HBO - Song of Ice&Fire Series -Varsity Thread - no TV only whiners (3 Viewers)

[Bigboy10182000]

How do the the jabrones in the TV thread not see that the cup is basically at the Tyrell table, right in front of the Queen of Thorns for the entire pie cutting scene?

1) It wasn't poisoned before as Joffery dumped it on Tyrions head......and Tyrion would have died if inadvertanly tasted some of it (which he claimed to "good vintage")

Christ they frame The QoT watching Tyrion pick the cup up and watching Joffery drink it.

I sure wouldn't want any of those clowns in that thread trying to solve my murder.

 

[shuke]

How do the the jabrones in the TV thread not see that the cup is basically at the Tyrell table, right in front of the Queen of Thorns for the entire pie cutting scene?

1) It wasn't poisoned before as Joffery dumped it on Tyrions head......and Tyrion would have died if inadvertanly tasted some of it (which he claimed to "good vintage")

Christ they frame The QoT watching Tyrion pick the cup up and watching Joffery drink it.

I sure wouldn't want any of those clowns in that thread trying to solve my murder.

I agree, but flysack heard a *clink*.

 

[flysack]

I'll have to update my notebook to never question his elite television watching abilities.

Thank you.

Spoiler

Hey! That really was self-satisfying!

 

[flysack]

How do the the jabrones in the TV thread not see that the cup is basically at the Tyrell table, right in front of the Queen of Thorns for the entire pie cutting scene?

1) It wasn't poisoned before as Joffery dumped it on Tyrions head......and Tyrion would have died if inadvertanly tasted some of it (which he claimed to "good vintage")

Christ they frame The QoT watching Tyrion pick the cup up and watching Joffery drink it.

I sure wouldn't want any of those clowns in that thread trying to solve my murder.

I agree, but flysack heard a *clink*.

GO WATCH IT YOURSELF!!#@#$@$

 

[Bigboy10182000]

If you (no on in particular) read all the books why even post in the TV thread? I'd much rather discuss here and not have to worry about anything possible being a spoiler.

 

[Thunderlips]

How do the the jabrones in the TV thread not see that the cup is basically at the Tyrell table, right in front of the Queen of Thorns for the entire pie cutting scene?

1) It wasn't poisoned before as Joffery dumped it on Tyrions head......and Tyrion would have died if inadvertanly tasted some of it (which he claimed to "good vintage")

Christ they frame The QoT watching Tyrion pick the cup up and watching Joffery drink it.

I sure wouldn't want any of those clowns in that thread trying to solve my murder.

I agree, but flysack heard a *clink*.

GO WATCH IT YOURSELF!!#@#$@$

Sure it wasn't a metallic squink?

 

[flysack]

Well, it is pretty funny over there. But I won't bother anymore. It's like wanting to attend a knitting group and stumbling into a PMS support group instead. With crystal meth as sweetener for everyone's coffee.

 

[thecatch]

I just rewatched the last episode. You definitely notice the gem from Sansa's necklace missing after Grama Tyrell plays with her hair. Then the camera pans out and in the distance you see Grandma Tyrell walking past the royal table and hear an audible *CLINK* as she passes Joffery's cup. They amplified the sound so you'd know it was her.

Well done.

Isn't it Margery who drops it? Lots of time passes between thorns getting the jewel from Sansa and the death.

Nope. Fly sack is right, it's very noticeable if you know what you are looking for.

THANK YOU.

Exactly, which is why cross posting this in the TV thread was reprehensible.

 

[Thunderlips]

If you (no on in particular) read all the books why even post in the TV thread? I'd much rather discuss here and not have to worry about anything possible being a spoiler.

I don't think anyone's really ruined anything for the TV only viewer. I know there were some panties blown up about those screen captures.......but in this day and age....there's always going to be someone analyzing stuff left and right. I'm sure there's non-book readers making those leaps right now.....and really, to be fair....if you don't want your viewing pleasure unsullied in the littlest bit.....why are you even going into a discussion with other people as those discussions will potentially spoil #### for you?

