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Season 6 Episode 8 "No One" - "Non book readers"

  • 12-06-2016 01:09PM
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    Moderators, Category Moderators, Arts Moderators, Business & Finance Moderators, Entertainment Moderators, Society & Culture Moderators Posts: 18,558 CMod ✭✭✭✭


    Pre empting the upcoming episode post by including some highlights from the charter. I'll try to set up each episode in advance each week; thread will be unlocked on Sunday evening.

    This is ONLY about the specific episode shown on TV! No information from any other source, interviews etc. are allowed to be posted with the one exception that SPOILER tagged lore from the DVD releases and interviews will be allowed in the thread. Such information has to directly relate to the episode however and be clearly marked as for example "DVD lore from Season X relating to matter Y"
    Lore and conclusions go here

    This means book readers are allowed to post but they can not reference ANYTHING from the books.


    In addition anyone picking up 3 yellow cards will be banned from the forum for the current season; in case of serious enough transgressions the ban may come earlier than 3 cards


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  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 41,155 ✭✭✭✭PTH2009


    Sky go stream is crap on PS4 keeps stopping


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2, Paid Member Posts: 2,498 ✭✭✭Niska


    PTH2009 wrote: »
    Sky go stream is crap on PS4 keeps stopping

    Yeah its annoying - keep getting a 1400 error every 8-10 minutes since last app update.


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 41,155 ✭✭✭✭PTH2009


    Niska wrote: »
    Yeah its annoying - keep getting a 1400 error every 8-10 minutes since last app update.

    Keeps stopping at the exciting parts.


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 702 ✭✭✭Turpentine


    Pretty sh1tty episode I think.

    Starts off with a travelling actress being a master surgeon.(?) I can take suspension of disbelief, but come on.

    The Hound was great, as always.

    Blah Blah Blackfish waste of the character.

    No trial by combat?

    I'm almost hoping that Arya at the end is the Waif in disguise. Doubt it though. Needle abides. So much screen time, so little pay off in that part of the story.


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 9,982 ✭✭✭lertsnim


    The Mountain with a move straight out of Mortal Kombat


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  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 702 ✭✭✭Turpentine


    lertsnim wrote: »
    The Mountain with a move straight out of Mortal Kombat

    "Sub Zero Wins. Fatality"


  • Closed Accounts Posts: 11,631 ✭✭✭✭Hank Scorpio


    That was pretty meh. Arya scenes Terminatoresque


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 166 ✭✭leonil7


    great arya finally left that boring place it was dragging her storyline.
    would have been better if she trained with the swordmasters of bravos instead.
    total waste of time living gloomy in dark places with the faceless man.


  • Closed Accounts Posts: 6,748 ✭✭✭Avatar MIA


    Arya scenes Terminatoresque

    That's what I thought too.

    I enjoyed it, and I think the reason that is because I'm enjoying the tale being told and not trying to pre-empt what's to come, as if we already know the story and want it to play out as expected.

    Just enjoy it.


  • Closed Accounts Posts: 3,647 ✭✭✭lazybones32


    The T-1000 scene was a bit 'meh!' but I did like the swipe to the candle.

    Them dragons are starting to remind me of the Eagles from LOTR


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  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 286 ✭✭Anachrony


    Disappointed with Arya just shrugging off a clearly fatal wound and then running and jumping like nothing had happened. Opium doesn't help with sepsis, nor does dipping your fresh wound in the open sewage of a medieval canal. People wouldn't have great odds of surviving that today with modern medical intervention. Back then it was a death sentence. And this isn't applying real world logic to a fantasy series. It's applying internal consistency to the show. Previous wounds like this in the show were a slow, painful death.

    Disappointed with Arya traipsing around without a care in the world and no Needle, after her well justified caution at the end of the episode before that. The Faceless Men explicitly threatened her if she failed again, so she knew she was strolling around the headquarters of an elite assassin's guild trying to kill her. An earlier episode showed Arya examining the old woman face up close, yet when that woman walked up to stab her she seemed oblivious.


  • Closed Accounts Posts: 3,417 ✭✭✭WinnyThePoo


    Very strong episode. Arya not showing no sign of injury was stupid.


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 3,614 ✭✭✭muddypaws


    Enjoyed the episode, but maybe having read so much in here last week, was hoping for something much, much more from Arya, would have liked at least one of the boards theories to have come true.

    Blackfish storyline, complete damp squib. My foolish female heart did break a tiny bit with Jaime and Brienne, sometimes no words are needed.


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 12,258 ✭✭✭✭klose


    Dissapointing end for the blackfish, was hoping he would head off with brienne and pod instead of stupidly marching knowingly to his death.


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,867 ✭✭✭irishguitarlad


    Poor episode. This season has been a mixed bag but still better than last season.


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 3,019 ✭✭✭TCDStudent1


    Thought Khaleesi's return was poorly done. I would have liked to see the Greyjoys appear at the moment just to see what pandemonium their ships would bring.

