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S05E08 - Hardhome - Have READ The Books

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  • #242
    Tenger
    Moderators, Motoring & Transport Moderators Posts: 10,076 Mod ✭✭✭✭Tenger


    Trent Houseboat wrote: »
    ....
    Castle forged by Miken. No disrespect to the man, I don't think he had the know how to forge Valyrian steel.

    'Castle forged' is a reference to good quality steel and craftsmanship..... the making of Valyrian steel however was lost with the Fall of Valyria.
    All Valyrian swords are heirlooms fiercely guarded by their owners. Approx 200 are known to exist. Smaller knives not included in this total.


  • #243
    Mormegil
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 212 ✭✭Mormegil


    jpm4 wrote: »
    Is there a reason why a White Walker would engage in hand to hand combat like that one did with Jon? I mean.....I just thought they would be above that sort of thing?

    The Prologue to A Game of Thrones has a White Walker sword fighting with Waymar Royce.

    So not sure where you get the idea that they are above that sort of thing when we see it in the first few pages of the first book.


  • #244
    Jon Stark
    Closed Accounts Posts: 1,304 ✭✭✭Jon Stark


    Gran Hermano wrote: »
    Not surprised non-readers are suspecting Olly. It is more telegraphed than Morse code at this stage.

    (Plus there's always a few disguising the fact they've read the books/spoilers in order to appear 'intelligent').

    I find these kind of comments a bit uppity tbh, maybe someone has just taken a fair crack at predicting something?

    The sooner the show goes into no mans land the better.


  • #245
    the butcher
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 591 ✭✭✭the butcher


    fits wrote: »
    Im wondering if John will be stabbed at all.. we don't know!

    Of course it will happen! Why give precious time to Olly twice?!


  • #246
    Gran Hermano
    Closed Accounts Posts: 9,330 ✭✭✭Gran Hermano


    Jon Stark wrote: »
    I find these kind of comments a bit uppity tbh, maybe someone has just taken a fair crack at predicting something?

    The sooner the show goes into no mans land the better.

    I've found more than one poster 'guessing' on the unread threads over the seasons only to find they had posted elsewhere on different threads/fora stating that they had read the books.

    In fairness it is not as frequent this year as mods are controlling it well


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  • #247
    MrWalsh
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    the butcher wrote: »
    Of course it will happen! Why give precious time to Olly twice?!

    Why give precious time to the castrated romance of Greyworm?


  • #248
    jpm4
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 497 ✭✭jpm4


    Mormegil wrote: »
    The Prologue to A Game of Thrones has a White Walker sword fighting with Waymar Royce.

    So not sure where you get the idea that they are above that sort of thing when we see it in the first few pages of the first book.

    Probably because I would have forgotten it.


  • #249
    [Deleted User]
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    I know some people who've read the books recently enough but before that would have had things semi spoiled on them either online or through overheard conversations before. There are some knobhead book readers who love spoiling things on Facebook. It is a small amount admittedly as book readers are generally quite careful but the person who's ready summaries ahead of time might not have the same consideration.


  • #250
    pinkypinky
    Moderators, Society & Culture Moderators Posts: 6,778 Mod ✭✭✭✭pinkypinky


    MrWalsh wrote: »
    Why give precious time to the castrated romance of Greyworm?

    Well, exactly. I can only presume Missandei is going to die in some dragon-related pit accident, and a character in a half-romance dying young will be much more tragic...

    Genealogy Forum Mod



  • #251
    zl1whqvjs75cdy
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    pinkypinky wrote: »
    Well, exactly. I can only presume Missandei is going to die in some dragon-related pit accident, and a character in a half-romance dying young will be much more tragic...

    If something suitably tragic doesn't happen to her in the next two episodes that entire love story will be seen as total bull****. Although it already is total bull****.


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  • #252
    Mickeroo
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    pinkypinky wrote: »
    Well, exactly. I can only presume Missandei is going to die in some dragon-related pit accident, and a character in a half-romance dying young will be much more tragic...

    Yeah, it's basically the wildling lady from last weeks episode dragged out. No major character is going to die here so we have to shoe horn these ones in and try and force the audience to care about them.


