Brilliant.

'Previewed' Ep 4.



Spoilers aside, it's a right cracker of an episode, among the best yet. If you 'have access' I cannot think of an epsiode I'd recommend higher. My only reservation is what I saw was 46 minutes, suggesting there will be even more when the episode airs Sunday.

MoF, in all, the episode was so good, the quality so bad, and the cut so short, that I wouldn't be surprised if the leak wasn't stealth marketing by HBO. If I didn't have it already I'd be sorely tempted to sign up by this.

No one is going to comment on Highgarden supposedly being taken in a day? Pretty bad for supposedly being a castle of a major family. Highgarden should of been able to hold out for months.

I'll chalk it up to not being a crucial battle, and Olenna explaining away that they didn't fight very well. Not like we needed weeks of siege footage. It was simply 'take Highgarden off the table' story pruning.

That and the bulk of the Tyrell forces are supposed to be at Dragon Stone

The house was kind of in shambles as well. The only one of note left was Lady Olenna. There has to have been a pretty low morale there after what happened in King's Landing.

So uh... Ep 4 is out there.

The castle itself should be able to withstand a siege easily for at least a month. They were designed that way, to be able to be held with minimal soldiers.

Well it's only supposed to be a 50 minute episode.

Their army was wiped out with the Greyjoy fleet...

The thing that confused me more is how did Lady Olenna get back there? You would think that the Unsullied left at the same time as the Iron Born going the exact same way yet Euron didn't run into them together. I guess maybe they could have dropped her off before heading to CR. The journey over land seems unlikely to me.

None of the travel really makes sense looking at the geography.

No. Tyrells had their own ships. They were going to do the blockading of Kings Landing. Greyjoys were headed to get Dorne soldiers.

Well, in the last episode when Danny was being told what happened they said they were all in that battle.

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Well, pretty much the whole goddamn next episode is on YouTube right now. Watch it if you want.

I just did- couldn't wait. Good Lord, it was ****ing awesome.

Mind the spoilers bro!

Oh, for sure. I want to talk about it but I'll wait until it airs.

The HBO guys must be pissed. They're getting hacked to bits lately.

I get the urge to watch early but also assume the quality of these leaks are not exactly 1080p with decent sound. Can wait a few days for that.

Yeah an entire episode mid-season somehow being available early from hacking is pretty crazy.

I distinctly recall about 4 to 5 years ago via reddit that HBO execs weren't blind to the reality their shit (particularly Game of Thrones) was being pirated and were tacitly okay with that milieu because it was free advertising.

True, but then again it's not like it won't watch it in its entirety on TV Sunday night.

It's not TV. It's HBO.

I love the Bran Stark theories. I can't wait to see what goes on with Bran for the rest of the show.

Someone in my feed warned that it's definitely a HUGE episode, but he recommended not watching the leaks because of the lower quality.

This. It's why they have never GAF about people sharing their HBO GO passwords. They know it happens, and they embrace it. It's not network television. There are no advertisers to keep happy. However you watch GOT, you are more likely to buy merchandise, attend events, click on HBO content that does have some pay per click or something, as long as you watch it at all. Hell, they probably figure that one day you may even subscribe to HBO. Doesn't seem it would hurt them much at all.

As for me, I am gonna wait until tomorrow. But after reading some of y'alls comments, I am very excite!

Here is where I am. It's worth watching it in the best quality with good sound.

It's tough to wait though.

Looks like the ones I watched initially (okay quality, but definitely better watched in a windowed view and not full screen) have all been purged at this point. The snippets that are left are pretty crappy.

I can't wait to watch on Sunday.

No one who cares enough about Game of Thrones to hunt down a leaked copy wouldn't also watch it when it is broadcast.

Exactly. The initial leaks that I watched probably covered two-thirds to three-quarters of the episode, but I still want to see it in HD and also in the correct order.

Leaks don't bother me and I generally read spoilers and such. I actually sometimes enjoy things more after reading spoilers because it makes the first viewing like a second viewing if you have general plot outline and can pick up on things as a result.

That being said: there were people saying they wanted their first viewing of this to be in HD with surround sound and such. I was just confirming that someone I know who watched the leaks had recommended the same thing.

I get that this will probably be glorious in HD, but there's really not anything in there you would say 'Oh, I wish I hadn't seen that YET.' And likewise nothing in there you would say 'I don't need to see that again.'

Big beautiful things happen, but nothing completely out of left field [such as a Red Wedding situation]. And every bit of it just whets your appetite to watch again.

At this point, you're only a day away, but if you have the free time I wouldn't actively avoid it just to preserve the experience for tomorrow.

The sparring was my favorite.

A little late but:

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I feel like Theon has some great moment ahead. Just the way it was setup, dunno.

Same here.

I was expecting Sam to use dragon glass to cure the greyscale.

I just watched it three times. One of the best videos ever made.

Can there ever REALLY be such a thing as too much rape on Game of Thrones? :D

Get ready. It is epic...

that's all

Good thing Dany isn't fighting Romans, that dragon would of been dead.

So far, everybody sucks at actual battles compared to real life.

The battle is totally over and dragon power no longer necessary and we detect a weapon that might actually harm the dragon. So let's just keep circling needlessly and drawing fire.


