theshyone
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Post by theshyone on Jun 27, 2016 4:47:22 GMT
Wow. Just...wow
Tonight totally impressed me.
The show seemed to be lighter somehow and the musical score was outstanding.
Seeing Sam in library heaven made me happy.
I screamed at the tv when Arya revealed herself, I totally didn't expect that, but it made me very happy.
The dragons, love the dragons.
Lianna Morment pledging alliance to Jon, little crushing going on.
Totally called the R+L=Jon
Tyrion being hand of the queen for real, warmed me.
The fleet heading to westeros.
Little finger totally didn't seem to expect King of the North, a king of Fire & ice.
Bran just bores me. How is Meera supposed to get him back to Winterfell?
Cersi as Queen....Jaimie not impressed. Interesting how that will fall into place.
The septa getting her own...was it bad I laughed?
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Post by beaglemom on Jun 27, 2016 5:41:45 GMT
Okay question!!! How did Varys get from Bravos to Mareen??
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Post by chaosisapony on Jun 27, 2016 5:46:17 GMT
Probably the most perfect episode of any series ever. It's going to take me a day or two to even be ready to talk about it all. But I will say that I am sorry to see Margaery gone. Also, I got a little teary when Dany named Tyrion her hand. Peter Dinklage's acting in that scene was phenomenal. Knowing Tyrion's history, especially from the books, and how his brilliance is never respected, you know how much it meant to him. He's never wanted the Iron Throne, the pinnacle for him is to be the power behind the throne. I'm right there with you, this episode I really think, was the absolute best tv I have ever seen. The musical score was fantastic, the flow of the episode could not have been better, not to mention all of the revelations! A few things that I have to comment on: -I saw Tommen's suicide coming. What I did not see coming was how far gone Cersei truly is. She's been losing it for a while but to see her so emotionless while staring at the body of her last child.... she's about to become even more terrifying. I can't wait for her to meet Dany. -A Snow as King in the North? Never thought I'd see that! I will admit, I totally cried during that scene. Seeing Jon finally be accepted by his remaining family as well as his peers was very touching. He would do well as a ruler too. I wonder how this makes Sansa feel though? -Why couldn't Littlefinger have been in the Sept??? Someone needs to take care of him. -The scene with Dany and Tyrion was so touching. Loved it. I'm also glad she left Daario behind. Even in the books she just wasn't that into him. Yes, Jamie is done with Cersei. I really hope so! The deciding factor of Jaime killing Aerys was when he learned of the king's stock piled wildfire and heard of his plan to "burn them all". Jaime killed Aerys to save the city and now his own sister has committed the same atrocity? I don't think he's going to forgive her for that. I'd be willing to bet he shows more emotion at Tommen's death than she did.
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Post by chaosisapony on Jun 27, 2016 5:48:03 GMT
Okay question!!! How did Varys get from Bravos to Mareen?? I wondered the same thing. This episode just covered A LOT of time I think. Dany's fleet wasn't even near completion at the end of the last episode and now they're sailing off. Arya was still in Braavos but now we have her at the Twins. I think it's logical to assume a few months have passed at least. I'm hoping they will touch more on this on After The Thrones tomorrow.
