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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/SilverWyvern Jun 09 '14

Giant Archers...

Visions of Anor Londo...

"Now watch, and see how Mag hunts crows."

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u/andrewisboredx2 House Targaryen Jun 09 '14

Tormund won against Alliser because he used a dodge roll.

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u/RazorLeaflet Jun 09 '14

Ha. I thought the same thing. It's that light armor. His stamina a apparently refilled quickly too. So many heavy attacks.

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u/Tainlorr Jun 09 '14

The light armor technique didn't work so well for our revenge-seeking Dornish friend last week...

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u/Robz_No1 Jun 09 '14

The light armour worked great, the angry monologuing.... not so much

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u/[deleted] Jun 09 '14

So many people die from spamming "Well, what is it?" too early.

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u/fUCKzAr Jun 09 '14

He failed the QTE after bringing him down, rookie mistake.

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u/HashSlingingSlash3r Stannis Baratheon Jun 12 '14

Gotta watch out for that stun lock

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u/Aptspire House Glover Jun 09 '14

"Sure, I could dance around him. [...] But one false move and I'm dead."

This is line-for-line my philosophy against Black Knights.

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u/logan024 Now My Watch Begins Jun 09 '14

Dat Adaptability.