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If Mother Teresa built a platform with the tech base of Groupon, Foursquare, & Netflix & the heart of CNN Heroes, it'd look like this! Read more
If Mother Teresa built a platform with the tech base of Groupon, Foursquare, & Netflix & the heart of CNN Heroes, it'd look like this!
About this project
THANK YOU ALL SO MUCH FOR YOUR SUPPORT!!! HopeMob.org will be launching in late March of 2012! Let's BE THE CHANGE!!
We were just featured on the Official Oprah Blog!!
We were just featured here in the Huffington Post!
Click below to hear the HopeMob theme song, "Believe!" Every movement needs music and every NEW movement needs NEW music! This song was made just for our project and is available exclusively as a download for backers!
- Did you know that $5,000,000 was spent in December alone on ads attacking Newt Gingrich in Iowa? (They worked)
- Did you know that Ron Paul spent $1.37 million on campaign ads in Iowa last month alone? (He came in 3rd Place)
- Did you know that a cruise missile costs $830,000?
- Did you know that Newt Gingrich spent $700,000 on the design of his campaign website? (Google it!)
- Did you know that it costs $100,000 an hour for President Obama to fly in Air Force One?
We spend money - but very little of it brings about real change!
Collectively, if we pulled our resources together to build the best platform for hope and change the world has ever seen, we could do more verifiable good in a day than any missile or political campaign ever could. Can I get a virtual amen? :-) Let's build some GOOD together and call it...
What is HopeMob?
In short... Choreographed Hope! We are what happens when GENEROUS STRANGERS unite!
HopeMob is exactly what it sounds like - a mob of people bringing hope. Just as Flash Mobs dance and bring spontaneous joy and laughter, HopeMob will bring caring strangers together to create sudden, yet organized relief and hope all over the world! We see a need and swarm it! Together...we are POWERFUL!
- A family loses their house in a fire. HopeMob tells their story!
- A great single mom loses her job. HopeMob profiles her!
- A first generation college student is about to drop out of school because he can't afford tuition. HopeMob spreads the word!
- A child with cancer has a wish for more Facebook fans. HopeMob tells her story!
- A dad has his only car break down and now he can't get to work. HopeMob profiles him!
- A family with a disabled toddler needs a special van to transport their child. HopeMob spreads the word!
Unlike other platforms that focus on hundreds of small issues, HopeMob simply tells one story at a time and focuses all of our collective energy on this one cause. Using STORY POINTS, you can help boost a story up through our cause queue until it becomes our one and only FEATURED STORY with a HUGE international audience. That is when the MOB swarms the cause with HOPE!
Before we launch in late March, HopeMob already has over 1,000 volunteers from 35 states and 6 continents committed to making this platform one of the most diverse, socially networked teams ever assembled to do good in the world!
If Mother Teresa built a platform with the tech base of Groupon, Foursquare, & Netflix & the heart of CNN Heroes, it would look like HopeMob!
4 Practical Ways HopeMob Will Work!
1. We tell stories. In spite of a social media boom, we believe that people with the most pressing needs all around the world, including the United States, are not having their stories told and we will find them and tell them to you. Our world renowned team of filmmakers, photographers, storytellers, and social workers will find, verify, and document the most pressing needs in the world today and HopeMob will tell you ONE STORY at a time ranging from a mom with starving children in Somalia, to a college student needing a little help with tuition before she drops out, to a family with a disabled child in desperate need of safe transportation. Our mission will be to find the stories nobody else is telling and blast them out to the world! We've started this work already.
2. A highly interactive website in which only one compelling story at a time is told and our users will be given practical ways (not just financial) to provide immediate hope to the real people featured in that story.
Without revealing all of our secrets, we can tell you that the site will look and feel and function like equal parts Groupon, FourSquare, and Netflix with timed causes, point based incentives, and a cause queue. This web platform will be way cooler than the Newt Gingrich campaign website at only a fraction of the cost :-)
3. We are building iPhone & Android apps that will allow you to view and share our stories and quickly provide hope to our featured causes even when you are on the go.
4. We are building a grassroots Twitter team (click here to join it) so that each story we tell is blasted out daily for the world to see. We currently have a Twitter reach of 354,307 people and we hope to get it to over 1,000,000 before we launch in March and 10,000,000 by the end of 2012.
About Our Team!
HopeMob is an amazing team of over 1,000 people from 35+ states, 6 continents, and every walk of life imaginable. We have people from every faith (including atheists...it's all faith :-), every political persuasion, every age, and every continent but Antarctica! Our team is growing daily! From MBA's & PHDs to retirees and stay at home moms, we are bringing together one of the most diverse teams ever assembled of folk that simply want to get good stuff done and leave all the other junk behind! You can join the HopeMob team today by clicking here.
Shaun King, the founder of HopeMob, is one of the most respected social entrepreneurs and humanitarians in the world. His social media and web projects have raised over $5,000,000 for charities benefiting children and families in post-earthquake Haiti, girls being educated all over the world, families of veterans, inner city elementary school students, and natural disaster victims everywhere.
Shaun recently won the Mashable Award for the Most Creative Social Good Campaign in the world. Below is Shaun on CNN discussing the creative use of social media to raise funds and awareness for Haiti.
Here are some articles featuring Shaun and his social good work:
HopeMob: Giving to Those in Need, Huffington Post
Ripple Effect of One Act of Kindness, O Magazine
HopeMob Charity Website is the Reddit of Giving, Mashable
Latest Prize in Celebrity Auction is a Tweet, Wall-Street Journal
Pay for Celebs to Tweet for You (and Charity), CNN
Score a Celebrity Follow by Donating to Charity, Mashable
Is Twitter a Touchdown for Social Good?, Mashable
Inspired Nation: TwitChange & The Facebook Pastor, CBS News
Facebook Pastor Takes Crusade to the Internet, MSNBC
A Home In Haiti, Fox News
Most Expensive Celebrity Tweets, Forbes Magazine
Raise the Roof for Haiti, EXTRA
Celebrity Tweets, Good Morning America
A Charity that Gets Celebrities to Follow You, Washington Post
Friend for Sale? New Charity Auction, NY Daily News
Shaun King Leveraging Social Media for Social Good, The Grio
Atlanta's Facebook Pastor Users Twitter for Haiti, Atlanta Journal Constitution
Pastor Harnesses Online Giving, Holiday Hero, Atlanta Journal Constitution
Using Twitter for Good, Relevant Magazine
Shaun King & TwitChange, Collide Magazine
Catalyst Podcast, Catalyst
After the Quake, Outreach Magazine
Celebrity Photographer Dominates TwitChange, HalogenTV
More about Our Team
Our Co-Founders, Dave Gibbons, Sam Oh, and Chad Kellough bring a wealth of experience, balance, and business acumen to the HopeMob team.
Dave Gibbons loves to invest his life in atypical leaders throughout the world: the fringe and the misfits, the outsiders and the under-resourced. Dave is an activist for cultural innovation and has traveled the world as a leadership coach. He incorporates entrepreneurial mindsets, creative ethos and ancient wisdom from spiritual frameworks to socially active endeavors primarily through XEALOT, (a special ops type leadership community and a social venture fund).
Dave is the author of an award-winning book on culture entitled "The Monkey and the Fish" and recently released a new book entitled "Xealot: Defying the Gravity of Normality". He has served on the Board of World Vision US and helps to guide a group of third-culture communities called NEWSONG.
Sam Oh has led ventures in retail and IT as well as creating best practices for working inter-culturally for over 20 years. Sam was the Vice President of Information Technology for Fresh and Easy Neighborhood Market in the US, a subsidiary of Tesco, the third largest retailer in the world. While serving on the Operating Board for Tesco Lotus in Thailand, he helped build various retail formats and introduced scores of retail innovations.
Sam has lived and worked in the US, Korea, Thailand, China, Hong Kong, and England. Sam studied Computer Science and Mathematics at University of California, San Diego and received executive leadership training at the University of California at Los Angeles.
Chad Kellough has been the Lead Designer & Programmer of every web/social media campaign and platform Shaun has ever launched - including TwitChange. An incredibly experienced designer, Chad has helped create some of the most well known web-based social good projects of the past five years and has also served as a key creative force for corporate brands all over the world. Known for "just getting it done" Chad has a rare gift for understanding how design can build social momentum.
