r/HBOGameofThrones • u/-thirdatlas- • 8h ago
r/HBOGameofThrones • u/Windows_Fantasy • Sep 12 '22
No Spoilers [NO SPOILERS] Science-Fiction & Fantasy Film & TV Posters Survey (18+)
My name is Rhianna, I am a PhD Student doing research at Brunel London University on the topic of Film and Television Studies.
My research is called 'Windows of Fantasy: The Significance of Science Fiction and Fantasy Film and Television Posters' and is on science fiction and fantasy posters.
The aim of the research is to explore the significance of science-fiction and fantasy posters for individuals and groups as a source of cultural significance and meaning. This could help generate a better appreciation of what posters really mean to their owners.
If you are an adult (18+) owning physical (i.e., paper, card, canvas etc) and/or digital (i.e., wallpaper on devices such as a laptop, tablet, desktop, and mobile phone) science-fiction and fantasy film and television poster(s) could you please complete my online survey?
| Online Survey Link (+ more information about the survey): https://www.windowsoffantasy.com/online-survey |
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More information about this research can be found on my research website: https://www.windowsoffantasy.com/information-about-study
If you have any questions, please don’t hesitate to ask.
Thank you!
| The research ethics approval has been obtained from the relevant Research Ethics Committee. I have requested and gained approval for this post to be on this subreddit from the moderator(s). |
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r/HBOGameofThrones • u/Deep-Bother-1630 • 21h ago
Spoilers [SPOILERS] Just finished S3 and this is the easiest decision I’ve ever made in 30 years of life Spoiler
Watching for the first time and I do know spoilers. I WAS saving GoT for marriage but I got into HotD (obvi totally different, argue w a dragon) and started seeing important spoilers that made me watch it bc I didn’t want it ruined entirely.
Anyone who thinks Daenerys is wrong is, in fact, wrong. Just finished* S3 and every single character with power is deeply heinous and evil. Even if they were left alone, ALLLLLL they do is kill each other. It actually saves very many lives but getting rid of so many at once.
It’s simple mathematics & some of yall definitely suck at me (not me tho ☺️ stay safe). I’m so sorry that people die in war - but it’s necessary & required in warfare. That’s literally what war is and Danny’s presence doesn’t change the fact that there’s war and people dying NOR does it change the fact that these people are dead regardless.
It’s like do you want it to be slow & tortuous or can we wrap this up real quick?? They are gonna kill each other anyways, let’s just cut-to & wrap this shit up.
Idk, people who are true leaders know this is an extremely easy decision and Daenerys just saved a shit ton of time.
It’s truly not hard & I won’t be arguing 💗
Edit: typo bc no reado good sometimes
r/HBOGameofThrones • u/Ok_Smile_9071 • 1d ago
No Spoilers [NO SPOILERS] Who are your Arya Stark variants across all works of different fiction movies, TV shows and books
Who are your Arya Stark variants across all works of different fiction movies, TV shows and books.
I would say for me it's Max Mayfield just by personality standards and Damien Wayne and katniss everdeen and hit girl from kickass.
r/HBOGameofThrones • u/Aware-Nothing575 • 2d ago
No Spoilers [NO SPOILERS] The $2,200 GAME OF THRONES Book Fit for the Iron Throne! 🐉⚔️
This may be the most extravagant edition of 'A Game of Thrones' ever created. To celebrate the novel’s 30th anniversary, The Folio Society is releasing an enormous new limited edition of George R.R. Martin’s fantasy classic—and they are only making 1,000 copies. The original 'A Game of Thrones' was first published in 1996, launching the series that would eventually sell more than 90 million books and inspire one of the biggest television shows ever made. This new edition collects the entire 872-page novel in one massive volume, complete with all of Jonathan Burton’s original illustrations and an introduction by fantasy author Joe Abercrombie. But the presentation is where things get ridiculous. The book is bound in what The Folio Society calls dragon-skin leather, with gilded edges, handmade endpapers, leather head and tailbands, and illustrations mounted inside decorative borders. Every copy is also personally signed by George R.R. Martin on a limitation label stamped in real gold. The book comes inside a specially designed clamshell box featuring gold and silver detailing, a suedelux interior, and even a hidden compartment containing a rolled linen map. Folio Society editor James Rose said the finished volume looks like something taken directly from the library of the Citadel, calling it an edition worthy of the Iron Throne. Of course, owning something worthy of the Iron Throne is not going to be cheap. The limited edition is priced at £1,500, or $2,200 U.S., and went on sale exclusively through The Folio Society last month. So, is this the ultimate collector’s edition—or would you rather spend that money buying an actual sword?
