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On the miraculous recovery, wasn't she leading the waif into a trap?
What I want to know is what happened when he went into the brothel with the jackass and the honeycomb?
I need closure!
On the miraculous recovery, wasn't she leading the waif into a trap?
It's not clear if that was her plan or just her thinking on her feet.
But either way the injuries appeared real - so it doesn't explain how she survived them or how she was able to do tackle a bit of parkour when her gut are held together by some crude stitches and a bit of opium.
Ice zombies
Reanimating the dead
Dragons
But yes, someone being able to run about with some stomach wounds is the really unbelievable bit of the show 😆
Also, wasn't she leaving a trail with squashed fruit instead of her own blood?
Perhaps her injuries weren't as bad as you imagine?
Oh no! I'm going to have to watch that again. I swear they make this program for the nerds who watch it 10 times and blog/yt about it.Also, wasn't she leaving a trail with squashed fruit instead of her own blood?
Long lingering shot of squashed blood oranges as she lies on the floor after tumbling through the market.
This is where the blood trail started.
[i]I am attracted to Brienne of Tarth [/i]
Back off mate, i have had that feeling since she bathed with the Knight Slayer
She could run about because she was off her face on milk of the poppy and was a pain free zone until that wore off. Also we don't know how long she'd been laid up in the home of Lady Crane, could of been hours, days or weeks. We didn't see Bran for an entire series once so GoT does have previous for leaving the passing of time as a little open to interpretation.
Ice zombies
Reanimating the dead
DragonsBut yes, someone being able to run about with some stomach wounds is the really unbelievable bit of the show
yeah but no but yeah but
previously, it's been fairly consistent about how characters deal with injuries, i.e. they tend to fall over and die making gargly noises vs jumping nimbly from 12 foot high walls and skipping up hill and down dale
Long lingering shot of squashed blood oranges as she lies on the floor after tumbling through the market.
This is where the blood trail started.
there was claret on the carpet in last weeks episode, all previous to the magic of oranges being artistically introduced to the equation
But yes, someone being able to run about with some stomach wounds is the really unbelievable bit of the show
Yes but all the other things have explanations in the plot.
Fantasy elements are fine. Lazy storytelling isn't.
Perhaps her injuries weren't as bad as you imagine?
Slashed across the gut, then two good deep stabs and a knife twist.
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Followed by a swim in murky looking water and a loads of blood loss.
Also Lady Crane seemed pretty worried for her when she tended the wounds.
I didn't mind the Arya storyline unfolding like that. At least it lets her move on from somewhere that dragged on a bit.
Arya will go back up north and meet the hound
Snow will win his battle with a bit of late help from someone at the last minute.
Dany will take the iron borns ships and head west
only to find that Cersei has tried to blow the place up
but Jamie kills her like he did the mad king (end of this series I reckon ... )
Dany then will realise the undead issues in the north,
and everyone tramps up to the wall for a mass brawl at the end.
someone from series 1 will be raised from the dead to save the day (Ned ! 😛 )
Snow will win his battle with a bit of late help from someone at the last minute.
The Knights of the Vale via Little Finger perhaps?
But when will Little Finger turn on them?
Dany will take the iron borns ships and head west
She has a whole bunch of Slaver ships in her harbour right now if she can figure out how to capture them.
but Jamie kills her like he did the mad king
Yep - completes Jaime's character arc with sacrifice and some redemption.
Wouldn't surprise me if he died in the process.
and everyone tramps up to the wall for a mass brawl at the end.
But who gets to ride the dragons?
Who is Azor Ahai?
Will Ser Jorah sort out his eczema?
And will Gendry ever finish rowing?
The Arya storyline was ok. I think it was a trap for the waif as didn't we see Arya sitting in that room at the end of an episode a couple of weeks ago? I actually liked the way she knocked out the candlelight and that it was left to the viewer to decide what she'd done, presumably using her superior low light skillz 😉
She threw oranges at her?
[quote I actually liked the way she knocked out the candlelight and that it was left to the viewer to decide what she'd done, presumably using her superior low light skillz
That's what the night vision button is for...
What a surprise. Arya survives being gutshotted, a swim, and a bit of parkour.