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Rhondito
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Post by Rhondito on Jun 27, 2016 6:52:46 GMT
So Jon and Dany are cousins? Could they marry? I think Sansa should have kept the dogs for Littlefinger. I believe Dany and Jon are aunt/nephew, and that would be weird even for GoT. I could see Jon marrying Lyanna Mormont though (named after his mother) in another ten year's time or so . This is my prediction, and I think it's perfect. I also think Littlefinger is now going to make a play for Cersei now that Sansa is not Queen of the North. (I do wish she could hold that title with Jon as King though)
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Post by Spongemom Scrappants on Jun 27, 2016 11:06:04 GMT
Jamie knows Cersei on the iron throne is wrong, wrong, wrong. I think Jamie knew Cersei was not a good person all along, but he always gave her a pass with the rationalization that "at least she loves her children." Now, that's gone and basically at her own hand. Jamie will have to finally face head on what he always knew about Cersie... she's pure evil. I don't think Sansa will hook up with Littlefinger, I just pray she knows she needs to keep a close eye on him. Hopefully she'll know he's already planning his next move.... I'm sure she noticed he wasn't raising a sword to the King In the North. Sansa absolutely knows that Littlefinger is trouble. Her ace in the hole with him was that she was next in line to rule the North. Now that Jon has been declared, she has lost some leverage - willingly, but lost nonetheless. She'll have to be wilier than Littlefinger and that's saying a lot. He's my least favorite character. I love to follow Twitter during the show. The comments are often so witty. My favorite of the evening was: OhNoSheTwitnt @ohnoshetwitnt Whenever Littlefinger and Sansa are alone together I expect Chris Hansen to appear and interrupt them. #GameofThrones 137 retweets 391 likes
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Post by peasapie on Jun 27, 2016 11:44:19 GMT
This confirmed a long held theory that Jon is the son of Lyanna Stark and Rhaegar Targaryan. Rhaegar had hidden her in the Tower of Joy, Robert and Ned thought she was kidnapped but they ran away together. Thus Jon is the true rightful heir to the Iron Throne. But Meera needs to get her ass in gear and get Bran to Winterfell pronto!! Yes and I think this means his father is South/fire, his mother is North/ice. So maybe Jon can also control the dragons.
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Post by khaleesi on Jun 27, 2016 12:58:06 GMT
Ohmygosh, so happy with this episode. I laughed, I cried, I cheered, I freaked out, I did victory dances.
I need to process it more because I comment on it in coherent sentences.
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Post by grammadee on Jun 27, 2016 13:32:47 GMT
And WTH is melisandre going?
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Post by peaname on Jun 27, 2016 15:06:53 GMT
Wait that was Grandma Tyrell that Cersei was torturing? I thought it was one of the nuns that shamed her.
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Post by Rhondito on Jun 27, 2016 15:10:30 GMT
Wait that was Grandma Tyrell that Cersei was torturing? I thought it was one of the nuns that shamed her. It was Septa Unella, so you're correct. Save
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Post by khaleesi on Jun 27, 2016 15:12:48 GMT
And WTH is melisandre going? I'm hoping she and Arya meeting up along the way. I seem to recall Melisandre telling her they would meet again.
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Post by ktdoesntscrap on Jun 27, 2016 15:16:56 GMT
So Jon and Dany are cousins? Could they marry? I think Sansa should have kept the dogs for Littlefinger. I had a thought what if Sansa and Jon got married? They would bring together all the families right? Targeryan Stark and Lanister.? Did she get rid of the dogs? I am a bit of a pollyanna. I think at the beginning of next season Jon is going to address his supporters in the North and declare Sansa the Queen. Then somehow he is going to flirt with Dany and marry Sansa. Ignore this... they have the same Mother... DUH. Never mind. I still think they will rule the North together... Jon is honorable but not that smart.
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Post by grammadee on Jun 27, 2016 15:21:23 GMT
And WTH is melisandre going? I'm hoping she and Arya meeting up along the way. I seem to recall Melisandre telling her they would meet again. Now THAT I would like! Would NOT like her deciding that Robyn was her next big project and then have her team up with Littlefinger. Or, all the gods forbid... she teams up with Cersei...
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Post by grammadee on Jun 27, 2016 15:25:24 GMT
So Jon and Dany are cousins? Could they marry? I think Sansa should have kept the dogs for Littlefinger. I had a thought what if Sansa and Jon got married? They would bring together all the families right? Targeryan Stark and Lanister.? Did she get rid of the dogs? I am a bit of a pollyanna. I think at the beginning of next season Jon is going to address his supporters in the North and declare Sansa the Queen. Then somehow he is going to flirt with Dany and marry Sansa. Ignore this... they have the same Mother... DUH. Never mind. I still think they will rule the North together... Jon is honorable but not that smart. If Jon is Lyanna's son, not Eddard's, then he and Sansa are cousins. And in Westeros, cousins marrying cousins is apparently quite okay. After all, Robyn was suggested as a husband for Sansa, and he is her cousin as well. But not sure how this will play out. Dani is definitely more like the Wildling Jon fell for.
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Post by chaosisapony on Jun 27, 2016 16:24:26 GMT
Does anyone know why they took out Pycelle at the same time that Lancel was finding the wildfire? He was usually more than happy to roll over and do whatever the current king wanted. Maybe that was all just Qyburn because he's evil?