(This is Shaun typing) For the past 5 years, with every social good campaign I have ever launched, I rushed the work and did it on a shoestring budget. I'm proud of everything we accomplished, but we could have done even better and I think HopeMob will be the biggest, best project I've ever launched.
We spent about $5k to raise $1 million for flood victims in Atlanta and $15k to raise millions for Haiti. The good news is that I learned how to operate efficiently and squeeze a dollar out of 15 cents. We just "got it done" at all costs. In my old age (32) I'm learning, though, that lasting systemic change requires more planning, better managed operations, and a strong base.
We expect what we raise from this campaign to represent just about 20% of our total YEAR ONE budget to make HopeMob a major success. While we are launching this campaign to help us raise financial support to fund our documentary work, we also chose to go this route because we wanted a broad cross-section of people (THAT'S YOU) to honestly feel like they were a substantive part of building something that matters!
As you may know, we will only receive our funds from KickStarter if we hit our goal! Thank you SO much for your support!!!
If you have ANY questions about this project, please feel free to email me directly @ email@example.com!
Absolutely! We are a registered 501c3. THANKS!!
Great question! When http://HopeMob.com launches in March we will have what we call a CAUSE QUEUE. We will have 20 stories listed in our Cause Queue, but you will only be able to see a little bit about each cause until it is the #1 FEATURED STORY. A cause becomes the FEATURED STORY when you use your STORY POINTS to boost that cause up through the queue. For instance, your favorite cause is listed as #17 in Cause Queue, but you decide to donate a ton of your story points to this cause and it now becomes the #1 FEATURED STORY. The more points you have the more you can boost a STORY through the queue!
Your card will be charged ONLY when we complete the goal in 44 days. If we do not hit the goal, your card will never be charged. See every question about pledges you could ever have @: http://www.kickstarter.com/help/faq/backing%20a%20project
Pledge $1 or more
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And I will express my eternal gratitude via a very sappy personalized tweet :-)
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And you will receive a download of the BANGING HopeMob anthem "Believe" featured here PLUS 25 STORY POINTS to help promote a cause on HopeMob.com!
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And you'll receive the Twitter shout out, the download of "Believe", a choice of our special HopeMob iPhone, iPad, & Android backgrounds, PLUS 50 STORY POINTS!
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And you'll receive ALL of the above awesomeness, 100 STORY POINTS, our HopeMob "Believe" BRACELET, our HopeMob STICKER (for your car/laptop/forehead) & private SKYPE access to 1 of our virtual planning meetings.
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And you will receive ALL of the above fabulosity, 200 STORY POINTS, PLUS **** our limited edition super mack daddy couture HopeMob T-SHIRT in your size! Trust us -it's pretty much going to be the hottest thing you've ever worn!
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And you will receive OUR FOUNDERS REWARD PACKAGE!! You will get ALL OF THE ABOVE rewards, 400 STORY POINTS, PLUS *** drum roll please *** You will be listed as a founding partner on the HopeMob website when we launch AND I will call/Skype with you to talk about HopeMob or any social good issue that's on your mind!!
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And you will receive all of the above GOODNESS, plus 700 STORY POINTS and....GET READY.... a thank you Tweet from a VERIFIED CELEBRITY on Twitter :-) For real!
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14 backers Limited (11 left of 25)
And you will receive all of the above amazingness - which means you rock, PLUS *** 800 STORY POINTS and a custom, limited edition, Fair Trade HopeMob MESSENGER BAG to carry books, a Kindle, an iPad, laptop, a frozen chicken, etc.
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You are internally motivated and you don't even want a traditional reward. You just simply want to give $500 and have the cool sense of peace knowing you made a difference! As a bonus, we will give you 2,000 STORY POINTS that you can use to boost a story up through the HopeMob Queue!
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14 backers Limited (11 left of 25)
And you will get all of the above swag, PLUS 1,000 STORY POINTS, and a LIMITED EDITION (of 25 signed prints) of a special HopeMob Lithograph designed just for this campaign! Shipping is included!
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B!G DEAL BRANDING biz development & brand strategy workshop* (TH!NK TANKS) are specially crafted for photographers. Find out more at Bigdealbranding.com/blog/shop/maui
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**SPECIAL HIP HOP PRIZE** World renowned rapper & producer Deacon the Villain (produced & appears on our theme song "You Gotta Believe") will produce an original beat for you or appear on a song of your choice!!
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**GRAPHIC DESIGN PRIZE** Cameron Smith, one of the best graphic designers in the world will design a super bomb graphic package for you - including a whole brand consultation & design. A STEAL OF A DEAL plus you get to build HopeMob! See Cameron's work @ CameronSmithDesign.com
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**Ross Oscar Knight Workshop & Consultation Prize** Get a guaranteed spot in an intense 2 day photography workshop this March and a private consultation w/ one of the best photographers in the world! See his work @ RossOscarKnight.com!
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So many of you told us that you don't want rewards, you just wanna give, so we're adding these in!
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**WEB DESIGN PRIZE** Mashable Award winning web designer, Chad Kellough, has designed some of the best brand and cause sites in the world - helping to raise millions of dollars for charity and boost millions of dollars for HUGE brands. I have worked with Chad on EVERY project I've ever done. THIS IS AN AWESOME DEAL!! For $2,000 Chad will design YOU your own custom website!
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So many of you told us that you just wanna give and don't want any rewards. This is for you!
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**Ross Oscar Knight Photoshoot Prize** WOW!!! Get an amazing PHOTOSHOOT (including a wedding) from one of the most gifted photographers in the world! See his work @ RossOscarKnight.com and be the first one to get this AWESOME DEAL! I'm pretty sure these photos are going to make you famous :-)
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**Adam Hobbs Video Prize** Have one of the most creative filmmakers alive film a short video for you! Adam will push the envelope & make you look like a star :-) See his work @ AdamHobbs.tv and get this deal!!
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**Jeremy Cowart Photography Workshop & Consultation Bundle** This is not going to last long! Get Jeremy's LifeFinder DVD, a pass to an upcoming workshop, a print from his store, AND either a private phone consultation or portfolio review from one of the most famous celebrity photographers in the world! See his work @ JeremyCowart.com
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**Nathan Corrona (DJ Dust) Video Prize** For just a percentage of what it would normally cost, Nathan Corrona, one of the best short filmmakers in the world, will film a short video for YOU! (Travel not included). See Nate's amazing work @ DustBrandFilms.com
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**Zack Arias Photography Package** Get a photoshoot from one of the most respected, creative photographers in the world AND Zack will include a signed 20x24 print. 1 word: EPIC! See Zack's work @ ZackArias.com
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And you will receive all of our swag and some extra dopalicious swag we can't even mention on here, 10,000 STORY POINTS, AND *** you will get to choose between of the following: Shaun will travel and speak/consult/plan with you or your team for 2 days on any project you choose OR we will help you craft and feature a story on HopeMob.com the first month we launch!
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And you will receive everything @ the $5,000 level PLUS we will list you as a founding partner @ HopeMob.com AND you can travel with Shaun and the HopeMob team to meet some of the people we profile around the world! Get your passport ready! (We'll cover your travel costs!)
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After a short series of comments online today I was reminded that, while many people have opinions on abortion (even strong ones), there's often not a whole lot of discussion of specifics or merits. Frankly, this is because there's a whole lot of ignorance. And let me be honest: there's an intentional emphasis on talking about anything but the details of abortion. So let's try and discuss some actual facts. In this post I want to present the most common kinds of abortion. Merely, this is what abortion actually is; this is what abortion actually does. The descriptions are graphic enough. This post will not contain images or links to images of these procedures, though it is important to see what this is, just as we use visual instruction in every other area of education.
The following quoted sections are taken from Frank Beckwith's book, Politically Correct Death (pages 46-47). Where he is quoting other sources, I've made that distinct by putting it in italics and noted the authors. Dilation and Curettage (D&C)
The techniques used most often to end early pregnancies [between 7 and 12 weeks] is called D & C or dilation and curettage. In the procedure, usually before the twelfth or thirteenth week of pregnancy, the uterus is approached through the vagina. The cervix is stretched to permit the insertion of a curette, a tiny hoelike instrument. The surgeon then scrapes the wall of the uterus, cutting the baby's body to pieces and scarping the placenta from its attachments on the uterine wall. Bleeding is considerable. (C. Everett Coop, M.D., & Francsis Schaeffer in Whatever Happened to the Human Race?)