 

[Mister Martie]

I'll have to update my notebook to never question his elite television watching abilities.

Thank you.

Spoiler

Hey! That really was self-satisfying!

I've actually liked most of your posts in this thread, seriously.

I don't want to derail this thread into a pissing contest so I'll drop it.

 

[belljr]

How do the the jabrones in the TV thread not see that the cup is basically at the Tyrell table, right in front of the Queen of Thorns for the entire pie cutting scene?

1) It wasn't poisoned before as Joffery dumped it on Tyrions head......and Tyrion would have died if inadvertanly tasted some of it (which he claimed to "good vintage")

Christ they frame The QoT watching Tyrion pick the cup up and watching Joffery drink it.

I sure wouldn't want any of those clowns in that thread trying to solve my murder.

i said it was her from the beginning since she shot a look a Tyrion but i didn't want to be told right or wrong . I wanted to wait for it to unfold. :scurriesaway:

 

[CletiusMaximus]

The questions in the TV thread are hilarious. Look at this one...

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Who is the rightful heir to the throne if it was found out that Cersie's offspring were not of Baratheon blood? And it seems that many characters either know or infer that Cersie and Kingslayer are lovers, why is it not also well known that her offspring are probably not Roberts as well. Always thought this was weird.

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Lmao. What show is this guy watching?

This is actually a pretty good observation imo. The easy answer is Stannis, but that's not necessarily the right answer. It is a strange situation, in which essentially everyone knows the king is a ******* child of incest, but he's still got the biggest army, strongest alliances and most ruthless and cunning people pulling the strings in Tywinn and Cersei.

 

[Officer Pete Malloy]

How do the the jabrones in the TV thread not see that the cup is basically at the Tyrell table, right in front of the Queen of Thorns for the entire pie cutting scene?

1) It wasn't poisoned before as Joffery dumped it on Tyrions head......and Tyrion would have died if inadvertanly tasted some of it (which he claimed to "good vintage")

Christ they frame The QoT watching Tyrion pick the cup up and watching Joffery drink it.

I sure wouldn't want any of those clowns in that thread trying to solve my murder.

I agree, but flysack heard a *clink*.

GO WATCH IT YOURSELF!!#@#$@$

Sure it wasn't a metallic squink?

Clink or no clink Joffrey was sitting RIGHT there when the QoT is supposed to have dropped the gem in the goblet. You'd have think he would have noticed.

 

[Thunderlips]

How do the the jabrones in the TV thread not see that the cup is basically at the Tyrell table, right in front of the Queen of Thorns for the entire pie cutting scene?

1) It wasn't poisoned before as Joffery dumped it on Tyrions head......and Tyrion would have died if inadvertanly tasted some of it (which he claimed to "good vintage")

Christ they frame The QoT watching Tyrion pick the cup up and watching Joffery drink it.

I sure wouldn't want any of those clowns in that thread trying to solve my murder.

I agree, but flysack heard a *clink*.

GO WATCH IT YOURSELF!!#@#$@$

Sure it wasn't a metallic squink?

Clink or no clink Joffrey was sitting RIGHT there when the QoT is supposed to have dropped the gem in the goblet. You'd have think he would have noticed.

Yeah...I would figure though that would be rendered moot when he pours the wine on Tyrion.

The only thing that helps The Clink Heard Round The World is that, IIRC.....Joffery acts a little weird right around that time....almost sounds like he has a gastro problem.

But....the thing that hurts The Clink Heard Round the World is that if the poison is supposed to be The Strangler......it pretty much worked right away the last time it was used.

 

[Mister Martie]

What if she dropped it in the carafe instead of the goblet? That way the poison would have been ingested after Tyrion refilled Joff's cup. I don't recall seeing specifically where she dropped it.

 

[flysack]

The Clink Heard Round The World

Good stuff.

Also it felt good trolling that other thread. Sure, I didn't mean to at first, but after they went nuts it seemed the next logical thing to do. [icon] even reported me over a completely fabricated comment and page reference.

