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I thought there was a book theory that Jeyne actually did give birth to an heir? This puts that to rest then.
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There was a theory that Jeyne was switched out with an imposter because there's a subtle, completely unimportant variation in her description from two different points of view. The entire theory rests on Jaime Lannister not evaluating the hips of every teenager he meets on a birthing capability basis.
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Jun 3, 2013 05:17
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And GRRM had already said "yeah, I just forgot what she looked like, sorry"
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Jun 3, 2013 05:18
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Not to mention that GRRM specifically said that the variation resulted from him messing up and forgetting how he previously described Jeyne. That theory is long dead. edit: yeah whatever.
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Jun 3, 2013 05:19
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mind the walrus posted:That was the only point where the people I was with reacted viscerally. It's because the guy just comes up and really loving goes at it! He just repeatedly jabs his knife in her stomach so forcefully and so fast that it was almost comical to watch. Like a kid violently jabbing a spoon into his ice cream. edit: Still revolting, but comical at the same time in way. Contra Calculus fucked around with this message at 05:27 on Jun 3, 2013 |
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Jun 3, 2013 05:25
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I thought all the blood fountains at the end with Cat and Frey's wife were a tad over the top, And obviously CG.
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Jun 3, 2013 05:37
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elmer fud posted:Anyone have some of the best baby thread reactions to spoiler avatars?   edit: I looked through the thread and that was the only spoiler avatar. The rest were red titles (with a couple hilarious fakes thrown in). 3 DONG HORSE fucked around with this message at 06:13 on Jun 3, 2013 |
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Jun 3, 2013 05:40
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The Riddle of Feel posted:There was a theory that Jeyne was switched out with an imposter because there's a subtle, completely unimportant variation in her description from two different points of view. The entire theory rests on Jaime Lannister not evaluating the hips of every teenager he meets on a birthing capability basis. I wonder what they're going to end the season on. It's got to be something decently big, see: dragons and white walkers.
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Jun 3, 2013 05:41
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It'll either be the Astapori slaves chanting "Mhysa", UnCat, or Coldhands. I'm still holding out hope for Coldhands, since he'll probably be played by the same stunt guy that does the Others and filled in for Gregor last season.
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Jun 3, 2013 05:48
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Oh my god these are the most delicious tears.
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Jun 3, 2013 05:49
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Contra Calculus posted:It's because the guy just comes up and really loving goes at it! He just repeatedly jabs his knife in her stomach so forcefully and so fast that it was almost comical to watch. Like a kid violently jabbing a spoon into his ice cream. It reminded me of the prison shiv scene in Breaking Bad. I'd always had a hard time wrapping my head around how a sharpened toothbrush could used as a vicious murder weapon, but when you see a guy get stabbed thirty times in five seconds, it's pretty loving brutal. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b2uLNioVW-M
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Jun 3, 2013 05:53
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Man, you all thought Game of Thrones just had the climax of the century? Wait until you see what happened tonight on the hit show "King of Thrones" Quality journalism. Yeah, that kinda shows what I mean pretty well. 
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Jun 3, 2013 05:55
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Reading the reactions and the "gently caress you book readers" posts makes me realize how lovely most of SA has become over the years. People would have lost their drat minds if tribute.wmv was made in present times Duro posted:I'm not nerdy enough to read the stupid books, but I did have someone tell me that there would be a similar scene a long time ago. I just assumed it would be a different wedding (you can guess which one) DangerZoneDelux fucked around with this message at 06:13 on Jun 3, 2013 |
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Jun 3, 2013 05:59
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TVIV is really poo poo, it's not SA in general TVIV is just really really poo poo.
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Jun 3, 2013 06:18
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quote:obb just looked shellshocked after his wife got stabbed, and he didn't even try to do anything. What is this emotion you call 'love', earth man?
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Jun 3, 2013 06:21
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Good god you guys aren't kidding. I thought the thread started out fine with people just reacting with an occasional slap-fight, but these posts are getting worse and worse. Christ, no wonder I haven't been to TVIV in two years.
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Avoiding a good portion of GBS and TVIV is all you really need to do to make sure your SA experience isn't too lovely. Or so that's what I found. "HURRR READING DUMB"
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Jun 3, 2013 07:01
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My favorite reactions were the posters that said their enjoyment was ruined because of the spoilers. It is kinda depressing that some people hinge all their enjoyment on being surprised by something instead of looking at the overall quality! I wonder if those sorts can ever rewatch their favorite tv show/movie/etc ever again. I mean, on a rewatch you'd know everything that happens! There's no possible way to enjoy that, right? Srice fucked around with this message at 07:18 on Jun 3, 2013 |
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Jun 3, 2013 07:16
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DangerZoneDelux posted:Reading the reactions and the "gently caress you book readers" posts makes me realize how lovely most of SA has become over the years. Duro almost had a point until he started throwing his misogynistic stupidity over Robb. The books sort of make Robb's reaction in the show more relevant -- he's a loving kid who just saw his wife get murdered. The whole "book readers are poo poo" dialogue being thrown around more often now is really loving stupid. loving summer children idiots.
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Jun 3, 2013 07:21
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So worth it. Wish I hadn't spoiled my girlfriend two years ago but I will harvest the tears at work. Thank you Game of Thrones feel free to suck from now on.
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Jun 3, 2013 07:23
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The babies sure do cry a lot:Sober posted:The book readers should be locked in a room and then we should play the Rains of Castamere, if you know what I mean.
