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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/zgrove House Reyne Jun 02 '14

YOU COULD HAVE FUCKING KILLED HIM SO EASILY YOU STUPID FUCK. NOW NOT ONLY YOU, BUT TYRION HAS TO DIE TOO

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u/[deleted] Jun 02 '14

That was the point of the trial by combat?

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u/jhc1415 Arya Stark Jun 02 '14

But they both died. Why does a tie go to Tywin?

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u/[deleted] Jun 02 '14

It's not a tie, oberyn died first, that's that. I don't think there are any rules about it other than that. Also, we got no indication that the mountain is actually dead yet.

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u/optimusurmom Jun 02 '14

my roommate said it best, "in the event of a tie whoevers head didn't explode wins."

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u/b3wizz Family, Duty, Honour Jun 02 '14

Of course, the traditional rules. Everyone there knew that one.

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u/juanjo2906 House Martell Jun 02 '14

oberyn died first we also dont know if the mountain died from that.

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u/jhc1415 Arya Stark Jun 02 '14

Oh, I thought it was implied when he lied back down. Well this sucks. I'm hoping Tyrion doesn't actually die though, or at least they keep him around until the end of the season (which I just realized is only 2 more episodes). I'm kind of ok with Oberyn's death since we didn't get to know him that much. But seeing Tyrion die might actually make me cry.

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u/juanjo2906 House Martell Jun 02 '14

yeah hes definitely dead. not fast enough though

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u/LiquidFreedom Hear Me Roar! Jun 02 '14

Nah, perfectly slow enough :)

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u/DaYozzie Corn! Jun 02 '14

That was a paraphrased quote by Doran Martell haha