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A open mind often learns.;)

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Thank you for your pithy wisdom Young Grasshopper. :sleep:

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I couldn't resist:

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Soap opera's go on for years and people get killed off over Christmas. Game of Thrones is limited to 8 seasons and well loved characters are lucky to survive each and every episode :D

Each game of thrones episode is more like a short movie due to it's huge production values. Lots of eye candy to go along with a brilliant story and you get emotionally engaged with individuals. First tv show I have watched where my jaw actually dropped in disbelief after something happened in the first season. Was an OMG moment.

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I don't think they need to use tricks, Martin, has in effect, told us what the ending is.

Season 7 has been utterly, utterly, brilliant by the way. The "action" is on American TV now, rather than the rubbish that Hollywood spews out.

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Well keep it to yourself as we are waiting for the full series to be shown on Now TV soon.:)

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This is the US timeline thread, so if you dont want spoilers you are best not reading it.

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Well this sucks, it sounds like season 8 isn't coming out till 2019. I knew they were going to be pushed for time and it was going to be even later next year than it was this year and they mentioned a Fall release date but to push it back into 2019 sucks ass.

https://tvseriesfinale.com/tv-show/g...sophie-turner/

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Then even more worth the wait as they say General.

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If this is causing you to lose sleep, why not watch series 1-7 again over the next year, and make sure you are completely knowledgable for the beginning of series 8?

Remember that after series 8, there is a black hole. No more GoT! This hiatus will help you to adjust!

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Not true, the spinoff series is due to come out in 2019 so I wouldn't be surprised if they released season 8 in April as they have done in previous years and then the new series in September to keep them close together and the momentum going as far as audience interest and ratings go.

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Game of Thrones is the most pirated series again. Speaks volumes as to how awesome it must be.

http://m.imdb.com/news/ni61846809

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Imagine the viewing figures for GoT if had been shown on BBC One after the watershed, it would probably get at least several million viewers. What a shame all the best tv are in places you have to hunt for it and mainstream tv is left with celebrity chefs, reality and other crap.

I think GoT has set the standard for television drama, one where the bar had already been raised by Breaking Bad, but GoT is just so much more fun.

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Which is exactly why GoT is delayed until 2019, so they can use the last episodes of that to promote the new spinoff series. It's all about the money with the yanks.

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Well, if you don’t make the money, you can’t afford to make more programmes.

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And because of that nice loot continuing to pour in we will be getting more of Star Wars , Star Trek , Harry Potter and LOTR , etc , etc.

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.. and long may it continue. :D

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Most certainly as l can them still being made when l have popped my clogs.:)

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O M F G! No GoT this year, what a joke.

https://tvseriesfinale.com/tv-show/g...on-debut-2019/

:wtf: :wtf: :wtf: :wtf: :wtf: :wtf: :wtf: :wtf:

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Patience is a virtue General as there is plenty of other good stuff to watch..

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this year is the best year for dates as far as returning series go. In previous years we have had to wait ages after xmas for everything to come back and it has been a joke (The Walking Dead still is) but this year everything seems to be coming back quite quickly.

I am still waiting for The Expanse. I am sure the last two seasons started in January but there still is no air date for season 3.

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Thats been known about for a while (GoT).

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The Expanse didnt start until February last year, and is unlikely to be before that this year.

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Re - The Expanse

Source

Or here's a countdown timer.

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I hope that is a joke. I cant imagine a universe where i would think "do you know what, i am not going to watch The Expanse this week becauss the winter olympic games are on".

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Sounds about right, I wasnt expecting it until March.

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Not officially confirmed by HBO but it looks like GoT will be going back to its roots and will be airing in April:

(from Masie Williams)

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I always had it pegged for April anyway - there are only six episodes, so not so many to edit.

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The whole season is going to be epic and I imagine the sheer scale of the scenes and battles we are going to see are going to take your breath away if they are spending four times as much on it. I bet it going to break some viewing records for having a higher finishing audience than starting audience (or whatever you call it) and probably the most watched series finale ever.

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The final season is scheduled to premiere in April 2019.

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:hyper::hyper::hyper:

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Mmm , might get round to watching this at some point. How long will it take to catch up and what channel is it on?

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Sky Boxsets and 67 episodes each 1 hour long. Sounds like a lot to get through but it is an absolute pleasure to watch and you'll need rehab afterwards for the addiction that you are going to develope. I would go so far as to say that it is worth booking a week off work and doing a season per day.

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It would definitely be holiday time well spent :tu:

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If that doesn't make you want to watch it I don't know what will.

