HBO's adaptation of Game of Thrones - Thread 2. There are a lot of nerds.

tbf, handing out sacks of grain to the farmers who were stripped of it is a much less exciting shot than dragons blowing up a wagon train

One theory goes that the dagger belonged to King Robert, was stolen by Joffrey, and the little blond bastard hired the assassin.

The lack of grain redistribution will be one of the main complaints of the maoist uprising against Daenerys in the second half of season 8.

I like the idea of the Dothraki horde going farm to farm in the Reach giving people their wheat back.

Oh Ok for some reason I thought LF had some hand in that Bransassination attempt, but yeah it was Joffrey wasnt it. Or maybe both of them.

Christ I only just read the books a couple months back you'd think I'd recall this.

One theory goes that the dagger belonged to King Robert, was stolen by Joffrey, and the little blond bastard hired the assassin.

Uh no. It was established already that it was Littlefinger, who did it so that Ned would go to Kings Landing and he would have more quality time with his wife, for starters.

this was like Season 2 shit, it was Tyrion's dagger that he lost gambling, and LF got it as the bookmaker/moneylender, and he had the assassin use it on purpose to implicate the Lannisters in the attack so there would be war

The gold is inside KL but the Iron Bank doesn't have a branch there so they still have to get it to Braavos, right? I too demand a pay-off for all that "once we actually get repaid" hamming

(Also I am dubious about this iron bank-based economy)

sarahell otm you guys arent even watching the same show lol

Tombot is right, Joffrey hiring the assassin is the most prominent theory in the books - Tyrion believes this is the case but has no direct confirmation. In the show, they haven't confirmed anyone as the culprit. Possible that it was Littlefinger, but definitely not established.

Controversial opinion: LF is working for the Walkers

and Bronn is working for the weekend.

xp - that's definitely a set up for something -- either an exciting robbery, or the Iron Bank being repaid and investing in Cersei's hiring of mercenaries, which is even more likely now that the majority of her army has just been decapitated and burnt to death.

What native military forces are left? All the midlands armies have been decimated in the previous fighting. The Tyrell forces either joined the Lannisters or were killed by them. The Northern armies are Jon's. There's Dorne ... which, might just sit this one out (lord I hope so), and ... the Knights of the Vale!

Tyrion believes this is the case but has no direct confirmation. In the show, they haven't confirmed anyone as the culprit.

Pretty sure there was a LF/Varys chat that confirmed this.

Also how the fuck would Joffrey at age 12 be able to hire an assassin? He had no money or assets.

he ran a lemonade stand

if by lemonade stand, you mean, he was a Dom and pissed on people for money, then maybe ... but LF controlled the sex trade in Kings Landing so ...

I'm pretty sure the crown prince could hire an assassin.

i'm looking through the wikis and not seeing anything that confirms that Littlefinger was the culprit.

regardless, he did not.

you mean wikis that include this:

During a casual conversation at King's Landing, Tyrion made a comment about Littlefinger's elegant suit and handsome knife. Littlefinger drew his knife, glanced at it casually, as if he had never seen it before and said “Valyrian steel, and a dragonbone hilt. A trifle plain, though. It’s yours, if you would like it." Noticing the mischief in his eyes, Tyrion realized that Littlefinger was teasing him insolently about the assassin's dagger, without saying anything explicit.

#JoffreyDidIt #JusticeforLittlefinger

That's from the books wiki, for one thing

And it's from a long section that goes on saying Tyrion anyways becomes convinced Joffrey did it. As does Jamie.

I thought we'd long given up differentiating books/show. Well ok, no ZombieLadyCat... THERES STILL TIME THOUGH.

his motive being .... ?

Joffrey needs a motive to be an asshole? That's some Season 2 shit, as a wise lady once said.

Why would Joffrey pay an assassin to kill someone when he doesn't even get to watch? Totally out of character.

Beats me but that's what people think happened in the book.

In the show, it's an open question (but it was probably Littlefinger).

why would joffrey have done it in the tv show? what possible reason would he have? it had nothing to do w/ him at that point

wasn't what's-his-name calling the shots in King's Landing at the time?

ok moving on

I'm betting Qyburn put his prototype Scorpion on a wagon to Highgarden and back because he has a better idea (this is a guy who is basically the neutral evil version of Samwell, he is always having some scary ideas) and that better idea is a variation on this: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hwacha

Who needs to aim for the head when you can fill the sky with bolts? You say drakaris, I say MLRS.

wasn't what's-his-name calling the shots in King's Landing at the time?

― a serious and fascinating fartist (Simon H.), Monday, August 7, 2017 8:28 PM (fifty-nine minutes ago) Bookmark Flag Post Permalink

The assassination attempt took place in the north

Bronn laughing at Dickon was good. Just three episodes to go in this season so I imagine they will be pretty packed.

I dont understand why theyre doing 2 short seasons. Are they still filming the last ones?

still writing the last ones, more like

watched this a second time, still missed the Davos fewer / less bit, sadly, but when Davos and Jon are walking down and run into Missandei right before Theon shows back up, doesn't it seem like maybe Davos (re?)discovered the stash of good brandy on Dragonstone? He's all gregarious and a little bit of a dick!

definitely davos drunk in that scene. also he says "think i gotta change sides on this one" or "am i allowed to change sides?" or whatever it's a little too ferris bueller looking into the camera and talking for me

Yes my one criticism w this ep was davos' lines were corny

can't wait for him and jorah to meet up and get loaded and trade tales of withered boners for dany & missandei

why can't they just make out and then move to Narth

Davos & Jorah as a retired couple would be the best neighbors ever imo

Speaking of changing sides, my money's on Bronn doing just that in short order.

yeah they seem to have set that up nicely - might not happen next week, but probably before the season is out.

We still have to get to the battle where Beric, The Hound et al. are flailing away in the snow, with full-on sword fire FX

One other thought, I look forward to the "next on..." preview cuts becoming more and more Mad Men as the final resolution approaches, i.e. giving so little plot information that they become complete non sequiturs

I dont understand why theyre doing 2 short seasons

it's a budget thing

isn't it also a way to keep the actors under contract for basically an extra season?

yeah just dragging the thing out til they get those spinoffs up and running

I agree with this

https://www.theringer.com/game-of-thrones/2017/8/7/16107158/game-of-thrones-spoils-of-war-meera-reed

She risked her life, watched her brother die, watched Hodor die, dragged Bran across a frozen tundra, drank rabbit’s blood, and all she gets is a half-hearted “thank you”?!

Didn't she make most of these points herself?

It's like doing a think piece on Littlefinger: "You know, when you think about it chaos is sort of like a staircase, or a ladder maybe."