[Closed] Game of Thrones Season 6

^ pretty sure that big guy is on his way to trap 3 in the gents in my work... judging from the state of it earlier 😐

"Are you lookin' at my bird, Kingslayer? ...Outside!.........."

The guy that plays the giant is called Neil, he lives in Durham, and he is 7ft 7". He's an old friend of one of my mates.

Cool story bruh?

GrahamS - The guy that plays the giant is called Neil, he lives in Durham, and he is 7ft 7". He's an old friend of one of my mates.

Cool story bruh?

Aye - Big Neil?

😉

Here's the chap:

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(he's the one on the right)

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/culture/tvandradio/game-of-thrones/10902647/Game-of-Thrones-giant-People-cant-believe-Im-this-tall.html

On the right? Was that a ninja edit or did I not scroll?

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I wonder why they needed to cast a tall person given that they've trebled his height for the show? Maybe there's something in the way he moves that makes it look more realistic.

Episode of the season so far, will be hard to beat that.
Fantastic battle scene, and it looks like the Queens are the one calling the shots?

all i can say is its a dog eat dog world in Westeros!! 😆

Good to see Drogon and siblings getting a workout - but I can't help thinking the How To Train Your Dragon did ships vs dragons much better.

plenty of blood, guts and glory...best episode so far

They were in real trouble there until the [s]elves[/s] Vales showed up. 🙂

Also, why did no one give the giant some blimmin armour?? Wrap that guy in some thick plate and he'd have been a tank.

A big ass sword might have helped too. They could at least have let him loose a few shots from his massive bow. He could have hit the enemy lines long before the battle started.

OOFT!!!

What an episode. Definitely the best yet of pretty much the whole thing.

Well following the great advice of his sister he definitely didn't fall into the - he is the one setting the trap/don't fall for the trap...

There was a pic on facebook this week, the real game of thrones is between these 2
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After that second half of the episode written by popular demand 🙂

Oh and line of the week

'I'm up for anything really...'

Did the Winterfell battle scene remind anyone else of the start of saving private Ryan.

Episode gets a 9.5/10 from me, losing half a mark for a lack of Brienne of Tarth.

y'see these aren't spoilers. They're enhancers, sharpeners, amuse bouches... As in I'm very much looking forward to seeing tonight's episode.

(I was going to say 'frothing' but let's be honest, very little makes me froth these days and a good telly programme is unlikely to do the trick.)

y'see these aren't spoilers. They're enhancers, sharpeners, amuse bouches... As in I'm very much looking forward to seeing tonight's episode.

Although I try not to spoil, you really do need to get off the internet for the rest of the day.

That battle was awesome, and I watched it on a phone, sitting on a train.

Going to watch again in full gore-hd surround sound tomorrow.

Going to watch again in full gore-hd surround sound tomorrow.

Yeah, that was pretty claustrophobic

How did the Dothraki Khalasar make it over to Meereen?

Have they got access to the Little Finger teleporter?

How did the Dothraki Khalasar make it over to Meereen

were they separated by sea???

How did the Dothraki Khalasar make it over to Meereen?

They were only in Vaes Dothrak - looks like it's a few days ride across the Dothraki Sea...

http://www.gameofthrones.com/game-of-thrones/season-6/episode-9/map/location/17/dothraki-sea

To be fair, the Eyrie to Winterfell is about the same distance. Just seems like everyone can conveniently move about a lot faster in this season.

Bloody great episode. Really enjoyed that...

Is there any legal way to watch GoT in the UK without giving money to the Murdoch empire? I had a quick look at HBO Now but that seems to be US only.

Is there any legal way to watch GoT without giving money to the Murdoch empire? I had a quick look at HBO Now but that seems to be US only.

kodi or showbox

Is there any legal way to watch GoT without giving money to the Murdoch empire? I had a quick look at HBO Now but that seems to be US only.

Not as it airs.

Can buy from Google Play / iTunes (not necessarily the UK store) almost as soon as the series is done.

Now TV is £6.99 a month. Probably the least you can give to Murdoch and watch as it airs. That said, the first few episodes of season 6 have dropped off now, so you might as well wait.

Personally I just watch it on YouTube.

