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GolfHole
Feb 26, 2004

shout out to all my dead homies so that the 1% could survive

gently caress the king

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Dongicus
Jun 12, 2015

Snow Cone Capone posted:

Oh you mean a show about fighting for the throne has a subtext that monarchy is bad? This requires some deep thought.

thanks for saying what i just said

Snow Cone Capone
Jul 31, 2003


Dongicus posted:

thanks for saying what i just said

I guess I had to repeat it out loud to make sure that it has nothing to do with my original point of "a show called Game of Thrones focuses on the throne"

steinrokkan
Apr 2, 2011



Soiled Meat

Snow Cone Capone posted:

I guess I had to repeat it out loud to make sure that it has nothing to do with my original point of "a show called Game of Thrones focuses on the throne"

I just read the novel "Blood Meridian", and it was not a treatise on geography OR hematology, what a loving piece of poo poo!

ArmedZombie
Jun 6, 2004

that feel when the caption writers are better than the script writers

Snow Cone Capone
Jul 31, 2003


steinrokkan posted:

I just read the novel "Blood Meridian", and it was not a treatise on geography OR hematology, what a loving piece of poo poo!

The extremely valid comparison of GRRM to Cormac McCarthy

ArmedZombie
Jun 6, 2004

steinrokkan posted:

I just read the novel "Blood Meridian", and it was not a treatise on geography OR hematology, what a loving piece of poo poo!

it is those things though :confused:

Dongicus
Jun 12, 2015

Phi230 posted:

The showrunners know that the slackjawed masses that really buy into the show don't care about anything else at all except for who sits on the throne.

Does it go against and totally undermine the themes and arc of the show itself? Yes.

Does it make sense? Nope.


They're doing poo poo just for the audience. The entire story is fan service now.

Snow Cone Capone posted:

Hmm yes why would a show called Game of Thrones focus on who sits on the throne

the series features a throne in it... yes? but is it only about the throne? no. what are themes???????

steinrokkan
Apr 2, 2011



Soiled Meat

Snow Cone Capone posted:

The extremely valid comparison of GRRM to Cormac McCarthy

Valid, invalid, it's retarded to argue that a piece of media has to be about something because "it's in the name, man"

Snow Cone Capone
Jul 31, 2003


Dongicus posted:

the series features a throne in it... yes? but is it only about the throne? no. what are themes???????

It's almost like the show spent way more time depicting the major players in their efforts to take the throne, than on the white walkers!

steinrokkan posted:

Valid, invalid, it's retarded to argue that a piece of media has to be about something because "it's in the name, man"

OK so I should temper my expectations when I go see Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, then?

steinrokkan
Apr 2, 2011



Soiled Meat
Catcher in The Rye: a rousing excursion through the world of pest control specialists in the grain and grain byproducts sector

Snow Cone Capone
Jul 31, 2003


Please keep listing the titles of highly-respected works of literature, it is an extremely valid comparison to a series of fantasy sex books that follow a naming scheme

e: I never thought I would have to defend the apparently extremely hot take of "Game of Thrones is a show about a power struggle for the throne" but here we are

tpink
Feb 18, 2013

Melman

Verisimilidude posted:

also Melisandre did nothing except add special effects

What was the special purpose that she fulfilled? Flamed out the Dothraki sword and lit the trench, both of which...did nothing?

Snow Cone Capone
Jul 31, 2003


tpink posted:

What was the special purpose that she fulfilled? Flamed out the Dothraki sword and lit the trench, both of which...did nothing?

Reminding Arya of a throwaway line from multiple seasons ago to justify the director's Arya Ex Machina

DoctorGonzo
Jul 25, 2016

by Jeffrey of YOSPOS

tpink posted:

What was the special purpose that she fulfilled? Flamed out the Dothraki sword and lit the trench, both of which...did nothing?

bomb rear end tittays!

sugar free jazz
Mar 5, 2008

im so weary of these games of thrones

Snow Cone Capone
Jul 31, 2003


I can't believe nobody has talked about how a giant stepped on more people

big nipples big life
May 12, 2014

did he? I didn't notice any stepping. some smacking and some squeezing but no actual stepping.

SimonCat
Aug 12, 2016

by Nyc_Tattoo
College Slice

Snow Cone Capone posted:

I can't believe nobody has talked about how a giant stepped on more people

Seriously, all this thread kept demanding was more and more giants stepping on people. The showrunners complied and not one word of praise.

You can't please nerds and you shouldn't try.

Tinfoil Papercut
Jul 27, 2016

by Athanatos
Who's going to gently caress next episode?

Sansa + Tyrion?
Jon + Dany?
Brienne and Jamie?
Arya + Gendry?
Sam and Gilly?
Missandei and Grey Worm?
Varys and Tormund?

DoctorGonzo
Jul 25, 2016

by Jeffrey of YOSPOS
missandei and that dickless moron are the two most useless characters in this loving trainwreck of a show

CAPTAIN CAPSLOCK
Sep 11, 2001



big nipples big life posted:

did he? I didn't notice any stepping. some smacking and some squeezing but no actual stepping.

there was no stepping :negative:

JB50
Feb 13, 2008

LOL at the idiots who storm into to this thread to defend the show and its writers.