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Its amazing as apart from myself the only person l can get to watch it in our family is one of my brothers. as the rest seem more interested in these talent and reality shows.

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luckily I am the other way round. Everyone I know, friends and family, watches it. A few people at work do but the women don't understand it and are more interested in flipping Coronation Street and Eastenders. It does my head in big time :banghead:

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Yes l forgot to mention those soaps as you can certainly add that into the mix in our family.

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I am delighted to say they are absent from my household. We are proper tv all the way :dunce:

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Not long now General.:)

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I think we all know (on past history) it isn't going to end well.

GRRM doesn't do fluffy and happy...

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Game of Thrones the final season now has a premiere date and a new teaser to go with it.

https://www.cnet.com/news/game-of-th...ew-teaser-hbo/

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Indeed it certainly does not as it actually quite cathartic when the detestable mad King Joffrey finally meets his maker.:tu:

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That is a truly delicious episode from S4. :)

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4x03?

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He dies in S04 E02.

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Couldnt remember, it was so long ago.

As an fyi there are only 83 days left till season 8 starts and i along with many of my friends are planning to rewatch the series prior to season 8 airing. That is 66 episodes to watch in 83 days so start planning.

I havent decided whether i am going to watch one a day over the next couple of months or take a week off work in the week running up to the premiere date and watch one season per day. Decisions decisions....

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Another delicious episode is yet to come in S6 E9 but there is a while to go before it gets to that episode.;)

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I'm guessing that was the death of Ramsey ?

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Trust you to give the game away.;)

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Battle of the *******s

Edit: we now know what the swear filter thinks of Game of Thrones :D

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Just what I was thinking! Threads like these need to be avoided when spoilers are not used or being to far behind before someone accidently ruins it for someone else.

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Feel free to avoid it then :dozey:

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And there is one just as good a bit further on as the The Night King is on the march.:)

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:D:D:D:D:D

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The latest season 8 Game of Thrones trailer.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fhyo...LKvYam_5a8%3A6

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I don't want to steal your thunder but here is the thumbnail link for everyone




I think all my favourite peeps are going to die :cry: :cry: :cry: :cry: :cry: :cry:

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You are not stealing my thunder General as l was hoping you was going to do that anyway.:)

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The only way this ends well is “everybody dies”

Or everybody lives..

If Bran is the night king he has the power to prevent it all, or to ensure it happens.........

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I was talking to somebody at work about this the other day and we were discussing who our favourite character is, what we want to see happen next season and who we think is going to die. As much as we would all like a happy ending with Kahleesi or Jon Snow on the throne we know it isn't going to happen. The bad guys always seem to come out on top and given the war with the white walkers that is about to happen and then presumably with Cersei, I imagine Kingslanding and the other kingdoms inbetween are going to be reduced to rubble and I can see everyone dying and Cersei ending up on the iron throne but ironically ruling over a nation of rubble.

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I wouldn't normally do this but given it is an amazing series and the final season I thought everyone would be excited to know the runtimes of the episodes. They have been confirmed as follows:

Season 8, episode 1
Debut date: SUNDAY, APRIL 14 at 9:00 p.m. (ET/PT)
Estimated running time: 0:54

Season 8, episode 2
Debut date: SUNDAY, APRIL 21 at 9:00 p.m. (ET/PT)
Estimated running time: 0:58

Season 8, episode 3
Debut date: SUNDAY, APRIL 28 at 9:00 p.m. (ET/PT)
Estimated running time: 1:22

Season 8, episode 4
Debut date: SUNDAY, MAY 5 at 9:00 p.m. (ET/PT)
Estimated running time: 1:18

Season 8, episode 5
Debut date: SUNDAY, MAY 12 at 9:00 p.m. (ET/PT)
Estimated running time: 1:20

Season 8, episode 6
Debut date: SUNDAY, MAY 19 at 9:00 p.m. (ET/PT)
Estimated running time: 1:20


I am disappointed with the first two eps, I was hoping they were all going to be 1hr 30 mins long. Expect ads galore, I wouldn't be surprised if in the US the 1hr 20min eps were stretched out to 2hrs with ads.

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Personally l cannot wait.:hyper::hyper:

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In case you need more.

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You should know pip there is never a end as previous experiences tell us that.;)

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HBO doesn't show adverts during their tv shows.

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I am of two minds about it. I am fascinated to see how they do it all but on the other hand I like to believe it is all real and don't want it spoilt by seeing green screens and all the camera men etc. If you are interested in that kind of thing though take a look at these:






nice, didn't know that, and tbh that is what I would want from a premium service which I pay for.

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Another teaser.



Not looking good for Winterfell...

