About to hit the 5000 post mark on the old thread, the first season 7 trailer today seems like the right time to start the final Game of Thones thread.
I'm going back to the original rules pre-2015. I don't think we need supervision or bannings. Just don't be a dick. Post anything you find online that hasn't aired yet inside of spoiler tags. That's pretty much it. I think we can all handle that...
Another "alternate script" that would have helped a lot in my opinion:
Brienne should have died in the battle. Her character deserved that ending rather than a one-night-stand with Jamie only to be dumped. And her death would have been enough for Jamie to evaluate priorities and decide to go back to Cersei.
Originally Posted by DaFace:
Another "alternate script" that would have helped a lot in my opinion:
Brienne should have died in the battle. Her character deserved that ending rather than a one-night-stand with Jamie only to be dumped. And her death would have been enough for Jamie to evaluate priorities and decide to go back to Cersei.
Bleh.
It sent a very important message to feminists.
Even if you're a strong independent woman who don't need no man, you can still get pumped and dumped. [Reply]
Originally Posted by DaFace:
Another "alternate script" that would have helped a lot in my opinion:
Brienne should have died in the battle. Her character deserved that ending rather than a one-night-stand with Jamie only to be dumped. And her death would have been enough for Jamie to evaluate priorities and decide to go back to Cersei.
Bleh.
Brienne dying seemed preordained. Agree that her dying in the fight probably should have happened - saving Jaime would have been a good way for that to happen.
I would offer a change/update to your suggestion though... that once she survived and she and Jaime hooked up, when she confronted him as he was leaving, she should have stood on her honor and refused to let him go without a fight.
Her honor as a knight. Who vouched for Ser Jaime. Who saw him swear he was there to help and done with Cersei.
In the fight, he would kill her.
It would cement Jaime’s arc returning to his roots - devoted to Cersei above all else. And it would have been heartbreaking to witness. [Reply]
Originally Posted by duncan_idaho:
Brienne dying seemed preordained. Agree that her dying in the fight probably should have happened - saving Jaime would have been a good way for that to happen.
I would offer a change/update to your suggestion though... that once she survived and she and Jaime hooked up, when she confronted him as he was leaving, she should have stood on her honor and refused to let him go without a fight.
Her honor as a knight. Who vouched for Ser Jaime. Who saw him swear he was there to help and done with Cersei.
In the fight, he would kill her.
It would cement Jaime’s arc returning to his roots - devoted to Cersei above all else. And it would have been heartbreaking to witness.
Yeah... seeing a lot of "Brienne is pregnant" theories that I'm not sure how I feel about. It gives a purpose to her and Jaime in S8, but I'm unsure how I feel about that purpose. [Reply]
Originally Posted by Chiefspants:
Yeah... seeing a lot of "Brienne is pregnant" theories that I'm not sure how I feel about. It gives a purpose to her and Jaime in S8, but I'm unsure how I feel about that purpose.
Does Jamie have super sperm or what. Every time has has sex, bam preggers. [Reply]
Originally Posted by duncan_idaho:
Brienne dying seemed preordained. Agree that her dying in the fight probably should have happened - saving Jaime would have been a good way for that to happen.
I would offer a change/update to your suggestion though... that once she survived and she and Jaime hooked up, when she confronted him as he was leaving, she should have stood on her honor and refused to let him go without a fight.
Her honor as a knight. Who vouched for Ser Jaime. Who saw him swear he was there to help and done with Cersei.
In the fight, he would kill her.
It would cement Jaime’s arc returning to his roots - devoted to Cersei above all else. And it would have been heartbreaking to witness.
That would have been great except Brienne would have slaughtered him. [Reply]
Originally Posted by Amnorix:
Faramir bringing Frodo and the ring to Osgiliath is especially stupid in my mind. In the books, it's reasonably clear that Frodo and Sam's terrible march through the dead marshes and approach through Cirith Ungol results in Sauron and the Nine having no idea where they are at any point in time after he takes off the ring at Amon Hen.
As Gandalf explains, Sauron cannot conceive of the leaders of the free peoples not taking the ring up in their defense. It never occurs ot him that they are heading to Mordor to dunk the ring. In the books, the last time Frodo wears the ring is at Amon Hen, which is NorthWEST of Minas Tirith. In the movies, a Nazgul SEES him with the ring (though he doesn't wear it) at Osgiliath. That change never made any damn sense to me.
But putting them in the middle of a war zone in Osgiliath, directly EAST of Minas Tirith, where a rider SEES them, undermines the entire angle of sneaking into Mordor. He would KNOW that the ring was EAST of Minas Tirith. He would have all of his armies scouring for it, and they are already in that damn area.
Though I fully recognize only a full blown LOTR book geek could possibly care about such things.
I'll respond to both of your replies here and say that we're of the same mind. The movies were good on their own, but as we've both pointed out were quite different than the books. (and yes, I'm a LOTR book geek) [Reply]
Originally Posted by duncan_idaho:
Brienne dying seemed preordained. Agree that her dying in the fight probably should have happened - saving Jaime would have been a good way for that to happen.
I would offer a change/update to your suggestion though... that once she survived and she and Jaime hooked up, when she confronted him as he was leaving, she should have stood on her honor and refused to let him go without a fight.
Her honor as a knight. Who vouched for Ser Jaime. Who saw him swear he was there to help and done with Cersei.
In the fight, he would kill her.
It would cement Jaime’s arc returning to his roots - devoted to Cersei above all else. And it would have been heartbreaking to witness.
Honestly, this is worse than what actually happened. [Reply]
