Game of Thrones -- "The Old Gods and the New" -- 5/06/12

DJariya · 05-06-12, 05:44 AM

By djariya at 2012-04-01

Synopsis:

Spoiler:

Episode 6 of 10

Promo:

Episode 16 - Preview

Viewers Guide to Season 2:

http://viewers-guide.hbo.com/game-of-thrones/season2/

Osiris3657 · 05-06-12, 09:09 AM

Ah, finally! Another episode

can't wait!

pinata242 · 05-06-12, 12:44 PM

The last thread more than doubled the season average post count and only 7.34% of it related to the episode at hand. We can beat that easily.

NORML54601 · 05-06-12, 02:19 PM

I was thinking while going to bed last night that a globe of the GoT world would be fucking awesome and I'd buy one in a heartbeat if it existed.

Also, can't wait for tonight.

wishbone · 05-06-12, 02:52 PM

MikahC · 05-06-12, 03:12 PM

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Originally Posted by NORML54601

I was thinking while going to bed last night that a globe of the GoT world would be fucking awesome and I'd buy one in a heartbeat if it existed.

Yeah, someone put together a speculative map of the known world and GRRM said it's great for what it is but it's not accurate -- nor could it be accurate because there are things we don't know yet (because he hasn't written it yet). Maybe one day.

superdeluxe · 05-06-12, 07:50 PM

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Originally Posted by pinata242

The last thread more than doubled the season average post count and only 7.34% of it related to the episode at hand. We can beat that easily.

Maybe we will actually have a spoiler so we can justify 15 pages

pinata242 · 05-06-12, 07:52 PM

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Originally Posted by superdeluxe

Maybe we will actually have a spoiler so we can justify 15 pages

Knowing my reputation, you can count on it!

PopcornTreeCt · 05-06-12, 08:35 PM

Occupy King's Landing -- Love it.

PopcornTreeCt · 05-06-12, 09:02 PM

That one girl with Theon looked surprisingly good.

covenant · 05-06-12, 09:03 PM

<--always a fan of a Joffrey-Slap!

Pharoh · 05-06-12, 09:22 PM

Haven't been a big fan of the last two episodes overall, including tonight's.

Sure there were some very good scenes, (Tyrion and Arya), but something isn't clicking with me recently. Perhaps it is just me.

pinata242 · 05-06-12, 09:26 PM

Every single episode is better than the last. HOW CAN SCIENCE ALLOW THIS?

Even knowing what the overall arcs are, I'm still nervous as these scenes unfold!

There was a lot of

in this too. Especially Ygrette

Thrush · 05-06-12, 09:37 PM

What did the note say that Arya stole? I paused it and still couldn't make it out other than a few words.

Ephemeral_Life · 05-06-12, 09:40 PM

Interesting ending... Bran (via Hodor) and Rickon just walking out of Winterfell because Tonks has sex with Theon? How does that even make sense?

pinata242 · 05-06-12, 09:40 PM

It was basically saying where Robb was (turn east at Silverhill) for, I assume, a Lannister counter-attack.

Thrush · 05-06-12, 09:52 PM

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Originally Posted by Pharoh

Haven't been a big fan of the last two episodes overall, including tonight's.

Sure there were some very good scenes, (Tyrion and Arya), but something isn't clicking with me recently. Perhaps it is just me.

Last episode didn't click for me either but this week's was pure gold. The hound's badassery, Joffrey getting hit with manure, Arya and Tywin. Even Dany's storyline was interesting (at the end).

Defiant1 · 05-06-12, 10:11 PM

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Originally Posted by covenant

<--always a fan of a Joffrey-Slap!

This time with a helping of cow shit in his face!

Theon is right up there with Joffrey for me on the Hate-o-Meter. I've hated him since the pilot. RIP Ser Rodrik. The cruel irony of his death at the hands of the boy he taught to fight...

And oh yeah, Jon must be loving how his faithful direwolf Snow just up and abandoned him in his time of need!

At least Summer and Shaggydog escaped with their masters.

pinata242 · 05-06-12, 10:12 PM

What a terrible beheading. Theon's got no follow-through at all.

chowderhead · 05-06-12, 10:24 PM

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Originally Posted by Defiant1

And oh yeah, Jon must be loving how his faithful direwolf Snow just up and abandoned him in his time of need!

At least Summer and Shaggydog escaped with their masters.

Jon's direwolf is aptly named Ghost. Another great episode.

MrX · 05-06-12, 10:25 PM

The real mystery of this show is how the hell does Littlefinger get to places so quickly? From King's Landing, to the Stormlands last week, to Harrenhal this week.

Loved the Hound saving Sansa.

Ketamine · 05-06-12, 10:31 PM

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Originally Posted by Ephemeral_Life

Interesting ending... Bran (via Hodor) and Rickon just walking out of Winterfell because Tonks has sex with Theon? How does that even make sense?

It makes sense. Give it time.

musick · 05-06-12, 11:34 PM

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Originally Posted by pinata242

Every single episode is better than the last. HOW CAN SCIENCE ALLOW THIS?

soooooooo good. ..... except 1 hour feels like a half hour

Decker · 05-07-12, 12:23 AM

Really loved this episode. So many story lines, so interesting. And easier to follow than previous weeks, at least for me. Way too much Yellow & Teal effect in the Quarth shots though -- looks like a Michael Bey film now, minus the explosions.

I swear, seeing Mad Men and Game of Thrones back to back, it might be the best two-hour block in the history of television. Two top quality shows that just keep delivering.

musick · 05-07-12, 12:26 AM

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Originally Posted by Decker

I swear, seeing Game of Thrones, Veep, Girls back to back to back, it might be the best two-hour block in the history of television. Three top quality shows that just keep delivering.