Khanstant
Apr 5, 2007

underthecube posted:

i liked these last 2 episodes, im really not looking forward to seeing what they stretch out for another 6 hours

It's really weird pacing. The entire previous season could easily have been 2. Now it seems like they gave themselves too much time for not much to happen. I'm guessing one episode is navel gazing and budget saving while everyone mourns or growls about having to prepare for the true Final Boss. 30 minutes of the episode will be various shots of Cersei looking smug. Next episode is them actually getting there, maybe some fighting, but mostly talking talking. Then it's the final one and jaime kills cersei, hound beats but dies to his brother, the muppets finally gently caress khaleesi, and they'll probably throw jon on the throne instead of something cool like nobody wins or whatever

tino
Jun 4, 2018

by Smythe

Verisimilidude posted:

Jon Snow did literally nothing this episode, which is pretty in character for him

also Melisandre did nothing except add special effects

Jon got Day off the dragon into the zerg rush which was his plan all along. Mel gave Area very important final timeout pep talk.

tino fucked around with this message at 17:22 on Apr 29, 2019

tpink
Feb 18, 2013

Melman
https://nerdist.com/article/game-of-thrones-long-night-battle-winterfell-review/

Ok, which one of you wrote this.

quote:

It was like the episode kept saying, "Where's Poochie?" when we just wanted to get to the fireworks factory.

Randarkman
Jul 18, 2011

Wow. This is terrible.

Snow Cone Capone
Jul 31, 2003


CAPTAIN CAPSLOCK posted:

there was no stepping :negative:

Damnit, you're right. I thought he stepped on a guy but he steps on a barricade and then uses that barricade to smash a guy :(

DeadFatDuckFat
Oct 29, 2012

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Dongicus posted:

the series features a throne in it... yes? but is it only about the throne? no. what are themes???????

Well, if the show had balls, the night king would have won because humanity has selfish as gently caress leaders and lots of people blindly follow them so they never unite. Yknow, kinda like real life. And that would have been cool and good. But the show is without balls unfortunately.

bradzilla
Oct 15, 2004

DoctorGonzo posted:

missandei and that dickless moron are the two most useless characters in this loving trainwreck of a show

At least Missandei has some bombass tiddies

As Nero Danced
Sep 3, 2009

Alright, let's do this
The real crime was that we didn't see a zombie giant woman find Tormund, throw down her weapons and pick him up like a baby.

Knight
Dec 23, 2000

SPACE-A-HOLIC
Taco Defender

Hell Yeah posted:

this show, which i have spent at least 70 hours of my life watching, is not good.
See y'all next week

Waltzing Along
Jun 14, 2008

There's only one
Human race
Many faces
Everybody belongs here
This looks real:

- Euron's fleet takes down Rhaegal.

- Jaime betrays the North. Missandei is captured.

- Dany's army captures Jaime. Brienne tries to talk to him but he refuses.

- Sansa tells Tyrion about Jon's lineage. Tyrion tells Varys.

- Varys betrays Dany because he thinks Jon would be a better ruler.

- Cersei has Missandei executed.

- Dany has Varys executed. Dany assaults King's Landing and it's one-sided as hell.

- Tyrion begs her to show mercy but she refuses.

- Tyrion frees Jaime to try to get Cersei out of the city.

- King's Landing gets wrecked in the battle. Drogon burns Euron's fleet.

- The Hound fights his brother. They both die.

- Jaime fights Euron and kills him, but Jaime is mortally wounded.

- Jaime makes it to Cersei and they die together.

- Dany is executing everyone in King's Landing. Jon and Tyrion are upset.

- Dany has Tyrion arrested to be executed for freeing Jaime.

- Tyrion tries to convince Jon that his family will never be safe because his lineage makes him a threat to Dany's rule.

- Jon tries to talk to Dany but she justifies her actions.

- Jon pledges himself to Dany but then stabs her, then surrenders himself.



A council gets formed to decide who the King should be. Tyrion gives a speech and everyone votes on Bran to become King. The end.



In the epilogue, Jon takes the black again for killing Dany. Arya leaves. Sansa rules the North. Bran oversees his council of Tyrion, Davos, Sam, and Bronn.

Waltzing Along
Jun 14, 2008

There's only one
Human race
Many faces
Everybody belongs here
Post it on every page.

New thread title:

GoT thread: Jon kills Dany

Chinatown
Sep 11, 2001

by Fluffdaddy
Fun Shoe
we were SO CLOSE to a giant stepping on someone :sigh:

DoctorGonzo
Jul 25, 2016

by Jeffrey of YOSPOS
dani going metal on cercei and urine would be metal as gently caress. so of course it wont happen. also they should kill tyrion, another useless character

Snow Cone Capone
Jul 31, 2003


If Jaime betrays the north then how will they stretch out the best love triangle on the show to the very end

Demon Of The Fall
May 1, 2004

Nap Ghost
“Bronn you’re in charge of keeping the bad pussy fully stocked and loaded at all times, is that clear?”

“Yes my lord”

DoctorGonzo
Jul 25, 2016

by Jeffrey of YOSPOS
we need a holy poo poo moment. dani going medieval on cercei and euron would be loving awesome. enough with this subverting your expectations bullshit. the show and the book arent smart. just go loving balls to the wall action

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FogHelmut
Dec 18, 2003

why do you need to take the black if there's no more wall and no more night king to keep out with the wall and you've already let the wildlings through to partake in society?

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