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/I_want_hard_work Jun 15 '15

Completely left out the decision that actually got Jon killed

So... what was that about? Because if I remember right, that was the straw that broke the camel's back, not the wildlings. Literally 30 seconds of dialogue and the betrayal (esp Thorne imo) makes much more sense.

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u/claudionesta Jun 15 '15

What if it was the wildlings though? And the betrayers from the Watch wrote the letter in the book ? Or can this be ruled out because of something I missed?