Season 7 Episode 1 "Dragonstone" - "Non book readers"

team_actimel

mcgiggles wrote: »

Seriously lads.. build a bridge and get over the Ed Sheeran cameo already! he said about 5 words and they all sang for about a minute! He's no better or worse than any other extra in the show!

Extras are supposed to blend into the show and make it seem natural.

Ed is arguably the most famous person in pop in the world atm and him being in that scene was all wrong.

It would be like seeing Brad Pitt make a cameo on Fair City.

damienirel

kunst nugget wrote: »

I think the part where he pulled off his armour to reveal his trademark stripy jumper and he started to sing 'Galway Girl' was the worst. Seriously, there's no Grafton Street in Westeros!

Westeros? Worsteros more like!!!!

could have done it with more style, like this:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-JWScLDoLe8

CMOTDibbler

Syphonax wrote: »

Really, i may have missed that episode but so long as they are rubber masks then my point still stands!

And yet again, you fall back on the "I mustn't have been paying attention" excuse.

But the rubber fetish is... interesting.

kunst nugget

damienirel wrote: »

could have done it with more style, like this:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-JWScLDoLe8

That's impressive witch prosthetic make up on the two women.

Syphonax

CMOTDibbler wrote: »

And yet again, you fall back on the "I mustn't have been paying attention" excuse.

But the rubber fetish is... interesting.

Its not an excuse when Im complaining about her actual transformation at the time of killing of Frey and his compatriots. her transformation (or lack of) both before and after the killings. There is none before be cause she is already in the guise of Frey and then after she just pulls of tha rubber!! it didnt do it for me and even seeing the episode you speak of Id still be concerned with the lack of her transfprmation, if she had of morphed into Frey then yeah, happy days, but she just whipped if off, tha rubber

BetsyEllen

Please stop talking about rubber masks, it's boring and petty now

Syphonax

I will if you will

kunst nugget

BetsyEllen wrote: »

Please stop talking about rubber masks, it's boring and petty now

I'm pretty sure that's actually Ed Sheeran's face and not a mask…

Syphonax

BetsyEllen wrote: »

Please stop talking about rubber masks, it's boring and petty now

You want to get back onto Ed?

BetsyEllen

kunst nugget wrote: »

I'm pretty sure that's actually Ed Sheeran's face and not a mask…

I wish they had put a mask on him

Syphonax

BetsyEllen wrote: »

I wish they had put a mask on him

Please stop talking about Ed, it's boring and petty now

molloyjh

Syphonax wrote: »

Really, i may have missed that episode but so long as they are rubber masks then my point still stands!

Wow, this is going on a long time.

Kirby wrote: »

It's not rubber, it's his actual face.

Syphonax wrote: »

Im still unimpressed, its clearly a mask, rubber or not, where did she get it....

Um, maybe from Freys head?

So let's recap.

1. She gets a face for the serving girl. We don't know from where, that's unimportant (keep going, as it will all make sense).
2. She kills Frey.
3. She takes Freys face.
4. She uses a combination of Freys face (a la Silence of the Lams) and whatever magic she learned to appear as Frey.
5. She took Freys face off.
6. The end.

Cantona's Collars

paulbok wrote: »

And was there not 3 Giants marching in the dead army? Surely that would suggest there were other Giants?

In that piece there were 3 giants marching.

kunst nugget

Puts a whole new spin to the phrase 'She wore the face off him'

Syphonax

molloyjh wrote: »

Wow, this is going on a long time.





Um, maybe from Freys head?

So let's recap.

1. She gets a face for the serving girl. We don't know from where, that's unimportant (keep going, as it will all make sense).
2. She kills Frey.
3. She takes Freys face.
4. She uses a combination of Freys face (a la Silence of the Lams) and whatever magic she learned to appear as Frey.
5. She took Freys face off.
6. The end.

Look, if she did ala Silence of the Lambs that would have been fookin deadly and we wouldnt having this conversaton, it should have been that or FACEOFF but no nothing nada

Cantona's Collars

team_actimel wrote: »

I could watch The Hound all day.
He was on fire (no pun intended) in this episode with his witty one-liners.

Loved his dig at the hipster look, "you're fooling nobody with that topknot".

"Bald cnut":pac::pac:

redfacedbear

BetsyEllen wrote: »

The eye he was shot in was blue; it's obvious that people are going to think it's him.

The zoom on the giants eye in this episode was not to suggest it was Wun Wun but to show you that Bran had warged into the giant to keep tabs on the Night King - the very next scene is a cut to Bran emerging from the warg

EagererBeaver

redfacedbear wrote: »

The zoom on the giants eye in this episode was not to suggest it was Wun Wun but to show you that Bran had warged into the giant to keep tabs on the Night King - the very next scene is a cut to Bran emerging from the warg

Can Bran warg into dead beings?

CMOTDibbler

Syphonax wrote: »

Look, if she did ala Silence of the Lambs that would have been fookin deadly and we wouldnt having this conversaton, it should have been that or FACEOFF but no nothing nada

That's what she did.

