Movies and TV Game of Thrones (spoiler-free zone) - Page 157

keg in kc · 04-25-2011, 03:51 PM

A few have suggested it, might as well test the waters. The idea is to give people who haven't read the books a safe place to talk about the show.

A few quick ground rules:

No Spoilers!!!!! for upcoming episodes.
Larger Song of Ice and Fire discussion should be limited to the other thread although I think a tiny bit of book delving to fill in holes should be okay (example of this would be talking about Catelyn and her treatment of the wolves in the novel, which was alluded to on TV but never really made clear...)
Everything that happened that week is fair game once an episode airs. So if you don't watch on Sunday night, I'd stay outta here until you do...

GloucesterChief · 06-08-2014, 10:21 PM

I wish they would of worked Snow meeting with Mance into the episode. It just seems the whole battle was leading up to that then cliffhanger. Like they didn't have enough already.

**Gadzooks** · 06-08-2014, 10:29 PM

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Originally Posted by Bowser

This is part of the reason why I don't go to movie theaters, although I did have fun watching Basic Instinct in Manhattan 20+ years ago.

Aries Walker · 06-08-2014, 10:33 PM

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Originally Posted by KcMizzou

Hell yeah!

In my head, I'm reading that in Snoop Dogg's voice.

KC_Connection · 06-08-2014, 11:07 PM

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Originally Posted by AndChiefs

Sounds like I'm the only one that really enjoyed it. I don't get these meh comments at all.

I thought it was great. Tense as hell for the entire battle. Not sure how it could have been much better.

I was pretty worried that Sam wouldn't survive it there, glad to see he did.

KC_Connection · 06-08-2014, 11:10 PM

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Originally Posted by KcMizzou

That friggin' bladed anchor thing they swung down the wall was awesome.

Amazing.

Gravedigger · 06-08-2014, 11:40 PM

I think the only reason it was disappointing was because there were sooooo many wildlings down there and only 1 giant makes it through the gate and the rest retreat? Highly unlikely.

Aries Walker · 06-09-2014, 02:06 AM

That's siege tactics. Just about every army has done it at some point. While a relatively small number of his men assaulted the wall, Mance stood a hundred yards away, assessing the defenses. The two giants and hundred or so men he just lost were easily worth seeing what kind of defenses (like the bladed pendulum) the Wall had. The fact that a bunch of Crows died, the gates are half torn up, the Night's Watch is out of oil, and a part of the balustrade has blown up is a bonus.

Jon's right. The following night, four mammoths, eight giants, and 50,000 men, all guided by Wildlings seeing through owl's eyes, would run that place over.

ModSocks · 06-09-2014, 10:00 AM

I liked it last night's episode. Not dissapointing in the least bit. My wife liked it a lot too.

**Buck** · 06-09-2014, 10:51 AM

There was nothing underwhelming about last nights episode. It was the darkest and grittiest episode of GoT yet.

ModSocks · 06-09-2014, 10:53 AM

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Originally Posted by Buck

There was nothing underwhelming about last nights episode. It was the darkest and grittiest episode of GoT yet.

I agree. And i thought it was far better than the fight at King's Landing.

AndChiefs · 06-09-2014, 10:54 AM

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I agree. And i thought it was far better than the fight at King's Landing.

Miles better. I remember being disappointed by Blackwater's fight scenes. Not so with this.

NewChief · 06-09-2014, 11:44 AM

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Originally Posted by Detoxing

I agree. And i thought it was far better than the fight at King's Landing.

The fight choreography involving Jon Snow was pretty excellent, especially when he fought the Thenn chieftain. Really nice mixture of stylish and brutal.

**BigRedChief** · 06-09-2014, 12:46 PM

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Originally Posted by Buck

There was nothing underwhelming about last nights episode. It was the darkest and grittiest episode of GoT yet.

Maybe its because the book spends a lot of time on the details of the battle. There was a lot left out. There is a lot to come yet. Can't really go beyond that with this being the spoiler free thread.

Aries Walker · 06-09-2014, 01:10 PM

I thought it was funny that one of the things I noticed in Blackwater was for how loooooong those archers held their bows fully drawn as the Boom Ship slowly sailed by. This time, the commander was yelling at his soldiers not to do just that. Much better!

KCUnited · 06-09-2014, 01:26 PM

The outro music during the credits was the best yet. It was like the GoT music meets some old Star Wars Darth Vader stuff. Same when they were showing Mance's fire.

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06-08-2014, 10:21 PM	#2341
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06-08-2014, 11:40 PM	#2346
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06-09-2014, 02:06 AM	#2347
Aries Walker Back again, again. Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: York, PA Casino cash: $9583357	That's siege tactics. Just about every army has done it at some point. While a relatively small number of his men assaulted the wall, Mance stood a hundred yards away, assessing the defenses. The two giants and hundred or so men he just lost were easily worth seeing what kind of defenses (like the bladed pendulum) the Wall had. The fact that a bunch of Crows died, the gates are half torn up, the Night's Watch is out of oil, and a part of the balustrade has blown up is a bonus. Jon's right. The following night, four mammoths, eight giants, and 50,000 men, all guided by Wildlings seeing through owl's eyes, would run that place over.
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06-09-2014, 10:00 AM	#2348
ModSocks Needs more middle fingers Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: San Diego Casino cash: $4304563	I liked it last night's episode. Not dissapointing in the least bit. My wife liked it a lot too. __________________ It's O'side or No side, baby.
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06-09-2014, 10:51 AM	#2349
Buck Take a Chill Pill Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: South Carolina Casino cash: $8329900	There was nothing underwhelming about last nights episode. It was the darkest and grittiest episode of GoT yet.
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06-09-2014, 01:10 PM	#2354
Aries Walker Back again, again. Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: York, PA Casino cash: $9583357	I thought it was funny that one of the things I noticed in Blackwater was for how loooooong those archers held their bows fully drawn as the Boom Ship slowly sailed by. This time, the commander was yelling at his soldiers not to do just that. Much better!
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06-09-2014, 01:26 PM	#2355
KCUnited Cheat Death Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: Land of Drincoln Casino cash: $2318244	The outro music during the credits was the best yet. It was like the GoT music meets some old Star Wars Darth Vader stuff. Same when they were showing Mance's fire.
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