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yep, but that whole week is torture :D

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just smoke a cigar and it will be here before you know it

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Holy crap, what an episode. Where to start , there were so many things that happened. I won't say anything yet in case no one has seen it. This show is freaking awesome.

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Again... give it one more week... if you thought what happened last night was good, the balance of the season is amazing.

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Yup, next week should have people stunned!

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yea, great epi. i need to re watch it though. i didnt get the big picture on some of the scenes. you really have to pay attention, u turn away for one second and miss a ton! blah!!!

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Golfing with my oldest son the other day and I mentioned the show, asking him if he had seen any of the episodes yet. I knew he had read the books, but I should have said "DON'T SPOIL ANYTHING".

Too late. He blurted out several things before I could stop him. Not that it really ruins the show for me, but you rarely get that truly anxious feeling while watching anything these days, it's all so predictable.

I may know more than I wanted, but I'm still going to enjoy this. So far it's been dang good TV, even if I have to watch it alone because my wife thinks it's ****ography disguised as Dungeons and Dragons.

Silly auto-modding on those 4 letters IMHO.

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Without spoiling anything it would appear that George Martin isn't fond of his "main" characters.

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I carefully stayed away from this thread until I was caught up on the season. What an incredible series! Generally, this isn't a genre I gravitate toward, but since it was being done on HBO, I gave it a shot and am glad I did. Same thing goes for True Blood. HBO consistently has the best shows on television, IMHO.

And thanks to all who have read the books and have refrained from giving any spoilers. :tu

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I hope Tyrion gets back into the excitement! He is my favorite by far. He has such chilling one liners and small speeches.

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Alright, now I think I got everything. Only one ?

Where is Remly Baratheon going in the South? And why? Will we find out in the next episode?

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Renley is going south because he fears Cersei and Joffery.
He encouraged Eddard to take the iron throne before they did.

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Almost finished reading the book. Kind of disappointed with a few events. Show was good and is sticking pretty close to the book.

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Thanks Andy for clearing that up. That makes a lot of sense.

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watched the latest episode last night. Holy crap this is a good show! I just started reading the book. There is so much going on in that episode.

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sweet, just started converting the episodes to play on my iPad! finally I have some use for the damn thing!

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Another great episode, so many things going on.

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i cannot wait to watch this tonight!!!! i wasnt able to catch it last night unfortunately.

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Spoilers below.....







Yea, so that was a crazy episode. I have watched it twice and I'm still fuzzy on a few things. :sh

-What is Tyrion up to? Who where the barbarian type people he allied with and why? Also, it was interesting how quick Tywin wanted these men to help in battle. That just builds to Tywins ferocious character. :2

-So there are 2 Lannister forces, Tywin's and Jamie's. But where are these forces on the map? Location will help me see all this.

-We were told about the Riverlands once before, but only from King Robert talking about 'making 8' or whatever. He did not claim the Riverlands as part of the Seven Kingdoms. So why would the people of the Riverlands ally with either the Lannisters or the Starks? It seemed that the Riverlands are of some importance in winning battles....

-Bannerman means what? Rob Stark said to round up the bannerman? Are these people that are allied with the Starks? Why?

Haha, and why the hell was Hordor running around naked? That was just weird. :confused:

P.S. I REALLY hope Serio whooped that beastly of a mans ass after Arya left! :banger

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i guess i mean Riverlords, not Riverlands. Now I'm getting myself confused. Dammit.

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Tyrion teamed up with those barbarians because they were going to kill his buddy and make him a clown, something like that. So he did what any Lanister would do and bribed him with money. The bannerman are the ones who fly the winter fell banners I think. As far as horath, I thing they just wanted to show why he's a star :r

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Hordor, I mean, he's like this :sh

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Okay, it seems I over thought the scene with Tyrion and the hill tribes. It was means to an end. Tyrion only bribed them. I forget the knowledge that Tyrion has. He is able to bribe this men based on what they want the most, the Vale of Arryn.

As far as I can tell the Starks' host moves South and have reached the neck. It seems that Jamie is in Riverrun and Tywin is on Riverroad near Lord Harroways' Town. At least that is what I picked up on the map displaying in the episode. The Starks elect to challange Jamie first and will need to cross the river at 'The Twins'. I found a map that might help people who have not read the book, like my self.

I think I was confusing Riverlands that the King mentioned before and the Riverlords. Is it that the Riverlords are in the Riverlands? Can someone explain this?

Yea, the bannerman from what I can find on the net are men who carry banners, flags, and etc. But I think in this context it reffers to allies to the Starks. Robb said that the bannerman swore an oath to the Stark Kingdom, but are NOT actual Starks or people of the Kingdom. Any more insight on this one?

btw, thanks for the help Chris.