Also: what the **** do the other two dragons do to earn their keep?

It was ISIS-esque :D

Reincarnated? :D

I don't know...However, I hate to see animals die...I am hoping all the animals live...

The hell with the people...

Bran mind ****s Little Finger.
Chaos is a ladder.

I would think at some point before the season is over we will see Dany, Tyrion, and Jon fly in to battle on the 3 dragons.

That being said, that was only 45 minutes and I squealed multiple times.

If I were Jon Snow I'd be getting damn tired of Dany telling me to bend the knee. I hope at some point she needs his help, and he says "You bend the ****ing knee, bitch!".

Just watched it...I'm shaking.

agree all around... 3 dragons should have made really quick work of those chumps.

Really glad i have the will to not spoil it for myself holy shit I feel so bad for you guys who read the spoilers

I would not trust Tyrion or Varys' loyalty to Dany after GoT Episodes 3 & 4.

Tyrion was standing on a hill looking down on the people Dany had just killed.

lmao, what a genuine pussy you really are! that's awesome. :)

no one to control the other two dragons

what?

nah, Tyrion's firmly on Dany's side. He just hates war.. all the senseless death of good people simply following the orders of his twisted family.

FYP

Hey, that's uncalled for. I've been nothing , but kind and congenial to you.

Which is why, I assume, the other two dragons weren't there. But it's REALLY annoying that something that should obviously be true (they bring all three dragons to the fight) isn't, so I hope to **** they were out burning half of Euron's fleet or something. Though how they do that independently without Dany's supervision I have no idea.

All that said, Jesus what a great fight/episode. Yeah, there were some issues as others have identified. The scorpion is in just about the only unburnt wagon, Dany hanging around the fight too long (overconfidence I assume, probably thought nothing could hurt it), etc. But yeah, overall, WOW.

I would hate to see one of the dragons killed in a future episode - However, I think it is inevitable - that hurts.

What happens if one or Cersei's men kill two of the dragons and the Night Walker finds one and uses it to his advantage?

I believe Dany rides Drogon therefore, he is safe unless she goes down with him.

A happy conclusion would be all three dragons survive and no more horses slaughtered in battle.

Trouble with that, GoT is not about happy conclusions.


Just my opinion

The dragons are too valuable to risk. She should never bring all three out to fight at any given time.

She shouldn't need two other riders. Rhaegal and Viserion will follow Drogon like they did during the assault on Meereen.

As to Dragons, I'd guess Viserion and Rhaegal are too small to be ridden owing to their captivity in the great Pyramid of Mereen.

And, of course, House Tarly betrayed it. Entirely possible that Tyrell was trusting House Tarly to defend a key pass, or whatever.

I admit I felt the same way at first but, meh, there are bigger plot gaps. We can "assume" a number of reasonable explanations, and it's clear that events that seem like they are happening ian a very short period of time are actually taking weeks or months to occur. The Unsullied didn't teleport to Casterly Rock.

If I were Dany I'd ride by King's Landing on the way back to Dragonstone and just scorch the Red Keep- Harrenhal style.

Anyone in King's Landing will be able to see the smoldering fields where she just roasted a portion of the Lannister army and watching a dragon completely nuke the Red Keep would just destroy morale.

Discuss Thrower and ThaVirus...

Good points.

Didn't stop them from torching the Masters' fleet in Mereen.

I wouldn't be surprised to see Dany take a dragon North to verify the threat and lose one in the process.

How bad is Drogon hurt?

Can he still fly? I am sad.

Drogon turned his head right in time to save his mother.

Holy ****. What an episode.

That dothraki cutting down Bron's horse and the aftermath was compelling television.

The dragon scenes were amazing.

Aryas scenes were good. However parrying a hand and a half sword with her dinky one is a tough ask. That took me out of it a bit. But over all a good scene.

Still not sure what they're trying to get at with Bran. I mean I think I know with Meera and all that but I just don't GET it. I did giggle at his little mind**** of Littlefinger. I had to rewind it to see what he said but after I did I was happy with the play on Brans part.

Great episode. Not sure how the **** I'm supposed to sleep after all that.

Judging by his ability to regain flight momentarily, not too significantly. Once the bolt is removed, he may be able to limp back to Dragon Stone. I thought for sure he was going to eat the bolt; the only thing keeping me guessing was Dany on his back.

The dragon that dies will be flying solo, most likely.

Lets hope she doesn't lose a dragon North of the wall.

Beuhler:

The scene with Bron's horse was heart wrenching.

Wish I could erase that scene from my mind right now.

Brutal.

Thanks -

I am 1,000% sure they didn't actually cut a horse down. PITA would be all up in their grill.

I know that it never happened :D

However, the sophisticated of computer-generated images were realistic.

It would make the most sense. If she loses it battling the South, it would take a while before the dragon would provide any sort of advantage to the Night King.

As I mentioned previously: Dany HAD the best navy, cavalry, army, and the only existing aerial attack in Westeros. Currently, her Navy is seemingly depleted and her Army is tied up trying to find its way back to her.

The Night King can outmatch her Army in numbers, they could consevably match the cavalry by the time they arrive, but the one thing the Night King is lacking is the aerial support. He will get it to even the odds before the confrontation occurs.