Game of Thrones Season 5 Discussion [SPOILERS WITHIN]

[SteelCurtain]

The last episode was a little meh, for me. They hurried all those reveals. We jumped around and around and it was too much, and not a lot of time spent on important shit like why Arya goes blind.

But I like that they sort of brought it back to script.

[pocaracas]

You know what would be really cool?
Martin releases the book the week before season 6 starts!

[Aroura]

You know what would be really cool?
Martin releases the book the week before season 6 starts!

Noooo.  Then I'd be reading along comparing how the show is nothing like the book, lol.  And every fan site everywhere would be full of people claiming to ragequit the show for bad writing, but they'd still watch the show in secret, and the Internets would blow up.

[Foxaèr]

Going to watch last night's episode tomorrow.

[CapnAwesome]

Yeah, I get annoyed at the super screechy book purists (and I'm somewhat of a book purist myself) that literally find everything possible to dislike about the show because it's somewhat different from the books.  Especially when they say stuff like "The writers on this show are complete shit, I'm never watching it again" because events from two massive books have to be condensed into a few hours and we don't have the luxury of hearing the damn characters' thoughts. Aside from one or two episodes this season I thought it was a strong season, just might've dragged a bit (BUT people complain all the time about books 4 and 5 dragging, and then shit on the show for dragging while simultaneously complaining that they're too different).

It's all a bunch of bullshit anyway. They are still watching the show just the same.

[Clueless Morgan]

Okay, just finished watching and.... *sigh*

I'm reviving Sansa+Theon=4ever - or until Ramsay finds them with broken legs outside the walls of Winterfell. I sure hope they jumped into a snow drift or something. I loved that Sansa broke herself out of her room and had the "If I'm going to die I want to die as me" kind of moment.

Cersei.... Cersei, Cersei, Cersei... It's hard not to think of how much she deserves to be knocked down a few notches, but at the same time I watched that whole scene thinking that no one, not even Cersei, deserves that kind of humiliation. That will definitely have hardened her resolve and I fear what might happen to her enemies in the future...

Dany - okay, last time this season:
FREE THE DAMN DRAGONS!!!!
Your subjects grow restless, Dany...


I swear in one of the trailers there was a scene with a dragon shadow flying over King's Landing so I was fooled by where she was dropped off. I thought she was in Westeros....

I'm so glad that Varys is back with Tyrion. They're the dynamic duo who seem actually kind of capable of ruling a city, let alone a whole continent. Throw in sexy Grey Worm with his belly bandage and we're looking a some good politics happening.

Arya... Huh? She killed a guy for self-serving purposes, got it. She did something bad, no arguing. But going blind? Huh??

Jaime... His daughter dies in his arms right before Father's Day... bummer. :p

Jon. Hm... I was surprised on the one hand, but not on the other. Sam gets sent away to become a maester leaving Jon completely friendless now, so it was almost inevitable that something like that would happen. Ollie was staring daggers at him for weeks. I actually thought for a moment that the red woman coming through the gates of Castle Black was Sansa and thought "wow, she made really good time!!" but alas...

Now the waiting begins... Maybe I'll have read all the books by next season? :p

[Saxmoof]

I was hoping the show would speed up Dany's progression to Westeros, and they kind of need to given that they're running out of time (two series left is it?). Jorah and Daario could take all of next season tracking her down

Does anyone think Jon is actually dead?

[FatAndFaithless]

Okay, just finished watching and.... *sigh*

I'm reviving Sansa+Theon=4ever - or until Ramsay finds them with broken legs outside the walls of Winterfell. I sure hope they jumped into a snow drift or something. I loved that Sansa broke herself out of her room and had the "If I'm going to die I want to die as me" kind of moment.

Spoilers

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They're alive. They did land in snow, this time of year in the north they have literally like 10 feet of snow to jump into.

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Cersei.... Cersei, Cersei, Cersei... It's hard not to think of how much she deserves to be knocked down a few notches, but at the same time I watched that whole scene thinking that no one, not even Cersei, deserves that kind of humiliation. That will definitely have hardened her resolve and I fear what might happen to her enemies in the future...

Agreed. One thing the show does pretty damn well is getting us to feel sympathy for characters once thought irredeemable. And her face was great when Frankenmountain was carrying her away, like a "i'm going to kill them all" face.

Dany - okay, last time this season:
FREE THE DAMN DRAGONS!!!!
Your subjects grow restless, Dany...


I swear in one of the trailers there was a scene with a dragon shadow flying over King's Landing so I was fooled by where she was dropped off. I thought she was in Westeros....

That shadow of a dragon over King's Landing was in a vision Bran saw last season, the big question is if it was a vision of the past or future~

I'm so glad that Varys is back with Tyrion. They're the dynamic duo who seem actually kind of capable of ruling a city, let alone a whole continent. Throw in sexy Grey Worm with his belly bandage and we're looking a some good politics happening.

Yeah, the Tyrion-Varys buddy cop comedy is one of my favorites in the show.

Arya... Huh? She killed a guy for self-serving purposes, got it. She did something bad, no arguing. But going blind? Huh??

Punishment from Jaqen. One does not take duty to the Many-Faced God lightly!

Jaime... His daughter dies in his arms right before Father's Day... bummer. :p

Yeah that sucked for him :c

Jon. Hm... I was surprised on the one hand, but not on the other. Sam gets sent away to become a maester leaving Jon completely friendless now, so it was almost inevitable that something like that would happen. Ollie was staring daggers at him for weeks. I actually thought for a moment that the red woman coming through the gates of Castle Black was Sansa and thought "wow, she made really good time!!" but alas...

He's like his father. He actually missed the trees for the forest. So focused on the grand overarching ideas of peace with the wildlings and unification against the white walkers that he totally missed the dangerous positions in which he was putting his men, who had spent genertaions fighting against the very people he gives free land to, while they're all bound to the wall for life. Shocking moment, but not unexpected. I do hope the red woman plays a role though, since it would be kinda pointless to make a show of her arriving before he dies.

Now the waiting begins... Maybe I'll have read all the books by next season? :p

Do it! The books are amazing.

[downbeatplumb]

I was hoping the show would speed up Dany's progression to Westeros, and they kind of need to given that they're running out of time (two series left is it?). Jorah and Daario could take all of next season tracking her down

Does anyone think Jon is actually dead?

I see Dany with Dothraki, dragons and unsullied being a rather potent force to invade Westeros, just when the white walkers swarm over the wall.

[TheRealJoeFish]

I cried about Myrcella :'(