July 23, 20241 yr 2 hours ago, CurlyDumps said: Why evacuate at all? Did anyone else get the impression that leaving was safer than hunkering down in the castle? Angry mob looked like 50 people tops. They weren’t at the castle, they were in the Sept. But, agree on why evacuate. Or at least why out the front fucking door and into the mob. Tunnels, how do they work? Surely their guard knew of them.
July 23, 20241 yr And 6 minutes ago, thunderlounge said: They weren’t at the castle, they were in the Sept. But, agree on why evacuate. Or at least why out the front fucking door and into the mob. Tunnels, how do they work? Surely their guard knew of them. And it seemed that they parked the getaway wagon about 10 blocks away.
July 23, 20241 yr I get the feeling the show is trying to show just how bad the King's Guard has become since Cole was made Hand and now leading the army.
July 23, 20241 yr 23 hours ago, speed817 said: Seasmoke locked into a black man like a Kardashian does to an NBA player on all star weekend I used to be on the Seasmoke wine list. /csb
July 24, 20241 yr Ok, scene makes a lot more sense if they started in the Sept. Should have eaten something between martinis.
July 24, 20241 yr This show is like watching paint dry so admittedly my attention drifts and I probably miss or forget details, but why is the idea that a half-Targ can ride a dragon suddenly a thing? Rhaenyra’s own 2 sons are only half-Targ and they ride dragons, so surely she would’ve known this a long time ago. What am I missing?Daemon’s story is awful. Let’s spend an entire season roaming around Harrenhal, having nightmares about your family, doing nothing productive, feeling sorry for yourself while your sister struggles to fight a war without you, and then I’m sure they will expect viewers to still think he is a badass who is of critical importance to winning.I’m tired of watching hour long episodes of talking about the same things. I think ChatGPT could easily churn out this repetitive script.
July 24, 20241 yr 47 minutes ago, wild_turkey said: Daemon’s story is awful. Let’s spend an entire season roaming around Harrenhal, having nightmares about your family, doing nothing productive, feeling sorry for yourself while your sister struggles to fight a war without you, and then I’m sure they will expect viewers to still think he is a badass who is of critical importance to winning. I’m tired of watching hour long episodes of talking about the same things. I think ChatGPT could easily churn out this repetitive script. Can't stand it either. Like we get the point, he is forced to reflect on all his mistakes. This could have been done in 1-1.5 episodes. EP 6 was 73 mins - I was excited going in thinking it would be great...wrong. Ep 7 is 67 mins EP 8 is 73 mins At this point I think the finale last few minutes will be all the new dragon riders mounting up and flying off / fade to black.
July 24, 20241 yr You say that and last season's finale had a pretty huge event at the end that officially started the war.
July 24, 20241 yr Popular Post 19 hours ago, mdmost said: I get the feeling the show is trying to show just how bad the King's Guard has become since Cole was made Hand and now leading the army. New head of King's Guard
July 24, 20241 yr 1 hour ago, wild_turkey said: This show is like watching paint dry so admittedly my attention drifts and I probably miss or forget details, but why is the idea that a half-Targ can ride a dragon suddenly a thing? Rhaenyra’s own 2 sons are only half-Targ and they ride dragons, so surely she would’ve known this a long time ago. What am I missing? Daemon’s story is awful. Let’s spend an entire season roaming around Harrenhal, having nightmares about your family, doing nothing productive, feeling sorry for yourself while your sister struggles to fight a war without you, and then I’m sure they will expect viewers to still think he is a badass who is of critical importance to winning. I’m tired of watching hour long episodes of talking about the same things. I think ChatGPT could easily churn out this repetitive script. I actually don't mind Daemon being flummoxed and taken down a peg this season and struggling with a bunch of inferior house Lords and a castle that's falling apart and dealing with the witch who is obviously manipulating him to some degree. I think it's an interesting use of his character because, frankly, I thought his character as this impetuous and impulsive loose cannon great warrior was contrived and stupid and is a worse option. Edited July 24, 20241 yr by Vegas64
July 24, 20241 yr 20 hours ago, mdmost said: I get the feeling the show is trying to show just how bad the King's Guard has become since Cole was made Hand and now leading the army. The king's guard is shit because Aegon appointed a bunch of his nepo baby friends to it, only thing Cole has done is send one legit knight to his death to cover his own ass.
