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NFT: Game of Thrones season 8 episode 5

eli4life : 5/12/2019 10:21 am
First of all happy Mother’s Day to all the mothers and hell even the mother f@& $?3?s on here.

Not making the same mistake like last week this will be the only place I’ll be online untill after it airs. Well maybe some golf clash. I’m sure leaks will be out there as the episode draws closer.

Battle of Mother’s Day the mother of dragons vs “pregnant “ Cersei. Don’t think more than half the episode will be battle but could be epic. I think the death toll will be high this episode since most everyone somehow survived the BoW. Maybe a little foreshadowing but the episode Tywin died was on Father’s Day could his daughter have the same fate tonight?
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I’m happy for my Queen tonight  
5BowlsSoon : 5/12/2019 10:31 pm : link
But I’m pretty sure I will be very sad next Sunday. I am now convinced my QUEEN DAENARYS will probably be killed next week!

It’s obvious to me this whole season Dany has been set up to take the fall by making her out to be unmerciful, crazy, and heartless. I’m sure my “love” for her to reign over the 7 Kingdoms is vastly in the minority.

The whole world wants JON AEGON SNOW TARGAYEAN to rule. I’m sure they will get their wishes next Sunday. In order for that to happen, Queen D has to go.....sigh!
So whose face does Arya use next week  
jgambrosio : 5/12/2019 10:31 pm : link
To kill danerys?
The other complaint was I had to rewind a bit because of the unclear  
Anakim : 5/12/2019 10:31 pm : link
dialogue. Arya was mumbling. I had no idea what Cersei said at the end until she repeated it a third time...
RE: RE: Jaime getting stabbed  
PatersonPlank : 5/12/2019 10:32 pm : link
In comment 14441080 Anakim said:
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Twice and shrugging it off like a paper cut. Ok. All to die w Cercei meh

And she couldn’t have done that to the iron fleet the last time Ok.

Hound Vs Sir Gregor was at least a good end for those two Dany losing it was telegraphed. Not bad but very predictable Not Martinesque IMO but at least more plausible than some of the other stupid plot lines. .



Yeah, that was fucking weird. Euron gave Jaime some pretty good stabbings. How the fuck did Jaime survive enough to walk all the way to Cersei?

And yeah, fair point on the Iron Fleet.


The last time Dany was up there against the Iron Fleet she was still in Tyrion mode of trying to take KL more peacefully. This time she flipped and wanted to just kill everyone. Hence attacking the Iron Fleet (and everything else) rather than pulling back to be more diplomatic
Btw... why didn’t they use the dragons like this at all  
bradshaw44 : 5/12/2019 10:32 pm : link
During the show? The way dracarius just destroyed everything and everyone made it look like the white walkers would have been a piece of cake to destroy. It’s like for some battles they have more power and capability then in other battles. Why didn’t they light up Euron the day he killed the second dragon?
Looked like Jaime got stabbed in his arm/shoulder the first time  
ZGiants98 : 5/12/2019 10:32 pm : link
Second one might have been his side. He clearly limped to her and thought he was going to die and was still bleeding badly.
Considering the choices the showrunners had already made...  
Big Blue Blogger : 5/12/2019 10:33 pm : link
... the episode was pretty good. Everything about the Jaime story line was stupid, especially the part with Euron. Carve him out, though, and there’s a lot to like.
RE: That episode was fucking nuts  
5BowlsSoon : 5/12/2019 10:33 pm : link
In comment 14441082 Oscar said:
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Really great I thought. I was worried with the Varys stuff at the beginning to see a character like that just kind of chucked aside, but they obviously had a lot of ground to cover.

So who kills Dany? Jon, Arya or Tyrian?


Glad to see Varys get his...that traitor. What I wasn’t glad about was Arya did not complete her task and kill Cersei like she has been saying for 5 seasons. She got talked out way too easily. Cersei dying that way would have been better. Dying in Jamie’s arms just didn’t satisfy me enough.
I have to say, I think they redeemed themselves  
Dave in Buffalo : 5/12/2019 10:33 pm : link
On first look, pretty damn awesome!!! :)
RE: Btw... why didn’t they use the dragons like this at all  
PatersonPlank : 5/12/2019 10:34 pm : link
In comment 14441089 bradshaw44 said:
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During the show? The way dracarius just destroyed everything and everyone made it look like the white walkers would have been a piece of cake to destroy. It’s like for some battles they have more power and capability then in other battles. Why didn’t they light up Euron the day he killed the second dragon?


