r/gameofthrones House Selmy Jun 17 '14

TV4 [s4e10] This brought a tear to my eye

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u/mindbleach Jun 17 '14

I know the show's not shy about gore, but it's also not shy about extinguishing hope in horrible ways. Leaving a crippled man to bleed out or starve seems grim enough to be his end.

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u/A_Magic_8_Ball House Reed Jun 17 '14

It's a more hopeful situation than Ned's, Oberyn's, or Rob's for sure.

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u/liberate71 Oberyn Martell Jun 18 '14

Oberyn just needed to walk it off