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I would say that the fact that they appear to be killing off Mance for real puts a huge hole in some of the more popular Pink Letter theories.
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*UNMARKED SPOILERS ALL BOOKS* Game of Thrones |OT| - Season 5 - Sundays on HBO
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biosnake20
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Yup, he's still nowhere near great but he's improved a lot where as Emilia Clarke has just been the same level of bad/mediocrity throughout.
"Only"? That's pretty lengthy by any action scene standards, especially one that presumably isn't the sole focus of a one hour episode, and even in the two "battle" episodes of the show you'll probably find that the actual amount of literal action scenes probably isn't much longer than 18 minutes anyways.
That's close to a third of the episode. It was never going to be a full episode thing. That's pretty damn long.
badcrumble
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You're presuming that all of that is action?
Basileus777
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Yeah, I didn't get the impression that this was going to be a Blackwater/Battle at the Wall scenario.
I don't know what to presume since the link just takes me to a log in page, so I'm just going by the post
that says the battle lasts 18 minutes.
18 minutes is a lot. Especially if it doesn't cut to anywhere else. Looks like the final three episodes are gonna be cray cray.
Pretty hyped just to see certain scenes play out.
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If that happens, I'm just gonna assume that they'll let Mance die with dignity in this version while having Sansa's retinue dispose of Ramsay.
Steelyuhas
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In reference to above
Blackwater and Watchers on the Wall each have about 30 minutes of battle (maybe more for Watchers), 18 minutes is still a pretty damn big battle scene.
The cook! I forgot about that guy.. but yes.
Good old Hobb. He makes a great stew.
Exterminieren
Banned
And the new season claims its first victim.mother of fuck. god damn. i didn't realize i clicked the book spoilers thread
apparently R.I.P until you dont, jon snow
Ah well. Come the end of the season, this'll be a non-factor.
mother of fuck. god damn. i didn't realize i clicked the book spoilers thread
apparently R.I.P until you dont, jon snow
Soon we will all be in the same boat. Book readers and show watchers all crammed in like sardines.
Atraveller
Banned
Non-readers really need to learn how to read.
There are so many of them, I just don't know what to say.
lol gotta live on the edge sometimes, im a wildman.
I don't really mind spoilers much anyway, they tend to just hype me up to figure out/when/why something happens. I think all i got completely was that Jon dies.Don't wanna read any more, but my initial skimming gave me the impression Jon coming back is mostly speculation? Whatever, i'll leave that up for the show to clear up haha. Enjoy your book reader privilege while you still can guys
lol gotta live on the edge sometimes, im a wildman.
I don't really mind spoilers much anyway, they tend to just hype me up to figure out/when/why something happens. I think all i got completely was that Jon dies.Don't wanna read any more, but my initial skimming gave me the impression Jon coming back is mostly speculation? Whatever, i'll leave that up for the show to clear up haha. Enjoy your book reader privilege while you still can guys
You know nothing scabro.
D:
im tempted to just spoil myself all the way since the streams are about to cross anyway lol
Not really. Don't go down that rabbit hole!
WaffleTaco
Wants to outlaw technological innovation.
He probably learned some from doing Pomepeii as what I'm guessing.
Is Hardhome battle 18 mins of pure action? Or is 18 mins of that episode being devoted to Jon?
They have to fake kill him, no? I don't know any premier spoilers, but is there a possibility that they're killing someone else disguised as Mance like in the books?
Just finished re-watching last season to get hyped.
I'm usually pretty detatched when I'm re-watching something, mostly just want some background noise while playing a 3DS game or whatever. But man. Fuck if I don't experience total agony every time The Mountain Vs The Viper happens. Every time I've reread it, every time I've watched it, I just get enthralled all over again.
It's so easy to not get bopped, Oberyn!! Maybe *this* time someone will call out to him to finish it clean...
I'm usually pretty detatched when I'm re-watching something, mostly just want some background noise while playing a 3DS game or whatever. But man. Fuck if I don't experience total agony every time The Mountain Vs The Viper happens. Every time I've reread it, every time I've watched it, I just get enthralled all over again.
It's so easy to not get bopped, Oberyn!! Maybe *this* time someone will call out to him to finish it clean...
WaffleTaco
Wants to outlaw technological innovation.
i feel as if it would just add another complex layer to the Winterfell plot, so getting rid of Mance early might just be easier
Basileus777
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Can anyone see Ciaran Hinds acting as a bard anyway?
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biosnake20
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Two new promos with some new footage.
Game of Thrones Season 5: Future Promo
Game of Thrones Season 5: Sinners Promo
Game of Thrones Season 5: Future Promo
Game of Thrones Season 5: Sinners Promo
I always seem to be stuck in work specifically and exactly when new stuff is released. It sucks. I haven't been able to see one trailer yet this year as soon as it has come out. /rant
EDIT: Just sneakily watched them and am now having one of Robin Arryn's epileptic fits.
Steelyuhas
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biosnake20
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The faster the cuts the better the trailer.
schlongdog
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AKA one of the only ones that matter.
Basileus777
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Oberyn's death is the worst event by far in all the series for me. Yeah, the Starks are the good guys, poor Kevan, yadayada, but fuck it, he was right, he deserved vengeance, the first time I read the fight I pictured him killing Sandor and then leaping and impaling Tywin with his spear but nooooooooo, he had to gloat and he had to die. Fuck George for that.
For all we may end up complaining about whatever changes may come, the way that they have managed to shift the entire structure from expansion to contraction, while actually rewriting relatively little of the overall plot is really impressive.
Basileus777
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Seeing how they handle this is the most exciting thing about this season for me.
Did you read that wrong? He said it wasn't.
Steelyuhas
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Yeah that seems to be their goal for AFFC/ADWD adaption from what they've been saying and from the sound of reviews on the first four EPs, sounds like they succeeded.
Gendry needs some friends while he's out there in the narrow sea.
schlongdog
Banned
Eyes pls
Lactose_Intolerant
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Selmy going ham on some harpies
I hope he isn't the character that dies. I liked his perspective in the books
He's not in the end fight from the promos so either he dies earlier or he is stuck outside the arena and he's fighting his way in.
I hope he isn't the character that dies. I liked his perspective in the books
He's not in the end fight from the promos so either he dies earlier or he is stuck outside the arena and he's fighting his way in.
awesome lol
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