Game of Thrones

[ACamp1900]

I hate bar trivia, these neck beard bastards take over the place and demand everyone play. The last freakin thing I want to do at a bar is think about Physics Contributors, Star Trek or what movies Lindsay Lohan starred in... just let me drink my beer in peace. Now, I'm all about that shuffle board tournament, yo.

 

[ACamp1900]

I host bar trivia once a month...

The guy who constantly hosted in Cali wore a kilt as a general rule... that was pretty cool. I still would respond this way every time he came into a bar I was at though because I knew what his presence meant to a previously good time:

 

[greyhammer90]

Bar trivia is great because I can ignore it as easily as I can engage in it. What I hate is when everyone is having a chill time at a bar and suddenly a local band comes in with their electric amps and drums and starts setting up. Bars apparently do it because the less people talk the more they drink, so loud is good for business. Still hate it.

 

[Luckylucci]

I hate bar trivia, these neck beard bastards take over the place and demand everyone play. The last freakin thing I want to do at a bar is think about Physics Contributors, Star Trek or what movies Lindsay Lohan starred in... just let me drink my beer in peace. Now, I'm all about that shuffle board tournament, yo.

Love me some shuffle board. More bars need them.

 

[ACamp1900]

Bar trivia is great because I can ignore it as easily as I can engage in it. What I hate is when everyone is having a chill time at a bar and suddenly a local band comes in with their electric amps and drums and starts setting up. Bars apparently do it because the less people talk the more they drink, so loud is good for business. Still hate it.

I guess the bars I frequented in Cali were too intimate/small?? There was no ignoring bar trivia, it took over the entire bar/brewery, and those not playing were constantly pressured by those who were to play... I hated with a passion. I have yet to see it in El Paso tho

 

[Whiskeyjack]

Bar trivia is great because I can ignore it as easily as I can engage in it. What I hate is when everyone is having a chill time at a bar and suddenly a local band comes in with their electric amps and drums and starts setting up. Bars apparently do it because the less people talk the more they drink, so loud is good for business. Still hate it.

Same here. If I'm in a bar or a pub these days, I'm usually meeting a client or a referral source. I'm looking for: (1) a good beer selection; and (2) a relaxed atmosphere conducive to talking. Tasty eats are always welcome, but not necessary. Live local "talent" destroys (2), and pretty much guarantees I won't be returning.

 

[Bluto]

Describe this drink for me. I need a recipe.

2 oz Jack Daniels/Wild Turkey/Early Times...whatever’s in parents liquor cabinet.
1 oz Torani Bacon Flavored Syrup
1/2 oz half and half
1 egg white

Add JD, Bacon Syrup and Half and Half to shaker with ice. Shake vigorously.
Add egg white. Shake vigorously (until egg whites are beaten stiff)

Pour over ice
Top with seltzer water

Chase with a Olde Style

 

[gkIrish]

I host trivia at the brewery I work at part time. It's always on Wednesday nights and it's a well known thing. Very competitive. It's rare that anyone shows up who isn't playing.

I agree that local bands suck. I never get why they are paid as much as they are. They literally don't bring in any customers so it's just a dead cost to the bar. The idea that bands make people drink more is definitely a myth. Anyone that was there to talk is just going to leave if it's too loud.

 

[ACamp1900]

I host trivia at the brewery I work at part time. It's always on Wednesday nights and it's a well known thing. Very competitive. It's rare that anyone shows up who isn't playing.

Because y'all mothafuckas won't let anyone just chill!!!! lol

 

[BeauBenken]

Describe this drink for me. I need a recipe.

It's a two shots Fireball and a bottle of Smirnoff Ice mixed in a large glass. One stipulation, you have to chug it.


I feel like I've said all this before, but it was created when I naively asked a bartender early one night at a bar if a Fire & Ice shot was Fireball and Smirnoff Ice mixed together. (They were both pretty popular at that bar.) He said that that sounded disgusting and he would not wish it on his worst enemy. I told him that I'd do it if it were for free. He said he'd give me it for free if it were an entire bottle of Ice and the shot of Fireball and I chugged the whole thing. Then we agreed that I'd only have to do half a cup. He poured it, said he lied, and that I'd have to drink the whole thing so...I did. He made the comment that it must've tasted like butthole and was hence forth called the Beau's Butthole.

