rynny Posted August 29, 2017 Share Posted August 29, 2017 41 minutes ago, angieram said: I thought the whole part of it being off screen was that the viewer didn't know about it, so we were as surprised as Littlefinger when it happened. Worked for me! That was the plan. With Littlefinger's influence and involvement dwindling it was always on the cards that he was going to be cut () from the show. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TigerTedd Posted August 29, 2017 Share Posted August 29, 2017 On 26/08/2017 at 07:57, rynny said: It's not official until Jon is told Can we call it official now? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TigerTedd Posted August 29, 2017 Share Posted August 29, 2017 5 hours ago, angieram said: I thought the whole part of it being off screen was that the viewer didn't know about it, so we were as surprised as Littlefinger when it happened. Worked for me! I was telling my wife, as she caught up on the last few episodes (a valiant effort after started from series 1 episode 1 about 5 weeks ago), that that storyline is the most frustrating and boring to watch, but stick with it, it's totally worth it for the pay off. Its so frustrating to watch. We've waited ages for this stark family reunion, and then it's all going a bit pear shaped. Mans your screaming at the telly, just talk to each other. If arya would tel Sansa where she got the note from in the first place, it would be very easy to come to the conclusion that little finger is up to no good. And bran clearly knows little finger is a bit of a s****. So why don't they just sit down and tell each other what they know about about little finger. Well, turns out they did just that, so alls well that ends well. Hugely satisfying conclusion to that one. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TigerTedd Posted August 29, 2017 Share Posted August 29, 2017 You know what is frustrating though? I don't think we saw ghost once during the series. A very brief mention by Sansa of her wexpexred to be like Ghost and just wait for him. Why on earth wasn't ghost joining him on deagostone. I know the real reason is because they spent all the cgi busget on dragons and can't afford to CGI fire wolves too, which is really disappointing. How cool would it be to have Jon and his dire wolf face off with dany and her dragons. I know a dire wolf isn't quite as cool as a dragon, but having you're own pet mythical beast is bad ass regardless. And how useful would ghost have been beyond the wall, and in kings landing (if only for intimidation value, I'll see your mountain and raise you a direwolf)? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ramsbottom Posted August 29, 2017 Share Posted August 29, 2017 6 hours ago, angieram said: I thought the whole part of it being off screen was that the viewer didn't know about it, so we were as surprised as Littlefinger when it happened. Worked for me! But it made the scene last week of Ayra threatening Sansa seem completely redundant from a story telling perspective. All it needed was a shot or two of Littlefinger hiding out of sight listening to the conversation to reveal that the two of them were setting Littlefinger up, instead of the audience... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ashz09 Posted August 29, 2017 Share Posted August 29, 2017 Hats off to the CGI's. The best I've ever seen the Dragons can be passed off as close to real as you can get on screen. They must be on some £££££££ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rynny Posted August 29, 2017 Share Posted August 29, 2017 1 hour ago, TigerTedd said: Can we call it official now? Dunno about that Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hucknall Ram Posted September 1, 2017 Share Posted September 1, 2017 On 28/08/2017 at 04:59, Alex W said: Can't believe they killed me. SEVEN SEASONS I HAVE WAITED FOR THAT! Man what a Tw@t he was, Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
McRamFan Posted September 1, 2017 Share Posted September 1, 2017 18 minutes ago, Hucknall Ram said: SEVEN SEASONS I HAVE WAITED FOR THAT! Man what a Tw@t he was, Exactly he played the character brilliantly, his ending was perfect. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hucknall Ram Posted September 1, 2017 Share Posted September 1, 2017 3 minutes ago, McRamFan said: Exactly he played the character brilliantly, his ending was perfect. Yes brilliant acting, hated "him" from the start. Little finger that is not @Alex W Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rynny Posted September 1, 2017 Share Posted September 1, 2017 1 hour ago, Hucknall Ram said: Yes brilliant acting, hated "him" from the start. Little finger that is not @Alex W It was after you saw @Alex W footballing skills that you didn't like him, wasn't it? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hucknall Ram Posted September 1, 2017 Share Posted September 1, 2017 13 minutes ago, rynny said: It was after you saw @Alex W footballing skills that you didn't like him, wasn't it? Well Shane didn't, I thought he was alright to be fair Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StringerBell Posted September 1, 2017 Share Posted September 1, 2017 4 hours ago, McRamFan said: Exactly he played the character brilliantly, his ending was perfect. The perfect ending for him would have been sat on the iron throne, not that fanservice s**** we got. Why did the Knights of the Vale just let him get killed? And why are they hanging around after he's dead? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rynny Posted September 1, 2017 Share Posted September 1, 2017 45 minutes ago, StringerBell said: The perfect ending for him would have been sat on the iron throne, not that fanservice s**** we got. Why did the Knights of the Vale just let him get killed? And why are they hanging around after he's dead? The knights let him get killed because he killed Lady Arryn, got Jon Arryn killed, was a smarmy b****** to them and they had genuine dislike. Also Lady Arryn was the Stark children's aunt so had more sway over them than he did. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alex W Posted September 1, 2017 Share Posted September 1, 2017 3 hours ago, Hucknall Ram said: Well Shane didn't, I thought he was alright to be fair For being heavily anaemic and working on half a liver I think I had respectable fifteen minute spells in both games before blowing out of my backside for the remaining 75+. I got the feeling that Shane didn't like me, somehow. He hinted it on occasion. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alex W Posted September 1, 2017 Share Posted September 1, 2017 I was hoping LittleFinger would make it too the throne, I'm not sure they had an idea of what to do with him. They missed a trick by labelling him the master politician while at the same time being openly shown that Brann can see his past (ie the possibility of seeing everything he has ever done) yet he stuck around to play games between Sansa and Arya. I think the true LittleFinger would've gotten out of there sooner, or stopped playing those games upon realising that. Probably their worst storyline last year and the end of my favourite character, I enjoyed his final scene however. I wonder if he would have been more useful in the final episode with Cersei. Though he betrayed the Boultons I suppose, in turn betraying her. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StringerBell Posted September 1, 2017 Share Posted September 1, 2017 2 hours ago, rynny said: The knights let him get killed because he killed Lady Arryn, got Jon Arryn killed, was a smarmy b****** to them and they had genuine dislike. Also Lady Arryn was the Stark children's aunt so had more sway over them than he did. So says someone from another house who just had him murdered. I don't think I'd want to be the Lord of the Eyrie if my guards are that fickle they'll just let me get my throat cut because a rival faction wanted me dead. And didnt he eat at Winterfell? Doesn't that make the Starks as bad as the Freys? They're just making this s**** up as they go along, lore be damned. I can't wait for the proper ending in the books. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StringerBell Posted September 1, 2017 Share Posted September 1, 2017 2 hours ago, Alex W said: I was hoping LittleFinger would make it too the throne, I'm not sure they had an idea of what to do with him. They missed a trick by labelling him the master politician while at the same time being openly shown that Brann can see his past (ie the possibility of seeing everything he has ever done) yet he stuck around to play games between Sansa and Arya. I think the true LittleFinger would've gotten out of there sooner, or stopped playing those games upon realising that. Probably their worst storyline last year and the end of my favourite character, I enjoyed his final scene however. I wonder if he would have been more useful in the final episode with Cersei. Though he betrayed the Boultons I suppose, in turn betraying her. They got rid of a character who best embodied the grey morality of the show, whilst turning all the Stark kids into overly virtuous (maybe not Arya), fully levelled up RPG characters who now no longer face negative consequences for their actions (Which up to now was a hallmark of the series). Series 7 is when GOT became LOTR. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rynny Posted September 1, 2017 Share Posted September 1, 2017 48 minutes ago, StringerBell said: So says someone from another house who just had him murdered. I don't think I'd want to be the Lord of the Eyrie if my guards are that fickle they'll just let me get my throat cut because a rival faction wanted me dead. And didnt he eat at Winterfell? Doesn't that make the Starks as bad as the Freys? They're just making this s**** up as they go along, lore be damned. I can't wait for the proper ending in the books. The general, Yohn Royce, had this scene with Baelish. Think it is quite easy to see why they would not defend him. The Frey's betrayed Robb for riches, the Stark's sought revenge on their family, once the truth had been learnt through Bran. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StringerBell Posted September 1, 2017 Share Posted September 1, 2017 50 minutes ago, rynny said: The general, Yohn Royce, had this scene with Baelish. Think it is quite easy to see why they would not defend him. The Frey's betrayed Robb for riches, the Stark's sought revenge on their family, once the truth had been learnt through Bran. Not for me. If they wouldn't defend him they shouldn't follow him at all. Honour should be a hugely important factor in a medieval inspired setting. I don't think those men would think the seven gods would look favourably on what the cloak and daggers thing that they did. And I don't see Baelish putting himself in such a situation if that was the case anyway. And that all this was delivered to us through that contrived fake Sansa vs Arya story that didn't even make any sense. Yes Arya, by using your new Sherlock Holmes powers you now know Sansa wrote a letter under duress. No one cares. Ah yes Bran, the human embodiment of a wiki of ice and fire. The deus ex machina that can help lazy writers to conveniently wrap up any plot ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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