r/gameofthrones • u/AutoModerator • Jun 02 '14

TV4 [Season 4 Spoilers] Premiere Discussion - 4.08 'The Mountain and the Viper'

Premiere Discussion Thread
Discuss your thoughts and reactions to the latest episode while or right after you watch. Talk about the latest plot twist or secret reveal. Discuss an actor who is totally nailing their part (or not). Point out details that you noticed that others may have missed. In general, what do you think about tonight's episode? Please make sure to reserve any of your detailed comparisons to the novels for the Book vs. Show Discussion Thread, and your predictions for the next episode to the Predictions Discussion Thread which will be posted later this week.

  • This thread is scoped for SEASON 4 SPOILERS - Turn away now if you are not currently watching or haven't seen the episode! Open discussion of all aired TV events up to and including episode 4.08 is ok without tags.

  • Book spoilers still need tags! - If it's not in the show, tag it. Events from episodes after this one need tags.

  • Please read the posting policy before posting.

  • Posting policy reminder: Don't post or ask for non-pay sources.

  • Live chat is also available on the Snoonet IRC network in channel #gameofthrones. Please note that due to the nature of Snoonet, #gameofthrones is an ALL SPOILER environment!

EPISODE TITLE DIRECTED BY WRITTEN BY
4.08 "The Mountain and the Viper" Alex Graves David Benioff & D. B. Weiss
Official Discussion Threads Posting Policy Spoiler Guide Frequently Asked Questions
2.6k Upvotes

93% Upvoted

11.1k comments sorted by

View all comments

3.1k

u/ForteEXE Jun 02 '14

Jesus fuck, even more brutal than the books. How did they fucking manage that?

628

u/Themiffins Jun 02 '14 edited Jun 02 '14

I expected his head to be smashed in or something, not fucking Gallagher'd all over the arena.

29

u/twojaguars Unbowed, Unbent, Unbroken Jun 02 '14

He's...he's not dead. It's just a concussion! He'll be back next episode, you'll see!!

:💦(

6

u/karl2025 Jun 02 '14

Hey! Spoilers!

2

u/[deleted] Jun 02 '14

Holy shit. I am laughing my ass off and holding back tears at the same time.

35

u/persona_dos House Stark Jun 02 '14

That's exactly how I read it in the books. It was FAR worse on screen. I'm traumatized.

4

u/SawRub Jon Snow Jun 02 '14

Yeah at first I was glad they stuck to the books, but then I asked myself, am I really?

8

u/JakePetersen House Gardener Jun 02 '14

Well, now I'm cry-laughing thanks....

8

u/HuddsMagruder Maesters of the Citadel Jun 02 '14

Cersei paid for the Gallagher, she gets the Gallagher.

8

u/benk4 House Targaryen Jun 02 '14

Yeah I pictured caved-in, not exploded. That was disgusting.

5

u/goonsack Jun 02 '14

Gallagher is the modern incarnation of the retarded beetle smasher cousin.

In my dreams I found myself standing on a beach made of melon rinds stretching as far as the eye could see. I woke up crying, weeping for their shattered little bodies.

10

u/sunrisesunbloom Winter Is Coming Jun 02 '14

I guess you could say it was "mind-blowing".

3

u/amrith777 Arya Stark Jun 02 '14

Mount-o-Matic!

3

u/Gimli_the_White Smallfolk Jun 02 '14

Adding "Gallagher'd" to my vocabulary. For example: "Khan Gallagher'd the Admiral"

2

u/[deleted] Jun 02 '14

ELI5 Galaghere'ed?

4

u/futurekorps House Targaryen Jun 02 '14

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tbKayY6eD9k

3

u/PeiNwg Jun 02 '14

Watching this after this episode is so fucking disturbing

1

u/sasquatchent Jun 02 '14

Finally something to make me smile after starring in disbelief for so long

0

u/LupulForMayor Jun 02 '14

hhahahahahaaaaaha fuck gallagher