Game of Thrones [SPOILERS]

[Arthur_Parker]

No, that's it to the end of the chapter.

Maybe there's a flashback later, I dunno.

[Threash]

The first thing that scene reminded me of was Gandalf telling Frodo "your small fire couldn't even melt regular gold".

[murdoc]

Nope, that's as graphic as it got for that scene.

This episode was really good. I thought 5 was weak overall, but I quite liked this one. The Tyrion and Bronn show in the Eyrie was easily the best part of the episode, starting with his confession of his crimes.

[Khaldun]

I think metallurgical accuracy is pretty low on my list of storytelling necessities.

[Arthur_Parker]

It bothered me more that Tyrion didn't take the silver out of his purse before throwing it to Mord, as he'd only promised him gold.  It's a minor thing but the kind of detail that makes Tyrion interesting.

[Morfiend]

I'm still upset that so far the direwolves have had about 15 seconds of screen time the whole season so far. I remember them being much more prominent in the books. Even if not doing anything, constantly around the Stark children.

[Threash]

They were supposed to have a large role in fighting off the wildings, but they just did not work out near horses at all.

[Ironwood]

It bothered me more that Tyrion didn't take the silver out of his purse before throwing it to Mord, as he'd only promised him gold.  It's a minor thing but the kind of detail that makes Tyrion interesting.

Did that happen in the book ?

[Arthur_Parker]

Yeah.

Bronn watched him across the fire. “You have a plan,” he said flatly, with a scrape of steel on stone.
 “A hope, call it,” Tyrion said. “Another toss of the dice.”
 “With our lives as the stake?”
Tyrion shrugged. “What choice do we have?” He leaned over the fire and sawed a thin slice of meat from the kid. “Ahhhh,” he sighed happily as he chewed. Grease ran down his chin. “A bit tougher than I’d like, and in want of spicing, but I’ll not complain too loudly. If I were back at the Eyrie, I’d be dancing on a precipice in hopes of a boiled bean.”

 “And yet you gave the turnkey a purse of gold,” Bronn said.
 “A Lannister always pays his debts.” Even Mord had scarcely believed it when Tyrion tossed him the leather purse. The gaoler’s eyes had gone big as boiled eggs as he yanked open the drawstring and beheld the glint of gold. “I kept the silver,” Tyrion had told him with a crooked smile, “but you were promised the gold, and there it is.” It was more than a man like Mord could hope to earn in a lifetime of abusing prisoners. “And remember what I said, this is only a taste. If you ever grow tired of Lady Arryn’s service, present yourself at Casterly Rock, and I’ll pay you the rest of what I owe you.” With golden dragons spilling out of both hands, Mord had fallen to his knees and promised that he would do just that.

[Ironwood]

He's just a cool motherfucker.

[Threash]

Yeah, the lack of a job offer galled me more than the silver.  Mord is exactly the kind of guy the Lannister want working for them.

[Evil Elvis]

He wanted him to come to Casterly Rock so he could kill him.

[Teleku]

Yeah, thats exactly how I always read that line.

[Tebonas]

Has this series already completely warped my mind or are they literally eating a child in that scene?

[Arthur_Parker]

Edit, Kid = young goat.

[Tebonas]

Phew, I was worried there for a moment that Tyrion won't remain the most awesome thing in the whole series. 

[Arthur_Parker]

There's a fair bit of goat eating later on too.

[Threash]

Somebody needs to update that "I've made a terrible mistake" picture to Viserys for episode six and Ned for episode seven.

[Teleku]

[Threash]

Perfect.

[Threash]

http://store.hbo.com/game-of-thrones-i-made-the-eight-t-shirt/detail.php?p=300711&v=hbo_shows_game-of-thrones

[Ironwood]

You know, if you'd told me what that was, I wouldn't have bothered to click it.

[Rendakor]

"game-of-thrones-i-made-the-eight-t-shirt" wasn't clear enough?

[Ironwood]

I thought it'd be interesting.  Or funny.  Or in any way click worthy.

 

[Paelos]

I don't get it.

[WayAbvPar]

If you didn't watch Ep 7 on HBO Go then it won't make any sense.

[Paelos]

If you didn't watch Ep 7 on HBO Go then it won't make any sense.

Fair enough.

[Threash]

It was on episode six not seven.  Making the eight is fucking a girl from each kingdom and the riverlands according to King Robert.

[Paelos]

It was on episode six not seven.  Making the eight is fucking a girl from each kingdom and the riverlands according to King Robert.

Ah. That's not funny.

[Arthur_Parker]

It's pretty funny to think how big a nerd you'd have to be to wear a tv shirt saying you shagged 8 imaginary girls in 8 fictional kingdoms.  I think guys with plastic girlfriends would feel sorry for you.

[Merusk]

Which plastic girlfriends? There's several subgenres these days.


It frightens me that I know that.

[angry.bob]

Which plastic girlfriends? There's several subgenres these days.


It frightens me that I know that.

All of them. Even the Japanese toddlercon ones.

Okay, some questions about the books/show.

[Khaldun]

[Arinon]

[Threash]

The nights watch is basically just criminals who didn't want to get put to death at this point.  Along with the occasional old knight from the losing side of a war, third or fourth sons from minor nobles who basically have no real futures, and bastards.  Mostly criminals though, and very few of them at that.  Gotta keep in mind its been something like eight thousand years since the white walkers were last seen, can't expect people to be all gung ho about it at this point, they exist merely because of tradition and because the wildings are still a mild annoyance.  BTW you can actually sail around the wall so it is not nearly as impregnable as it appears.