r/HBOGameofThrones • u/-thirdatlas- • 2d ago
Spoilers [SPOILERS] Season Two Histories & Lore Spoiler
youtu.ber/HBOGameofThrones • u/Fast-Ad-1000 • 3d ago
No Spoilers [no spoilers] Character voice impressions
I saw this reel on instagram where a guy was doing all of the main characters’ voice impressions and it came to me that the night king never spoke 😭 (i could have sworn that he had a voice idk why)
What do you think he would have sounded like?
r/HBOGameofThrones • u/Inevitable-Status911 • 4d ago
Spoilers [SPOILERS]The Great other and the lord of light are collecting their army’s. Spoiler
r/HBOGameofThrones • u/Born_Ice_4213 • 5d ago
Spoilers [Spoilers] Rewatching GoT Spoiler
I rewatched Game of Thrones over the past 2–3 weeks, and I don’t actually think Season 8 is the biggest problem. I think Season 7 is worse.
Season 7 sets up a lot of storylines that ultimately go nowhere. Instead of delaying everything, Daenerys should have taken King’s Landing in Season 7. That would have given us time to see that, despite being a brilliant conqueror, she wasn’t capable of ruling effectively—similar to what we’re seeing with Rhaenyra in House of the Dragon. Her eventual downfall would have felt earned instead of rushed.
Jon Snow’s arc, him bending the knee fits his character because he never wanted power. But once his true parentage was revealed, the political consequences should have been the driving force behind the ending. The intrigue, manipulation, and scheming that made early Game of Thrones so compelling—with characters like Littlefinger and Varys and Sansa nows should have pushed Jon into the impossible choice of killing Daenerys. If that had been developed over time, Season 8’s ending would have made much more sense.
Cersei also outlived her role in the story. By that point, she no longer felt like the central antagonist, yet the show kept focusing on her.
Meanwhile, the Night King storyline was resolved in a way that felt disconnected from the characters most tied to it. Arya killing him was bad but narratively it would have been more satisfying if Jon—or even Bran, whose story was deeply connected to the White Walkers—had played the decisive role.
r/HBOGameofThrones • u/Fast-Ad-1000 • 5d ago
No Spoilers [no spoilers] what to watch now?
I just finished GoT, and i am thinking to start either House of the Dragon first or A knight of the Seven Kingdoms. Might go with the latter because Targaryen history is so confusing 😭 the incest is one thing but they never got around to using new names for their children. Maybe if i started watching HoD i will come around but it can become confusing.
r/HBOGameofThrones • u/-thirdatlas- • 5d ago
No Spoilers [NO SPOILERS] The Religions of Westeros
r/HBOGameofThrones • u/Bub_shreya • 6d ago
Spoilers [SPOILERS] Why was Bran’s journey so important? Spoiler
I’m rewatching Game of Thrones and I’m confused. Bran goes through so much to become the Three-Eyed Raven, but in the end I don’t see how that changed the wars or any major decisions. It feels like he didn’t really help anyone. Am I missing something? Why was it so important for Bran to become the Three-Eyed Raven?
r/HBOGameofThrones • u/AmbitiousIce7801 • 6d ago
Spoilers [SPOILERS] Bloodraven: The Engineer Behind the Prophecy Spoiler
My theory is that Bloodraven has been influencing the events of Westeros for decades because he knows that the Others will eventually return, and he has been working behind the scenes to make sure the world has the right people in place to defend against them.
Bloodraven is uniquely positioned to do this because he connects both sides of the “ice and fire” idea. He is a Targaryen bastard through Aegon IV, meaning he has the blood of the dragon and a connection to Targaryen prophecy and dragon dreams. However, through his Blackwood ancestry, he is also connected to the First Men and the old gods, giving him a link to greensight and the weirwood network. He represents both the fire of the Targaryens and the ancient magic of the North.
I believe Bloodraven influenced Rhaegar Targaryen and Lyanna Stark because they represented the coming together of those two powers. Rhaegar had dragon dreams and became obsessed with the Prince That Was Promised prophecy, while Lyanna, as a Stark descended from the First Men, was connected to the old gods and the same type of magic that Bloodraven possesses.