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Jamie’s hand, Jon’s sword, Lyanna’s feather , Arya's pointy little Needle.:Yikes::eeek:

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Some behind the scenes featurettes with the cast reminiscing over the last 8 years. The first link is a shortened version of the individual ones if you don't want to sit through 1 hour of them. They are a great teaser if you want to start getting yourself excited for this weekend.

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Never got round to ever watching this, is it a bit like 'Terry and June'? (but not as good, obviously).

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Good taste is in the eye of the beholder Mr K.;)

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It’s a bit like that, if Terry had slept with his own sister, and Terry’s brother killed his father, and the next door neighbours were killed and/or raped by Terry & June’s son.

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Mmmm,, doesn't sound like a patch on a proper episode of T&J.

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So after the long wait what is everyone's verdict so far after the first episode?

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I'll let you tomorrow. I had planned to watch it yesterday but i broke my wrist and spent most of the day in hospital and today hasnt been much better :(

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Given the popularity of the series and how widely accessible it is I am going to assume anybody who would want to see it has seen it as we are now 5 days post airing so I am not wrapping anything in spoiler tags.

It feels like we have been waiting forever for this final season so although the remaining episodes are in limited supply it feels very fitting that the first episode would be spent bringing everyone together. We had a bit of it in the finale of the last season with the Starks coming together and they have built on that with all the good guys being in the same place; even Jamie.
As always there are lots of little stories on the go and we are being teased with certain reactions and emotions to things. On the plus side I enjoyed seeing Rob build on his relationship with Daenerys and the dragons. In terms of the little things which can throw a spanner in the works, Sam looked too upset and angry over the news of his father and brother's death and I am wondering if he is going to try and get some vengeance by poisoning Daenerys or something. It will be an interesting twist, especially if Jon has to kill him to protect her, but I'll be annoyed because it is totally unrealistic. Like Tyrion, Sam has known nothing but resentment from his father all his life and should be happy that he is now out of the picture. More importantly though, I am dying to see what happens with Sansa and Daenerys. You can tell by the way she talks and her facial expressions that Sansa hates Daenerys and things are going to go one of two ways; Sansa is going to learn to like and respect her as everyone else has or something is going to happen where she feels betrayed and she is going to want to do something about it. Although Daenerys has got the Unsullied and all the guards around her, it is not beyond the realms of possibility that something can happen if Sansa wants it to. The North is united behind her and there are plenty of people in Winterfell who will risk their lives if they think they are doing the right thing.

I think the next episode is going to be intense. I know it is only episode 2 but without giving any spoilers away I am sure it is the episode which contains the longest battle scene ever recorded. Make sure you have got your snacks and nibbles ready!!!

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It's been pirated 55 million times :shocked:

https://www.digitaltveurope.com/2019...piracy-frenzy/

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Well if I hadn't ordered Now TV to watch it I would have streamed it via Kodi.

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Some interesting thoughts General as its episode one was akin to "The board is set and the pieces are moving" ready for the great battle that is to come.

Obviously the north is very unwelcoming to outsiders given their reactions in this episode but that is nothing new.

Not sure l would worry much about Sam as l personally think he will come round pretty quickly and personally l cannot see him poisoning Daenerys.

Obviously Sansa and Daenerys are not bosom buddies and l think one of those will die in a future episode.

Obviously Jamie turns up later in the episode and he has far more enemies then friends.

l think Bran Stark has a huge role to play in future episodes.

Also what type of part does the Winterfell crypts play as l think it will play a significant part personally.

What will Cersei and her new found Golden Company do.

Obviously episode two will give us far more clues then the opening episode that much is clear as that was very much a teaser.

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they have hit the nail on the head and I was thinking the same thing before I even read the article. We talk about how successful the series is globally but it isn't going to be available in every country in the world and even those that can get it aren't necessarily going to have it on the day it airs in the US etc. It is only natural that when something is in the news that people take an interest and say "I want to see it as well". We are lucky that Sky shows it the same time that it airs in the US but I remember years ago (early 2000s) when everything was 1-4 weeks behind and they made a big thing and advertised it to death when 24 was on and they aired it "the day after the US". You could understand smaller countries with less money like Iceland not being able to afford it but you would have thought there are big enough broadcasters in India (given the population size) that could easily get it if they wanted to. When I went to Egypt a few years ago on hols they have their version of Sky One which was dedicated to all the current US series and it was broadcast through the Arab states.

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Apparently not :)

It did have its moments though, not least of which saw Arya get a bit of action :naughty:

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I loved this weeks ep, even more so as I was expecting the big battle which is now next week's ep :) I just love how well paced everything is and they have built on what I said last week.

