.i'm baffled by the idea that anyone who's been following the show could miss the very obvious connect-the-dots between the hound's hideously burned face and his very obvious, clearly telegraphed fear of fire in this episode.
Didn't really think it was obvious or telegraphed at all.
― ooooiiiioooooooooooooooaaaaaaaaoooooh un - bi - leevable! (LocalGarda), Tuesday, 29 May 2012 17:47 (11 months ago) Permalink
I missed the archer bit though.
― ooooiiiioooooooooooooooaaaaaaaaoooooh un - bi - leevable! (LocalGarda), Tuesday, 29 May 2012 17:48 (11 months ago) Permalink
I've had a hard time distinguishing between "Gold cloaks" and "King's guard" this season. Liked it better last season when every shot of the King's guard featured a close-up of the Baratheon emblem + helmet off.
I read the books but didn't put together "Hound is afraid of fire" when watching the show, it was more like, "why is Hound afraid of this screaming soldier more than that screaming soldier? Hmm I dunno."
― poxen, Tuesday, 29 May 2012 17:49 (11 months ago) Permalink
when he was heading outside the gate he stopped at the captain of the archer and said something like "if any of those fucking flaming arrows comes anywhere near me i'll strangle you with your intestines" or something along those lines.
xpost
― Fas Ro Duh (Gukbe), Tuesday, 29 May 2012 17:49 (11 months ago) Permalink
most confusing part for me was when Tyrion was on the ground with his face slashed and he saw the horse-mounted knight with a helmet that looked like it had a stag's antlers on it, so i figured they were Stannis' Baratheon forces and not Tywin and his crew.
― Fas Ro Duh (Gukbe), Tuesday, 29 May 2012 17:51 (11 months ago) Permalink
xp - yeah, that warning
― spextor vs bextor (contenderizer), Tuesday, 29 May 2012 17:54 (11 months ago) Permalink
xpost Yeah that was bcuz Loras Tyrell took Renly's helmet after the latter's death. I have read the books 2x yet I forgot about that bit and I was fkin confused last night too!
― but he go's to a resturang and then die in a toilet (Jon Lewis), Tuesday, 29 May 2012 17:55 (11 months ago) Permalink
btw LOVED (aka frightened by) stannis this episode, total fkin maniac. First one over the wall, last one to leave and dragged bodily at that.
― but he go's to a resturang and then die in a toilet (Jon Lewis), Tuesday, 29 May 2012 17:57 (11 months ago) Permalink
what perhaps made the "fear of fire" thing a bit difficult to parse was that the hound didn't act as though he was fleeing in fear. he just slowly lumbered off. we're used to more dramatic displays of terror when it's supposed to be present.
― spextor vs bextor (contenderizer), Tuesday, 29 May 2012 17:57 (11 months ago) Permalink
i'm definitely more curious about why a kings' guard was trying to kill Tyrion.
― Porto for Pyros (The Cursed Return of the Dastardly Thermo Thinwall), Tuesday, 29 May 2012 18:04 (11 months ago) Permalink
cos they work for the king?
― Number None, Tuesday, 29 May 2012 18:04 (11 months ago) Permalink
Yeah see that question should be one of the biggest takeaways from the battle!
― but he go's to a resturang and then die in a toilet (Jon Lewis), Tuesday, 29 May 2012 18:05 (11 months ago) Permalink
Yeah, those were some of the biggest ramifications of the whole episode for me.
― Fas Ro Duh (Gukbe), Tuesday, 29 May 2012 18:08 (11 months ago) Permalink
xxpost jon lewist otm, Stannis was like super-war-general. I was so RAGH WHY WOULD YOU DO THAT when he says they're going into the city even though the rest of the fleet is on fire and their men are burning alive in front of them, but when he steps over the edge of the ship i'm like OH HELL YES, and I was totally on board with him, lol.
