Red Mosquito

Biff Pocoroba wrote:I should re-watch when I can focus on the story better; my mind was still on what happened in Orlando.
Arya's chase scene at the end reminded me of Terminator 2. To be honest I have not done well following her storyline in particular the past season or two.

Steve Albini wrote:Whenever there's active promotion on the part of somebody else, whenever I see somebody all dolled up for a fancy photograph and someone's handing out flyers or whenever there's active promotion for something like that, as an imposition on my day, I hate all those people and I want them to fail. I have a visceral reaction to advertising and promotion. There's just something about salesmanship that grates on me on a very base level and I react very negatively towards it. I want those people to suffer and I want their enterprises to fail.

tragabigzanda wrote:

Monkey_Driven wrote:

Biff Pocoroba wrote:I should re-watch when I can focus on the story better; my mind was still on what happened in Orlando.
Arya's chase scene at the end reminded me of Terminator 2. To be honest I have not done well following her storyline in particular the past season or two.

You didn't miss much. I too was getting Terminator vibes in the chase scene.

Ditto. Blondie's steely gaze was just like Robert Patrick.

I had an irrational wish in this scene: I was hoping that somehow it would be revealed that Arya wasn't actually hurt; that she had been pretending to lure blondie out, and then she would attack full force. But of course this wasn't reasonable, as we saw her get stabbed repeatedly. Still, I think that, or several other scenarios, could have been a little cooler. It wasn't bad the way they handled the confrontation, just a bit underwhelming.

Steve Albini wrote:Whenever there's active promotion on the part of somebody else, whenever I see somebody all dolled up for a fancy photograph and someone's handing out flyers or whenever there's active promotion for something like that, as an imposition on my day, I hate all those people and I want them to fail. I have a visceral reaction to advertising and promotion. There's just something about salesmanship that grates on me on a very base level and I react very negatively towards it. I want those people to suffer and I want their enterprises to fail.

tragabigzanda wrote:

Monkey_Driven wrote:

tragabigzanda wrote:

Monkey_Driven wrote:

Biff Pocoroba wrote:I should re-watch when I can focus on the story better; my mind was still on what happened in Orlando.
Arya's chase scene at the end reminded me of Terminator 2. To be honest I have not done well following her storyline in particular the past season or two.

You didn't miss much. I too was getting Terminator vibes in the chase scene.

Ditto. Blondie's steely gaze was just like Robert Patrick.

I had an irrational wish in this scene: I was hoping that somehow it would be revealed that Arya wasn't actually hurt; that she had been pretending to lure blondie out, and then she would attack full force. But of course this wasn't reasonable, as we saw her get stabbed repeatedly. Still, I think that, or several other scenarios, could have been a little cooler. It wasn't bad the way they handled the confrontation, just a bit underwhelming.

I disliked the inconsistency of her wound and how much she was hurt, not to mention a possible infection. They could have accomplished everything they wanted to if she was stabbed once (instead of multiple times) and then jumped into the water the last episode.

Yea, and that role down the stairs was pretty rough. I get that she's tough as nails, and that her time with the Faceless Men has maybe given her a pretty high pain tolerance. But septic infection and broken bones are pretty touch to overcome, you know?

patrick wrote:Definitely an uneven episode. Arya's story suffered due to the rushing of her story. If given more time there'd be better setup as to how she could parkour with abdominal wounds and still fight in the dark.

The joke scene was rough and forced, but I guess it meant to show how Worm and whatshername need to lighten up?

The Hound had the lines, while Jamie and Brienne had the best scene.

My question is... the secret found by the little birds (which I had to google for), who intends to use the wildfire? The High Sparrow? Will Cersei somehow get it (ala, 'I choose violence')?

Spoiler: show

there's probably some wildfire beneath the great sept, where the trial will take place. this conveniently puts all of cersei's enemies in one place, so she's probably planning to blow up the place with everyone in it. tommen may end up as collateral damage.

Simple Torture wrote:It's hilarious that people are now complaining that Arya's storyline was rushed, considering she's been in Braavos for two seasons.

Steve Albini wrote:Whenever there's active promotion on the part of somebody else, whenever I see somebody all dolled up for a fancy photograph and someone's handing out flyers or whenever there's active promotion for something like that, as an imposition on my day, I hate all those people and I want them to fail. I have a visceral reaction to advertising and promotion. There's just something about salesmanship that grates on me on a very base level and I react very negatively towards it. I want those people to suffer and I want their enterprises to fail.

tragabigzanda wrote:

Simple Torture wrote:It's hilarious that people are now complaining that Arya's storyline was rushed, considering she's been in Braavos for two seasons.

I really only felt like last night's ep was fumbled. Everything else with Arya has felt well paced. Little steps she would take were the results of lots of growth.

Steve Albini wrote:Whenever there's active promotion on the part of somebody else, whenever I see somebody all dolled up for a fancy photograph and someone's handing out flyers or whenever there's active promotion for something like that, as an imposition on my day, I hate all those people and I want them to fail. I have a visceral reaction to advertising and promotion. There's just something about salesmanship that grates on me on a very base level and I react very negatively towards it. I want those people to suffer and I want their enterprises to fail.

spike wrote:

patrick wrote:Definitely an uneven episode. Arya's story suffered due to the rushing of her story. If given more time there'd be better setup as to how she could parkour with abdominal wounds and still fight in the dark.

The joke scene was rough and forced, but I guess it meant to show how Worm and whatshername need to lighten up?

The Hound had the lines, while Jamie and Brienne had the best scene.

My question is... the secret found by the little birds (which I had to google for), who intends to use the wildfire? The High Sparrow? Will Cersei somehow get it (ala, 'I choose violence')?

Spoiler: show

there's probably some wildfire beneath the great sept, where the trial will take place. this conveniently puts all of cersei's enemies in one place, so she's probably planning to blow up the place with everyone in it. tommen may end up as collateral damage.

Spoiler: show

What if Jamie is forced to stop her as he did the mad king because he doesn't want to see his son die?

lowlight79 wrote:

spike wrote:

patrick wrote:Definitely an uneven episode. Arya's story suffered due to the rushing of her story. If given more time there'd be better setup as to how she could parkour with abdominal wounds and still fight in the dark.

The joke scene was rough and forced, but I guess it meant to show how Worm and whatshername need to lighten up?

The Hound had the lines, while Jamie and Brienne had the best scene.

My question is... the secret found by the little birds (which I had to google for), who intends to use the wildfire? The High Sparrow? Will Cersei somehow get it (ala, 'I choose violence')?

Spoiler: show

there's probably some wildfire beneath the great sept, where the trial will take place. this conveniently puts all of cersei's enemies in one place, so she's probably planning to blow up the place with everyone in it. tommen may end up as collateral damage.

Spoiler: show

What if Jamie is forced to stop her as he did the mad king because he doesn't want to see his son die?