The "[url= https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCbsRdPBtIMbckzJJrPRAqxA ]Game of Thrones Updates[/url]" channel usually has the entire episode in 5 to 10 minute chunks within a few hours of it being out.

Then I follow up by watching [url= https://www.youtube.com/user/emergencyawesome ]Charlie on Emergency Awesome[/url] to get any details I missed.

Monday morning goes quickly at work 😉

Behind the scenes:

I nearly drowned once, the John snow being buried bit nearly give me a panic attack

Best episode ever!!!

Probably the best way for that particular character to go 😉

Disappointed Ghost didnt eat him.

Nah, ghost would have been boring. Eaten by his own is better.

Really good episode, although I don't feel I was left as feeling as awed as the hodor ending a few episode before.

70 minutes of "oh my god yes !"

her smile at the end !

Wow - I need to decompress after that!
Sometimes having a home cinema can be a bit tooo dramatic!
Couldn't breath at the claustrophobic bit!

That was a roller coaster, think I'll have to watch again just to watch Ramsey die.

I am going to live my life like a GoT episode.

I.e: Always have piss poor organisation, but be confident someone will save me in the last minute.

Holy shit that was the single best hour of tele I've ever seen!!! Jaw on the floor stuff and a big air punching ending!! Incredible

Reflecting on it this morning I can't help but think if I was John I might have dropped in when they were talking about armies "how many giants do you have?" but mostly that would have been a lot easier with a dragon.

So who's the new bad guy going to be? Time for the the Night King in E10?

There are some good points in this review of episode 9. They make special mention of the current teleportation of characters around the storyline, in particular Theon and Yara's journey from the Iron Islands to Mereen... 🙄

[url= http://www.forbes.com/sites/erikkain/2016/06/19/game-of-thrones-season-6-episode-9-review-battle-of-the-bastards/#508d62b24bad ]Forbes Episode 9 review[/url]

The mention of ghost above got me thinking, I.e. where the hell was he? Surely you'd want him along on a massive super important battle?! Also, I did feel sorry for the actor that plays Reckon... yay, I'm back in it again! Oh...

"how many giants do you have?"

"Don't worry though, to keep it fair we won't bother giving our giant any armour or even a weapon"

The mention of ghost above got me thinking, I.e. where the hell was he?

He was left at Castle Black. The direwolves may be powerful but he'd be bugger all use in a massive battle - without armour he'd die in the first hail of arrows or be impaled on a spear wall.

He was left at Castle Black. The direwolves may be powerful but he'd be bugger all use in a massive battle - without armour he'd die in the first hail of arrows or be impaled on a spear wall.

Agreed direwolves are great for personal protection and general badassery but would be shite in a battle. Might take out a couple of infantry but would definitely be done in by arrows.

Was I the only one shouting 'Zig Zag, Rickon! Zig Zag!' When Bolton told him to run back to his brother.

He was left at Castle Black. The direwolves may be powerful but he'd be bugger all use in a massive battle - without armour he'd die in the first hail of arrows or be impaled on a spear wall.

Rickon's wolf wasn't even that good at personal protection. Seeing as he allowed Rickon to be captured. For some reason the direwolves went from being badass to the guy in the red jumper on Star Trek. Would rather have one of Bolton's dogs.

s there any legal way to watch GoT without giving money to the Murdoch empire? I had a quick look at HBO Now but that seems to be US only.

Cheapest legal way to do it, is is ask someone nicely who has sky to let you use one of their SkyGo slots. I use my brothers', and watch via the PS4 app. Great quality, and means I personally give Sky naff all.

Haha bongo: I was thinking the same as Rickon was running.

Lol, no you weren't. Great episode but some bits were a bit contrived, like the arrow scene.

Dragons vs Ships. What's not to like? 🙂

I feel the pacing is a bit off, theres been some slower episodes and they could have easily got two out of this one.

And what the hell was John snow thinking, walking into an obvious trap and abandoning his strategy, even after being told it was a trap by sansa.

I also thought it was a bit lord of the rings esque when sansa turned up with little finger.. on the seventh day,at dawn look to the east..

I did wonder why none of the ships which had catapults, didn't think to fire a shot at one of the dragons? Would have taken them out I reckon.

Maybe they're not that accurate.

