"Game of Thrones Crushes Our Heart Like a Bug" Topic

(spoiler alert!).

"As Tyrion observes this episode, the idea of trial by combat reveals a great deal about the gods who supposedly demand bloodsport in exchange for justice. Game of Thrones is a sort of bloodsport too, but one with a diametrically opposed purpose: not to offer us justice, but to show us how foolish it is to expect it from a world ruled by senseless violence. The finale of the episode offers the sort of shock that is starting to become familiar, the kind that still leaves us feeling just a little bit betrayed: Why didn't the story end the way it was supposed to? Why do these horrible things keep happening? It's the same question Tyrion asked about his beetle-killing cousin, the one he never figured out how to answer. Why?

In Game of Thrones, at least, the lack of answer is the answer: There is no reason. There is no "supposed to." There is no justice. The gods, if they exist, aren't noble protectors or moral judges, but something far more terrifying: little boys who simply like to smash things into a pulp. If we hold the world to our ear like a seashell and listen closely, the sound we hear isn't a ballad about honor or a dirge about loss; it's the steady, indifferent drumbeat of a rock against the ground. Thunk thunk thunk…"
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Amicalement
Armand

Whenever I read those reviews I automatically think "the writer hasn't read the books'.

Old but good
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That person should stop paying attention. This is just upsetting him. Or her. Whatever.

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Last night I kept saying aloud, "Stop talking, kill him! Stop talking, kill him! Shut up and kill the !!!"

yes spoiler, just the title made me guese what was going to happen even though I didn't then read the post, before watching the episode.

Good. As a veteran of the books, I can now only draw sustenance solely from the pathetic tears of those who only watch the show. Bring on their sniveling. It is delicious.

-Will

Brian

That was awesome