Why didn't the assassin, sorry I am beyond caring about this plotline to remember her name now.....which I guess puts me on par with the writers...just stab Arya in the throat while she slept?
The joke scene had me fast forwarding.
All the hound stuff was outstanding. The wave between Briene and Jaime was just lovely. Good to see Frankenmountain getting some stuff to do. Dany appeared, but not long enough to ruin the episode.
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Dorne watch. Day 3827 and no mention of the place existing, or any ramifications of the revolt.
What is Dorne? 😉
Dany appeared, but not long enough to ruin the episode.
<cool story>I know her body double's cousin</cool story>
To be fair that [i]is[/i] a ****ing cool story...
<cool story>I know her body double's cousin</cool story>
Whats his name...
I love how many phux Jamie does not give whenever someone calls him Kingslayer! worst insult ever
What is Dorne?
If a Dorne coup happens in the woods, and no one gives a shit. Did it really happen?
Disappointed by the whole Arya storyline of late to. The whole hound + her travelling arc was great and the 'training to be an assassin' arc had a lot of potential but it's just limped along, been confusing at times and ultimately ended up on par with Bobby's death dream in Dallas.
I still think there's too many parallel storylines going on now, you care less about each as a result and addressing each one a little bit every episode means the overall pace of things slows down to a crawl.
I hope GoT doesn't turn out to be one of those shows you end up wishing they'd finished off a couple of series sooner rather than dragging it out as a money-spinner and ultimately souring the whole thing.
Slashed across the gut, then two good deep stabs and a knife twist.
Much less serious than the injuries that the Hound miraculously survived then?
Maybe she was just lucky? Maybe the Lord of Light was keeping her alive for a reason, like the Hound or Beric Dondarrion or Jon Snow?
A recurring theme perhaps?
I know a guy who was attacked by a guy with two six inch kitchen knives and sustained pretty serious stab wounds and about 30 minor ones to his chest, neck , back and legs.
This was on a Saturday night and he was back at his work on the Friday following. No organs or major blood vessels damaged.
Same guy also managed to hammer a lightning protection earth rod into the ground and completely through a cable gland in a 115kV cable.
Knocked out the power to 5 Glasgow tower blocks but was completely unharmed.
According to the Scottish Power guy who came to sort the cable, if the spike had been an inch in any direction he would have been fried. Some people seem to lead unfortunate but charmed lives.
ultimately ended up on par with Bobby's death dream in Dallas
Best summary of the subplot so far.
I know a guy who was attacked by a guy with two six inch kitchen knives and sustained pretty serious stab wounds and about 30 minor ones to his chest, neck , back and legs.
This was on a Saturday night and he was back at his work on the Friday following. No organs or major blood vessels damaged.
Did he then jump into the nearest sewer filled river rather than take a trip to hospital?
...and yes, I am aware of the lunacy of equating a plot from GoT with real life.
I know a guy who was attacked with two six inch kitchen knives and sustained pretty serious stab wounds and about 30 minor ones to his chest, neck , back and legs[\quote]Rob Tichner?
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Rob Tichner?
We've hit peak STW.
Did he then jump into the nearest sewer filled river rather than take a trip to hospital?
Nope, but he did crawl two streets away to his ex-wifes house before seeking medical attention and probably carried a higher bacterial load prior to the the attack than your average sewer any way 😀
Polished and dapper he is not.
I suspect the Lord of Light was keeping him alive for a reason too.......probably the installation of adequate lightning protection to BS EN 62305 Part 2 is part of the plot of series 7. Maybe.
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Disappointed by the whole Arya storyline of late to. The whole hound + her travelling arc was great and the 'training to be an assassin' arc had a lot of potential but it's just limped along, been confusing at times and ultimately ended up on par with Bobby's death dream in Dallas.
Sometimes I think people read too much into stuff. It's all made up, you know. I think the only real purpose was to turn Arya from a little girl with 1.01 sword fighting skills and an attitude into a bigger girl with serious skillz and a better sense of what she's got to do.
And then because it's GoT, it had to be a bit 'woooh! mystical people with no name who can change faces' rather than 'right, I'm booking myself into knight school'.
