ExileOnDaytonStreet
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Jon Arryn, King Robert's hand and mentor to both Robert Baratheon and Ned Stark. The guy whose death Ned investigates for half of season 1.
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Game of Thrones, Season V: Arya Ready?
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Jon Arryn, King Robert's hand and mentor to both Robert Baratheon and Ned Stark. The guy whose death Ned investigates for half of season 1.
St. Clown
Ideas Posted are Likely Not My Own
Re: Game of Thrones, Season V: Arya Ready?
Yeah, his death is pretty much the whole catalyst for the show. Without it, Ned never goes to King's Landing to become the Hand. Robert still likely dies by way of Cersei's plotting, but the North wouldn't get involved in open rebellion. John Arryn might have still died, but it's not certain as we know that his death was put in motion by Little Finger and his Arryn's wife.
Yeah, his death is pretty much the whole catalyst for the show. Without it, Ned never goes to King's Landing to become the Hand. Robert still likely dies by way of Cersei's plotting, but the North wouldn't get involved in open rebellion. John Arryn might have still died, but it's not certain as we know that his death was put in motion by Little Finger and his Arryn's wife.
PrezdeJohnson09
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Ahh okay. Thank you. Are those ladies the same ones that grabbed Cersei or just coincidence they looked similar?
St. Clown
Ideas Posted are Likely Not My Own
Re: Game of Thrones, Season V: Arya Ready?
The women with John Arryn's body were the Silent Sisters, they perform various rituals on behalf of the Seven Gods, like funeral rites. They might have been the women with Cersei, but I don't know. This is beyond the point I've read in the books. It's likely that they are.
The women with John Arryn's body were the Silent Sisters, they perform various rituals on behalf of the Seven Gods, like funeral rites. They might have been the women with Cersei, but I don't know. This is beyond the point I've read in the books. It's likely that they are.
St. Clown
Ideas Posted are Likely Not My Own
Re: Game of Thrones, Season V: Arya Ready?
Episode 10 this season has been titled Mother's Mercy. Yet the casting of the book's character that sometimes goes by the alias Mother Mercy (as well as Lady Stoneheart) has been flatly denied as ever becoming part of the book, or they're just withholding it for a long-waited surprise. The Mother's Mercy may also reference the Mother of the Seven-Faced God, with the High Sparrow giving pardon to either Margaery, Loras or even Cersei. There are a whole host of things it could reference, which is why HBO chose the episode title, I suppose.
Episode 10 this season has been titled Mother's Mercy. Yet the casting of the book's character that sometimes goes by the alias Mother Mercy (as well as Lady Stoneheart) has been flatly denied as ever becoming part of the book, or they're just withholding it for a long-waited surprise. The Mother's Mercy may also reference the Mother of the Seven-Faced God, with the High Sparrow giving pardon to either Margaery, Loras or even Cersei. There are a whole host of things it could reference, which is why HBO chose the episode title, I suppose.
bigblue_dl
Armed
Re: Game of Thrones, Season V: Arya Ready?
I would guess that we'll see that the "Mother's Mercy" isn't very merciful for some characters...
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I don't think Lady Stoneheart is going to be in the series, in the form she was in the books. All indications are that she is being left out. Which sucks, but if they added everything from the books, the series would be 3 times as long.
The list of storylines left out is getting large.
I would guess that we'll see that the "Mother's Mercy" isn't very merciful for some characters...
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I don't think Lady Stoneheart is going to be in the series, in the form she was in the books. All indications are that she is being left out. Which sucks, but if they added everything from the books, the series would be 3 times as long.
The list of storylines left out is getting large.
bronconick
Yep, still here
Re: Game of Thrones, Season V: Arya Ready?
The obsession over that character in half a dozen pages out of thousands 15 years ago (and counting) is amusing. If they brought it back for one scene, what are they going to do with it afterwards? Toss it in a corner to be ignored like the author did?
The obsession over that character in half a dozen pages out of thousands 15 years ago (and counting) is amusing. If they brought it back for one scene, what are they going to do with it afterwards? Toss it in a corner to be ignored like the author did?
St. Clown
Ideas Posted are Likely Not My Own
Re: Game of Thrones, Season V: Arya Ready?
That character's scene ended book 3, which is the book I just finished. Before next season begins I'm reading the remaining books that have been written. It's too bad that character is dropped, could've made for a few spectacular scenes/passages, though too much of the character would likely feel out of place to the story as a whole. The idea of consequences for the even the most well-meaning characters would end right then and there.
I'd like to read the novellas that GRRM wrote called something like "Aemon and Egg". I'm not sure on the titles, but they were referenced briefly during Aemon's death scene last week.
That character's scene ended book 3, which is the book I just finished. Before next season begins I'm reading the remaining books that have been written. It's too bad that character is dropped, could've made for a few spectacular scenes/passages, though too much of the character would likely feel out of place to the story as a whole. The idea of consequences for the even the most well-meaning characters would end right then and there.
