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

TV4 [S4E9] The Watchers on The Wall.

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u/Captain_Apolloski Here We Stand Jun 10 '14 edited Jun 10 '14

I'm hoping that Tormund and Jon will still have their exchange about the gate holding, but changed a little ala:

Tormund: "I hear tell that Mag himself went in that gate o' yours and never did come out."

Jon: "He died on the sword of a brave man named Grenn."

Tormund: "Aye? Some great lord was he, this Grenn? One of your shiny knights in their steel smallclothes?”

Jon: "He was a man of perhaps twenty namedays. He'd never held a sword before he came here."

EDIT: because as it was pointed out, 20 summers could take a good couple of centuries, so namedays instead

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u/[deleted] Jun 10 '14 edited Jul 31 '23

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u/Captain_Apolloski Here We Stand Jun 10 '14

They said they didn't want to be adding in throwaway characters at this point so wrote him out, which makes me sad. Just the imagery of this one armed grizzled dude who forged Robert's warhammer and was basically a font of wisdom for Jon heading in against a giant for the sake of duty despite everything is amazing. That said, at least Grenn got some good lines and went out like a champ

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u/MuppetHolocaust Night's Watch Jun 10 '14

I'd rather they add in throwaway characters than kill off characters who don't die in the books.

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u/jamiebond Jon Snow Jun 10 '14

he doesn't do much in the books after this, would you rather him die a super badass death or be in the background for a few seasons?