Game of Thrones, tv only, books don't exist, no backstory...NERDS already ruining a series that hasn't started (2 Viewers)

[Maik Jeaunz]

This is the same way it has worked historically in real life. That's why when someone usurps the thrown (both in real life and in the show with the Targaryens) they slaughter the ex-king's entire family and everyone connected to it. Not just the next in line. Random 2nd cousins and great uncles get cut down too because even their borderline connection to the throne could be a threat if they get the right backer.

So, is this whole story an allegory? If so, which global countries do the houses represent and who is who?I'm going to predict that the real battle is still Littlefinger vs. Varys. Littlefinger gets the South and leaves the north to the Wildings while Varys goes across the narrow sea and rules where Dany is now. Game ends with the houses losing power and power being consolidated into people that had no power before. Thus, democracy is born.

I had dibs on the French Revolution theory like pages ago, TYVM.

I thought I read somewhere that Martin got the inspiration from the War of the Roses.

I can see it. Michael Douglas is the Ice King & Kathleen Turner is one of the dragons.

 

[GregR]

This is the same way it has worked historically in real life. That's why when someone usurps the thrown (both in real life and in the show with the Targaryens) they slaughter the ex-king's entire family and everyone connected to it. Not just the next in line. Random 2nd cousins and great uncles get cut down too because even their borderline connection to the throne could be a threat if they get the right backer.

So, is this whole story an allegory? If so, which global countries do the houses represent and who is who?I'm going to predict that the real battle is still Littlefinger vs. Varys. Littlefinger gets the South and leaves the north to the Wildings while Varys goes across the narrow sea and rules where Dany is now. Game ends with the houses losing power and power being consolidated into people that had no power before. Thus, democracy is born.

I had dibs on the French Revolution theory like pages ago, TYVM.

I thought I read somewhere that Martin got the inspiration from the War of the Roses.

I can see it. Michael Douglas is the Ice King & Kathleen Turner is one of the dragons.

Dragon's voice isn't deep enough.

 

[El Floppo]

This is the same way it has worked historically in real life. That's why when someone usurps the thrown (both in real life and in the show with the Targaryens) they slaughter the ex-king's entire family and everyone connected to it. Not just the next in line. Random 2nd cousins and great uncles get cut down too because even their borderline connection to the throne could be a threat if they get the right backer.

So, is this whole story an allegory? If so, which global countries do the houses represent and who is who?I'm going to predict that the real battle is still Littlefinger vs. Varys. Littlefinger gets the South and leaves the north to the Wildings while Varys goes across the narrow sea and rules where Dany is now. Game ends with the houses losing power and power being consolidated into people that had no power before. Thus, democracy is born.

I had dibs on the French Revolution theory like pages ago, TYVM.

I thought I read somewhere that Martin got the inspiration from the War of the Roses.

the entire Martin Lawrence show was, in fact, derived from the War of the Roses.

 

[culdeus]

So what is Jorah's play here? He's a dead man walking so he wants to go out in one last blaze of glory? Is there any upside here?

 

[Sweet J]

This is the same way it has worked historically in real life. That's why when someone usurps the thrown (both in real life and in the show with the Targaryens) they slaughter the ex-king's entire family and everyone connected to it. Not just the next in line. Random 2nd cousins and great uncles get cut down too because even their borderline connection to the throne could be a threat if they get the right backer.

So, is this whole story an allegory? If so, which global countries do the houses represent and who is who?I'm going to predict that the real battle is still Littlefinger vs. Varys. Littlefinger gets the South and leaves the north to the Wildings while Varys goes across the narrow sea and rules where Dany is now. Game ends with the houses losing power and power being consolidated into people that had no power before. Thus, democracy is born.

I had dibs on the French Revolution theory like pages ago, TYVM.

