# Game of Thrones 4.10 "The Children" 6/15/14 \[no spoilers\] **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [June 15, 2014, 2:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/game-of-thrones-4-10-the-children-6-15-14-no-spoilers/690819 "2014-06-15T14:36:52Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![SenorBeef](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/senorbeef/32/2220_2.png) [@SenorBeef](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SenorBeef)\ **Post date:** [June 15, 2014, 2:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/game-of-thrones-4-10-the-children-6-15-14-no-spoilers/690819/1 "2014-06-15T14:36:52Z")
[4.01 Two Swords](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=720244) [4.02 The Lion and The Rose](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=720815) [4.03 Breaker of Chains](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=721412) [4.04 Oathkeeper](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=722036) [4.05 First of His Name](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=722597) [4.06 The Laws of Gods and Men](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=723173) [4.07 Mockingbird](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=723669) [4.08 The Mountain and the Viper](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=724940) [4.09 The Watchers on the Wall](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=725511) [Rules sticky](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=719983) Books don’t exist etc etc. The last episode of the season tends to be a bit of a slower aftermath sort of episode, but with so many plates spinning I think this one is going to have to be a big plot mover. The episode is extended to 66 minutes, and the showrunners say that they think this is the best work they’ve ever done. It’s going to be a big one. ---
**Author:** ![DigitalC](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/ebca7d/32.png) [@DigitalC](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DigitalC)\ **Post date:** [June 15, 2014, 3:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/game-of-thrones-4-10-the-children-6-15-14-no-spoilers/690819/2 "2014-06-15T15:11:57Z")
Predictions: a large number of people are going to miss the ending. ---
**Author:** ![oft\_wears\_hats](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/7993a0/32.png) [@oft\_wears\_hats](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/oft_wears_hats)\ **Post date:** [June 15, 2014, 4:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/game-of-thrones-4-10-the-children-6-15-14-no-spoilers/690819/3 "2014-06-15T16:14:27Z")
Prediction: Most of the episode will be an effects driven set piece focusing on Orson Lannister in a flashback. Orson spends 55 minutes of the episode following a strange beetle across Casterly Rock. Ultimately, he discovers a terrible truth: the beetles are planning an invasion of Westoros, and he’s the only one who can stop them. Witnessing the horrific true form of the Beetle Queen, Orson’s mind is shattered. All he he could do was remember his mission: “Smasth de beetlesth! Smasth de beetlesth!” Orson is the last best hope for Westoros, before he is kicked by a mule and killed. The beetles are coming. ---
**Author:** ![CalMeacham](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/calmeacham/32/35_2.png) [@CalMeacham](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CalMeacham)\ **Post date:** [June 15, 2014, 11:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/game-of-thrones-4-10-the-children-6-15-14-no-spoilers/690819/4 "2014-06-15T23:10:03Z")
It occurs to me that this is the season finale tonight. I know what sorts opf things are likely to occur, because I have read the books. It strikes me as really interesting that today is Father’s Day. Probably just a coincidence. ---
**Author:** ![Unauthorized\_Cinnamon](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/u/bc8723/32.png) [@Unauthorized\_Cinnamon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Unauthorized_Cinnamon)\ **Post date:** [June 15, 2014, 11:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/game-of-thrones-4-10-the-children-6-15-14-no-spoilers/690819/5 "2014-06-15T23:28:47Z")
> [@oft\_wears\_hats](#): > > Prediction: Most of the episode will be an effects driven set piece focusing on Orson Lannister in a flashback. Orson spends 55 minutes of the episode following a strange beetle across Casterly Rock. Ultimately, he discovers a terrible truth: the beetles are planning an invasion of Westoros, and he’s the only one who can stop them. > > Witnessing the horrific true form of the Beetle Queen, Orson’s mind is shattered. All he he could do was remember his mission: “Smasth de beetlesth! Smasth de beetlesth!” > > Orson is the last best hope for Westoros, before he is kicked by a mule and killed. The beetles are coming. Lovecraft + GoT. I think you could run a viable Kickstarter to film this! And I of course would contribute. ---