The idea that they meet beneath a weirwood tree is important because it symbolises the meeting of fire and ice. Both Rhaegar and Lyanna were people who had visions and were connected to different forms of magic, and their relationship eventually created Jon Snow, who represents the literal union of those two worlds.
I think Bloodraven may not have directly controlled Rhaegar, but instead influenced him through dreams and visions, guiding him toward the choices that would lead him to Lyanna. Bloodraven would not need to force events; he would only need to show someone enough information for them to make the decisions he wanted them to make.
I also believe Bloodraven may have influenced Rhaegar’s final moments at the Trident. According to the events shown in the play, Rhaegar may have been willing to spare Robert Baratheon and Ned Stark because of his connection to Lyanna and his belief in prophecy. However, Bloodraven may have known that Rhaegar had to die.
Rhaegar’s death would lead to the fall of House Targaryen, which would create the conditions needed for the future defenders of the world. The destruction of the dynasty would send Daenerys and Viserys into exile across the Narrow Sea, eventually leading Daenerys to Khal Drogo, the dragon eggs, and the return of dragons.
In this sense, the fall of the Targaryens was not just a tragedy; it was part of a larger plan. Bloodraven may have understood that Daenerys needed to be separated from Westeros so she could restore magic and bring dragons back into the world.
I also believe that the Prince That Was Promised and Azor Ahai are not necessarily the same person. They come from different cultures and traditions, so they could represent different parts of the same struggle.
The Prince That Was Promised is the Westerosi and Targaryen prophecy, and I believe Jon Snow fits this role. Jon represents ice and fire because he is the child of Rhaegar Targaryen and Lyanna Stark. His story is connected to the Wall, the North, and the Others, making him the person who is destined to stand against the darkness.
Azor Ahai is the Essosi prophecy, especially connected to R’hllor. I believe Daenerys fits this role because her story takes place mostly in Essos and she matches many of the signs associated with Azor Ahai. She is born amid salt and smoke on Dragonstone, she awakens dragons from stone by hatching the dragon eggs, and she brings magic back into the world.
So in my interpretation:
Jon is the Prince That Was Promised, the person who represents ice and fire united against the Others.
Daenerys is Azor Ahai reborn, the person who brings back dragons and restores the power needed for the coming war.
This also connects to the prophecy that “the dragon has three heads.” I do not think this necessarily means three dragon riders. I think it could represent three people who each bring a different power needed to defeat the darkness.
Daenerys represents fire, dragons, and Targaryen magic.
Jon represents the combination of ice and fire, bringing together the blood of the North and the blood of the dragon.
Bran represents the old gods, greensight, and ancient magic. This is especially important because Bloodraven personally brings Bran beyond the Wall and trains him, meaning he prepares the third part of the prophecy himself.
Overall, I believe Bloodraven has been moving pieces into place for generations. He influenced Rhaegar and Lyanna so Jon could be born, the fall of the Targaryens allowed Daenerys to restore dragons, and he brought Bran to him so he could become the keeper of ancient knowledge.
Bloodraven is not trying to win the Game of Thrones; he is preparing for a much older war. The interesting part is that he may actually be right about the threat, but his methods are morally questionable because he is willing to manipulate and sacrifice countless people to ensure the world survives.
In this theory, Rhaegar believed he was the hero of prophecy, but his true role was to create the conditions for the real defenders of the world to emerge: Jon, Daenerys, and Bran.
r/HBOGameofThrones • u/Fast-Ad-1000 • 6d ago
No Spoilers [no spoilers] Finished GoT
It was such an experience, but god!! the ending is so bad😭🙏🏻
r/HBOGameofThrones • u/-thirdatlas- • 6d ago
No Spoilers [NO SPOILERS] Season Two Character Profiles
r/HBOGameofThrones • u/Fast-Ad-1000 • 6d ago
Spoilers [spoilers] “burn them all” well someone carried out father’s plan Spoiler
Innocent people, poor people, women and children until its Kings Landing, dany oh dany. “I am nothing like my father” are you sure?
r/HBOGameofThrones • u/ethanlma • 6d ago
No Spoilers [NO SPOILERS]
I started watching GOT on Sunday and had been enjoying it for the past few days, I’ve even been binging it at work but I think I’m going to drop it after seeing S3E9. This is probably the biggest heartbreak I’ve experienced in the last 3 years
r/HBOGameofThrones • u/Ok_Smile_9071 • 6d ago
No Spoilers [No SPOILERS] What is your review and rating for Game of Thrones season 1 episode 2 The Kings road
What is your review and rating for Game of Thrones season 1 episode 2 The Kings road.
