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- PhanLo1
Did anyone watch the episode that aired last night?
It was a good behind the scenes, if only a small look into creation of such a big tv show.- yeh, enjoyed it.Ramanisky2
- The Stark extra guy was great. Could watch a few more hours of the behind the scenes.PhanLo
- The snow guy was great too. He loved his job despite the challenges. I bet that food van lady made an absolute fortune.Morning_star
- I can't find it on demand. What is it called?CyBrainX
- Watching tonight. This gives me serious anxiety. All the prep, detail, dedication, etc. I’m tense watching it.mg33
- Was good. I kept thinking all the way through, What a ballache!! I would be too stressed to do any of their jobs.Hayzilla
- Ramanisky22
The moment Kit finds out that Jon Snow kills Daenerys during the table-read. Emilia’s face LOL
- Also big stars, Coffee Cup and
Bottled Water at the table read, nice.Ramanisky2 - lol her face and eyebrows kind of look like a meme facecannonball1978
- totally the troll memeRamanisky2
- Yao Ming Meme ... Christ, it’s uncanny.
https://i.ibb.co/1ZP…Ramanisky2 - Haha those eyebrows.tank02
- this is hilariouscolin_s
- https://i.imgur.com/…sted
- fucking love her eye browspango
- haha Aria's like "I've done my bit. Soz"Projectile
- 2 Aryas?tank02
- Also big stars, Coffee Cup and
- Akagiyama0
Sorry for the wall of fanfic text, but was a nice read...
https://www.reddit.com/r/gameoft…
From Reddit: Epilogue - After the Wheel.
In the long years of his reign, King Brandon Stark was not loved by the smallfolk nearly so much as the quietude of his rule. Bran himself was a distant and near-silent king, with no taste for great celebrations or inspiring rhetoric. But when the Driftwood Queen demanded the independence of the Iron Islands in 313 AC, Bran granted it almost immediately; the expanded fleet that the Greyjoys had long laboured over had hardly left its harbours before the raven returned from King’s Landing. Dorne’s autonomy grew not with violence, but with carefully negotiated partnership, and though now Ornelia Martell is styled the Princess of Dorne, the Maesters of Oldtown would say that the lands beyond the Red Mountains are more closely entwined – through trade and goodwill – with the Five Kingdoms than ever before. It is said that, though the Seven Kingdoms became Six through the sacrifice of a million lives, the Six became Five without a single drop of spilt blood.
These years of calm saw the turn of seven long summers and seven mild winters. The external threats to Bran’s reign – the Braavosi blockade of 309, sponsored by the Iron Bank and facilitated by many mercenaries; the Second Crossing of the Dothraki Khalasar in 318; the Septons’ Rising of 331 or the coming of the Red Refugees in the decade afterward – seemed less desperate in comparison to the crises endured by King’s Landing in the warlike years before, as if an invisible hand were directing events, by slight nudges, toward the ends of stability and prosperity. Though terrible battles were rumoured in many parts of Essos, their effects were seldom felt in Westeros. One might also have expected some friction to arise from the King’s worship of the Old Gods, but Bran’s habits were so private, and his style of rule so tolerant, that for a time it seemed impossible that internal strife and religious discord could ever have been the hallmark of the Six – and then the Five – Kingdoms.
Bran outlived every member of his original Small Council, and outlasted – as far as can be known for certain – every other Stark. Of his sister Arya, the Hero of Winterfell, little was ever heard again: she sailed West, beyond the reckoning and knowledge of all, within days of her brother’s coronation, leaving only the rumours that are shared and rendered into stories in every town of Westeros and Essos: of a single, ragged-looking Raven that flew out of a storm over the Western Sea decades later and on to the last high tower of the Red Keep, bearing a message whose contents were seen only by the King and his closest advisors. The tale that is most often told is that Arya reached the land that is West of West, and shared what details she could of the wonders there before meeting her own mysterious fate.
Sansa Stark, the Queen in the North, maintained strong relations with her brother’s kingdom and toward the end of her life was frequently to be found in the courts of King’s Landing or Dorne, having inherited from her mother a preference for the warmth. After her passing in 371 her bannermen selected Harrold Royce to rule the North.
