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Post by the2ndevil on Jun 9, 2015 12:42:21 GMT -5
Took me less than 12 hours to get fully caught up on this season.
I'm not sure if I should be proud of that or not.
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Post by clifford on Jun 9, 2015 13:32:23 GMT -5
I was just thinking that Daenerys should have a relatively easy conquering of Westeros once she finally gets there. What's left of forces in the North will be further depleted after the Stannis/Bolton showdown. Littlefinger will absolutely pledge his army to one with Dragons. Dorne will also fall in line quite easily given its history with the Targaryens. The Tyrells will probably jump ship too. Hell, Margaery will probably attempt to marry Daenerys. I think the show has forgotten about the Iron Islanders. Dorne's history with the Targaryens is "You didn't beat us, losers! Bend the knee? HAHAHAHAHA! Go for it!" Littlefinger will pledge to whoever has power, then slowly murder everyone. Iron Islands love cooperation. And as Tyrion said, the Tyrells are not enough. When Aegon conquered the realm, he had a dragon the size of a football field, and two sister wives with similar sized ones. And Dorne still managed to kill one wife and dragon combo. Dany may have delusions of grandeur, but she has a long way to go before conquering. In regards to Dorne, I was thinking they'd declare for Daenerys seeing as how Doran and Oberyn's sister was Rhaegar's wife, and an alliance with Daenerys would go someway in avenging her death and the hate they have for the Lannisters.
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Post by Cela on Jun 9, 2015 13:38:03 GMT -5
Dorne's history with the Targaryens is "You didn't beat us, losers! Bend the knee? HAHAHAHAHA! Go for it!" Littlefinger will pledge to whoever has power, then slowly murder everyone. Iron Islands love cooperation. And as Tyrion said, the Tyrells are not enough. When Aegon conquered the realm, he had a dragon the size of a football field, and two sister wives with similar sized ones. And Dorne still managed to kill one wife and dragon combo. Dany may have delusions of grandeur, but she has a long way to go before conquering. In regards to Dorne, I was thinking they'd declare for Daenerys seeing as how Doran and Oberyn's sister was Rhaegar's wife, and an alliance with Daenerys would go someway in avenging her death and the hate they have for the Lannisters. Depends on how she went in. Tyrion might be good for setting up an alliance, as opposed to her just showing up and saying to bend the knee.
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Post by Cela on Jun 11, 2015 2:06:19 GMT -5
Crazy assed theory for next week that makes no sense whatsoever, but I just thought up.
Arya goes to poison Trant, gives poison. He says he's been looking for her for a while, and reveals himself to be... Syrio Forel. He's been in the guise of Trant this entire time as a Faceless man, waiting to make his way back to Bravos.
The fanbase would explode.
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Post by Mochi Lone Wolf on Jun 11, 2015 8:44:42 GMT -5
Crazy assed theory for next week that makes no sense whatsoever, but I just thought up. Arya goes to poison Trant, gives poison. He says he's been looking for her for a while, and reveals himself to be... Syrio Forel. He's been in the guise of Trant this entire time as a Faceless man, waiting to make his way back to Bravos. The fanbase would explode. {Spoiler}And then he blinds her for disobeying the Faceless Men after the reveal. Now that would be a hell of a twist to end her story for this season.
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Post by Pooh Carlson on Jun 11, 2015 8:49:16 GMT -5
This season's been pretty noneventful. We're already going into the finale and I can't even think of one major event that's taken place, or a major event that's about to take place that has been set up.
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Post by Futureraven: Beelzebruv on Jun 11, 2015 10:10:20 GMT -5
This season's been pretty noneventful. We're already going into the finale and I can't even think of one major event that's taken place, or a major event that's about to take place that has been set up. There's Cersei's trial, the battle for Winterfell and The Wildling's being at the wall. I'd say those are pretty big. But I know what you mean, this season's been a bad mix, it's super dark and depressing, but with nothing huge happening. No MAJOR characters have died, it's just bleak. I'd compare it to season 2, nothing really happened in season 2, but it had Tyrion being awesome to help carry it along. It was a season of set up like this one seems to be, but it had a happier tone so it was easier to go along with.
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Post by chronocross on Jun 11, 2015 10:18:30 GMT -5
I had a feeling Stannis was going for the big heel turn after that episode where he refused to sacrifice Shireen, it was far worse than I pictured it. I felt like Episode 8 should've been Episode 9 by the way it ended.
As for next week, I can see folks being pissed when a certain scene goes down. I would use the spoiler tag but I'm writing from my phone.
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Post by Beets by Schrute on Jun 11, 2015 11:42:51 GMT -5
This season's been pretty noneventful. We're already going into the finale and I can't even think of one major event that's taken place, or a major event that's about to take place that has been set up. What about Tyrion meeting Danerys? Or the Massacare at Hardhome?
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Post by clifford on Jun 11, 2015 12:47:30 GMT -5
This season's been pretty noneventful. We're already going into the finale and I can't even think of one major event that's taken place, or a major event that's about to take place that has been set up. Have you watched this season? Calling it pretty non eventful is one thing (you are probably right in saying so) but there's been a few pretty major events taken place and set up. The Queen and Queen Regent imprisoned, the battle for the North, two of the shows most central characters meeting at last, the imminent white walker invasion, maybe Daenerys' army finally making way for Westeros? If none of that is considered major then I guess you might as well stop watching cause you're only in for more disappointment.