 

[Swing 51]

Good stuff flysack, what are you 12 years old?

 

[Barry]

The Clink Heard Round The World

Good stuff.

Also it felt good trolling that other thread. Sure, I didn't mean to at first, but after they went nuts it seemed the next logical thing to do. [icon] even reported me over a completely fabricated comment and page reference.

why do you keep telling us what ur doing over there? no one cares.

 

[KarmaPolice]

How do the the jabrones in the TV thread not see that the cup is basically at the Tyrell table, right in front of the Queen of Thorns for the entire pie cutting scene?

1) It wasn't poisoned before as Joffery dumped it on Tyrions head......and Tyrion would have died if inadvertanly tasted some of it (which he claimed to "good vintage")

Christ they frame The QoT watching Tyrion pick the cup up and watching Joffery drink it.

I sure wouldn't want any of those clowns in that thread trying to solve my murder.

Honestly, I think you guys are missing a lot of the point on what was so bad about the screen shots. IMO it wasn't that bad to talk about the QoT. She was brought up a couple times about possibly being in on it. Why I was telling people to stay away is because it linked the necklace Dontos gave Sansa to the equation. IMO it was really stupid to post something like that or talk about the jewels in any form over there.

I am sure most of the book readers finally got to put it together b/c they read Littlefinger ask Sansa about it and got the pleasure of that reveal as they reread that chapter. The TV viewers got that experience taken away from them, and I would pissed if I were them too.

 

[flysack]

Rewatching again.

1. Lady Oleanna actually says, "killing a man at a wedding...who would do such a thing..." to Sansa as she removes the poisoned gem. Nice touch, Martin.

2. In addition to The Clink Heard Around the World, you can see Lady Oleanna's arm move along the table. This is when she poisoned him. No doubt in my mind.

 

[flysack]

Good stuff flysack, what are you 12 years old?

14. Just immature for my age.

 

[Notorious T.R.E.]

I love when someone thinks they're being all cool and funny and not a single person agree with them.

 

[flysack]

What if she dropped it in the carafe instead of the goblet? That way the poison would have been ingested after Tyrion refilled Joff's cup. I don't recall seeing specifically where she dropped it.

Tough to tell. It happens at 34:20 in, but the camera is too far away to tell what she drops it in, the carafe or the goblet.

 

[flysack]

I love when someone thinks they're being all cool and funny and not a single person agree with them.

You should know I don't care. I was annoyed, so I amused myself. The end. Hate me all you want. Don't you already?

Sheesh.

 

[Premier]

I love when someone thinks they're being all cool and funny and not a single person agree with them.

It really is great. I like to picture him holding up his hand for a hi-five that never comes.

 

[Officer Pete Malloy]

Rewatching again.

1. Lady Oleanna actually says, "killing a man at a wedding...who would do such a thing..." to Sansa as she removes the poisoned gem. Nice touch, Martin.

2. In addition to The Clink Heard Around the World, you can see Lady Oleanna's arm move along the table. This is when she poisoned him. No doubt in my mind.

Poisoned him with him sitting right there? OK

 

[flysack]

Rewatching again.

1. Lady Oleanna actually says, "killing a man at a wedding...who would do such a thing..." to Sansa as she removes the poisoned gem. Nice touch, Martin.

2. In addition to The Clink Heard Around the World, you can see Lady Oleanna's arm move along the table. This is when she poisoned him. No doubt in my mind.

Poisoned him with him sitting right there? OK

Go watch it again, pal. Get back to me.

 

[flysack]

I love when someone thinks they're being all cool and funny and not a single person agree with them.

It really is great. I like to picture him holding up his hand for a hi-five that never comes.

I have two hands.

 

[Rick James]

flysack is ruining both the TV thread and the Varsity thread. that's some Petyr Baelish type #### right there.

 

[Mister Martie]

What if she dropped it in the carafe instead of the goblet? That way the poison would have been ingested after Tyrion refilled Joff's cup. I don't recall seeing specifically where she dropped it.

