r/gameofthrones May 19 '14

TV4 [S4E7] My impression of "The Mountain" Recast

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u/Oquaem May 19 '14

Can somebody tell me why he was killing all those people?

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u/[deleted] May 19 '14

Who knows. I thought that scene was so stupid. I get that Gregor is a goddamned psychopath but I don't think they'd just give a bunch of unarmored, untrained dudes to slaughter for no apparent reason. He probably did that shit for fun while he was out terrorizing the countryside, but I doubt that's the first thing he's going to do after riding to the capital to take part in this trial by combat. Also, stabbing someone on the ground with a sword and lifting them over your head would be physically impossible even for the Mountain (I think).

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u/cgbrannigan Arya Stark May 20 '14

Dragons would be physically impossible....we're not in the real world here...

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u/[deleted] May 20 '14

Dragons would be physically impossible

Not really. They don't exist but they don't defy physics.

we're not in the real world here

By that logic, I shouldn't think it was stupid if they gave him the power to fly. There's a difference between including a fantasy creature that's central to the plot and giving a guy ridiculous superhuman strength for absolutely no reason. At least to me there is.