In season 7 the dragons definitely did this kind of damage. Against the White Walkers the NK had that icy misty thing going on, I guess to hinder the dragons effectiveness (thats my take anyway)
RE: RE: Jaime getting stabbed  
LauderdaleMatty : 5/12/2019 10:34 pm : link
In comment 14441080 Anakim said:
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Twice and shrugging it off like a paper cut. Ok. All to die w Cercei meh

And she couldn’t have done that to the iron fleet the last time Ok.

Hound Vs Sir Gregor was at least a good end for those two Dany losing it was telegraphed. Not bad but very predictable Not Martinesque IMO but at least more plausible than some of the other stupid plot lines. .



Yeah, that was fucking weird. Euron gave Jaime some pretty good stabbings. How the fuck did Jaime survive enough to walk all the way to Cersei?



And yeah, fair point on the Iron Fleet.


Much better this week. But that was silly. No one is walking around after those stabs but maybe Sir Gregor the walking dead Knight. He would have been dead pretty quick and way too weak to walk anywhere.
And how coincidental  
bradshaw44 : 5/12/2019 10:34 pm : link
Euron ends up making it shore in time for a fight with the king slayer.
Clegane Bowl was great  
ZGiants98 : 5/12/2019 10:34 pm : link
Jaime and Cersei going out together was great. Showing the city on the ground level while Dany went nuts was great and tragic and induced real fear. So much to appreciate in this one.
RE: So whose face does Arya use next week  
5BowlsSoon : 5/12/2019 10:35 pm : link
In comment 14441086 jgambrosio said:
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To kill danerys?


I’m thinking this is very doable. Obviously she would have to kill someone close to D.
BTW, what the hell is the Mountain supposed to be?  
Anakim : 5/12/2019 10:35 pm : link
We know he's not human, but this isn't like fucking Lord of the Rings. He's not a fucking orc.
The dragons also eviscerated the Harpys  
Anakim : 5/12/2019 10:36 pm : link
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RE: BTW, what the hell is the Mountain supposed to be?  
Giantology : 5/12/2019 10:37 pm : link
In comment 14441099 Anakim said:
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We know he's not human, but this isn't like fucking Lord of the Rings. He's not a fucking orc.


He is undead. What’s unclear about that?
So I guess the part with Bronn  
bubba0825 : 5/12/2019 10:37 pm : link
Making a deal was worthless
RE: BTW, what the hell is the Mountain supposed to be?  
ZGiants98 : 5/12/2019 10:37 pm : link
In comment 14441099 Anakim said:
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We know he's not human, but this isn't like fucking Lord of the Rings. He's not a fucking orc.


Some sort of Zombie thing...
RE: RE: Btw... why didn’t they use the dragons like this at all  
bradshaw44 : 5/12/2019 10:37 pm : link
In comment 14441094 PatersonPlank said:
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During the show? The way dracarius just destroyed everything and everyone made it look like the white walkers would have been a piece of cake to destroy. It’s like for some battles they have more power and capability then in other battles. Why didn’t they light up Euron the day he killed the second dragon?



In season 7 the dragons definitely did this kind of damage. Against the White Walkers the NK had that icy misty thing going on, I guess to hinder the dragons effectiveness (thats my take anyway)


I agree they had to be wary because of the ice pick from the night king. But that ice pick would not have a chance to be used the way that dragon was f’ng things up tonight.

But I get that they are just trying to get us to go along with the fact the white walkers had the weather and the ice pick on their side in order to advance the plot.
RE: RE: BTW, what the hell is the Mountain supposed to be?  
Anakim : 5/12/2019 10:37 pm : link
In comment 14441102 Giantology said:
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We know he's not human, but this isn't like fucking Lord of the Rings. He's not a fucking orc.



He is undead. What’s unclear about that?