I thought I read somewhere that Martin got the inspiration from the War of the Roses.

the entire Martin Lawrence show was, in fact, derived from the War of the Roses.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lw7dzS8UJ4Q

 

[El Floppo]

This is the same way it has worked historically in real life. That's why when someone usurps the thrown (both in real life and in the show with the Targaryens) they slaughter the ex-king's entire family and everyone connected to it. Not just the next in line. Random 2nd cousins and great uncles get cut down too because even their borderline connection to the throne could be a threat if they get the right backer.

So, is this whole story an allegory? If so, which global countries do the houses represent and who is who?I'm going to predict that the real battle is still Littlefinger vs. Varys. Littlefinger gets the South and leaves the north to the Wildings while Varys goes across the narrow sea and rules where Dany is now. Game ends with the houses losing power and power being consolidated into people that had no power before. Thus, democracy is born.

I had dibs on the French Revolution theory like pages ago, TYVM.

I thought I read somewhere that Martin got the inspiration from the War of the Roses.

the entire Martin Lawrence show was, in fact, derived from the War of the Roses.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lw7dzS8UJ4Q

keep that book stuff out of here please.

 

[gump]

I haven't bought Mellisandre's stuff about Stannis being the chosen leader of the Lord of Light. It all was very contrived, her having him pull the sword out of the flames to meet the prophecy/gospel/whatever. Stannis even just sort of gave up the sword to a servant then like it was nothing he cared about. I took that to be foreshadowing from the director that it wasn't the real event.

Looked up the quotes from the show:

According to prophecy, the Prince That Was Promised would be reborn "amidst salt and smoke"[3] and pull a flaming sword from the flames, Lightbringer, to combat the coming darkness.[4]

Didn't we just watch this happen?

 

[PIK95]

things that went missing.

The greyjoys

The brotherhood w/o banners

The Freys

Gendry

Bran

Rickon

Who else is out there?

HODOR!

 

[PIK95]

things that went missing.

The greyjoys

The brotherhood w/o banners

The Freys

Gendry

Bran

Rickon

Who else is out there?

Walt? Oh wait, wrong show, sorry.

:That's my son!:

 

[RedmondLonghorn]

This is the same way it has worked historically in real life. That's why when someone usurps the thrown (both in real life and in the show with the Targaryens) they slaughter the ex-king's entire family and everyone connected to it. Not just the next in line. Random 2nd cousins and great uncles get cut down too because even their borderline connection to the throne could be a threat if they get the right backer.

So, is this whole story an allegory? If so, which global countries do the houses represent and who is who?I'm going to predict that the real battle is still Littlefinger vs. Varys. Littlefinger gets the South and leaves the north to the Wildings while Varys goes across the narrow sea and rules where Dany is now. Game ends with the houses losing power and power being consolidated into people that had no power before. Thus, democracy is born.

I had dibs on the French Revolution theory like pages ago, TYVM.

You also have dibs on vanilla oysters and time travel enabled poisoning schemes.

 

[RedmondLonghorn]

So what is Jorah's play here? He's a dead man walking so he wants to go out in one last blaze of glory? Is there any upside here?

Jorah doesn't seem to understand banishment, slavery or the friend zone, my guess is he doesn't have much of a plan.

 

[Good Posting Judge]

He's gonna beat everyone's ### to grab her attention (again), do some crazy data dump of a bunch of things she's gonna need to know about Westeros, and then off himself.

 

[Gr00vus]

some crazy data dump of a bunch of things she's gonna need to know about Westeros

The Brown from Flea Bottom is people!

 

[timschochet]

Gendrys Morales

Great player until he hurt his leg celebrating a home run. Was never the same.

 

[SWC]

can you story guys please work in kit from knightrider that car was awesome and liked that guy when he was a doctor on saint elsewhere and also somehow get the announcer from how its made on the show or in your book that would rule take that to the bank brobookworms

 

[Gr00vus]

some crazy data dump of a bunch of things she's gonna need to know about Westeros

The Brown from Flea Bottom is people!

