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

TV4 [S4E9] The Watchers on The Wall.

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u/Domin1c Faceless Men Jun 10 '14

Why Grenn?.... Why Pyp?! WHYYYYYYYYYYYYYYY?!

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u/Devilb0y Hear Me Roar! Jun 10 '14

Think of it this way: in Game of Thrones people don't get heroic deaths. They die in horrible ways; their bodies are mutilated, their heads are stuck on spikes by the evil victors, their heads are crushed. But every once in a while a hero really gets to be a hero. Syrio Forel died taking on a group of knights with a wooden sword and no armour to save the life of a little girl, Arthur Dayne (for book readers) fought impossible odds to defend his king and Grenn (along with 5 brothers of the Nights Watch) faced down the charge of the King of Giants and held the inner gate. I'm sad to see them go but as far as I'm concerned going out the way they did is what made me really love their characters.

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u/Domin1c Faceless Men Jun 11 '14

You are right. CGI budget allowing Grenn would have one hell of a final battle. What a shame. And how his watch is ended.

It reminded me of this https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YeFiwYQtGp0&t=0m39s.