Brian Earl Spilner said:

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For me, it sucks that two of my favorite things (Star Wars and GoT) so badly bungled their endings.

I still love both overall, but it will always make me a bit sad.

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I agree, Revenge of the Sith was TERRIBLE.

Brian Earl Spilner said:

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Are you actually denying the existence of the Sequel Trilogy?

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Absolutely not, they are my 4th, 5th, and 7th favorite Star Wars movies!


A bunch of upsets going on in the Round of 32 by the way.

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#5 Jaime gives Oathkeeper to Brienne vs. #12 The Night King kills Viserion, wins the gold medal in the javelin 65%-35%

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My hopes went down faster than Viserion.

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Fat Bib Fortuna said:

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A #2 and two #3s in jeopardy.


That gif reminds me that there are nerds in this world so vastly beyond my nerd level that it's not even close.

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Yeah. Doesn't matter how many fantasy books you read or games you play...

Just go to a Star Wars or Comic convention and look around

I'm surprised the result of the below matchups wasn't closer. That scene of Drogon in the pit was awesome.

#7 Drogon saves Dany from the Sons of the Harpy vs. #10 Sansa kills Ramsay with his own dogs 29%-71%

Also, the below matchups in the next round are brutal.

#2 The Stark bannermen take up the cry for Jon Snow, the KING IN THE NORTH! vs. #7 Grenn and his men hold the gate against the giant while reciting their oath

#3 Rickon's death / Jon vs. the Bolton Army vs. #6 Dany unleashes the Unsullied and Drogon on the Wise Masters

Personally, I don't get the love for Rickon's death. Sure, the shot of Jon drawing his sword as the Bolton army charges is great. However, it's the result of him being an idiot (and Rickon not zig zagging).

Yeah that one is more so about the shot of Jon as they charge him than Rickon. Was just a great shot. Doesn't hold up to the entire Dracarys scene, but it was still good.

Round of 16 Matchups
VOTE NOW!


#1 The Viper vs. The Mountain vs. #5 Jaime tells Brienne the whole story of killing Aerys

#2 Arya poisons the Freys, "Tell them the North remembers." vs. #3 Ned Stark is beheaded

#1 Tyrion tricks Stannis's fleet then blows it up with wildfire vs. #4 Arya kills the Night King

#2 Tyrion kills Tywin vs. #3 Jon kills a Whitewalker with Longclaw at Hardhome

#1 Night King raises his arms and reanimates all the dead at Hardhome vs. #5 Jaime gives Oathkeeper to Brienne

#6 Hodor holds the door vs. #10 Sansa kills Ramsay with his own dogs

#1 Arya kills Littlefinger after Sansa dresses him down vs. #4 Cersei nukes Baleor's Sept

#2 The Stark bannermen take up the cry for Jon Snow, the KING IN THE NORTH! vs. #6 Dany unleashes the Unsullied and Drogon on the Wise Masters





Round of 32 Results

#1 The Viper vs. The Mountain vs. #9 Tower of Joy flashback: R+L = J 93%-7%

#2 Arya poisons the Freys, "Tell them the North remembers." vs. #7 Tyrion slaps Joffrey for not giving his sympathies to the Starks 81%-19%

#3 Ned Stark is beheaded vs. #6 Arya kills Walder Frey 68%-32%

#4 Bran visits an earlier Winterfell where Lyana rides a horse and Hodor speaks vs .#5 Jaime tells Brienne the whole story of killing Aerys 26%-73%


#1 Tyrion tricks Stannis's fleet then blows it up with wildfire vs. #8 The Night King brings Viserion back to life 77%-23%

#2 Tyrion kills Tywin vs. #10 Jon KO's Ramsay at the battle of Winterfell 74%-26%

#3 Jon kills a Whitewalker with Longclaw at Hardhome vs. #6 Melisandre: What do we say to the God of Death? Arya: Not today. 79%-21%

#4 Arya kills the Night King vs. #12 Jon Snow is stabbed to death 53%-47%

#1 Night King raises his arms and reanimates all the dead at Hardhomme vs. #8 Joffrey dies at the Purple Wedding 63%-37%

#2 Brienne vs The Hound vs. #10 Sansa kills Ramsay with his own dogs 46%-54%

#3 Oberyn tells Tyrion, "I will be your champion." vs. #6 Hodor holds the door 39%-61%

#4 Clegane Bowl vs. #5 Jaime gives Oathkeeper to Brienne 44%-56%

#1 Arya kills Littlefinger after Sansa dresses him down vs.#8 Davos introduces Jon to Dany: "This is Jon Snow, he's King in the North!" 72%-28%

#2 The Stark bannermen take up the cry for Jon Snow, the KING IN THE NORTH! vs. #7 Grenn and his men hold the gate against the giant while reciting their oath 56%-44%

#3 Rickon's death / Jon vs. the Bolton Army vs. #6 Dany unleashes the Unsullied and Drogon on the Wise Masters 35%-65%

#4 Cersei nukes Baleor's Sept vs. #5 Jon and Tormund and Ghost disappear into the wild 79%-21%

#1 The Viper vs. The Mountain vs. #5 Jaime tells Brienne the whole story of killing Aerys

Dammit, these may be my 2 favorites left!

bagger05 said:

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#1 Arya kills Littlefinger after Sansa dresses him down vs. #4 Cersei nukes Baleor's Sept

If this was a double elimination, the loser of this one would have a shot of fighting their way out of the losers bracket.