Tough to tell. It happens at 34:20 in, but the camera is too far away to tell what she drops it in, the carafe or the goblet.

The carafe makes sense now that I'm thinking more about it. Tyrion refills his cup but Joffrey doesn't actually drink from that cup until after he cuts the pie. He's too busy telling Tyrion to kneel. Also Tyrion tastes some of the wine that was poured on his head so it probably wasn't poisoned at that point yet. Unless he tastes so little that it isn't enough to kill him.It seems to make sense from what I can remember.

 

[Officer Pete Malloy]

Rewatching again.

1. Lady Oleanna actually says, "killing a man at a wedding...who would do such a thing..." to Sansa as she removes the poisoned gem. Nice touch, Martin.

2. In addition to The Clink Heard Around the World, you can see Lady Oleanna's arm move along the table. This is when she poisoned him. No doubt in my mind.

Poisoned him with him sitting right there? OK

Go watch it again, pal. Get back to me.

Just watched it. Actually don't really care.

 

[flysack]

flysack is ruining both the TV thread and the Varsity thread. that's some Petyr Baelish type #### right there.

Let's not get carried away now.

 

[encaitar]

I wonder what's in store for Brienne. It seems like her character has no direction or usefulness at this point but I'm sure that will change.

You know nothing, TV thread.

Sad, cuz I really liked her character paired with Jaime. But they both get boring.

Brienne gets boring for sure, but I love Jaime's character arc. He becomes a bad-### general who cares about the people. Basically what Tywin could've been if he had any heart.

 

[Thunderlips]

Rewatching again.

1. Lady Oleanna actually says, "killing a man at a wedding...who would do such a thing..." to Sansa as she removes the poisoned gem. Nice touch, Martin.

2. In addition to The Clink Heard Around the World, you can see Lady Oleanna's arm move along the table. This is when she poisoned him. No doubt in my mind.

Poisoned him with him sitting right there? OK

Go watch it again, pal. Get back to me.

Just watched it. Actually don't really care.

In regards to my "tight" comment.....yes....it is a very tight story. The ability over 18 years, 5 books and thousands of pages to tell a, more or less, seamless story involving multiple character points of view is a real accomplishment. Keep in mind though, that I read AFOC and DWD back to back. I'm assuming that's where you think the story bogged down.

 

[shuke]

If you (no on in particular) read all the books why even post in the TV thread? I'd much rather discuss here and not have to worry about anything possible being a spoiler.

I did only once, and I was actually trying to help them think that what flysack posted wasn't a spoiler. They obviously don't even want that, so no more for me.

 

[Gnat Berries]

If you (no on in particular) read all the books why even post in the TV thread? I'd much rather discuss here and not have to worry about anything possible being a spoiler.

I did only once, and I was actually trying to help them think that what flysack posted wasn't a spoiler. They obviously don't even want that, so no more for me.

I honestly didn't think what I did was spoiler. Then things got overboard, mostly because they went nuts and I responded in kind (by going nuts).

It is what it is. I am what I am. I won't bother them anymore and never really wanted to in the first place. Moving along.

 

[Leeroy Jenkins]

I tried to just tell people that the link wasn't appropriate for the thread based on it being detailed screencap speculation, rather than the actual content of the screen caps.

Flysack's post went way over the line, no matter what he says or how dense some posters there are.

Now, I've watched the episode 3 times and I hear no "clink" but again, I'm not sure it matters who specifically dropped the poison; Margery, thorns, and littlefinger are all in on it and played their role.

 

[Gnat Berries]

Now, I've watched the episode 3 times and I hear no "clink" but again, I'm not sure it matters who specifically dropped the poison; Margery, thorns, and littlefinger are all in on it and played their role.

Pretty much, yea. It's just interesting to untangle how Martin wanted it depicted in the show. In this case I think the show informs the books. Intertextual relationships and all that.