**Author:** ![SenorBeef](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/senorbeef/32/2220_2.png) [@SenorBeef](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SenorBeef)\ **Post date:** [June 16, 2014, 1:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/game-of-thrones-4-10-the-children-6-15-14-no-spoilers/690819/6 "2014-06-16T01:03:45Z")
> [@CalMeacham](#): > > It occurs to me that this is the season finale tonight. I know what sorts opf things are likely to occur, because I have read the books. > > [snipped oh so clever hint about content] This post has no place in this thread and whatever you’re hinting at is shitty. ---
**Author:** ![clairobscur](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/839c29/32.png) [@clairobscur](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/clairobscur)\ **Post date:** [June 16, 2014, 1:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/game-of-thrones-4-10-the-children-6-15-14-no-spoilers/690819/7 "2014-06-16T01:29:59Z")
> [@SenorBeef](#): > > This post has no place in this thread and whatever you’re hinting at is shitty. Already reported. ---
**Author:** ![Maserschmidt](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/maserschmidt/32/18829_2.png) [@Maserschmidt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Maserschmidt)\ **Post date:** [June 16, 2014, 1:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/game-of-thrones-4-10-the-children-6-15-14-no-spoilers/690819/8 "2014-06-16T01:32:22Z")
> [@CalMeacham](#): > > ?.. What the hell is your problem? You know better than this. Don’t be a jerk. ---
**Author:** ![thinksnow](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/thinksnow/32/2849_2.png) [@thinksnow](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/thinksnow)\ **Post date:** [June 16, 2014, 1:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/game-of-thrones-4-10-the-children-6-15-14-no-spoilers/690819/9 "2014-06-16T01:37:32Z")
FYI: **DO NOT watch the ‘Previously On GoT’ Recap on tonight’s finale** Don’t watch the recap for tonight’s episode as it ruins a lot of surprises going into to tonight, and it happens to spoil a lot of the main events. ---
**Author:** ![Sampiro](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/2acd7d/32.png) [@Sampiro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sampiro)\ **Post date:** [June 16, 2014, 1:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/game-of-thrones-4-10-the-children-6-15-14-no-spoilers/690819/10 "2014-06-16T01:44:43Z")
[QUOTE=oft wears hats] “Smasth de beetlesth! Smasth de beetlesth!” [/QUOTE] Just in case anybody hasn’t seen it: [George R.R. Martin as Orson cartoon](http://unrealitymag.bcmediagroup.netdna-cdn.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/06/martin-500x500.jpg) Also in case anybody hasn’t seen it: [The GoT Father’s Day Commercial](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fgwqIyWKdUI) ---
**Author:** ![CalMeacham](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/calmeacham/32/35_2.png) [@CalMeacham](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CalMeacham)\ **Post date:** [June 16, 2014, 2:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/game-of-thrones-4-10-the-children-6-15-14-no-spoilers/690819/11 "2014-06-16T02:12:08Z")
What are people upset about? That suggestion did not remotely give anything away. ---
**Author:** ![ataraxy22](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ataraxy22/32/307_2.png) [@ataraxy22](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ataraxy22)\ **Post date:** [June 16, 2014, 2:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/game-of-thrones-4-10-the-children-6-15-14-no-spoilers/690819/12 "2014-06-16T02:16:33Z")
> [@CalMeacham](#): > > What are people upset about? That suggestion did not remotely give anything away. It did. You ruined the surprise for me! ☹ ---
**Author:** ![Fear\_Itself](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/fear_itself/32/19637_2.png) [@Fear\_Itself](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Fear_Itself)\ **Post date:** [June 16, 2014, 2:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/game-of-thrones-4-10-the-children-6-15-14-no-spoilers/690819/13 "2014-06-16T02:20:37Z")
Best. Episode. Ever. ---
