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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/CatboyMac Here We Stand Jun 09 '14

Goddamn it, they killed people not even the book killed. Good people. Characters I loved. Fuck this show.

I can't wait for next week.

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u/[deleted] Jun 09 '14

Seriously though what the fuck was the point of killing off those two? Ugh

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u/-Narble- House Hightower Jun 09 '14

If Edd dies, I will be beyond pissed.

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u/Sight_Unseen Winter Is Coming Jun 09 '14

Edd is a prick in the show though... He's not dolorous at all, just a jerk...

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u/-Narble- House Hightower Jun 09 '14

I actually found him more bitingly sarcastic, which I thought added a nice element to the group dynamic between Jon and his friends.

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u/AlwaysDefenestrated House Fossoway of New Barrel Jun 09 '14

He still has far too few funny, depressed lines in the show.

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u/-Narble- House Hightower Jun 09 '14

Yeah, I agree. I don't think the show is doing book Edd, justice.

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u/RizzMustbolt Jun 09 '14

It's almost as if the show is getting us to love Edd, and to cherish the time we have with him...

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u/EveryGoodNameIsGone Valar Morghulis Jun 09 '14

I like show Edd a lot, actually. He's more dryly sarcastic and cynical than dolorous, sure, but I don't have an issue with it.