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Jun 3, 2013 07:28
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I never thought in a million loving years anyone who was not an 80s high school sitcom bully would use "book-reader" as a pejorative, but TVIV just proved me the gently caress wrong! Goddamn, what a lovely subforum.
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Jun 3, 2013 07:29
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Book-reader is the new Kingslayer.
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"I wish those filthy book readers would stop looking down down on us show watchers." - A show watcher looking down on book reader. You're retarded if you love something so much that your happiness can depend on whether or not you can watch it without it being spoiled, yet you actively participate in a discussion forum that invites spoilers (rightly or wrongly), and refuse to actively inform yourself about the series by reading the source material. I respect that some people don't like to read, but loving hell, don't pretend that your decision not to read means that people who have read a decade old series of books aren't allowed to acknowledge their existence in your presence.
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Jun 3, 2013 07:35
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Urdnot Fire posted:The babies sure do cry a lot: Dead Man Posting the Book-Reader
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Urdnot Fire posted:The babies sure do cry a lot: Well this is stupid for a number of reasons: 1) From reading the books, we know that the Rains of Castamere is a musical cue that means disaster is imminent. We would not be stupid enough to hang around in a room with that song playing. 2) From reading the books, we know that all the key players in the series who survive are the ones who wouldn't be stupid enough to be locked into a room with their enemies. So we would not be stupid enough to get locked in a room with our enemies. 3) We have loving Vargo Hoat and Strong Belwas. 
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Contra Calculus posted:I never thought in a million loving years anyone who was not an 80s high school sitcom bully would use "book-reader" as a pejorative, but TVIV just proved me the gently caress wrong! Goddamn, what a lovely subforum. Just read the SPOILERS thread and gently caress show watchers apologists. They seem to think we don't already know George Martin is a perverted, sex offender surrounded yes men man children. Oh and something about the HBO show. Undead Unicorn fucked around with this message at 08:24 on Jun 3, 2013 |
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Jun 3, 2013 08:12
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The saddest part for me was seeing Arya so close, and see the realization of what was happening set in and calling back to when she saw her dad die... I also clandestinely recorded my friends reactions, which is pretty much just "gently caress". Also a friend came to stay for a couple weeks, who had stopped watching around when Gregor beheaded his horse, so that was like the perfect episode to watch going in blind.
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Jun 3, 2013 08:18
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I shall henceforth name this day Robbday, for his valiant service to the noble House Stark cause.
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You filthy bookers can't post dumb gifs in this thread!!!!$#! *posts holky gently caress gif a thousand times* TVIV is a big bunch of disgrace, but the rest of the internet made up for it tonight (and hopefully tomorrow). Also, incoming effortpost from a ~writer~: 
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Jun 3, 2013 09:37
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I never heard of books until I watch the TV show first.
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I just woke up, was it great?
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Shoehead posted:I just woke up, was it great? The show or the show-only fan rage? Because the answer to both is than my wildest dreams.
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Duro posted:Well you know what, I disagree with George Railroad Martin on this one. Yeah, it was the "unexpected" twist, the curveball, etc... However, some cliches are cliches because they work, and I would have enjoyed seeing a more competent and bloodthirsty Robb try to avenge his father's death on the battlefield, or at least make a solid go at it. We saw that he might have been a decent tactician, and the show is building towards many different factions that may eventually all go to war against each other. Why shouldn't Robb have gotten a go at it and attempted to avenge Ned, who was sold to us as one of the main characters of the show in season 1. Father-Son stories like that are awesome, and I'm not saying he should have necessarily succeeded, but I just felt like we wasted a ton of air time for nothing. "No YOU listen, GRRM. If you wanted your book series to win every award and sit on the NYT Bestseller list for, like, ever, and maybe even get it adapted into a massive budget series with millions in merch and licensing cash, and tons of TV awards then let ME tell YOU what you should do with your book: Step One: write the same fantasy story everyone has written a million times which makes the genre so disgustingly predictable that it never gets adapted or taken seriously because it's so dreadfully dull." -Peabody Award winning author Duro
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Yes, lets get rid of the only reason why asoiaf rises above the poo poo-heap that is the fantasy genre and make it a standard hero story.
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When people die they generally leave thing unsaid or unfinished. But nooo I need my story about rape and murder and greed to have a HAPPY ending!
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A good post:Neuntausend posted:Oh lord, this was glorious. And the neckbeards are outraged: "BOYCOTT GAME OF THRONES!" they scream. Probably the same people who always talk about how they like it dark and daring. And along comes a show that dares to be dark and with it the complaints, when Mr. Neckbeards favourite character dies.  I LOVE GRIM DARK MAKE ALL THINGS GRIM DARK  MY ROBB CHAN! NOOOO! I like fluffy stories!
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"I quit watching shows when something doesn't match what I want to happen" - A sperg
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Undead Unicorn posted:Just read the SPOILERS thread and gently caress show watchers apologists. They seem to think we don't already know George Martin is a perverted, sex offender surrounded yes men man children. Oh and something about the HBO show. The specific post you're talking about was hilarious; how dysfunctional does your brain have to be to go on a mile-long diatribe about how fantasy novels are for manchildren and perverts and fascists (his word, not mine) because somebody had the audacity to be rude about your favorite salacious fantasy TV show?
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What was up with Roose not knowing about Ned's wedding? Wouldn't he have been there? Edit: Hooooly poo poo that was fuckin' brutal! Shoehead fucked around with this message at 11:23 on Jun 3, 2013 |
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