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Post by hollymolly on Jun 27, 2016 16:32:21 GMT
Does anyone know why they took out Pycelle at the same time that Lancel was finding the wildfire? He was usually more than happy to roll over and do whatever the current king wanted. Maybe that was all just Qyburn because he's evil? I think it was because Cersei doesn't trust him. He's not a solid supporter. And as Qyburn said, out with the old, in with the new. Pycelle has too much history in a semi-power position.
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Post by Chips on Jun 27, 2016 17:55:20 GMT
I so want the dragons to have babies, will they get tired flying so far over water and will they make winter a lot warmer by blasting the whole area with fire?
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Post by cade387 on Jun 27, 2016 19:34:33 GMT
after the thrones was awesome too. ugh, why does it have to end? ? one speculation on there wasn't that it was Rhaegar was Jon's father but that the mad king himself was. So then he and Danerys are brother/sister.
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Post by 950nancy on Jun 27, 2016 22:21:21 GMT
So Jon and Dany are cousins? Could they marry? I think Sansa should have kept the dogs for Littlefinger. I believe Dany and Jon are aunt/nephew, and that would be weird even for GoT. I could see Jon marrying Lyanna Mormont though (named after his mother) in another ten year's time or so . I put that together after I went to bed last night. I'm all for him marrying Sansa. Creepy at first though. I'm pretty sure if I had to marry Lyanna, I would sleep with one eye open. That girl will cut a b*tch.
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Post by cindyupnorth on Jun 27, 2016 22:30:42 GMT
I see NO chemistry between Jon and Sansa. Can't see that happening at all.
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Post by 950nancy on Jun 27, 2016 22:42:18 GMT
I see NO chemistry between Jon and Sansa. Can't see that happening at all. Not even that prolonged smooch on the forehead? Just saying.
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Post by lisacharlotte on Jun 27, 2016 22:44:30 GMT
I'm kinda buying into the thought of Lyanna growing up and being the perfect bride for the King of the North.
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Post by cindyupnorth on Jun 27, 2016 22:48:09 GMT
I see NO chemistry between Jon and Sansa. Can't see that happening at all. Not even that prolonged smooch on the forehead? Just saying. HA!...nope..nothing.
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Post by grammadee on Jun 27, 2016 22:54:08 GMT
I'm kinda buying into the thought of Lyanna growing up and being the perfect bride for the King of the North. Don't need to wait 10 years in Westeros. Wasn't Sansa engaged to Cersei's oldest son when she was 14? Maybe younger. Married after "first blood"...
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Post by scrappysurfer on Jun 27, 2016 23:15:53 GMT
I don't think it's a stretch for Jon to marry Dany. The Targaryans are known for marrying siblings, after all. I think it's the only way to get Cersei off the Iron Throne.
DH said that Dany has the Army (the Unsullied), a Navy (the Iron Fleet), the Marines (the Dothraki horde), and an Air Force (her dragons). She's gonna ruleat the world!
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Post by myboysnme on Jun 28, 2016 0:06:21 GMT
I read that the writers decided not to try to keep the time lines in sync so between different story lines there may be different timelines which is how Varys and Arya got where there are, for example.
I want to know what the Mountain did to that sept lady. I guess he raped her maybe?
Margery could not have gotten away from that fire even if she had gotten out. Too bad.
Lastly, Little Finger clearly said he wants to be on the iron throne so of course he's not going to support anyone's claim.
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Post by alexa11 on Jun 28, 2016 1:12:28 GMT
This entire season was GREAT! So many theories- makes my head spin.
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Post by cindyupnorth on Jun 28, 2016 1:22:09 GMT
DD and I just finished watching. We got delayed a night. So many questions..like. Bran?? ok, she can't drag him all over the place. Can't it transform in to something else?
Littlefinger, what claim does he have to the iron throne?? does he have any??
Sansi? does she like littlefinger? it almost looked like she gave in to him. and ick. What sort of man does she really like? gad...she's been thrown around by so many that who knows.
Cersie, what claim does SHE have to the iron throne? because she was the widow?
I'm sooo confused. ha.
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Post by Nink on Jun 28, 2016 2:29:09 GMT
I know this is out of left field considering all the other stuff that is going on, but where is Ghost? Did something happen to him that I don't remember?
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