HBO's Game of Thrones (Lots of spoilers-stay out if you don't want to know all)

[Oberon]

Originally Posted by August

I know, she fell in love with him in Sharpes Rifles and even the bucket scene in Bravo Two Zero hasn't shaken her affection for the guy. She was inconsolable for days after the season ender.

He is an awesome actor and from what I've heard a pretty cool guy.

[Jimbuna]

The burning quetion must be.....who will come to the aid of Mr. Snow in the next episode?

[Sailor Steve]

Originally Posted by August

Too late, the wife and I put bets on who would survive the series at the end of the first episode. I picked Daenerys but she picked Eddard Stark.

It's hard to believe the truth about GoT, even after you've seen it in action: Don't get attached to any character, because the odds are they're probably gonna die. If you do get attached to one the odds go up dramatically.

Originally Posted by Oberon

Oh dear, she doesn't know of the curse of Sean Bean.

[Dowly]

Originally Posted by Jimbuna

The burning quetion must be.....who will come to the aid of Mr. Snow in the next episode?

Only one able to come to his aid is Littlefinger and as Sansa sent him a letter, it'll probably be him.

Originally Posted by Dowly

Only one able to come to his aid is Littlefinger and as Sansa sent him a letter, it'll probably be him.

[Oberon]

Originally Posted by Dowly

Only one able to come to his aid is Littlefinger and as Sansa sent him a letter, it'll probably be him.

I agree, and boy is he going to hold it over her as the new Queen of the North. And boy is she going to tell him where to go.

[Jimbuna]

^ LOL

Best I say no more

This episode tested me.
I was shaking and felt distressed.

Jesus... what an episode!

[Dowly]

I felt the opposite; bored out of my skull.

 

Any tension in the North was ruined by the scene where Sansa sends the letter. Littlefinger was the only one she could sent one to, so it was obvious the Knights of the Vale would come and break the tie in a true Hollywood fashion.

And the scene where Yara asks Dany to help her almost made me puke.

Yara: Will you help us?
Dany: Nope.
Yara: Aww, come on! Look, I'm a woman too!
Dany: *approving nod* OK!

All in all, the writing has been very disappointing in S6.

[Jimbuna]

Originally Posted by Nippelspanner

This episode tested me.
I was shaking and felt distressed.

Jesus... what an episode!

Yep and about time too.

I thought the ending was most fitting.

[Betonov]

The battle was awesome.
Pure epic.

Originally Posted by Dowly

I felt the opposite; bored out of my skull.

.

I disagree on

 

the Littlefinger thing.
Yes it was obvious, but it didn't matter to me. What mattered was, who would survive? It wasn't so clear and I'm glad they didn't go the "TV series 101" way and killed someone off just to kill someone. I mean, Rickon doesn't count, that was clear from the start, even Sansa realized this. And Ramsay was obvious too, just not how (loved it!). But Snow, Tormund and Davos? Not so much. And I am glad they made it, they build an interesting trio.

However, the Dany scenes... yeah... man, wth?
"Yay girl power!" is ALL I gathered from that BS scene and the dragon riding stuff was pathetic too - I just always cringe whenever she climbs up her dragon, it is silly and hard to believe, because...physics. But well.
She didn't even pronounce "Dracarys" right (remember when she first said it?), now it sounded like... American - not Valyrian. Nitpicking? Nope.
It is called a continuity error and I hate these.

However, besides all that.
As soon as the battle approached, I started to get really nervous. And I was surprised about how well the battle scenes were done. They reminded me of Braveheart - which still wears the crown in that department as no other movie ever came even close (if someone says LotR, I will shoot him).

The only thing I didn't like was Jon charging Ramsay on his own. I mean...what. Come on...
Other than that. Awesome.

Happy to see the Stark banners back where they belong.

[Betonov]

Originally Posted by Nippelspanner

They reminded me of Braveheart - which still wears the crown in that department as no other movie ever came even close

Nowhere close to this one.
Braveheart was epic in scale, but was heads on aproach. 2 armies smashed together, one used a counter tactic (hidden pikes to counter the heavy horses). Gladiator did it 10 times better.

This one, using the burning flayed men to instill fear into the enemy and show them who they are, provoking Jon to make a mistake, Jon making a mistake, the fact that horses get killed in a battle, the slow sadistic aproach to kill off the surviors, wounded trying to get away, the chaos, the sudden randomnes of death...

And no speeches

[Dowly]

Originally Posted by Nippelspanner

The only thing I didn't like was Jon charging Ramsay on his own. I mean...what. Come on...

Sansa: Don't do what Ramsay wants you to do.
Jon: Ok.
*Does what Ramsay wants him to do*

[Sailor Steve]

Originally Posted by Dowly

Sansa: Don't do what Ramsay wants you to do.
Jon: Ok.
*Does what Ramsay wants him to do*

I disagree with a lot of your earlier summations, but we are together on this. Jon got stupid. Played right into Ramsay's game. He should listen to his women more often.

 

I guess Ramsay's end was fitting, but I still would like to see him suffer the same as he gave to Theon. But no, he would have still been able to use his words to turn things his way someday. So I guess his end was fitting.