So he's a white-walker? When was he revealed to be undead?
Dumb  
AnnapolisMike : 5/12/2019 10:38 pm : link
Just dumb as can be. Turned Dany into the worst character of all time. Not just mad..but over the top evil. Writing in crayon now.
It takes a special kind of stupid to crater a series this popular  
moespree : 5/12/2019 10:39 pm : link
In it's final season....but I think David Benioff and Dan Weiss have done it. And now they get to write Star Wars. lmao good luck with that fanbase.
It would be awesome  
sb2003 : 5/12/2019 10:39 pm : link
if they end the show with Dany arriving at guantanamo bay and she meets up with James Comey.
Can't complain too much after the start of the season  
jgambrosio : 5/12/2019 10:39 pm : link
Biggest complaints would be around cersei's death. I had hoped either Arya or Jamie would kill her. The "thank you" and goodbye to clegane was awful.

Also why wouldn't Daenerys go right after the red keep? She didn't really have to burn tje whole city to get what she wanted. Mad queen was a bit overkill.
RE: I have to say, I think they redeemed themselves  
ZGiants98 : 5/12/2019 10:39 pm : link
In comment 14441093 Dave in Buffalo said:
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On first look, pretty damn awesome!!! :)


It was. This was the one I wanted. We had a couple of setup episodes and the last two there was some stuff that sticks out but this was the one I wanted to bring it home. The tone, the pace, the payoff... all great.
Why didn’t Dany just....  
5BowlsSoon : 5/12/2019 10:40 pm : link
Take her dragon over to where Cersei was hanging out and torch that one building? Why kill all the citizens of KL?

This will be her undoing. Now we get to see Jon Snow reign over the 7 kingdoms. If only Dany showed some restraint and power under control. I guess that scene of losing her dragon and Missandei was still strong in her mind.
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Bill2 : 5/12/2019 10:41 pm : link
Somewhere out there Michael Bay approves
RE: It takes a special kind of stupid to crater a series this popular  
Anakim : 5/12/2019 10:41 pm : link
In comment 14441108 moespree said:
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In it's final season....but I think David Benioff and Dan Weiss have done it. And now they get to write Star Wars. lmao good luck with that fanbase.


I'm not really a Star Wars fan, but it does seem like Dany's trajectory throughout the series mirrors Anakin's/Darth Vader's.
RE: Why didn’t Dany just....  
PatersonPlank : 5/12/2019 10:41 pm : link
In comment 14441112 5BowlsSoon said:
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Take her dragon over to where Cersei was hanging out and torch that one building? Why kill all the citizens of KL?

This will be her undoing. Now we get to see Jon Snow reign over the 7 kingdoms. If only Dany showed some restraint and power under control. I guess that scene of losing her dragon and Missandei was still strong in her mind.


Exactly, this is the setup. Those events "flipped" her into the same mindset as her dad. I think its perfect. I mean I bet her dad the Mad King wasn't always a madman either
The Euron crap was so dumb  
UConn4523 : 5/12/2019 10:41 pm : link
did not need his own ending, didn’t need that forced battle with Jaime. Just corny.
The one character who went to shit  
RobCarpenter : 5/12/2019 10:43 pm : link
Is Tyrion. He’s turned into an annoying nag.
What would really suck  
Anakim : 5/12/2019 10:43 pm : link
is if Dany kills herself. Like she sees the destruction and devastation she caused and how she turned into everything she despised ands she kills herself. Then Jon gets the throne.

I think that would be a really cheap way out, though.
RE: Can't complain too much after the start of the season  
5BowlsSoon : 5/12/2019 10:43 pm : link
In comment 14441110 jgambrosio said:
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Biggest complaints would be around cersei's death. I had hoped either Arya or Jamie would kill her. The "thank you" and goodbye to clegane was awful.

Also why wouldn't Daenerys go right after the red keep? She didn't really have to burn tje whole city to get what she wanted. Mad queen was a bit overkill.


Your thinking here is my thinking as well.....I was disappointed in Arya for losing her edge. I too wanted Cersei to have to deal with Arya rather than go by falling rocks in the arms of that loser, Jamie.
RE: Why didn’t Dany just....  
ZGiants98 : 5/12/2019 10:44 pm : link
In comment 14441112 5BowlsSoon said:
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Take her dragon over to where Cersei was hanging out and torch that one building? Why kill all the citizens of KL?

This will be her undoing. Now we get to see Jon Snow reign over the 7 kingdoms. If only Dany showed some restraint and power under control. I guess that scene of losing her dragon and Missandei was still strong in her mind.


