Mother

MOTHERFUCKERS

Predictable, right?