[Closed] Game of Thrones - Of course it has Spoilers

As much as I'd like him to win I'm quietly confident that "the imp" will be all heroic and shit and sacrifice himself for the greater good.

I might watch the last couple of episodes from the last series as a " refresher" ..
I'm torn ..can't wait to see the new series but I'm equally sad that this is the end ...

Yeah it is a bit Christmas eve at the moment, having a look a the previous stuff there is a 16 series director's cut in there somewhere

Already watched them all again in the last year! Might watch S7 one more time in the next month though 😀

Noble sacrifice from Tyrion is a good shout. Something Sam discovers will ultimately save the day - sacrificing himself also?

Will all be over pretty soon though! Then just the inevitable prequels to look forward to 😂

Sam won't die, he's telling the story...the revolving gold thing in the titles is the chandalier in the Citadel in old town where they train the maesters. I reckon the tv show will end with him writing the last word, closing the book and turning round to play with little Sam.
Anyway..predictions...
.Likely that there'll be a major character death in ep 1 or 2, my money's on Sansa.
.Ayra will rejoin with the hound and complete her kill list. Possibly concluding with a one on one with Ilyn Payne (the one who killed her father) or the Mountain...shortly after a duel twixt mountain and hound fight which mountain wins but then Ayra defeats him using agility and guile.
.Jamie will be the one to kill Cersei and bring his story arc to full personal redemption and also replicating his killing of the mad king.
.Jon snow will ride a dragon.
.Khaleesi will have his child and she will die in childbirth and the child will rule.

What else?

I reckon the tv show will end with him writing the last word, closing the book and turning round to play with little Sam.

Crikey! I know they’re not scared of showing a bit of boob but that might be taking it a bit far.

What else?

Dragons...what about the bloody dragons?

Yes we're re watching, only cos we now consider our 14 yr old 'of age' so he's permitted to watch it supervised. He's already read all the books, has a deep understanding of westeros folklore and can reel off biographies for the most obscure characters.

Plus he's inured to extreme violence through playing GTA, so it's only the 'sexy time'scenes that we don't let him watch

Currently on season 5 and feeling a bit upset whenever Shireen is in the scene. Heartbreaking man

Says on the website that the red priestess is on Ayras list. Would she still kill him after bringing Jon back? Maybe she'll just smash her jewel and leave her old.

I hope we get to see Tyrion fight again. A la Yoda. lol.

Theon will redeem himself and then get killed.

Is there any story so far about on youtube or whatever?

I don't like mushrooms so my brain forgets things.

Is there any story so far about on youtube or whatever?

I don’t like mushrooms so my brain forgets things.

Same. I think I need some sort of comprehensive reminder / catch up show. It'll probably need to be an hours show with how much has happened so far!

Same. I think I need some sort of comprehensive reminder / catch up show. It’ll probably need to be an hours show with how much has happened so far!

I'm happy to commit an hour of my life, just not the god knows how many hours it'd take to watch them all again.

I think I need some sort of comprehensive reminder /

It's goodies versus baddies. The non-talking ice demon zombie animators are the baddies, I think.

What else?

Westeros is completely engulfed by Winter.

John, Sansa and Ayra go to Cersei to try to convince her to join forced against the Night King, but she's too paranoid and mad to listen, rather than risk a full on war that will cost the lives of too many solders they need to fight the White Walkers they stage a small skirmish, The Mountain and the Kingsguard are killed as are some major characters. Cornered Jamie goes to Cersei to try to convince her to give up and join forces, she refuses. Jamie, knowing that she cannot be turned and the Lannister army will never follow Jon Snow kills her and they join forces at last.

There's a huge battle between the combined armies of Jon Snow, Khaleesi and the Lannisters, they lose, mostly because White Walkers are almost impossible to kill and every time they lose one of their own, he becomes a White Walker.

The Night King and the White Walkers slaughter every Man, Women and Child they see on their way to Kings Landing until there are almost none left.

In the final episode, we see Kings Landing covered in a thick frost and the Night King upon the throne. Finally a glint of sunlight breaks through a window and lights the throne. The King stands and silently leads his army north, retreating from the advancing return of summer until they're finally behind the wall again.

The few remaining survivors come out of hiding to celebrate the sun returning. Somewhere hidden deep within Red Keep a old Maester is writing in a huge book, he turns to Sam and says, and then ends another chapter, the same chapter that has been written for thousands of years, closes the book and slides it into a huge bookcase of identical, bar the passage of time, books signifying that the White Walkers destroying Westeros was the natural order of things and the Night King is the only true king, the rest of them just get to squabble over his throne for the few hundred years between winters.

