Game of Thrones Episode 9...

[Uszi]

*snip* for reasons of not spreading spoilers

Spoiler: Spoiler:I'll not specifically spoil anything but smart people might be able to guess.

It will be awesome just because of the strength of the actress. I actually hate the character and find her really annoying. I'd rather have Beric Dondarrion x1000.

 

[freaper]

I've just finished it... and wow.. I feel sick in my stomach. I did not see that one coming, at all. Well done, I guess?

 

[Frotality]

Meh... No Players, No Game.

Now it'll take forever until a good plotline re-arranges again, unless the story just jumps years forward and bring the white walker and the dragons all to King's Landings at once.

Brace yourselves, the filling season is comming.

Isn't the whole point of the Tyrells to inject drama into KL?
I mean don't get me wrong, I love grandma Tyrell, but her reason for existence is pretty much to give Tywin a rival that isn't his relative.

But what's left for a good plot now?
Not the soap opera going on in King's Landing...

I mean, the writter simple ate everything he has in the fridge in a single sandwich. Nice and all, but now there's nothing left till next payment.

in hindsight doesnt it make perfect sense though? thats kind of the mark of a good twist also.

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Robb's army was falling apart, winterfell was taken, and Walder knew he needed him. like an idiot Robb openly violated the one thing that gave Walder cause to support him, being attached to the future king's family, and he knows Walder is an opportunist, that he needed to ensure his support was more appealing than the lannisters, which he very much failed to do. His army was losing steam, he had no home to go back to, and he lost major support by killing karstark, there was basically NO possible backlash from killing them all right there and then, which the lannisters just so happen to promise a mountain a gold for doing.

 

[LAGG]

Meh... No Players, No Game.

Now it'll take forever until a good plotline re-arranges again, unless the story just jumps years forward and bring the white walker and the dragons all to King's Landings at once.

Brace yourselves, the filling season is comming.

Isn't the whole point of the Tyrells to inject drama into KL?
I mean don't get me wrong, I love grandma Tyrell, but her reason for existence is pretty much to give Tywin a rival that isn't his relative.

But what's left for a good plot now?
Not the soap opera going on in King's Landing...

I mean, the writter simple ate everything he has in the fridge in a single sandwich. Nice and all, but now there's nothing left till next payment.

Well let's think, the war is called the war of the 5 kings, 2 are gone now, and there's an unofficial 6, so the 4 left are:
Joffrey in KL
Stannis in Dragonstone
Balon in Pyke
& Mance Rayder beyond the Wall

That's not tension? Now that the north is done for the war can now turn to the ironborn raiding half of the coastline and kicking them off the mainland.
Stannis is probably cooking SOMETHING up with mrs. 'I shoot shadow assassins out my v-jay-jay'
And Mance Rayder may very well defeat the Nights Watch.

There's some tension to build there.

Also Littlefinger's away and will be doing stuff in The Vale, and we haven't even seen Dorne get involved yet.

Yeah, I hope you're right and the smaller stuff bring in some nice plots before the big events take place. The entire episode was very good, specially because it wasn't foccused in KL this time.

Meh... No Players, No Game.

Now it'll take forever until a good plotline re-arranges again, unless the story just jumps years forward and bring the white walker and the dragons all to King's Landings at once.

Brace yourselves, the filling season is comming.

Isn't the whole point of the Tyrells to inject drama into KL?
I mean don't get me wrong, I love grandma Tyrell, but her reason for existence is pretty much to give Tywin a rival that isn't his relative.

But what's left for a good plot now?
Not the soap opera going on in King's Landing...

I mean, the writter simple ate everything he has in the fridge in a single sandwich. Nice and all, but now there's nothing left till next payment.

Were you really that invested in the whole "King in the North" plot? I thought it was one of the least interesting of the plotlines they have, especially since it basically revolves around Robb being self-entitled and a massive idiot.

With that plot pretty much done, we still have Dany's quest for freedom in Essos, Tyrion dealing with murderous family members in King's Landing, Jon Snow and the Wildlings, Bran going beyond the Wall, the Whitewalkers, and Stannis to watch. But I guess that's all just "soap opera" and in no way interesting.

I was more into the war then the "king of the north" plot.

 

[Robot Number V]

*more snipping*

Spoiler: And more book 3/ season 4 spoilers. Just one tab this time, watch yourselves.

That's exactly why I'm looking forward to it so much. Zombie Catelyn is WAY better then Normal Catelyn, and after seeing the actress in last night's episode, you KNOW she's going to be great in the role. I've liked her far more the in show then I ever did in the books.

 

[Wicky_42]

oooooh, was wondering what point in the story it was at, what with so many posts about GoT there are going around without spoilers XD Yeah, that was an incredible moment in the books. Need to get around to catching up with the tv series!

 

[Silvanus]

Read the books, knew what was coming. Still cried. Still needed to be held.


My Mum just watched in stunned silence.

 

[IllumInaTIma]

After all the tweets yesterday I was expecting some blood, some murders... BUT I WASN'T EXPECTING THAT! Anything but that?! Holy shit! I'm sorry, I really can't describe how fucking shocking and depressing that was! That was like the ending of Persona 3, but with much more blood! JEEEEeSSUS!

 

[rbstewart7263]

best scene ever

Spoiler

 

[LAGG]

Alright I'll tell the truth:

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I'm really sad for the wolf

 

[Sewa_Yunga]

Damm you, Filch!

See, that's why you don't mistreat squibs. One day, when they're in power, they will repay you by fucking you over big time.
I'm just glad that Arry didn't die in there, I feared the worst after being hit by a spoiler when season 2 was running.

 

[sumanoskae]

I've decided I cannot, in good conscience, recommend A Song of Ice and Fire to anybody until I know how it ends.

