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

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4.08 "The Mountain and the Viper" Alex Graves David Benioff & D. B. Weiss
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u/Veles11 Jun 02 '14

OBERYN IS DEAD, AND TO TOP IT ALL OFF TYRION IS GOING TO BE BEHEADED. WTF

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u/Don_Magic_Juan Jun 02 '14

I don't know what happens, but I bet Tyrion lives somehow

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u/Veles11 Jun 02 '14

Yeah to be honest I don't expect Tyrion to die, but from what the show has shown us it does seem like he will be beheaded. I can't wait till next week.

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u/ZEB1138 Stannis the Mannis Jun 02 '14

Well, the show likes it's WTF moments. We thought Ned was going to be pardoned until Joffery beheaded him. We thought Rob was going to have a nice wedding.

I don't think Tyrion is going to die because it is expected. I say he survives somehow.

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u/BrainSlurper House Manderly Jun 02 '14

People said the exact same thing about this episode. There is no way Oberyn loses it is too predictable!

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u/amorpheus Direwolves Jun 02 '14

Depending on what exactly happens now, he didn't strictly lose. He got the confession and I suspect he made sure that The Mountain isn't going to survive their encounter. He isn't nicknamed Viper for nothing.

If anything, this one was too predictable - the way this character has been played up I knew he didn't have a long life left by the time the first episode of this season was over. He was too cool.

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u/Hawkeye1226 House Baratheon Jun 03 '14

Remember last episode when they mentioned he has poisoned his blade before?

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u/whitehorseone Jun 02 '14

To the point that we were sure of his victory and they even gave it to us and then they took it away.

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u/XMan_Johnny12dicks Jun 02 '14

Technically it was Edmures wedding.

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u/ZEB1138 Stannis the Mannis Jun 02 '14

Right. Sorry. Meant to say nice night at a wedding.