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Ok, which of you is responsible for this? https://www.facebook.com/pages/Gerold-Darkstar-Dayne/349218085161737
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Mnemosyne posted:Ok, which of you is responsible for this? Fantastic, strangely reminiscent of Omar Borkan Al Gala's facebook. Now that I think about it Omar would be perfect for Darkstar considering his fascination with dark eyeliner and being handsome enough to get deported.
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May 29, 2013 07:07
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Crossposting from the main ASoIaF thread, for those that only read this thread. I just finished a reread of ADWD and have some observations about the book.
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May 29, 2013 10:34
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I've only read ADWD the once, if I recall correctly, and I'm just starting on it again but I always thought Reek had by far and away the strongest arc in the book. Barry Stan's take over of Meereen almost immediately fixed the arc's stiltedness and allowed it to move and get poo poo done without any of the *~*Daario*~* nonsense. The only parts of Jon's arc that I really remember are him dealing with Janos Slynt, which is unfortunately at the end of a recap chapter and his death. I don't think his stuff as ever been much good though. I think Jaime's chapter is probably only in there so that people can't say there was no Jaime in the book. He's my favourite character and I'd be disappointed without him, but from what I remember, his chapter is definitely pointless. I'm looking forward to Stannis' parts of TWOW more than anything, I think.
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May 29, 2013 10:59
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Aurain posted:I've only read ADWD the once, if I recall correctly, and I'm just starting on it again but I always thought Reek had by far and away the strongest arc in the book. It definitely isn't bad, but gets so over-the-top violent and nihilistic at times that it started to wear on me. That's one of the easiest and laziest genres to write in so I was more impressed with some of the other stuff in the book, where GRRM stretches and challenges himself more. Aurain posted:I think Jaime's chapter is probably only in there so that people can't say there was no Jaime in the book. He's my favourite character and I'd be disappointed without him, but from what I remember, his chapter is definitely pointless. Yeah, that would be a good explanation for why it's in there, actually.
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May 29, 2013 11:09
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So I went to a Game of Thrones trivia night yesterday at my University bar. Our team (full of nerdy book readers) came about 40th out of 80-something teams. I wanted to call us "Robb dies next episode" and spoil however many showatchers there were in the ~500 person audience but we changed to "Cersei's Cunts" last second. I saw a dude in a fedora and a trenchcoat, which of you was it?
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May 29, 2013 12:49
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Joramun posted:[*]Jon Snow probably isn't dead after all, or if he is, that death scene really was conspicuously tame and seemingly nonlethal. Warging into Wun Wun at the last minute is the most likely escape clause if he really did die, ahead of warging into Ghost or Melisandre saving him. The bigger mystery lingering after his final chapter is who really wrote Ramsay's letter to him (Ramsay himself, Stannis, Mance...). I really don't see how it can be anybody else but Ramsay. It would be out of character for Stannis and what exactly would he have to gain from it. Mance was in Winterfell surrounded by Northmen, at least one of the spearwives was killed in the escape and everybody knows that they were with "Abel". He is most definitely captured. Some stuff from the letter are probably lies, like Stannis death. Jon is one of the few people who could tell that FakeArya is dead and the northern Lords would believe him. So provoking him into attacking and then killing him before that is the smartest thing Ramsay and Roose can do. I Love Loosies fucked around with this message at 13:12 on May 29, 2013 |
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May 29, 2013 13:07
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Joramun posted:Crossposting from the main ASoIaF thread, for those that only read this thread. I just finished a reread of ADWD and have some observations about the book. Disagree The Mutato posted:So I went to a Game of Thrones trivia night yesterday at my University bar. Our team (full of nerdy book readers) came about 40th out of 80-something teams. How in the hells did this happen?! Were they asking you to alphabetically spell House names or something? Shageletic fucked around with this message at 13:47 on May 29, 2013 |
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May 29, 2013 13:39
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I don't think Ramsay would write Bastard because of how much Theon/Reek feared calling him that. But who loved to call Jon "bastard"? Mance.
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May 29, 2013 14:22
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Hunky Joe posted:I don't think Ramsay would write Bastard because of how much Theon/Reek feared calling him that. But who loved to call Jon "bastard"? Mance. I haven't actually read the chapter, but I remember this being the conclusion most people agreed on at the time it was released.