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Post by Raskovnik on Jun 11, 2015 12:49:34 GMT -5
Really hope Ramsays bites it soon because he's not even a good character nor an interesting villain yet he's invulnerable.
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Post by Bub (BLM) on Jun 11, 2015 12:50:38 GMT -5
I had a feeling Stannis was going for the big heel turn after that episode where he refused to sacrifice Shireen, it was far worse than I pictured it. I felt like Episode 8 should've been Episode 9 by the way it ended. As for next week, I can see folks being pissed when a certain scene goes down. I would use the spoiler tag but I'm writing from my phone. If you're talking about {Spoiler}Jon being stabbed and betrayed then yeah, people are going to up in arms over that one. I was pissed when the last book was left hanging on that, so I know it'll be just as maddening as a TV cliffhanger.
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Post by Cela on Jun 11, 2015 14:22:51 GMT -5
This season's been pretty noneventful. We're already going into the finale and I can't even think of one major event that's taken place, or a major event that's about to take place that has been set up. You know, in a season with an ice zombie massacre, religious takeover, insurgency killed by dragons, probably 8 executions, and a character marrying the people who killed her family... saying it's been noneventful perplexes me. Meanwhile on Mad Men, a guy doesn't wear a suit and two people decide they want to bang, and everyone applauds the earth shattering developments!
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Post by The Last Hero on Jun 11, 2015 14:47:17 GMT -5
This season's been pretty noneventful. We're already going into the finale and I can't even think of one major event that's taken place, or a major event that's about to take place that has been set up. You know, in a season with an ice zombie massacre, religious takeover, insurgency killed by dragons, probably 8 executions, and a character marrying the people who killed her family... saying it's been noneventful perplexes me. Meanwhile on Mad Men, a guy doesn't wear a suit and two people decide they want to bang, and everyone applauds the earth shattering developments! How dare you! They made an ad for coke. COOOOKE!
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Post by chrom on Jun 11, 2015 14:50:04 GMT -5
Really hope Ramsays bites it soon because he's not even a good character nor an interesting villain yet he's invulnerable. Me too, he's a terrible character and yet they are building him as a giant threat that everyone should fear. You can only watch him go "Bwahahaha! I am evil and like to do shitty and horrible things for no reason!" until you get sick of it and wish for someone to lop off his head or cut off his penis and have him choke on it to death.
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Post by The Last Hero on Jun 11, 2015 14:57:09 GMT -5
{Spoiler}People are going to riot if they end this season with Jon Snow getting betrayed, so much bad stuff has happened to the good characters on this show this season I literally hear the pitchforks acomin. They need to kill Roose or Ramsay. Cersei getting punished probably won't be enough to quell the reaction to FTW.
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Post by Mochi Lone Wolf on Jun 11, 2015 16:00:31 GMT -5
The show runners have said that the season will end the same way it began: with a book scene. That leaves me with two candidates for said scene: {Spoiler}Varys and the crossbow. Kevan Lannister was said by Qyburn to be on his way back to the city and, in the epilogue of ADWD, Pycelle and Kevan bit it at the hands of Varys. It also included a speech by Varys revealing what his "true motives" are though, I've always felt that half of what he said was complete bullshit. I expect if that makes it to the show, the speech will be different, but still be a massive load of bollocks. I would also not be surprised if Tommen also bits it as well in that scene to really make the shit hit the fan in King's Landing. I don't think that will be the final scene, in fact, I see Tommen getting shot and being on the ground dying as Cersei does her walk and the scene alternates with Cersei trying to be strong to see him again, and Tommen laying on the ground dying. That would make it a very tragic scene. The second, as everyone else has predicted is: {Spoiler}"For the Watch." This is the more likely one in my opinion. It's been set up with some of the most heavy-handed foreshadowing I've seen in a TV show in a long time with the ridiculous amount of reaction shots that little orphan Olly has had during scenes involving Jon and the Wildings. What I wonder is how they plan on ending that scene. Will Jon die and it be the same cliffhanger as it was in the book? Will he revive as a White Walker and put him in direct conflict with the Night's King? Or will his eyes reopen to show warging eyes and make show-watchers go "Wait, shouldn't his eyes by blue if he's being brought back from the dead? Those eyes are white." Another question I have involves the first image we see in the preview of the finale. On top of that mountain, it looks like someone is standing there. It might be nothing but if it is a person: Who the hell is it?
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Post by Perd on Jun 11, 2015 16:16:12 GMT -5
Another possibility for the final scene is: {Spoiler}Dany happening upon the khalasar.
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Post by The Last Hero on Jun 11, 2015 16:18:06 GMT -5
Another question I have involves the first image we see in the preview of the finale. On top of that mountain, it looks like someone is standing there. It might be nothing but if it is a person: Who the hell is it? It took me forever to see that figure on the mountain, is that the same area around Moat Cailin? My guess is it is little finger, that does seem like an unusual shot though because you definitely aren't supposed to know who it is - how could you? I guess it would have to be Littlefinger in that case.
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Post by Cela on Jun 11, 2015 16:25:48 GMT -5
Another possibility for the final scene is: {Spoiler}{Spoiler}Dany happening upon the khalasar. That's my guess. It fits in the tradition of wide eyed mega visual that they can pan out from.
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