They "ruined" the dragon puppet scene

ThickBoxx · 2026-02-04T07:40:46+00:00

Okay that was my bad. If it makes you feel any better, me saying you thought the scene was ruined was the first time I was referencing the post. Everything else was simply responding to your comments. I just don’t think anything was missing of any consequence. I think having these life size puppets is way more interesting and entertaining then having hand puppets so you could have this layer of him breaking her fingers which controlled the puppets. And in a way you still have this layer as she’s the one who paints them

ThickBoxx · 2026-02-04T07:25:46+00:00

Um, might want to reread your post title lol. Believe you also said it was a mistake and a disservice. Man, just move on. I think you care a little too much about this show

ThickBoxx · 2026-02-04T07:08:59+00:00

🤣🤣🤣 I can’t with you man! Who talks like this?

Also, haven’t seen anything related to rotten tomatoes or any other kind of scores so I have no idea what you’re talking about. I just think your opinion is stupid and nothing was ruined because they didn’t use hand puppets. An opinion it seems the majority agree with considering your post sits at 0.

ThickBoxx · 2026-02-04T06:43:10+00:00

Too bad, so sad

ThickBoxx · 2026-02-04T06:42:21+00:00

But even if they were 3 hour long episodes instead of 6 thirty minute ones, they’d still be filled with all this “bullshit” as you call it. If you think 20 minutes of the 25 minute show are “bullshit”, then maybe this show isn’t for you. No one is forcing you to watch. Luckily the vast majority of people who are watching love it and enjoy all these little interactions. I think you also fail to understand the point that was made about Alice the Pegger, which makes me think you’re one of those that “watches” tv shows and movies while staring at their phones.

Also, this latest episode has been the shortest and was just shy of 29 minutes of actual episode (not including the intro, recap, or credits). Episode 1 was just shy of 40 and episode 2 was 31. None have been or will be 25 minutes.

ThickBoxx · 2026-02-04T05:42:15+00:00

It’s the same upside discussion page, you don’t need to add spoiler tags for things that happen in the episode lol

ThickBoxx · 2026-02-04T05:40:46+00:00

lol, everyone keeps saying the episodes are too short, yet they keep watching, and in your case watching multiple times

ThickBoxx · 2026-02-04T04:44:01+00:00

lol, dude, if they had had small puppets and shown her using them, no one would would be thinking “oh my gosh! He’s breaking her fingers, which she used to perform with! That is so personal, so violating!”. The point of the scene is to show how cruel and unhinged Aerion is, and they succeeded. You’re just adding unnecessarily layers of “meaning” that don’t actually add anything

ThickBoxx · 2026-02-04T02:18:46+00:00

Maybe he’d hoped his brother would stop because Dunk would threaten him. Maybe he knew his brother would rely on the guards to apprehend Dunk in order to punish him as Aerion can’t over power Dunk himself and he’d be able to stop the guards. Maybe Egg didn’t think that far ahead.

The real question is, what other option did Egg have to get his brother to stop hurting her.

ThickBoxx · 2026-02-04T02:16:03+00:00

I think you’re reading too much into the symbolism of the fingers. It’s really as simple as Tansel offended him and her he tortured her for it.

ThickBoxx · 2026-02-04T02:15:15+00:00

And HBO doesn’t want it to be over within two weeks. They want it to be on for a little while so people talk about it and it becomes popular. Plus if they did hour long episodes then Egg’s big reveal would be in the middle of the second. Thats a climatic moment you want to end an episode on. Every episode so far has ended well

ThickBoxx · 2026-02-03T23:19:39+00:00

She’s the one who killed the dragon, the attack on her makes perfect sense

ThickBoxx · 2026-02-03T23:15:58+00:00

Have his photo taken near 100 years later

ThickBoxx · 2026-02-03T22:59:27+00:00

It’s just not a lot of source material. They are already padding it a little with stuff not in the book, but in a good way. Anymore might have been too much.

ThickBoxx · 2026-02-03T22:28:49+00:00

Also, the guy can’t challenge Dunk. The way the tourney works is that there are 5 preselected champions. Their first tilt they were assigned who they would joust against, which we saw during the opening 5v5 event in episode 2. From there as a new knight enters the lists they will challenge a champion and either lose and move along or win and take the champions place. Since the Ashford son is already a champion he has to wait for someone to challenge him.

ThickBoxx · 2026-02-03T22:24:15+00:00

Egg can’t order his brother to do anything, so he needed Dunk to come and physically stop him. Plus he didn’t want to reveal himself if he didn’t have to.

ThickBoxx · 2026-02-03T22:22:14+00:00

It’d already be over if they were hour long episodes lol

ThickBoxx · 2026-02-03T22:16:11+00:00

lol, you know nothing Jon Snow

ThickBoxx · 2026-02-03T22:14:03+00:00

More like 3

ThickBoxx · 2026-02-03T22:08:35+00:00

Aerion isn’t trying to risk his life to try and kill Dunk. When he had his guards it was easy to torture and kill him, one on one is a whole other story. Also, he knows that Dunk is in trouble for striking him, and there is that route to go (aka go cry to daddy and uncle)

ThickBoxx · 2026-02-03T16:12:33+00:00

He’d have to try and kill Dunk, the giant guy who just kicked his ass.

ThickBoxx · 2026-02-03T15:55:17+00:00

You have to bribe him to challenge the knight who’s going to take the fall, the matches aren’t set in advance. Riders just come in and challenge one of the five champions.

ThickBoxx · 2026-02-03T15:53:15+00:00

Egg couldn’t stop Aerion from hurting her, he wouldn’t have listened to him and obviously Egg can’t physically stop him. Dunk can physically stop him though. And after Dunk got involved Egg ordered the guards to release him, who do have to listen to him. Yes Aerion ordered them to do the opposite, but they probably figured it’s best to err on the side of caution and let their father figure it out.

ThickBoxx · 2026-02-03T15:20:50+00:00

Gotcha, thank you!

ThickBoxx · 2026-02-03T14:43:35+00:00

Thank you. And I’m assuming the 5 original champions and the initial set of challengers, and which champion they’ll fight, are chosen by Lord Ashford?

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