Needed more violence and nudity
The annoying thing about the Ed Sheeran cameo was that it drew attention away from [url= http://www.imdb.com/name/nm2129938/?ref_=tt_cl_t1 ]Thomas Turgoose[/url] as one of the Lannister soliders. He's a bloody brilliant young actor and i hope he's in a few more episodes now
Yeah the bedpan montage went on a bit too long for my liking but at least it had a purpose unlike the presence of Ed Sheeran.
The turn to camera was the worst bit. I wouldn't have minded him being a part of the group in general, but that look over ... so out of place. Similarly, the bed pan montage cuts really felt out of place too. They could have had the same effect by cutting to him doing a round between each main scene ... so that throughout the episode you realise the trudgery of it.
someone in Westeros needs to invent the mountain bike (preferably in Valyrian steel), looks like there is an abundance of great bridleways and mountains to ride
I'm wondering what the population of the GOT universe is, they seem to have massive battles where thousands die then a few weeks later the same again. By this stage there should only be about twelve people left.
By this stage there should only be about twelve people left.
Yes after Battle of the Bastards, John Snow only has about 50 men left inc Wildlings to defend the entire wall...
Stanis army - all dead
Ramsay army - all dead
John Snow's army - nearly all dead
Wildlings - nearly all dead
Bothans - all dead
The GOT version of Amazon prime must do fully fledged armies.
not quite, as he's now united the North & now has soldiers from the houses who wouldn't send any (or only a few) men before (Glover, Mormont, etc) plus the now loyal traitorous houses (Karstarks & the other one)Yes after Battle of the Bastards, John Snow only has about 50 men left inc Wildlings to defend the entire wall...
Freys - all dead
They do have Little Fingers Knights of the Vale who didn't appear to take huge losses in the battle of the bastards.
Ye Gods that Sheeran scene went wrong didn't it? On the one hand they could have done a homage to the previous seasons Hound + chickens scene, and then on the other hand, what we actually get is Busking Red Ed cheesing it up. Thanks for that. 3/10, and that much only because of Shaun of England.
Rest of Episode, 9/10.
I didn't mind the stew-pan montage, it added a note of comedy to the whole affair.
Xerxes, sorry, Cersei, looking increasingly bonkers, if she wasn't already mad enough. It's a race between Jaime and Arya for her head.
The thing with GOT is that it conditions you to expect the worst, when no one died horribly in the ed sheeran scene I was slightly shocked.
I found this intriguing
[url= http://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/tv/news/game-of-thrones-season-7-premiere-dragonstone-valonqar-theory-jaime-kills-cersei-a7845796.html ]http://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/tv/news/game-of-thrones-season-7-premiere-dragonstone-valonqar[/url]
Don't look at it if you don't want future spoilers (or conjecture!)
Well thats Ep2 done and dusted, pace picked up a little there and the wage bill trimmed 🙂
Wasn't sure which was it was going to go in the battle but I guess the new boy gets his time. Be interesting to see if Arya makes it back north before big sis does something monumentally stupid 🙂
All in another good one but they could have made it 90mins and given each story a little more time
I'm wondering what the population of the GOT universe is, they seem to have massive battles where thousands die then a few weeks later the same again. By this stage there should only be about twelve people left.
Presumably they breed at a similar rate to the victims in Midsommer Murders
Just watched ep2.
Yay boobs
Yay embarrassing bodies (nasty rash that).
Yay fighting
What a delightful Monday afternoon pause that made!
That cut from Samwell peeling off Mormont's pustuleous greyscale to what looked like potato gratin was even more gruesome than the bedpan-stew montage last week.
HOT PIE!!!
That cut from Samwell peeling off Mormont's pustuleous greyscale to what looked like potato gratin was even more gruesome than the bedpan-stew montage last week.
I wonder if that will be a recurring theme for the season- cuts between gross out bodily functions & food?
That cutting off the skin bit was grim
I do enjoy Littlefinger lurking around in the background
I'm just impressed with Euron’s ye olde radar. Finding Yara Greyjoy's fleet in the middle of the ocean, at night and on a course they couldn't have known about. Ingenious.
I'm starting to think the whole place is the size of a postage stamp given all the chance encounters/last minute saves over the seasons.
Almost needed rum to watch the skin removal, looked horrific, and we only saw a tiny fraction coming off.
It'll be worth it so that Ser Freindzone can live to pine unrequitedly another day.
Honestly, I kinda want to see Dany lose.
Just seems very entitled, and it means I'll be spared any more slo-mo staring into the middle distance.
Jamie - MemberI'm just impressed with Euron’s ye olde radar. Finding Yara Greyjoy's fleet in the middle of the ocean, at night and on a course they couldn't have known about. Ingenious
Yes, I just felt this was a little too forced to fit with the story. Surely Yara's fleet would've spotted them and even after discovery they'd have put up some sort of fight, but it seemed as if they only had about a half dozen ships rather than hundreds that were shown at the end of series 6 😕
The rest was brilliant though 😀
It seemed very rushed almost like far to many story lines coming together to quickly with massive time jumps...
Enjoyed boobs
The scale to pie transition was genius, much better than the previous episodes shit to stew montage. It's a shame the dire wolf didn't stick around but I'm sure will feature again to save Arya at some point in the future.