And what the hell was John snow thinking, walking into an obvious trap and abandoning his strategy, even after being told it was a trap by sansa.

I believe it has been established that Jon Snow's knowledge is somewhat lacking.

That Youtube link by GrahamS is well worth a watch!!

Which one? He posted 3.

I did wonder why none of the ships which had catapults, didn't think to fire a shot at one of the dragons?

I don't think they exprected them to grow much.

And what the hell was John snow thinking, walking into an obvious trap and abandoning his strategy, even after being told it was a trap by sansa.

I believe it has been established that Jon Snow's knowledge is somewhat lacking.

😆

I believe it has been established that Jon Snow's knowledge is somewhat lacking.

I was also getting a bit stressed whwn he was galloping toward ramsay, thinking those burning crosses in the field are range markers for the archers you fool!

The "Game of Thrones Updates" channel usually has the entire episode in 5 to 10 minute chunks within a few hours of it being out.

I bet that really helps with the flow of the story 😉

Fantasic episode, a real spectacle, I think next weeks might be even better though - 90mins (inc ads) with lots of story to cover.

Fantasic episode, a real spectacle, I think next weeks might be even better though - 90mins (inc ads) with lots of story to cover.

Is it just me who can't take Euron seriously because they keep thinking he is Rufus Hound after a bad night out?

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I bet that really helps with the flow of the story

The clips overlap by a second and usually end at the end of a scene, so it's pretty easy to cue them all up in order in 8 or 9 separate tabs and then watch it right through. I'd say it is less harmful to the flow than ad breaks and a lot easier than faffing with torrents.

I was thinking zig zags, and then i thought that once he got a reasonable distance away (say 200 yards, which while running for you life would be say 30 seconds) - then he could turn round and just wait. Every time Bolton fired an arrow at him, just take a couple of steps to the side. Then turn and run a bit further and repeat.

Or just run in a straight line but randomly vary your speed, having to shoot arrows to a distance in a time to coincide with Rickon's arrival at that point was also avoidable by varying the time Rickon arrived.

Frankly, he made his half-brother look like the clever one, and got what he deserved.

Frankly, he made his half-brother look like the clever one, and got what he deserved.

I would say Darwinism in action, but given the current revolving door GoT has in relation to death, I 100% expect the non-zigzagging Rickon to be back walking in a straight line by the end of the week.

...that and Dany making a dramatic entrance/exit (delete as applicable, but one must happen at least week as per the contract)

A few people complained about the Rickon running straight thing, but in defence of the show:

a) Rickon had been Ramsay's prisoner for a while. He's likely been tortured, starved and beaten so probably wasn't thinking too clearly.

b) Ramsay had a 1000 odd archers standing right next to him so he has a good backup plan if Rickon gets a bit swervy.

Still, you'd think he could have used those big burning crosses for a bit of cover eh?

I'd like to have seen Rickon do [i]something[/i]. Maybe he could have snatched Ramsay's infamous back dagger and tried to threaten Ramsay with it. Ramsay would draw a sword, tell Rickon to run for it and then kill him with an arrow.

But later, when Jon is charging at him with the shield, Ramsay would reach for his dagger and fumble as he realised it was gone.

I guess that's the issue. When the show wants you dead, it's usually quick and done.

Rickon, Direwolves etc.

...but if they want you to live. Then a way will be found.

Ayra, Jon, Hound, Mountain.

Honestly, Ayra's bit from last week still bugs me.

...good episode apart from some plank vs plank acting in the Sansa/Snow head to head.

I'm going to miss Ramsey and his Marty Feldmanesque eyes, and general delight in being worse than anyone else can imagine until they realise what's happening.

Anyway, my prediction, not one I make with any relish given how little I like seeing Sansa clump about the screen torturing vowels, is that a long running part of the story has been her loss of innocence, from the Hound, pointing out knights are trained killing machines [i]pace[/i] fairytales, through Ramsay's perversity to Littlefinger's mind-games etc etc. So now she's summoning armies, anticipating Ramsay's moves and killing him in a way he'd be proud of.

So one of Ramsey's last lines was that he was in her head, and I recon we may see more of this... (unfortunately)

Disappointed Ghost didnt eat him.