July 24, 20241 yr I actually don't mind Daemon being flummoxed and taken down a peg this season and struggling with a bunch of inferior house Lords and a castle that's falling apart and dealing with the witch who is obviously manipulating him to some degree. I think it's an interesting use of his character because, frankly, I thought his character as this impetuous and impulsive loose cannon great warrior was contrived and stupid and is a worse option.That could all been accomplished in a couple of scenes. Instead he’s stuck in an Emily Brontë novel wallowing in his angst and mother love. The whole show is a contrived ball of shit with a low budget and shitty writers.
July 24, 20241 yr Get the impression that viewers are supposed to be impressed with all the dragon stuff like we’re watching it in 1960s. Edited July 24, 20241 yr by Horn80
July 24, 20241 yr HBO caught lightning in a bottle with Seasons 1-4 of GOT. Not so much since then. This would be better as a 2-3 season show, but Max wants to milk this IP for all it can. Not a wise long-run strategy, but there's nothing long-run about that company now.
July 24, 20241 yr 4 hours ago, wild_turkey said: This show is like watching paint dry so admittedly my attention drifts and I probably miss or forget details, but why is the idea that a half-Targ can ride a dragon suddenly a thing? Rhaenyra’s own 2 sons are only half-Targ and they ride dragons, so surely she would’ve known this a long time ago. What am I missing? I think they were looking a people with a much smaller percentage of Targ in their blood - the guy that got burnt up was Targ somewhere on his great-grandmother's side or something. Bastards and half-siblings will be riding the dragons I suspect. Milli Vanilli is apparently a half Velaryon bastard. Half-brother at the bar will probably end up on a dragon as well as some point. These are my guesses, I didn't read any of the books.
July 24, 20241 yr 25 minutes ago, Jerry Callo said: I think they were looking a people with a much smaller percentage of Targ in their blood - the guy that got burnt up was Targ somewhere on his great-grandmother's side or something. Bastards and half-siblings will be riding the dragons I suspect. Milli Vanilli is apparently a half Velaryon bastard. Half-brother at the bar will probably end up on a dragon as well as some point. These are my guesses, I didn't read any of the books. Edited July 24, 20241 yr by DDD Dad
July 24, 20241 yr I think a lot of you are forgetting that non-nobles are basically viewed as a lower species of human. This is why she's only looking at noble houses for riders. A lowborn rider challenges the entire system.
July 25, 20241 yr 1 hour ago, seven said: I think a lot of you are forgetting that non-nobles are basically viewed as a lower species of human. This is why she's only looking at noble houses for riders. A lowborn rider challenges the entire system. They're also less flame retardant.
July 26, 20241 yr Daemon’s Harrenhal scenes remind me of those Sopranos episodes when Tony’s in a coma and having all those trippy Freudian dreams. Don’t remember exactly but I think those episodes might’ve been pretty divisive among fans at the time too.
July 27, 20241 yr On 7/24/2024 at 1:42 PM, Ted Lange said: New head of King's Guard Took long enough! I was going to go with - maybe the sept floors were sloped.
July 28, 20241 yr I saw an advanced preview. The big thing that happens is Daemon leaves Harrenhall!! But . . . It's actually a dream. And then he's back to some masonry renovations.
July 29, 20241 yr Maybe I missed something the last episode but do wild dragons just fly around with saddles? Why did Seasmoke have a saddle?
July 29, 20241 yr This was a great episode to watch with headphones. The Vermithor scene had some Jurassic Park vibes. The scene with Daemon and young Tully was some old school GoT shit. Edited July 29, 20241 yr by Buzzrock
July 29, 20241 yr 1 hour ago, CooterBrown said: Maybe I missed something the last episode but do wild dragons just fly around with saddles? Why did Seasmoke have a saddle? Seasmoke was not wild. That was Laenor’s bonded dragon. When Laenor “died”, Seasmoke was still in the dragon pit on Dragonstone. The dragon keepers had him prepped with a saddle to be claimed by Steffon Darklyn before Seasmoke bbq’d him and noped out.
July 29, 20241 yr What did Ms. Randolph connect with in this episode for her to state it was 1 of the best episodes of the franchise? She has 938k subscribers on YouTube, so she appears to be a recapper that people take seriously. Female empowerment perhaps? Rhaenyra finally grabs the wheel and takes control of her faction. The cliff scene with 3 dragons was certainly cool, but this episode wouldn’t make most people’s top 25 lists for the franchise. It’s not even the best episode of the season. Oh well, I won’t dwell on a dumb tweet. Good episode. Everything worked. I wish we had more time for Hammer and Ulf’s backstories, but we mostly get it from their limited scenes.