If I've learned anything from GOT (I can barely tall most of the characters apart to be honest) that few of the normal people really care who sits on the throne, it's 'meet the new boss, same as the old boss' for most of them and for the few who seek it, death is really the only outcome.

The Night King and the White Walkers slaughter every Man, Women and Child they see on their way to Kings Landing until there are almost none left.

Still. Blue passports...

The Night King and the White Walkers slaughter every Man, Women and Child they see on their way to Kings Landing until there are almost none left.

Still. Blue passports…

Ha ha ha

Yeah we watched from the start, forgot just how good it was! I also realised that my timeline of events in my head was out. I thought Stanis was killed in like early season 4!

So much happened in S7 in too few episodes for me, watching from the start again really emphasized this.

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Yeah we watched from the start, forgot just how good it was! I also realised that my timeline of events in my head was out.

I did that before the last series started, there was a moment in S1 where Jon is off to the wall and Ned to kings landing - Ned says I'll tell you about your mother sometime...

I took out a 2 months for the price of one NowTV subscription on Tuesday, I'm already onto s1-e9, hoping to finish off the lot before S8 begins.

I've seen them all before, but fancied a thorough recap.

Currently at S2 Ep4.

It’s a different experience second time around but no less satisfying.

It’s a different experience second time around but no less satisfying.

The first tine through it took me a long time to get familiar with who everyone was and how all the various kingdoms/families inter-related. I'm finding 2nd time around more enjoyable as I'm hitting the ground running.

Recap? I just finished the full seven seasons again! Bursting for the new yin! 😆

Yes we’re re watching, only cos we now consider our 14 yr old ‘of age’

Plus he’s inured to extreme violence through playing GTA, so it’s only the ‘sexy time’scenes that we don’t let him watch

Ha ha you think at 14 he hasn't seen any "sexy time scenes " 😉

Ha ha you think at 14 he hasn’t seen any “sexy time scenes ”

Yes, plus how does that even work?

Is it: 'Just shut your eyes and cover your ears til we say'

or: 'Let's just skip seasons 1-4 to get to the point where the gore and violence outweighs the boobs'

The only things I'm fairly convinced of are Bran being the Night King and Gendry sitting on the throne at the end.

I'm trying to remember has anyone seen gendry for a long time??

Recap just got me to the Battle of the Bastards, first up I forgot we had an undercard fight first up in that one and then quite how brutal and in it you were, then quite how Iwan Rheon acted every single other person out of that!!

The bit where he realises there is a Giant, a Bastard and a Ginger coming right for him 🙂

Just buying time now. I hope the cgi isn't as rushed as the last episode.

Currently on season 5 and feeling a bit upset whenever Shireen is in the scene. Heartbreaking man

It always seemed to me that Westeros was based loosely on the UK. The Wall being Hadrians Wall. Maybe the wall should be further north though.

Kings Landing = London?
Winterfell = Edinburgh?
High Garden = Cardiff?
DragonStone = Newcastle
Dorne = Northern France
Riverrun =?
Casterly Rock =?
The Twins (Frey Castle) =?
The Ayrie (Tully Castle, moon door) =?
Slavers Bay = Holland?

Season 5 episode 2. The story is almost making sense this time round while binge watching, it's the way forward.

If you google maps for kings landing it suggests it is a fish farm in the midlands.

https://www.google.co.uk/maps/search/kings+landing/@53.800651,-4.064941,6z

Watched season 7 in prep but have now gone back and binged season 1 in about a day and half whilst working from home...

Season 5 episode 2. The story is almost making sense this time round while binge watching, it’s the way forward.

I thought the sense makers were in season 7 about Jon's parents, maybe I should skip forward a few series to watch this!

I do have one question from watching season 7 and then season 1. Turned out littlefinger sent the assassin for Bran, but how did the killer get there so quick with the knife! It's said it took the king a month to ride to Winterfell, Catelyn Stark spends 3 weeks sat by Brans bed before leaving and the attempt occurs in this period, did littlefinger just have an assassin with the dagger on standby just incase? or have I missed something?

or have I missed something?

same way the dragon's got there pretty sharpish in the ice stand off...

time and space seem pretty elastic when they need to be.

