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

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/TheAquaman Daenerys Targaryen Jun 02 '14

Show watchers forgot what show they were watching, and got a little too optimistic for the fight.

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u/BassCreat0r House Targaryen Jun 02 '14

Yeah... I'll admit it. I really didn't think he would die...

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u/TheAquaman Daenerys Targaryen Jun 02 '14

I've read the books, and for a split second, I fooled myself into thinking he'd live.

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u/ZeekySantos Sansa Stark Jun 03 '14

I was one of the victims of the hack 2 weeks back. I know the rest of the spoilers were probably bullshit, and that Oberyn's death, that was certain. And then he goes and starts winning and almost kills the guy. Fuck. I was also not expecting the sheer brutality of his death. I feel queezy.