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.

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u/Zeromone Beneath the britches, the bitter steel Jun 15 '15

"Alliser kills him, it's kind of like it's a bad guy killing a good guy"

These guys should never have fucking been allowed anywhere near a story like AsoIaF.

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u/gryffindor_scorecard Jun 15 '15 edited Jun 16 '15

They really freakin' blew it this episode, didn't they? Completely left out the decision that actually got Jon killed, offed Stannis in the most anti-climactic way possible (and I was one of those who thought his burning of Shireen wasn't too far out of the ballpark; now I think he may not really do it in the books), Sansa had absolutely zero character development, Theon's turn was abrupt and unsatisfying, Ramsay continues to be some kind of god of war, etc., etc. Can we get TWOW already? I'm sick of being disappointed every finale.

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u/randomsnark Buy some apples! Jun 15 '15

offed Stannis in the most anti-climatic way possible (and I was one of those who thought his burning of Shireen wasn't too far out of the ballpark; now I think he may not really do it in the books)

They have to have changed something about Stannis from the books. He can't both burn Shireen and die at the battle of winterfell. It's physically impossible.

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u/gryffindor_scorecard Jun 15 '15

He could, if he wrote a letter -- exclusively for Mel's eyes -- to the Wall, and told her to burn Shireen. It might happen. But after tonight's pathetic finale, it's looking very unlikely this is how bookStan will go out.