GoT - Is Over, Post Your Drogon Sightings

The entire Craster's Keep, Bran and white walker stuff wasn't in the book (well, they mentioned that craster sacrificed his kids, that is all).

Zyke_sl said:

Was that scene at the end with what I assume is the Others in the book? I don't remember that. But it has been quite a while.

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No. This episode was probably the biggest departure from the books that I can remember.

Caskcrusher_sl said:

so this week was basically HBO proclaiming all white people should be crucified for their role in slavery.

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Yep. By the end of the series only black women from the Summer Isles will remain.

I was waiting for Arthas to jump out at the end and start swinging Frostmourne around, seriously.

But yeah, literally no idea what Bran's story is going to be now. They're supposed to be just walking north with Coldhands and killing wights here and there or something. I'm guessing to keep the story intact later they'll have Jon Snow roll in, save the day, and they'll tearfully part again so Bran can resume his trip north.

Huge departure for sure, but given how shit the Bran chapters are (wandering in the woods for 2 books), any change is likely to be better.

While a very large departure from the books, I loved it. It was never specifically stated what was done to the babies Craster left for the others. Gilly I think mentions his brothers coming for him, in reference to her son and the attacking wights, while with Sam. I always thought it silly that they would accept a single sacrifice to make a wight so infrequently, when they could have easily killed Craster and all his wives, and turn them. Now I think that may have actually been The Great Other, the deity Melisandre mentions as the opposite to Rh'Lor(sp). Could just be some special kind of other too, I suppose.

Best part of the episode was when we get to meet Ser Pounce.

Caskcrusher_sl said:

so this week was basically HBO proclaiming all white people should be crucified for their role in slavery.

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That part was in the book. Dany had it done as revenge for the crucified slaves.

I don't think those other dudes at the end were wight walkers. No idea what they could be, but they seemed different to me.

Amycus_sl said:

Now I think that may have actually been The Great Other, the deity Melisandre mentions as the opposite to Rh'Lor(sp). Could just be some special kind of other too, I suppose.

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That thing had horns that kind of looked like a crown. It's face wasn't as wrinkled and freeze-dried like the others we've seen. Since we know it turns babies into what we've seen so far, it's plausible that it's The Great Other.

shit with the Others was cool

It was a white walker.

Yeah, even the things they change, like Jon heading to Craster's and Bran being there, I already know where that's going to end up eventually. This is completely new stuff.

Try not to think too much about the fact that Castle Black could be attacked at any moment.

Will be interesting to see if GRRM weighs in (heh) on the new scenes.

Robert Baratheon_sl said:

I was waiting for Arthas to jump out at the end and start swinging Frostmourne around, seriously.

But yeah, literally no idea what Bran's story is going to be now. They're supposed to be just walking north with Coldhands and killing wights here and there or something.

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Yeah, basically, at least in the Chinese translation. It gets a bit confusing, since the Chinese word for wight is wong.

Personally, I can't tell wight from wong.

"I want slow you down,sir" had me laughing.

Good Episode, looks like that was their White Walker King judging by his horns being in a crown shape.
I believe the distinction from earlier seasons was the White Walkers were a race, and they were able to reanimate the dead into wights

Weird episode. Too much filler. Loved the others stuff. Wasn't sure what was going on but as a book reader it was something we never saw but could only imagine.