― Peppermint Patty Hearst (VegemiteGrrl), Tuesday, 29 May 2012 18:08 (11 months ago) Permalink
otm
― Porto for Pyros (The Cursed Return of the Dastardly Thermo Thinwall), Tuesday, 29 May 2012 18:09 (11 months ago) Permalink
Yeah I totally got a contact hit of war-lust off him. That hasn't happened since the final LOTR movie when the Rohan posse charges in shouting DEEEEAAAAAATTTTHHHHHH
― but he go's to a resturang and then die in a toilet (Jon Lewis), Tuesday, 29 May 2012 18:09 (11 months ago) Permalink
thought the wildfire was awesome/genuinely horrifying
the hound stuff was clumsily done, but not impossible to follow
― catbus otm (gbx), Tuesday, 29 May 2012 18:10 (11 months ago) Permalink
yeah, i was surprised by this, though i suppose i shouldn't have been...
― spextor vs bextor (contenderizer), Tuesday, 29 May 2012 18:11 (11 months ago) Permalink
I totally got a contact hit of war-lust off him. That hasn't happened since the final LOTR movie when the Rohan posse charges in shouting DEEEEAAAAAATTTTHHHHHH
Oh jon lewis <3 <3 <3
― how did I get here? why am I in the whiskey aisle? this is all so (Laurel), Tuesday, 29 May 2012 18:11 (11 months ago) Permalink
I still get weird tears of viking pride during that scene of ROTK! BTW Laurel I'm so sorry I couldn't make it on Saturday, not sure if you saw my boring excuse on your HB thread.
― but he go's to a resturang and then die in a toilet (Jon Lewis), Tuesday, 29 May 2012 18:14 (11 months ago) Permalink
you know who is really scary in this show? gregor clegane. he's not really what i pictured him—from the books i imagined him as a big sweaty shaggy dude. here he's big but also so... composed looking or something. scary.
― A Little Princess btw (s1ocki), Tuesday, 29 May 2012 18:14 (11 months ago) Permalink
in particular that scene in the last last ep on tywin's council. anyone got a shot of that?
― A Little Princess btw (s1ocki), Tuesday, 29 May 2012 18:15 (11 months ago) Permalink
The whole scene with Cersei and her little-one(wotsisname) in the throne room when she's about to dose him with the nightshade..nyyyyaaah. I was full of creeping dread and getting awful Flowers in The Attic vibes off her (sorry for the trashy cultural reference lol) thank CHRIST for Tywin Lannister gods be praised
― Peppermint Patty Hearst (VegemiteGrrl), Tuesday, 29 May 2012 18:15 (11 months ago) Permalink
how dare you make a trashy cultural reference in our game of thrones thread
― A Little Princess btw (s1ocki), Tuesday, 29 May 2012 18:16 (11 months ago) Permalink
*cowers*
― Peppermint Patty Hearst (VegemiteGrrl), Tuesday, 29 May 2012 18:17 (11 months ago) Permalink
You know what they did NOT make parseable enough, though? That Tyrion was cut down by one of the King's Guard.
― jump them into a gang - into the absurd (forksclovetofu), Tuesday, 29 May 2012 18:18 (11 months ago) Permalink
hound finally did the LOOK AT ME bit!
― jump them into a gang - into the absurd (forksclovetofu), Tuesday, 29 May 2012 18:19 (11 months ago) Permalink
Kingsguard dude trying to kill Tyrion is Cersei's doing, surely.
― Fas Ro Duh (Gukbe), Tuesday, 29 May 2012 18:19 (11 months ago) Permalink
could be king blondie of sadists idea tho
― jump them into a gang - into the absurd (forksclovetofu), Tuesday, 29 May 2012 18:20 (11 months ago) Permalink
that dude rules
― A Little Princess btw (s1ocki), Tuesday, 29 May 2012 18:23 (11 months ago) Permalink
what a great character the hound is too
The Rohirrim are my war-like people, too, jl. I know exactly what you mean.