Margery is into it, as long as you make her your queen.

 

[flapgreen]

things that went missing.

The greyjoys

The brotherhood w/o banners

The Freys

Gendry

Bran

Rickon

Who else is out there?

The Hound

Illyrio

Dany's dothraki

Hodor

Meera Reed

Old Man in Tree

Fireball throwing elf things

Osha

Blackfish

Edmund

I can't remember half the people in these 2 lists.

 

[larch]

things that went missing.

The greyjoys

The brotherhood w/o banners

The Freys

Gendry

Bran

Rickon

Who else is out there?

HODOR!

:honda:

 

[The Duff Man]

I haven't bought Mellisandre's stuff about Stannis being the chosen leader of the Lord of Light. It all was very contrived, her having him pull the sword out of the flames to meet the prophecy/gospel/whatever. Stannis even just sort of gave up the sword to a servant then like it was nothing he cared about. I took that to be foreshadowing from the director that it wasn't the real event.

Looked up the quotes from the show:

According to prophecy, the Prince That Was Promised would be reborn "amidst salt and smoke"[3] and pull a flaming sword from the flames, Lightbringer, to combat the coming darkness.[4]

I think that event still is to come. With the "salt' part, wouldn't it be a trip if it was Theon?

Though my guess would still be it's Jon Snow, and we'll find out his mother Wylla gave birth to him on a boat or island or something.

The salt was from the sea....but it was Dany.

The sword is a dragon.

 

[TenTimes]

When you play the game of thrones you win or you die. There is no middle ground.

 

[Ilov80s]

When you play the game of thrones you win or you die. There is no middle ground.

Cersei said that and might have to see it come full circle. Nobody has played the game more than her.

 

[TenTimes]

Rewatching season 1 (she said it to Ned right before she took him down). Scenes like that one make the rewatch awesome.

Totally forgot Hodor did full frontal.

 

[Good Posting Judge]

Gendrys Morales

Great player until he hurt his leg celebrating a home run. Was never the same.

He's having a very solid year.

 

[shadyridr]

Gendrys Morales

Great player until he hurt his leg celebrating a home run. Was never the same.

He's having a very solid year.

hes been circling the bases for years now.

 

[PIK95]

things that went missing.

The greyjoys

The brotherhood w/o banners

The Freys

Gendry

Bran

Rickon

Who else is out there?

HODOR!

:honda:

HODOR!

 

[bicycle_seat_sniffer]

Episode 9 on deck.

Not sure how it will top episode 8.

 

[kentric]

flaming sword is a euphemism, imo.

So you're saying its his ####?

 

[kentric]

some crazy data dump of a bunch of things she's gonna need to know about Westeros

The Brown from Flea Bottom is people!

Margery is into it, as long as you make her your queen.

As long as you don't mind her floppy ####.

 

[GregR]

Natalie Dormer (Margaery's actress) seems to have a penchant for unusual and/or salacious roles.

Margeary on GoT. Irene Adler / Moriarity on Elementary. The army secretary that Peggy walked in on kissing Captain America. Nurse who gets it on with the driver in the hospital in Rush, if I remember right.

I don't remember much about her role in Hunger Games Mockingjay. Time to rewatch it I guess.

She does very well giving off a shrewd or scheming vibe, and able to range from salacious to gracious to intelligent while doing it. Thought she really nailed it as Moriarity in particular, was easy to picture her as being as mentally brilliant, yet morally lacking, as the character demanded.

 

[The Ref]

Episode 9 on deck.

Not sure how it will top episode 8.

I don't see how it can top episode 9, 18, 27 or 36. The ninth episode has been nails every single season.

 

[joey]

Natalie Dormer (Margaery's actress) seems to have a penchant for unusual and/or salacious roles.

Margeary on GoT. Irene Adler / Moriarity on Elementary. The army secretary that Peggy walked in on kissing Captain America. Nurse who gets it on with the driver in the hospital in Rush, if I remember right.