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Well that episode was a bloody nightmare to watch. Seriously who decided to shoot such dark scenes? Not all of us have HDR screens. The issue was compounded with the mist/fog stuff and the amount of movement they had. The fire scenes, unless they were close ups, didn't help since the contrast between dark/light was too big. I noticed this issue last episode too but since it was dialogue driven it wasn't too much of an issue but entire scenes passed by with me struggling to work out what was happening.

I am actually now on Google to see if I missed any character moments/deaths.

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I heard Kahlessi has lodged a formal complaint, she nearly lost the battle because her dragon couldn't see where to spray ;)

I thought it was just me and put it down to their artistic filming trying to make it look like a chaotic battle. I hoped that if anything important was going to happen that they would made a point of shoving it in our face. They kept showing us Sam, Brienne and Jamie at deaths door, I don't know how on earth they survived. The three main characters that I noticed die are I was expecting at least one third of the main characters to bite the dust, especially Jon or Kahlessi, but it looks like they are saving them for Cersei.
I did enjoy the ep though just for Arya. Most of the character's story arcs are coming to fruition and it would have been the perfect testament to her character. When I saw her with the plans for the spear and asking Gendry to make it I knew for certain.

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Watch Game of Thrones, they said. There'll be no emotional trauma, they said...

Drained, emotionally drained...

"What do we say to the God of Death?" - "Not today!"

I had heard comments about the lighting, so I watched in a darkened room, and that worked (except for the "scaring the crap out of me" moments - not so much; now calming down with a large single malt).

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Director of photography Fabian Wagner.

https://www.vanityfair.com/hollywood...ell-long-night

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Well it was certainly both exhilarating and emotional.

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This was my favourite scene I think:

https://www.cableforum.uk/images/local/2019/04/10.jpg

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Yeah I watched it like that and it did help but I ended up putting it a monitor and messing with the contrast to get figures/things to stand out against the dark which really messed up the 'proper' scenes.

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I quite enjoyed it. It was too dark, but I don't think that massively impacted my enjoyment.

Where I do have a little but of a complaint though is in some areas (particularly in the scenes with Danny and the Night king, they managed to make the CGI look like they'd gone back to the 90s.. The fire (something they've traditionally done with in GoT) was particularly unconvincing in places.

Also, I know that they get headlines, but I wish Hollywood would stop with the massive battle sequences. I find that to get emotionally involved with a scene, I have to care about the characters (whether I like or hate them, I have to feel something). I find it hard to care about hundreds of thousands of CGI characters, even when I can see them properly (which thanks to the lighting, I couldn't). Obviously, I care about the main characters in GoT (I like all of them, good or bad), but it was hard to focus on them.

That said, I enjoyed both the battle and episode (especially the music). Not sure about the ending. Part of me thinks Arya killing the Night King could lead to interesting storylines, but part of me was reminded of all those endings in the New Doctor Who where he was facing the end of the known universe and just pushed a button to solve it.

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I know what you mean but I think it was right to have a busy and chaotic battle so emphasise the gravity of the situation. I think we are going to get more intimate and one-to-one fights in the battle for the iron throne as individual characters try to resolve their differences. I can't wait to see the Clegane fight. You have also got Bron after Tyrion and Jamie now, I am hoping he is going to do the right thing. You never know, he might be the one to kill Cersei :shocked:

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With Ramsey Bolton and King Joffrey gone Cersei is definitely the one that many want to see killed off.

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Yup but who is going to be the one to do it? Cersei is on Arya's list and i would love to see her do it as a faceless person but it wouldnt be fair to let her be responsible for killing both the main bad guys. Cersei is more plotter and schemer than physically combative so i cant see her having a sword fight with Jon and Jon killing her. Her death needs to be bitter and mean something so i am wondering whether it will be somebody like Sansa and she'll use poison.

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l don't know as my money is on it being a very clever death.

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Jamie kills her with Joffrey's crossbow?

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:nono:

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Anyone think it's going to end with multiple kings/queens (of different regions)? A Stark becomes Queen/King of the North e.t.c?

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l think Sansa Stark will become Queen of the North and might marry Tyrion Lannister believe it or not.

As for the Iron Throne well l think that is between Jon Snow and Daenerys Targaryen.

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I was wondering whether if Kahleesi gets on the throne if the 7 kingdom formula as we know it will be gone. You have got to remember that houses Baratheon, Tyrell, Greyjoy, Frey and pressumanle Lannister will have gone so it makes sense to say we are literally just going to have a north and south and Kahleesi rules the south and the Starks rule the north.