 

[gkIrish]

Because y'all mothafuckas won't let anyone just chill!!!! lol

 

[Whiskeyjack]

This post has been at the top of /r/asoiaf and /r/all all day:

(Spoilers Main) 99% of the show's problems are due to the omission of Young Griff/(f)Aegon

The remaining 1% is Olly.

For real though, it is blatantly obvious how the seemingly minor decision by D&D to not include Young Griff in the show, has now come back to haunt them. Because the exclusion of Young Griff / f(Aegon) led to the following:

• Dorne plot butchered, Doran Martell wasted as a character.
  
• Character assassination of Varys.
  
• No meaningful opposition for Daenerys in Westeros, hence we got three (!) ambushes at sea by Euron, Rhaegal getting sniped, Cersei getting the Golden Company (who ended up being useless)... basically an entire power shift that felt very forced.
  
• Character assassination of Tyrion because he had to make stupid decisions, due to the reason mentioned above.
  
• Daenerys shifting to 'burn all the civilians/children' mode for no reason. This descent into madness would have made more sense if, say, (f)Aegon had captured King's Landing from Cersei and was loved by the people.
  
• Jaime's arc was partially ruined because Cersei survived for so long.
  
• Cersei spent an entire season drinking wine and standing on a balcony. She should've died shortly after blowing up the Sept of Baelor. There should have been proper riots followed by (f)Aegon besieging King's Landing.
  
• Character assassination of Littlefinger, since he had nothing meaningful left to do. If (f)Aegon had been included and would be supported by Varys, we could have continued the idea that the entire show is basically an elaborate chess match between Littlefinger and Varys (of course, eventually Sansa would take over from Littlefinger). Imagine Littlefinger trying to manipulate Daenerys to burn the Red Keep.
  
• Exclusion of elephants in the Golden Company. Truly outrageous.
  
• The exclusion of Quentyn Martell (and his death) made the moment where Jon rides Rhaegal quite insignificant.
  
• Lack of any politics in S7/S8, especially regarding the Reach and Dorne. If 2-3 kingdoms would have rallied behind (f)Aegon, we could have still had politics and not have the feeling that Westeros consists of only 3 places (Winterfell, King's Landing, Dragonstone) and a bunch of main characters.
  
• The Long Night (or I should say, One Night Stand) took only one episode and one battle, while three episodes were spent on dealing with King's Landing. However, due to the early timing of (f)Aegon's arrival in Dorne, it was likely that Daenerys would have had to deal with him before or during the Long Night, hence the battle against the Night King could have gotten the time and focus that it deserved. It also sets up a potential redemption arc for Daenerys (if she fights Aegon, stands in a snow-covered Red Keep, then returns to help Jon win against the Night King at the cost of her own life).

 

[Whiskeyjack]

Regarding the insignificance of Jon's riding Rhaegal, Dany was smitten with him but had no idea he was a Targaryen yet. So shouldn't she have been very hesitant to let him risk his life trying to ride a beast that eats or incinerates anyone that's not her? I can't recall us getting a scene where she marvels at their apparent affection for Jon.

 

[Veritate Duce Progredi]

This post has been at the top of /r/asoiaf and /r/all all day:

TBF, they tried their hardest and we should celebrate that.

 

[Veritate Duce Progredi]

Regarding the insignificance of Jon's riding Rhaegal, Dany was smitten with him but had no idea he was a Targaryen yet. So shouldn't she have been very hesitant to let him risk his life trying to ride a beast that eats or incinerates anyone that's not her? I can't recall us getting a scene where she marvels at their apparent affection for Jon.

TBF, there was a single scene where Dany and her dragons are approaching Jon at Dragonstone and he pulls off his glove and lifts his hands to the nostrils of the dragons and she is clearly baffled by the tame nature with which they allow him to pet their snout.