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That honor should be reserved for

#6 Hodor holds the door vs. #10 Sansa kills Ramsay with his own dogs

That said, Dany and baby Drogon taking out the masters is still fantastic.

Brian Earl Spilner said:

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This moment is an all-timer, sad to see it go early.

I wonder if it's because it was thrown together with the death of Rickon? Wonder why those two were included together, yet the Red Wedding was split into smaller scenes.

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The hardest part of this tournament for me has been trying to separate awesome gif moments vs impacts/implications on the story. I haven't been consistent with it at all.

Yeah, similarly for me.

For example, this is an amazingly shot cinematic moment, but story-wise, it's a little over-the-top with the last second save by his wildling army who we somehow never hear riding up, and Jon is somehow not trampled to death.

Tyrion's trial is amazing from an acting perspective, and for that reason alone belongs in the discussion.

Jon killing a White Walker with Longclaw had huge implications story-wise, and that's why I rate that one highly.

And so on. I rate each moment on its own curve, I suppose.

I voted for "Promise me, Ned. Promise me." I was also surprised how lopsided it was. That was a huge moment in the show.

Brian Earl Spilner said:

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This moment is an all-timer, sad to see it go early.

I wonder if it's because it was thrown together with the death of Rickon? Wonder why those two were included together, yet the Red Wedding was split into smaller scenes.

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Because Rickon's death led immediately into Jon standing there with the whole cavalry charging at him. But I couldn't call "The Battle of the Basterds" a moment either because it had multiple memorable parts. and they were all broken down in the group phase - Jon knocking out Ramsey, the Knights of the Vale arriving, Jon crushed under the pile of bodies, Tormund gnawing off Karstark's ear, etc.

The Red Wedding is a sequence of events over 10-20 minutes of screen time with multiple substantial characters involved - Robb, Catelyn, Roose, Walder, Edmure, Greatjon, plus Arya and the Hound and Grey Wind all outside.

That's my interpretation. Flame on.

PS, a #1 seed is getting smoked

Fat Bib Fortuna said:

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PS, a #1 seed is getting smoked

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Gotta be Arya killing Littlefinger

Fair enough.

I consider that entire Red Wedding sequence as a single "moment", just like the Sept wildfire scene, both of which are pretty long, so I see your point.

There's no easy way to define it.

Brian Earl Spilner said:

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And that's why the result below was so tough for me:

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#1 The Viper vs. The Mountain vs. #9 Tower of Joy flashback: R+L = J 93%-7%

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Viper vs Mountain is an amazing scene for its shock value, as well as the fantastic choreography.

But Tower of Joy scene is amazing for story reasons, not to mention the superb score that accompanies it. And that transition from Baby Jon to Adult Jon is masterful.

Two entirely different scorecards, so it makes it really hard to choose one over the other. I'm honestly surprised it was so lopsided.

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I was on the losing end of that lopsided vote also, but recognize it was a moment built up to and anticipated by many

Another thing for me was how great the Viper vs. Mountain scene was in terms of bringing a great part of the books to the screen.

I was probably skewed in this tourney to moments that I liked both from the books (when available) and the show.

one matchup is tied right now so I'm leaving the voting open for an hour longer.

Sweet 16 Results

#1 The Viper vs. The Mountain vs. #5 Jaime tells Brienne the whole story of killing Aerys 87%-13%
#2 Arya poisons the Freys, "Tell them the North remembers." vs. #3 Ned Stark is beheaded, 49%-51%

#1 Tyrion tricks Stannis's fleet then blows it up with wildfire vs. #4 Arya kills the Night King 77%-23%
#2 Tyrion kills Tywin vs. #3 Jon kills a Whitewalker with Longclaw at Hardhome 63%-37%


#1 Night King raises his arms and reanimates all the dead at Hardhomme vs. #5 Jaime gives Oathkeeper to Brienne 86%-14%
#6 Hodor holds the door vs. #10 Sansa kills Ramsay with his own dogs 68%-32%


#1 Arya kills Littlefinger after Sansa dresses him down vs. #4 Cersei nukes Baleor's Sept 29%-71%

#2 The Stark bannermen take up the cry for Jon Snow, the KING IN THE NORTH! vs. #6 Dany unleashes the Unsullied and Drogon on the Wise Masters 53%-47%

Elite 8 Matchups
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#1 The Viper vs. The Mountain vs. #3 Ned Stark is beheaded





#1 Tyrion tricks Stannis's fleet then blows it up with wildfire vs. #2 Tyrion kills Tywin






#1 Night King raises his arms and reanimates all the dead at Hardhomme vs. #6 Hodor holds the door





#2 The Stark bannermen take up the cry for Jon Snow, the KING IN THE NORTH! vs. 4 Cersei nukes Baleor's Sept