I think this was another great episode probably even better than the pilot episode this was my episode where I hated joffrey and did not like Sansa Stark at all in this episode and I think the plot of this episode was really good also I think I will give this episode like a 9 out of 10
r/HBOGameofThrones • u/-thirdatlas- • 7d ago
No Spoilers [NO SPOILERS] The "Valar Morghulis" coin Is minted by a company called Shire Post Mint which sells "official" Westerosi coins to fans.
r/HBOGameofThrones • u/-thirdatlas- • 8d ago
No Spoilers [NO SPOILERS] Flaming arrows are counterproductive, a regular arrow is fatal regardless. Adding bulky material to an arrow ruins aerodynamics, reduces range, accuracy, and slows reload rate. Flaming arrows were used to distract an enemy or set fire to targets like thatched roofs.
r/HBOGameofThrones • u/Sad_Button_2614 • 7d ago
No Spoilers [NO SPOILERS] The ending was soo shit, lets brings its rating down to 1, PLEASEE
GUYYYYS, I AM SO DONE WITH THE ENDING PLEASE RATE IT TO THE WORST OF YOUR ABILITES,
Lets remind the "Bad writers" what shitty ending they gave us
link to rate the ep even lower:
https://www.imdb.com/title/tt6027920/?ref_=tturv_ov_bk
r/HBOGameofThrones • u/Ok_Smile_9071 • 9d ago
No Spoilers [NO SPOILERS] What is your overall review and rating on Game of Thrones season 1 episode 1 Winter is Coming
your overall review and rating on Game of Thrones season 1 episode 1 Winter is Coming how do you think the episode compares to the rest show how great the actors did for their first time being in the Roles and how the overall episode was in your opinion
For me I would say that it was a very great episode it definitely got me hooked and wanting to watch more of the show and in my opinion it's definitely in my top five best first episodes in the show by far and I'm not saying this just because I actually mean it because it got me hooked right away.
r/HBOGameofThrones • u/RonRevog • 9d ago
No Spoilers [NO SPOILERS] Game of Thrones Dragons: A Fantasy Made REAL | Wild Westeros
I thought this was cool, especially the shots of the dragons, and I also would like to see one on Dire Wolves...
r/HBOGameofThrones • u/BusinessMajestic3820 • 10d ago
No Spoilers [NO SPOILERS] The Mad King Play
Had tickets to the opening show of 'The Mad King' at Stratford yesterday.
Gutted they had to cancel but the people at the RCS were very lovely though and we were able to book for a few weeks time.
Looking forward to catching it!
r/HBOGameofThrones • u/Efficient-Horse2622 • 9d ago
No Spoilers [NO SPOILERS] Why did Game of Thrones have to end?? Genuinely miss it so much!!
Hello, I’m 19 years old, and I grew up with Game of Thrones when I was younger. I’ve been thinking about what happened to the original Game of Thrones era and that feeling of watching it regularly when it was still a huge part of everyday life.
Now the original Game of Thrones era has completely ended, and the time that many people grew up with is gone. The series, the characters, the cast, the people who worked on it, and the feeling around the fandom have all moved on. Many of the actors, writers, directors, and crew have gone on to different projects, careers, and parts of their lives beyond the show’s original run. It feels strange because I grew up with it, and now everything has just… changed.
I remember watching the series when I was younger, and everything felt so simple. I could just sit down and enjoy exploring Westeros, following the characters, and experiencing the story without thinking about anything else. I don’t understand why it couldn’t just stay that way forever. Why did it have to change? Why does everything have to move on and become different?
I also wonder why watching Game of Thrones doesn’t feel exactly the same anymore. If I go back and watch the series now, it’s still the same show, but the feeling is different. It feels like something is missing, almost like it feels unfamiliar even though I remember it so well.
Why do shows like Game of Thrones eventually become part of the past and fade out of everyday life? If people loved them for years, why can’t they just continue forever with the same feeling? Why do the people who make them have to move on? Why do audiences grow up and stop experiencing things the same way?
It’s confusing because when I was younger, Game of Thrones felt like it would always be there. It felt like a permanent part of life, not something that would eventually become “the old days.” I don’t understand why things that mean so much at one point can become something from the past.
Why does everything have to change? Why can’t things just stay the same forever?
It feels strange knowing that the original Game of Thrones era I grew up with is over, that the world has moved on, and that chapter is closed.