I do have one question from watching season 7 and then season 1. Turned out littlefinger sent the assassin for Bran, but how did the killer get there so quick with the knife! It’s said it took the king a month to ride to Winterfell, Catelyn Stark spends 3 weeks sat by Brans bed before leaving and the attempt occurs in this period, did littlefinger just have an assassin with the dagger on standby just incase? or have I missed something?

Could send a raven to one of his many friendly contacts nearer to Winterfell with instructions.

King's travelling procession probably moves a lot slower than a determined lone rider.

EDIT: Oh, and it's not real 😀

So we all good to go?
We have a have to watch by the Tuesday morning rule at work in play now.

Trailers do suggest there are enough main characters in one place and not that much room on the Dragons to get them all out of Winterfell!!

We have a have to watch by the Tuesday morning rule at work in play now.

Valar Nhospoilers?

Im up to Hardhome on my rewatch - might have not been the best thing to watch at 1130 at night last night .. its going to be a push to get them all done in time for monday evening now though !

Not long now, been a long wait. spoiler alert ** The night king is going to wipe everyone out **

The Kingslayer gives the end away ( spoiler alert ! )
And I love it

I'll be watching it, it's good but massively over hyped.

Well the trailers are telling us it's all going to kick off at winterfell and by my calcs we have more main characters than seats on a dragon up there 🙂

So I reckon the wage bill is getting cut from the first episode!!

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=F0w0EqKfij8#fauxfullscreen

I’ve just been given a Nowtv device sign in 😁🙏 I won’t be up to watch it at silly o’clock in the morning so will on demand it after work tomorrow 😃

As nearly excited for this as I am for Endgame, tickets pre booked 😁

2 hours to go! 😆

Definitely still slow burning at this stage... Peter Dinklage still has the best lines.

Given there is only 6 episodes in the final season there wasn't a great deal of action in the first episode, but to be fair it does look like its setting things up nicely

I'm not sure how Sam Tarly managed to teleport to Winterfell, maybe I forgot a bit of last season. Seems like they are setting something up though with Deanerys telling him about flambeing his family.

Nice moment at the end with Jaime turning up and seeing Bran

I’m not sure how Sam Tarly managed to teleport to Winterfell, maybe I forgot a bit of last season. Seems like they are setting something up though with Deanerys telling him about flambeing his family.

He took some books and him, Gilly and little Sam left on a horse and cart for winterfell, then at the end of season 7, Sam is talkin to Bran and the truth of Jon's parents is realised as Jon is jumping into bed with his now Aunt.

I agree a slow burner, I sadly got up at 0200 to watch it, dont think it was worth it except for the umber boy bit...

Christ the stretched that out. Thankfully even though I was awake I didn't stay up to watch it.

Man they have to cram a lot in now !! poor episode all filler no killer - except little lord umber !

Needs more on the home life of the white walkers: who knits their tunics, where do they go to the shops, does the Night King head back to Betty and the kids after a hard day's zombie-raising? What's their overall motivation (we all just want the best of life? Right??) That sort of thing.

Some sites are suggesting it has sped up the pace of plot development.

So presumably it is now double the rate it used to be, and has reached 'glacial'?

Well the most amount of passive aggressive for such a low body count there, think we know just about where everyone is now, I heard this was the only episode without much of a warning on it for content.

It would have been way too slow to watch in the middle of the night but happy enough to come home from work too, everyone has a bit more motivation to kill everyone else now on team North, team South have some more partying to be done though

Think that's placed everyone nicely for proceedings, and a nice finale from the little lord!

yep in many ways the plot moved on a lot more than during the battle of the bastards, just in a lot of small ways all across the board

That was boring. Was expecting a bit of killing and pillaging, got a soap opera instead.

I thought it was a good episode, not the best they've ever done but felt it was helping to set things up nicely.

Also surprised to see Theon the mer-man back so soon 😀

I thought it was pretty decent to, it's obviously just the calm before the storm but a lot of interactions moved the story on to. Although johnx2's post was tongue-in-cheek I do think we could have had more white walker background up until now, although I guess their motivations are deliberately being kept unclear - I can't help feeling it's all going to be a bit rushed with so few episodes left. Maybe one of the spin offs/origin stories will cover them in more detail.

I thought it was great, nowt wrong with a little slow burn - was good to see everyone again, and there were some nice reunions! all set up nicely for a bit of mayhem now...

did not like the part with jon and danny flying about on dragon's though, was a bit misplaced to me. grinning and winking at each other, thought they were gonna break into song!!

Yeah, some of the dragon flying CGI and Jon Snow's acting wasn't great

Meh

Agreed, Meh. It has set the scene though.