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-Tyrion is basically trying to take his fate into his own hands. The barbarians are the hill people that live outside the Vale of Arryn that attacked Catelyn's party when they were on their way to the Vale originally. Tyrion knew that if he couldn't bribe them (with real steel and not the crappy weapons they were using) that him and his one guy couldn't make it past them alive.

-I haven't seen this episode yet, but from what I remember from the books Jamie is camped outside of Riverrun? But I can't remember. Here is a map that sections out the "states" pretty well: Political Map of Westeros

The Riverlands allied with the Starks because Catelyn Stark used to be Catelyn Tully, and House Tully rules the Riverlands. The reason they are important is just their geographical location (see the map above).

Bannerman in this sense is talking about all the lords that have sworn to House Stark. For instance, House Tully and House Frey are two of Robb Stark's bannermen.

Hodor was running around naked because...well he's not all there. He's just a simpleton that they never really describe as such well in the show, but describe him as such in the books. All he knows how to say is his name, Hodor, and can take orders but other than that isn't very bright.

Yes, the Riverlords are the rulers in the Riverlands. House Tully and House Frey are both Riverlords. What King Robert said about "making the 8" was in reference to sleeping with girls from each region of Westeros.

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ok, thanks Brian! having a map really helps with this episode. there is a lot of talk about location.

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So am I correct in saying that both Lannisters' hosts are located in the Riverlands? at this point in the episodes?

I know you said you didnt watch the latest episode, but you still may know.

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I believe they are both there, one outside Riverrun and the other at Harrenhal. I can't remember exactly however.

The opening to the show is kind of nice because it gives you a general idea of what Westeros looks like, but they only really highlight major places like King's Landing, Winterfell, and the Wall. In the books each one has a full map so you can quickly look up where the hell they're talking about, so without that yeah, it can be kind of confusing.

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yea, i missed the portion where Tywin traveled from Casterly rock to where he is now. Thats why I love these episodes, there is so much detail to pick up on. Every mention of him before now said Tywin was in casterly rock. or maybe they just said he was the ruler of casterly rock.

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THIS is super helpful. Just found this on the HBO site.

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I can't believe there are only 2 episodes left. WTF. Me and the wife would sit and watch 24 and be stunned at how fast the time went each episode, I think GoT seems to go even faster.

I was super pissed when this latest episode ended so quickly. NO way it was 1 hour!

I wonder if episode 10 will be just 1, or 2 hours?

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Glad they picked up Clash of Kings:) Not sure if they could fit that book into ten episodes or not though.

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That is helpful! Didn't know about it, thanks :tu

Yeah, I was surprised that they've been able to fit so much into this season and actually did the book justice. Fantastically done series so far.

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really? where did you find that out? HBO likes to do 12 episode seasons.

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damn i guess youre right, they have to be finished before True Blood starts. well that sucks!!

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I don't know if any of you visit Reddit, but Emilia Clarke (actress who plays Daenerys) is doing a question/answer thread there! Pretty awesome...

http://www.reddit.com/r/IAmA/comment..._hbos_game_of/

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just caught up on the last two episodes and hbo is doing a good job, my only thing critique, wish they had left the blackfish in.

this next episode should be good.

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you will have to explain so long as it doesnt ruin anything for the last 2 episodes....

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I'm kind of bummed that the first book is just one season (10 episodes). I think I read that it's a series of 7 books, right? So I guess it's not going to be a long standing show, which sucks cause this show is great.

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he was one of the characters from the book (catelyn stark's uncle) and was a general badass

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the last 2 books are as of yet unfinished so it could go the way of dexter and peel away from the books after a time, or it could be finished even sooner

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sh|t, i was researching some information on Gendry and I spoiled the rest of the season, ****!

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Haha, I know what you mean. I went to George Martin sight to find out how many books were in the series and he had a page from the new book there that I read and it definetly spoiled a couple of things for me.

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There should be a pretty big even happen in tonight's episode!
Things in Westeros will not be the same!

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You know, this is the episode I've waited all season for. Sadly there are only two left, can't wait for season 2.

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Finally all caught up. Great show if I ever get the time ill pick up the books

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I just downloaded the next 3 books and A Clash of Kings is off to a good start. I just can't put it down. Love the show. I really think HBO is doing it justice and I am hooked. Next season will be great. The newest book comes out next month just fyi.

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so what did everyone think of last nights episode?

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Even knowing how some things are going to unfold, it doesn't take away from the impact of actually seeing it play out.

I also kind of like and appreciate the fact that they don't waste time on epic battle scenes and focus much more on the human aspect and interactions.

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Not happy about Ned!!

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yea, that is what was spoiled for me the other day. crappy. and im not happy about it. i really liked Neds character. I cannot wait to see what happens with Dany! :wo