  • #253
    Mr Freeze
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 6,618 ✭✭✭Mr Freeze


    Mickeroo wrote: »
    Yeah, it's basically the wildling lady from last weeks episode dragged out. No major character is going to die here so we have to shoe horn these ones in and try and force the audience to care about them.

    I'm just glad that Wildling Lady was not named Val in the credits.


  • #254
    Hyzepher
    Moderators, Recreation & Hobbies Moderators Posts: 4,675 Mod ✭✭✭✭Hyzepher


    I can see a possibility that the Missandei/Greyworm romance results in the Unsullied abandoning Dany. Missandei dies due to a error/mistake or ruling on Dany's part and Greyworm orders the Unsullied to leave


  • #255
    fitz
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    I'm guessing it's building up to Missandei or Greyworm croaking it from being poisoned by the locusts in place of Strong Belwas.


  • #256
    zl1whqvjs75cdy
    Closed Accounts Posts: 4,042 ✭✭✭zl1whqvjs75cdy


    Good shout. Probably Missandei. Grey wrom goes spare and kills Dany's husband. Other unsullied go spare and start butchering the masters. Jorah is fighting in the pit at the time. Then Drogon comes in and saves Dany just as she's about to be stabbed by a Son of the Harpy. She flies off on his back with Tyrion and Jorah watching in awe. End scene and possibly end season.


  • #257
    Trent Houseboat
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,116 ✭✭✭Trent Houseboat


    fitz wrote: »
    I'm guessing it's building up to Missandei or Greyworm croaking it from being poisoned by the locusts in place of Strong Belwas.

    Hmm possibly. Though I don't think either of them would think it proper in her presence.

    If they're doing the poisoning they would more likely use the person who has already replaced Belwas as a former slave pit fighter and killer of the Meereenese champion, Dario.
    He wouldn't think twice about eating a bowl of locusts in front of here. He'd probably even manage to get his arse out again.


  • #258
    December2012
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 4,695 ✭✭✭December2012


    Just watched again. Still a f&€king cracking episode!


  • #259
    MrWalsh
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    December2012 wrote: »
    Just watched again. Still a f&€king cracking episode!

    I'm rewatching right now :)


  • #260
    LionelNashe
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,961 ✭✭✭LionelNashe


    Me too. I'm wondering what is the significance of the insurance broker refusing to insure the guy who has been on 18 voyages. The broker looks at the 3 documents the guy gives him, but mostly at the 3rd document, which contains a map, and then says "can't do it". The sailor seems very upset by this. I'm assuming that the map was of somewhere that's quite dangerous, so the sailor really wanted the insurance, but the broker won't touch it with a bargepole.


  • #261
    Mormegil
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 212 ✭✭Mormegil


    LionelNashe wrote: »
    Me too. I'm wondering what is the significance of the insurance broker refusing to insure the guy who has been on 18 voyages. The broker looks at the 3 documents the guy gives him, but mostly at the 3rd document, which contains a map, and then says "can't do it". The sailor seems very upset by this. I'm assuming that the map was of somewhere that's quite dangerous, so the sailor really wanted the insurance, but the broker won't touch it with a bargepole.

    Just had a look.


    The Voyage seems to be to Slavers Bay via Valyria.

    So sailing into a war zone via a cursed land. I think the Insurance Broker made the right choice.


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  • #262
    celica00
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 880 ✭✭✭celica00


    Just watched it yesterday. What an excellent episode.
    From the beginning to the end it was catchy and i was looking forward to what might happens next!

    I loved the Cercei scenes, nice to see she gets what she deserves!

    The last 20 minutes with the white walkers was just fantastic!

    Especially the fight between Jon and the white walker and then your one standing at the pier watching them run away.

    Chills all over me!! :D

    Loved it


  • #263
    wrt40
    Closed Accounts Posts: 422 ✭✭wrt40


    viztopia wrote: »
    Did anyone notice a person in the back of Jon snows boat at the end who kept a hood on and never seemed to move? Don't know of it is relevant or not but seemed a little weird
    Haven't read through all the pages here, so sorry if this has been said already. But I think he was hiding the boat engine. Kind of spoiled the episode for me (just slightly) as I was then noticing that everything was a TV set instead of being totally immersed.


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