I think its going to be jarring for some people who might have been rooting for Dany since Season 1 but really all the signs have been there the whole time. The very first season starts off talking about the Mad King and we've watched her transition into a power hungry ruler for quite a few seasons now. Also knowing the people in Westeros didn't love her, her hand had failed her, Varys betrayed her, Jaime betrayed her, and above all Jon betrayed her on top of losing a dragon (child) and best friend. It's actually pretty believable to me that she would torch it all down.
RE: What would really suck  
5BowlsSoon : 5/12/2019 10:44 pm : link
In comment 14441118 Anakim said:
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is if Dany kills herself. Like she sees the destruction and devastation she caused and how she turned into everything she despised ands she kills herself. Then Jon gets the throne.

I think that would be a really cheap way out, though.


This would be the worst ending without a doubt. I hope no one even considered this.
BTW, not to digress, but did anyone see the preview before GoT?  
Anakim : 5/12/2019 10:45 pm : link
The Watchmen series coming this fall? Is that based on the comic book/movie?
the thing is - the basic story that's been told, however flawed  
Nitro : 5/12/2019 10:45 pm : link
could've been done well - they just didn't bother. Fuck them and fuck us for ever caring about the show. Feel bad for the actors who had to work with this 3rd great plotting.
Haven't seen a heel turn like that since  
Tim in Eternal Blue : 5/12/2019 10:46 pm : link
Hulk Hogan joined the NWO. Damn. That shit was crazy.
RE: So I guess the part with Bronn  
LauderdaleMatty : 5/12/2019 10:46 pm : link
In comment 14441103 bubba0825 said:
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Making a deal was worthless


Utterly. At least the actor got a paycheck? Other than than that?
...  
Eric from BBI : Admin : 5/12/2019 10:47 pm : link
I haven't read the comments yet, but that was the best episode of the season.
RE: The one character who went to shit  
5BowlsSoon : 5/12/2019 10:48 pm : link
In comment 14441117 RobCarpenter said:
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Is Tyrion. He’s turned into an annoying nag.


Agree. I was hoping both Tyrion and Varys would get “drakerous” but I only got one of the two.
RE: ...  
Anakim : 5/12/2019 10:48 pm : link
In comment 14441128 Eric from BBI said:
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I haven't read the comments yet, but that was the best episode of the season.


Well, to be fair, that's like being the tallest dwarf (no offense, Mr. Dinklage)
Dany has become Aerys or IOW the Mad Queen  
pjcas18 : 5/12/2019 10:48 pm : link
it was predictable and Varys alluded to it in this episode and it's been foreshadowed for a long time.

The bloodline has always been susceptible to madness allegedly due to inbreeding and Dany's mother and father were sister and brother.

Jon does not have that issue.

RE: BTW, not to digress, but did anyone see the preview before GoT?  
bradshaw44 : 5/12/2019 10:48 pm : link
In comment 14441122 Anakim said:
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The Watchmen series coming this fall? Is that based on the comic book/movie?


I did. Looked like it had real promise. At first I thought they were going with some new show similar to the purge.
.............  
RicFlair : 5/12/2019 10:49 pm : link
That was a mostly awesome episode. I think I just really like that they went with mad queen.

She can add Queen of Ashes to her long list of titles.
RE: ...  
PatersonPlank : 5/12/2019 10:49 pm : link
In comment 14441128 Eric from BBI said:
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I haven't read the comments yet, but that was the best episode of the season.


Some people are still bitching and nitpicking. It was a great, great TV show. Very well done and gripping
RE: ...  
ZGiants98 : 5/12/2019 10:49 pm : link
In comment 14441128 Eric from BBI said:
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I haven't read the comments yet, but that was the best episode of the season.


Definitely. It was the one I wanted. Thought it was great.
RE: Dany has become Aerys or IOW the Mad Queen  
ZGiants98 : 5/12/2019 10:49 pm : link
In comment 14441132 pjcas18 said:
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it was predictable and Varys alluded to it in this episode and it's been foreshadowed for a long time.

The bloodline has always been susceptible to madness allegedly due to inbreeding and Dany's mother and father were sister and brother.

Jon does not have that issue.


Yup.
D & D are effective at Michael Bay action and slo mo "moments"  
Diversify yo bonds : 5/12/2019 10:49 pm : link
Butchers at continuity and dialogue, but they're good at episodes like this
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