Whatever ending Martin is building up to better be fantastic if it's going to be worth so much pain.

I have a bunch of friends I warned off it for such emotional sensitivities as well... but I have more that I've heartily recommended it to.

...I certainly wouldn't dream of recommending it before I've judged a person's emotional toughness. It was too much for me when I was 18, but the older I get, the more I appreciate it.

Do not misunderstand, it's not merely because the story is sad that I'm not telling people to watch it, but rather that Game of Thrones is a rare example of a single story split into 7 parts. Most series have some manner of closure at the end of seasons, not so with Game of Thrones; it's a cavalcade of tension and turmoil that continues to build and build, perhaps for the longest time I've yet seen.

I'm not just concerned that the conclusion to the build up will be too sad, (Although I do think a more hopeful ending would be appropriate for the material) I'm concerned that the finale won't be worth all the build up, that all the misery and darkness will be for nothing.

I've already done that once, and I don't recommend it to anyone.

 

[Sabitsuki]

The most shocking moment I have ever witnessed in a live action television series.

Sharing this sentiment. I know a lot of shows that have provoked a large number of emotional responses from me, but I've never had one give me such a terrible gut wretching feeling before. Some of my favorite fictional characters ended and their entire campaign up-ended in such a cold and petty way, over the course of about nine minutes, is almost difficult to believe.

Game of Thrones, why do you give me these feels?

Spoiler: So much feels.

 

[RedDeadFred]

Look on the bright side, it can only really get happier from here.

Sweet summer child...

What? It does legitimately get happier for a while... Hell, the next real soul crushing moment for me didn't come until the

Spoiler

end of book 5

and if me and a lot of other people are right in our theories, I don't even think it's going to be permanent.

No one is safe.

Again, there would be one significant change from the books that could bite everyone involved in the ass.

For the first thing, there is one character who seems to have plot armor:

Spoiler

Tyrion and actually maybe Jon since I'm pretty sure he's going to be revived. Martin wouldn't kill him off before revealing is true parentage (and if it's the parentage that I'm guessing -Targaryen- then I'm sure he'll play an even bigger role in books to come).

Regarding the second part. If you're talking about Jeyne, I'm pretty sure her child is not going to matter all that much in the books. Martin has told the show-runners the major upcoming plot points involved in future books so that they can continue the show if he dies before completing the books.

 

[Goofguy]

I read the books so I knew it was coming and yet I still wasn't prepared for it... crazy stuff. Still, this seems pretty fitting:

All I ask from here on out is the Martells show up early next season.

 

[GrimTuesday]

In the books, Robbs wife doesn't die, so there was speculation that she might be pregnant

Wasn't she given milk of the poppy by her mother to stop her from getting pregnant, and was ordered by Jaime to kill her if anyone attempts to rescue her? Plus she practically disappears in the last 2 books

No, Milk of the Poppy just dulls pains and helps people to sleep Jeyne's mother was giving her tansy, which is an abortifacient. I just don't like how unambiguous the show is especially when it comes to things like this, because part of the fun is the speculation about what is going to happen in the books.

Again, there would be one significant change from the books that could bite everyone involved in the ass. But, alas, it looks like they're not planning ahead beyond the next season. So... let's hope GRR Martin will not feck the TV suits over by using any of the characters they changed, omitted or killed. Sure, it worked for Dexter, for a bit... for, what, two-and-a-half seasons over the course of six seasons, before it turned into Dallas?

What the hell are you talking about. Its GRRM's books, and he can do what ever he wants, show be damned. He is not telling their story, they are telling his, and though they consult with him quite a bit, if they kill someone who turns out to be important later, they are the ones who fucked up.

Stop telling spoilers or hints of spoilers. Seriously, you deserve warnings. And if you want to say book spoilers, put it in Spoiler and tell it's either from the book or episode 9.

Its not our job to make sure you don't have things spoiled, so why should we be punished for your inability to avoid spoilers? Its a thread about the series, you should expect spoilers. You would have a point if the thread were about puppies or kittens or what shape is your head, but its not, so boo hoo.

 

[Grahav]

Man I'd been more interested to see the reaction to this episode than to see the Episode itself (read the book almost 10 years ago now) but hearing how emotionally it was handled... now I'm legit excited to actually SEE the episode. Though drinking in the reactions has been DELICIOUS!!!!

YOUR ANGUISH IS SO GOOD NOM NOM NOM!

I read the books so I knew it was coming and yet I still wasn't prepared for it... crazy stuff. Still, this seems pretty fitting:

All I ask from here on out is the Martells show up early next season.

Delicious tears!


Maisie Williams's post on the Red Wedding:

https://vine.co/v/b3XZMHmxzxh

 

[Ambitiousmould]

I read the books, and I think that the Red Wedding scene could have been done better (not that it was done badly at all). I was expecting some dramatic, slow-motion stuff, with all the sounds quietened a bit and 'the Rains of Castamere' (love that song, by the way) playing over the top until Catelyn grabbed the Frey *****, but what do I know? I'm no television director producer man.

On a slightly unrelated note: WHY HAVE THEY CUT STRONG BELWAS OUT OF THE SERIES?!

 

[Syphous]

Holy fucking depressing, Batman! I haven't read page 1 of the books, so this was entirely shocking to me. I knew something bad would happen, but FUCK, not that!

 

[Kitsune Hunter]

Wow......just wow, I already knew what to expect just bracing myself whenever the Rains of Castamere started to play, I haven't seen something that brutal since the Eclipse in Berserk. Overall, that was the most shocking thing I've seen in a long time and if Game of Thrones doesn't win awards for this season, I really would have to question people's taste in entertainment