I'd like to read the novellas that GRRM wrote called something like "Aemon and Egg". I'm not sure on the titles, but they were referenced briefly during Aemon's death scene last week.
bronconick
Yep, still here
Re: Game of Thrones, Season V: Arya Ready?
I stand (slightly) corrected.
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There are 3-4 more pages in book 4. Not likely enough to add a few scenes in the remaining 23-30 episodes.)
I stand (slightly) corrected.
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There are 3-4 more pages in book 4. Not likely enough to add a few scenes in the remaining 23-30 episodes.)
ExileOnDaytonStreet
Drunkard
Doesn't it seem odd, though, that pretty much ALL of the story lines (both overt and exposition mentioned in the books) from the Riverlands post-RW (including the Brotherhood Without Banners, Brienne's journeys to and through there from King's Landing, the fallout against House Frey where Frey leaders are killed left and right, Jaime ending sieges at Riverrun and Raventree) have all been excised from the show? Pretty much the only thing we have seen is a little bit from the adventures of Arya and the Hound.
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bronconick
Yep, still here
Re: Game of Thrones, Season V: Arya Ready?
That was ****ing epic.
That was ****ing epic.
bigblue_dl
Armed
Re: Game of Thrones, Season V: Arya Ready?
That was by far the best episode this season, and one of the best of the series. Incredible. Holy ****...the last 10 minutes were crazy!
Definite rewatch for this one. Need to let it digest a bit before getting into details.
That was by far the best episode this season, and one of the best of the series. Incredible. Holy ****...the last 10 minutes were crazy!
Definite rewatch for this one. Need to let it digest a bit before getting into details.
St. Clown
Ideas Posted are Likely Not My Own
Re: Game of Thrones, Season V: Arya Ready?
The one White Walker, the one who fought Jon, that guy looked a lot like Benjen Stark. It's likely just a coincidence, or I'm seeing what I want to see, but the resemblance was strong, IMO.
Great episode. Given the history of episode 9 being the big one in seasons past, if that's to hold true this season, next week's is going to have implications the likes of which we might not be able to imagine. I'm excited.
Despite the greatness that is Hard Home, Tyrion and Dany's discussion was perhaps just as significant or perhaps even more so. It appears she's found a Hand of the Queen worthy of holding the title. Now they have me curious if Tyrion's going to give her that long story he's promised. And perhaps an even bigger question: Where's Varys? I can only imagine that Tyrion brings him into the fold somehow. Only it would be difficult to find a man with so many connections across such a large swath of land.
The one White Walker, the one who fought Jon, that guy looked a lot like Benjen Stark. It's likely just a coincidence, or I'm seeing what I want to see, but the resemblance was strong, IMO.
Great episode. Given the history of episode 9 being the big one in seasons past, if that's to hold true this season, next week's is going to have implications the likes of which we might not be able to imagine. I'm excited.
Despite the greatness that is Hard Home, Tyrion and Dany's discussion was perhaps just as significant or perhaps even more so. It appears she's found a Hand of the Queen worthy of holding the title. Now they have me curious if Tyrion's going to give her that long story he's promised. And perhaps an even bigger question: Where's Varys? I can only imagine that Tyrion brings him into the fold somehow. Only it would be difficult to find a man with so many connections across such a large swath of land.
Foxton
Banned
Re: Game of Thrones, Season V: Arya Ready?
A much stronger episode than most this season but was a bit distracting how obviously one of the characters dying was.
Two cute kids you promise to follow after, helping the old/sickly, willing to compromise for the greater good, a woman. Sorry lady your only purpose is to either getting raped or murdered in some horribly cliched fashion for shock value.
Surprising that they cut out Cersei feeding those who disappoint her to Qyburn for experiments. They don't even have to come up with that.
A much stronger episode than most this season but was a bit distracting how obviously one of the characters dying was.
Two cute kids you promise to follow after, helping the old/sickly, willing to compromise for the greater good, a woman. Sorry lady your only purpose is to either getting raped or murdered in some horribly cliched fashion for shock value.
Surprising that they cut out Cersei feeding those who disappoint her to Qyburn for experiments. They don't even have to come up with that.
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Foxton
Banned
The scene where she's talking to him next to the former mountain?
St. Clown
Ideas Posted are Likely Not My Own
Re: Game of Thrones, Season V: Arya Ready?
There was another scene that came to mind. She's just finished punishing a couple people, and when asked what to do with them she commands that they're taken to Qyburn. A few moments later they show Qyburn in his laboratory giving instructions on where to place them.
There was another scene that came to mind. She's just finished punishing a couple people, and when asked what to do with them she commands that they're taken to Qyburn. A few moments later they show Qyburn in his laboratory giving instructions on where to place them.