Game of Thrones fans here?

[forgetful]

I can't remember the exact details/protocol behind the trial by combat, but I think it'd be a great decision if the Church could choose Jamie.

That would be pretty awesome.  But really think it will be Mountain vs. Hound.

[rocket surgeon]

i haven't gotten into it, but my wife wants me to    so i thought i'd try to catch up on some of the scenes a little faster.  can we call this the cribs notes for thrones?

http://fortune.com/2016/06/02/game-of-thrones-porn/

no wonder my wife comes to bed every night looking at me funny...a good kind of funny though

[tower912]

  Return of the Hound.   Ian McShane is great in whatever he does.   His death clearly starts what will end up being a showdown between the Hound and the Mountain.   Lady Mormont is one bad-ass 10 year old.   House Tyrell is forever.   I knew she was playing the zealot.   She's good.    Seeing Jamie Lannister get punked after punking those incompetents made me laugh. 

[Coleman]

  Return of the Hound.   Ian McShane is great in whatever he does.   His death clearly starts what will end up being a showdown between the Hound and the Mountain.  Lady Mormont is one bad-ass 10 year old.   House Tyrell is forever.   I knew she was playing the zealot.   She's good.    Seeing Jamie Lannister get punked after punking those incompetents made me laugh.

Lady Mormont is my biggest complaint about last night's episode. It wasn't believable for a kid.

[chapman]

Thought we'd never get to see the Jaime / Blackfish Siege of Riverrun, being three years since the Blackfish was last seen and after that horrible Dorne excursion last season.  They did it well.  I need to hear one more epic quote, and I'll be thrilled with the entire thing.

[muwarrior69]

Thought we'd never get to see the Jaime / Blackfish Siege of Riverrun, being three years since the Blackfish was last seen and after that horrible Dorne excursion last season.  They did it well.  I need to hear one more epic quote, and I'll be thrilled with the entire thing.

I'll think Arya will survive and the House of black and white will think she is dead.

[forgetful]

  Return of the Hound.   Ian McShane is great in whatever he does.   His death clearly starts what will end up being a showdown between the Hound and the Mountain.   Lady Mormont is one bad-ass 10 year old.   House Tyrell is forever.   I knew she was playing the zealot.   She's good.    Seeing Jamie Lannister get punked after punking those incompetents made me laugh.

Agree with everything.

[MU82]

Lady Mormont is my biggest complaint about last night's episode. It wasn't believable for a kid.

I rather enjoyed her, but I know a lot of very precocious little kids.

And I literally laughed out loud when, after all that back-and-forth, she said she only had 62 troops to offer.

I also guess I found Lady Mormont every bit as believable as dragons. Or White Walkers. Or Snow coming back to life. Or Tyrion being a bad-ass warrior. Or any number of other things that one finds in a fantasy series.

[Coleman]

I rather enjoyed her, but I know a lot of very precocious little kids.

And I literally laughed out loud when, after all that back-and-forth, she said she only had 62 troops to offer.

I also guess I found Lady Mormont every bit as believable as dragons. Or White Walkers. Or Snow coming back to life. Or Tyrion being a bad-ass warrior. Or any number of other things that one finds in a fantasy series.

That's all fair. Just didn't hit home with me. If the actor was a few years older....15 or 16, I would have bought it

[MU82]

That's all fair. Just didn't hit home with me. If the actor was a few years older....15 or 16, I would have bought it

Okey dokey. That's fair, too.

One thing's for sure ... she's a hell of a lot brighter than that gullible dim bulb Tommen!

[brewcity77]

That's all fair. Just didn't hit home with me. If the actor was a few years older....15 or 16, I would have bought it

Was it maybe a question of context? Did you have similar misgivings after Lady Catelyn left Winterfell with Bran in charge back in season two? When a scarcely older Bran was making house decisions for the Starks? Or was that different because you knew why Bran was sitting there and what had led to a child being in so influential a place and needing to grow up so fast?

[forgetful]

That's all fair. Just didn't hit home with me. If the actor was a few years older....15 or 16, I would have bought it

I can understand this.  A lot of the way I look at it is to remember it was a different age.  At 12-13 you married and started a family.  Kids like here were groomed from birth to be rulers/leaders.  They were used to tragedy death etc. 

It is tough for us to believe, but she was actually probably an actual portrayal of good child leaders then.  To us though, it looks like a kid pretending to be an adult and is unbelievable. 

Overall though.  Awesome episode.  Not a ton of action, but one of the best episodes.

[brandx]

I can understand this.  A lot of the way I look at it is to remember it was a different age.  At 12-13 you married and started a family.  Kids like here were groomed from birth to be rulers/leaders.  They were used to tragedy death etc. 

It is tough for us to believe, but she was actually probably an actual portrayal of good child leaders then.  To us though, it looks like a kid pretending to be an adult and is unbelievable. 

