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2013-04-22, 18:45 | Link #663 | |
Sensei, aishite imasu
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Though I suppose the way that Selmy got *honorably* retired has somewhat set a precedent breaking the tradition of Kingsguards being positions you can't stepdown from. Maybe that's what Maegery has in mind?
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2013-04-22, 19:14 | Link #665 |
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Omg, Dany didn't even wait long to turn the city to rubble .
Btw I can't remember, where exactly was that slave city? They already crossed the sea, but they can't already be at Westeros can they? Meaning, they will still have to transport that 8000 (was it?) men by boat to King's Landing or nearby? Or is it really just a long march there now? And how will Dany deal with provisions of an army that big I wonder.
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2013-04-22, 19:17 | Link #666 | |
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2013-04-23, 09:37 | Link #667 |
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What a wonderful episode. GoT too often finds itself wandering around its own fictional universe, providing details but little context, or context but few details, so it is nice to see an episode that is firing on all cylinders, providing relevant information with overarching universal context. From Varys machinations (the reveal of the sorcerer in the box would have earned him the title of badass of the week if it weren't for Dany roasting some poor schmuck alive), to Dianna Rigg and Dany doing everything in their power to become the coolest people in existence, not to mention the mutiny in the Night's Watch, and Arya kicking ass. Hell, even Theon gets a fun character beat in an otherwise stalling storyline (hopefully Theon's storyline will take a rest for the rest of the season). The only problematic storyline was Bran's, and that's more a problem of trying to adapt a very unadaptable storyline.
Still, great direction, some wonderful character beats and a killer ending all add up for one of the best episodes of the series. 92/100. |
2013-04-23, 11:03 | Link #668 | |
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They could easily make Kingsguards to be a marrying group. |
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2013-04-23, 11:21 | Link #669 | |
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Admittedly, just like ever other patriarchal organization in the series, no one actually adheres to or enforces the rules. That being said, I still think Willas will be sprung on Sansa. |
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2013-04-23, 13:10 | Link #670 |
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Has the TV show ever said Loras joined the Kingsguard?
Since Blackwater, i have never seen him wear the Kingsguards uniform so it's probable that in the TV series, Loras didn't join the Kingsguard.
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2013-04-23, 17:42 | Link #672 | |
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There doesn't seem to be any mention about Loras joining the Kingsguard, so I suppose this doesn't really count as a plot hole.
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2013-04-29, 01:53 | Link #674 |
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Man, that ending for episode 5 was almost as good as episode 4's ending, for completely different reasons.
Love watching Cersei and Tyrion with their father issues with Tywin. I think I have a pretty good handle now on what all will be included in this season. Can't wait.
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2013-04-29, 11:08 | Link #675 |
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Whoa. That was a assholish move Tywin did. He forced his children into unwanted marriages to maintain their family's power over the 7 kingdoms.
I didn't feel sad for Kastark's death. He was driven by revenge before reason especially since he kill two innocent boys whose only crime was that they had the same family name of his son's killer.
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2013-04-29, 12:29 | Link #676 | |
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There's also the goofiness of avenging a death caused by a guy who murdered distant Kin to escape by murdering more of his distant kin.
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2013-04-29, 14:55 | Link #678 |
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The circumstances behind this are far less common though, at least with Tyrion, what with Sansa being a hostage from a family they're at war with. Though it was still technically something on the table with Joffrey, so it's not that big of a changer.
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2013-04-29, 20:03 | Link #679 | |
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