Game of Thrones [SPOILERS]

[eldaec]

Theon

The fact that he is not there is actually a plot point in the books though.  As in the reason the entire thing was invalid.

Yeah, but not really a critical one. Theon could arrive after the Kingsmoot and be sent away, or Theon could even be the deciding voice and get the command as a reward.

When Theon returns stronger they can have him challenge the sitting king with one line of dialog.

[MahrinSkel]

Of course, whatever, it is bad television. They don't even show bewbs anymore :(

Can't believe I let this one go past the first time:

[Riggswolfe]

And after thinking about that, now I'm thinking about how they are going to cover the kingsmoot in 6 minutes tops. Le sigh.

I hope so. I found the Kingsmoot as pointless as Dorne in the books. I didn't need Martin to add yet more plot threads and more POV characters. I needed him to start tying off loose ends.

[eldaec]

Ymmv, in the books I've long since accepted there is no way this ends well, so the world building is much more fun than another Jon or Dany episode that brings us closer to the inevitable.

[March]

It's credible enough. It's kind of painful to watch, but in a legitimate way. I am guessing he gets pretty brutally fucked over soon enough.

[Merusk]

The GOT subreddit linked me to this:
http://imgur.com/a/SzmfL

Which, for me, explains some of the stupidity of the TOJ fight and the backstabbing. It's the directors trying to be clever with the call-backs to the last fight we saw with Ned. Yes it might be the internet looking into things too hard, but it seems to fit and I've accepted it as head canon until proven otherwise.

[Teleku]

In the books, concerning the Tower of Joy, Ned said very specifically that he would be dead if not for Howland Reed.  This is the TV showing that.

Edit:  And actually looking back, in the TV series, Bran said to Jojen about his father: "He saved my fathers life during the Rebellion."  So, they are just closing the loops.  Not sure why people are reading much into it...

[Merusk]

We're not, we're talking about how poorly executed it was compared to the characters themselves. Nobody's said, "Fuck that Reed didn't help."  we're saying, "well, the Reeds use spears and nets and tricks. That should have come in to play, not backstabbing."

[K9]

 

[Rendakor]

What was that you guys said about her not being immune to fire?

Also hats off to my number 1 pick, still racking up points.

[Shannow]

Gotta love Khaleesi when she goes the full Targaryen. That was a fun episode.

[Viin]

This episode should have been the first episode of the season.

[Morat20]

So, under/over on

[Chimpy]

This episode sucked for my dreams of a fantasy league comeback.

[Khaldun]

Ok, so what the fuck, everybody here who was all like "Oh, Khaleesi is only immune to fire when she's hatching dragon eggs, very unusual and magical and normally not the case at all, not one bit". Go forecast US primary results, accuracy doesn't matter there.

[Merusk]

Dude, we can only go by what Martin's said in t he past. Much like the rest of the season, that's all TV show writers right there.

We're way off the reservation now; just like Sansa and Jon reuniting, Sansa and Brienne, Theon back at home for the Kingsmoot, Rickon held by Ramsay. It's all show writers doing things at this point.

http://www.vox.com/2016/5/15/11676666/game-of-thrones-dany-daenerys-fire-immune-recap


ed: Also, that was some wonky CGI face swapping at the end.

[Morat20]

I did find it kind of funny that we were JUST talking about the one-off nature of Immunity From Fire and this is how the episode rolled.

If

[Threash]

Martin himself retconned that whole "fire immunity was a one time thing" in the books, she was on fire when she flew off on Drogon.

[K9]

Definitely the best episode so far, glad to see the show actually moving things along.

ed: Also, that was some wonky CGI face swapping at the end.

I guess I'm not the one getting my tits out, but it seems that the distinction between being naked and having your head CGI'd onto a naked body double is a somewhat arbitrary one.

[Threash]

The scene looked weird to me also and i figured it was CGI like the walk of shame but she has claimed it was her.  I imagine it looked weird because everything around her was CGI.  Or she's lying, she did seem to look better than usual.

[Merusk]

Weird, it looked all kinds of CGI/ fake to me.

Anywho; the best scene was this one. Something I didn't realize I wanted until it happened:
https://gfycat.com/GlitteringEntireHoiho

[K9]

I really hope something comes of that 

[eldaec]

Martin himself retconned that whole "fire immunity was a one time thing" in the books, she was on fire when she flew off on Drogon.

Before dragons were even a thing there were whole passages discussing how she gave zero fucks about scalding hot water, deserts, rocks etc.

I took the grrm quote to simply mean you shouldn't assume her resistence is absolute and permanent, and probably ebbs and flows with all the other asoiaf magic. Also with plot requirements.

[Rasix]

Dragons are also somewhat of a magic amplifier.  So pretty good chances it works when they're in proximity.  But yah, PLOT. 

That brazier tipping scene looked really stupid. 

[Zetor]

"Die in a Khal fire" 

I wonder if she also has fire manipulation / pyromancy abilities... or is a huge-ass tent just supposed to light up like that?

[Threash]

I figured Daario and Jorah oiled it up a bit.  I mean the ground was catching fire.

[Speedy Cerviche]

The fire seemed to flow out of the tipped Braziers like there was some oil in them.

You'd think they would have been bolted down or something for safety purposes, seemed like any drunk could bumped them over pretty easily and brought the whole hall down in a minute. I hope the engineers take this into account when it's rebuilt.

[Teleku]

They really need to have Jorrah and friend talking about how they oiled up the place before everybody arrived next episode, or else at least try to explain why the Dothraki use napalm for their braziers.

Episode was OK except for that one death.  

There had really better be a reason for introducing that entire plot element.

[Merusk]

I figured Daario and Jorah oiled it up a bit.  I mean the ground was catching fire.

You're making me think about it which is making me hate it. I had enough of a "WTF" at the non-burning that I'd forgotten my initial, "Wait, Fire doesn't flow like water.. wtf?" reaction.

Time to think of something good again:

Petyr Baelish, demonstrating to Lord Royce JUST how much Royce underestimated him had me laughing with glee. It was fantastic and I was happy we saw Littlefinger again and in such a great scene.

[Shannow]

Brienne had 3 of the best parts of the episode, her look when Giantsbane sees her for the first time when she enters Castle Black (someone needs to make a short vid of this with 'dreamweaver' playing over the top), the above referenced gif and then dropping casually how she executed Stannis. The stunned mullet looks on Davos and Melisandre were priceless.

Episode was awesome.

[Rasix]

I guess I should spoiler this..


I'm hoping for a satisfying outcome to the whole King's Landing drama, but I'm bracing myself for a lot of dumb.

[Speedy Cerviche]

[Teleku]

[MediumHigh]

Boy are these story-lines smartly written.  

[Viin]

Points are out. No love for Littlefinger 

http://www.theverge.com/2016/5/16/11680948/game-of-thrones-recap-season-6-episode-4-book-of-the-stranger