My money is on the undead bypassing ‘the north’ and heading to Kings Landing.

That way we get to cheer them on as they bash the fella with all the boats etc. Setting up a final battle with ‘the north’.

‘The north’ = north of the Tyne, south of the wall.

agree the dragon bit was cheese but i guess it was trying to show they are in love. Will that come out on top or is it family etc. Well now he knows she is family 🙂

That Bran bit was awesome at the end!  He is waiting for Jamie to give him a push (or a hand)  DYSWIDT?

Meh

+1000.

For those going meh how do you get from the end of s6 to where we got to with all those characters?
The telling Jon who he is needed the right timing and not just to kick off into battle.

agree the dragon bit was cheese but i guess it was trying to show they are in love.

It's curious, because only Targaryens are supposed to be able to ride dragons. So she suspects that she's boffing a close relation?

Enjoyed the episode. It's been a long break, so a bit of reintroduction of characters is welcome, especially those who haven't seen each other since, what, series one?

For those going meh how do you get from the end of s6 to where we got to with all those characters?

They could easily have fitted in a couple of skirmishes with white walkers, for example. As was it didn't really move the plot along apart from Jon Snow finding out who he is. The rest was just soap-opera style meeting up again.

‘The north’ = north of the Tyne, south of the wall.

Would be a narrow strip of land given Hadrian's Wall runs to the banks of the Tyne. Going by accents 'the North' is mainly Actors' Yorkshire, aye.

Anyway, GoT S8: quite disappointed my wife (usually my job), though I thought the guy from Borgen who kept chewing the scenery was pretty good.

I enjoyed it although it was basically essential housekeeping.

You can’t bring that many characters into the same place after so long and not expect any interaction.

Where is Brienne though?

I was disappointed there was no Mormontgate.

I would have enjoyed little Lyanna tearing a bite out of Ser Friendzone.

It’s curious, because only Targaryens are supposed to be able to ride dragons.

By that rationale, Tormund, Beric and the Hound must also be secret Targaryens too.

I thought it was pretty much spot on and exactly what I was expecting ..
Those who were expecting a battle ..get real that isn't going to happen in the first episode ..setting the scene was what it was always going to be about ..

I waited 2 years for [i]that[/i]?! **** sake. They could’ve squeezed in at least one rumble. John Snow/Dragon lady scenes were bad, terrible acting/dialogue. How easy was the rescue Theon mounted?! Overall alright tho, best bit was when Sam got told how it went down. Lord Umber bit was pretty creepy, Jamie/Bran at the end was good too. It had better kick off next week or I will be writing a [i]very[/i] strongly worded tweet. 😀

I do think we could have had more white walker background up until now, although I guess their motivations are deliberately being kept unclear

I thought it was superb! Just the right pace for me. I've never really liked the war parts anyway - it's all about the character interactions for me and this episode was packed with it.

God knows why Cersei thinks that Bronn will kill his two former partners/masters though - even for chests of gold.

Bronn's a mercenary first and foremost. Remember when he wouldn't be the Imp's champion? Bronn has always done what's best for him although I imagine he'll do the opposite when the time comes.

Well I enjoyed it, it doesn't have to be all tits and swords for me.

LOTS happened, characters reunited who've been apart since S1 E2, characters have progressed and become harder - this isn't going to end with the all the armies in the north at the moment all living in harmony after they defeat the White Walkers (if they do). They thought they were different to their respective fathers generation, but they're not, they'll end up trying to murder each other for the throne eventually.

Next weeks episode looks like it'll be a gory blood bath, I like those too.

Enjoyed here. Watched a s7 reminder beforehand, lots of 'oh yeah' moments. Pace of s8e1 was just right for reintroducing all whats happening.

By that rationale, Tormund, Beric and the Hound must also be secret Targaryens too.

Riding (controlling) not being a passenger, they specifically showed Jon controlling the dragon's direction at one point. I was surprised Deanerys didn't seem to know the significance of it, I'd have thought she'd have brushed up a bit on dragon history.

Arya's weapon looked a bit boring, I didn't think there was gunpowder in GoT so is it just a spear thrower?

I was surprised Deanerys didn’t seem to know the significance of it, I’d have thought she’d have brushed up a bit on dragon history.

I'm guessing she knows bits, but the dragons have been relaxed about Jon, so that might be part of it.

Arya’s weapon looked a bit boring, I didn’t think there was gunpowder in GoT so is it just a spear thrower?

I thought it was more a staff with detachable spear end, she was training with a staff with the faceless all the time.