    It seems GOT is no longer as clever as their viewers. All of the theories that I read about Arya was better than it how it turned out. I did like how she purposefully drew her into the dark corner however.


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 41,155 ✭✭✭✭PTH2009


    Where those ships that attacked Meerhan the greyjoys ???

    Where is Ramsey ??


  • Closed Accounts Posts: 6,748 ✭✭✭Avatar MIA


    PTH2009 wrote: »
    Where those ships that attacked Meerhan the greyjoys ???

    The Masters.
    PTH2009 wrote: »
    Where is Ramsey ??

    Patiently waiting to be attacked by Jon et al.


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 7,043 ✭✭✭homerun_homer


    The Riverrun story was disappointing for a finish. I did like Brienne & Jamie's scene. I'll not say it was a pointless side-plot yet since who knows what is to come overall but it was crap to see the Blackfish just walk off like that and not decide to say "f**k it, get me on the boat and I'll die helping my niece." Edmure was a dead man with the Freys and Lannisters if he didn't obey orders, would he not have been a man and get inside the castle and stick two fingers up to them. If he's gonna die, die with his own and not surrender.

    Glad Arya is finally going to leave Bravos, it was a little OTT her able to jump and run around but she was clearly in agony and you do what you can to survive when you've got her determination. I'm not going to dwell on how real it all was or not, there's bloody dragons, zombies and resurrections in the show ffs.

    More Mountain demolishing the faith militant please and please give Tyrion something to do, he's been wasted this season (no pun intended).

    Now that Dani is back I'm hoping the season doesn't end with a win for her in Mereen followed by the Drogon flying off and the screen cutting to black as it lets out a screech. Been there, done that too many times.


  • Closed Accounts Posts: 15,238 ✭✭✭✭Diabhal Beag


    Awful ep.


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  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 12,572 ✭✭✭✭castletownman


    Well feck Meereen getting attacked. Wanted to hear the punch-line to Tyrion's joke about the brothel.


  • Closed Accounts Posts: 937 ✭✭✭Dair76


    Poor enough episode. Sadly, Arya's story from last week was just poorly written, as predicted. Varus, Tyrion and Blackfish all wasted potential. Thommen still a little bitch. The only saving grace was that Dany didn't get any lines after last week's clichéd speech.


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 10,962 ✭✭✭✭dark crystal


    Wakest episode of the season so far for me, although I still think it's been a pretty strong season overall. Few questions, though....

    What happened to the Tully army after the castle was retaken? Do they now serve the Freys, were they killed, or were they set free? Once the Blackfish knew the game was over, why didn't he instruct them to leave with Brienne?

    Also, what rumour was Cersei discussing with Maester Qyburn?


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 12,749 ✭✭✭✭expectationlost


    what is Jamie going to do with the Tullys surely he might as well have let them leave without arms


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 23,406 ✭✭✭✭J. Marston


    Tully's are bottom of the food chain now. They'll answer to the Freys who answer to the Lannisters.

    I assume their army will be allowed to live since Edmure has promised to be a good little vassal Lord.


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 7,043 ✭✭✭homerun_homer


    What happened to the Tully army after the castle was retaken? Do they now serve the Freys, were they killed, or were they set free? Once the Blackfish knew the game was over, why didn't he instruct them to leave with Brienne?

    Also, what rumour was Cersei discussing with Maester Qyburn?

    I presume due to the negotiation with Edmure, Jamie has them under Lannister control now. The Blackfish couldn't tell the army to do his bidding as Edmure is their Lord.

    Regarding Cersei... Wildfire? Tyrion being in Mereen? Something else? Not sure, Cersei knew about the Wildfire so she wouldn't be referring to it as rumour.


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2, Paid Member Posts: 17,061 ✭✭✭✭MisterAnarchy


    I presume due to the negotiation with Edmure, Jamie has them under Lannister control now. The Blackfish couldn't tell the army to do his bidding as Edmure is their Lord.

    The same army who, just last episode, were prepared to stand by and do nothing as the Freys threatened to cut their Lord's throat

    The same men who rallied behind the Blackfish, retook Riverrun at their own peril and were prepared to die holding the castle during the siege are suddenly cool with just accepting Edmure's orders over those of the Blackfish and handing Riverrun over to the Freys?

    Terrible writing .
    The writing on the show the last few seasons has drastically deteriorated .


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,573 ✭✭✭NinjaTruncs


    Why does everyone think the Blackfish story is done we didn't see him die, which going by GOT rules means he isn't yet dead. But if he is dead and that is the full extent of the Tully rebellion it was a bit of a damp squid story.

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  • Closed Accounts Posts: 2,427 ✭✭✭mooseknunkle


    Another meh episode thats 3 in a row now,theres so much going on that with just 2 episodes left there will be a lot of unanswered questions.


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  • Closed Accounts Posts: 16,701 ✭✭✭✭Tigger


    Well feck Meereen getting attacked. Wanted to hear the punch-line to Tyrion's joke about the brothel.

    It's from the breakfast club
    Which I think is what the three of them are being


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