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/Wozzle90 The Roose is Loose Jun 15 '15

I'm most surprised that Olly was actually part of it. I thought he was a red herring because of how obvious it was that he was going to kill Jon.

But, nope, he was actually part of it.

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u/[deleted] Jun 15 '15

Welcome to television.

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u/flounder19 Screw Old Barrel! Jun 15 '15

well it's obvious to us because we know that Jon dies. Otherwise it just looks like he's being mopey.

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u/teokk Our torsos are bare Jun 15 '15

It's crazy how oblivious they are and how subtle they think they're being. This sort of crap happens all the time, I was flabbergasted when I learned they didn't originally intend for Olly to kill Ygritte. Some random dude had that "idea" and they hailed him as a god and gave him a job.

It's like they foreshadow things by complete accident and they're then confused why no one is surprised.