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Oh f*ck right off! So now women can't go to a bar? For the same reason they should wear burkas, right? Because god forbid they "provoke" a man, even if they are just out living their lives and they're only provoking you in your own head. Because we all know it's the woman's responsibility, how a man responds to being "provoked". Riddle me this: why is it that such an alarming number of men genuinely think they are superior to women, yet they can't even control their most basic of instincts, the one thing that's supposed to distinguish them from animals? Because that's what you're saying if it's the woman's fault "you can't control yourselves" So damn superior...! Pathetic.
I'm a straight girl so I'm not so sure my answer holds any weight, but 10 years ago I used to think She was unbelievably beautiful. Now? Not so much. Someone here commented on her body and I agree, her torso is pretty boxy with long limbs. When you look closer it's really not that great. Her face on The other hand is still beautiful but overall at this point she's more hype than anything.
I always find it funny when people say things like "you wasted x years of your life" in regards to a tv show. As if people did nothing else during that amount of time. GoT had short seasons. It was hardly more than 24 hours in total. More if you watched the episodes more than once, but still a very short time in total. I think Dexter fans had it worse. So please.
I liked the hopelessness. In real life we seem to be somehow convinced that the good will have good things happen to them. Sometimes a good person suffers and suffers and it never gets better. Or, after years and years of suffering, maybe they were about to start a good job, maybe they just met someone special, and bam!, they just die in an accident, or they fall down a flight of stairs. This divine justice, I don't see it. Certainly not for everyone. I liked that these characters had things happen to them that they didn't deserve (both good and bad), and that some of those things were shocking and unpredictable. For me it was close to real life.
But what made the show for me was that it was also well-written - very good dialogue, exciting, and it made sense within that world. The writing has been going downhill for me - I think it was last season that was all about curse words and very little insightful stuff - I remember thinking this about Tyrion in particular.
I loved ep 5, I had no qualms with it and to me it made perfect sense, even though yes this whole season feels rushed.
I hated the finale because I think finales are supposed to be exciting and memorable. This was absolutely boring for me and I didn't expect it, especially from a show like this. I even paused the episode to go outside to grab a coffee. I didn't like what happened to Jon but my biggest issue was with Bran being king. A group of people just accepting what Tyrion - a prisioner, mind you - was saying? No issues with the voting, no argument? That I feel was truly rushed. It was a major, major part of the series, and the ruler of the seven kingdoms ended up being this barely human thing with the personality of a potato? What a terrible choice, it made no sense and it needed more explaining. Even with the possibility that he manipulated everyone, it is still boring. Which is the worst definition I can think of for the finale of a show like this.
I also agree. She's brilliant in The Leftovers. She's very good at making the audience so angry we want to kill her. But that is a compliment as well!
Have you wacthed How I Met Your Mother?
I'm pretty sure Bran has already left the world :P
I still hope that it won't either. In this case, wouldn't this make us incurable pessimists? You know, not rooting for a happy ending and all. I don't want them to kill Jaime and I consider him one of the "big" characters. I don't know why he has to atone for throwing Bran out the window, it didn't kill him and if it weren't for that he wouldn't have turned into [spoiler]an insufferable bore [/spoiler] the Three Eyed Raven. I know Jaime's probably going to die but this show hasn't made me cry in years and now that's about the only thing that will.
One of the things I used to love about GoT was that it didn't follow the traditional "norms". So, just like in real life a person who has always suffered isn't guaranteed a life of happiness afterwards (some people suffer their whole lives and then just die), I would kind of love if Beric just died, and there was no reason after all. But that's just me being grimm and bored that the show doesn't do this kind of thing anymore, so he'll probably live. As for Tormund, I'm much more invested in his character and I'll be pissed if he reappears as a wight.
Random thought that I don't think deserves its own thread so I'll post it here: Poor ser Jorah, knowing the woman he's loved forever will apparently sleep with anyone but him. That's not even being friendzoned, it's torture. But the man needs to find some self-respect and get over her already.
12. I don't know what you mean by the special edition, sorry. Yes, I know the Night King brought him back, and that's bad enough. But you don't seem to have gotten my point. It's not an Ice Dragon, which has been teased and hyped and would have been much cooler (pun intended). It shouldn't be able to fly with all those holes.
The series has definitely gone downhill without the books as a guide.
I'm not disagreeing with you about all the things that are "wrong" with the dragon, nor was my rant aimed at you specifically. It's just that I've been seeing everywhere people reacting in shock to the dragon melting the Wall, like this was the first time they've seen it (the shock doesn't seem to be about the blue fire instead of ice, it seems to be about the fact that there is a dead dragon!). Hence the irony in saying I saw a special edition: everyone saw the end of episode 6. Everyone knows there is now a dead dragon. So why the shock when it reappears again this ep.? That's what I don't get...