He then tells her they are wonderful beasts and Dany says they aren't beasts to her, they are her children.

 

[GATTACA!]

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[BleedBlueGold]

If this leaked ending is legit, the world is gonna burn worse than KL. What a giant bag of shit this show has become, and for no good reason.

 

[NDRock]

If this leaked ending is legit, the world is gonna burn worse than KL. What a giant bag of shit this show has become, and for no good reason.

Link? I'm excited.

 

[beryirish]

I had last episode still on my DVR and just decided to watch the highlights again - was very cool to see Varys' scene again about poisoning Dany.

Don't know through all of the posts if this was mentioned but TO ME it seemed like Dany didn't go "mad".

When her and Jon met up in her room she was saying that the people of Westeros don't love her like they do in Essos. Giving her reason that she wants Jon by her side to win over those people. So they make out a bit and Jon is not into it. Dany backs away and says "then let it be fear."

Fast forward to the bells ringing. She sits on Drogon atop the building. Looking at her face she seems reluctant. She looks unsure. I FEEL it's because she knows she won but she hasn't gotten full control over the people yet. This is when she goes against what she has preached prior to these episodes and finally jumps in to making the people fear her.

I don't think she went mad. I think because she now knows she's not the rightful heir to the throne and the people of that country love the one that is, she reluctantly has to do what she did.

Look at her face during this - she doesn't give the MUUUAHAHAHAHAA BURRRNNNN expression. Right before she takes off she does give a "suck it up and let's do this" face but nothing like ^^.

??

 

[NDRock]

I had last episode still on my DVR and just decided to watch the highlights again - was very cool to see Varys' scene again about poisoning Dany.

Don't know through all of the posts if this was mentioned but TO ME it seemed like Dany didn't go "mad".

When her and Jon met up in her room she was saying that the people of Westeros don't love her like they do in Essos. Giving her reason that she wants Jon by her side to win over those people. So they make out a bit and Jon is not into it. Dany backs away and says "then let it be fear."

Fast forward to the bells ringing. She sits on Drogon atop the building. Looking at her face she seems reluctant. She looks unsure. I FEEL it's because she knows she won but she hasn't gotten full control over the people yet. This is when she goes against what she has preached prior to these episodes and finally jumps in to making the people fear her.

I don't think she went mad. I think because she now knows she's not the rightful heir to the throne and the people of that country love the one that is, she reluctantly has to do what she did.

Look at her face during this - she doesn't give the MUUUAHAHAHAHAA BURRRNNNN expression. Right before she takes off she does give a "suck it up and let's do this" face but nothing like ^^.

??

It's war, sometimes you need to do some firebombing.

 

[beryirish]

It's war, sometimes you need to do some firebombing.

Right but what I'm saying is that doesn't mean she went "mad".

 

[Veritate Duce Progredi]

I had last episode still on my DVR and just decided to watch the highlights again - was very cool to see Varys' scene again about poisoning Dany.

Don't know through all of the posts if this was mentioned but TO ME it seemed like Dany didn't go "mad".

When her and Jon met up in her room she was saying that the people of Westeros don't love her like they do in Essos. Giving her reason that she wants Jon by her side to win over those people. So they make out a bit and Jon is not into it. Dany backs away and says "then let it be fear."

Fast forward to the bells ringing. She sits on Drogon atop the building. Looking at her face she seems reluctant. She looks unsure. I FEEL it's because she knows she won but she hasn't gotten full control over the people yet. This is when she goes against what she has preached prior to these episodes and finally jumps in to making the people fear her.

I don't think she went mad. I think because she now knows she's not the rightful heir to the throne and the people of that country love the one that is, she reluctantly has to do what she did.

Look at her face during this - she doesn't give the MUUUAHAHAHAHAA BURRRNNNN expression. Right before she takes off she does give a "suck it up and let's do this" face but nothing like ^^.

??

So you don't have to be mad to burn women and children by the thousands? You just need perseverance.

 

[IrishLion]

Right but what I'm saying is that doesn't mean she went "mad".

