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McGarnagle

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The buildup to the Battle of Winterfell has been awesome. Some say it is lacking in action, but I've always found the more introspective episodes to be almost as entertaining as the epic battles. Those last few scenes, the hair on the back of my neck and arms was standing up. Episode 3 is shaping up to be the greatest in the history of TV!
I was surprised that so many people online are down about last night's episode, because I thought it was great. An exploration of character psyches to see what's at stake before we go into the battle.
 

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I was surprised that so many people online are down about last night's episode, because I thought it was great. An exploration of character psyches to see what's at stake before we go into the battle.

It's the same "Waaaaa! Nobody got whacked this week! Too much Melfi!" mentality that was seen with the Sopranos. I personally loved the dialog over the action in The Sopranos, and while the battles are epic in GoT, I love episodes like last night just as much. Tremendous writing in a show that has had some of the best writing of all time (minus the Dragon Date last week. Ooohfa! That was bad.).
 

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It's the same "Waaaaa! Nobody got whacked this week! Too much Melfi!" mentality that was seen with the Sopranos. I personally loved the dialog over the action in The Sopranos, and while the battles are epic in GoT, I love episodes like last night just as much. Tremendous writing in a show that has had some of the best writing of all time (minus the Dragon Date last week. Ooohfa! That was bad.).
Agreed

Actually this might have been one of the few episodes in the show's run where nobody was killed. Not even any nameless extras or anything. It was all character development.

The Arya part was uncomfortable, though a culmination of years of build-up with her relationship with Gendry

The scene with them all around the table before Brienne got knighted was just a wonderful exposition of character development.

I've only read the first book so I don't know how much his TV version diverges from the book version, but Tormund has been really Flanderized into a comic relief character. I still laugh hard at everything he does though.

And beautiful boy Ghost is alive, and that's the most important thing.
 
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When I saw "adult at the mall during spring break" I double checked because I assumed it was Lou posting...

He's always in the same seat, wearing loose fitting pants, and seems to be aggressively rifling through his pockets looking for quarters or something...

I cut the pockets out of my pants before I even take the tags off btw.

Also, I go to the mall in summer, not now...and no it's not because women aren't as agile in flip flops as they are running shoes.
 

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I loved the episode one of my all time favorites

A+

Unfortunately it’s the calm before the storm

Not sure all these characters are going to live happily ever after
There will be a lot of casualties, no doubt...

Since it’s about to get interesting, we should make predictions on how the show finishes.

My prediction:

I think Dany will die somehow, probably the Night King and Jon will end up as King of the Seven Kingdoms. Cersei will kill one of her brothers.
 
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The Jamie/Brienne interactions were the best part of the season so far for me, so emotional after all they’ve been through.

Last night's episode was fantastic (although admittedly I haven't seen any of the criticism that others here have come across), but it felt like a setup for the huge gut punch that's coming next week. I think a lot of characters that I've enjoyed seeing over the past 7+ seasons (Brienne, Grey Worm, Tormund, Davos) are meeting their end next week. Now, if I was rooting for them to make it out alive, I'd be watching the wrong show, so at this point, just hoping their deaths are meaningful to the overall story and help bring an end to the character arc.
 
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nazartp

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There will be a lot of casualties, no doubt...

Since it’s about to get interesting, we should make predictions on how the show finishes.

My prediction:

I think Dany will die somehow, probably the Night King and Jon will end up as King of the Seven Kingdoms. Cersei will kill one of her brothers.
Nah, Dany and Jon are the only survivors, take over the Iron Throne, make babies, and the cycle starts again.
 

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128 South between exits 22-18 is starting to really flood. Be careful out there!

Could barely see on the Pike which is down to 45mph
 
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Kovi

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128 South between exits 22-18 is starting to really flood. Be careful out there!

Could barely see on the Pike which is down to 45mph
The mere mention of 128 still makes my stomach twist.
 

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It never ceases to amaze me that people don't see the unlimited energy ball in the sky as an advantage. *shrug*

Problem is panels aren't cheap enough to be worth it for most homes, and aren't efficient enough to be viable on a large scale for power grids.

Hydro is the best bet either in dams, or the tech they're developing to use the energy of tides
 
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