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May 29, 2013 14:26
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Shageletic posted:How in the hells did this happen?! Were they asking you to alphabetically spell House names or something? He's in Australia; if they had an aborigine on their team, they automatically wind up further back in the queue than the all-white teams.
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May 29, 2013 14:31
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Shageletic posted:Disagree No loving clue man, we got 100% in the first round, thought we got 100% in the next one, then tripped up a bit in the third one. Questions we hosed up that I remember were "Who leads Robb's van, and who objects to this?" It was Glover/Umber, but we tripped up and said Bolton/Karstark. "Who are the houses of the Tully bannermen Catelyn recruits to arrest Tyrion?" Knew Went and Frey, but no clue what the third was. Finally what animals does Stannis eat during the seige, and in what order. Forgot cats damnit. I think there were a lot of teams bunched up the top.
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May 29, 2013 14:33
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The Mutato posted:So I went to a Game of Thrones trivia night yesterday at my University bar. Our team (full of nerdy book readers) came about 40th out of 80-something teams. I wanted to call us "Robb dies next episode" and spoil however many showatchers there were in the ~500 person audience but we changed to "Cersei's Cunts" last second. I saw a dude in a fedora and a trenchcoat, which of you was it? If you're looking for who the goon was, it was you. You're the goon. 
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May 29, 2013 14:42
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Actually the dude from Axis of Awesome was there too... so at least 2 goons.
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May 29, 2013 14:43
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The Mutato posted:No loving clue man, we got 100% in the first round, thought we got 100% in the next one, then tripped up a bit in the third one. Questions we hosed up that I remember were "Who leads Robb's van, and who objects to this?" It was Glover/Umber, but we tripped up and said Bolton/Karstark. "Who are the houses of the Tully bannermen Catelyn recruits to arrest Tyrion?" Knew Went and Frey, but no clue what the third was. Finally what animals does Stannis eat during the seige, and in what order. Forgot cats damnit. I think there were a lot of teams bunched up the top. Jesus. I'm having trouble remembering who the main characters were in the last book. Thank heaven for small favors.
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May 29, 2013 15:25
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I'm gonna guess that the tie-breaker question, if needed, was list all the Freys in order of succession.
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May 29, 2013 16:12
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The Mutato posted:No loving clue man, we got 100% in the first round, thought we got 100% in the next one, then tripped up a bit in the third one. Questions we hosed up that I remember were "Who leads Robb's van, and who objects to this?" It was Glover/Umber, but we tripped up and said Bolton/Karstark. "Who are the houses of the Tully bannermen Catelyn recruits to arrest Tyrion?" Knew Went and Frey, but no clue what the third was. Finally what animals does Stannis eat during the seige, and in what order. Forgot cats damnit. I think there were a lot of teams bunched up the top. Yeah I wouldn't have gotten any of those. I'm oddly... relieved.
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May 29, 2013 23:57
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quote:Jaime's chapter was so loving pointless and unnecessary. All it does is introduce even more factions and characters that you really can't ask your readers to start caring about five thousand pages into your epic saga, George. Get a hold of yourself with this poo poo. Brienne's betrayal that gets lazily dropped at the end of the chapter is the only thing of significance and could easily have been done elsewhere or later. If I thought those factions and characters were meant to have any significance other than background fluff I would agree more strongly. The entire Bracken-Blackwood thing is there so George can have the kid give the speech about how the Bracken and the Blackwoods are the same family intermarried over and over except for when they decide to feud every twenty years. You know, in case we forgot that feudalism was bad and Westeros is terrible. As it is, it's more "Jaimie Lannister consents to play politics the way he refused to all his life and also there's Brienne." The interesting part is that with the politics and the snark and the double dealing, it almost feels like a Tyrion chapter.
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May 30, 2013 05:23
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That is some of the most vague trivia about unimportant things. Were other questions like "Name the boats at the Blackwater that Stannis had under his command? Bonus for if you can name them in order if appearance and tell how many men were on each vessel!" Or "What does Ned eat in the first book?" Tie-breaker: When is Winds of Winter coming out? Hint: Never.