In order to insure that the aborted woman does not bleed after the abortion procedure or get an infection, the operating nurse reassembles the unborn's parts to make sure the woman's uterus has been emptied. (This may also take place after D & E abortions.)
Suction Abortion
A method used as an alternative to D & C during the same period of pregnancy is the suction abortion: The principle is the same as in the D & C. A powerful suction tube is inserted through the dilated cervix into the uterus. This tears apart the body and the placenta, sucking the pieces into a jar. The smaller parts of the body are recognizable as arms, legs, head, and so on. More than two-thirds of all abortions performed in the United States and Canada apparently are done by this method. (Coop & Schaeffer)
Saline Abortion
Saline abortion or "salting out" is a method used in later pregnancy when either suction abortion or D & C might result in too much bleeding for the pregnant woman.
This method s usually carried out after sixteen weeks of pregnancy, when enough amniotic fluid has accumulated in the sac around the body. A long needle is inserted through the mother's abdomen directly into the sac, and a solution of concentrated salt is injected into the amniotic fluid. The salt solution is absorbed both through the lungs and the gastrointestinal tract, producing changes in the osmotic pressure. The outer layer of skin is burned off by the high concentration of salt. It takes about an hour to kill the baby by this slow method. The mother usually goes into labor about a day later and delivers a dead, shriveled baby. (Coop & Schaeffer)
If a woman chooses an abortion when it is too late to accomplish it by saline, suction, D & C, or D & E, doctors may employ a technique known as a hysterectomy, though this method is rarely used today because of the increased risk to the patient (though it is a legal procedure).
A hysterectomy is exactly the same as a Cesarian section with one difference—in a Cessarian section the operation is usually performed to save the life of the baby, whereas a hysterectomy is performed to kill the baby. These babies look very much like other babies except that they are small and weigh, for example, about two pounds at the end of a twenty-four week pregnancy. They are truly alive, but they are allowed to die through neglect or sometimes killed by direct act. (Coop & Schaeffer)
Dilation and Evacuation (D & E)
Used between 12 and 24 weeks. Here… the child is cut to pieces by a sharp knife [or a pliers-like instrument], as in D & C, only it is a much larger and far more developed child, weighing as much as a pound, and measuring as much as a foot in length. (Schwartz, The Moral Question of Abortion)
Performed after the twelfth week of pregnancy, prostaglandin abortions involve the "uses of chemicals… The hormone-like compounds are injected or otherwise applied to the muscles of the uterus, causing it to contract intensely, thereby pushing out the developing baby. Babies have been decapitated during these abnormal contractions. Many have been born alive." (Greg Bergel, When You Were Formed in Secret)
(End Beckwith)
Partial Birth Abortion
The last method we'll see described is partial birth abortion, or D & X. The following is an except from a Stand to Reason article, which you should read in its entirety.
I refer now to a description from Dr. Martin Haskell's own instruction manual, "Dilation and Extraction for Late Second Trimester Abortion." It was included in presentation materials of the National Abortion Federation (notice this is a powerful, pro-abortion organization), entitled "Second Trimester Abortion: From Every Angle," pages 30-31. This material was distributed at the NAF Fall Risk Management Seminar, held September 13-14, 1992, in Dallas, Texas.
The surgeon introduces a large grasping forceps, such as a Bierer or Hern, through the vaginal and cervical canals into the corpus of the uterus…. When the instrument appears on the sonogram screen, the surgeon is able to open and close its jaws to firmly and reliably grasp a lower extremity. The surgeon then applies firm traction to the instrument causing aversion of the fetus (if necessary) and pulls the extremity into the vagina….
With a lower extremity in the vagina, the surgeon uses his fingers to deliver the opposite lower extremity, then the torso, the shoulders and the upper extremities.
The skull lodges at the internal cervical [opening]….The fetus is oriented dorsum or spine up. At this point, the right-handed surgeon slides the fingers of the left hand along the back of the fetus and 'hooks' the shoulders of the fetus with the index and ring fingers (palm down)….
While maintaining this tension, lifting the cervix and applying traction to the shoulders with the fingers of the left hand, the surgeon takes a pair of blunt curved Metzenbaum scissors in the right hand. He carefully advances the tip, curved down, along the spine and under his middle finger until he feels it contact the base of the skull under the tip of his middle finger.
…The surgeon then forces the scissors into the base of the skull or into foramen magnum. Having safely entered the skull, he spreads the scissors to enlarge the opening.
The surgeon removes the scissors and introduces a suction catheter into this hole and evacuates the skull contents. With the catheter still in place, he applies traction to the fetus, removing it completely from the patient.


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After the airing of its fourth episode, Game of Thrones Season 4 is showing no signs of slowing down. "Oathkeeper" gave us a murder mystery reveal, a gift and a goodbye, one very noble kitty, and moved onto a second act of horrors with an ending that left everyone Unsullied.
Writer and co-producer Bryan Cogman spoke with both The Hollywood Reporter and HBO to discuss the difficulties of writing the episode, and setting up for what's to come.
The Hollywood Reporter teased us ahead of Sunday's episode with a quote from Cogman saying that this was the most difficult episode he's ever written. In the full interview Cogman reveals it was the horrors at Craster's Keep that he found the most difficult, particularly Karl's intense monologue.
"That was very difficult to write. We had to establish very quickly the horrible things that have been going on since the mutiny. It was very unpleasant. At first I had a draft that was something straight out of Apocalypse Now, with Karl being like Kurtz. I got notes back from the team and rewrote it, and we decided to make it about class. Karl had always been looked down upon, and now he finally is at the top of the food chain, and this is what he's choosing to do.
But this was definitely a case of a brilliant rewrite from the showrunners, particularly Karl's monologue, which was entirely scripted by David [Benioff] and Dan [Weiss]. Also, it should be said that a big reason that scene works is due to the performances of the wives, many of whom were featured extras. Their "gift for the gods" chant was incredible."
For those of us hoping that Cogman would shed some light on that final scene, tough luck. When asked about it, he simply stated, "I can't comment on the last scene."
For more from the interview, including Cogman's thoughts on Lady Olenna's motivation to kill Joffrey, and Daenerys' choice of vengeance overy mercy, visit The Hollywood Reporter.
HBO has also released a Q&A with Cogman via Making Game of Thrones. Having the writing duties for this episode allowed Cogman to revisit some of the storylines he last left in Season 3's "Kissed by Fire," particularly Sansa/Littlefinger, and Jaime/Brienne.
"Sansa and Littlefinger's scene on the ship was a lot of fun to work on in terms of finally getting Sansa out of King's Landing and having her in new circumstances. It's the first of many twisted mentor-protégé scenes in that Littlefinger is imparting some of his tricks of the trade in playing the game and Sansa is figuring out how his mind works.
Jaime's arc was, is, and continues to be very complicated. The word "redemption" is thrown out a lot and I don't know if it's as simple as a redemption story when describing Jaime. He gives the sword that his father gave him to Brienne for a purpose… With Brienne and this mission, I don't know if he thinks it'll redeem anything but at least he's trying to be the writer of his own destiny. His line, "It's the Lord Commander's duty to fill these pages. There's still room left in mine," is a key phrase for Jaime going forward."
Cogman also introduced some important new plot threads that have laid the groundwork for what's to come, notably at Castle Black.
"These middle episodes, which I generally end up writing, are a lot about introducing plot threads that pay off later. That's what a lot of the Castle Black stuff is here, the going beyond the Wall, Locke's ulterior mission to find Bran and Rickon, and there's a reference to the "choosing." I don't believe we addressed yet that Lord Commanders are elected."
Ser Pounce's debut appearance, resulting in much fanfare, may have been his last ("filming with a cat is a nightmare"), but he was key in shaping the viewer's perception of Tommen, and setting up a sweet but creepy scene.
"Tommen is a sweet boy with a cat named Ser Pounce, and who has found himself in incredible circumstances. He is going to be king and he is going to marry this woman. The innocence of Tommen is fun to play with because there isn't a lot of innocence in this world.
It's a sweet scene, but it's also a very creepy scene. It toes a fine line. With Natalie as Margaery, the wheels are turning, but it's very subtle. There's nothing about her that seems insincere even though you know she has an ulterior motive."
For more from Cogman on the scene at Craster's, Greyworm's call to arms, and Olenna's lesson to Margaery, visit Making Game of Thrones.
