The Game of Thrones Thread (With Spoilers)

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  1. M3NTAL

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    I like your naming scheme ultra! Sansa is still fired up and wants some hot revenge.
     
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    She is no moron. She knows CrippledFinger very well. Best guess is she is going to take the Vale somehow.

    I'm also concerned about this rumor mill deal about Viserion being killed and named honorary Moon Walker King mount. That would put Season 8 into the "dunno WTF will happen now" side of things.
     
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    So what u guys think of S7E2?

    I think it was a close one there for the Unsullied and Dothraki. Good they were not in those ships! How much of Dorne's force was lost? How much of House Tyrell?

    Also seems that anti-dragon mega-crossbow is a sign of things to come. I feel down about it. I love those dragons. And there is only freaking 3. Need more dragons.

    Also, why is Euron somewhat invincible when fighting on the deck of a ship? He is no mountain (TM). He actually looked like a wimp when she went ranting to Saucy Moanister. What's with the stupid smile and demeanor?

    Winter is here. Waiting to see the Bogie Night King's way kool moves.

    I do like the last bit of conversation between Dany and Oleanna. I miss Margaery.
     
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    I was under the impression that Dorne would come via the sea and Tyrell was coming over land? Did I get that wrong?
     
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    LOL! That would explain some things! Bummed about Dorne a bit though.
     
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    Sand Snakes were only good for looking at.. they sucked otherwise.. I wonder if we'll get a special sauced Dragon in Kings Landing? (ala Zombie Mountain)
     
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    I think Grey Worm is toast. He just got the girl of his dreams...
     
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    There were some rumors about an ice dragon, and speculation that the Michael Myers Maker King would make one out of Viserion or something like that. Which would kind of suck for all things living @ WestWorld.

    Like Mickey told Rocky: "Women Weaken Legs" (or so he said)
     
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    I'm a bit puzzled about what MicroFinger wanted to accomplish by having a conversation with NoNutting Snow dude. Feel the waters maybe?
     
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    In Grey Worm's defense, he has no reason to thrust his hips...

    With that said, the preview for epp, 3 shows the unsullied get the drop on the Lanaster's forces. I smell a huge twist there, as HBO doesn't give anything away...
     
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    If you figure that one out before the reveal, give yourself a huge pat on the back...

    I do think he's about to be played right in the feels by Sansa
     
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    Episode 2 was fine, but it was missing the soul that we got in episode 1. The stuff with The Hound was top notch.

    Dorne can jump off a cliff for all I care. It's a huge blemish on an otherwise really great show.
     
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    Likes all around for Dorne bashing. For the first time in ages of show watching and book reading I now have no clue what to expect. But seeing how short the season is I really expect the intensity to pick big time up next episode. Big. Time.
     
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    Dorne was supposed to be a powerful region. I think it was the kingdom Aegon was unable to conquer, and it took generations, sweat and blood to get it in line with the 7 kingdoms. Because of that, it seems more of an outsider kingdom than the rest. But it has (or had) the capacity to turn things around.

    I'm still trying to figure out Baelish. He is a power opportunist:

    1. The Vale was originally under Baelish through Lysa, who he controlled.
    2. Lanisters where top dogs behind the throne.
    3. He wanted Ned out of the picture to add the North. Saw Catelyn as a venue, so he fueled the Stark/Lanister animosity with the dagger. Ned eventually is history.
    4. Rob got in the way. Lets the Stark/Lanister animosity keep going. Rob eventually is history. But so is Catelyn.
    5. Sansa is the new venue.
    6. Through all the chaos (in his words is a "ladder" to power) he was able to secure Harrental.
    7. Starks are overtaken by Boltons. Sends Sansa to them to have a new Bolton/Lanister animosity and a go ahead to take the North. Boltons eventually are history (though there are new developments).
    Baelish wants the North through Sansa. He proly wants Jon to eventually be history. And Sansa to eventually be history.

    Jon is gone to the conflict zone, which seems good in his grand scheme of things. Sansa is close to him in the North, which seems good in his grand scheme of things.

    However, he is in white walker territory, Dany just showed up, Lanisters are weaker than ever, Knows-Everything Bran just crossed the wall, Arya is alive and going to Winterfell. Baelish is a believable character with great cunning and power. But he is limited and plays it as things go along. And the way things are going are not looking good for him.

    Then we have Varys...
     
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    Disappointed with episode 2. Seems like writers got lazy and made fake suspense with Euron's surprise attack and Sansa's public bitching. Is Yara really that tactically incompetent or Sansa really that dumb? Also, it seems like the drwarf's seemingly great strategies always go wrong (peace with slavers before, and now the dual pronged attack / siege strategy) to the point to where Danys should just dump him. Also didn't know grayscale was so easy to cure: cut the crap off and apply Neosporin.
     
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    Sansa knows Jon cares for her and will not put her down after the bitching. She tried talking sense to Jon, but they have different priorities. Sansa is somewhat impatient. Jon doesn't want to be king anyway. We'll see.

    Jon is in full white-walker-mode, as he should be.

    Yara is tactically incompetent.

    Tyrion, in the words of Olenna, is no dragon. Olenna, with far more experience, has seen Tyrion-likes do Tyrion-things. And fail. Likely things are going to go Aegon-like next.
     
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    Not only is Yara incompetent but Dany doesn't have a single advicer with real experience of war stratergy. Tyrion did sling some wildfire in the battle of blackwater bay. That's about it and he was basically never allowed on any of Tywin's war councils either (one exception after Jaime was captured)
     
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    Dany needs the likes of Jorah, Jon, and Davos. Note however that Dany has seen some war stuff back in Not-Wester-Us.
     
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    Drogo's horde just straight up charged at things.
    Astapor was taken by simply buying the unsullied and not paying.
    Yunkai was taken by Daario betraying his peers.
    Mereen was taken by two people sneaking by to create some kind of uprising among the slaves.
    Ruling meeren consisted of anonymous guerrilla warfare, no straight up battles.
    Last but not last the no stratergy at all burn their ships battle when the slaveowners came to take Mereen back.

    So I'd say there has been war around constantly but she has no experience of the kind of war we've seen in Westeros.
     
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    Rob supposedly had some war tactical skillz. And worse than Yunkai-like Frey betrayal won the day.

    I say, all those things mentioned above shows some of the required skillz to take Wester-Us.
     
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