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05-06-12, 05:44 AM	#1
DJariya DVD Talk Hero Join Date: Aug 2002 Location: La Palma, CA Posts: 27,390	Game of Thrones -- "The Old Gods and the New" -- 5/06/12 By djariya at 2012-04-01 Synopsis: Spoiler: Arya gets a surprise visitor; Daenerys takes a stand for what she believes is rightfully hers; Joffrey meets his subjects; Jon must prove his mettle to Qhorin. Episode 6 of 10 Promo: Episode 16 - Preview Viewers Guide to Season 2: http://viewers-guide.hbo.com/game-of-thrones/season2/

05-06-12, 09:09 AM	#2
Osiris3657 DVD Talk Ultimate Edition Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: Houston, TX Posts: 4,373	Re: Game of Thrones -- "The Old Gods and the New" -- 5/06/12 Ah, finally! Another episode can't wait! __________________ Panasonic Viera TCP50S30 50-Inch 1080p Plasma HDTV, Panasonic SC-BT730 5.1 Channel Blu-ray Disc Home Theater System Xbox 360 Slim 250GB Gamertag Osiris3657 PS3 160GB PSN Helios11984 My Film/TV Collection

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pinata242 DVD Talk Hero Join Date: Jun 2003 Location: Owasso, OK Posts: 27,559	Re: Game of Thrones -- "The Old Gods and the New" -- 5/06/12 The last thread more than doubled the season average post count and only 7.34% of it related to the episode at hand. We can beat that easily. __________________ XBL: pinata242 \| PSN: pinata242 \| Steam: pinata242

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NORML54601 DVD Talk Legend Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: La Crosse, WI Posts: 14,956	Re: Game of Thrones -- "The Old Gods and the New" -- 5/06/12 I was thinking while going to bed last night that a globe of the GoT world would be fucking awesome and I'd buy one in a heartbeat if it existed. Also, can't wait for tonight. __________________ I'm not addicted to cocaine, I just like the smell of it - Richard Pryor I'm a creationist, I believe man created God. - Seen on a bumper sticker

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PopcornTreeCt DVD Talk Hero Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: Central Florida Posts: 25,826	Re: Game of Thrones -- "The Old Gods and the New" -- 5/06/12 Occupy King's Landing -- Love it.

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PopcornTreeCt DVD Talk Hero Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: Central Florida Posts: 25,826	Re: Game of Thrones -- "The Old Gods and the New" -- 5/06/12 That one girl with Theon looked surprisingly good.

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Pharoh DVD Talk Legend Join Date: May 2000 Location: In sadness and denial Posts: 21,162	Re: Game of Thrones -- "The Old Gods and the New" -- 5/06/12 Haven't been a big fan of the last two episodes overall, including tonight's. Sure there were some very good scenes, (Tyrion and Arya), but something isn't clicking with me recently. Perhaps it is just me.

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pinata242 DVD Talk Hero Join Date: Jun 2003 Location: Owasso, OK Posts: 27,559	Re: Game of Thrones -- "The Old Gods and the New" -- 5/06/12 Every single episode is better than the last. HOW CAN SCIENCE ALLOW THIS? Even knowing what the overall arcs are, I'm still nervous as these scenes unfold! There was a lot of in this too. Especially Ygrette __________________ XBL: pinata242 \| PSN: pinata242 \| Steam: pinata242

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Thrush DVD Talk Ultimate Edition Join Date: Jun 2001 Location: Under a dead Ohio sky Posts: 4,068	Re: Game of Thrones -- "The Old Gods and the New" -- 5/06/12 What did the note say that Arya stole? I paused it and still couldn't make it out other than a few words.

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Ephemeral_Life Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2003 Posts: 534	Re: Game of Thrones -- "The Old Gods and the New" -- 5/06/12 Interesting ending... Bran (via Hodor) and Rickon just walking out of Winterfell because Tonks has sex with Theon? How does that even make sense? __________________ "As the Republic grew, however, the Great Senate became corrupted, and the Jedi who interfered were denounced as traitors. Wars and terrorism increased to the point where citizens welcomed a police state, and the tyrannical First Galactic Empire was born." - George Lucas, The Adventures of the Starkiller (Episode One): “The Star Wars”

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pinata242 DVD Talk Hero Join Date: Jun 2003 Location: Owasso, OK Posts: 27,559	Re: Game of Thrones -- "The Old Gods and the New" -- 5/06/12 What a terrible beheading. Theon's got no follow-through at all. __________________ XBL: pinata242 \| PSN: pinata242 \| Steam: pinata242

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MrX DVD Talk Legend Join Date: Sep 2002 Location: Chicago Posts: 20,919	Re: Game of Thrones -- "The Old Gods and the New" -- 5/06/12 The real mystery of this show is how the hell does Littlefinger get to places so quickly? From King's Landing, to the Stormlands last week, to Harrenhal this week. Loved the Hound saving Sansa. __________________ Live & PSN tag: MrX5223 "Two things are infinite: the universe and human stupidity; and I'm not sure about the universe." - Albert Einstein My Countdown Counting down to: Summer Vacation

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Decker DVD Talk Legend Join Date: Aug 1999 Location: Vegas, Baby! Posts: 21,619	Re: Game of Thrones -- "The Old Gods and the New" -- 5/06/12 Really loved this episode. So many story lines, so interesting. And easier to follow than previous weeks, at least for me. Way too much Yellow & Teal effect in the Quarth shots though -- looks like a Michael Bey film now, minus the explosions. I swear, seeing Mad Men and Game of Thrones back to back, it might be the best two-hour block in the history of television. Two top quality shows that just keep delivering. __________________ Xbox Live: Decker 01........... My 360's Blog PSN Gamertag : Decker01 GAME CENTER ID : DECKER 01 I haven't seen Evil Dead 2.....yet.