deanb Posted July 30, 2017 Report Share Posted July 30, 2017 TCP: "Dean hasn't updated the poll in ages" Dean: "Okay I've updated the poll" Daniel: "You've put in wrong poll options" Anywho: 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
danielpholt Posted July 30, 2017 Report Share Posted July 30, 2017 Not at all, the options are fine. They're the greatest poll options I've ever laid eyes upon, I just wanted to create some discussion around them.Sent from my Nexus 6P using Tapatalk Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thursday Next Posted July 31, 2017 Report Share Posted July 31, 2017 Hope rather than expectation? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mal Posted August 4, 2017 Report Share Posted August 4, 2017 Finally got time to watch. That final moment is absolute savage. And Spoiler Greyworm is totally going to fight through Westeros and cross a sea to get back to his love. And there's going to be a band of seven to go ranging Beyond the Wall. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
deanb Posted August 5, 2017 Report Share Posted August 5, 2017 That last moment is not only great, but also I'm kinda like "wait, people honestly still think Tyrion did it?". I always figured it was a show trial and he was just a convenient scapegoat. Anywho for this weeks episode: It has been leaked by India. SD (heck, almost sub-SD) quality which from flicking through it's just not worth it unless you're super happy to follow just for the story and less so for the visuals and spectacle. My flicking through to check the quality (not gonna spend solid 20 minutes of my time until I go "yeah this isn't worth it") I got one moment that's like "dang it" but also "yeah this needs to be seen in at least 720, so I'm up for waiting. Jaimie is playing a game of chicken with something that's a far superior chicken. Not a good idea. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hot Heart Posted August 5, 2017 Report Share Posted August 5, 2017 Some people's reaction to that really confused me. I mean, I think the show covered who the real culprits were twice already, possibly even in the episode after it. It was the mere fact that the Lannisters didn't know that makes the confession significant. Maybe The Unsullied are going to have a Warriors-style journey now. Come out to play-ee-ay. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mal Posted August 7, 2017 Report Share Posted August 7, 2017 (edited) This is a toasty episode. And by the old gods, it got suck to be Meera. She didn't sign up for this. Edited August 7, 2017 by Mal Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thursday Next Posted August 7, 2017 Report Share Posted August 7, 2017 Dracarys. Best moment of the season. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
danielpholt Posted August 7, 2017 Report Share Posted August 7, 2017 I've got so much to say about Game of Thrones season 7, but I think it's better to just tie yourself down and let it happen. The show isn't going back to what it was in those early seasons, but there's still so much to enjoy here. Someone described it as a series of events happening to characters we know and love, and I think that's accurate and sums up the show at its current point. That's not to say its bad, just that it's.........different from the show we watched all those years ago. I wish they had more time to explore these plots, but I guess they've planted the flag already and rightly or wrongly, we're edging towards the shows conclusion. Spoiler So Dany is on a one way trip to Mad King City right? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TCP Posted August 7, 2017 Report Share Posted August 7, 2017 Seeing all these characters either reuniting or uniting for the first time is great, everything's coming together and while it's not done as tactfully as GRRM will do it in the books, it's still nice to see Jon and Dany meet, Jamie and Dany in the same battle, Arya and Sansa and Bran back together, Theon and Jon, etc etc. I do feel like this season could be a full 10 episodes, if for nothing else, just to let things breath. Clearly the showrunners have given up on geography and the time it takes to travel to places, otherwise Jon has been at Dragonstone for half a year now. But I've accepted that. The show runners have also done a shit job displaying Dany as anything close to a good leader like all the characters act like she is. I've accepted that too. I'm not going to sit here and tell you that a Dothraki vs Jamie's army battle with a dragon and Bronn on a giant dragon crossbow is anything short of awesome. Dan: what's making you think Dany might end up like her dad? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hot Heart Posted August 7, 2017 Report Share Posted August 7, 2017 Because she was torching the caravan full of grain, etc. and seemed to go directly against how she had been thinking a couple of episodes ago and how Jon had just advised her. She'd pretty much snapped and wanted to go burn stuff. It was a great episode overall but daaaamn... I wasn't even sure who to root for at certain points in that battle. That's the advantage of longform storytelling like that. My only gripe is the somewhat cliffhanger and almost a reluctance to kill a main character with some suspect near misses. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