I don't remember much about her role in Hunger Games Mockingjay. Time to rewatch it I guess.

She does very well giving off a shrewd or scheming vibe, and able to range from salacious to gracious to intelligent while doing it. Thought she really nailed it as Moriarity in particular, was easy to picture her as being as mentally brilliant, yet morally lacking, as the character demanded.

I first saw her playing the role of Anne Boleyn in The Tudors on Showtime. It's basically the same role as the one she's playing I'm GoT. She's very good at that kind of power hungry, conniving woman role.

 

[Mile High]

Episode 9 on deck.

Not sure how it will top episode 8.

"The dance of Dragons" has a lot of potential

 

[Scoresman]

Natalie Dormer (Margaery's actress) seems to have a penchant for unusual and/or salacious roles.

Margeary on GoT. Irene Adler / Moriarity on Elementary. The army secretary that Peggy walked in on kissing Captain America. Nurse who gets it on with the driver in the hospital in Rush, if I remember right.

I don't remember much about her role in Hunger Games Mockingjay. Time to rewatch it I guess.

She does very well giving off a shrewd or scheming vibe, and able to range from salacious to gracious to intelligent while doing it. Thought she really nailed it as Moriarity in particular, was easy to picture her as being as mentally brilliant, yet morally lacking, as the character demanded.

Agree. Such a shame about her pancake #### though.

 

[El Floppo]

Episode 9 on deck.

Not sure how it will top episode 8.

"The dance of Dragons" has a lot of potential

wait- is that what the next episode is called?

I've been waiting since episode 1 for dancing dragons.

eta: dis gunna be good.

 

[higgins]

I found these interviews interesting so I thought I'd put them out there (no spoilers)...

Game of Thrones: the Fallen roundtable Game of Thrones at the Oxford Union

 

[larch]

Episode 9 on deck.

Not sure how it will top episode 8.

"The dance of Dragons" has a lot of potential

wait- is that what the next episode is called?

I've been waiting since episode 1 for dancing dragons.

eta: dis gunna be good.

Yep, episode 9 is called "The Dance of Dragons" and episode 10 is called "Mother's Mercy".

 

[The Duff Man]

I am going to be pissed next season when Bran finds the giant frozen wheel and uses it to move the wall.

 

[larch]

I am going to be pissed next season when Bran finds the giant frozen wheel and uses it to move the wall.

 

[FattyVM]

This is the same way it has worked historically in real life. That's why when someone usurps the thrown (both in real life and in the show with the Targaryens) they slaughter the ex-king's entire family and everyone connected to it. Not just the next in line. Random 2nd cousins and great uncles get cut down too because even their borderline connection to the throne could be a threat if they get the right backer.

So, is this whole story an allegory? If so, which global countries do the houses represent and who is who?I'm going to predict that the real battle is still Littlefinger vs. Varys. Littlefinger gets the South and leaves the north to the Wildings while Varys goes across the narrow sea and rules where Dany is now. Game ends with the houses losing power and power being consolidated into people that had no power before. Thus, democracy is born.

I had dibs on the French Revolution theory like pages ago, TYVM.

You also have dibs on vanilla oysters and time travel enabled poisoning schemes.

Wasn't it vinegar the insurance d00che asked for?

 

[culdeus]

Natalie Dormer (Margaery's actress) seems to have a penchant for unusual and/or salacious roles.

Margeary on GoT. Irene Adler / Moriarity on Elementary. The army secretary that Peggy walked in on kissing Captain America. Nurse who gets it on with the driver in the hospital in Rush, if I remember right.

I don't remember much about her role in Hunger Games Mockingjay. Time to rewatch it I guess.

She does very well giving off a shrewd or scheming vibe, and able to range from salacious to gracious to intelligent while doing it. Thought she really nailed it as Moriarity in particular, was easy to picture her as being as mentally brilliant, yet morally lacking, as the character demanded.

