Playa Shunna Ver 3.0 Posted July 18, 2017 Share Posted July 18, 2017 11 hours ago, AxB said: He was in the cells at the Citadel, he spoke to Sam. And he had that greyscale shit all over his arm. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
J.T. Posted July 18, 2017 Share Posted July 18, 2017 Last season started off questionable and ended with awesome, so I'm willing to overlook special guest star Ed Sheeran being in the opener. I actually see it as a good sign. The finale should be fucking bonkers.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Craig H Posted July 18, 2017 Share Posted July 18, 2017 12 hours ago, AxB said: He was in the cells at the Citadel, he spoke to Sam. What?! Really? Fuck. I must have dozed off and not even realized it. Now I wonder what else I missed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Playa Shunna Ver 3.0 Posted July 18, 2017 Share Posted July 18, 2017 5 minutes ago, Craig H said: What?! Really? Fuck. I must have dozed off and not even realized it. Now I wonder what else I missed. Did you see the part where they raised Stannis from the dead??? 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Raziel Posted July 18, 2017 Share Posted July 18, 2017 I'm honestly wondering that if the Iron Isles had enough people and resources to build 1000 ships and crew them *after* Theon and Yara took enough ships and men to crew them around the world to pick up the entire Dothraki Horde and Unsullied ranks and sail them back, how the fuck aren't they ruling the world? That's a LOT of people and resources. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Playa Shunna Ver 3.0 Posted July 18, 2017 Share Posted July 18, 2017 Maybe someone is lying about how many ships he brought the queen? I mean, Euron doesn't exactly seem like the most reliable dude in the kingdoms. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
supremebve Posted July 18, 2017 Share Posted July 18, 2017 The Iron Islands entire culture is based on being seafaring pirates. Nothing really grows on the Iron Islands, nor do they actually produce anything worth trading. They essentially have to go out and steal everything that they need, so they have the ships. In the books they are estimated to have 500 ships and 20,000 men to work them. That doesn't count Euron and his fleet who had been exiled. The other thing is that they have thralls, who are essentially indentured servants, who have been taken in battle. So, they can raise their ranks pretty fast. You also have to take into account that other than the men who were with Theon, they didn't lose many people in the War of the Five Kings. Theon, who thought he should keep Winterfell, is the only one who really tried to hold any of the land they took when they invaded The North. The rest of them ran in, stole everything, took thralls, and returned to the Iron Islands, and everyone else was too preoccupied with the war to fight back. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eivion Posted July 18, 2017 Share Posted July 18, 2017 Who is Ed Sheeran, and why does everyone hate him? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
supremebve Posted July 18, 2017 Share Posted July 18, 2017 3 minutes ago, Eivion said: Who is Ed Sheeran, and why does everyone hate him? I know who Lord Jason Mallister is, and why he is significant, I have no clue who Ed Sheeran is. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
J.T. Posted July 18, 2017 Share Posted July 18, 2017 2 hours ago, Eivion said: Who is Ed Sheeran, and why does everyone hate him? He is a pop star who apparently is very polarizing.. I assume this comes from the zeitgeist of the current music industry where folks assume that stars are engineered and marketed for success rather than getting to the top of the charts on the merits of their own artistic talents. From what I've read about him elsewhere, Ed's a pretty decent fellow but I can't say that I am a fan of his music. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
odessasteps Posted July 18, 2017 Share Posted July 18, 2017 He's not even the first musician to have a cameo on the show. his bit was less annoying than Sam's eat/shit/repeat montage. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eivion Posted July 18, 2017 Share Posted July 18, 2017 I was just curious since any time I see the guy's name mentioned there seems to be a decent bit of dislike coming from people. I don't think I've heard anything from him, but I don't really go out of my way to listen to current music. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Craig H Posted July 18, 2017 Share Posted July 18, 2017 The National > Ed Sheeran Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ultimo Necro Posted July 18, 2017 Share Posted July 18, 2017 I'm sure Mastadon were wildling Warriors in one ep. