Game of Thrones Thread

Robrtx

That face you make when you realize that one more booty call with your creepy auntie might have saved a city and tens of thousands of people...........

trickg

So clearly the scorpions/ballistae weren't up to the task of taking out Drogon. That last episode was a doozie - I was a bit surprised by the turn of events.

Rapier232

I was disappointed. Arya should have been the one to kill Cersei after killing Jamie who was trying to protect her.

trickg

@Rapier232 said in Game of Thrones Thread:

I was disappointed. Arya should have been the one to kill Cersei after killing Jamie who was trying to protect her.

I've been thinking about that. After seeing some behind the scenes stuff from the producers, they seemed to want to switch things up between Cersei and Dany - they wanted people to feel sympathetic toward Cersei, and they wanted to villify Dany.

The way I see it, if a particular character had killed Cersei, it would have caused some to think that someone else more deserving should have been the one to strike the death blow. Although Dany indirectly caused it, she didn't knowingly strike a death blow on Cersei - she destroyed the Red Keep, which simply fell down on Cersei...and I'm not completely convinced she's dead. She probably is, but it's kind of like "The Walking Dead" - if you don't see a dead body or the zombified version of the character, then they may not have actually died.

Newell Post

I was surprised to see them depict something that was all too common in classical warfare. When the "bad guys" surrender and throw down their weapons, the "good guys" go berserk and start looting, pillaging, burning, raping, and killing. That's how most sieges actually ended. In Shakespeare's Henry V, he implores his army to go a little easy on the looting, pillaging, burning, raping, and killing at Harfleur since the town actually surrendered.

BTW, after the surrender, while Drogon was continuing to torch the town, did anybody actually see Dany riding Drogon at that point? I didn't. The images were all from long distance. I suppose it is possible Drogon got the blood lust and Dany couldn't control him/her/it. Not sure of Drogon's gender.....

trickg

@Newell-Post said in Game of Thrones Thread:

BTW, after the surrender, while Drogon was continuing to torch the town, did anybody actually see Dany riding Drogon at that point? I didn't. The images were all from long distance. I suppose it is possible Drogon got the blood lust and Dany couldn't control him/her/it. Not sure of Drogon's gender.....

Daenerys was in full control. The reason you didn't see her (she was there) is because at this point Drogon is HUGE - there's a scene where Drogon lands on something and you can see her perched up there, and she's just a spec on the back of his neck.

Nope Daenerys lost it and torched King's Landing in a fit of rage, which is confirmed by all of the behind the scenes stuff and commentary from the directors.

Vulgano Brother

Newell Post

OK, so to bring a musical twist to this thread....

As one of the commenters said on YouTube.... "I hope nobody else anywhere in the world needed a contrabass trombone that day...

Newell Post

Bass trombone, harmon mute, glissando, wah, with cimbasso cues. You don't see that in your scores everyday. But it works for them.....

Brian Moon

"You cannot qualify war in harsher terms than I will. War is cruelty, and you cannot refine it; and those who brought war into our country deserve all the curses and maledictions a people can pour out."

General William Tecumseh Sherman
to the Mayor and Councilmen of Atlanta September 1864

Tobylou8

Tobylou8

@Newell-Post said in Game of Thrones Thread:

OK, so to bring a musical twist to this thread....

As one of the commenters said on YouTube.... "I hope nobody else anywhere in the world needed a contrabass trombone that day...

Tobylou8

Never watched the show but do like the music. Louis does a nice job on this one I think.

N1684T

Louis always does good. And his sister is still hot;)

Tobylou8

@N1684T said in Game of Thrones Thread:

Louis always does good. And his sister is still hot;)

Here's a blast from Louis's past!! I remember watching this when it was first put on you tube.

BigDub

@Tobylou8 said in Game of Thrones Thread:

@N1684T said in Game of Thrones Thread:

Louis always does good. And his sister is still hot;)

Here's a blast from Louis's past!! I remember watching this when it was first put on you tube.

He's got some taping and sparkling to do, but he spent that time practicing instead, I believe.

N1684T

I figure that was extra sound deadening material in a new practice room, probably necessary for the rest of the kids family;)

N1684T

"Burn them all" was a phrase that stuck in my mind. Danny is turning into the mad queen;) Have never watched an episode as it aired. Till tonight, will watch the ending with Girlfriend. Did watch a few episodes BEFORE they aired, but thats another story;)

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@BigDub spackling

Newell Post

Here's how I would end it (maybe).....

We learn that Drogon got the blood lust and threw Dany off in the last episode before torching King's Landing. (We never saw Dany riding Drogon after the bells rang and the "bad guys" surrendered.)
Jon and Dany agree that Drogon must die if s/he cannot be controlled. They kill Drogon.
Dany acknowledges Jon is the heir to the throne, but they agree to "bend the knee" to each other, marry, and rule jointly, with Tyrion as their "hand."
Before the wedding, many people seek an audience with Tyrion. (Sort if like the scene from "The Godfather.") Some seek official positions or favors. Other just want to pledge their allegiance. Examples include Brienne of Tarth. Tyrion tells her to go north and find Tormund, her true love. Other dramatic loos ends are tied up in these audiences.
The grand finale scene is the wedding/coronation of Jon and Dany. Unlike previous GOT weddings, this one is a grand and happy celebration.
But in the final scene, the camera pans the assembled celebrants and one opens his BLUE EYES. They'll be back!