And I do believe she got her start in soft core skinemax stuff, right? Under a different name maybe?

 

[RedmondLonghorn]

This is the same way it has worked historically in real life. That's why when someone usurps the thrown (both in real life and in the show with the Targaryens) they slaughter the ex-king's entire family and everyone connected to it. Not just the next in line. Random 2nd cousins and great uncles get cut down too because even their borderline connection to the throne could be a threat if they get the right backer.

So, is this whole story an allegory? If so, which global countries do the houses represent and who is who?I'm going to predict that the real battle is still Littlefinger vs. Varys. Littlefinger gets the South and leaves the north to the Wildings while Varys goes across the narrow sea and rules where Dany is now. Game ends with the houses losing power and power being consolidated into people that had no power before. Thus, democracy is born.

I had dibs on the French Revolution theory like pages ago, TYVM.

You also have dibs on vanilla oysters and time travel enabled poisoning schemes.

Wasn't it vinegar the insurance d00che asked for?

Link

 

[Maik Jeaunz]

Natalie Dormer (Margaery's actress) seems to have a penchant for unusual and/or salacious roles.

Margeary on GoT. Irene Adler / Moriarity on Elementary. The army secretary that Peggy walked in on kissing Captain America. Nurse who gets it on with the driver in the hospital in Rush, if I remember right.

I don't remember much about her role in Hunger Games Mockingjay. Time to rewatch it I guess.

She does very well giving off a shrewd or scheming vibe, and able to range from salacious to gracious to intelligent while doing it. Thought she really nailed it as Moriarity in particular, was easy to picture her as being as mentally brilliant, yet morally lacking, as the character demanded.

And I do believe she got her start in soft core skinemax stuff, right? Under a different name maybe?

Felicia Flapjacks?

 

[Good Posting Judge]

I am going to be pissed next season when Bran finds the giant frozen wheel and uses it to move the wall.

I would shoot out my TV like Elvis.

 

[Chadstroma]

Argh.... I came across a spoiler that I wish I hadn't.

 

[Swing 51]

Argh.... I came across a spoiler that I wish I hadn't.

Post it in the spoiler tag. Tough show to read about without stumbling on to spoilers.

 

[kentric]

Natalie Dormer (Margaery's actress) seems to have a penchant for unusual and/or salacious roles.

Margeary on GoT. Irene Adler / Moriarity on Elementary. The army secretary that Peggy walked in on kissing Captain America. Nurse who gets it on with the driver in the hospital in Rush, if I remember right.

I don't remember much about her role in Hunger Games Mockingjay. Time to rewatch it I guess.

She does very well giving off a shrewd or scheming vibe, and able to range from salacious to gracious to intelligent while doing it. Thought she really nailed it as Moriarity in particular, was easy to picture her as being as mentally brilliant, yet morally lacking, as the character demanded.

And I do believe she got her start in soft core skinemax stuff, right? Under a different name maybe?

Felicia Flapjacks?

I was trying to come up with a name before seeing your reply. I'm so glad I didn't comment as your is so much better than mine.

 

[Thunderlips]

Argh.... I came across a spoiler that I wish I hadn't.

The Harlem Globetrotters?

 

[El Floppo]

Argh.... I came across a spoiler that I wish I hadn't.

The Harlem Globetrotters?

wait a sec.... wha... dammit!

 

[Thunderlips]

Argh.... I came across a spoiler that I wish I hadn't.

The Harlem Globetrotters?

wait a sec.... wha... dammit!

They show up on a boat and challenge the White Walkers to a basketball game...winner gets Westeros.

 

[dhockster]

Argh.... I came across a spoiler that I wish I hadn't.

The Harlem Globetrotters?

wait a sec.... wha... dammit!

They show up on a boat and challenge the White Walkers to a basketball game...winner gets Westeros.

The White Walker Generals?