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Barudak posted:Anakin Skywalker has a better developed fall than Dany From my point of view the
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Communist Bear posted:Yeah that's fair. Probably why what i'm writing sucks, I haven't fleshed out the ending properly yet. Just do whatever and if anyone doesn't like it call them babies and say you don't owe them anything. lol Also Stephen King loved the ending. An author notorious for his terrible, terrible endings loved a five minute wrapup after an almost out of nowhere heel turn. Who would have guessed?!
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May 31, 2019 10:25
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lol if Stephen King loves the ending you know you dun goofed.
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https://twitter.com/nickusen/status/1134193014300184576
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uber_stoat posted:from the man himself... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hqPRwq3QJsk
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Solice Kirsk posted:Accept for when it did like 3 episodes before. "climactic" the ending was never going to be the triumph of man over an amoral force of destruction - it was always the struggle for the iron throne. the climax is Dany hitting her moment of hamartia and the battle at winterfell serves largely to get her into position for that. it's not well done but it's not pointlessly "subversive", and it's still better than the fanfic retread of lotr that a subset of fans genuinely would seem to prefer
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May 31, 2019 16:22
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I always liked the Michael Caine joke after he starred in Jaws 3 how the movie was garbage but the summer home he built with the movie paydays was great.
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May 31, 2019 16:34
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If Harry Strickland was a bastard would he be named Harry Butane?
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May 31, 2019 18:15
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Justin Massey is often referred to as one of Lord Stannis's bannermen, but in reality he is a small-time copper pipe reseller and recreational meth user
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May 31, 2019 18:33
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Lt. Danger posted:"climactic" An amoral force of Just, Like, Poke That One Guy And They All Explode
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May 31, 2019 18:48
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Yeah you're a loving nitwit if you thought A Song of Ice and Fire would be about ice and fire.quote:the climax is Dany hitting her moment of hamartia Which is exactly people's point though? It fuckin' comes out of nowhere. There is no fatal flaw established or anything, she didn't tragically burn the city down on accident. If it isn't an established tragic flaw or a tragic accident then where's the hamartia? e: Aristotle posted:the character between these two extremes – that of a man who is not eminently good and just, yet whose misfortune is brought about not by vice or depravity, but by some error or frailty. Like I dunno that doesn't sound like Dany to me. In fact what would be WAY BETTER is if Dany inadvertently set off the wildfire stashed around the city and inadvertently burnt down the city like her father was going to do on purpose. Then that leads to her downfall because everyone turns on her. That's a Greek tragedy ending to be proud of at least. Instead we got a hamfisted "and now she is evil." Moridin920 fucked around with this message at 19:06 on May 31, 2019 |
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May 31, 2019 18:56
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Is hamartia another olde english word for nephew?
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May 31, 2019 18:59
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Moridin920 posted:Like I dunno that doesn't sound like Dany to me. In fact what would be WAY BETTER is if Dany inadvertently set off the wildfire stashed around the city and inadvertently burnt down the city like her father was going to do on purpose. Then that leads to her downfall because everyone turns on her. That's a Greek tragedy ending to be proud of at least. That's what I thought was going to happen while watching it. Like I figured she got mad that Cersie surrendered and she wouldn't be able to have her revenge. So Dany would get pissed and blow the poo poo out of the Red Keep, but whoopsie poo poo falls on folks and lights the city on fire. Then she's all "but I'm the good guy" and people are like lol you burned the city down. Instead yeah she just went evil for no reason because uh
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May 31, 2019 19:33
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Lt. Danger posted:"climactic" At least the fanfic is idiosyncratic and crazy, the show is just a dull funeral march.
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May 31, 2019 19:51
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It's not evil to destroy your enemies in times of war. Dany is a war hero. She single handedly took out a city so her own troops could live and single handedly squashed any opposition. A great warrior and conqueror. If it wasn't for the coward Jon Snow Dany would have changed the world for the better
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Collapsing Farts posted:It's not evil to destroy your enemies in times of war. Dany is a war hero. She single handedly took out a city so her own troops could live and single handedly squashed any opposition. A great warrior and conqueror. If it wasn't for the coward Jon Snow Dany would have changed the world for the better This is an excellent username post combo.
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May 31, 2019 20:52
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The one angle it maybe works from is if 'oh wow she was like this the whole tiiiiime'. All those times she dug herself into a hole and escaped by having the dragons burn everything. I don't think they do selective targeting. Oh, that wedding was all masters, the dragon strikes will continue.
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May 31, 2019 20:56
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Serious question: As a non-book reader who was dissatisfied with the final seasons and hated 8, I've decided to read the books. I've read a number of people here and elsewhere say that season 1 is basically the first book. So keeping that in mind would it be safe to just start with book 2? Or is there still a bunch of stuff in the first book that isn't at all shown in season 1?
