Game of Thrones 4.8 - "The Mountain and the Viper" - Rate and discuss
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Didn't Tommen excuse himself from the trial?
Didn't Tommen excuse himself from the trial?
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I find it interesting how he answers one particular question.
I wonder if he has read the books or knows what direction his character is going. If he hasn't or doesn't, then that's a great stroke of luck on his insight. Makes me all the more excited about the next season. I can't wait to watch Peter Dinklage and Iain Glen act off each other.
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He did but he's still the King. You'd think he'd show for the trial of his Uncle regardless.
But even G of T likely has to keep the number of reoccurring actors to a reasonable budget per episode.
He did but he's still the King. You'd think he'd show for the trial of his Uncle regardless.
But even G of T likely has to keep the number of reoccurring actors to a reasonable budget per episode.
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And the dragons are costly CGI, so no need to show them all the time, we know from a few episodes back there around burning and eats in goats and such.
And the dragons are costly CGI, so no need to show them all the time, we know from a few episodes back there around burning and eats in goats and such.
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I think if they had done that it would have messed up where they are going with Tyrion's story.
I think if they had done that it would have messed up where they are going with Tyrion's story.
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2) Since Sansa is a virgin still, she can prove that there was no consummation, as she still has her hymen (presumably).
1) No, that they didn't consummate the marriage was well-known.
2) Since Sansa is a virgin still, she can prove that there was no consummation, as she still has her hymen (presumably).
I don't know what I think of the change yet, in terms of Sansa's characterization (GRRM's Sansa has a bunch of traditionally feminine strengths that the show has been completely uninterested in, and now they've turned her into an overnight schemer strutting around like a vamp), but the the show's version makes Littlefinger look like a complete moron, when he's supposed to be a genius. He didn't need to kill Lysa when he did, and he apparently has no plan apart from saying that she committed suicide and hoping the lords don't ask to speak to the other witness, who he doesn't know will corroborate what he says.
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"The Rod and the Tackle."
"The Rod and the Tackle."
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He is not at the trial in the book, either.
He is not at the trial in the book, either.
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Bronn wouldn't have been so foolish. He probably would have used a spear as well.
That's why you don't monolog until AFTER your opponent is dead. Stabbing him, turning around, and assuming it'll all work out (while staying within reach) is a rookie move, and he deserved what he got there...
Bronn wouldn't have been so foolish. He probably would have used a spear as well.
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Not too late, but the first thing I thought about the climax of this episode was this:
[yt]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8t4pmlHRokg[/yt]
Not too late, but the first thing I thought about the climax of this episode was this:
[yt]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8t4pmlHRokg[/yt]
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I was expecting Oberyn to become a major player in the future (I'm only on book 2). That was completely unexpected.
I was expecting Oberyn to become a major player in the future (I'm only on book 2). That was completely unexpected.
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This is true. I think his character has suffered at the expense of Sansa's development.
This is true. I think his character has suffered at the expense of Sansa's development.
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I honestly don't mind, though. Littlefinger is repulsive, and Sansa needs some development beyond constantly being in peril, so I like it.
I honestly don't mind, though. Littlefinger is repulsive, and Sansa needs some development beyond constantly being in peril, so I like it.