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so wtf happened to game of thrones? [mod edit: spoilers]

Post by Fontra (?) » Thu May 09, 2019 11:17 am

I haven't watched the show in ages and I long since gave up on the books ever finishing and now apparently the internet is losing its shit about got doing something stupid.

All I know is jon finally fucked his aunt dany after the book fans saw the foreshadowing for this decades in advance and there is apparently a darth maul ice man now

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Re: so wtf happened to game of thrones?

Post by ToastGhost (?) » Thu May 09, 2019 1:42 pm

Fontra wrote:
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and there is apparently a darth maul ice man now
Not anymore. :spoiler:
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Re: so wtf happened to game of thrones?

Post by Adiwan (?) » Thu May 09, 2019 2:00 pm

People complained that it takes too long for the plot to advance,
now they are complaining it's going too fast.
People like complaining what they hate that they pretend to love.
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Re: so wtf happened to game of thrones?

Post by Octavia (?) » Thu May 09, 2019 3:33 pm

It's still awesome, OP.

Also I'm in a Game of Thrones fantasy league and Arya is my MVP.
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Re: so wtf happened to game of thrones?

Post by Fontra (?) » Thu May 09, 2019 3:42 pm

Okay apparently a few things I gleened: in the show Sam is YOUNGER than his brother which makes no goddamn sense for his character since his whole being sent to the Night's Watch by his dad was to keep him from inheriting the lord title.... Which he wouldn't even do if his brother was older.

The other thing is that Dany is apparently blind to a huge fucking fleet. Also a ballista can take out dragons despite dragons being the entire reason for the Targaryen's initial conquest and subsequent control of Westeros.

Ice Darth Maul got instanly yeeted a la Snoke from star wars.

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Re: so wtf happened to game of thrones?

Post by Wayoshi (?) » Thu May 09, 2019 6:34 pm

never watched it, never will

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Re: so wtf happened to game of thrones?

Post by Gloomy Rube (?) » Thu May 09, 2019 6:48 pm

all I heard about GoT is they apparently managed to leave a starbucks cup in a shot and no one caught it before it aired and some people think it was done on purpose for them sweet coffee bux
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Re: so wtf happened to game of thrones?

Post by Mr. Big (?) » Thu May 09, 2019 8:38 pm

Never read or watched GoT, although from what I hear it has lots of dragons and boobies.

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Re: so wtf happened to game of thrones?

Post by Gloomy Rube (?) » Thu May 09, 2019 9:25 pm

Honestly all I know about A Song of Ice and Fire is that there's dragons and political drama and violence, and that it was the second most popular setting to base your MUD off of, next to Wheel of Time, which I also know nothing about.
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Re: so wtf happened to game of thrones?

Post by SlateSlabrock (?) » Thu May 09, 2019 10:51 pm

Surely Pern was the more popular MUD setting, although I guess the C&Ds may have cut down on that.

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Re: so wtf happened to game of thrones?

Post by The Doctor (?) » Thu May 09, 2019 10:53 pm

I liked the first three episodes of this last season, but last weeks episode was just awful.

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Re: so wtf happened to game of thrones?

Post by Fizzbuzz (?) » Fri May 10, 2019 12:04 am

Gloomy Rube wrote:
Thu May 09, 2019 9:25 pm
Honestly all I know about A Song of Ice and Fire is that there's dragons and political drama and violence, and that it was the second most popular setting to base your MUD off of, next to Wheel of Time, which I also know nothing about.
This and also that the SA thread about the books became really bad.
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Re: so wtf happened to game of thrones?

Post by Gloomy Rube (?) » Fri May 10, 2019 12:55 am

SlateSlabrock wrote:
Thu May 09, 2019 10:51 pm
Surely Pern was the more popular MUD setting, although I guess the C&Ds may have cut down on that.
Yeah, plus, Pern was more often used as a setting for MUSHs or MUCKs or MOOs rather than the more gameplay oriented style, since everyone liked roleplaying that setting I guess :-I It ended up being like Harry Potter in that way, where when those books came out, it was the social roleplay-style games that popped up.
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Re: so wtf happened to game of thrones?

Post by @Zebra_ebooks (?) » Fri May 10, 2019 12:57 am

He didn't pet the dog!
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Re: so wtf happened to game of thrones?

Post by Gloomy Rube (?) » Fri May 10, 2019 3:47 pm

imo "game of bunnies" would be a better show
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Re: so wtf happened to game of thrones?

Post by Adiwan (?) » Fri May 10, 2019 3:53 pm

Did you mean "Watership Down"?
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Re: so wtf happened to game of thrones?