We're all looking forward to Episode 6, Mr. Cogman.
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I loved the episode.
Especially the part where Cogman sticks it up GRRMs butt with the final scene.
F**kn love Locke, the guy playing him is brilliant….
Actor playing Bran is even now WAYYYYY too old for the role.
"HODOR!!!! Ouch don't poke me with that sti… I mean HODOR HOOODDOOOORRRRR!!!"
The whole Hodor bit hit me right in the feels.
Loved this episode, every second of it, and that ending well I loved every second of that three times as much as the rest of the episodes seconds. (a confusing sentence but I don't care.) -
The pace of the season is too slow when compared to lets say the first season.
Were at ep 4. and were still building up.. how long before the knot starts untangling?
Hoyti Von Totiy:
I loved the episode.Especially the part where Cogman sticks it up GRRMs butt with the final scene.
F**kn love Locke, the guy playing him is brilliant….
Actor playing Bran is even now WAYYYYY too old for the role.
Huh? Why do you hate GRRM so much? Without him you would never have a tv show so show some respect.
This was a great episode. And I agree with the poster who complemented Noah Taylor. The scenes with Jon Snow can be terrible, but this episode they were great. Good writing and acting.
Cheyenne: You don't understand, Jill. People like that have something inside… something to do with death and casting Mads Mikkelsen as Euron
again a amazing episode to watch
so far al the episodes are great
the ending was so great
that creepy WW touching that baby was AMAZING -
This is probably the last time you'll see Ser Pounce because filming with a cat is a nightmare.
Noooooo…. I demand more Ser Pounce… and beets !
Was a great scene though. Was kinda worried when I first saw Tommen 2.0 because he looked too old to play the clueless sweet kid. But it works. Bravo.
Bryan I have been a critic before but I love you for this episode.
You hit just the right note (IMO) with Cersei and Jaime. It was clear (IMO) that Cersei was angry about the sept most of all, but would never admit to herself or Jaime that what happened was a violation. Instead she pretends she's angry about other things, like Tommen. And Jaime just doesn't get it.
LF / Sansa and Tommen / Margaery were both suitably creepy. I hope that was intentional paralleling because I got a similar unsettling vibe from both.
The added material at Craster's had me on the edge of my seat and I want to know what happens next!! And the reveal at the end! Wow! I hope you and D&D continue your adaptation in this vein, ti's really refreshing.
Hoyti Von Totiy:
The pace of the season is too slow when compared to lets say the first season.Were at ep 4. and were still building up.. how long before the knot starts untangling?
Are you serious? The pacing this season is going fast. Only difference is that they can't get to too many storylines in one hour. If you're this far in complaining about a pace or built up then you are in for a long season.
Incase you haven't been paying attention, lots of shit is happening. What built up do you want? -
The final 15 minutes of last night's episode were incredibly disturbing and painful, not to mention incredibly powerful; Burn Gorman is a fantastic actor and he made Karl truly terrifying. It's funny that Bryan Cogman mentioned Kurtz, for when I first saw Karl with the skull, he seemed like a sort of perverse, corrupted Hamlet; however, as he began rambling, I immediately thought of "Apocalypse Now," and the cult-like behavior we saw at Craster's hit the connection home for me. I almost wish they had pushed the cultism/madness of the wild concept further, as the class-based anger is somewhat less interesting in my opinion.
As far as story arcs original to the series go, I think this one will be very strong. If I have one complaint, it's this: has anyone else noticed that the writers have a habit of making capable characters look incompetent when stretching out these characters' story-lines? The ease with which Bran, Meera, and Jojen were caught last night made me think back to Season 2, with Jon's repeated blunders with Qhorin and Ygritte, and Dany's careless loss of (and woefully ineffective search for) the dragons.
About that Last Scene per IGN
While I liked the episode overall, I didn't understand why it was necessary to reveal at this time that the WWs have a leader and that he is – as far as I could tell – male. It would have been exciting enough for now to just show that collecting Crastor's infant sons is how they grow their ranks. Just the blurred image of a figure stepping forward and the hand with that fingernail would have been enough.
I suppose it's possible that WW society has multiple hierarchical levels that we do not yet know about. Otherwise, we just lost the possibility that the WWs are ruled by a female character, cp. the Norse goddess Hel. The link is to someone else's unrelated art, but note the similarity of the pattern on the ground to the funeral pyre scene at the end of GOT's season 1. A female WW queen would certainly have made for an interesting counterpoint to Dany's storyline in an otherwise extremely misogynistic world.
Of course, before this episode, we didn't know if the WWs even have any social organization at all. Anarchy would have contrasted with Littlefinger's assertion that "chaos is a ladder".
*Possible Spoiler*
The White Walker at the end was apparently listed as "The Night King" on HBOGO before it was taken down after the episode. Plus all 13 at the end we're dressed in Black.
Great episode. The ending with the White Walkers high council(?) was incredibly creepy. Reminded me of Minas Morgul from LOTR!
Also, Bryan (and D&D), THANK YOU for FINALLY giving Jon Snow some actual dialogue and screentime. His character has suffered pretty badly until now, and he really needs more of the spotlight. And it looks like Kit is up to the challenge.
"filming with a cat is a nightmare"
i once shot at commercial for a covered cat litter box. a "cat wrangler" showed up at 8 a.m. with a van full of cats in carriers. we shot a :120 direct response commercial from about 8:30 in the morning until 3 the next morning.
cats don't take direction well.
She's angry because Jaime refuses to Kill Tyrion and now won't go after Sansa. Watched the last Ep 5 times. She kisses him first, she pulls at his clothes first, she wraps her legs around him and grabs the table. Her objection was to the location not the act. It's a shame they didn't show this as their constant dynamic in the show as book readers are aware. As we know from Book Cercei she's not above using sex to get what she wants but it didn't work as Tyrion is still alive. My wife, who is unsullied thought the "Controversy" was ridiculous!
Lord Commander Mormonts cameo was pretty disturbing eheh. for a second I thought the cat was that usurper dog balerion the black, was relieved after Tommen said his name. Nights King and 12 loyalists confirmed, you can't just deny that shit HBO. I felt like smashing my 50in tv on the ground and yell another but my girlfriend would have came back from her nursing job and slit my throat. Karl for prince that was promised.
Oathkeeper hit a new series high in the ratings this week – 6.9 million viewers for the first airing!
We're definitely hitting 7 million before the season is over. Maybe as soon as next week, after that mind**** of an ending.
Am I the only one who thinks the lion head pommel on Oathkeeper looks more like a wolf or a dragon?
Quibble aside, this is second only to Kissed by Fire as my favourite episode so far. I knew Bryan would do a fantastic job and wasn't disappointed at all. A big fan theory from the books is finally proved for the first time on TV, one which even Winds of Winter might not have such a vivid perspective on. Five 7-pointed stars out of five.
Nagga´s Kin: we just lost the possibility that the WWs are ruled by a female character
I think the fact that they convert babies and only take male babies would indicate that this is how they "reproduce" and would lead you to believe there are no female White Walkers/Others.
8 million for the children.
She's angry because Jaime refuses to Kill Tyrion and now won't go after Sansa. Watched the last Ep 5 times. She kisses him first, she pulls at his clothes first, she wraps her legs around him and grabs the table. Her objection was to the location not the act. It's a shame they didn't show this as their constant dynamic in the show as book readers are aware. As we know from Book Cercei she's not above using sex to get what she wants but it didn't work as Tyrion is still alive. My wife, who is unsullied thought the "Controversy" was ridiculous!
Agreed, I too thought her coldness was mostly due to Jaime siding with Tyrion.
Apparently can't edit posts anymore? Edit button is there but the edit box is blank.
Anyway, just read this from the HBO interview:
The scene with Cersei and Jaime was a challenge. Of course, the undercurrent of the scene is what happened in the sept, even though it's not explicitly discussed. It ends up being a real blowup as to where each of their loyalties lie, and of course, Tyrion is at center of it.
So it looks like it's a bit of both.
We've seen the White Walkers take only male babies because that's all that Craster offered them (seeing as he kept his daughters for himself for his own nefarious reasons). If Craster had offered up his daughters, there's no reason to believe that the Walkers wouldn't have taken them as well.
