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I'd say sub 16 minutes is "FAST".

Sub 18 minutes is "fast".

Sub 20 minutes is "pretty fast".

Sub 22 is "not slow".

Leonard Fournette acting like a wide out the way he coasts through workouts.
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How can this happen in the capital? Im glad cersei got arrested( i love margary, doesnt deserve to be on the floor). But couldhnt the entire kingsguard just slaughter the monks??
The Roman emperor's praetorian guard had over 1000 soldiers in it...
and when will theon kill ramsay?


I think it was able to happen quickly because Cersei gave them authority, and since Tommen was a little bitch and didn't just knock them out ASAP, they now have the queen, the Tyrell male heir, and the king's mother as hostages. If the kingsguard shows up on their steps, they can threaten to kill the hostages.

Not sure if Theon will ever kill Ramsay, man. At this point I think it's more likely Sansa will.
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The Dorne storyline absolutely sucks!


You're not kidding man. I said the word contrived once before, but this whole Dorne story is the definition of that word. Like...you know the term "jumping the shark"? This is pretty damn close.

I did like them teddies though. ^
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The Theon payoff is coming imo...they wouldn't have had the near rescue and now the Sansa stuff if they were going to have Ramsey win that conflict


It has to be, right? Like if Theon died, literally no one would care from a sentimental standpoint. The only thing we'd care about is that they wasted about 2 hours of the last few seasons on his pointless story.

This is different than the comparison to the show ax-ing Ned in Season 1. That had a purpose and served a valuable lesson to not only the characters but also the show viewers.

Oscar Isaac was awesome; I haven't seen him in anything else, but I did wonder whether he was perfectly made for that character or he made that character perfect.
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That is what I think is so great about this show. No matter how bad you want Theon's redemption against Ramsey it will probably never happen. Ramsey may kill Reek and Sansa and just continue his life of happiness by torturing new people.

The good guys don't always (if ever) win in Game of Thrones.


I half-agree with you.

Only reason I expect the "payoff" is solely because of the damn screen time devoted to Reek. It's one thing for all this to just happen to him for years with no end-game, because it's just a sadistic guy torturing his captor.

However, the fact that we have watched him for 8 minutes per episode for the last 2 or 3 seasons HAS to mean something, right? It's not like we were attached to him and are just being forced to watch someone we loved be completely broken - this is a guy we were completely "meh" about at best. I guess my point is, what the hell is the point with Theon? :lol: :banghead:
Someone humor me and let's talk a few things over, because these haters are coming a little too strong.

1. Sandsnake getting naked for Bronn in the prison
- Regardless of purpose, this was great; however, I believe she got naked to get his heart beating/blood flowing to kick that poison into gear in that moment. She then tossed the antidote to him to perhaps secure his friendship for a potential escape.

- Yes, the poison/boobs/antidote sequence was semi-contrived, but it was classic sexy ninja technique.

2. The damn Sparrows
- They've mentioned several times (or did I read it from a recap??) that the Sparrows are far branching and have many, many followers in Westeros.
- At first, I was annoyed that Tommen didn't just send an army in to kill these guys. Next, I was pissed Olenna Tyrell didn't send an army in to kill these guys (they are the most wealthy family in the realm, surely their army is enormous). Finally, I understood that you can't just go killing religious fanatics who have your wife/daughter and brother-in-law/son (and basic bitch/mom) imprisoned.
- As soon as an army shows up on the Sparrows porch, out will come whatever his name is with a knife on Margaery's throat.

3. Ramsay/Reek/Sansa
- I agree this has gone on too long, no doubt about it. There has been so much time devoted to this Reek/Ramsay story that we naturally have to expect (require) a huge payout. That payout would have been killing Ramsey when he dicked down Sansa. But he didn't.
- The only next-best payout would maybe be during the incoming battle with Stannis. Perhaps Theon can screw Ramsey over at a key moment?
- The Sansa situation isn't what bothers me at all (regarding the storytelling). She is married to an abusive psychopath, so she's getting mentally and physically abused. This isn't a shocker (although it really sucks, because I like her).

And yea, I also call the "easily predictable ending" comment supreme bullshite.

Yes, I can guess 15 endings for any movie from the first 5 minutes and one would likely be right, but that doesn't mean I "predicted" anything.

The fact that she was heartless enough to leave him caged up to die was quite telling of her "humanity." We keep mentioning aspects that ultimately prove she "passes" the Turing test, but she absolutely neglects to have the empathy/understanding that she is putting an innocent man to the same terrible fate that was her own just moments prior.

Few options:

1. Is her lack of morality in the end indicative of Nathan's true nature (which we learn in the movie), as he is the one who programmed her?

Even if there is a logical, or self-preservation, reason for leaving Caleb behind, it doesn't explain why she doesn't mind that he is going to die. There are plenty of ways to keep Caleb quiet without killing him. And practically infinite time to make that decision.
I walked out of the theater thinking that it was pretty good, but after thinking about it for a few days/weeks, I think it was very good (not amazing, just really good).

I'm not the type that critiques every part of a movie and says "well, that's just too unbelievable, I can't take this seriously" i.e. mentioning the helicopter guy not asking any questions, etc.

However! This has been mentioned previously, but not only is it really hard to believe Caleb busted into Nathan's code so easily, but even after that, once the power came back on and we see that Ava is out of her cage.

1. Why does he not spend about 36 seconds at his computer to lock some doors?

2. Why is his decision to grab a dumbbell bar and go fight a robot?

I don't know why that even mattered so much to me; I think it has something to do with one of you guys' earlier post about getting the "Oceans 11" I one up you, then you one up me, etc. feel.

re: Our Weakest Positional Group

Posted by TheTurtle on 5/14/15 at 11:36 am to
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Honestly we have a lot of weak positions, although some have potential.

WR- aging Colston, sophomore Cooks (WR's tend to have a slump their second year) and a bunch of unproven and former practice squad guys.

Guard- Kelemente isn't going to start at LG, maybe Peat does? And he's a rookie, unproven. Jahri wasn't the greatest last year and he's not getting younger.

TE- Ben Watson is old and Josh Hill is unproven. He won't be the next jimmy graham although people are hyping him up so much. Be realistic.

NT- really weak position for us last year and we didn't improve it. Jenkins is alright but a good NT is key in a 3-4 to stuff the run.

DE- Hicks and Jordan were great two years ago but were quiet last year.

OLB- hopefully all the crap with Gallette doesn't affect him. He was quiet at times last year too.Spencer isn't the answer nor is parys. Kikaha has question marks.

MLB- Hawthorne can't cover and Ellerbe hasn't played in a year. Stephone was considered a reach and not sure if he'll start or how good he'll since he is a rookie.

Safety- if vaccaro plays like he did last year we have a problem
- DrewGOATBrees

I couldn't agree more. This guys assessment is rock solid.

re: Joseph Morgan

Posted by TheTurtle on 5/5/15 at 3:49 pm to
Great post.










Completely kidding.







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In St Thomas I HIGHLY recommend going on a sailing excursion with Fury Charters. They take you on a smaller more private sail boat to the main sea turtle snorkeling island. It was very relaxing and wasn't a cattle call like the other mass shore excursions.


Ironically enough, I did this same excursion with my parents, brother-in-law/second-cousin, and sister. While I'm not sure what a cattle call is, we had a pretty good time minus the snorkel malfunction that took my mother's life.



Dude, if you have a decent job, just let go 1 or 2 bucks.

We don't want the hairy man himself seeing the pic before the day of the classic.