We have known about this for at least two seasons now.

Don't you remember this place?

Where did they get their faces? Was that ever explained? I mean, dude is still alive... I think ...

BetsyEllen

Deleted User wrote: »

Where did they get their faces? Was that ever explained? I mean, dude is still alive... I think ...

What dude is still alive?

CMOTDibbler

Deleted User wrote: »

Where did they get their faces? Was that ever explained? I mean, dude is still alive... I think ...

People came to the house of black and white to die. They drank poison basically and the other side of the transaction was they got added to the hall of faces.

Also I presume some of their targets were added.

BetsyEllen

BetsyEllen wrote: »

What dude is still alive?

Oh. I don't know anymore.

Being annoyed by Ed Sheeran is what got me confused.

:pac:

Got faceless man mixed up with Frey.

Conbhar

Loved Euron's line to Cersei with Jaime standing beside her "I always wanted to grow up and marry the most beautiful woman in the world, so here i am with a thousand ships and two good hands"

pickarooney

Elliana Rapping Smart-ass wrote: »

It's something and nothing, the scene was showing how the soldiers don't give a fúck about the war really, and that Arya is still seen a a harmless wench.

He delivered his lines, he sang a song.

People who are outraged by this really have little to be worried about.

It was a continuation of the theme that the sins of the fathers/leaders need not be visited on the sons/soldiers and a reminder that Arya retains her humanity and identity much like Jon.

molloyjh

pickarooney wrote: »

Elliana Rapping Smart-ass wrote: »

It's something and nothing, the scene was showing how the soldiers don't give a fúck about the war really, and that Arya is still seen a a harmless wench.

He delivered his lines, he sang a song.

People who are outraged by this really have little to be worried about.

It was a continuation of the theme that the sins of the fathers/leaders need not be visited on the sons/soldiers and a reminder that Arya retains her humanity and identity much like Jon.

Is it that she retains her humanity or a timely reminder to her that she needs to? She seemed surprised at the attitude of the soldiers, like it was a view into a world she hadn't considered. Not everyone associated with bad people are themselves bad people.

messy tessy

rawn wrote: »

Oooh look it's Prof Slughorn from Harry Potter, now I'll never believe him as Maester Marwyn...!

I never copped that! Well I'm certainly not believing him now as Marwyn! :P

VonLuck

For those of you say "get over Ed Sheeran", "he's just another actor and only said a couple of words". The point is that he is a singer and he is known for being himself. Actors play characters, but when you see Ed Sheeran you just see Ed Sheeran.

If it was some sports stars first appearance in a TV show or movie I'd have the same reaction! Really takes you out of the scene.

seligehgit

Anybody care to speculate what the priceless gift that Euron speaks of?Tyrion's head?

velo.2010

VonLuck wrote: »

For those of you say "get over Ed Sheeran", "he's just another actor and only said a couple of words". The point is that he is a singer and he is known for being himself. Actors play characters, but when you see Ed Sheeran you just see Ed Sheeran.

If it was some sports stars first appearance in a TV show or movie I'd have the same reaction! Really takes you out of the scene.

This exactly. If it was a scene with Sheeran in the background, singing a tune and the scene moving on, then that's fine - its been done before. Sheeren was front and centre here, his face clearly in focus while the scene went back and forward between Arya and the others.

For those young actors, they may never get another chance at appearing in such a high profile show. They wanted to 'live, breath, be' in every second of that scene. Sounds a bit corny but they probably only had that one scene and did what they could with it. Sheeran, on the other hand, had the look of a guy who wanted it to end very quickly and get out of there ASAP. The difference really between an actor and very much non actor.

God only knows what they'll have McGregor do or say!

CMOTDibbler

velo.2010 wrote: »

This exactly. If it was a scene with Sheeran in the background, singing a tune and the scene moving on, then that's fine - its been done before. Sheeren was front and centre here, his face clearly in focus while the scene went back and forward between Arya and the others.

For those young actors, they may never get another chance at appearing in such a high profile show. They wanted to 'live, breath, be' in every second of that scene. Sounds a bit corny but they probably only had that one scene and did what they could with it. Sheeran, on the other hand, had the look of a guy who wanted it to end very quickly and get out of there ASAP. The difference really between an actor and very much non actor.

God only knows what they'll have McGregor do or say!

Ah would you stop!

Seriously, this is no different from recognising an actor from something else, like, oh... This is England for example and getting distracted. For an instant.

This happens all the time in TV shows and films, unless you're the anal sort who reads the full cast list beforehand.

But think of the poor actors with their big chance being upstaged by a pop star. The horror.

velo.2010

CMOTDibbler wrote: »

Seriously, this is no different from recognising an actor from something else, like, oh... This is England for example and getting distracted. For an instant.

Ah, it is different. They might as well have put a cardboard cut out of Freddie Mercury in the scene! That's how distracting it was.