Daenerys deciding in that specific moment to go with her idea of ruling with fear via burning hundreds of thousands of innocent people is definitely going "mad." It went against everything they had shown over 7 seasons in terms of her decision-making.

It was a breaking point... there isn't much more of an indication of someone going "mad" than when you literally see their breaking point.

 

[zelezo vlk]

I'm actually looking forward to this Sunday's episode, mostly because everyone is saying that it's gonna be bad. I'm hoping to just laugh throughout the whole episode

 

[IrishLion]

I'm actually looking forward to this Sunday's episode, mostly because everyone is saying that it's gonna be bad. I'm hoping to just laugh throughout the whole episode

The previous episode was greatly entertaining, but it was the first time this season where I've joined the disappointment over the way they've treated their characters in an effort to simply end the show.

Having said that, and assuring you all that I don't have my rose-tinted glasses on, I honestly can't see a realistic outcome that would disappoint me... regardless of which way it goes, it's going to be dark and unhappy and brooding, and maybe even end on a cliffhanger that leaves the future of Westeros for the viewer to decided.

The only thing that WOULD disappoint me is if Dany and Jon still end up together and rule happily together... but that's not in the cards.

One of those two is gonna die, and I think it's gonna be Dany. My money *was* on Jon being the one to die, but if that was gonna happen, it was going to have to be Dany's breaking point. Since she expended that on burning innocent people, I think she's about to be sentenced to death. It's the ultimate dark-but-correct ending based on the fact that she went crazy.

My money is on Jon doing it, and then still refusing the throne. If that's what's about to go down, and people are already upset about it, I honestly think they were going to be unhappy with any ending.

 

[zelezo vlk]

I want full schlock at this point. Have Jon Snow cornered by the Unsullied & Grey Worm, then out of nowhere Tormund rides Ghost or some fucking moose and slaughters the lot of them.

Then Bran wheels up in Professor X's floating wheelchair and uses his warging to make Drogon explode.

 

[ACamp1900]

I want full schlock at this point. Have Jon Snow cornered by the Unsullied & Grey Worm, then out of nowhere Tormund rides Ghost or some fucking moose and slaughters the lot of them.

Then Bran wheels up in Professor X's floating wheelchair and uses his warging to make Drogon explode.

L.O.L.

better yet, Bran just gets up and walks to the throne Keyser Söze style after everyone else butchers each other.

 

[Whiskeyjack]

L.O.L.

better yet, Bran just gets up and walks to the throne Keyser Söze style after everyone else butchers each other.

Or the series ends with Bran waking up as a young boy in Winterfell again. "It was all just a dream..." Maximum troll please.

 

[zelezo vlk]

Or the series ends with Bran waking up as a young boy in Winterfell again. "It was all just a dream..." Maximum troll please.

Man I get the feeling that this is what actually happens

 

[beryirish]

So you don't have to be mad to burn women and children by the thousands? You just need perseverance.

Daenerys deciding in that specific moment to go with her idea of ruling with fear via burning hundreds of thousands of innocent people is definitely going "mad." It went against everything they had shown over 7 seasons in terms of her decision-making.

It was a breaking point... there isn't much more of an indication of someone going "mad" than when you literally see their breaking point.

It's not going "mad" it's strategic. "If you rise up against me I will turn you all into ash." --- "Hey guys better listen to this woman because I survived Kings Landing."

She knows she's not the rightful heir to the seven kingdoms. She knows that more and more people know that. She knows that people love Jon more than they love her. She knows she would only have Drogon/Unsullied/Dothraki on her side over all of Westeros on Jon's side.

She didn't want to do what she did but it was what she had to do strategically to keep her safe on the throne that she has worked towards getting. She had to show the ultimate fear on what Drogon can and will do if anyone tries to rise up against her.

Remember, it's war. Innocent people die.

That's my impression when I watched her again. It's not like they showed her on Drogon laughing enjoying what she was doing. That is "mad".

Joffrey didn't just kill Ned. I remember seeing Sansa and Arya's handmaiden's head on a pike also. She was an innocent life but Joffrey had her killed also to send a message. Joffrey wasn't mad - he was just a young idiot power driven kid.