Oh! I'm also choosing to believe that "stick 'em with the pointy end" was a Buffy shoutout.
Jayne: Yeah, that was some pretty risky sittin' you did there. Wash: That's right, of course, 'cause they wouldn't arrest me if we got boarded, I'm just the pilot. I can always say I was flying the ship by accident.
'Serenity'
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Amy - Apr 29, 2019 6:21:11 am PDT #7023 of 7329
Because books.
Theodosia - Apr 29, 2019 6:27:51 am PDT #7024 of 7329
'we all walk this earth feeling we are frauds. The trick is to be grateful and hope the caper doesn't end any time soon"
Also Dolorous Edd got offed. I liked him.
Jessica - Apr 29, 2019 6:45:14 am PDT #7025 of 7329
If I want to become a cloud of bats, does each bat need a separate vaccination?
I'm also choosing to believe that "stick 'em with the pointy end" was a Buffy shoutout.
Well, and a callback to S1.
Amy - Apr 29, 2019 7:05:44 am PDT #7026 of 7329
Because books.
Well, yeah. ::sheepish::
DebetEsse - Apr 29, 2019 8:15:18 am PDT #7027 of 7329
Woe to the fucking wicked.
2 additional thoughts this morning:
I don't think I've seen a more successful build-up of pre-battle anxiety. The first, what, 10 minutes? were seriously nerve-wracking, just in anticipation, not even from imminent danger.
So, Dany's claim has been built on
- Bloodline
- Dothraki army
- Unsullied
- Dragons
After this ep, she's down to
- a dragon
Theodosia - Apr 29, 2019 9:01:34 am PDT #7028 of 7329
'we all walk this earth feeling we are frauds. The trick is to be grateful and hope the caper doesn't end any time soon"
And Missandei! And Grey Worm! And Tyrion!
Plus Jon "Aemon-T" Snow still wants to incestuously jump her bones.
quester - Apr 29, 2019 4:01:06 pm PDT #7029 of 7329
Danger is my middle name, only I spell it R. u. t. h. - Tina Belcher.
Am I the only one who feels let down that the biggest big bad was dispatched in one episode? Cersei should have been the lesser of 2 evils.
Also, I read something that said both dragons survived. I'm surprised but ok.
sj - Apr 29, 2019 5:38:32 pm PDT #7030 of 7329
"There are few hours in life more agreeable than the hour dedicated to the ceremony known as afternoon tea."
No, I think Cersei is the biggest evil of the series, and has been from the beginning. She set everything in motion.
Gris - Apr 30, 2019 12:20:49 am PDT #7031 of 7329
Hey. New board.
I think they did too good a job of making the ice guys invulnerable and scary, because thematically I agree with sj but they have really played up the dead threat recently. Uneven writing has been pretty much par for the course for the last three seasons so I'm not surprised they haven't done a great job with that messaging.
DavidS - Apr 30, 2019 7:03:38 pm PDT #7032 of 7329
"Look, son, if it's good enough for Shirley Bassey, it's good enough for you."
It was 100% a Buffy denouement with Arya smashing his power center and defeating the unbeatable horde with one blow.
Bah, I say.
There was much to recommend it, but I don't give a shit about bad guys who don't talk who are Ultimate Evil and get dispatched by One Moment Of Truth.
I can't believe they spent so much money and shot it in the dark. Also, I hate the action scenes that were all a confusing blur. I much prefer fight / action scenes where the action is clear and comprehensible and has its own narrative thrust.
Lady Mormont vs. the zombie giant was great. Arya fighting on the steps was great. Loved the scene with her in the library. Actually thought the scenes with Theon and the iron borne worked well enough.
I hated the Bourne sequels resort to shaky cam action and I just think it's lazy filmmaking. It makes you tense while you watch it but it does not stay with you as story at all. And there's no need to revisit it.