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May 30, 2013 12:50
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Tie-breaker-breaker: What sexual assault charge will they finally nail GRRM with and which actor will be the one pressing charges?
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May 30, 2013 18:14
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My mum's birthday just passed and she asked me to make her a lemon cake as it is her favorite kind of cake. I hate you guys and GRRM for ruining that. 
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May 30, 2013 19:22
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Aurain posted:Tie-breaker-breaker: What sexual assault charge will they finally nail GRRM with and which actor will be the one pressing charges? Trick question: class action lawsuit from all of the female cast (and the actor that plays Rickon).
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May 30, 2013 19:59
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Strife posted:(and the actor that plays Rickon). Who?
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May 30, 2013 20:14
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nutranurse posted:My mum's birthday just passed and she asked me to make her a lemon cake as it is her favorite kind of cake. I hate you guys and GRRM for ruining that. I read that as your mom just passed and I assumed it was some kind of zombie Cat joke
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May 30, 2013 20:42
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Joramun posted:Who? I think he's one of the direwolves.
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May 30, 2013 21:06
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Strife posted:Trick question: class action lawsuit from all of the female cast (and the actor that plays Rickon). Don't forget Cheese Guy.
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May 30, 2013 21:06
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mind the walrus posted:I think he's one of the direwolves. Ah right, yeah he should totally press charges for sexual assault.
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May 30, 2013 21:11
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In a moment of  I came to this jarring and infuriating question, why the hell is someone in fantasy Spain named Archibald?
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May 31, 2013 00:54
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Because the Spanish variant, Archibaldo, would sound silly. E:
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May 31, 2013 02:31
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Aurubin posted:In a moment of Just be glad there aren't an abundance of names with random apostrophes in them.
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May 31, 2013 03:07
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IRQ posted:Just be glad there aren't an abundance of names with random apostrophes in them. I'll remember that next time I am reading about Prendahl na Ghezn, Hazrak zo Loraq, Hizdahr zo Loraq, Oznak zo Pahl, Reznak mo Reznak, Mollono Yos Dob, Skahaz mo Kandaq, Bhakaz zo Loraq, Grazdan zo Galare, Zharaq zo Loraq, Marghaz zo Loraq and Mazdhan zo Loraq.
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May 31, 2013 03:33
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gently caress Meereen, am I right guys?? *drops mic, drops trousers, shits on ground*
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May 31, 2013 03:36
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The Mutato posted:I'll remember that next time I am reading about Prendahl na Ghezn, Hazrak zo Loraq, Hizdahr zo Loraq, Oznak zo Pahl, Reznak mo Reznak, Mollono Yos Dob, Skahaz mo Kandaq, Bhakaz zo Loraq, Grazdan zo Galare, Zharaq zo Loraq, Marghaz zo Loraq and Mazdhan zo Loraq. Doo Wop Doo Wop Doo Wop (Shamlamadingdong)
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May 31, 2013 03:51
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mind the walrus posted:Doo Wop Doo Wop Doo Wop (Shamlamadingdong) Racist.
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May 31, 2013 03:58
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Walk like a (fantasy) Egyptian and get your rear end roasted by some dragons y'all.
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May 31, 2013 04:04
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Here I Go, Down The Slope, Zip Zop Zoopity Zop!
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May 31, 2013 05:55
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Spot the racial slur!
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May 31, 2013 05:55
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If you want a quick preview of the babby thread post-Wedding, check out the commentary from this blog from Tor about reading through the series right as he finished that chapter.quote:loving hell.
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May 31, 2013 15:04
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59 hours and 42 minutes until Robb, Catelyn, and half the Stark army eats poo poo on TV. I still say the only way to end the episode is book-style with Arya catching Sandor's axe with her head and leaving that poo poo dangling until season 4 ep 2 or 3. I know the show doesn't have the slightest inkling of balls to do it, but goddamn I want to see TVIV just completely melt the gently caress down.
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Gentlegoons, I believe we're near peak merchandising for Game of Thrones. Wonder when they'll introduce house sigil condoms? Season 3 should end with a five-minute shot of Joffrey sitting on the iron throne staring at the camera looking as smug as possible.
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