Of the fate of Jon Snow – the Bastard of Winterfell, the Half-Stark, the Queenslayer, the Resurrected, the Friend of Wolves, twice named Lord Commander of Castle Black – very little is known. The Hand of the King, Tyrion Lannister, visited the North and the Wall in the first decade after Snow's return to the Night’s Watch. Of that visit he records that the Wall was all but unmanned, and that those who stood upon it were facing south, rather than north. The Hand was told that Jon Snow had, years earlier, gone forth with a great company of wildlings and northerners, disappearing into the dark forests of the Lands of Always Winter. Their exploration of those unmapped places are the subject of much conjecture: that Snow had been named the King Beyond the Wall, that he had made contact with the last enclaves of the Children of the Forest, that he was overseeing the settling of great underground cities among the twisting, interconnected roots of the Weirwood trees. It is said that the Greyjoys know something of those northernmost lands, and that Sansa Stark, before her death, knew more, but would not tell. The Lonely King, Bran the Broken, Bran the Bridgemaker, Bran the Wheelbreaker, surely knew more still – but in his quiet places and sanctuaries around King’s Landing, he seldom spoke a word, and to each successive Hand and Archmaester he entrusted fewer of his thoughts.
Finally, in 382 AC, at the start of his eighth winter, King Brandon embarked upon a final journey. He had aged but slowly in all the years of his reign, but age had come upon him nevertheless. His Kingsguard escorted him on the first leg of his journey – a secretive consultation followed by long weeks of contemplation or reading in Oldtown – and then took him as far as the Wall when at last he travelled North. After a night in the almost uninhabited Castle Black, Bran ordered the Kingsguard to return to Winterfell, and so on to the Five Kingdoms, where they were to supervise the selection of a new King of Westeros.
The last of the Starks then travelled North, beyond the wall, quite alone. The Lord Commander of the Night’s Watch reported that distant figures joined the King’s horse just before it disappeared into the treeline. No sight or word of King Bran has been heard in the long years since.
There are folk in Volantis who, in exchange for a cup of sweet wine, will tell the tale of their fathers or grandfathers catching sight of a great winged creature that obscured the waning moon in its eastbound flight, high above the city. Some of the Ghiscari traders who can now be so frequently found in Planky Town or Storm's End tell a similar story: that in the cold night after the death of the Dragon Queen, her last child, screaming with anguish, caused many a night-time watcher to return to their decks in great haste. Daenerys was carried far into the east, perhaps as far as the Shadowlands or the unknown forests of Ulthos. What became of her remains is not known.
Some say the creature flew until fatigue brought it plummeting into deep, uncharted waters. Others suggest that reports of dragons - fleeting glimpses, disappearing livestock, bone-chilling cries in the lonely places of the world - are not always the product of fancy or hysteria.
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Also from Reddit: Sansa's Epilogue
In a few words, it can be said Sansa ruled alone for a time and was well loved by all the northern houses. But history is, of course, more complicated.
In the beginning, the lords of the greatest houses — the Karstarks, the Manderly, the Glovers — voiced their opinion loudly and often highlighting the urgency and necessity for Queen Sansa to marry and produce an heir. Each time the subject was broached Queen Sansa the Unbending would respond in the tone she used for all matters she was passionate about: A tone of fierce defiance enveloped in lady-like calmness. And each time her answer was simple. No, she would not marry. Although she was undoubtedly loved and respected by man and woman, great and small, alike across her vast lands. The sentiment was quick to spread. By the end of her first year as the Northern Queen, marriage and the possibility of an heir seemed to be all the new kingdom could talk about.
Seeing the issue would not soon disappear she settled on a plan of action: A 3-day feast and celebration to mark one full year of Northern Independence but more importantly, she was to give a speech on the exact day and time that marked one year since the Northern Crown was placed upon her head. Ravens took flight inviting all the Northern houses lords, ladies, children, and household staff to Winterfell for the event. A true queen of the people, she did not invite only the high-born but also sent wagons and horses (aided by brave knights) to every large town and small village in her young Kingdom. The smallfolk were encouraged to board the wagons and join the feast and festivities in the great yards of Winterfell. It is said that some of the North's inhabitants traveled over a month to hear their queen speak and celebrate their first prosperous year of independence.
