tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30892649.post3953050018691343291..comments2024-02-04T05:13:04.501-05:00Comments on Nik at Nite: Game of Thrones 6.03: OathbreakerNikki Staffordhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04463618183850438914noreply@blogger.comBlogger12125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30892649.post-58067752239582481232016-06-01T18:42:57.024-04:002016-06-01T18:42:57.024-04:00@Nikki: // You can tell she wants to hear that he ...<br>@Nikki: <i>// You can tell she wants to hear that he saw the Lord’s face, or a beautiful world shining where it was no longer dark and full of terror. //</i><br /><br />I took it as her wanting some proof, some hope at least, of an afterlife so that she could finally give in to mortality after these hundreds or thousands of years without it meaning an absolute end to her existence. <br /><br />@Nikki: <i>// Davos has always been one of my favourite characters … . Now that both he and Melisandre have switched gears and are backing Jon instead, it promises to be a much more interesting group. //</i><br /><br />I’m right with you there.<br /><br>Blamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07342343767763035991noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30892649.post-64658265480462066162016-05-17T19:59:41.367-04:002016-05-17T19:59:41.367-04:00To Miss Joan: I am indescribably tickled to once a...To Miss Joan: I am indescribably tickled to once again be in a conversation with you, dearie! The phrase “missed you tons” comes to mind.Marebabenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30892649.post-42855263124000105682016-05-17T18:09:28.402-04:002016-05-17T18:09:28.402-04:00@Marebabe - There were no Life Magazine photos tha...<b>@Marebabe</b> - <i>There were no Life Magazine photos that he would have ever seen</i><br /><br />Haha! <b>Stars</b> -- they're just like us!!! And it's a photo spread of Ser Arthur Dayne buying groceries, tanning at the beach, eating an ice cream cone in a super-embarrassing fashion.<br /><br />There was something that annoyed me in this episode but I can't recall exactly what it was... some wine was had, after all. <br /><br />To go back a few episodes: I am indescribably disappointed by Tyrion's dialog this season. It's crass and obvious - the exact opposite of who Tyrion is.<br /><br />Nice work, guys! Missed you tons! Joan Crawfordhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04513335615114222374noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30892649.post-6438097190490612412016-05-15T12:25:35.106-04:002016-05-15T12:25:35.106-04:00I didn’t really have much (anything) to add to you...I didn’t really have much (anything) to add to your excellent discussion of the episode, until I watched it a second time. Then I noticed that, as soon as Bran and the Three-Eyed Raven were on the scene at the Tower of Joy, Bran was like a sports commentator, describing all that was going on for us at home. The thing that really stood out for me was his instant recognition of Ser Arthur Dayne. How did he know who that was? There were no Life Magazine photos that he would have ever seen. In thinking about this, I imagined that, in the absence of pictures, storytellers were obliged to paint far more detailed descriptions with words. I suppose that Bran knew very well how the Targaryen Kingsguard armor would have looked, and maybe Ser Arthur had a very distinctive look that was easy for Bran to recognize, having heard the story a hundred times. AND, maybe Ned described the Tower of Joy so well that Bran, having figured out that this younger version of his father was outside the Tower of Joy, deduced that the knight facing him MUST be Ser Arthur Dayne.<br /><br />I noticed that very few people were commenting or discussing things under your blog post or on Facebook this week. I think it was mostly because there was hardly anything left to add after your thorough rundown. And you see what a microscopic thing I found to mention. Take it as a sign that you are doing a bang-up job!<br />Marebabenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30892649.post-69758663205893165872016-05-15T10:05:47.457-04:002016-05-15T10:05:47.457-04:00Ant Hawkins: I so hope you're right! My first ...Ant Hawkins: I so hope you're right! My first thought when I saw the dire wolf's head is that it wasn't real, and was just another wolf, but then I thought no, this is Game of Thrones, the place where all my hopes and dreams are thwarted. ;) But I do hope you're right, because that would be an excellent twist. And I kind of loved Smalljon. <br /><br />And I'm glad to see I'm not the only spoilerphobe out there! :) Nikki Staffordhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04463618183850438914noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30892649.post-47731719218820883212016-05-13T15:54:38.109-04:002016-05-13T15:54:38.109-04:00Spoilerphobe here as well. Love the depth of the ...Spoilerphobe here as well. Love the depth of the recap. Thank you for that.<br /><br />Am I alone in feeling that some of the plots are so slow, I lose interest in the character? I care about the "flashbacks", but neither for Bran nor his mentor. I would like to know what happens to the dragons, but Daenerys at this point is not a player. <br /><br />As you said, it was a bridge episode, but I am looking for some resolution on some of the story-lines that have been meandering for too long (in my opinion, of course). Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06325587555537285114noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30892649.post-13500324306055397212016-05-12T15:12:34.759-04:002016-05-12T15:12:34.759-04:00It might be a good thing that Tyrion and the Mothe...It might be a good thing that Tyrion and the Mother of Dragons have been separated...given the complete lack of conversation between him, Missendei and Grey Worm, prolonged exposure to Daenerys might cause him to become too bored to help her out!Floranoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30892649.post-31741641186015845502016-05-12T14:17:48.203-04:002016-05-12T14:17:48.203-04:00I think in his own way the High Sparrow is every b...<br />I think in his own way the High Sparrow is every bit as loathsome as Joffrey or Ramsay. I just wish we could've seen how Tywin would've dealt with him!<br /><br />Thanks for the recap...<br /><br /> -Tim AlanAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30892649.post-52853105618259966922016-05-12T11:25:44.490-04:002016-05-12T11:25:44.490-04:00Appropriate that this episode aired on Mother'...Appropriate that this episode aired on Mother's Day. From Tommen's discussion with the High Sparrow about mothers, Sam and Gilly discussing her safety, to Daenerys' revisiting her past, and dare I say it... Lyanna Stark in the tower... screaming in pain... hmmm??? Maybe there were more mothers in this episode than we think.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06536520515280014484noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30892649.post-59933528624482279522016-05-12T02:13:26.236-04:002016-05-12T02:13:26.236-04:00Personally, I'm not 100% convinced Smalljon Um...Personally, I'm not 100% convinced Smalljon Umber has turned traitor. His refusal to bend the knee might point to a different reason for depositing Osha and Rickon at Winterfell. They are playing a very risky game perhaps but I think they may be there to infiltrate and attack Ramsey from within. Be honest, who better to stick one to Bolton than Osha? And that possibly wasn't Shaggydog's head but merely a large wolf as a decoy. Ant Hawkinshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06610748397053399985noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30892649.post-12719960926021696042016-05-12T02:13:11.545-04:002016-05-12T02:13:11.545-04:00Personally, I'm not 100% convinced Smalljon Um...Personally, I'm not 100% convinced Smalljon Umber has turned traitor. His refusal to bend the knee might point to a different reason for depositing Osha and Rickon at Winterfell. They are playing a very risky game perhaps but I think they may be there to infiltrate and attack Ramsey from within. Be honest, who better to stick one to Bolton than Osha? And that possibly wasn't Shaggydog's head but merely a large wolf as a decoy. Ant Hawkinshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06610748397053399985noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30892649.post-67542220366571590322016-05-11T22:46:12.088-04:002016-05-11T22:46:12.088-04:00You're not alone, Nikki! I too am a spoilerpho...You're not alone, Nikki! I too am a spoilerphobe who avoids all trailers and next episode previews. I'm already a little annoyed that I know about R + L = J should it happen.Hunter Lowehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00123426248634674403noreply@blogger.com