Ilúvatar Posted April 12, 2014 Share Posted April 12, 2014 Quite a few people I know are convinced Oberyn will kill Joffrey at the wedding to get back at the Lannisters. Also like the prediction that Dontos will end up murdering Tyrion, believing that he's doing Sansa a favour. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tall Tyrion Lannister! Posted April 12, 2014 Share Posted April 12, 2014 Please. With all the names and plots the Previously On... had to go through, I don't blame the Unsullied for not focusing on the sword. Maybe they thought execution was the binding theme in those clips, not the sword itself. I forgot the sword reforging was going to be in this episode (forgot they named it two swords) so whenthey showed Ice in the preview i was like "wtf" then it donned on me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
iknownothingjonsnow Posted April 12, 2014 Share Posted April 12, 2014 I agree - the highlight clips didn't do a good job of focusing on the sword, rather than the executions, as unifying the action. (Wasn't there a scene with Catelyn and Ned discussing Ice that could have worked better?) I watched Season 1 before reading the books, and I'm pretty sure I had no idea that they'd used Ice for Ned's execution. There's the scene in the pilot where Ned is cleaning it in the godswood and Cat comes to give him the news about Jon Arryn, but they don't actually discuss the sword itself. I hate to say it, but that's sort of an Achilles heel of the show - some of the pertinent details are lost on the viewers because, in an attempt to keep things interesting, they're presented with too much other stuff going on at the same time (Littlefinger telling the story about his duel with Brandon while a pair of lesbians are climaxing against each other comes to mind...). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lady Fevre Dream Posted April 12, 2014 Share Posted April 12, 2014 There's the scene in the pilot where Ned is cleaning it in the godswood and Cat comes to give him the news about Jon Arryn, but they don't actually discuss the sword itself. I hate to say it, but that's sort of an Achilles heel of the show - some of the pertinent details are lost on the viewers because, in an attempt to keep things interesting, they're presented with too much other stuff going on at the same time (Littlefinger telling the story about his duel with Brandon while a pair of lesbians are climaxing against each other comes to mind...). Not to nitpick, but I wouldn't necessarily say the women in that scene were a pair of lesbians. They were two prostitutes being ordered to perform something by LF while he yapped. I must say, that is one scene I particularly hate, and I usually FF through it now on rewatches. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WakeTheDragon Posted April 12, 2014 Share Posted April 12, 2014 They had no idea who daario was that's for sure. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Colonel Green Posted April 12, 2014 Share Posted April 12, 2014 I agree - the highlight clips didn't do a good job of focusing on the sword, rather than the executions, as unifying the action. (Wasn't there a scene with Catelyn and Ned discussing Ice that could have worked better?) I watched Season 1 before reading the books, and I'm pretty sure I had no idea that they'd used Ice for Ned's execution. The name "Ice" has never been used on the show, nor the notion of house swords. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
P. frontalis chiripepe Posted April 12, 2014 Share Posted April 12, 2014 The name "Ice" has never been used on the show, nor the notion of house swords. Right, I'm not sure that many unsullied would have even understood the significance of what sword got melted. I think the opening scene was mostly a nod to readers of the novels. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Red Tiger Posted April 12, 2014 Share Posted April 12, 2014 A friend of mine thinks Oberyn will go crazy in KL and Jaime will be the only one who can stop him. *Facepalm* Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Heir to the North Posted April 12, 2014 Share Posted April 12, 2014 My Unsullied friends mostly like Oberyn but since "he's cool, he's probably going to die". No bets as to him doing anything else before his demise. They keep waiting for Dany to show up, "any day now" in Westeros. I really put a lot of blame on the commercials that air the dragon shadow flying over King's Landing for that. Everyone loves the Hound, but always refer to him as "Dog" lol. A couple think Tyrion is going to turn on his family completely and help Sansa reestablish the Stark House. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lyanna_maria Posted April 12, 2014 Share Posted April 12, 2014 My Unsullied friends mostly like Oberyn but since "he's cool, he's probably going to die". No bets as to him doing anything else before his demise. Yeah, my best friend said the exact same thing. He didn't know who "Oberyn" or "the Dornishman" were, by the way; I had to refer to him as "the orgy guy" *facepalm* He said "he is very cool, but he doesn't seem to be very fond of his life" :rolleyes: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
iheartseverus Posted April 12, 2014 Share Posted April 12, 2014 This is in the YouTube thread, but I brought it over here, too, to amuse your family members who keep getting everything mixed up. This is "Recap of Game of Thrones by people who've never seen it." http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ztj8Ttr8uj4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moët Posted April 12, 2014 Share Posted April 12, 2014 My unsullied man said, "It's been established that anyone can die in this series, so my guess is that Joffrey will kill Tyrion at the wedding.":D Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mistress of Lemon Cakes Posted April 12, 2014 Share Posted April 12, 2014 I actually had an unsullied coworker remark on the significance of the swords and he actually asked me about who gets the other of the two swords that Tywin had forged. He correctly guessed it would be Joffrey, but he was irritated because he really wanted Tyrion to have it. He also really wants Oberyn to kill Joffrey. And of course he does not suspect in the least that Joff is finally going to bite it tomorrow night. So I'm excited for when I go to work on Tuesday. :D Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WTFSalami Posted April 13, 2014 Share Posted April 13, 2014 Everyone in my living room: This Oberyn dude is pretty badass, what episode do you think he dies in? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PhoenixFlame Posted April 13, 2014 Share Posted April 13, 2014 My dad didn't get the sword being Ned's but thought it was a cool scene. As the credits started I went "Oberyn is the sexiest motherfucker evar" and my stepmother replied, "...he's pretty terrible." The biggest laughs came from the Hound's chickenmongering. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Q the Cat Posted April 13, 2014 Share Posted April 13, 2014 One of my Unsullied friends asked me "When did Arya become a full-blown sociopath?" Another shared her wish for Joffrey: "I hope the dragon lady flies over and roasts him with her dragons!" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ovis alba Posted April 13, 2014 Share Posted April 13, 2014 I'm so looking forward to the wedding, mainly because of the reactions it's gonna cause. A unsullied friend and me had a discussion before the season started as he was rewatching the last one and he was basically asking: "I almost fell like a psychopath for wanting a teenage boy suffer really hard and die a horrible death, but he so totally deserves it, is that still normal?" :lol:II'm seriously wondering how people will react, because upon reading I remember it felt first way too good to be happy about someone dying, but then one started to almost miss him. Although GRRM and I guess also the showproducers are thankfully giving us other people to channel the hate on. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cold Crashing Waves Posted April 13, 2014 Share Posted April 13, 2014 One of my Unsullied friends asked me "When did Arya become a full-blown sociopath?" Seeing her entire family die/disappear and hanging out with killers might have something to do with that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Q the Cat Posted April 13, 2014 Share Posted April 13, 2014 Seeing her entire family die/disappear and hanging out with killers might have something to do with that. That is almost exactly what I told my friend. :-) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Q the Cat Posted April 13, 2014 Share Posted April 13, 2014 I'm excited for tonight. I am making a feast to celebrate Joffrey's wedding. And I have two Unsullied friends coming over to watch with me. I'll be sure to post their take on the events. :laugh: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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