Queen Sansa saw three turns of the moon while she wrote the speech and asked for many edits and comments from her trusted small council. The speech is printed in full in the appendix and although it is long the wisdom of the words she said were well beyond her one and twenty years. She spoke of the triumphs of the first year and the continued challenges the North would face. The great lords in the hall were so quiet it was said you could hear the soft wind stirring the snow outside through the thick walls. She ensured the small folk heard her words as well, entrusting each member of her small council to the task of reading her speech, in full, to all those who were present in the various yards and grounds of Winterfell.
During the speech, she gave her definitive answer on the marriage question: "My husband is the North. My children are all the houses that reside here, great and small. When the great Northern crown was placed upon my head I understood the true weight it would carry. I may take a husband in time but only when I truly feel the North—my one true love—and all the people in it—that I care about above all else—do not require my full attention."
The Northern Queen had spoken. Unsurprisingly, her faithful subjects showed their love with cheers that shook the halls and walls of Winterfell. The cheers were said to be so loud they roused hundreds if not thousands of ravens from the woods surrounding Winterfell. The ravens took flight as one and it is truly astounding the number of reports that swear the ravens created a black silhouette resembling a Direwolf across a white sky of clouds. But such tales seem to be the stuff of legend passed down and exaggerated in stories to show the symbolism of the day.
The following years were marked with a steady rise of the North. They sustained themselves but welcomed outsiders and saw great wealth amassing. Finally, 14 years into her reign Queen Sansa the Unbending, the Northern who did not kneel, found herself ruling over a peaceful kingdom. She had taken many favorites into her company but no one made her smile the way Theodore of House Freeman did. The Freeman line was a new house comprised of Freefolk she helped settle at Last Hearth—one of the numerous castles that was destroyed and rebuilt after The Great War Against The Long Night. Theodore was the third son of Lord Leo Freeman and Theo had risen to a trusted advisor and companion of Queen Sansa only a few years into her reign. That trust and companionship slowly grew to love and devotion. Queen Sansa is quoted to have said that Theodore, who she called 'Lovely Theo', was the type of man she believed all men were way back when she was merely a naive girl falling in love with a golden lion. The golden lion, as we all know, turned out to be a monster. And she, in those days of youth, vowed to rid herself of childish dreams. She had learned a harsh lesson at a young age: What the world, and men, were truly like.
But Lovely Theo helped shed her apprehension and mistrust of men and stood by her side for many years never asking for more. He treated her fairly and supported her with wise council and inextinguishable love. When she announced in 316, that she planned to marry Theo Freeman not a single house fought the union. Queen Sansa was free to choose this good man and many rejoiced that her pick was a lesser house. Theo would cast aside the Freeman name. The Stark name and line would not die out.
Queen Sansa and Prince Consort Theo had four children.
Her first born was a son she named Eddard but, of course, everyone called him Ned. The North adopted similar rules that enabled her brother King Brandon the Broken to be elected. In 371, when Queen Sansa finally passed, her bannermen selected Harrold Royce to rule the North but Ned Stark stood by his side into old age counseling him as the Hand of the King.
Her second born she named Brandyn after the King and brother to her south. The Queen remained close with Brandon the Broken and, especially in later years, visited New Kings Landing often. Her son Brandyn went on to become a great knight and many books have been written about his adventures and deeds.
Her third born, a girl finally, was named Catelyn but was said to be Sansa's sister—Arya, the Hero of Winterfell—reborn. Catelyn was fierce, a trained fighter, yet loving to all her people always taking a special interest in the smallfolk. After many adventures with her younger brother, detailed below, she joined the Stark and Baratheon houses. She wed Lord Gendry Baratheon’s firstborn, Robert, and became the well-loved Lady of Storms End.