danielpholt Posted August 8, 2017 Report Share Posted August 8, 2017 14 hours ago, The Cowboy Poet in English said: Seeing all these characters either reuniting or uniting for the first time is great, everything's coming together and while it's not done as tactfully as GRRM will do it in the books, it's still nice to see Jon and Dany meet, Jamie and Dany in the same battle, Arya and Sansa and Bran back together, Theon and Jon, etc etc. I do feel like this season could be a full 10 episodes, if for nothing else, just to let things breath. Clearly the showrunners have given up on geography and the time it takes to travel to places, otherwise Jon has been at Dragonstone for half a year now. But I've accepted that. The show runners have also done a shit job displaying Dany as anything close to a good leader like all the characters act like she is. I've accepted that too. I'm not going to sit here and tell you that a Dothraki vs Jamie's army battle with a dragon and Bronn on a giant dragon crossbow is anything short of awesome. Dan: what's making you think Dany might end up like her dad? First off, I loved the episode. I've accepted the shows shortcomings (namely the travel aspects and the fact that with only a few episodes left, character development and the exploration of the narrative has likely got to go out of the window), but I think I prefer old thrones to new thrones. Not that new thrones isn't the best 60 minutes of pure excitement on tv each week. As for Dany, She's giving off some rather worrying vibes. The way she talks about her right to the throne and how she talks to Jon particularly. She's been like this for a while now, and as the situation gets more and more desperate I wouldn't be surprised to see her go down the 'burn them all' route. Esp with Jon also being born of Targaryen decent. Maybe they're setting the two up as opposites. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TCP Posted August 8, 2017 Report Share Posted August 8, 2017 Personally I think Cersei is going to go "burn them all" at the end of the season when she realizes she's going to lose. Course I figured Jaimie would have to kill her, Mad King style, but that doesn't appear likely now.... Also I'm curious how the general audience will react to Jon and Dany inevitably hooking up. Clearly they're going that direction with the scene of them in a cave and Davos' comment, plus that will solve Dany's need for Jon to bend the knee if they get hitched. However, now we know they're related, obviously for book readers that's probably not a big problem since we know cousin lovin' isn't frowned upon in Westeros (Ned's parents were cousins, Tywin's wife was his cousin, etc) so aunt/nephew lovin' is probably along the same line. But the TV show, probably wisely, has chosen to ignore incest outside of Jamie/Cersei. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mister Jack Posted August 8, 2017 Report Share Posted August 8, 2017 (edited) I don't see Jon and Dany hooking up. I see this standoff resolving itself in one of two ways. 1) Dany suffers enough setbacks in her campaign that she gets desperate and has no choice but to promise Jon that the North will be independent in order to get HIS help. She's stubborn, but she isn't suicidal. If things get bad enough, I could see her taking the pragmatic option even if she doesn't want to. 2) O shit the White Walkers are here! No time to argue about knees and the bending thereof! Just grab a sword and fight back before we're all dead! I will admit I could be wrong about them not hooking up, though. The book series is called "A Song of Ice and Fire" after all, so this whole fantasy epic might end up being the world's darkest version of How I Met Your Mother. Edited August 8, 2017 by Mister Jack Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr. GOH! Posted August 8, 2017 Report Share Posted August 8, 2017 (edited) Jon and Dany will 100% hook up. Hell, they may even get married so the North could join the kingdom under the Iron Throne without Jon bending the knee. Edited August 8, 2017 by Mr. GOH! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TCP Posted August 8, 2017 Report Share Posted August 8, 2017 Yeah Davos wouldn't have made that comment about Jon checking Dany out if they weren't going that route. This season's so fast paced there's no time for things that aren't ultra-relevant. If Thrones = HIMYM then who is "Aunt Robin"? Sansa?! Ew. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Mister Jack Posted August 8, 2017 Report Share Posted August 8, 2017 (edited) You make a good argument, but I hope you're wrong simply because I don't want them to hook up. I don't think their personalities complement each other. It could be a political marriage I suppose, but Dany seems too proud to do that again. Plus, she's pissing me off lately. I could understand her refusing to help before because she didn't believe Jon, but now she KNOWS the threat is real and she's still prioritizing her throne over the survival of the entire human race? Get the fuck out of here. "Jon is also being stubborn by not bending the knee." Jon has practical reasons not to do that. The North only follows him in the first place because they believe he'll liberate them. If he throws that away, there goes all his support, and he experienced firsthand where that leads. It might even start another war with Dany on top of the one with Cersei. Bending the knee would leave Jon and the north worse off than they are now. If he could guarantee that the north would accept it, I'm sure Jon would gladly pledge his loyalty. He doesn't give a fuck about anything but stopping the Night King, and for good reason. Dany, on the other hand, is just being foolish. I'm actually starting to wonder if she really deserves to rule at this point. She's better than Cersei, but that's not an accomplishment. The power is going to her head and I don't like it. Sent from my SAMSUNG-SM-G920A using Tapatalk Edited August 9, 2017 by Mister Jack 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mal Posted August 9, 2017 Report Share Posted August 9, 2017 Show-Jamie arc is okay but is frustrating at times because I want Book-Jamie redemption arc. Please let Show-Jamie go anti-Cersei soon and can it be without her fucking Euron. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hot Heart Posted August 10, 2017 Report Share Posted August 10, 2017 (edited) This is good. Spoiler And this is a good read. https://www.reddit.com/r/asoiaf/comments/6dx676/spoilers_main_ive_been_working_on_a_theory_about/ Edited August 10, 2017 by Hot Heart 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thursday Next Posted August 11, 2017 Report Share Posted August 11, 2017 I'm also in the Jon and Dany will blatantly hook up camp. I don't think burning the grain was Dany going full Aerys. I think it was a tactical decision. They are very near Kings Landing with a large Lannister force approaching. There's no way Dany can get the grain to Dragonstone, so the next best option is to deny it to the enemy. So she torches it. Dany and Jon marriage is the only way to resolve the Northern issue. Jon and Dany rule in Kings Landing. Sansa is Warden of the North, Tyrion is Hand, everyone is happy. Most people won't make the link between Dany and Jon being aunt and nephew, and even if they do, Queen Victoria married her cousin and we're all completely fine with that. Plus that way we get Dany and two other Targs (in the form of Jon and Tyrion) riding dragons which is going to be aces. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
danielpholt Posted August 14, 2017 Report Share Posted August 14, 2017 (edited) Spoiler I dunno guys. She's teetering on the edge and I'm not sure Tyrion and co are going to be able to pull her to safety. Rest in Peace Dickon. You were too good for this world. Did anyone catch the tidbit of absolutely massive information that Sam cut Gilly off from delivering in Oldtown? Another exciting episode, rocket packs and all. Edited August 14, 2017 by danielpholt Reasons Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hot Heart Posted August 14, 2017 Report Share Posted August 14, 2017 Yeah, I imagine most fans would've picked up on it. Silly Samwell. Not to mention Jon getting to cautiously stroke a dragon just like the other other Targaryen did. That was a good episode, even without any big action setpieces. Some of the Davos stuff felt a bit too on-the-nose and obvious but Liam Cunningham himself is always great. Feels weird that there's only two episodes left this season, but I guess we'll see where they choose to end it. Earlier in the season, I was starting to think that some sort of "time-jump" between seasons might've been on the cards but I really doubt that now. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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deanb Posted August 16, 2017 Report Share Posted August 16, 2017 Cos nerds Shame they could add the woosh, but not remove the metallic clang. Also in other news another GoT episode has leaked, making it 2 for 6 this series, though this time it was HBOs own cock up by launching it on their Spanish site early. As with the others the quality still leaves much to be desired but if you're fine with crappy rips then go ahead just don't spoil it here s'il vous plait. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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