Theon's still interesting, I'm glad he didn't just transition into a hero that saves the day, can't say I'd want to be in his shoes now though (or actually at any point given what he's been through).
90 minute episodes would be good, there's so many story threads going on now it's starting to get obvious they're just covering important facts when they switch to each one, a bit of filler and character development like in the first couple of seasons is a good thing. It's still working now mostly because they already spent the time developing the characters in the past so we're already invested in them but wouldn't hurt to continue with it a bit more.
Also, it looked to me like Euron got stabbed about 10 times, quite severely, yet it didn't slow him down or seem to have any longterm effect.
I'd rather see what the Hound and Paul Kaye are getting up to than Greyworm and Missandei scissoring.
It seemed very rushed almost like far to many story lines coming together to quickly with massive time jumps...
Agree.
"I've sent a raven"
*next scene*
"I've received a raven"
Arya's "not you"?
Does that mean she is still no one, so not a Stark and not going to go back to Winterfell?
I'd rather see what the Hound and Paul Kaye are getting up to than Greyworm and Missandei scissoring.
You sick puppy!
Dirty dog 8)
Edit: Nice headline.
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Arya's "not you"?
Does that mean she is still no one, so not a Stark and not going to go back to Winterfell?
Read around as the Wolf is not one for being domestic, "It's not you" like you/in your nature
Is grey worm what he has been left with?
Anyway.
The Euron Yara takeover was dodgy, he's looking like this seasons Terminator, invincible to swords and with built in infrared and radar and able to (1) mosey right on up to the commander of the fleet's warship without anyone else noticing, and (2) stand on the end of that gangplank while it dropped about two storeys, and (3) set fire to the fleet whilst his is seemingly made of asbestos, before casually sauntering off into the night again. Uh huh. What's he doing with his other hand? Writing poetry.
The Hot Pie bit was somewhat contrived. Is there seriously only one pub between the North and Kings Landing?
Everything else, 9/10.
Is there seriously only one pub between the North and Kings Landing?
It's the only inn at the crossroads between three of the main thoroughfares of Westeros - Kingsroad to the north, the river road to the East and the High road to the Vale of Arryn to the west.
Not very surprising that many characters pass through there.
It's the only inn at the crossroads between three of the main thoroughfares of Westeros - Kingsroad to the north, the river road to the East and the High road to the Vale of Arryn to the west.Not very surprising that many characters pass through there.
What is surprising is that the roof isn't flat.
I do enjoy Littlefinger lurking around in the background
to be sure, begorrah...
Read around as the Wolf is not one for being domestic, "It's not you" like you/in your nature
Funny, I read as it wasn't her wolf. The wolf just knew that she was connected to another wolf...
But I think your way could make more sense.
I wonder if all the Starks (Sansa, Bran, Arya) will club together in Winterfell and give JS the cold shoulder if he cosies up to Dany too much whilst he's away?
I may have to draw the line at telepathic wolves.
Or not. Sounds kind of awesome.
Is grey worm what he has been left with?
Well, he is one of the Unwillied.
I took it to mean that it [I]was[/I] her wolf, and it recognised her (hence not eating her face off) but also that she'd changed so much it didn't feel any bond with her any more. I think this change was foreshadowed by demanding ale in the pub earlier (and, you know, murdering 100 people or whatever in the previous ep).Funny, I read as it wasn't her wolf. The wolf just knew that she was connected to another wolf...
EDIT: I've just remembered that she also told the wolf to get lost in season 1, so maybe the wolf is returning the lack of loyalty!
it'll be interesting to see what happens when they (and indeed JS himself) realise that he's actually a Targaryen by blood, although since he still has Stark blood also I can't see them turning away from him. I think, thanks to his experiences in the Watch, he's one of the view characters who's transcended the petty battle between houses already so I think he'll carry on fighting for the greater good. He's said many times that he has no interest in ruling.I wonder if all the Starks (Sansa, Bran, Arya) will club together in Winterfell and give JS the cold shoulder if he cosies up to Dany too much whilst he's away?
I agree with the above poster that Daenerys isn't [I]really[/I] a goody yet as she's too concerned with her "birthright" of ruling (so in that sense no better than most others) although I think when she meets with JS and learns the truth of the white walkers, etc, she will ultimately join him. Varys made it very clear this episode he was on the side of the people, and the fact that he didn't get his head chopped off means Daenerys probably agrees with him!
yep, he's pretty awesome though, so I'll let it slide! Besides there are only 12 episodes left to wrap everything up so there's no time for slow-boiling plots any more!The Euron Yara takeover was dodgy
Arya's "not you"?
[url= http://www.vanityfair.com/hollywood/2017/07/game-of-thrones-what-did-arya-mean-not-you-direwolf-nymeria-stormborn ]Explained here[/url]
^^^ that makes sense! How are we supposed to remember that far back though, lol
^^^ that makes sense! How are we supposed to remember that far back though, lol
+1.
I'm having trouble remembering what I had for breakfast, let alone Season 1...
[url= http://www.vanityfair.com/hollywood/2017/07/game-of-thrones-how-did-euron-find-yara-sand-snakes-iron-fleet-attack-is-yara-dead ]One theory on Euron's GPS / Radar[/url]
