re: Game of Thrones S8 E3 "The Long Night." Official Thread

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I thought Cavalry were supposed to be released after infantry

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Cavalry, even in the West has been used for all kinds of things - screening, recon, flank security, as an arm of decision (typically on an enemy's uncovered flank or rear ).

But for a "horde" whether Mongol, Hun or Comanche - they're all cavalry, so the normal tactical concepts don't apply.

May not have made sense in this case, tactically, but it was better visually.

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well y'all are saying this is the NKs motive to go south. So if you know someone is in a house you put eyes and bodies on every entrance, exit.

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He didn’t know Bran was there until he marked him, and the previous 3ER was untouchable in that cave, so why would they be surrounding it?

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NK was biding his time. Making WW's and such. Still doesnt accurately explain why it took 10,000 yrs

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Did you miss the part about the 700 foot wall with magic in it?

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I'm glad that the Long Night is done for a few reasons:

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1. You never read the books.

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1. There won't be a mass extinction. 
2. There will be a throne at the end. Or at least a King/Queen. 
3. I don't see both Dragons dying so hopefully one is alive at the end. 
4. HBO can set up a sequel series 10-15 years down the road.

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Reading this made me want to puke. What a vanilla paint by numbers story book ending to an otherwise great franchise.

HBO and the show runners never took a risk. As soon as the source material was out the window (which contained all the risks that made the show what it is) they vanilla Hollywood white washed Westeros. frick that

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The episode was so well built, the shots, the music, the sound design. The very limited dialogue. I actually really liked it.

In the beginning of the episode they have Lady Mormont running in the background, ordering her men into action. I loved that. It’s a subtle way of establishing that she’s comfortable leading people, and so the subsequent scene with the giant makes sense.

And it’s just 3 seconds of her in the background of someone else’s scene.

The director knows you’ll see it. And doesn’t hammer it into your head.

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Hope I dont start it but I assumed her killing the giant would bring the cries of SJW out in droves. Pleasantly surprised. I dont think it was that big of a deal for her to get maybe a minute of total screen time and let her make a nice kill as she goes out. After the credits D&D talked about how much they liked her and wanted to send her out properly. Nothing wrong with that.

Ok, but it didn’t happen that way.

The North was always the gatekeeper against the NK

And Dany’s whole army was convinced. The army that’s most of the fighting forces of Essos

They SHOWED Cersei a wight and she didn’t care.

What other armies are missing?

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And none of the previous people with dragons were stupid enough to leave him one. Guess it all makes sense in a way.

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The previous people with dragons didn’t know he existed, as the long night was thousands of years before the Targs

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So what's up with Tyrion and Sansa? The conversation they shared in the crypts when all hell broke loose was interesting. Wedding bells in the air soon?

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Well, technically you don't need them. They already got married.

You know, after sleeping on this, for me the episode gets even better.
There's things said and done that aren't Rambo moments, that make a big deal going forward.

Sansa to Tyrion regarding their marriage: "It would never have worked..."; well no shite, he's a Lannister and she's a Stark, two houses feuding since the War of the Five Kings. And both were prisoners in that war. But NO, that's not her reason, it's that he's on Dany's side- she sounds like a jealous teenager. And Missandei calls her on that.
She later says "the most heroic thing any of us here can do is face the truth". That's going to mean something major about her relationship towards Dany, and her views of the North staying separate, I think.

Just a side note: anyone notice that Melisandre, when she's out dealing magic favors, stops and addresses Greyworm specifically? I know it's just a Valerian greeting before battle... but he sorta looks more grizzled as he fights. Almost like he has more... testosterone...

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The Dothraki are known as the best cavalry in the world. Cavalry charge. It's what they do.

Yeah, in hindsight it turned out bad, but you don't take away what the Dothraki are known for and have won countless battles doing.

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I think regardless of how amazing a Dothraki horde is in an open field, it was bad tactic. If that was Jon’s idea that was his 2nd big battle fail.

They should’ve had the dead charge first then sweep in on both sides with the Dothraki just like my boy Theoden did at Minas Tirith.

A head on charge into the pitch black was stupid. Also, why did the catapaults stop after one round? Should’ve been nonstop all night until they were overran.

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Again. I'm just not understanding this

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read some books.

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The Dothraki are known as the best cavalry in the world. Cavalry charge. It's what they do.

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no it is not.

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Yeah, in hindsight it turned out bad, but you don't take away what the Dothraki are known for and have won countless battles doing.

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you dont attack what you cant see.