July 29, 20241 yr ok... i am a horrible person... I laughed at the mobile people BBQ. let the pawns free, and whoever gets to the back-row.... alive and unburnt.... will turn into any piece they wanna be. and poof... 40 ded. 2 white mofos, like fuck it, i dont want to be a rook, or bishop, King or Queen, I wanna be a fucking dragon-rider MFer.... and since they got to the back row, those pawns became dragon-riders edited to add that I realize they werent just 2 rando white dudes. they had been focused on several times over multiple episodes and yes, whoever pointed out that dude claiming to be a Targ bastard being an eventual rider was correct. Edited July 29, 20241 yr by AUS-97HORN
July 29, 20241 yr Regarding Ulf, Tom Bennett is a pretty funny actor and Ulf is a scoundrel. I think he could have been the comic relief the show sorely lacks. Hopefully he carves a Bronn like role.
July 29, 20241 yr The distance/time aspect of the show can bug me sometimes. Something happens on Dragonstone, and the next clip is two people discussing it at King's Landing what seems like the next evening. Dude gets a dragon, and it looks like a 5 minute ride from there to King's Landing, ditto the chase. Who is marching where and why does it take so long anyways. I know there are maps of all these places with distances, but if you stick to just watching the show itself, it's not communicated very well. GOT did much better on this point.
July 29, 20241 yr 5 minutes ago, naija said: The distance/time aspect of the show can bug me sometimes. Something happens on Dragonstone, and the next clip is two people discussing it at King's Landing what seems like the next evening. Dude gets a dragon, and it looks like a 5 minute ride from there to King's Landing, ditto the chase. Who is marching where and why does it take so long anyways. I know there are maps of all these places with distances, but if you stick to just watching the show itself, it's not communicated very well. GOT did much better on this point. Ravens. And Dragonstone is actually quite close to KL. It’s at the entrance of Blackwater Bay.
July 29, 20241 yr Fukkkk so Team Black is flexing now with 7 dragons. And might add another if Rhaena finds the wild dragon. Lol at Rhaenyra's method for claiming Vermithor. Wtf. Maybe start with some interviews and make a top 10 for the first attempt. Ulf is gona get so much pussy now. Question: Kings Landing knew Vermithor existed at Dragonstone right? Did they just pray nobody would ever claim it? Edited July 29, 20241 yr by utxmike05
July 29, 20241 yr 19 minutes ago, utxmike05 said: Fukkkk so Team Black is flexing now with 7 dragons. And might add another if Rhaena finds the wild dragon. Lol at Rhaenyra's method for claiming Vermithor. Wtf. Maybe start with some interviews and make a top 10 for the first attempt. Ulf is gona get so much pussy now. Question: Kings Landing knew Vermithor existed at Dragonstone right? Did they just pray nobody would ever claim it? Plus Rhaena is probably about to get that sheepfucker out in the wild, I'd bet.
July 29, 20241 yr 1 hour ago, naija said: The distance/time aspect of the show can bug me sometimes. Something happens on Dragonstone, and the next clip is two people discussing it at King's Landing what seems like the next evening. Dude gets a dragon, and it looks like a 5 minute ride from there to King's Landing, ditto the chase. Who is marching where and why does it take so long anyways. I know there are maps of all these places with distances, but if you stick to just watching the show itself, it's not communicated very well. GOT did much better on this point. How many pages of criticism did we have about maps and timeliness with GOT? It's line one of the themes at this point.
July 29, 20241 yr 1 hour ago, naija said: The distance/time aspect of the show can bug me sometimes. Something happens on Dragonstone, and the next clip is two people discussing it at King's Landing what seems like the next evening. Dude gets a dragon, and it looks like a 5 minute ride from there to King's Landing, ditto the chase. Who is marching where and why does it take so long anyways. I know there are maps of all these places with distances, but if you stick to just watching the show itself, it's not communicated very well. GOT did much better on this point. Agree, and with the real King's healing and walking, it was hard to determine based on his wounds healing/scarring on his face and ears, exactly how much time had lapsed, but it was obvious there was a decent jump. They are no longer dealing with wet bloody wounds, at least like last episode.
July 29, 20241 yr Seasmoke was not wild. That was Laenor’s bonded dragon. When Laenor “died”, Seasmoke was still in the dragon pit on Dragonstone. The dragon keepers had him prepped with a saddle to be claimed by Steffon Darklyn before Seasmoke bbq’d him and noped out. Seasmoke prefers the high heat rapid cook over the low and slow methodology. Has zero fucks for wrapping or 321 tricks.
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