max Game of Thrones, The Final Season

[Kelley Wonder]

Holy Shit.

OMG GOT! I dinna see tha comin!

 

[Zaida Gearbox]

Holy shit is right

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Arya FTW!! Tyrion and Sansa forever!!! I’m assuming that was Gendry Arya is smooching in next weeks preview because these Arya and the Hound memes are just too disturbing. I think he loves her like a daughter.

 

[Beebo Brink]

Episode 3

Whoa!

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I'm going to assume that any major character that didn't get a spotlight death is still alive, but there are some supporting characters that I lost track of in the smoke and the chaos.

Confirmed dead :
Theon
Jorah
The Lord of Light guy, whose name I can never remember
Melisandre
Ed
Lyanna Mormont
The Night King

Confirmed Living:
Jon
Dany
Tyrion
Sansa
Arya
Bran
Davos

Probably still alive?
Jaime
Sam
Ser Brienne
Grey Worm
Podrick?

And down in the crypt's, did Sam's Gilly die? I thought I saw her dragged away by zombies.

I know I'm missing tons, but that's off the top of my head.

 

[Ann Launay]

Innula

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following that same logic couldn't it them be Gendry on the iron throne? He has a claim by being Robert Baratheon's only living child, and if you go back far enough the Baratheon's are related to the Targaryen's? And if it's not Gendry - he definitely poses a threat than Dany will have to deal with for the reason just stated, and if she fucks with Gendry well then get ready to feel the wrath of Arya.

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Robert Baratheon actually had a Targaryen grandmother, which is what put him in the line of succession in the first place and why he was so desperate to kill all of the remaining Targaryens, even children who had no hand in Rhaegar or the Mad King's actions. He needed them gone to secure his regency and that of his (supposed) legitimate offspring. The founder of the Baratheon line was also widely thought to be a Targaryen bastard, half-brother of the first Aegon. However, Gendry's illegitimacy is an issue, as is the question of whether there's any way to actually prove that he's Robert's son.

On a different note, I wonder if one of the Death gods whispered Arya's destiny in A Man's ear and that why he recruited her and then let her go. He really should have killed her in the usual course of things.

I also wanted to see if Jon would burn, so I was sort of disappointed at the timing there. I mean, we know he could be burnt before his death, so maybe he takes after the Stark side more, but that would be pretty definitive proof for Dany that he is, in fact, a dragon.

Edit: Omg, and Lyanna! As much as I wish she would have lived, at least she was a boss bitch until the end!

 

[Ellen Cordeaux]

Well. That was a damn fine evening of TV.

*raises wine glass to mouth shakily*

My gosh.

 

[Myficals]

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Confirmed dead :

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Theon
Jorah
The Lord of Light guy, whose name I can never remember
Melisandre
Ed
Lyanna Mormont
The Night King

And down in the crypt's, did Sam's Gilly die? I thought I saw her dragged away by zombies.

I know I'm missing tons, but that's off the top of my head.

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Also all the Dothraki, including that one guy who seems to be Dany's chief glowerer. I think he's named Johgo, but I'm not sure. Not confirmed, but probably dead is Alysanne Karstark. She was one of Bran's guard and if we assume Theon was the final one alive...

Gilly is probably still alive. I think that was an unnamed Northerner disappearing to the [REC] pull into darkness.

 

[Ariane]

Episode 3

Whoa!

Spoiler

I'm going to assume that any major character that didn't get a spotlight death is still alive, but there are some supporting characters that I lost track of in the smoke and the chaos.

Confirmed dead :
Theon
Jorah
The Lord of Light guy, whose name I can never remember
Melisandre
Ed
Lyanna Mormont
The Night King

Confirmed Living:
Jon
Dany
Tyrion
Sansa
Arya
Bran
Davos

Probably still alive?
Jaime
Sam
Ser Brienne
Grey Worm
Podrick?

And down in the crypt's, did Sam's Gilly die? I thought I saw her dragged away by zombies.

I know I'm missing tons, but that's off the top of my head.

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Gilly and her boy are alive, they showed the crypt at the end, also Missande
All the Dothraki are dead (I guess that's one way to cut the horse budget)
Another on the unknown list: Ghost

Considering what happened last week, I'm shocked that they didn't kill off Jamie or Brienne. (or maybe they did?) Last week their character arcs came to a close, so I figured one of them would be toast.

 

[Cristalle]

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Gilly and Little Sam are alive. But that ... that was a slaughter. Ghost was seen in next week's preview so he's still alive. Glad for plot armor for that one! I thought Brienne was going to bite it. Because of NCW's lawsuit with former management we know that Jaime makes it all the way to the end but I was expecting Brienne to die. I'm somewhat surprised.

 

[Zaida Gearbox]

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Based on next week's preview, I'm going to bet it turns out a healthy amount of Dothraki and Unsullied somehow survived. Because if they had no army - how would they expect to take King's Landing?

 

[Beebo Brink]

Because of NCW's lawsuit with former management....

Could you please translate? I have no idea what that means.

 

[Zaida Gearbox]

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Robert Baratheon actually had a Targaryen grandmother, which is what put him in the line of succession in the first place and why he was so desperate to kill all of the remaining Targaryens, even children who had no hand in Rhaegar or the Mad King's actions. He needed them gone to secure his regency and that of his (supposed) legitimate offspring. The founder of the Baratheon line was also widely thought to be a Targaryen bastard, half-brother of the first Aegon. However, Gendry's illegitimacy is an issue, as is the question of whether there's any way to actually prove that he's Robert's son.