(Didn't let me write the last 2 for some reason)
12. I hate hate hate how people are so shocked with the damned dead dragon (not aiming at OP specifically, just in general). I mean, did I see a special edition of ep. 6? Did nobody notice the dragon being killed and then "revived" by the Night King, opening it's big blue eye? What were people expecting would happen next? That the dragon would sit at home and knit? Honestly, it didn't surprise me at all. I didn't like this finale - I know, the cheese stands alone -, it was all politics and nothing really moved forward. They didn't have Cersei's help; they still don't have it. I hate Dany and Jon, it's like I'm watching a teen drama. The dialogue seemed to have been gone downhill since they stopped following the source material. I wonder how much GGRM is still involved. The dragon melting the Wall was so obvious to me I don't understand the shock. It was all politics and I was expecting some big fight and a lot more plot developpment.
13. Now this is what I worry about. That Wall came down too fast. I need Tormund to be alive!
1. I liked it but it went by so fast I almost missed it. As other people have said, they know it wasn't personal. No hard feelings.
2. Not sure I liked how he just walked past everybody without anyone reacting. Also, he might still have some kind of affection for his brother, deep deep down.
3. I think it was planned. Otherwise Cersei would be bluffing, right? I don't think she was.
4. I loved how Cersei kept her posture despites being terrified. But Jon had to be all about integrity.
5. I was very confused by that part. Only thing I got from it is that Cersei doesn'r really seem capable of killing family members, regardless of how much she loathes them.
6. I think it was/will be a mistake on her part, but she's amazing. I love Cersei. no shame. Of course I wanted her to join them, but I love that she has figurative balls.
7. I thought it was very predictable. There's no way Arya's behaviour last ep. could have been anything other than a way of fooling him. I knew the second Arya entered the room that Sansa would call LF's name. I didn't feel strongly about it one way or the other.
8. Let's not even go there. GoT should be above this "shipping" crap. Plus, did you forget about Ygritte already Jon? And Dany, what about your "moon and stars"? It's not that they're f*cking that bothers me, it's that they appear to be instantly in love. Plus, more incest. Great! I hate this with a passion.
9. Yes! Most satisfying moment of the finale for me! I want Theon to do well.
10. I'm glad Jaime is starting to be less of a coward, I really like the character. That scene had me scared, it would have been the biggest shock ever if Cersei had him killed. But I was 99% sure she wouldn't.
11. Maybe the problem here is that everybody who visits these boards already knew this, so it just wasn't that big of a reveal for me. I guess Rheagar looked like Viserys because these are the Targaryens we're talking about: incest.
1) Water melts ice, right? Maybe even the cold water was too hot for them?
2) Apart from the guy having visions like many have suggested (knowing the dragons were coming), I have no idea. Maybe he had a limited supply.
3) About the raven, we already know they can fly pretty much anywhere. It must have taken it days to reach Dragonstone. You can see Jon Snow and co. are already almost freezing to death when Dany shows up. It would take her a lot less time flying on the dragon then it would for the raven to reach her.
4) I don't remember Drogon sitting right in front of him, but that's a good question.
5) Yeah, that was a very hollywoodesque moment. I liked that Jon survived but the "savior showing up at the last second out of nowhere" thing seems beneath GOT.
6) Could it be possible that they can manipulate ice's structure, turning it into anything? I seem to remember those chains were made of ice. Or, again, they brought them along since they knew the dragons were coming because the big bad guy has visions.
I liked the episode but I agree that since they ran out of source material it's getting a lot more cliché, and the plot armor thing. People keep getting saved at the very last moment (Jamie, Jon...). That's all very nice but in true GOT fashion they would have been history, This isn't some typical action movie. Anyway, I'm not a GOT expert so hopefully other people have better answers.
I don't think so. I saw a graphic a while back from some tracking website (not sure how legitimate it is). Apparently traffic skyrocketed right before the boards closed and it's now slightly higher than it was a few months before the announcement. Meaning closing the boards didn't help them much but didn't hurt them either. Which is a shame because I really wanted them to regret it.
I laughed out loud.
I almost accidentally spoiled myself because I ended up on some website that mentioned a major death next to a picture of Theon. So I spent the entire episode preparing for his death. Now that everything is said and done I kind of wish he had indeed died. I understand why he jumped ship, and it's easy for all of us to be brave behind our computer screens, but I like the character and wanted him to redeem himself. Now he just feels useless.
I think so. I've watched from the start and during season 1 I wasn't all that interested (would watch when I had nothing better to do), I only started getting really into it by the end of S1. Of course I can't know if you'll be like me, but even if you don't really love the first season, keep watching. Season 2 is marvellous and to me it was like a completely different show (different town, different characters, different storyline - sort of), and that one is def. super bingeable.
I also have to watch season 1 again because I love this show so much it's hard to believe I didn't really care for it at first. Maybe I wasn't really paying attention or something.
I keep forgetting, I probably go there twice a day now (I used to always leave a tab open). But I also just found this website, it's going to get a lot better now I'm sure. I was mostly a lurker but I always went there after watching a movie or show, particularly if left with questions. I'm also really thankfull that they were able to transfer many of the posts, I already found some of my old stuff in here. Great move!