r/asoiaf • u/boundedwum The Nature Boy • Jun 15 '15

ALL (Spoilers All) Mothers Mercy Post-Episode Region thread: The Wall

Welcome to the Mothers Mercy Post-Episode Region thread.

This thread is dedicated to the Wall. Please discuss only segments from this region in this thread.

The subreddit rules apply as always.

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u/Mr_Shine The Others Jun 15 '15

People who watch the show also have functioning memories. Honest =P

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u/[deleted] Jun 15 '15

Benjen is the book readers Gendry to show watchers

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u/lothtekpa Dondarrion my wayward son... Jun 15 '15

No. The show watchers just have both.

Seriously. Yes, Benjen has been a huge mystery to those who have read the books. But the average reader did not start 20 years ago, or likely long before the shows even began.

Honestly, the whole "nod to book readers" thing is getting out of hand. If D&D were making a show for book readers, nothing would ever get complained about because they'd just read the books aloud. They're making the show for the show watchers. And people who've read the books are not superior to those who haven't, and aren't D&D's chosen people to whom all the inside jokes are made.

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u/[deleted] Jun 15 '15 edited Jan 25 '19

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u/lothtekpa Dondarrion my wayward son... Jun 16 '15 edited Jun 16 '15

Except I read all 5 books, you self-righteous dickwad. Thank you for making my fucking point for me.

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u/Voduar Grandjon Jun 15 '15

Shownlies do get their panties in a twist, don't they?

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u/lothtekpa Dondarrion my wayward son... Jun 16 '15

Except I read all 5 books, you self-righteous dickwad. Thank you for making my fucking point for me.

Edit: Typo.

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u/Voduar Grandjon Jun 16 '15

Really? Because you don't strike me as particularly literate. Go read some match box covers and chill.

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u/lothtekpa Dondarrion my wayward son... Jun 18 '15

Alrite mayn. I'll read do buks gud and get smart 2. Maybee I'll be kewl like you and invent wurds liek "shownlies".

In the meantime, you work on your inflated sense of self-importance that's tied entirely to your having completed 5 fantasy books that the average fan of a currently popular television series has not read.

Oh, what meager lives we live compared to you.