On a different note, I wonder if one of the Death gods whispered Arya's destiny in A Man's ear and that why he recruited her and then let her go. He really should have killed her in the usual course of things.

I also wanted to see if Jon would burn, so I was sort of disappointed at the timing there. I mean, we know he could be burnt before his death, so maybe he takes after the Stark side more, but that would be pretty definitive proof for Dany that he is, in fact, a dragon.

Edit: Omg, and Lyanna! As much as I wish she would have lived, at least she was a boss bitch until the end!

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In the books it specifically says that Gendry is the splitting image of Robert Baratheon. Even in the book, Ned Stark realizes who Gendry is just by looking at him. Not to mention - when the Lannisters decide to kill all of Robert's bastards, they know exactly who they are and where to find them. So, somewhere - there's a record of who Robert Baratheon's bastards are, and I'd harzard a guess that it was dear old dad who paid for Gendry's apprenticeship.

 

[Cristalle]

Could you please translate? I have no idea what that means.

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Nikolaj Coster-Waldau is in the middle of a lawsuit over fees with a former manager and in the lawsuit it basically reveals that he makes it all the way to the final episode of the series.

 

[Ann Launay]

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In the books it specifically says that Gendry is the splitting image of Robert Baratheon. Even in the book, Ned Stark realizes who Gendry is just by looking at him. Not to mention - when the Lannisters decide to kill all of Robert's bastards, they know exactly who they are and where to find them. So, somewhere - there's a record of who Robert Baratheon's bastards are, and I'd harzard a guess that it was dear old dad who paid for Gendry's apprenticeship.

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The Lords of Westeros would have to be pretty desperate to accept "Well, he looks like the King" and a name on a hit list as enough proof to put Gendry on the throne. Unless there's someone trustworthy (and still living) who can confirm that Robert admitted Gendry was his son, and the Lords are willing to ignore his status as a bastard, any possibility of him ending up as King seems like a stretch. But I suppose anything can happen in GoT.

As the series progresses, I keep wondering if no one will end up on the Iron Throne at all and Westeros will return to being seven separate kingdoms.

 

[Ellen Cordeaux]

Wanted to share this bit of fun from Twitter. Pretty sure this was all of us right then...

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[Jolene Benoir]

Wanted to share this bit of fun from Twitter. Pretty sure this was all of us right then...

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For sure. I was yelling, "NOOOOO, he's going to kill her" to "YES". Fortunately they didn't linger and make us sweat it out for too long.

 

[Cindy Claveau]

Multiple reports around social media are claiming that FitBits can accurately measure the intensity of last night's episode.

I don't question the intensity. It took me two hours to settle down afterwards (Hey! Let's watch it again!). But Reviews and fan feedback seem to think the episode was too blurry, too confusing, and engaged in too much "fan service" to be worthy of the franchise.

I don't know. I only worry about whether I enjoyed it. And I definitely did!

I have a list (groan) of things i was disappointed with. I'll list the top one:

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My Dad used to be an Andy Devine fan. He liked to cite an old Jimmy Stewart movie where Jimmy brings a city girl out to the ranch, where everybody has a job and everything including dogs a purpose, accompanied by her pure bred standard poodle. Upon seeing it, Andy wails, "What's it FOR?"

That's how I felt about Bran last night. There was a massive buildup between Bran and NK, right up to the moment when NK reached for his sword. I thought for sure Bran was going to blow him up with his mind or something. But, instead, we get the OH HELL YES SHE DID THAT!' moment with Arya.

I screamed like a girl - because, well, I'm a girl.

But Bran? How many episodes are left for you to prove yourself? Is the prevailing fan theory correct and you're the Lord of Light?

 

[Ann Launay]

 

[Beebo Brink]

Fan speculation (the fan being me):

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Rather than finally confess to Jaime that she loves him, Brienne will have to kill him when he takes Cersei's side in the coming battle. By that point, I think he would welcome release from his sister's thrall, and who better to set him free than the woman who motivated him to be better than he was.

 

[Zaida Gearbox]

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Spawn is upset that the NK wasn't killed by Jon or Tormund (since the NK basically wiped out Tormund's people). I keep telling him that it takes a certain amount of stealth to sneak up on death - which neither Jon nor Tormund have. The NK was prepared for Jon because Jon went running after him like a bull through a china shop - no stealth at all. Arya was the perfect one to kill the NK. But, does this mean that Arya is Azora Hai?

Also, all those other Mo'Fo's better acknowledge that Arya is the baddest bad ass in the seven kingdoms. I don't get Dany's "We won the great war...." What's this we shit? Without Arya, you'd all be Wights now.

 

[Innula Zenovka]

Innula

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following that same logic couldn't it them be Gendry on the iron throne? He has a claim by being Robert Baratheon's only living child, and if you go back far enough the Baratheon's are related to the Targaryen's? And if it's not Gendry - he definitely poses a threat than Dany will have to deal with for the reason just stated, and if she fucks with Gendry well then get ready to feel the wrath of Arya.

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Certainly Gendry might have a claim to the Iron Throne but he doesn't have the means to enforce it.

Assuming he's still around when the fighting finally stops, he'd do very well to keep quiet about the identity of his father since, if anyone believes him, he immediately becomes a political threat, or possibly a pawn, to several very powerful women (and some almost as powerful men).