Anyway, Sheeran is probably morto at all the comments on his appearance.

alchemist33

velo.2010 wrote: »

God only knows what they'll have McGregor do or say!

"Dance for me, boy!" to Tyrion?

AlmightyCushion

alchemist33 wrote: »

"Dance for me, boy!" to Tyrion?

I am Westeros. Those white walkers will dew nuttin.

zzfh

What? Was Ed Sheeran in that episode?? never noticed..

sabat

seligehgit wrote: »

Anybody care to speculate what the priceless gift that Euron speaks of?Tyrion's head?

Tyrion was the first thing that came to mind for me too, so maybe it's a bit too obvious. What about a dragon, either dead or alive? There's currently way too much of a mismatch between the Targaryan forces and everyone else for the upcoming battles to be interesting contests.

Lads, what do you all think of Ed Sheeran making a cameo in this episode?

jooksavage

CMOTDibbler wrote: »

Ah would you stop!

Seriously, this is no different from recognising an actor from something else, like, oh... This is England for example and getting distracted. For an instant.

This happens all the time in TV shows and films, unless you're the anal sort who reads the full cast list beforehand.

But think of the poor actors with their big chance being upstaged by a pop star. The horror.

This is different. There are two shots that linger for a second on Sheeran - if you weren't familiar with the king of wuss-rock you might wonder what the hell was going on ("is he important? Should I know his character from another episode?").

It's not a big deal, a minor irritant and a bit jarring. In the history of TV cameos not even in the same league as say Frank Zappa's appearance on Miami Vice.

Pretty good episode and the Hound's later top-knot comment almost made everything OK.

seligehgit

sabat wrote: »

Tyrion was the first thing that came to mind for me too, so maybe it's a bit too obvious. What about a dragon, either dead or alive? There's currently way too much of a mismatch between the Targaryan forces and everyone else for the upcoming battles to be interesting contests.

I've similar thoughts,hopefully it won't all be so cut and dried.

kingshankly

BillyKilkenny wrote: »

What do we have to do to get away from Ed Sheeran.[/QUOTEAll we need now is someone on it next week singing despacito and I have had it 😂😂

FortuneChip

Genuinely stunned about the amount of people that were comfortably living in Westeros before big bad Ed Sheeran took them out of the experience...

Loafing Oaf

It really is all GoT all the time these days. Watching a repeat of a BBC docu-drama about 1066 and who's playing Harald Hardarada only the bould Blackfish!:D

griffin100

Just watched it now having avoided spoilers for the last few days. Two memorable scenes - Sam's montage of piss puke **** (made my wife retch in sympathy) and the Hounds you're only a bald **** under that topknot

I was more surprised to see Thomas Turgoose than Ed in that scene. I wounder is that it for Thomas or will he be in a few more scenes. Hopefully Ed meets a painful emasculating death

False Prophet

Was ed the worst scene in the seven seasons?
what would the other contenders be.
Some sand snakes scene?

False Prophet

seligehgit wrote: »

Anybody care to speculate what the priceless gift that Euron speaks of?Tyrion's head?

sabat wrote: »

Tyrion was the first thing that came to mind for me too, so maybe it's a bit too obvious. What about a dragon, either dead or alive? There's currently way too much of a mismatch between the Targaryan forces and everyone else for the upcoming battles to be interesting contests.

Ah lads thats easy.
Euron is a captain that has sailed the world.
What other person was last seen in a boat and most have also rowed the world by now.

gendry

Makes sense he picked him up along the way.

J. Marston

False Prophet wrote: »

Was ed the worst scene in the seven seasons?
what would the other contenders be.
Some sand snakes scene?

Yep...



At least the one with the whip tries to make it look a little flashy.

Great to see 'Judge Judy and Executioner' in the role as Archmaester. Jim Broadbent is cool.

brilou23

I would say euron will get one of the sand snakes for cersi to avenge her daughter's death. To obvious to be the imp.

molloyjh

brilou23 wrote: »

I would say euron will get one of the sand snakes for cersi to avenge her daughter's death. To obvious to be the imp.

Too difficult as well. Sure if he can get Tyrion then he can get Daenerys and end the invasion before it gets a chance to really begin.

Brock Turnpike

I was hoping this thread would be some actual discussion about what happened in the show overall. Maybe 5% of it has been.

The other 95% has been some WUM winding people up about rubber masks, and people going on about Ed Sheeran.

Nobody interested in :

The very noticeable change in pacing
The giants being part of the undead army (I thought it was Wun Wun too, but the picture proves otherwise. Can't see them making such a bad continuity error,plus there were other giants north of the wall when Sean Sneactha went to the wildling camp and met Mance for the first time)

Do we now have to assume that anyone who has died north of the wall will likely end up part of the undead army?

Ser Jorah being in the citadel sick bay. How did he end up there after being sent to find a cure?

The Hound seemingly becoming a religious man (I would genuinely love to see a Hound spin off. Maybe showcasing his adventures as he goes on search of chicken)