According to the story of the Night's King, he fell in love with a woman "with skin as white as the moon and eyes like blue stars", he chased her and loved her though "her skin was cold as ice", and when he gave his seed to her he gave his soul as well. That sounds like a female Other/White Walker to me. I suppose it's possible that converting human babies is the only way that the Walkers can reproduce, but ultimately none of us can know for sure until the truth is revealed in either the books or the show.
I don't really remember the part about the Night's King so I'll take your word for it.
I agree that there is no definitive answer at this point. I'm just saying that with the facts we know know at least from the show it would appear that there are only male White Walkers.
Sorry dude, Karl's brilliant monologue was the most hackneyed uber-villian tripe I've seen in a while. I'm not a screenwriter, but is it really so hard to depict some rough and lawless bandits without them drinking out of skulls and raping women "to death"??
Who the hell says "fuck 'em til they're dead!" ???
Such a horrible cap on an otherwise excellent episode.
In the ending there was a Minas Morgul vibe to it lol. I think it was that dangerous light in all those subtle but strong shadows.
And then the witch king came.
I wonder if we will see more White Walkers this season. that ending was just mind blowing.
Has GRRM made any comment on this episode yet? I'm curious to know if what we saw of the Others is consistent with what he has planned
Karl Tanner/Dirk is the best written character of all time
FUCKING LEGENDD&D wrote him, according to Cogman's interview.
Honestly, I'm thrilled. This episode cements the show's commitment to being a great story in its own right, using all of the material at its disposal instead of pussyfooting through a template determined by the books.
I love cats but don't envy anyone who has to try and film them.
The new Bran story arc is not bothering me. Its one of the biggest if not the biggest departure the show has taken from the book, but I can easily see it playing out its course to generate more excitement while still moving all the story lines in the same path as the book.
patchface: Huh?Why do you hate GRRM so much?Without him you would never have a tv show so show some respect.
I finished reading the books about a year ago.
The last 2 books were crap, and now i have to wait for 2 years for the next one… -
It's certainly worth noting that, even if we get TWOW & ADOS, we may never see a moment like that actually occur. The only POVs are of the Andals, Rhoynar and First Men, with the exception of Dany as a Valyrian. This was George's point of never having a Dothraki or Other as a POV because it's not meant to be from their perspectives. The latter would certainly be on a par with Varys or Euron as a viewpoint which would be very interesting but would also give away too much of the endgame.
I enjoyed the symmetry in it as well, because 202 ended on a baby being taken, 404 ended on the fate of a different baby (supposedly Craster's 100th son), so what might 606 have in store for this particular element I wonder? I guess it's because I became Sullied later on, but I just don't mind seeing what I haven't read about yet. It's a shocking moment; one that was put into fan theories for years but still shocking nonetheless, and that's ultimately something we'll have to get used to moving forward.
Go away TROLL
I'm still enjoying this episode.
Just as Grey Worm recalls nothing before Unsullied and the "White Toddler" (sorry I can't remember who first said "White Toddler, haha) won't ever remember Pink life, sweet Tommen can only be Royal.
And a King boy needs to keep secrets from his Queen momma like Grey Worm needs to be there for his Lady in episode 6, am I right?! -
Hoyti Von Totiy: I finished reading the books about a year ago.
The last 2 books were crap, and now i have to wait for 2 years for the next one…CBG: Last night's Itchy & Scratchy was, without a doubt, the
worst episode ever. Rest assured I was on the internet
within minutes registering my disgust throughout the
Bart: Hey, I know it wasn't great, but what right do you
have to complain?
CBG: As a loyal viewer, I feel they owe me.
Bart: What? They're giving you thousands of hours of
entertainment for free. What could they possibly owe
you? I mean, if anything, you owe them.
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Haha, the internet. Oh the internet.
I loved this Cogman quote from the HBO interview:
"Then you go into the Tommen, Margaery and Ser Pounce scene. In the book he was a kitten but I arrive on set, and they've cast a sumo wrestler cat. This is probably the last time you'll see Ser Pounce because filming with a cat is a nightmare. Natalie Dormer wanted to kill me."
Haha cats. And the internet. Thanks to inclusion of cat, GoT is now partially an internet.
Seriously though, best episode so far. I also immediately thought Apocalypse Snow as soon as we saw Karl.
Cool story bro, tell it again
Okay, I'm now fully in the "I trust D&D and Bryan" camp. They are showing a real big-picture grasp of how to adapt ASOIAF. Slowly rolling out the magical elements, pulling some storylines forward, stretching other ones out. Picking the perfect time to introduce a WTF moment…
What I love about the WW reveal last night was that the story at Craster's provided the showrunners an opportunity to draw disparate storylines together and at the same time give us concrete knowledge about the "ultimate" threat to everyone in Westeros. By following the "white toddler" we get an organic REASON to suddenly visit the land of always winter. Otherwise it would have to be random/or in one of Bran's visions. Reminds me of Season 3 of Battlestar Galactica when they randomly cut to a shot of Earth in the finale. It was like saying "hey this exists for real in our story" but they didn't go there organically, we didn't follow a character there. And we didn't actually go there with the characters until the end of season 4 of BSG
This reveal makes the White Walkers more of a concrete thing instead of something glimpsed at the fringes of the narrative. By doing this D&D have bought themselves a lot of time. We probably won't see much more of the White Walkers until season 5 or even season 6. But that's okay. They've cemented them in the viewers mind as something incredibly creepy and mysterious. Good job show.
Well Mr. Bryan Cogman your hard work has more than paid off, last night's episode was one of the very best episodes GoT has ever had.
Let's take this chance to congratulate Kit Harington. Well done, lad! You did it. Proved yourself. All doubts= removed.
I seriously think this episode was perfect.
Thank you Bryan (and Michelle) for the fantastic episode! I think it could be my favourite episode of GoT thus far; and even if not, it's still easily in my top 5 (along with two other episodes written by you).
Keep up the great work mate; know that you're very much appreciated among book fans!
Sorry dude, Karl's brilliant monologue was the most hackneyed uber-villian tripe I've seen in a while.I'm not a screenwriter, but is it really so hard to depict some rough and lawless bandits without them drinking out of skulls and raping women "to death"??Who the hell says "fuck 'em til they're dead!" ???
Such a horrible cap on an otherwise excellent episode.
This. Burn was so over-the-top laughable that I couldn't wait for his scenes to be over.
Well I stand corrected. That scene WAS over the top and the episode wasn't perfect because of it. But otherwise… Yeah!
So, my rating for the episodes so far:
-Oathkeeper- 9.8 (nearly perfect, screw people who hate the changes I enjoyed them- and they aren't really that big if you think about it)
-The Lion and the Rose- 9.5 (I didn't expect any more or less, truly great episode with many fun little surprises)
-Two Swords- 9 (the best premiere yet probably, mostly set up but when you judge it as a premiere it scores high; lots of cool nods too and one of the best scenes ever to top it off)
-Breaker of Chains- 8 (the episode had some really cool moments, but all of them seemed rushed; the pacing was all over the place, especially with Sam's scenes and of course the Sept scene lingers- bad execution; good scenes earn it an 8)Some educated guesses:
-Episode 5: the fight at Craster's
-Episode 6: Stavos in Braavos, Tyrion's trial and Yara's attack on the Dreadfort
-Episode 7: Arya and the Hound's final battle + since they arrive at the Eyrie in episode 5, could this really be the episode with "Only Cat"? I hope not… too early for my taste
-Episode 8: Arya leaves the Hound for dead, the dragons cook some children for dinner, Theon in Moat Cailin and of course theMountain and the Viper
-Episode 9: the battle at the Wall
-Episode 10: Tyrion finds shit where he expects to see gold, the dragons are chained and Jorah is banished, Jon denies Stannis's offer/becomes LC, the Boltons arriving at Winterfell, Only Cat (should be here) and right after it Brienne meeting StoneheartThe only potential weak link this season is episode 7, since it doesn't seem many big moments fall into it. We shall see.
I didn't have a problem with his monologue. It was his pitifully hollow-sounding plastic skull that took me out of it. I actually liked his backstory. Being a Southron import explains his clean-shaven look and his particular contempt for his environment.
Bran's feeble delivery of "I'm Brandon Stark" also stood out to me as a low point, but that's a minor quibble.
