Game of Thrones Thread

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ibg1-0gfwjI

Just to say, I didn't bother actually watching the video (only read the description) because my BS senses went haywire; however, this is not the first person I've seen people claim that the whole story is supposed to be some kind of allegory for climate change. Why the fuck would I even for a second consider what is supposed to be some "realistic" (god I'm tired hearing people use that word in relation to this retarded story) medieval fantasy story with dragons, ice zombies, etc. is in fact an allegory for a contemporary real world problem? Fuck you pretentious pieces of shit. You're the same kind of people who made up stuff like the "ring theory" about the Star Wars prequels or thought Mace Windu was a stand-in for (I kid you not) Colin Powell.

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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UpKrCgejlgQ

Sort of have new respect for those two now. Seriously fuck this show, fuck Dumb & Dumber, and fuck George RR Martin too.
 
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I’m really enjoying season 8. I don’t know why anyone would have a problem with Arya killing the NK. I’m sure there was some silly commentary but the show doesn’t have anything to do with that.

I would be disappointed if no further mention were made of the Walkers/Crow storyline, though. And there have been disappointing things in the series (the dragons’ speedy race to beyond the Wall being particularly annoying, and having one more Stark and several too many wolves than the writers had plot lines for). But a lot of the weakest stuff (the excessive White Saviour wanderings in Essos) comes from the books and even when the books were good I think the series generally improved on them. G.R.R. Martin needs a collaborator/editor.
 
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verissimus said:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ibg1-0gfwjI

Just to say, I didn't bother actually watching the video (only read the description) because my BS senses went haywire; however, this is not the first person I've seen claim that the whole story is supposed to be some kind of allegory for climate change. Why the fuck would I even for a second consider what is supposed to be some "realistic" (god I'm tired hearing people use that word in relation to this exceptional story) medieval fantasy story with dragons, ice zombies, etc. is in fact an allegory for a contemporary real world problem? Fuck you pretentious pieces of shit. You're the same kind of people who made up some "ring theory" about the Star Wars prequels or thought Mace Windu was a stand-in for (I kid you not) Colin Powell.

Edit : LMAO

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UpKrCgejlgQ

Sort of have new respect for those two now. Seriously fuck this show, fuck Dumb & Dumber, and fuck George RR Martin too.
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LOL I saw that angle too, a lot of people are talking about that.

In a sense, the white walkers could be considered like climate change. A force of nature that is wildly overhyped and easily dealt with, and a distraction from actual real problems of importance...

But I really don't think that's what the white walkers were supposed to be.
 
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Kyria the Great said:
Who wants to take bets that GoT is going to go down in history as one of the worst endings to a series in show history?
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Well, that's impossible for me to say because I pretty much abandoned ship awhile ago and have since pretty much been hate-watching. So for me, it's probably going to be a so bad-it's-good kind of situation.

But going back to this allegory bullcrap. I mean, here's my 2 cents about that which I think can be summarized in two words : Animal Farm. A short, bitter sweet (in Orwell's tactful tragic sense) story that serves as a pretty obvious allegory (especially at the time) of the deceit that was Bolshevik Revolution and Stalin's Soviet Union but with farm animals. Just try comparing how other stories try to be political versus that, and you'll be shaking your head which is why I hate how writers try to insert contemporary political issues into some vibrant and interesting fictional worlds which you'd expect not to have the same political problems we do (moral problems yes though).
 
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Corbin Dallas Multipass said:
That's a tough one to do, I mean, sure, they're lining up for a pretty bad ending. But there's (almost) no way they manage to make it as bad as Dexter or Lost.... right?
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At this rate it depends on whether you thought the writers were going to deliver an ending that was somewhat remotely expected/satisfying at least in terms of resolving the conflicts arisen from the story. To be honest, I actually think they will be able to do that, but it's still going to be extraordinarily sloppy which isn't much of a consolation.
 
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I wish people would stop making fun of that plot point. it makes perfect sense that these 20 guys would be able to pull that off.

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Your Weird Fetish said:
He basically told Tyrion "I like you but I'm not gonna die for you and your sister's paying me more. Sorry. Good luck!"
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That's what I like about his characterization. He's a sellsword who works his way up from complete rando to minor lord, and he never minces words about it.

You've got this guy who is the in the same general age range as Ned's generation, who probably cut his teeth in Robert's rebellion, and he is literally only rolling with Caitlyn because he happened to be there. Then he hears "Lannister" and makes the prudent decision to defend Tyrion. I don't know the most about the lore on the Vale, but I'd be willing to bet the knight he fights was either rusty or had only formal training, which adds another layer to his decision as an experienced fighter. From there he earns himself a knighthood for defending King's Landing from Stannis. He sticks around as Tyrion's main man but the MINUTE Cersei says "hey you can marry this Lord's second daughter if you don't fight for my brother" he takes it.

Bronn is basically the manifestation of Littlefinger's philosophy and I like it a lot.
 
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Tyrion. I don't know the most about the lore on the Vale, but I'd be willing to bet the knight he fights was either rusty or had only formal training,
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You're half right actually.

Lysa deliberately chose a knight who was 50 years old, and armed him with an unwieldly ceremonial sword that he was uncomfortable with. This is almost certainly because Lysa, whilst being slightly crazy also knows that if Tyrion is executed then it's going to bring the Westerlands down on the Vale, which is bad news.

So she set up Ser Vardis to lose.

It does help the Bronn is in fact a pretty decent fighter, and as he's shown several times, isn't afraid to fight dirty.
 
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Sable said:
You're half right actually.

Lysa deliberately chose a knight who was 50 years old, and armed him with an unwieldly ceremonial sword that he was uncomfortable with. This is almost certainly because Lysa, whilst being slightly crazy also knows that if Tyrion is executed then it's going to bring the Westerlands down on the Vale, which is bad news.

So she set up Ser Vardis to lose.

It does help the Bronn is in fact a pretty decent fighter, and as he's shown several times, isn't afraid to fight dirty.
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That adds a great element of chance to things, which also fits with Bronn simply being a commoner riding waves and taking advantage of opportunities as they come. God, maybe I should reread the first three books sometime, sounds like I've forgotten a lot of details.
 
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