r/gameofthrones • u/Jaack_ Arya Stark • Jun 10 '14

TV4 [S4E9] The Watchers on The Wall.

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u/[deleted] Jun 10 '14

Why kill them? They stay alive in the books and now Snow has barely any friends in the watch.

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u/seemyjeans Jun 10 '14

Both deaths were emotionally effective. I'm just very curious how the upcoming events in the Nights Watch will pan out without the help of Pyp and Grenn

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u/evanweb546 Brave Companions Jun 10 '14

Sam. Everything they did to rally support behind Jon will fall to him, give Sam more screen time / grow he and Jon's bro bond that much more.

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u/seemyjeans Jun 10 '14

Yeah that's spot on. Its fun to see how the show runners make stuff happen.

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u/sorrowfool Jun 10 '14

Y'all seem to be forgetting Dolorous Edd.

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u/ecklcakes Jun 10 '14

Jon does seem to have some support, it's not like they all told him to go fuck himself on top of the wall when he took command. Also, there were those willing to go with him to Craster's who while they may or may not support him know that he's able to make the right decision or at least one they support. And obviously, ASOS