Queen Sansa's and Lovely Theo’s last son, a babe born in the great summer storm of 321—a storm so strong and fierce it flooded much of the north—came screaming into the world in the dark of night with a head covered in black curls. She named him Theon, after the great man many history books have written about. We all know the History of the North would be quite different without Theon The Good; the broken man who helped our Queen escape the cruel clutches of Ramsey of House Bolton. Little Theon grew into a man his namesake would undoubtedly be proud of. Theon Stark sailed across the sea with his sister Catelyn (before she wed) and they spent many years side-by-side shuttling boatfuls of young poor orphans to Westeros with many starting a new life in the Northern Kingdom. The North welcomed these orphans for even almost five and thirty years later they were still feeling the decimating effects of The Great War Against The Long Night.
Queen Sansa the Unbending, the Northern who did not kneel lead a spectacular life. She started as a naive girl believing in fairytales, songs, and knightly deeds. She learned that life is much crueler and was always quick to point out that she may be slow to learn, but she did learn. A great message for any man or woman. Great or small High or low born. She ushered in a new age of prosperity in the North and tried her hardest to never abuse the enormous power that came with the Northern Crown. But many have said her greatest accomplishment was ensuring that generations to come could believe in the fairytales and songs, and even the stories full of gallant knightly deeds because now they did indeed exist.
The winters are deeper now, and though King’s Landing is again fair and no great wars have troubled Westeros for many decades, some of the world’s wonder has diminished since the end of the time of Bran the Wheelbreaker.
- I read it the first time, 2 pages back :)ETM
- Not bad at all. I wondered about two things from the final episode - If Bran ever found the dragon. He said he would try at that council meeting.CyBrainX
- I also wondered about Greyworm. He seemed begrudgingly agreeable at the end but commanded his fleet to go to one of the places Dany wanted to conquer.CyBrainX
- DRIFTMONKEY1
An overly optimistic hypothesis based on nothing.
George is gonna drop the real shit soon and its gonna be the biggest fuck you ever to this show. He was gonna drop WoW about 3 years ago, remember? That's right about when the show when tits up. George wised up and decided he'd wait it out. He knew they wouldn't do it justice once the well dried up, so he held back material. While holding back, he went back and made it even better by expounding on characters in way that will make us wish we had seen it on the screen. Eat shit D&D.
I hope I'm right. I'm probably not. I'm gonna go read Dunk & Egg again and wait it out.
- grafician0
The End...already?
- Ianbolton1
Finally managed to see the final episode last night. How did everyone know Jon Snerrr killed Daenrys? Stabbed her in the heart? The dragon fucked off with the body so how do they know. She might have just burned the throne and left the king and queen bullshit lifestyle. He's then chucked in jail in a timeline that is so unbelievable it's hilarious. Then he get's sent back to be with the lads up north for punishment. Sweet, but bullshit.
- there's still a lord of light priestess in the east. Drogon is taking her to be resurrected -- like jon wasGnash
- I got stuck on that as well. How did they know he did ANYTHING?DRIFTMONKEY
- cause he must have told them like the feckless knob he is.sarahfailin
- Projectile3
- "Projectile" is a perfect caption for it indeed.shaft
- ROFLAkagiyama
- hahaha nicesarahfailin
- teh2
- Happy Friday cunts! Maybe we will come back to the set psb on Tuesday.teh
- NiceRamanisky2
- I have absolutely no musical talent and find stuff like this so impressive. Blows me away._niko
- Scott Ian: Someone has to play rhythm so you dickheads can circle-jerk your solos.cannonball1978
- ^ +1000Gnash
- Fender click bait; albeit lovely.ideaist
- teh5
- raf2
Broken image link, reposting:
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Missing footage between the final Iron Throne scene with Daenerys and the trial:
- whatthefunk3
- haha same_niko
- hahaha! I was thinking the same when Varys was writing all those letters, but then covering them up when someone walked in.Akagiyama
- LOL yup!!! You could literally see the ink was still wetProjectile
- While she was filling in Jamie's story I thought maybe it was her who wrote this whole season. 'Jamie fought a battle. Jamie went South. He died with his queen'Wolfboy
- raf1
Missing footage between the final Iron Throne scene with Daenerys and the trial:
- DRIFTMONKEY5
Jon arriving at the wall for his punishment:
- Ramanisky24
lolz
