Game of Thrones (S6)

[GhostofPotvin29]

I can't get over the Waif's running in the Arya scenes.  Like a Terminator movie.  And slowing down or stopping whenever Arya was down.

 

[CarltonTheBear]

I actually sort of felt cheated by that. We get tons of Arya interacting with the actors at the play, a ton of the chase scene but none of the fight?

That bummed me out too. Same with Blackfish getting killed offscreen. When he said something like "I haven't had a good sword fight in awhile" I thought that was sort of a meta line the writers had thrown in because they haven't had too many in the show in general lately and they were going to include this one on-screen (that flashback one earlier in the season being the notable exception). But nope.

 

[groundskeeper willie]

I can't get over the Waif's running in the Arya scenes.  Like a Terminator movie.  And slowing down or stopping whenever Arya was down.

T-1000 was my exact thought watching her go. Almost to the point where I wondered if she was told to emulate Robert Patrick.

 

[TBLeafer]

I can't get over the Waif's running in the Arya scenes.  Like a Terminator movie.  And slowing down or stopping whenever Arya was down.

T-1000 was my exact thought watching her go. Almost to the point where I wondered if she was told to emulate Robert Patrick.

LOL

 

[TBLeafer]

I actually sort of felt cheated by that. We get tons of Arya interacting with the actors at the play, a ton of the chase scene but none of the fight?

That bummed me out too. Same with Blackfish getting killed offscreen. When he said something like "I haven't had a good sword fight in awhile" I thought that was sort of a meta line the writers had thrown in because they haven't had too many in the show in general lately and they were going to include this one on-screen (that flashback one earlier in the season being the notable exception). But nope.

I guess they determined that the graphic violence was better served by showing Zombie Mountain tearing a head off.  ???

 

[herman]

I actually sort of felt cheated by that. We get tons of Arya interacting with the actors at the play, a ton of the chase scene but none of the fight?

That bummed me out too. Same with Blackfish getting killed offscreen. When he said something like "I haven't had a good sword fight in awhile" I thought that was sort of a meta line the writers had thrown in because they haven't had too many in the show in general lately and they were going to include this one on-screen (that flashback one earlier in the season being the notable exception). But nope.

I guess they determined that the graphic violence was better served by showing Zombie Mountain tearing a head off.  ???

I think it was a money saving move, like when Tyrion first rode the vanguard in the Riverlands and promptly got knocked out so they wouldn't have to hire all the extras and horses and horse trainers and costumes. I felt a bit cheated, just like I did when Areo Hotah, badaxe of Dorne, gets lightly knifed in the back and promptly, eyerollingly dies.

 

[TBLeafer]

I actually sort of felt cheated by that. We get tons of Arya interacting with the actors at the play, a ton of the chase scene but none of the fight?

That bummed me out too. Same with Blackfish getting killed offscreen. When he said something like "I haven't had a good sword fight in awhile" I thought that was sort of a meta line the writers had thrown in because they haven't had too many in the show in general lately and they were going to include this one on-screen (that flashback one earlier in the season being the notable exception). But nope.

I guess they determined that the graphic violence was better served by showing Zombie Mountain tearing a head off.  ???

I think it was a money saving move, like when Tyrion first rode the vanguard in the Riverlands and promptly got knocked out so they wouldn't have to hire all the extras and horses and horse trainers and costumes. I felt a bit cheated, just like I did when Areo Hotah, badaxe of Dorne, gets lightly knifed in the back and promptly, eyerollingly dies.

Yeah, I feel your pain.  The big budget is still being blown in the North and Mereen this season.

 

[Bender]

Certainly some interesting choices plot-wise. And by interesting, I mean nonsensical. What a waste of potential in some story threads.

I mean you couldve done so much with Aryas story. Anything! She couldve stolen a face, did some hiding anything. But instead we get Arya acting out of character wandering around and asking for a cabin with random money, conveniently healed from the actress who just dies in the end and she fights no problem after a major injury.

I think the show officially jumped the shark there.

 

[Kin]

It'll be fun tonight having to duck spoilers for the 2-3 hours until the basketball game is over.

 

[L K]

I'm still watching but it's definitely losing priority for me. 

 

[anton girdeaux]

Needs more Mountain for me. I've really enjoyed this season whereas the Walking Dead has become dull & predictable for me.

 

[herman]

GoT and HBO formula in general
Episode 1: Assess aftermath of previous season's cliffhanger
Episode 2: Tie up loose ends and push new threads
Episode 3: Expository
Episode 4: Spin wheels; maybe donuts!
Episode 5: Some sort of reveal/hype but isolated
Episode 6: Haha, suckers, nothing will happen for awhile
Episode 7: Something good happens!
Episode 8: Something poopy happened!
Episode 9: This is where the budget went; Chekov's gun fires
Episode 10: Denouement... and semi-sudden cliffhan-

 

[bustaheims]

So, tonight's episode . . . largest body count of the series, yes? Like, half the episode was bodies falling.

 

[Bender]

GoT and HBO formula in general
Episode 1: Assess aftermath of previous season's cliffhanger
Episode 2: Tie up loose ends and push new threads
Episode 3: Expository
Episode 4: Spin wheels; maybe donuts!
Episode 5: Some sort of reveal/hype but isolated
Episode 6: Haha, suckers, nothing will happen for awhile
Episode 7: Something good happens!
Episode 8: Something poopy happened!
Episode 9: This is where the budget went; Chekov's gun fires
Episode 10: Denouement... and semi-sudden cliffhan-

Yeah. I mean I felt it was better early on but it's just becoming so goddamn frustrating. It's like when you watch you understand that you're playing the lottery - you hope something good happens but most of the time it doesn't.

 

[bustaheims]

GoT and HBO formula in general
Episode 1: Assess aftermath of previous season's cliffhanger
Episode 2: Tie up loose ends and push new threads
Episode 3: Expository
Episode 4: Spin wheels; maybe donuts!
Episode 5: Some sort of reveal/hype but isolated
Episode 6: Haha, suckers, nothing will happen for awhile
Episode 7: Something good happens!
Episode 8: Something poopy happened!
Episode 9: This is where the budget went; Chekov's gun fires
Episode 10: Denouement... and semi-sudden cliffhan-

Somehow, they're going to have to compress that schedule into 7 episodes for the next two seasons - at least, that's the word at the moment.

 

[Bender]

So, tonight's episode . . . largest body count of the series, yes? Like, half the episode was bodies falling.

Really? I thought maybe Hardhome, or even the siege on Castle Black. I guess I'll wait in sharing my opinions about this episode overall though....

 

[Joe S.]

Jesus.... Finally.

 

[bustaheims]

Really? I thought maybe Hardhome, or even the siege on Castle Black. I guess I'll wait in sharing my opinions about this episode overall though....

Maybe it's just how concentrated the dead bodies were in this one. There are literal piles.

 

[Bender]

Yeah I mean it looked like 100 guys survived lol

 

[CarltonTheBear]

It was basically the most predictable episode ever, but I still really enjoyed it. The whole episode was just shot terrifically well. Sansa's one bad-ass witch.