Obviously the solution is zombie Joffrey.
Avtar
5703
I’d need to watch again to be sure, but I don’t think she was throwing fireballs. I was pretty sure she was throwing some sort of bottle that exploded when it landed(maybe wildfire? wasn’t green though). Sort of a minor point I guess, but I kinda feel that there’s a pretty big difference between throwing exploding magic bottles and actually shooting fireballs out of your hand.
I was a little unclear on that as well. Looked like there was an arc on the projectile, like the girl was throwing an actual explosive object, but I wasn’t too sure about that. The occasional magical aspects of the show haven’t bothered me much since they have definitely been in the background behind the human drama, but my wife (who watches with me) certainly feels otherwise. It’s a testament to the writing and acting that she wants to stick with the show despite the fantastical elements that do nothing for her.
Whether or not they were magic fireballs or magically-infused projectiles seems to be a minor point when you’re talking about a scene that also involves undead skeleton warriors bursting out of the ice and snow, and the same monsters exploding into bones when they run into a magical invisible barrier.
No argument from me. Merely an indication that my wife, who can’t be arsed to watch anything remotely fantastical, has found enough of interest in watching Game of Thrones to keep her involved so far. Or maybe she’s humorist me, wouldn’t be the first time.
Yeah I thought it was grenade-ey things too, I was just thinking of the way I’ve them referred to in some reviews - e.g. “magic fireballs”. My first thought was actually “oh cool, some kind of like dwarven-like explodey tech”.
Avtar
5708
Actually, it kind of matters with regards to to the consistency of the feel of the world in that it means it doesn’t feel as much like things are just being made up. Dead things reanimating was established in the very first scene of the whole show. Magical wards were established early on I think(that’s what the wall IS if I remember correctly…or am i thinking of something else?). Exploding magic bottles was in season 2 with the wild fire. If they were to just suddenly introduce magic fireballs it just brings up questions like why don’t we see that more often in battles or wherever, etc. But yeah, it’s not that big of a deal really.
The actually explained early on why we don’t see magic, and that it DOES exist. They said the magic left the world when the last dragon died.
Except for blood magic, White Walker-related magic and Rh’llor-related magic, apparently.
No, GRRM deliberately made it plain that magic is coming back, its users are expressing higher levels of efficacy. I used to think it was the dragon eggs hatching, but now I lean more toward something else since the walkers were active prior and for the first time in thousands of years. Makes you wonder if whatever was attempted at Summerhall decades earlier played some role in all this.
Does everyone forget the giant comet in the sky?
Obviously they can throw explosive bottle grenades pretty hard.
Or is it a Giant Little child in the sky throwing a grenade?
Did they explain the Children in the show at all? In the books it was mentioned fairly early and would pop up now and then. When we run into one for the first time, it doesn’t seem out of place.
In the show, however, I don’t remember them even mentioning the Children. If that’s the case, I’m curious if folks who haven’t read the books understand who the Children are or if they think “that little homeless girl in the tree-house can throw fireballs”
The latter, speaking for myself (and I have no problems with fireballs and skeleton attacks, I thought that all looked pretty cool).
They’re mentioned in a conversation between Old Nan and Bran way back in season 1.
Yeah comets NEVER happen in real life.
— Alan
jg93
5719
The idea that magic is somehow out of place in this world is laughable. We have
White Walkers
Undead
Undead Horses
Dragons - being born from stone eggs
Witchcraft
Resurrection
Beings impervious to fire
Warlocks
Smoke Demons coming out of vaginas
Alchemy
Giants
Magical talking trees
People that can take control over animals and other humans (wargs)
Various neolithic creatures (dire wolves, mammoths)
Prophesy
A Sorceress
The only thing we don’t have is Gandalf, Elves and Dwarfs so I guess it’s just not fantasy.
We’ve done this before. It’s just nerd anxiety about regular people experiencing nerdy things. No matter how much is already in there, there’s always a line to cross.
I don’t care personally, just trying to explain the conversation.
