Good point. The corpses were meant to be assassins and needed to enter the Castle as ordinary corpses so as not to arouse suspicion. Once inside the castle they were turned into wights to accomplish their task.
It's possible that that wight had already been raised and was just being corpsey until the appropriate time. I mean, it was clearly imbued with some specific task after it got up so this doesn't seem like much of a stretch.
It's possible that that wight had already been raised and was just being corpsey until the appropriate time. I mean, it was clearly imbued with some specific task after it got up so this doesn't seem like much of a stretch.
Aren't "The Old Gods" demonstrating power with Bran through the Gosdwood? Is The Drowned God one of the old/new gods?
Just being corpsey? What the fuck does that mean? You mean it was intentionally playing possum and knew when to pop up to cause the most damage? Bullshit! Thus far the wights have given no indication that they're capable of reasoning to that degree. Or to any degree. They can't use tools other than clumsily swinging swinging swords, they don't work together, they don't ambush, they don't move or think tactically in any way even when in close proximity to a White Walker.
Given what we know about the wights, "Yo, you guys lay there until the nights watch takes you inside, then animate yourself and attack" is far less likely than giving the White Walkers the ability to time-delay re-animation.
Just being corpsey? What the fuck does that mean? You mean it was intentionally playing possum and knew when to pop up to cause the most damage? Bullshit! Thus far the wights have given no indication that they're capable of reasoning to that degree. Or to any degree. They can't use tools other than clumsily swinging swinging swords, they don't work together, they don't ambush, they don't move or think tactically in any way even when in close proximity to a White Walker.
Given what we know about the wights, "Yo, you guys lay there until the nights watch takes you inside, then animate yourself and attack" is far less likely than giving the White Walkers the ability to time-delay re-animation.
And where the hell are Rickon and Osha?
It's frustrating that they were both completely written off in the TV show and in the books. Ridiculous is more like it. If they are brought back now, it will be comical "Oh, we've just been laying low and out of the way for all this time" and if they don't come back, it's also comical as here you have an heir to Winterfell and he just basically leaves the storyline never to be heard from again.
HA! I just started googling about Rickon and apparently the trailer for EP3 suggests he is coming back this week!?!
As I said, if/when he comes back, it will just be silly at this point.
As I said, if/when he comes back, it will just be silly at this point.
And where the hell are Rickon and Osha?
It's frustrating that they were both completely written off in the TV show and in the books. Ridiculous is more like it. If they are brought back now, it will be comical "Oh, we've just been laying low and out of the way for all this time" and if they don't come back, it's also comical as here you have an heir to Winterfell and he just basically leaves the storyline never to be heard from again.
No sillier than bringing back the Ironborn story line. :\
It will be revealed that they have been hanging out in the boat with Gendry, all this time, for obvious reasons.
At least in the books the Ironborn are consistently involved. Rickon is as MIA in the books as the TV show.
LOL no doubt. Just totally and summarily ignored. Poor Gendry -- 1st born of Robert Baratheon. What makes him so odd is that his story is fairly "important" early on. Ned Stark was hot on the trail...
At least in the books the Ironborn are consistently involved. Rickon is as MIA in the books as the TV show.
So, what's your point. The whole Ironborn story line has been dropped for almost two seasons as well.
Other than the one scene of Yara trying to retrieve Theon at that start of season 4, there has been nothing about the Ironborn storyline in the show.
Don't forget that the previous Hand o' King was murdered on Cersei/Tywin's orders because he had first learned about Gendrey (Ned was following up). ...it's basically the central KL/Stark vs Lannister plot of the first season.
^^So, what's your point. The whole Ironborn story line has been dropped for almost two seasons as well.
Other than the one scene of Yara trying to retrieve Theon at that start of season 4, there has been nothing about the Ironborn storyline in the show.
I suppose it stands that the show is suddenly going to pivot to a shit-ton of Ironborn to fill in what the books had addressed as a stall tactic? Or maybe they are nearly caught-up after last episode?
I suppose it stands that the show is suddenly going to pivot to a shit-ton of Ironborn to fill in what the books had addressed as a stall tactic? Or maybe they are nearly caught-up after last episode?
I suppose it stands that the show is suddenly going to pivot to a shit-ton of Ironborn to fill in what the books had addressed as a stall tactic? Or maybe they are nearly caught-up after last episode?
I'm guessing the "gift" presented to Ramsay (shown in the "coming next week" after ep. 2) is Rickon. That will provide the reason for the assault on Winterfell.
I'm guessing the "gift" presented to Ramsay (shown in the "coming next week" after ep. 2) is Rickon. That will provide the reason for the assault on Winterfell.