Post by Octavia (?) » Fri May 10, 2019 4:02 pm

Adiwan wrote:
Fri May 10, 2019 3:53 pm
Did you mean "Watership Down"?
That's a shockingly accurate comparison. :starity:
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Re: so wtf happened to game of thrones?

Post by Jill (?) » Fri May 10, 2019 4:06 pm

i don't think watership down had any dudes shouting about "fuck them in their asses" though

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Re: so wtf happened to game of thrones?

Post by Gloomy Rube (?) » Fri May 10, 2019 4:08 pm

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Re: so wtf happened to game of thrones?

Post by Octavia (?) » Fri May 10, 2019 7:55 pm

Jill wrote:
Fri May 10, 2019 4:06 pm
i don't think watership down had any dudes shouting about "fuck them in their asses" though
There's a "PISS OFF!" though

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Re: so wtf happened to game of thrones?

Post by Fontra (?) » Sat May 11, 2019 6:38 am

Back in my day when it was just the books and no show, our memes were all lemoncakes and pink masts and pages of food descriptions

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Re: so wtf happened to game of thrones?

Post by Highbrow Dash (?) » Sun May 12, 2019 5:25 pm

Ok Fontra remember how ice zombies were a big deal and the whole running theme of the entire series was that everyone was fighting over politics and lands and thrones instead of focusing on the bigger threat? How they're gonna have no food for winter, how their armies are exhausted and there's an eldritch horror coming from the north that's gonna destroy the kingdom?

Well it turns out it wasn't that big of a deal cause they killed those guys in one episode and we never learned their motivations or goals. Bran didn't even do anything, he's still around and hanging out with his weirdwood pals.

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Post by Octavia (?) » Sun May 12, 2019 11:49 pm

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Re: so wtf happened to game of thrones?

Post by ToastGhost (?) » Mon May 13, 2019 12:04 am

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Re: so wtf happened to game of thrones?

Post by Fontra (?) » Mon May 13, 2019 1:29 am

Highbrow Dash wrote:
Sun May 12, 2019 5:25 pm
Ok Fontra remember how ice zombies were a big deal and the whole running theme of the entire series was that everyone was fighting over politics and lands and thrones instead of focusing on the bigger threat? How they're gonna have no food for winter, how their armies are exhausted and there's an eldritch horror coming from the north that's gonna destroy the kingdom?

Well it turns out it wasn't that big of a deal cause they killed those guys in one episode and we never learned their motivations or goals. Bran didn't even do anything, he's still around and hanging out with his weirdwood pals.
Oh wow. That's... pretty terrible. The whole political pettiness theme while ignoring an apocalyptic threat was really innovative as a fantasy theme back in the day and is arguably more relevant as a theme than ever.

tfw the episode of Gumball where they're stuck in the classroom during the parent teacher conference does that theme better than an HBO series

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Re: so wtf happened to game of thrones?

Post by Highbrow Dash (?) » Mon May 13, 2019 2:21 pm

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Oh wow. That's... pretty terrible. The whole political pettiness theme while ignoring an apocalyptic threat was really innovative as a fantasy theme back in the day and is arguably more relevant as a theme than ever.

tfw the episode of Gumball where they're stuck in the classroom during the parent teacher conference does that theme better than an HBO series
That said I think you'll be happy to know that they stayed true to the other major running theme of the series, by making the Wall fall shortly after Dolorous Edd became Lord Commander.

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Re: so wtf happened to game of thrones?

Post by ToastGhost (?) » Mon May 13, 2019 6:38 pm

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Also during the Clegane fight I couldn't help but involuntarily scream CLEGANEBOWL several times. :qaugh: :v:
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Post by Madeline (?) » Mon May 13, 2019 6:55 pm



This quote explains so much.

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Re: so wtf happened to game of thrones?

Post by Fizzbuzz (?) » Mon May 13, 2019 7:42 pm

At least this is setting an incredibly low bar for GRRM when he gets around to finishing the ASOIAF books.

Note: I have not read any of the books nor have I seen any of the show, but fucking lol at what Highbrow Dash said.
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Re: so wtf happened to game of thrones?

Post by Momo (?) » Tue May 14, 2019 1:37 am

This is what happens when you let an anime run ahead of the manga.

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Re: so wtf happened to game of thrones?

Post by Adiwan (?) » Tue May 14, 2019 7:12 am

Well... I still think it's entertaining despite its flaws but for completely different reasons. Of course the quality is lower but at least the plot is accelerated although it's tumbling down the hill.
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Post by Octavia (?) » Wed May 15, 2019 11:04 am

Fun Fact:
Tywin died on Father's Day and Cersei died on Mother's Day :spike101:
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