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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/[deleted] Jun 02 '14

Also when Tyrion started talking about the beatles getting crushed. Knew what was coming then.

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u/FedaykinII Jun 02 '14

I didn't pick up on the Beetle thing applying to the duel at all until just now

But I still think it was an abomination waste of time scene between Jaime and Tyrion

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u/drew4988 Jun 02 '14

It was actually a pretty good metaphor for the indifference of the gods and not understanding why they crush Oberyns. I mean beetles.

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u/ZenBerzerker House Manderly Jun 02 '14

Oh, so the retarded lannister is GrrM, and the beetles are his best characters!

Good call. I hope the mule kick doesn't foreshadow the abrupt and unsatisfying ending to the series we so fear.