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February 11, 2019 12:56 PM Subscribe
Game of Thrones showrunners reveal ⬛⬛⬛⬛⬛ is dead [Entertainment Weekly] “There have been so many tragic deaths on Game of Thrones [YouTube][Season 8 Trailer]. Yet the fate of one beloved character has remained uncertain, until now.”
“King Tommen’s beloved cat, Ser Pounce, is dead, say the Game of Thrones showrunners.”
“King Tommen’s beloved cat, Ser Pounce, is dead, say the Game of Thrones showrunners.”
Kill all the wolves, kill the cat, kill the pretty horse, kill that dragon too. Raven, you're next.
posted by Brocktoon at 1:06 PM on February 11, 2019 [2 favorites]
posted by Brocktoon at 1:06 PM on February 11, 2019 [2 favorites]
Sorry, I just read The Hod King Josiah Bancroft and there is a death there that makes me want to scream. And by scream I mean...ugh.
Same with One of Us by Craig DeLouie. Two books where I read the scene and thought "civilization is what happens when what I want to happen only happens in my head."
posted by East14thTaco at 1:07 PM on February 11, 2019
Same with One of Us by Craig DeLouie. Two books where I read the scene and thought "civilization is what happens when what I want to happen only happens in my head."
posted by East14thTaco at 1:07 PM on February 11, 2019
He was probably killed while topless women discussed the economy of Westeros....
posted by GenjiandProust at 1:15 PM on February 11, 2019 [10 favorites]
posted by GenjiandProust at 1:15 PM on February 11, 2019 [10 favorites]
Pay attention to the fur cloaks this upcoming season, contrary to what the ad-bait article claims, we will definitely be seeing Ser Pounce again in some form...
posted by GoblinHoney at 1:37 PM on February 11, 2019 [6 favorites]
posted by GoblinHoney at 1:37 PM on February 11, 2019 [6 favorites]
George R. R. Martin is not your bitch, and I'm on team "Rocks Fall. Everyone Dies."
Disappoint the entitled mother-fuckers who demand closure. I'm not saying Battlestar Galactica, but definitely Sopranos level ambiguity.
posted by mikelieman at 1:38 PM on February 11, 2019
Disappoint the entitled mother-fuckers who demand closure. I'm not saying Battlestar Galactica, but definitely Sopranos level ambiguity.
posted by mikelieman at 1:38 PM on February 11, 2019
Sure, blame Cersei.
Pay attention to the fur cloaks this upcoming season, contrary to what the ad-bait article claims, we will definitely be seeing Ser Pounce again in some form...
I always did catch a Cruella de Vil vibe from Cersei.
posted by fuse theorem at 1:44 PM on February 11, 2019 [1 favorite]
Pay attention to the fur cloaks this upcoming season, contrary to what the ad-bait article claims, we will definitely be seeing Ser Pounce again in some form...
I always did catch a Cruella de Vil vibe from Cersei.
posted by fuse theorem at 1:44 PM on February 11, 2019 [1 favorite]
Qyburn is on the case.
posted by dephlogisticated at 1:58 PM on February 11, 2019 [5 favorites]
posted by dephlogisticated at 1:58 PM on February 11, 2019 [5 favorites]
And so his nap is ended.
posted by ActingTheGoat at 2:09 PM on February 11, 2019 [22 favorites]
posted by ActingTheGoat at 2:09 PM on February 11, 2019 [22 favorites]
Come on, we've already got a remake of Pet Sematary in the pipeline.
posted by Halloween Jack at 2:19 PM on February 11, 2019
posted by Halloween Jack at 2:19 PM on February 11, 2019
I'm not saying Battlestar Galactica
Ron Moore has said in interviews something along the lines of "Yeah so we did this rando thing for no reason because I thought it sounded/looked cool, then later we said 'fuck it' and made the thing we did for no reason a series long pivotal plot point.
The ending of The Sopranos was ambiguous for actual story reasons, BG was a bunch of horseshit thrown together and by the end everyone involved hoped the fanbase had just forgot certain things.
posted by sideshow at 2:49 PM on February 11, 2019 [4 favorites]
Ron Moore has said in interviews something along the lines of "Yeah so we did this rando thing for no reason because I thought it sounded/looked cool, then later we said 'fuck it' and made the thing we did for no reason a series long pivotal plot point.
