Game of Thrones Season 7

[Captain]

The plot is moving forward at a faster pace because there are only 10 episodes left to wrap everything up. In past seasons there were tons of filler episodes where it seemed nothing really happened in the entire 50 minutes.

[Transient]

I've concluded that approximately 99.9% of the shit that happens in the show could have been completely avoided if only people would not play the vagueness game and explain their shit properly in plain fucking commonchops.

This.

[MKJ]

That's true for 90% of drama series.
Explanation makes for boring tv.

[Don Carlos]

Good episode, though I will say it feels rushed

[Don Carlos]

knows now how tyrion got slags into castelly rock tho. through the hodor

Someone posted that on the Guardian chat section (The GOT thing is really good) about 30 minutes after it was posted. Quite brilliant.

[Eraser]

I think it was a great episode. You can see lots of stuff being built up. Can't have a whole season with nothing but battle scenes.

[xer0s]

Yeah, I think tonight is going to be interesting. Daenerys is sick of losing. Pretty sure she'll send in the Dragons...

[Captain]

I have a feeling at least two of the dragons will die before this show ends

[xer0s]

There's really no doubt at least one will die. The scene with Cersei and her hand, down in the basement with the giant bow and arrow thingy...

[Transient]

[spoiler]I don't know which I enjoyed watching more, Arya vs Brienne or Drogon vs Loot Train. Both fights seemed pretty one-sided. [/spoiler]

[xer0s]

[xer0s]

[spoiler]Honestly, with all the intensity and build up of that scene, I'm really surprised and a little disappointed no one died (assuming Jamie and Bronn are both pulled from the water)...[/spoiler]

[xer0s]

Or at least his gold back!

[xer0s]

That was a pretty big turning point for his character. He had his chance to grab the gold and run, but stayed and fought...

[seremtan]

so when is [spoiler]jon snow[/spoiler] going to fuck [spoiler]aunty danaerys[/spoiler] ?

[xer0s]

Agreed. Dickon has a tiny head...

[xer0s]

Also

[spoiler]Why did Dany destroy the supply lines? Why not just kill the men and take the supplies for her army? Seemed wasteful...[/spoiler]

[xer0s]

Do we really need to use the spoiler tags? If you're reading this thread, shouldn't you expect spoilers?

[Mat Linnett]

Okay, wild theory time:

[spoiler]Arya will kill the Night King.
Why do I think this?
Bran is one spooky Doctor Manhattan motherfucker now. He basically sees everything. He doesn't give a fuck about Cersei; he knows, like Jon Sner, that the real threat is the White Walkers. And as the Polygon recap put it, him giving Arya a Valyrian steel dagger feels more like a dungeon master offering a player an epic piece of loot. He knows what she can do, and he can see a spooky amount of things. He's manipulating circumstances to find the optimal outcome. And this may have got lost in the mists of time, but Valyrian Steel is the only thing besides dragon fire and dragon glass that can kill White Walkers.

Like I say, wild theory, but if there's any character Martin fawns over more than Dany, it's Arya. And they always make a big noise about Valyrian steel without showing us why.[/spoiler]

[Eraser]

Yeah that theory doesnt seem all that wild IMO. It's no coincidence that [spoiler]Bran gave Arya the dagger[/spoiler].

Loved the stuff with the dragon in the end. Have been waiting 7 seasons for something at this scale.

Oh yeah I say fuck spoiler tags. I just make sure I dont openthis thread until I've seen the last episode.

[xer0s]

The only thing about creating theories based on Martin's track record and preferences is that the story may or may not be following his vision. The producers of the show are writing things now. And although Martin is consulting, it still could differ from his eventual continuation...

[Transient]

Yeah, they really lingered on the scene where the dagger was handed off. It really felt like they were beating the viewer over the head with how important it is for us to follow the dagger.

[phantasmagoria]

GOOD episode

[phantasmagoria]

Loved the stuff with the dragon in the end. Have been waiting 7 seasons for something at this scale.

Flawless execution too, stunning set of sequences.

[seremtan]

the usual total disregard for realism though (dragons aside, obviously)

* swords slice through chain mail (steel can't slice through steel, fuck knuckles)
* horses running full pelt at infantry with spears (no, they'll pull up short and throw you over their heads into the kill zone. this is why infantry form squares/circles when the cavalry's about)
* infantry commanders not ordering their men to form squares when they see cavalry charging them (obviously Tywin Lannister didn't train them that well)
* men in chain mail plus plate armour falling into deep water but somehow swimming to the surface like it's no biggie

all the Hollywood medieval warfare cliches