We're talking specifically about the beginning of Karl's speech. It was, by definition, over the top. And pretty objectively evil, too. Not too many dimensions to him, it seems. Anyway, the rest of the scenes were fine (Bran and co were great as always, Rast was great, even Karl was great when interacting with the others but his lines were a bit cheesy and Burn Gorman didn't enhance them at all).
I still think this is much better than Loras being a gay stereotype in "Kissed by Fire", though. (It was okay when they did it to Renly since Renly was a bit like that in the books- a bit, but Loras was an uber badass and not some girly girl who wants to go shopping and has dreamed of a wedding since she was five).
Also, unrelated… Warging is awesome this season. I love it. I can't believe they've been avoiding wolf POV shots since early in season 2. I am very happy to see them return and better than ever. And Ghost is awesome. And Summer.
This season is the best so far (in terms of the first four episodes). I am choosing to avoid that scene in episode 3. It never happened as far as I'm concerned.
Agreed on all scores except Chains. I think that's my favorite so far.
Karl's stereotype is a great stereotype though, with his drunken sadistic tyranny and all his "toys", Jeor fucking Mormont, The Beast, Hodor and three highborns
MUUUUUCH better than the Loras stereotype, since that was straight out offensive and the opposite of the books
and MUUUUUCH better than the Styr stereotype, which is just dumb and literally the opposite of the books
I think I like Karl because in Britain there are literally thousands of chavs who scream "I WAS A FUCKINNGGG LEGEND" while threatening people and hitting women and being off their face drunk, and it was just amazing to watch it
Aye. Loras is unnecessarily hollowed out. Karl, on the other hand, is a believable product of a particular lifestyle. I'm sure his swagger scared off a lot of would-be backstabbers when he still haunted Gin Alley.
and still different from the show's 4 other sociopaths: Joffrey, Ramsay, Littlefinger and Locke, which is good
I really don't undrstand why the Bran scene and Bran in generally got so much unreasonable hate.
He's got all the horrible commrnts and insults from the fans even more than Joffrey. It's like he's suddenly the worst person in the series. -
Did you even read bcogs interview? He outright says the subtext is about what happened in the sept.
Sunfyre: Okay, I'm now fully in the "I trust D&D and Bryan" camp. They are showing a real big-picture grasp of how to adapt ASOIAF. Slowly rolling out the magical elements, pulling some storylines forward, stretching other ones out. Picking the perfect time to introduce a WTF moment…
well stated. I feel like this season really shows maturity from their way in seamlessly moving from one scene to another, packing a lot in each episode while still stretching scenes out and leaving out several storylines each time – this one had no A) Theon, B) Stannis, C) Team Wildlings, and D) Arya & Hound – and still had a lot going on. It's going to be important for them going forward to continue to juggle well. I'm fine with the first and last episodes having a bit of a "checking in" feel, that's expected, but otherwise the more focused they can make it to tell their stories, the better.
Well put. I'd go like this:
1. The Lion and the Rose – 9.7 – I'd only put this episode behind the following: All three Episode 9s, Fire and Blood, And Now His Watch Is Ended, and maybe Kissed by Fire.
2. Oathkeeper – 9.4 – Points off for the porny-looking rape at Craster's Keep (there's a separate shot of one of Craster's wives looking worn out and grim that said more than all of the rest.) Otherwise lots of killer stuff. Probably ranks close to Valar Morghulis, What Is Dead May Never Die, and A Golden Crown.
3. Two Swords – 9 – Objectively the best premiere though I'd put it on a par with Winter is Coming, Second Sons, You Win or You Die and The Pointy End.
4. Breaker of Chains – 8 – Very nicely paced, lots of great stuff (Littlefinger's first appearance, more great Oberyn, Tywin/Tommen), with big points off for the rape-not-rape-but-really-it-is-rape scene.
Lex and Jentario
Something that jumped out to me with regards to Kit's performance in this episode was his sudden self-conscious "oh crap, I have to make a speech" body language when he has to recruit volunteers for the mission. And of course the looks on Janniser's faces (and his own face) when he actually manages to is priceless.
I also thought of Heart of Darkness/ Apocolypse Now when seeing Karl. Burn Gorman stole that scene imo.
lol, so right. they basically combining three books into one season. it's actually upsetting & entertaining at the same damn time!
they need 12 eps a year, for how much money this show is making for hbo, come on.
it's starting to dawn on me this season that Dan and D.B. have created a entirely different monster than the saga which isn't even finished yet. correct me if i'm wrong but ive never seen a adaptation finished by the one adapting the source material. whole different monster, such amazing acting from persons of all ages is what makes it worth it, yet continuity is forsaken in the aging of these actors(darrio(cruel ed skrien!), tommen, somehow they keep alliser thorne and janos lynch around. but i forgive, and it's the price of hollywood.
i hope you lead a prosperous and hermetical life Jack Gleeson!
agreed, where are they taking that subplot…oh jon snow and his rout of volunteers find bran a captive at crasters and he becomes the hero and saves his brother, and they part ways again…cos jon has to be ordered around by stannis eventually this season.
I'm going to go against the grain and still say 'Two Swords' is the best episode of the season, so far. That final scene was one of the top 3 scenes in the show's history.
Here is how I'd rank the first 4 episodes:
1. 'Two Swords' – 9.5
2. 'Oathkeeper' – 9.2
3. 'The Lion And The Rose' – 9
4. 'Breaker Of Chains' – 8 -
He won't discuss the last scene! Prologue from Winds of Winther? Going further North than ever before, GRRM said.
I really liked the scene at Crasters. It was so dark and really tense and Burn Gorman was awesome. If you think he was over the top you've never been to a dodgy pub in Britain. There are people like that. Seriously. Maybe they piled it on a bit thick but I think they successfully reminded everyone of the mutineers (not seen since season 3 episode 4) and made us hate them very quickly – drinking from Mormont's skull, having Ghost in a cage, tormenting Hodor. They made my blood boil! Can't wait to see Jon and his recruits destroy them!
I really don't undrstand why the Bran scene and Bran in generally got so much unreasonable hate.
He's got all the horrible commrnts and insults from the fans even more than Joffrey. It's like he's suddenly the worst person in the series.Simple. Because It's Not in the Books(TM).
Ugh. I hate that book readers are calling Oathkeeper a filler episode.
Ugh. I hate that book readers are calling Oathkeeper a filler episode.It's a fantastic episode. Somewhat of a stage-setter, sure, but what a great stage-setter it was! Conquest of Meereen from the inside, Oathkeeper, Margaery sinking her claws into Tommen, Jon becoming more and more a leader, Craster's Keep of Horrors, and of course, the final scene. Bryan Cogman is something to behold, isn't he? I hope they give him 3 episodes next season.
See that really is a spoiler and if it's true it makes me upset. What a clumsy reveal, even more so to put it on the Internet. I really enjoyed having a moment with the Others until that little tidbit surfaced. Mostly I object to the identity and possible motivation. It undoes some of my admiration of the books if that is the ultimate bad guy, it's just dumb.
I enjoyed Breaker of Chains more than Oathkeeper, even the Sam scenes. (I got over him eating screentime in Season 1.) Dany's conquest felt a little flat and the last 15 minutes with Bran and Craster's Keep was so boring, and not because it wasn't in the books. The lanky mutineers torturing Hodor was a worse offense than torturing Theon. But everything in between was great.
If Jojen says anything to Jon next week, I may have to eat my words.
Tyrion Pimpslap:
Greatjon of Slumber,I'm going to go against the grain and still say 'Two Swords' is the best episode of the season, so far. That final scene was one of the top 3 scenes in the show's history.
Here is how I'd rank the first 4 episodes:
1. 'Two Swords' – 9.5
2. 'Oathkeeper' – 9.2
3. 'The Lion And The Rose' – 9
4. 'Breaker Of Chains' – 8I'm fine with this too. I think "Winter is Coming" *may* have been slightly better as a premiere, but again, you're talking about starting the whole damned thing off. In terms of pacing, this one really did just kill it (For me it's the open scene that's just a chill moment all around, though I will say we're 4 episodes in and I don't think we've got any contenders yet that will be "I'm going to eat every fucking chicken in this room" for quip of the year, and I'd not be surprised if that gets the WIC award for that one.
Ugh. I hate that book readers are calling Oathkeeper a filler episode.If it's filler, more filler, please. Were they watching?
