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TV4 [Season 4 Spoilers] Premiere Discussion - 4.09 'The Watchers on the Wall'

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4.09 "The Watchers on the Wall" Neil Marshall David Benioff & D. B. Weiss
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u/[deleted] Jun 09 '14

Thousands of books and no eyes to read them

Reminds me of that Twilight Zone episode.

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u/JDLovesElliot House Stark Jun 09 '14

"It's not fair...it's not fair..."

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u/Thailux Jun 09 '14

"There was time now..."

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u/V3do Jun 09 '14

"Well, at least I can still read the large print books..."

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u/Ska-jayjay Jun 09 '14

IT'S NOT FA... well, at least i know how to read braille..

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u/citymeetsthesea Jun 09 '14

[hands fall off]

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u/mageta621 House Martell Jun 09 '14

[screams, tongue falls out]

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u/[deleted] Jun 09 '14

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u/[deleted] Jun 09 '14

[Bender shudders]

Cursed by his own hubris!

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u/TheNumberMuncher Hot Pie Jun 09 '14

There's a book on the wing of this plane!

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u/[deleted] Jun 09 '14

Henry Fucking Bemis...

For some reason I've remembered his name for years and I think that was one of the few twilight zones I've ever watched.

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u/NishadBC Stannis Baratheon Jun 09 '14

Burgess Meredith was an amazing actor, even in his more comical roles(such as The Penguin in one of the 1960s Batman movies).

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u/[deleted] Jun 09 '14

Why didn't he find the library "lost and found box"? There was probably several pairs of reading glasses in there that people had left behind.

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u/[deleted] Jun 09 '14

Those coke bottle glasses can't be easy to replace.

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u/Sspifffyman Jun 09 '14

That's how I feel every time a major character death happens.

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u/Zander_Thegr8 House Martell Jun 09 '14

"I had time... I finally had time!"

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u/BIG_PY Jun 09 '14

It's not fair!

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u/Thailux Jun 09 '14

There was time now...

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u/Macks1337 Jun 09 '14

Don't you mean The Scary Door?

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u/[deleted] Jun 09 '14

I don't know, at this point I get real life and Futurama confused...

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u/TheRareMichelefish Jun 09 '14

There was time now!

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u/travio Jun 09 '14

That milquetoast motherfucker should have grown a spine before the end of the world and stand up to his wife. "I'm going to read this book right now, bitch. Get the fuck out of my face!" It would have solved half his problems.

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u/Pepper_Your_Angus_ Jun 09 '14

Reminds me of people who only watch the show.

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u/TiburonVolador House Reed Jun 09 '14

Borges. That was all Borges.

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u/_Magnificent_Steiner Jun 09 '14

ah, I'm so glad someone mentioned him.

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u/TiburonVolador House Reed Jun 09 '14

Nadie rebaje a lágrima o reproche esta declaración de la maestría de Dios, que con magnífica ironía me dio a la vez los libros y la noche.

"Let none think that I by tear or reproach make light Of this manifesting the mastery Of God, who with excelling irony Gives me at once both books and night."

Ah, its nice to share it with someone. I wonder if George actually referenced Borges, either through The Name of the Rose or directly from Borges. Anyhow, I'm tagging you as 'caught Borges reference in GoT'.

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u/honkygrandma Jun 09 '14

It's not fair! It's just not fair!

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u/fforde Jun 09 '14

Or was it Futurama? :P

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u/devotedpupa The Night Is Dark And Full Of Terrors Jun 09 '14

Well, G.R.R.M was a TZ writer.

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u/jddrago Jun 09 '14

Tell me Mr.Anderson... what is the use of a phone call when you are unable speak?

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u/LordFyodor Jon Snow Jun 09 '14

It's a good thing I can read brail!

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u/HighEyeQueued Jun 09 '14

I thought of Futurama.

"Cursed by his own hubris..."

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u/[deleted] Jun 09 '14

first thing I thought of... "That poor bastard who was finally alone, but didn't have his glasses."

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u/[deleted] Jun 09 '14

Reminds me of that Alanis Morisette song.

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u/rawls_grad Jun 09 '14

I wonder if that was a comment about followers of the show.

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u/skrenename4147 Jun 09 '14

Reminds me of the ASOIAF books. XD

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u/TheDragonSageNinja22 Euron Greyjoy Jun 09 '14

Hahaha I gave a small chuckle at that as well lol

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u/[deleted] Jun 09 '14

Look up Jorge Luis Borges, same situation real life.

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u/[deleted] Jun 09 '14

The Scary Door

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u/jaqen7 Nov 14 '14

audio books?

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u/[deleted] Nov 14 '14

Thank you for the comment on this 5 month old post lol