A Game of Thrones - TV Show Discussion Thread

[Buster Crabbe's Uncle]

Wild Cards.

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edit: for some reason I thought this was from a season 2 episode

But they had the nights king dude in season 4 ep 2 as well in Bran's dream.

[Guynemer]

What am I looking at there?

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[Dinner]

A couple of my writer friends spent some time with him at a convention in October. They say he's a pretty fun guy.

I'm sure he is a great guy but I wonder about the work ethic of someone who takes 7 years to write a book I want now, now, NOW!

[Guynemer]

He's not your monkey. He doesn't write to our schedule.

Seriously, the nerd rage about this chaps my ass.


Also, re: Bran's vision: Not a surprise that a special effect shot from one episode would turn up in another as a "vision", and not a surprise that a vision would show an apparent "Big Bad".

[Imran Siddiqui]

I'm sure he is a great guy but I wonder about the work ethic of someone who takes 7 years to write a book I want now, now, NOW!

Since he's never done that (seriously, are you ever right about anything?!), does that mean you think his work ethic is ok?

[Bugs ****ing Bunny]

Oh, you berks. There I was, going "Oooooo. Judging by the posts on Poly, an interesting and dynamic new character will be appearing, and contributing to the rich interaction of plots and personalities".

And it's a cat.

So if Ser Nibbly the Gerbil appears next season, presumably you'll all ejaculate to death?

[Koyaanisqatsi]

Spoiler/note: There may be more cats. Or D&D may have thought three cats were redundant and consolidated them into a single cat character. Somewhat speciesist, but I understand they have a budget and the screen canvas is necessarily smaller than the page. I guess we'll find out soon!

[Nikolai]

In the latest episode, Tyrion says something interest which I believe might be a foreshadowing of something even us book readers haven't seen(but have speculated on):

Spoiler:

Tyrions says about Sansa: she's not a killer......not yet anyway. I think this foreshadows what we know about her learning from Littlefinger. By the end of the last book, she shows a profound understanding of intrigue and an aptness to deceive.

[Hauldren Collider]

Oh, you berks. There I was, going "Oooooo. Judging by the posts on Poly, an interesting and dynamic new character will be appearing, and contributing to the rich interaction of plots and personalities".

And it's a cat.

So if Ser Nibbly the Gerbil appears next season, presumably you'll all ejaculate to death?

What did you expect when the character death that upsets everyone the most is the one where they kill Sansa's pet dog?

[Lorizael]

Spoiler/note: There may be more cats. Or D&D may have thought three cats were redundant and consolidated them into a single cat character. Somewhat speciesist, but I understand they have a budget and the screen canvas is necessarily smaller than the page. I guess we'll find out soon!

I've heard that the cat character meets a dog, but not a dog from the books--an entirely new creation by the show writers--and the two engage in behavior HBO doesn't have a content warning for.

[Bugs ****ing Bunny]

Two quick queries for the book readers-

1- Are there any swords in Westeros not made of Valerian steel?

2- Does Westeros have a huge and thriving fake sword industry?

[Lorizael]

Two quick queries for the book readers-

1- Are there any swords in Westeros not made of Valerian steel?

2- Does Westeros have a huge and thriving fake sword industry?

Mormont's sword and Ned's sword are the only Valyrian blades seen so far in the TV series. Ned's does get reforged, though.

[Guynemer]

Two quick queries for the book readers-

1- Are there any swords in Westeros not made of Valerian steel?

Very few are. Ned's sword was, as is the one Jon got from Lord Mormont back in the first season. I don't think anyone else we've seen uses one, except for the ones Tywin made from Ned's sword in the first episode this season.

2- Does Westeros have a huge and thriving fake sword industry?

Come on down to Crazy Aegon's Rubber Sword and Axe Emporium, we've been serving all your rubber sword and axe needs since 83 AL.