–A great invented scene between Grey Worm and Missandei, hewing to the "put two characters who are otherwise less known to each other in a room and let them talk" that has served this show well from the beginning
–Making Grey Worm the one who frees the slaves. Makes more sense anyway.
–More Marge and Olenna greatness
–Dany's growing god complex
–More Baelish and Sansa awesomeness
–Sansa like actually LEARNING SOMETHING HMMM WOW
–More Jaime and Brienne
–A great Jon Snow moment, capped – obviously – by having Grenn and Edd volunteer first
–More Noah Taylor!
–And a pale horse and a pale rider in the snow leaving the OMG WTF IS THAT AAAAAAAAAAAAAAA.Filler??? If loving this 'filler' is wrong, I don't want to be right.
The first short (5-minute) narrative film I made starred my cat, and it really wasn't that difficult. I think perhaps the trick to filming with cats is either to write actions for the cats you know they will more easily perform or find a cat who is more inclined toward the actions you have written. For instance, my cat was really good at snapping her head in the direction of particular sounds, looking up at me with certain cues, and running away. So, most of her actions in my little shitpile of a movie were snapping her head, looking up at the camera, and running away. I also manhandled her into using a computer (don't tell PETA!) and utilized POV kitty cam. She played an alien inhabiting the body of a feline to infiltrate the home of a CIA agent who gets wise to the plot, so she has him killed. Muahahaha. err, ROFL. so terrible. so much fun.
Ha! When you said you manhandled your cat on the computer I immediately had a vision of keyboard kitty…duh duh ta duh….those little stiff paws on the keys….so weird and yet so funny.
BCog, awesome ep! Don't let the haters get you down. You just get better and better.
The word "redemption" is thrown out a lot and I don't know if it's as simple as a redemption story when describing Jaime. He gives the sword that his father gave him to Brienne for a purpose… With Brienne and this mission, I don't know if he thinks it'll redeem anything but at least he's trying to be the writer of his own destiny. His line, "It's the Lord Commander's duty to fill these pages. There's still room left in mine," is a key phrase for Jaime going forward."
Okay, this answers a question I posted in the Recap (or one of the many previous posts)….about Jaime's motivations in sending out Brienne. In the scene with Cersei, the WiC recap said Jaime agreed he would deliver Sansa's head if she asked. BUT when I watched that scene I didn't see agreement…I don't recall him answering. Anyway if Jaime did agree to return Sansa's head to Cersei, it made me doubt his motives for sending out Brienne. Because he's lying to someone. But with this comment from Cogman, I think I can rest easy that no matter what he did or did not indicate to Cersei, he sent Brienne out to do the right thing.
There was a shot of her swiping the power button and maneuvering the mouse in between dark glowsy images of her reading from the screen. Single-paw shots are much easier and result in far less retaliatory scratching. :)
Mrs. D. Ranged in AZ: In the scene with Cersei, the WiC recap said Jaime agreed he would deliver Sansa's head if she asked. BUT when I watched that scene I didn't see agreement…I don't recall him answering.
He most decidedly did NOT agree to this; he said nothing, which Cercei seemed to interpret as tacit refusal, which I think it was. To me, their expressions read: Jamie: "Seriously, you're asking me this?" Cercei: "I always knew you were a pussy."
Who the hell says "fuck 'em til they're dead!" ???
A serial killer rapist, that's who.
I've been reading about this interesting subset of people and that's tame compared to what many say after they are arrested.
I really liked the parallels that one can draw between the Unsullied/Grey Worm and Craster's ice babies (CIBs). Taken so young, they will remember nothing of their original homes and, against their will technically speaking, they are raised to specifically serve the agenda of someone else. In the case of the Unsullied they will fight on the side of fire. In the case of CIB's they will fight on the side of ice. Another difference being that Dany broke that cycle of coercion for the Unsullied and they choose to serve her of their own free will. The CIBs will never have that choice.
Also, I haven't seen anyone mention the fact that Missandei was disturbed when Grey Worm said "Kill the Masters". If you missed it, take a closer look. She definitely seems taken aback by it. I suspect that Missandei leans more to the peacenik camp and while she and Grey Worm may have a budding friendship and romantic relationship, Grey Worm's desire for revenge may end up being a major obstacle for them.
Ok, phew! I thought I missed it. I was pretty certain he was silent and that meant 'no I won't do it'.
Ours is the Fury, (if you agree) will you correct the recap post?
It undoes some of my admiration of the books if that is the ultimate bad guy, it's just dumb.
Actually, just read today an interview by GRRM and he specifically says that he did NOT want to create a big baddy, an "ultimate bad guy" as you call it, like this (ala, Sauron). Also there are some theorizing online that the WW are not necessarily evil, which fits right in with what GRRM wanted. I think viewers are all assuming FAR too much about the WW. I mean, what would have been the baby's fate if the WW hadn't come? To freeze or be eaten by a wild animal….and once they have him, how are they, not being human, supposed to care for him? How could any human baby survive the extreme cold–they can't hold him and protect him with their magic from the cold 24/7! Maybe making the baby into a WW is an act of mercy…they see humans as invaders/pests, as lesser than and by changing the child into a WW they think they are doing it a favor? Maybe its not all about reinforcing their numbers……The truth is we just don't know enough yet. But I have faith that D&D will stay true to GRRM's vision of not having LOTR-style archetypal figures of good and bad.
Ugh. I hate that book readers are calling Oathkeeper a filler episode.Totally a filler episode. It filled me with excitement about what could possibly come next! Next episode should also be quite fulfilling (if they get the direwolf story back on track, dammit!). I will take pleasure in seeing Karl torn asunder by certain mighty jaws. But beware of Locke!
The white walker at the end is the nights king and it ties into the story line completely. But if you haven't read the books it would be confusing to even understand the reference.
I was secretly hoping that Coldhands was the actually the Night's King (based on several theories from Westeros.org) but that has been squashed (or has it?). Even for book readers, the Night's King theories are quite abstract…all we really have to go on are Old Nan's storytelling to Bran. Not quite lore. Maybe we'll know more later this year when TWoI&F comes out in October.


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Last day of 2009 and I'm melting from the heat as I'm typing right now. This part of the Philippines is incredibly hot. I mean, taenang inet! Anyway, yesterday we went to Gensan and dropped by the Durian farm for a retreat from the heat. I really treasure little moments like this with my family.
That's me wearing the same jeans from last time. Shirt is Hyoma and a thrifted cover up. And the requisite Miharayasuhiro shoes. Hehe.
Hella cheap sushi. One thing I love here is that food is cheap. I mean that thing above prolly costs thrice more in Manila.
We went to Jinkee Pacquiao's boutique. 'Twas so much fun even if I don't like Jinkee's taste. The store's filled with stuff from Coach, Tory Burch to the requisite Hollister and Forever21. American fashion was never my thing and I'd rather be dead than wear something A&F or Lacoste. Jinkee should go to Japan next sana.
Korean cosmetics… the BB cream is so light on me that I look like a multong bakla wearing it. However, the eye cream is a dream. Super amazing.
Durian pie! Yum. This was at the Durian farm.
We also went thrift shopping and I got this vintage Gucci loafers. It's worn out to perfection. Just the way I like it. Adds character. And it's super comfy and the leather is soft. I don't care if it's fake or not (I actually don't know if it's authentic).


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South Boston Check Cashing Club blast Sal's Young Guns to capture the 2005 South Boston Basketball Association's men's summer league championship
On Tuesday evening, August 30, the South Boston Check Cashing Club ambushed Sals "Young Guns" at the Tynan gym, 40-29, to win the South Boston Basketball Association's 2005 men's summer league title. The Young Guns just couldn't handle the finesse of former small college All-American Paul Dooley (11 points) and the inside game of Thomas "TJ" Gondek (11 points/2 treys).
Both teams came out of the gate mighty slow, as neither team scored a bucket during the first four minutes of the tilt. Kevin O'Neil stopped the drought with a trey from the corner and Player Coach Billy Allen (10 points) had a layup to give their team a 5-0 lead. But, as the game continued, both teams were still lethargic, unable to score, playing as if they were strapped down with cement boots. Then, Bobby
Deveneau (six points) hit a big trey, giving Sal's Young Guns a 12-7 advantage.
