GoT - Is Over, Post Your Drogon Sightings
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Guest, it's time once again for the massively important and exciting FoH Asshat Tournament!
Go here and give us your nominations!Who's been the biggest Asshat in the last year? Give us your worst ones!
Grimmlokk
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Dandai
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wamphyr
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Read the description of the fight between Oberyn and the Mountain again, guys. It clearly states that the Mountain is a really accomplished swordsman, with trained reflexes and skill. In fact, Oberyn takes advantage of the fact that The Mountain is such a well trained fighter, using the "reflecting the light with the shield" into his eyes trick.
Talos
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Any show watcher really needs to read the books if they haven't. It is going to be so much more fulfilling if you know all the back story of that fight. They will probably try to explain it a little but I don't think most viewers are even going to understand this shit goes all the way back to Robert's Rebellion and isn't just about Tyrion's trial.
more Mountain
Adebisi
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Seeing mountain v3 in all his meathead face smash glory just makes me angry about the casting choice of mountain V2. Mv2 sitting around the table sipping tea with Tywin. Fuck that. Mountain is a monster. He doesn't sit around talking strats. You hand him a sword and point him in the direction of where the murder and rape needs to be.
Grimmlokk
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Maybe the duel, remember when he goes apeshit and chops a spectator in half? Could be that.
Soygen
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Noodleface
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Was Jozu the dude that kept posting spoilers in the other thread and saying he had never read the books but then was ousted? I know there's been a few people, but I remember him.
Mountain v1 actually looks like he could be the hound's brother, the other two not as much.
Mountain v1 actually looks like he could be the hound's brother, the other two not as much.
Lenas
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So your example of the Mountain being a great fighter is the fact that he put his back to the sun, and blocked Oberyn flashing light in his eyes with his own shield, opening himself to attack? Man, that guy sounds fucking amazing.
Tuco
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Mountain v3 is in a different league than v1 athleticism wise. One is a huge body builder, the other is one of the strongest men in the world.
Grimmlokk
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Shows he's more than "just a raging sword swinger", he tried to fight strategically. He's trained, he has skill. Just because he's not dancing around doesn't mean he's using nothing but strength. The fact hesort ofloses to a better/cheating fighter doesn't mean he's the worst. There can only be 1 best(Podrick).
Also, the Mountain killed Oberyn. Poison and a necromaester killed the Mountain.
Well, Conan was also an occasional pro wrestler and trained stuntman with sword fighting and horse riding experience.
This dude will be fine though, it's not an especially nuanced character.
Drinsic
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Maybe some preliminary shit for that scene I guess. Fairly certain he won't be shirtless for the actual duel.
Grimmlokk
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He shouldn't be, obviously. But maybe they just decided it was time to show of their new slab of manmeat and that was the right time to do it.
OR, maybe a flashback to the sack of King's Landing? Although, again, why the fuck would he be shirtless? Can't think of any scene where he should be running around shirtless and fighting.
OR, maybe a flashback to the sack of King's Landing? Although, again, why the fuck would he be shirtless? Can't think of any scene where he should be running around shirtless and fighting.