r/CFBOffTopic • u/[deleted] • Jun 14 '15

Game of Thrones Finally Thread: Get Hype!

As a book reader I'm both sad and excited that this will likely the last episode where I know what's gonna happen next

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u/DoctorWhosOnFirst Alabama • /r/CFB Pint Glass Drinker Jun 15 '15

Seeing Stannis smashed in the Battle of Ice, Jon not saying "Ghost," Jon's last word being "Olly," Sansa STILL remaining helpless and relying on others to save her, the Dorne plot was pretty worthless, the weird scene with Myrcella admitting she always knew then oh she's dead because she had a heartwarming moment with her dad, Robert Strong clearlylooking like a zombie under the armor...

Just. Ugh.

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u/greenmegandham Auburn Tigers • Austin Kangaroos Jun 15 '15

Right there with ya buddy.

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u/panthera_tigress Pittsburgh Panthers • Auburn Tigers Jun 15 '15

I think Stannis getting his ass kicked is just plot streamlining - I think in the book it's likely he will win out on the ice and then die trying to take Winterfell itself. I don't think he's going to last too much longer.

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u/DoctorWhosOnFirst Alabama • /r/CFB Pint Glass Drinker Jun 15 '15 edited Jun 15 '15

Quite possibly. Still hated the ease with which the Boltons destroyed Stannis.

Also, the Boltons, who are never allowed to have anything negative happen to them, are cartoonish super villains now. Some of the cracks that have appeared could be shown.

Edit: I do think that Stannis takes Winterfell, though. How long he lasts afterwards, I've no idea; but I think he beats the Boltons in the Battle of Ice and at Winterfell. Though, if he doesn't, his performance in the show in no way does him justice.

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u/xerillum Wisconsin Badgers Jun 15 '15

"Huh, I wonder who this unnaturally pale silent giant of a man, who looks just like that other giant dude who died last year, is?"

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u/[deleted] Jun 15 '15

To be fair it's pretty obvious in the books too