Things I feel we can definitely count on now in the final episodes. -Jaime killing Cersei -Clegane Bowl -Another dragon death -Yara killing her uncle
I have issues with this show’s writing and don’t think it’s immune from criticism but... that’s not how budgets and writing work
I think I saw someone else mention it as well but the whole Clegane Bowl thing is just not on my radar at all. I like The Hound as a character, but I feel like I have zero interest in them having a showdown. Idk, maybe I just don't get it.
I do appreciate that this episode did make characters who appeared impervious to fear or struggle previously, actually show how scared they were (i.e. Hound/Greyworm).
The Mountain made the The Hound who he is. He will 100% want to kill him if he sees him in battle and that's how I see it happening, they just meet on the battleground.
Oh, I get why they'll end up fighting, I just don't feel very interested in it and nearly everyone else is super pumped.
If they don't have the CleganeBowl in an actual stadium (like the Dragon Pit), sell tickets and snacks, and have Qyburn and Arya as their cornermen, it will have been a waste.
Oh shit, I just thought about Edd dying. Do we someone new appointed to Lord Commander of the Night's Watch next episode? Sam?????
Oh, I thought it was clear that he was missing an eye perfectly to match Wun Wun. I’ll need to investigate that.
Nah but CleganeBowl could be something like they capture Cersei, she demands trial by combat and picks the Mountain, and the Hound volunteers to fight against him. Boom.
Without the army of the dead (and with presumed peace among the free folk and Westerosi) is there any reason for the Night's Watch anymore?
I don't think it will, if only because there are so few episodes left. I'd been expecting her to ride in during the final final battle, perhaps leading an army of red priests and priestesses. I'm also surprised they're completely gone, though it also sort of falls in line with the spirit of the show. It's always been more grounded in "reality" than not, with most of the characters never having seen or believing in any sort of magic or otherworldly beings. It seems somewhat fitting that the final conflict will largely just be a bunch people fighting other people. Well, and a couple of dragons. I doubt Bran will make the trip to King's Landing.
I could be way off, but wasn't the main priority of the Night Watch was the protect anyone south of them from the Night King and his army? Are they even necessary anymore?
Right. And even if for some reason they needed to raise a new Night's Watch, they'd have to rebuild the wall as well. Does anyone remember the incantations required to make it back into the magical barrier it would need to be?
Depends on who's ruling in the end really. If it's Cersei Trump i'd imagine she'll be all about keeping that wall up.
So apparently after Dragonstone came out the director was like, “Oh yeah, that could be Wun Wun. Might not be. Who knows.” I’m super confused now. I hadn’t given much thought to how he ended up with them, but having two different scenes with a giant missing an eye just seems like a strange call for only a shout-out. I thought it was pretty tragic that he fought with them and then was one of the only wights we “knew” who was seen again.
Unless somebody carted Wun Wun's body off to be buried north of the wall, there's no way that could have been Wun Wun. That thing probably just lost its eye because it's a walking corpse lol. Also, we saw at least one giant amongst the army of the dead well before Wun Wun died.
A little behind in the thread but I wanna say I don’t really mind @EASheartsVinyl negative posts. Although some of the posts have frustrated me and I’ve disagreed with almost all of them , at least she’s not calling us stupid for liking something she thinks is dumb. (Unless I missed something on the last 3 pages lol). Bonus points for loving The Americans