― how did I get here? why am I in the whiskey aisle? this is all so (Laurel), Tuesday, 29 May 2012 18:23 (11 months ago) Permalink
Pick your favourite Gregor
― Number None, Tuesday, 29 May 2012 18:24 (11 months ago) Permalink
omg hound audition is mesmerizing
they need so much more of him in the show, he's SO fkin good
― Peppermint Patty Hearst (VegemiteGrrl), Tuesday, 29 May 2012 18:25 (11 months ago) Permalink
ya the top picture, he was so scarily lit
― A Little Princess btw (s1ocki), Tuesday, 29 May 2012 18:27 (11 months ago) Permalink
I wish Tommen and Rickon could meet, have fun crime-solving adventures with Shaggydog
― poxen, Tuesday, 29 May 2012 18:30 (11 months ago) Permalink
The last episode was probably my favourite of the series to date.
xp Not sure what Shaggydog would make of Tommen's kitties.
― gyac, Thursday, 31 May 2012 11:52 (11 months ago) Permalink
not to get too caught up in book vs movie but I have to say I'm really disappointed that they didn't develop the relationship between Hound/Sansa more. That moment with them last night read much more awkward and out of the blue than it should have.― Peppermint Patty Hearst (VegemiteGrrl),
― Peppermint Patty Hearst (VegemiteGrrl),
Please tell me you're not one of those SanSan creeps, otherwise I will have to FP you like forever.
I've had a hard time distinguishing between "Gold cloaks" and "King's guard" this season.
Gold Cloaks have those metal baseball caps with a chain veil, Kingsguards have full armor (minus the helmets) which have white floral patterns.
― Captain Jean-Luc Godard (Leee), Friday, 1 June 2012 03:55 (11 months ago) Permalink
Not sure what Shaggydog would make of Tommen's kitties.
Lunch, probably.
― heated debate over derpy hooves (jon /via/ chi 2.0), Friday, 1 June 2012 03:57 (11 months ago) Permalink
― Captain Jean-Luc Godard (Leee), Friday, 1 June 2012 04:01 (11 months ago) Permalink
cat
― spextor vs bextor (contenderizer), Friday, 1 June 2012 04:25 (11 months ago) Permalink
Only just realised that the Mountain was recast!
― I wish to incorporate disco into my small business (chap), Friday, 1 June 2012 18:34 (11 months ago) Permalink
Oh, I didn't realize either, I just thought he hadn't been around (off raping the countryside or w/e)
― poxen, Friday, 1 June 2012 19:25 (11 months ago) Permalink
beheading a horse changes a man
― Fas Ro Duh (Gukbe), Friday, 1 June 2012 19:26 (11 months ago) Permalink
oh really
― A Little Princess btw (s1ocki), Friday, 1 June 2012 20:16 (11 months ago) Permalink
― Captain Jean-Luc Godard (Leee), Sunday, 3 June 2012 02:50 (11 months ago) Permalink
― spextor vs bextor (contenderizer), Tuesday, May 29, 2012 1:57 PM (5 days ago) Bookmark Flag Post Permalink
yeah srsly everyone on this thread all THE HOUND IS SCARED OF FIRE LOL DUUH, what was depicted in this scene was the hound recognizing the futility of war, it was sparked by seeing a soldier despite being totally on fire charge at him, he saw himself in that guy looked at the tragic absurdity of the situation and was all f this noise im so out of here - fear may have entered into it but what we saw was the hound having a change of heart
― lag∞n, Sunday, 3 June 2012 15:04 (11 months ago) Permalink
hm, yeah, i hadn't thought of it that way. i guess it was set up by that confrontation with Bronn.
― karl...arlk...rlka...lkar..., Sunday, 3 June 2012 16:32 (11 months ago) Permalink
All interpretations of fictional work are valid, except this one.
― Captain Jean-Luc Godard (Leee), Sunday, 3 June 2012 16:39 (11 months ago) Permalink
The Book Club is up on Netflix, features the Hound in a "Literary Hunk" role
― jump them into a gang - into the absurd (forksclovetofu), Sunday, 3 June 2012 20:38 (11 months ago) Permalink