With 1:34 left before the break, Bobby McGarrell hit a three-pointer to give the South Boston Check Cashing Club their first lead of the game, 15-12. Brendan "The Ice Man" Carter (five points) drilled another trey to give Player-Coach Mike "Kobe" Anderson's court warriors an 18-12 lead at intermission. The Young Guns were unraveling on the court, and needed to settle down and concentrate on the game, instead of on the game officials.
In the second half, Gondek sank a trey and Mike Hurley (six points) hit another perimeter shot from the top of the key to give their squad a 24-13 lead, a lead they would not relinquish. The Young Guns tried to regroup but couldn't mount an offensive run nor stop their foe on defense.
Playoff Roundup
Playwright 53
SB Back and Neck 44
Casey McKinley scored 14 points, Scott Bell had 13, Tom Hopkins added 11, and John Cunningham contributed 10 points. For the South Boston Back and Neck Center Club, Robbie "The Kid" Zarnoch scored 15 points, Mike "The Hammer" Mogan had 10 points, while Kevin Zarnoch and Sean McCarthy finished with 7 points apiece.
Lindberg Club 67
Mirisolas 57
Last year's playoff "MVP" Tommy Beatty netted 20 points, Eddie "Wilt" Curran (4 blocks) scored 13 points, and Dave Hanscom added 12 points. For Mirisolas, Timmy Bothwell scored 16 points, big, bad Matt Burton had 14 points and Matt "Sticka" Walsh concluded the summer season with 11 points.
Sal's 70
Cityside Tickets 52
Young Guns center Billy Allen had a tremendous game scoring 22 points. Billy "The Irishman" Wiseman netted 16 points, and Bobby "The Cat" Gilcoine added 15 points. For Cityside Tickets, Bobby LaMonica scored 19 points, Jon Walsh had 18 points, and Mark "The Man" Goodman finished with 11 points.
SB Check Cashing 46
Cranberry Café 32
Dooley scored 21 points and Gondek contributed 8 points to pace their club to victory. For the Cranberry Café Club, Mark Doran and Pat Houlihan scored 12 and 9 points respectively.
Sal's 66
Sal's Young Guns took an early and impressive 16-2 lead, but the Playwright Club fought back to tie it up late in the second half. Then, Gilcoine (29 points) and Allen (19 points) went to work and it was to be the final act for the Playwright Club. For Playwright, Cunningham netted 16 points, Dan Shome had 12 points, while McKinley and Matt Gilardi finished wit 10 points apiece.
SB Check Cashing 66
Lindberg 35
What was expected to be a battle royale from start to finish, quickly turned into a rout, as Coach Anderson's warriors trounced the powerful and stunned Lindberg Club. Dooley netted 16 points, and Carter added 14 points, including four treys. Jay Coughlin continued to play solid hoop, scoring 10 points, Flynn and Gondek had 9 points each and Hurley finished with 8. For the Lindberg Club, Scott Martin netted 16 points and Tommy Beatty had 7.
Commissioner's Note
Eddie "Wilt" Curran would like to thank the sponsors for their support and generosity. The sponsors were Lindberg, Cranberry Café, South Boston Back and Neck Center, South Boston Check Cashing, Sal's, Cityside Tickets, Playwright, and Mirisolas.


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The terms -2, 1+2k, 4+4k... form an arithmetic sequence. If the sum of the first ten terms is a+bk then give the value of a-b.
I got up to finding the common difference (2k+3). I don't know what to do after.
I regret this post is wrong the given terms are in AP with common difference 2k+3. But with three variables a,b and k we need to have some more information to resolve the solution.


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Yolanda Teneyuque and John Martinez recall, Greenfield, California (2012)
At attempt to remove Greenfield's mayor, John Huerta, Jr. on the June 5, 2012 ballot was unsuccessful.
Recall supporters
The recall effort was supported by a group called Reunify Greenfield. Reunify Greenfield spearheaded the recalls and supported a referendum to overturn a vote by the city council to merge Greenfield's police department with the Soledad Police Department. If the two police departments are merged, it is thought to be likely that Soledad's police chief Eric Sills would take on the top leadership role in the merged department, and that current Greenfield Police Chief Joe Grebmeier would be out of a job.[4]
The Soledad City Council voted 5-0 to enter into an agreement that would merge the two police departments. The Greenfield City Council approved the police merger by a 3-2 vote.[5] The merger has been put on hold after Greenfield residents collected hundreds of signatures asking for the merger to be put up to a public vote. Referendum supporters submitted 550 signatures, according to Greenfield's interim City Manager Brent Slama. 400 valid signatures are required. If the signatures are certified, the police merger referendum could be put on a regular or special election ballot.[6]
Avelina Torres was a leader of "Reunify Greenfield" and a key supporter of Grebmeier.[7]
Torres attended a city council meeting in early summer 2011. Some city council members discussed Grebmeier, and Torres said: "...they were making awful accusations. I was shocked. I couldn't believe people could go and just say anything they wanted, making up lies and getting away with it." Torres identified Yolanda Teneyuque and John Martinez as the key leaders in the effort to get rid of Grebmeier, and that is why Torres is targeting Teneyuque and Martinez for recall: "What these two council members have done is (mount) a personal vendetta. Had our police chief done something wrong, we would be the first in line to ask for him to leave."[7]
Grebemeir was criticized from some quarters because when he took over the department, he initiated meetings to teach indigenous migrants, primarily Oaxacans, about U.S. laws. The meetings were ended in 2010 under pressure from the city council.[7]
Grebmeier was placed on paid administrative leave in September for undisclosed reasons.[5] He remained on leave until announcing his retirement, effective April 13th, 2012.[8]Path to the ballot
978 signatures of registered Greenfield voters needed to be collected for each recall target in a 60-day window from the time that the petition text is approved, in order for the recall effort to succeed in forcing a vote.[4] In November 2011, recall supporters submitted 1,231 signatures to recall Teneyuque and 1,227 to recall Martinez. If enough signatures are validated, the city council will call for a recall election within 88 to 125 days.[1]
In December 2011, 1,046 signatures turned in for Martinez were validated while 1,055 signatures submitted on the Teneyuque recall petition were validated. The City Council had 14 days to schedule a recall election to take place within 88 to 125 days.[9] The recall election was scheduled for June 5th, 2012.[10]
Agapito Vazquez and James Kilgore sought to fill Tenyuque's seat in the event of a recall. Drew Tipton and Yvette Gonzalez sought Martinz's seat in the event of a recall.[11] Vazquez and Gonzalez won the right to replace Teneyuque and Martinez.[2]
Election results
Source: Monterey County Elections, Current Election Results
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External links
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 The Herald, "Greenfield recall effort moves ahead," December 31, 2011
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Monterey County Elections, "June 5, 2012 Results," June 5, 2012
- ↑ KION Right Now, "Greenfield Council Members Served With Recall Notices," July 27, 2011
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 The Californian, "Greenfield police merger to see resistance," September 16, 2011
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 The Californian, "Soledad City Council approves police merger," October 6, 2011
- ↑ Monterey Herald, "Push for public vote delays Greenfield, Soledad police merger," October 14, 2011
- ↑ 7.0 7.1 7.2 Monterey Herald, "Greenfield recall effort kicks off," September 17, 2011
- ↑ Monterey County Herald, "Greenfield police chief retires ," February 24, 2012
- ↑ The Californian, "Greenfield recall effort qualifies for the ballot," December 28, 2011
- ↑ Greenfield Website, "Special City Council Meeting," February 6, 2012
- ↑ The Californian, "Greenfield voters to decide 3 recall elections," May 8, 2012


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BDO has been appointed as administrators to Hearts FC, weeks after it emerged that the club couldn't pay the remainder of its tax bill.
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Bdo are urging fans to buy
Bdo are urging fans to buy season tickets to enable the club to survive the next four months...then what?
Season tickets holders have a season ticket for a club that no longer exists or, exists and is playing in a lower league perhaps, or in the same league but with players that can't compete.
Either way they will have overpaid for that season ticket...comments please.
If they sell season tickets
Will they be trading whilst insolvent? Or committing some other offence?
Not that anyone ever gets their collar felt for such offences - not even Joe Public, let alone Bob BDO ;)
Football clubs and HMRC
It always strikes me that football clubs seem to get away with not paying over their PAYE etc (which aren't the club's but were collected from the players) in a way that other businesses (for that is what they are) would not.
Agreed that anyone buying a season ticket in these circs is basically making a donation, for which they might get to watch some games if they're lucky.