 

[kupcho1]

The questions in the TV thread are hilarious. Look at this one...

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Who is the rightful heir to the throne if it was found out that Cersie's offspring were not of Baratheon blood? And it seems that many characters either know or infer that Cersie and Kingslayer are lovers, why is it not also well known that her offspring are probably not Roberts as well. Always thought this was weird.

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Lmao. What show is this guy watching?

This is actually a pretty good observation imo. The easy answer is Stannis, but that's not necessarily the right answer. It is a strange situation, in which essentially everyone knows the king is a ******* child of incest, but he's still got the biggest army, strongest alliances and most ruthless and cunning people pulling the strings in Tywinn and Cersei.

 

[Gnat Berries]

One of the weird things I always wondered about is why Tywin never comments to anyone about Cersei and Jaimee's rumored relationship. Or maybe I'm just not recalling it. He must have known. That guy knows almost everything when he's at King's Landing. Yet not a word. Not even a passing remark, to my memory.

 

[Arsenal of Doom]

Now, I've watched the episode 3 times and I hear no "clink" but again, I'm not sure it matters who specifically dropped the poison; Margery, thorns, and littlefinger are all in on it and played their role.

Pretty much, yea. It's just interesting to untangle how Martin wanted it depicted in the show. In this case I think the show informs the books. Intertextual relationships and all that.

This is largely why I think people in that thread need to get their panties unbunched. It's one thing if you are posting about how Joff was going to die before it happens, or Catelyn coming back from the dead, etc. The who did what, when, and why in the aftermath is pretty nuanced and quite often things have been handled differently on the show.

 

[Premier]

Now, I've watched the episode 3 times and I hear no "clink" but again, I'm not sure it matters who specifically dropped the poison; Margery, thorns, and littlefinger are all in on it and played their role.

Pretty much, yea. It's just interesting to untangle how Martin wanted it depicted in the show. In this case I think the show informs the books. Intertextual relationships and all that.

This is largely why I think people in that thread need to get their panties unbunched. It's one thing if you are posting about how Joff was going to die before it happens, or Catelyn coming back from the dead, etc. The who did what, when, and why in the aftermath is pretty nuanced and quite often things have been handled differently on the show.

Because they just want to enjoy the show without any background information about the books. Why is that so difficult for some people to adhere to?

It's like some people have this giant secret they just can't wait to blurt out. Nobody is impressed you read the books. Just let everybody enjoy the story at their own speed.

 

[Arsenal of Doom]

Now, I've watched the episode 3 times and I hear no "clink" but again, I'm not sure it matters who specifically dropped the poison; Margery, thorns, and littlefinger are all in on it and played their role.

Pretty much, yea. It's just interesting to untangle how Martin wanted it depicted in the show. In this case I think the show informs the books. Intertextual relationships and all that.

This is largely why I think people in that thread need to get their panties unbunched. It's one thing if you are posting about how Joff was going to die before it happens, or Catelyn coming back from the dead, etc. The who did what, when, and why in the aftermath is pretty nuanced and quite often things have been handled differently on the show.

Because they just want to enjoy the show without any background information about the books. Why is that so difficult for some people to adhere to?

It's like some people have this giant secret they just can't wait to blurt out. Nobody is impressed you read the books. Just let everybody enjoy the story at their own speed.

I'm not defending spoiling in the other thread, but I didn't think most of what caused the kerfuffle today really came close to that. If you want to watch a show based on a hugely popular book series and then spend time on the internet talking about it, you shouldn't get worked up or surprised when minor details, which may or may not even apply in the TV series get discussed, is all I'm saying.

 

[thecatch]

Now, I've watched the episode 3 times and I hear no "clink" but again, I'm not sure it matters who specifically dropped the poison; Margery, thorns, and littlefinger are all in on it and played their role.

Pretty much, yea. It's just interesting to untangle how Martin wanted it depicted in the show. In this case I think the show informs the books. Intertextual relationships and all that.