And what the hell was John snow thinking, walking into an obvious trap and abandoning his strategy, even after being told it was a trap by sansa.

I 100% expect the non-zigzagging Rickon to be back walking in a straight line by the end of the week.

what i dont get is why didnt Sansa the daft cow not tell Jon that she had called in the cavalry?? could have saved many of their own fighters including Wun Wun.

#Continuity Alert!!!!!

When Sansa says to Ramsey "You said you haven't fed them for 7 days", that phrase was said after Sansa left the Parley, so she wouldn't have known it.

wun wun

When Sansa says to Ramsey "You said you haven't fed them for 7 days", that phrase was said after Sansa left the Parley, so she wouldn't have known it.

That's it. I am done with this show. They've killed the realism 🙁

I only mention it as my wife (who writes as s hobby) said "Chekhovs Gun" as soon as the hounds were mentioned. It's lazy continuity to have Sansa quote him when she wasn't there.

The Rickon death was touted last week as a fan theory pretty much exactly as it happened. An interesting theory that I did hear was that Ramsay would capture Jon snow and burn him at which point his targaryen genes would show themselves.

Would be good to see Arya and the Hound meet up next week and see whatever political plays will be put in place for next season.

I only mention it as my wife (who writes as s hobby) said "Chekhovs Gun" as soon as the hounds were mentioned. It's lazy continuity to have Sansa quote him when she wasn't there.

Sorry, I was just joking. We need more expressive emotes, I was going for faux outrage while winking.

Am I the only one who found this episode rather disappointing?

Of course the action was great, but the storytelling is really losing it's edge and the writing is getting very lazy. IMHO.

dantsw13 - Member

I only mention it as my wife (who writes as s hobby) said "Chekhovs Gun" as soon as the hounds were mentioned. It's lazy continuity to have Sansa quote him when she wasn't there.

A bit like some people talking about the teleporting - it happens quickly on screen, but we don't really know how long has passed - it could have been weeks of Jon trying to gather the houses together.

packer - Member

Am I the only one who found this episode rather disappointing?

Of course the action was great, but the storytelling is really losing it's edge and the writing is getting very lazy. IMHO.

I'd like to have seen Rickon do something. Maybe he could have snatched Ramsay's infamous back dagger and tried to threaten Ramsay with it. Ramsay would draw a sword, tell Rickon to run for it and then kill him with an arrow.

But later, when Jon is charging at him with the shield, Ramsay would reach for his dagger and fumble as he realised it was gone.

Get your CV sent it, that would have been class. When Jon Snow looked away from Ramsay to look at Sansa both myself and my girlfriend were shouting "DONT LOOK AT HER, KILL HIM" both of us sure Jon Snow was going to get a knife in the ribs.

When Sansa says to Ramsey "You said you haven't fed them for 7 days", that phrase was said after Sansa left the Parley, so she wouldn't have known it

She was still listening. Women do that. Even when not in the same county my wife just knows what i've been up to.

So one of Ramsey's last lines was that he was in her head, and I recon we may see more of this... (unfortunately)

He said he was part of her - perhaps she is pregnant with his child? She does like a long covering cloak.

Ramsay would capture Jon snow and burn him at which point his targaryen genes would show themselves.

I don't think the Targaryen's are meant to be generally fire proof. Dany's brother didn't seem to deal with heat too well.

he is to be buried in the crypt next to his father

Shouldn't they be burning the bodies? Maybe Rickon will return as a wight zombie next to a headless Ned Stark 😀

It's lazy continuity to have Sansa quote him when she wasn't there.

Meh - not unreasonable to assume that Sansa asked Jon what was said at the parley after she flounced off.

we don't really know how long has passed - it could have been weeks of Jon trying to gather the houses together.

Yep, it was probably meant to be, but in previous seasons they would have let it take some time - not just do a quick montage and then jump cut to the next plot point.

GrahamS - Member
So one of Ramsey's last lines was that he was in her head, and I recon we may see more of this... (unfortunately)
He said he was part of her - perhaps she is pregnant with his child?

That's a cert, she said to little finger, she could still feel what he done to her inside.

Must admit I'm liking Sansa's transformation into ruthlessness.

Meanwhile, in Dorne....