Poll: Winter Is Coming - HBO's A Game of Thrones [READ WARNING]

[Destination]

Fingers? He only pulled off his nails didn't he? Along with his todger, ouch!

Oh, perhaps so in the TV, the book was more descriptive, the beating, burning, the flaying of parts of his body, leaving the skin missing so the flesh itched and left Theon begging to have the part of his digit cut off so the pain would stop.
The book hinted towards his castration, the TV series left no doubt. I thought entire fingers were missing, I suppose harder to show.

 

[McBain]

I can't wait for Ramsey to die, preferably in a horrific manner, complete and utter dirtbag.

 

[xxalxx]

Not a bad episode

 

[cm1179]

good episode. can't wait to see cersei get what's coming to her.

 

[Maccy]

Urm it hasn't aired in the UK yet?

 

[Finners]

Just finished watching it on Now TV (Virgin media TV so have to get atlantic another way) you can watch it on there from about 9am on Monday morning I think

 

[teh_captain]

Urm it hasn't aired in the UK yet?

It airs on Sky Atlantic at 2am Monday mornings and from then it's On Demand to download straight away.

 

[Maccy]

News to me!

 

[dannyjo22]

Have you actually read the last two books? It's pretty much impossible to be any worse without just showing repeats of Coronation Street in its place.

Indeed, infact as much as I loved the series I can't even bring myself to watch this series. I have just read this thread instead. The last two books have killed my interest

I'm disappointed they used Sansa, I'm sure for no other reason than she wouldn't be needed for two years otherwise.

 

[Tax Evader]

News to me!

DOH!

I did ask a few posts back if the etiquette was to wait until the 9pm REPEAT on Sky Atlantic, as many on here seemed to wait for that one. I've always recorded the first showing so I can watch it in the day (if off work) or as soon as I get in from work

 

[rdb2012]

ohhh i thought 9pm is the first showing grrrr. 30 mins to wait anyway

 

[MooMoo444]

So nice to see it all come crashing down on Cersei

 

[Rybo89]

I still dont get it though? These guys have a whole army that could get them out... going by the TV series these sparrows don't have an army at all, just a gang of nutjobs...

I really need to read the books.

 

[teh_captain]

Cersei re-armed the Faith Militant - this is why Tommen can't just go and speak to Margery and bring her back.

 

[MooMoo444]

Shame they didnt put Cersei and Margaery in the same cell. That would have been some nice banter

 

[NexusK]

I still dont get it though? These guys have a whole army that could get them out... going by the TV series these sparrows don't have an army at all, just a gang of nutjobs...

I really need to read the books.

Cersei manipulated her son into thinking he couldn't do that.

 

[ianh]

One thing I'm not sure about the Faith Militant, how are they allowed to just "take" people and put them to Trial? They're not police or soldiers doing the Kings work so how have they got the authority to do what they're doing, through Cersi?

 

[Efour]

One thing I'm not sure about the Faith Militant, how are they allowed to just "take" people and put them to Trial? They're not police or soldiers doing the Kings work so how have they got the authority to do what they're doing, through Cersi?

Think of it very loosely like an inquisition. The power to find corruption and blasphemy against the 7 gods. I think its harking back to the time before the Targarian dynasty kings or something where the church was more powerful than the state, so to speak...

 

[nicktay2605]

They claim they are doing their God's work, and that there is no higher power, so presumably they don't believe that they need permission from any ruler. Tommen could butcher them all but I imagine that he's worried about starting riots and civil unrest if he murders holy men. Even so, if I was him I'd take that risk and have them all killed.

 

[cm1179]

They claim they are doing their God's work, and that there is no higher power, so presumably they don't believe that they need permission from any ruler. Tommen could butcher them all but I imagine that he's worried about starting riots and civil unrest if he murders holy men. Even so, if I was him I'd take that risk and have them all killed.

they would have marjorie killed (as cersei said 'who do you think the first victim would be') though i do agree it's a little odd how they've just turned up in season 5.

i also wonder was there relevance to the duscussion of the alter at the chapel. nobody knows who built any of it?

Spoiler

my brother has read the books and says in the books, marjorie has been screwing one of the sparrow knights (tomlin is 10, slim chance of him getting her preganant) but i believe she was drinking moon tea to prevent it? and it's the knight who ousts cersei, not her twisted cousin