TV Thread - beware, [expletive] can get spoilery

[thrill]

can someone refresh my memory on the significance of the making to the two swords at the beginning of last nights episode?

That was Ned's sword that they turned into the two Lannister swords. It's made from Valyrian steel. I think there are a limited amount of Valyrian steel swords. And the Lannisters have tried to get one for a long time (the same way they get everything- by buying it). They finally got one, and made two since Ned's sword was so massive.

It was really just a big fat "Yep, the Starks are toast now" scene.

I'll pile on with some revealing nerdery.

Valyrian steel was forged from dragon fire, so not only are the smiths that expertly crafted it long dead, but dragons had been gone for generations and generations, so the steel is a finite commodity. Can't make any more of it. The sword Jon Snow killed the wight with, Mormont's Longclaw, is Valyrian. That indicates how meaningful the gift was when Commander Mormont put the wolf head on the pommel and gave it to Jon. His son Jorah is exiled in disgrace and dead to him and he views Jon as the only member of the Night's Watch capable of leading them in the winter to come. While regular steel can't touch the white walkers or their zombies, obsidian and Valyrian steel can. If you're paying attention that obviously indicates a future where the South wakes up to the true dangers lying north and the role Daenarys and her dragons will probably play in defeating the white walkers when she finally makes it west.

Arya's sword needle is Valyrian, and Ice, Ned Stark's sword, had been in the family for thousands of years so for Tywin to melt it down and reforge it into two swords is the ultimate desecration of the Stark family and everything they stood for since the days of the first men (when the last long winter came and the white walkers rampaged through Westeros) as well as being a metaphor for the fundamental differences between the Lannisters and the Starks. The Starks understand that power and strength are a burden only for those strong enough to bear and humble enough to learn to use it while the Lannisters believe that money is power and therefore a disposable, purchasable commodity.

[go birds]

can someone refresh my memory on the significance of the making to the two swords at the beginning of last nights episode?

That was Ned's sword that they turned into the two Lannister swords. It's made from Valyrian steel. I think there are a limited amount of Valyrian steel swords. And the Lannisters have tried to get one for a long time (the same way they get everything- by buying it). They finally got one, and made two since Ned's sword was so massive.

It was really just a big fat "Yep, the Starks are toast now" scene.

I'll pile on with some revealing nerdery.

Valyrian steel was forged from dragon fire, so not only are the smiths that expertly crafted it long dead, but dragons had been gone for generations and generations, so the steel is a finite commodity. Can't make any more of it. The sword Jon Snow killed the wight with, Mormont's Longclaw, is Valyrian. That indicates how meaningful the gift was when Commander Mormont put the wolf head on the pommel and gave it to Jon. His son Jorah is exiled in disgrace and dead to him and he views Jon as the only member of the Night's Watch capable of leading them in the winter to come. While regular steel can't touch the white walkers or their zombies, obsidian and Valyrian steel can. If you're paying attention that obviously indicates a future where the South wakes up to the true dangers lying north and the role Daenarys and her dragons will probably play in defeating the white walkers when she finally makes it west.

Arya's sword needle is Valyrian, and Ice, Ned Stark's sword, had been in the family for thousands of years so for Tywin to melt it down and reforge it into two swords is the ultimate desecration of the Stark family and everything they stood for since the days of the first men (when the last long winter came and the white walkers rampaged through Westeros) as well as being a metaphor for the fundamental differences between the Lannisters and the Starks. The Starks understand that power and strength are a burden only for those strong enough to bear and humble enough to learn to use it while the Lannisters believe that money is power and therefore a disposable, purchasable commodity.

boom. totally sheds light on everything

[JackofDiamonds]

Smallest of quibbles, Arya's sword is not Valyrian, just castle-forged and fancier than most swords.

[MrCrowesGarden]

FXX buys licensing rights to the Simpsons and will have a 12-day marathon in late August

http://www.rollingstone.com/movies/news ... x-20140409

[haltz]

Rubicon is on Amazon Prime. It only lasted one season, but I really liked it.

http://www.amazon.com/Rubicon-The-Compl ... SXWQCH2JR0

[haltz]

HBO GO is a [expletive] joke. Apparently, it's unusable on a Roku and choppy as [expletive] on my badass desktop.

[AWvsCBsteeeerike3]

HBO GO is a [expletive] joke. Apparently, it's unusable on a Roku and choppy as [expletive] on my badass desktop.

I've often wondered why HBO does HBO GO. I mean, sure it's a benefit to their paying subscribers. But, you've got to think many more people are freeloading than paying for it.

And, for that matter, why would ATT allow you to stream amazon/Netflix/hulu/even ota channels when they benefit more from making the content only available on tv? I can't wait for google to take over the world. I am having trouble with MLB gameday audio, which is well within my system's capabilities.

[AWvsCBsteeeerike3]

So how about that first big disconnect from the movie in Hannibal last night?

[SHOW]

When Miriam shot Chilton and I assume killed him

[Blitzer]

Anyone else watching "Resurrection"?

I was interested in the first episode. It kept me interested into episode two. I lost interest after episode 3 where the story just seemed to drag on. My wife became interested because she is from this area in Missouri where the show takes place. We are now like 6 or 7 episodes in now because my wife enjoys it. But it seems like the show is trying to stretch a finite story into a never ending television series.

The story can end by simply answering "why are people coming back from the dead?" Answer that question and, boom, series over. But instead, they are going to avoid the question and drag it out each episode.

Its a mediocre show I think. It gives you just enough to be interested in the next episode, but not enough to make it priority TV. I could easily walk away from the show and be completely fine.

[ghostrunner]

So how about that first big disconnect from the movie in Hannibal last night?

[SHOW]

When Miriam shot Chilton and I assume killed him

[SHOW]

I'd bet he's not dead. Think she got him in the cheek, which is survivable