Game of Thrones

[pipersgrip]

Also, this Jimmy Fallon skit!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Gqgdyn6wg7E

[Thomaston]

MAJOR episode tonight. Anyone watch?

[MTGuru]

Not yet, only bits. And remember that our UK friends won't see it until tomorrow night (Monday), so be mindful of spoilers.

Here's one clue: The bodhrán player is not the worst thing at the wedding.

Also, never trust anyone wearing metal underwear. That's almost always a bad sign.

[MTGuru]

Arya Stark is in shock!

https://vine.co/v/b3XZMHmxzxh

[ SPOILER ALERT in above link. ]

[emmline]

Yeah, that episode bordered on deal-breaking for me. The deal being that stories must throw me a minimal number of happy bones. My daughter Olivia, who caught it on broadcast night (I watched on catch-up later,) warned me that I'd hate the episode.

[MTGuru]

Yeah, that episode bordered on deal-breaking for me. The deal being that stories must throw me a minimal number of happy bones.

You were already warned several episodes ago, Emm: "If you think this has a happy ending, you haven't been paying attention."

The flouting of the usual Hollywood conventions is what GoT does best, no happy bones. And I suspect that the fate of the story lies ultimately with the young people: Bran and Arya, Joffrey and Margery, and Daenerys. They are the future of each of their great houses. They are all bad-ass in their own ways. And once the wargs and walkers and dragons are all in play, the murderous politics of their elders will seem like yesterday's news.

[MTGuru]

The bodhrán player is not the worst thing at the wedding.

Not that I'd know or care ... But apparently, said bodhránista was a cameo appearance by the drummer for the band Coldplay, slumming it in Westeros.

[fearfaoin]

Oh my. How did I miss this?
(Warning: The F bomb is overdropped.)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1CLCOvZOh1o

[fearfaoin]

Oh, and also this is a very well produced parody.
Prom Night is Coming:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DY6dvlMfntw
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rvy2nrluRck
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jJo3la5RGFg

[farmerjones]

Yeah, that episode bordered on deal-breaking for me. The deal being that stories must throw me a minimal number of happy bones.

As a reader of the books, I can tell you that things are never "happy" in ASOIAF, just less sad than others.

[Nanohedron]

Clever marketing:

[MTGuru]

Clever marketing:

That looks far too comfortable. And she should be wearing a Daenerys wig!

Of course, you can have your very own if you're willing to wait a few weeks and take out a loan from the Iron Bank of Braavos.
http://store.hbo.com/game-of-thrones-li ... p?p=373634

And read the product "reviews".