Overall though.  Awesome episode.  Not a ton of action, but one of the best episodes.

Funny how we all see the same things differently. Other than Ian McShane and the Hound, I thought it was one of the weaker episodes.

But that is what makes the show so great - we all appreciate different things  that the show brings. For me - this has been probably the most enjoyable season since the first. Even the "weaker" episodes are still better than almost anything else on tV.

[Coleman]

I can understand this.  A lot of the way I look at it is to remember it was a different age.  At 12-13 you married and started a family.  Kids like here were groomed from birth to be rulers/leaders.  They were used to tragedy death etc. 

It is tough for us to believe, but she was actually probably an actual portrayal of good child leaders then.  To us though, it looks like a kid pretending to be an adult and is unbelievable. 

Overall though.  Awesome episode.  Not a ton of action, but one of the best episodes.

Haha, You know this is fiction, right? It was not a different age. It never happened.

I just find it unbelievable (in the literal sense of the word) that a child would have such confidence and intelligence. Yeah, dragons and magic and all that...none of it is real..I get it...I guess I just have some weird arbitrary limits on fantasy, and this one crossed it. Carry on.

[brewcity77]

Haha, You know this is fiction, right? It was not a different age. It never happened.

I just find it unbelievable (in the literal sense of the word) that a child would have such confidence and intelligence. Yeah, dragons and magic and all that...none of it is real..I get it...I guess I just have some weird arbitrary limits on fantasy, and this one crossed it. Carry on.

From a period perspective, however, it is designed more to reflect medieval times, when all rulers were decided by birthright and children could end up in such a situation. Yes, it's fantasy, but that doesn't mean there isn't still a basis in our own reality. Not every kid will be Robin Arryn.

[forgetful]

Haha, You know this is fiction, right? It was not a different age. It never happened.

I just find it unbelievable (in the literal sense of the word) that a child would have such confidence and intelligence. Yeah, dragons and magic and all that...none of it is real..I get it...I guess I just have some weird arbitrary limits on fantasy, and this one crossed it. Carry on.

Yes, I do know it's fiction.  But the whole story was inspired by Martin's fascination with the War of the Roses.  Its period as Brewcity77 mentions is based on that era.

[Galway Eagle]

So who's dying in the next two episodes? Any guesses?

[forgetful]

So who's dying in the next two episodes? Any guesses?

Got to figure Rikon and Ramses die.  Brienne pseudo-dies.

In another note, the last episode was pretty terrible in my opinion.  They set up so many possible epic battles and diffused them all in the most mundane way possible. 

[brewcity77]

I agree that Rickon is done for. Seems like Ramsey has to die, but I felt that way about Joffrey for a long time too. Wouldn't surprise me to see Tommen also bite it. Have to imagine his mother is none to pleased with his political move for the church, and son or not, she could very well send the Mountain after him before long (which would potentially trigger Cersei becoming the new monarch and a brilliant Queen Cersei vs the High Sparrow storyline for next season).

I think there will be someone unexpected as well. Maybe Sansa...the Starks finally claim victory over the Boltons only to see Sansa, the last known Stark, die. Gotta be a twist and extra death or two in the works.

[mu03eng]

Don't watch the show or read the books....casually follow online and social media so I'm at least familiar.....any feel if the Lady Stoneheart storyline is going to happen on the show?

[jesmu84]

Don't watch the show or read the books....casually follow online and social media so I'm at least familiar.....any feel if the Lady Stoneheart storyline is going to happen on the show?

I'd be surprised. Mostly because the Brotherhood hasn't been a focus either. Also because I think they want to do as little "reviving" as possible. Keep magic involved, but not dominant.

[chapman]

Lame unfolding of the Riverrun sequence.  They disappointed Blackfish and threw away Edmure's defining moment by pretty much going the opposite direction of "Fish swim. Even black ones." 

Don't watch the show or read the books....casually follow online and social media so I'm at least familiar.....any feel if the Lady Stoneheart storyline is going to happen on the show?

Not after seeing Dondarrion still leading the Brotherhood.



I think the hidden something Qyburn found is going to be stashes of wildfire.  A desperate Cersei will want to "burn them all" Mad King style, and who knows what gets consumed once that stuff ignites.  Could see it killing Tommen, or even a repeat of Jaime being put in a position to stop it again, but instead of the Mad King it's Cersei he would have to stop if he chooses to save the city again.

[forgetful]

Don't watch the show or read the books....casually follow online and social media so I'm at least familiar.....any feel if the Lady Stoneheart storyline is going to happen on the show?

I think Arya will take the place of Lady Stoneheart and come back and lead the brotherhood without banners next season.

Don't think we will see that this season, but could be wrong. 

[brewcity77]

Jamie killing Cersei would be beyond epic and tragic at the same time. Brilliant thought.

[MU82]

Arya is now a confirmed bad-ass warrior. She should emerge as a huge character ... unless, of course, she is killed.