The ending of The Sopranos was ambiguous for actual story reasons, BG was a bunch of horseshit thrown together and by the end everyone involved hoped the fanbase had just forgot certain things.
posted by sideshow at 2:49 PM on February 11, 2019 [4 favorites]
The main BG example I'm thinking of up above is the dove flying around (I think it was a dove, it has been a while) in Apollo's dreams or whatever. However, I've read interviews with Moore where other random stuff was just thrown in and then called back to for no reason.
posted by sideshow at 2:51 PM on February 11, 2019 [1 favorite]
posted by sideshow at 2:51 PM on February 11, 2019 [1 favorite]
Reminds me of Ser Pounce in Narbonic, who met a similar fate.
posted by jenfullmoon at 2:56 PM on February 11, 2019
posted by jenfullmoon at 2:56 PM on February 11, 2019
welp that settles it, i no longer care about getting caught up.
posted by augustimagination at 3:00 PM on February 11, 2019 [4 favorites]
posted by augustimagination at 3:00 PM on February 11, 2019 [4 favorites]
I don't wanna change the subject, but the ending of BSG was so fucking bad that a show people would otherwise almost certainly still binge on has been totally forgotten. Game of Thrones has fumbled a few times, but I don't anticipate anything like that.
posted by kittens for breakfast at 3:14 PM on February 11, 2019 [7 favorites]
posted by kittens for breakfast at 3:14 PM on February 11, 2019 [7 favorites]
But. But the kitten king.
posted by rewil at 3:14 PM on February 11, 2019 [2 favorites]
posted by rewil at 3:14 PM on February 11, 2019 [2 favorites]
NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!
posted by supermedusa at 3:18 PM on February 11, 2019
posted by supermedusa at 3:18 PM on February 11, 2019
Battlestar Galactica had a FANTASTIC ending. The problem was that they continued making episodes after that.
posted by Sing Or Swim at 3:21 PM on February 11, 2019 [23 favorites]
posted by Sing Or Swim at 3:21 PM on February 11, 2019 [23 favorites]
George R. R. Martin is not your bitch
On a related note, he is also not going to fulfill his obligation.
posted by Mr.Encyclopedia at 3:39 PM on February 11, 2019 [2 favorites]
On a related note, he is also not going to fulfill his obligation.
posted by Mr.Encyclopedia at 3:39 PM on February 11, 2019 [2 favorites]
Obligation? Like paying his taxes, feeding his pets, and recycling his bottles?
posted by amtho at 4:01 PM on February 11, 2019 [2 favorites]
posted by amtho at 4:01 PM on February 11, 2019 [2 favorites]
There needs to be some article or at least list of worst to best serious TV drama endings from Lost and BSG to The Shield and Mad Men on the other. Sopranos could be dead center, perhaps.
posted by Apocryphon at 4:36 PM on February 11, 2019 [1 favorite]
posted by Apocryphon at 4:36 PM on February 11, 2019 [1 favorite]
“If you buy the super-extended, super-charged Game of Thrones box set that comes out, the death of Ser Pounce will be in there,” showrunner Dan Weiss adds. “Just one whole episode devoted to the death of Ser Pounce.”
The best possible scenario is that this actually happens and the episode is titled Did You Think We Were @#$%ing Kidding.
posted by BiggerJ at 5:16 PM on February 11, 2019 [4 favorites]
The best possible scenario is that this actually happens and the episode is titled Did You Think We Were @#$%ing Kidding.
posted by BiggerJ at 5:16 PM on February 11, 2019 [4 favorites]
Ideally it would be like the Monty Python "Death of Mary, Queen of Scots" bit.
*crashing and bashing noises offscreen*
I think he's dead!
*meow*
*more bashing*
posted by GCU Sweet and Full of Grace at 5:41 PM on February 11, 2019 [7 favorites]
*crashing and bashing noises offscreen*
I think he's dead!
*meow*
*more bashing*
posted by GCU Sweet and Full of Grace at 5:41 PM on February 11, 2019 [7 favorites]
What is Cat May Never Die
posted by eustatic at 6:21 PM on February 11, 2019 [4 favorites]
posted by eustatic at 6:21 PM on February 11, 2019 [4 favorites]
They’re just setting us up for Coldpaws to save the day at the last minute
posted by ejs at 9:30 PM on February 11, 2019 [7 favorites]
posted by ejs at 9:30 PM on February 11, 2019 [7 favorites]
FUCK YOU HBO
posted by Going To Maine at 12:04 AM on February 12, 2019 [1 favorite]
posted by Going To Maine at 12:04 AM on February 12, 2019 [1 favorite]
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