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May 31, 2019 21:38
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Just read all the books. There's a bunch of foreshadowing and intros to characters that aren't in the show.
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May 31, 2019 21:42
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season 1 not deviating doesnt mean it includes everything. but if you hated season 8 and want to rectify that by reading the books maybe you should wait like 15 more years for the last 2 books to be nearly done
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May 31, 2019 21:43
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The books are actually excellent as far as fantasy literature goes, GRRM's characters are very very vivid for the genre. especially 1-3, 4-5 would be one good book but I don't mind all the meandering. just read all of them.
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MustardFacial posted:Serious question: As a non-book reader who was dissatisfied with the final seasons and hated 8, I've decided to read the books. I've read a number of people here and elsewhere say that season 1 is basically the first book. So keeping that in mind would it be safe to just start with book 2? Or is there still a bunch of stuff in the first book that isn't at all shown in season 1? I haven't read the books but from what I understand theres some really big plotlines they didn't include in the show like young griff which is apparently Vary's actual reason for existing
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Evil Agita posted:I haven't read the books but from what I understand theres some really big plotlines they didn't include in the show like young griff which is apparently Vary's actual reason for existing that's not until book 5. book 1 is good because it's your only chance to get ned chapters which are all amazing so just read it.
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May 31, 2019 21:48
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Start with book 1. It's not a hard read or a huge tome and you get interesting details that the show glosses over or downright skips. Then you can eventually join the rest of us - bitter and sardonic because the last two books are never coming.
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The Walrus posted:that's not until book 5. book 1 is good because it's your only chance to get ned chapters which are all amazing so just read it.  Looks like I have 3 days to finish Adrian Newey's book then. halokiller posted:Then you can eventually join the rest of us - bitter and sardonic because the last two books are never coming. This is my end goal.
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May 31, 2019 21:57
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They also cut Stannis from the first season despite being in the first book, and while I'm not a diehard like some people treat him he is actually entertaining in the books (because they don't mangle his plot constantly to paper over omissions from more popular characters' plots)
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May 31, 2019 21:58
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stannis was not in the first book
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May 31, 2019 22:05
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Mameluke posted:They also cut Stannis from the first season despite being in the first book, and while I'm not a diehard like some people treat him he is actually entertaining in the books (because they don't mangle his plot constantly to paper over omissions from more popular characters' plots) He's a cool character, but he's not actually in the first book. A few times he's mentioned, in a Petruchio kind of way.
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May 31, 2019 22:06
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yes but stannis is much less devoted to her especially at first, he is with her it seems because his wife wanted her and out of desperation
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halokiller posted:Then you can eventually join the rest of us - bitter and sardonic because the last two books are never coming. Nah, as others have pointed out they'll definitely bring in hack fraud Brandon Sanderson to finish it after GRRM chokes on a pie. I do keep my eyes open for a short round man in a railroad cap whenever I'm in Santa Fe.
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May 31, 2019 22:08
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Varys is a merman in the books, it is known.
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May 31, 2019 22:30
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Moridin920 posted:Varys is a merman in the books, it is known. What does this mean, where is it coming from? I read 2 GoT threads and I don't get the reference (I've read both the books and seen the show) so obviously, I wasn't really paying attention but. Please explain.
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May 31, 2019 22:33
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He talks about paddling in water
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pseudanonymous posted:What does this mean, where is it coming from? I read 2 GoT threads and I don't get the reference (I've read both the books and seen the show) so obviously, I wasn't really paying attention but. Please explain. It’s a dumb and not-entirely-serious fan theory that Varys is a merman. I think Wyman Manderly as well?
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May 31, 2019 22:40
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pseudanonymous posted:What does this mean, where is it coming from? I read 2 GoT threads and I don't get the reference (I've read both the books and seen the show) so obviously, I wasn't really paying attention but. Please explain. Someone on SA and then transposed to Reddit and now here again posted:1. When Arya is stalking Varys and Illyrio: Under the sea, no one can hear you scream, I know I know oh oh oh... (some leaps in logic there and idk what some of those points have to do with others but it is a repost and not mine) Moridin920 fucked around with this message at 22:46 on May 31, 2019 |
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May 31, 2019 22:41
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Pham Nuwen posted:Nah, as others have pointed out they'll definitely bring in hack fraud Brandon Sanderson to finish it after GRRM chokes on a pie. Going off this gentleman's wikipedia photos, he seems almost as likely to die from pie as Gurm is. Are there any like, swole fantasy authors? None of them have gym as a hobby I guess? None of those desk pedal things?
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Zero VGS posted:Are there any like, swole fantasy authors? None of them have gym as a hobby I guess? None of those desk pedal things? Joe Abercrombie is a little bit swole, for a fantasy author anyway.
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RobattoJesus posted:Joe Abercrombie is a little bit swole, for a fantasy author anyway. Yeah ok those biceps are pretty juiced: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pYMHdf7TwJA
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