HokieStone Posted May 23, 2016 Share Posted May 23, 2016 6 minutes ago, Señor de la Tormenta said: the problem with the direwolves is not them daying. Is daying like red shirts. Well, I guess they should have joined the Night's Watch, then. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Foodini Posted May 23, 2016 Share Posted May 23, 2016 Thought I'd add that the actress playing Meera is killing it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
xi0 Posted May 23, 2016 Share Posted May 23, 2016 (edited) What is with D&D and them spoiling the story in the "Inside the Episode" stuff? I mean, I know HBO has the rights to the story, but do they really have to fuck over the book readers who don't wish to have plot-points spoiled as whether they're the genuine article or not? Are they really that dense? Edited May 23, 2016 by xi0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CrypticWeirwood Posted May 23, 2016 Share Posted May 23, 2016 4 minutes ago, Darkstream said: I would strike out the words "exactly" and "no liberties" from your statement. Ok. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
xi0 Posted May 23, 2016 Share Posted May 23, 2016 I mean, I'm not really interested in blindly bashing D&D as people, I prefer critiquing the show. Why do they insist on being dickish like that? So frustrating. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CrypticWeirwood Posted May 23, 2016 Share Posted May 23, 2016 Just now, xi0 said: I mean, I'm not really interested in blindly bashing D&D as people, I prefer critiquing the show. Why do they insist on being dickish like that? So frustrating. That's obvious: it's so we can test out the REPORT POST and also the IGNORE USER buttons. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HokieStone Posted May 23, 2016 Share Posted May 23, 2016 8 minutes ago, Alex21 said: It might be.For me this episode reveals lots of info Still there are things unresolved, BR never revealed his identity, and Bran never got to see what really happened at the ToJ I don't think the 3 Eyed Raven in the show was Bloodraven. They've never taken the time to explain the history of the Targaryens beyond the Mad King. It would be a long exposition that most people wouldn't follow. And I believe an episode or two ago, this 3ER said something to the effect that he's been in that tree for 1000 years - which is much longer than book 3ER (Crow). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CrypticWeirwood Posted May 23, 2016 Share Posted May 23, 2016 4 minutes ago, xi0 said: What is with D&D and them spoiling the story in the "Inside the Episode" stuff? I mean, I know HBO has the rights to the story, but do they really have to fuck over the book readers who don't wish to have plot-points spoiled as whether they're the general article or not? Are they really that dense? Perhaps they're trying to deflect scathing criticism that they made all that up and that it's against Martin's account of things. Which, given what happened, is not unsurprising of them, really. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
xi0 Posted May 23, 2016 Share Posted May 23, 2016 2 minutes ago, CrypticWeirwood said: That's obvious: it's so we can test out the REPORT POST and also the IGNORE USER buttons. I get where you're coming from, but there is "spoilers" in the title of this thread :/ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
xi0 Posted May 23, 2016 Share Posted May 23, 2016 4 minutes ago, CrypticWeirwood said: Perhaps they're trying to deflect scathing criticism that they made all that up and that it's against Martin's account of things. Which, given what happened, is not unsurprising of them, really. It all started with the Shireen stuff. Idk, seems like a ridiculous excuse if that's really their thinking. You think they'd have been made aware after last season and avoided doing that. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CrypticWeirwood Posted May 23, 2016 Share Posted May 23, 2016 It's really going to kill be to see Hodor with the glowing blue eyes of a reanimated wight. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Crown of Winter Roses Posted May 23, 2016 Share Posted May 23, 2016 A lot of us are wondering why Summer died since it seemed so pointless. It makes more sense metaphorically, the white walkers are finally marching south so summer died because winter is coming. Whether that's what they intended, I don't know but I think it gives it a little more meaning that way. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tooms Posted May 23, 2016 Share Posted May 23, 2016 36 minutes ago, Zachary Snow said: i hate how the wolves aren't important at all in the show. i got really upset when summer died like what was the point it didn't really slow them down he could've easily just gone with bran. first shaggy now summer wtf It's more of a cost thing... Having those dogs on set is expensive. You need the trainer(s) as well as adhering to the laws surrounding the use of animals. Every time you see a Direwolf on screen, you know it's meaningful because of the effort required to film with the dogs. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CrypticWeirwood Posted May 23, 2016 Share Posted May 23, 2016 Just now, xi0 said: It all started with the Shireen stuff. Idk, seems like a ridiculous excuse if that's really their thinking. You think they'd have been made aware after last season and avoided doing that. I don't know whether that's their thinking. If it is, then well, I can kind of see why they might be doing that. I'm still content knowing that even thought they'll end up in the same place as the book will, that this is a mere palimpsest of the multilayered story, and that we still have great wonders we've never dreamt of in store for us. Someday. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RedEyedGhost Posted May 23, 2016 Share Posted May 23, 2016 Two direwolves left. They best not fuck with Ghost. I'm becoming more and more hopeful that with Brienne going to the Riverlands we'll get some mentions of Nymeria and her pack, that Arya will actually truly and fully become No One, then is sent to carry out a mission in Westeros only to connect with Nymeria and be brought back to herself. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Annarkie Posted May 23, 2016 Share Posted May 23, 2016 4 minutes ago, CrypticWeirwood said: It's really going to kill be to see Hodor with the glowing blue eyes of a reanimated wight. Oh hell, I was still so busy grieving Hodor that I didn't even think of that. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
xi0 Posted May 23, 2016 Share Posted May 23, 2016 Just now, CrypticWeirwood said: I don't know whether that's their thinking. If it is, then well, I can kind of see why they might be doing that. I'm still content knowing that even thought they'll end up in the same place as the book will, that this is a mere palimpsest of the multilayered story, and that we still have great wonders we've never dreamt of in store for us. Someday. Hear, hear. I expect that the "hold the door" stuff might be something we'll read about someday, but I don't remember a door being there underneath the Weirwood. So who knows... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Howdyphillip Posted May 23, 2016 Share Posted May 23, 2016 2 minutes ago, Tooms said: It's more of a cost thing... Having those dogs on set is expensive. You need the trainer(s) as well as adhering to the laws surrounding the use of animals. Every time you see a Direwolf on screen, you know it's meaningful because of the effort required to film with the dogs. The Direwolves have been CGI since season 2 I believe... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dragon_Rider Posted May 23, 2016 Share Posted May 23, 2016 15 minutes ago, xi0 said: What is with D&D and them spoiling the story in the "Inside the Episode" stuff? I mean, I know HBO has the rights to the story, but do they really have to fuck over the book readers who don't wish to have plot-points spoiled as whether they're the genuine article or not? Are they really that dense? Since you just saw the episode, it's already spoiled. What are you complaining about? You want no spoilers at all? Don't watch the show from the now on, as they're way ahead in most story arcs. And it's even more inane that you would bash them for revealing this in a segment called "Inside the Episode". Not only do you watch the episode, you watch a discussion about it by the writers. Then you complain about spoilers... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lancerman Posted May 23, 2016 Share Posted May 23, 2016 15 minutes ago, xi0 said: What is with D&D and them spoiling the story in the "Inside the Episode" stuff? I mean, I know HBO has the rights to the story, but do they really have to fuck over the book readers who don't wish to have plot-points spoiled as whether they're the genuine article or not? Are they really that dense? I mean here's the funny thing. If they didn't say that (sort of like with the Stannis thing) all the unreasonable (read as the people in the rant and rave threads, and likeminded folks) book readers who are upset that Hodor died and what not will scream bloody murder about it and call it fan fiction and tell anyone who will listen that they are butchering the story. Which puts them in a hard place. So they mitigate that by saying, oh well it's what happened in the story we are adapting. And I completely understand why they wouldn't give shit about the feelings of certain people who would use the lack of clarity to bash them and their show. It sucks for the rationale fans who just want to be entertained by both mediums. But I get why they want to cover their own ass. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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