(And no, I didn't type that just to get the knight school joke in, it just happened, although secretly I'm a bit pleased)
Well I reckon the next 2 will be good and lots to kick off, predicting a massive dragon inspired bbq
Sometimes I think people read too much into stuff. It's all made up, you know.
Best not check this out then:
....but massive nerds aside, it does seem to be the ultimate copout that the Lord Of Light wants you alive so you're now indestructible. From a narrative point of view it removes any peril we may feel for the characters.
Plus it just means the whole Arya storyline just dissolves rather than leading anywhere particularly fulfilling.
Anyway, I will bid you good day, good knight.
I suspect the Lord of Light was keeping him alive for a reason too.......probably the installation of adequate lightning protection to BS EN 62305 Part 2 is part of the plot of series 7. Maybe.
Glol!
Maybe Arya survived because of magic! 😉
suspect the Lord of Light was keeping him alive for a reason too.......probably the installation of adequate lightning protection to BS EN 62305 Part 2 is part of the plot of series 7.
Actual LOL 😆
Maybe Arya survived because of magic! 😉
That (or the Lord of Light thing) would have been a massive cop out, but it would [i]still[/i] be a better explanation and less lazy than her just randomly surviving, instantly recovering and learning a bit of parkour on the quiet.
She's supposed to be a teenage girl, not Wolverine.
right, I'm booking myself into knight school
I'd have preferred it if she joined knight club. On Thursdays and Sundays.
But.
We'd never have got told about it.
She's supposed to be a teenage girl, not Wolverine.
Her brother can transport his consciousness across time & space and into other living beings.
Her half brother came back from the dead.
All this (admittedly a bit weird) storyline is telling us is that she's special...
I'd have preferred it if she joined knight club. On Thursdays and Sundays.But.
We'd never have got told about it.
Yes, yes. Very good, but all jousting aside, we need to put a lid on these knight puns.
Starks can only be killed by beheading like those dudes off of Highlander?
Major Stark injuries thus far....
Ned Stark - Beheaded - Dead
Robb Stark - Beheaded - Dead
Catelyn Stark - Very nearly beheaded - Very nearly dead
Jon Snow - multiple stab wounds - Not dead.
Arya Stark - multiple stab wounds- not dead.
Brandon Stark - thrown from tall building - not dead.
There can be only one ....king in the north?
Her [s]half brother[/s] [b]cousin[/b] came back from the dead.
😉
All this (admittedly a bit weird) storyline is telling us is that she's special...
Which I'd buy if they had a little bit of exposition showing that.
Maybe someone could have remarked on how quickly she healed from her training beatings? Or Lady Crane could have been amazed at how fast Arya was healing.
Instead I don't think we have any hint that she has special powers or magic - just very stout Plot Armour and some crap writing.
It niggles me because a lot of the other stuff has been very good - but D&D are now writing stuff without the books to guide them and I think this is a worrying example of that. It's the lazy fantasy trope writing that Martin originally said he aimed to upset.
Maybe someone could have remarked on how quickly she healed from her training beatings? Or Lady Crane could have been amazed at how fast Arya was healing.
*Cue flash back to Arya getting her arm chopped off and it growing back when she was a toddler.*
Sometimes I think people read too much into stuff. It's all made up, you know. I think the only real purpose was to turn Arya from a little girl with 1.01 sword fighting skills and an attitude into a bigger girl with serious skillz and a better sense of what she's got to do.
Well duh - I didn't think it was a documentary. I agree with you on what the purpose of the whole storyline was - I'm just saying it was done poorly. If the scene where she got stabbed is indicative of her prowess as a fighter now then she may as well have not bothered going to the faceless men in the first place. Although I guess it's lucky only Jaqhen seems to really know what he's doing else the other girl would have been able to inflict a fatal wound with her first stab let alone the second.
...and another thing.
Arya has shown herself to constantly be getting her arse kicked. But when she actually does magically become a super ninja wolverine, they don't show it. So what is happening here? She can only fight in the dark? Which I guess makes her more like Daredevil than Wolverine.
Guess she'll have to fight with a bag on her head.
Of course this still doesn't explain her merrily bopping along and throwing money at people without a care in the world, despite knowing some weapon grade assassins were after her.