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChesterCopperpot Posted July 18, 2017 Share Posted July 18, 2017 They were part of the Zombie army on Sunday night Lots of musicians have been in the show - Sigur Ros, Mastodon, Of Mountain and Men, Snow Patrol - even Coldplay. People are freaking out way too much over a 2 minute scene that means fuck all in the grand scheme of things. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Roman Posted July 18, 2017 Share Posted July 18, 2017 I vaguely remember one of the guys from Robson & Jerome showing up as well. Spoiler 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Michael Sweetser Posted July 18, 2017 Share Posted July 18, 2017 I feel better that I'm not the only one that had no idea who Ed Sheeran was or why everyone was so annoyed with his casting. I can't WAIT to see the reaction when Conor McGregor shows up and takes down the Mountain. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spritenaut 32 Posted July 18, 2017 Share Posted July 18, 2017 Lol, I know who Ed Sheeran is. Kinda. I have no idea who Sigur Ros, Mastodon, Of Mountain and Men, or Robson & Jerome are. I've heard of Snow Patrol and Coldplay but couldn't name a song by either. I am old. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pete Posted July 18, 2017 Share Posted July 18, 2017 The Snow Patrol episode was pretty great for them rocking out over the end credits. EDIT: NM, that was the Hold Steady playing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rainmakerrtv Posted July 18, 2017 Share Posted July 18, 2017 The amazing Wilko Johnson (from British pub rock legends Dr. Feelgood) was Ser Illyn Payne. He had to leave the show because he thought he was dying. Fortunately, he wasn't. (He was diagnosed with terminal cancer, but it turned out to be operable.) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tigertooth Posted July 19, 2017 Share Posted July 19, 2017 So Jon brought the Karstarks and Umbers back into the fold. I can see why he did it - bodies are bodies - but did he make them pay any price whatsoever? He has some leverage there, especially if they believe the walkers are coming. I'd think he'd say that they'll get their shit back if they help beat the walkers -- and they get to be on the front line. Giving it to them for free seemed awfully Neddish. EDIT: Just read elsewhere that the Karstark and Umber houses are the farthest north, so they're essentially on the front line whether they like it or not. In that case, it makes better sense, though Jon might have mentioned that to Sansa. (unless they said this on the show, in which case I need to watch with quieter people) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Raziel Posted July 19, 2017 Share Posted July 19, 2017 His reasoning is that those that joined Ramsey died during the retaking of Winterfell, and he wasn't going to punish the whole House for the sins of the Lords, especially when those Lords got deaded. It isn't the worst decision in the world, as it cements that Jon will at least be a fair ruler, and the rest of the houses were at least pubically Ok with it. He had a point on Sansa, who's advising with more of a Lannister bend, along with Littlefinger in her ear. Jon's at least so far playing the game smarter than Rob. I'm going to guess that Sam finding out that the Dragonglass mine is on Dragonstone is going to lead to the Jon/Dany alliance, as Jon will almost certinally give up to North to Dany for the weapons and Dragons to fight the Walkers. Arya jumped up to biggest badass in the show in 10 minutes. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tigertooth Posted July 19, 2017 Share Posted July 19, 2017 Interesting that you support the decisions of both Jon and Arya, since they're essentially opposite: Jon didn't blame the whole family for the actions of a few; Arya killed the whole lot. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Throat Posted July 19, 2017 Share Posted July 19, 2017 It seemed especially pointless to punish those two houses when they've both been reduced to children being in charge. I doubt those kids had much say in betraying the Starks. Plus the new head of the Umbers is named Ned! Greatjon Umber certainly wouldn't have sided with the Boltons had he still been alive. The guy was loyal to Robb even after his direwolf bit off his fingers. It was his prick son Smalljon who sided with Ramsay. Apparently Stannis told Sam about the dragonglass at Dragonstone in season five. Not sure why it was such a big revelation for him when he read about it later in a book. Must have slipped his mind. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Craig H Posted July 19, 2017 Share Posted July 19, 2017 53 minutes ago, tigertooth said: Interesting that you support the decisions of both Jon and Arya, since they're essentially opposite: Jon didn't blame the whole family for the actions of a few; Arya killed the whole lot. Um, everyone there was involved in the red wedding. She killed the whole lot because they deserved it. That's why she told the girl that the wine wasn't meant for her. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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