Game of Thrones (HBO)

Papageno · 2013-06-06T12:08:19.000Z

I just want GRRM to hurry up and write the last couple of books before he keels over from a myocardial infarction. Being in your mid-60s and Santa Claus-shaped does not bode well.*

*…unless of course he’s actually Santa and thus immortal. ;-)

Telefrog · 2013-06-06T12:22:36.000Z

The three Dragonriders take to the skies and slam right into the center of the orrery that we see in the opening credits.

FIN

metaphaze · 2013-06-06T13:19:34.000Z

An interesting article from the director of photography.

http://www.canada.com/entertainment/Game+Thrones+bloodbath+explained+Cinematographer+reveals+scenes+filmed/8489118/story.html

For the wedding feast they used just the lighting of the candles and torches.

“I wanted then to move into unusually bright light, by Game of Thrones’ standards, for the feast,” McLachlan continued. “I had the art department add a great deal more candlesticks and torches than they wanted and then, thanks to the new Arri Alexa camera, was able to tip my hat to Stanley Kubrick (in Barry Lyndon) and use only candlelight for the scene, which made it very pretty.”

Also:

Game of Thrones fans numbed by the massacre may feel better once they’ve seen the season finale, McLachlan said.

“I think you’ll agree it goes out on a real high note. There are some scenes there that will provide at least some catharsis for traumatized viewers,” he said. “It has a gorgeous look, with a very uplifting ending.”

Papageno · 2013-06-06T13:36:00.000Z

I sure hope that that “catharsis” means that Joffrey gets his, finally.

Scuzz · 2013-06-06T13:38:08.000Z

More likely the re-emergence of Catelyn.

Woolen_Horde · 2013-06-06T13:43:49.000Z

The soundtrack became available on iTunes/Amazon on Tuesday. Let’s just say that the stuff Ramin Djawadi wrote for the last episode made me cry, but in a good way.

Papageno · 2013-06-06T14:19:21.000Z

Scuzz:

More likely the re-emergence of Catelyn.

Perhaps, although neither your suggestion nor mine sound particularly uplifting.

gameoverman · 2013-06-06T14:43:11.000Z

Papageno:

Perhaps, although neither your suggestion nor mine sound particularly uplifting.

I have to agree, because being dead isn’t the worst thing that happened to her. So being not dead won’t even be close to being ‘uplifting’ in any sense of the word. She’s going to be like Buffy and resent that she was brought back, if anything.

About the only thing close to uplifting I can imagine is something to do with the baby they are carrying out of the frozen north. Babies are always uplifting, except when they are shadow monsters or being killed in front of their mom.

Woolen_Horde · 2013-06-06T15:16:50.000Z

The episode is called Myhsa. It’s one of the most uplifiting moments in the books.

Papageno · 2013-06-06T15:30:52.000Z

Woolen Horde:

The episode is called Myhsa. It’s one of the most uplifiting moments in the books.

OK, I guess that means “mother” in whatever they speak in Yunkai or Mereen. I remember that scene now.

Woolen_Horde · 2013-06-06T15:46:06.000Z

Papageno:

OK, I guess that means “mother” in whatever they speak in Yunkai or Mereen. I remember that scene now.

It’ll have extra meaning in this episode, too!

Papageno · 2013-06-06T17:29:40.000Z

Woolen Horde:

It’ll have extra meaning in this episode, too!

Why? Because of the consummation of her flirtation with Dario Whatsisbutt?

beatoangelico · 2013-06-06T18:04:23.000Z

Slainte Mhath:

The TV show will have a different ending from the books. The TV show will end with everyone from Ned Stark and Tywin Lannister, Jaime and Robb, Cersei and Catelyn, to Arya and Tommen meeting in a large white cathedral room with large doors at the far side. They will all greet one another as old friends, past grievances and hatreds forgotten, as they realize that they’ve spent this whole time living in a sort of limbo, waiting until they could all be reunited again and cross over to the other side together.

You see, they all died when Winter came (Ned warned them!), and only now do they realize what has happened and that nothing that has passed since was real. Jon Snow is the last to die. Sad music plays as he stumbles through the forest and then lays down for the final time in the cold snow near what was once Winterfell. Ghost pads silently over and lays by his side. Jon turns his head slightly, smiling at Ghost, taking comfort in the presence of an old and loyal friend. Jon is seen in the catherdral with all the other characters, Ned comes over and touches him gently on the shoulder, finally acknowledging Jon in the way he’s always longed for. Ygritte is there, and she sits next to Jon, and they are happy. Ned moves to the large doors and throws them open. Bright white light floods the room and everyone’s faces light up in joy and wonder. They all begin to move towards the door and into the light. We return to Jon lying outside Winterfell, near death. His gaze returns once more to the clear blue sky where he sees a dragon fly majestically overhead and he smiles. We zoom in on Jon’s eye, which slowly closes, then everything fades to black.

GAME OF THRONES

I see what you did there. man I hated hated that scene.

Woolen_Horde · 2013-06-06T18:14:22.000Z

Papageno:

Why? Because of the consummation of her flirtation with Dario Whatsisbutt?

Because “mother” is a theme that should reverberate in a least one other story line outside of Dany.

Incendiary_Lemon · 2013-06-06T18:32:44.000Z

gurugeorge:

Hehe, ok, while we’re having fun speculating:-

Interesting, I like it.

Papageno · 2013-06-06T18:35:46.000Z

Hmm, still not getting the mother angle if it’s not Dany-related. Maybe I haven’t read into Book 4 far enough, or my memory is faulty.

John_Reynolds · 2013-06-06T19:32:06.000Z

unCat.

Papageno · 2013-06-06T20:20:45.000Z

John Reynolds:

unCat.

Ah, OK, but I don’t think she’ll be showing up in the next episode.

John_Reynolds · 2013-06-06T20:33:11.000Z

Papageno:

Ah, OK, but I don’t think she’ll be showing up in the next episode.

Making viewers wait a year for unCat to appear is really going to diminish the impact of that scene. Not to mention dilute in most viewers’ memories Dondarrion’s repeated resurrections. If the producers are smart, they end episode 10 with her appearance. It’ll also give viewers a wee bit of satisfaction knowing the BwB is taking out members of the Frey family.

Woolen_Horde · 2013-06-06T20:43:09.000Z

They’ve done everything they needed to do to set up unCat this season. Tullys return to the river when they die, and Beric Dondarrion. If they wait a year, the memories of those (especially the former) will be faded in non-readers’ minds.

Plus, they’re going to need as many good vibes as possible going into the offseason after devastating the non-readers last week. unCat is a perfect “Oh Shit” moment, in a good way. She signals that payback is coming, and I’m sure they’ll be dropping all sorts of hints that the Lannisters are next in line to get mauled.