This is largely why I think people in that thread need to get their panties unbunched. It's one thing if you are posting about how Joff was going to die before it happens, or Catelyn coming back from the dead, etc. The who did what, when, and why in the aftermath is pretty nuanced and quite often things have been handled differently on the show.

Because they just want to enjoy the show without any background information about the books. Why is that so difficult for some people to adhere to?It's like some people have this giant secret they just can't wait to blurt out. Nobody is impressed you read the books. Just let everybody enjoy the story at their own speed.

 

[CBusAlex]

If you want to watch a show based on a hugely popular book series and then spend time on the internet talking about it, you shouldn't get worked up or surprised when minor details, which may or may not even apply in the TV series get discussed, is all I'm saying.

Agreed. If they really want a place to discuss it without the book readers spoiling anything, they should start their own thread. Put something like "tv only, books don't exist" in the title.

 

[thecatch]

Now, I've watched the episode 3 times and I hear no "clink" but again, I'm not sure it matters who specifically dropped the poison; Margery, thorns, and littlefinger are all in on it and played their role.

Pretty much, yea. It's just interesting to untangle how Martin wanted it depicted in the show. In this case I think the show informs the books. Intertextual relationships and all that.

This is largely why I think people in that thread need to get their panties unbunched. It's one thing if you are posting about how Joff was going to die before it happens, or Catelyn coming back from the dead, etc. The who did what, when, and why in the aftermath is pretty nuanced and quite often things have been handled differently on the show.

Because they just want to enjoy the show without any background information about the books. Why is that so difficult for some people to adhere to?It's like some people have this giant secret they just can't wait to blurt out. Nobody is impressed you read the books. Just let everybody enjoy the story at their own speed.

I'm not defending spoiling in the other thread, but I didn't think most of what caused the kerfuffle today really came close to that. If you want to watch a show based on a hugely popular book series and then spend time on the internet talking about it, you shouldn't get worked up or surprised when minor details, which may or may not even apply in the TV series get discussed, is all I'm saying.

If it was just a general game of thrones thread, sure, but the thread title explicitly says "no book readers," (or something to that effect) and FBGs has instead provided us with this venue to discuss book related topics. The problem is with fly sack, etc's lack of self control as opposed to the supposedly unrealistic expectations of the show-watchers who stick to their clearly labeled thread.

 

[Arsenal of Doom]

If you want to watch a show based on a hugely popular book series and then spend time on the internet talking about it, you shouldn't get worked up or surprised when minor details, which may or may not even apply in the TV series get discussed, is all I'm saying.

Agreed. If they really want a place to discuss it without the book readers spoiling anything, they should start their own thread. Put something like "tv only, books don't exist" in the title.

That's totally fine, and I have no intention on posting there. I just think it's a bit much to expect that degree of insulation and then get worked up when you don't get it. Totally different if you're talking about major plot points, but by and large I haven't seen much of that and didn't think today got there. At least before Fly just started messing with them, which clearly got out of hand.

 

[Thunderlips]

#####ing about the screen shots is over the line. What...someone who doesn't read the book brings that to the table and its fine....but a book reader brings it up...all of a sudden it's "book knowledge" and wrong? Whining by people who don't understand what the definition of spoiler is.

 

[Thunderlips]

And before we all get all sanctimonius and ####....there's been dozens of threads on this board where people have wanted to band together because of a common enjoyment of something....and just about every time someone shows up and starts pissing in it.....and that pissing is usually about 1/10 of what any book reader has pissed into that pool. Noone's given up anything in regards to the story.

 

[KarmaPolice]

#####ing about the screen shots is over the line. What...someone who doesn't read the book brings that to the table and its fine....but a book reader brings it up...all of a sudden it's "book knowledge" and wrong? Whining by people who don't understand what the definition of spoiler is.

come on. 0 chance somebody without previous knowledge of how poison got in the cup (jewel) puts those screen shots together and we all know it. I could see shots of the main suspects during that scene, but not tying dontos and necklace into it. I knew what was coming and still barely noticed something was missing from the necklace.