**Author:** ![Suburban\_Plankton](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/suburban_plankton/32/219_2.png) [@Suburban\_Plankton](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Suburban_Plankton)\ **Post date:** [June 16, 2014, 2:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/game-of-thrones-4-10-the-children-6-15-14-no-spoilers/690819/14 "2014-06-16T02:21:23Z")
> [@CalMeacham](#): > > What are people upset about? That suggestion did not remotely give anything away. You \*may \*technically be correct, but it was still a shitty thing to post. The only reason for it was to say “I read the books, and I know something that you don’t know…” You’ve been around long enough to know that’s against the rules in this thread. ---
**Author:** ![Acsenray](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/acsenray/32/4519_2.png) [@Acsenray](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Acsenray)\ **Post date:** [June 16, 2014, 2:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/game-of-thrones-4-10-the-children-6-15-14-no-spoilers/690819/15 "2014-06-16T02:26:24Z")
> [@CalMeacham](#): > > What are people upset about? That suggestion did not remotely give anything away. If I hadn’t already read the books, it would have been a huge fucking hint. That was a shitty thing to do. ---
**Author:** ![iiandyiiii](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/iiandyiiii/32/7924_2.png) [@iiandyiiii](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/iiandyiiii)\ **Post date:** [June 16, 2014, 2:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/game-of-thrones-4-10-the-children-6-15-14-no-spoilers/690819/16 "2014-06-16T02:26:45Z")
Very cool episode. Loved the Brienne-Hound fight, as good a duel as the Beric-Hound or Oberyn-Mountain fights. Loved the Tyrion scenes, and his reunions. Loved to see Stannis rescuing the Night’s Watch. What was everyone’s favorite parts? Who’s going to rule now with Tywin gone? Can Cersei keep the kingdom together? Where is Tyrion headed? What’s Arya going to do in Braavos? Is the Hound really going to die? What’s going to happen at the Wall now that Stannis is there? ---
**Author:** ![DigitalC](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/ebca7d/32.png) [@DigitalC](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DigitalC)\ **Post date:** [June 16, 2014, 2:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/game-of-thrones-4-10-the-children-6-15-14-no-spoilers/690819/17 "2014-06-16T02:28:32Z")
> [@CalMeacham](#): > > What are people upset about? That suggestion did not remotely give anything away. What part of “the books do not exist” do you need explained to you? is it really that complicated? cause honestly to me it seems like an extremely simple and easy to follow rule. ---
**Author:** ![Dewey\_Finn](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dewey_finn/32/4222_2.png) [@Dewey\_Finn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dewey_Finn)\ **Post date:** [June 16, 2014, 2:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/game-of-thrones-4-10-the-children-6-15-14-no-spoilers/690819/18 "2014-06-16T02:28:43Z")
Too bad about The Hound and Brienne. In another time and place, they might have been great friends (or even romantic partners). And oddly, they were both after the same thing; Arya’s safety. ---
**Author:** ![PetW](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/d2c977/32.png) [@PetW](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/PetW)\ **Post date:** [June 16, 2014, 2:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/game-of-thrones-4-10-the-children-6-15-14-no-spoilers/690819/19 "2014-06-16T02:28:48Z")
> [@CalMeacham](#): > > What are people upset about? That suggestion did not remotely give anything away. I always thought people were a little too uppity about the no book talk rules, but you crossed the line. Dropping little hints about what’s going to happen is just a dirtbag thing to do. ---
**Author:** ![Biggirl](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/biggirl/32/3294_2.png) [@Biggirl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Biggirl)\ **Post date:** [June 16, 2014, 2:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/game-of-thrones-4-10-the-children-6-15-14-no-spoilers/690819/20 "2014-06-16T02:35:04Z")
> [@Dewey\_Finn](#): > > Too bad about The Hound and Brienne. In another time and place, they might have been great friends (or even romantic partners). And oddly, they were both after the same thing; Arya’s safety. Imagine their monster 12 pound babies. Although I think The Hound is too much of a prick for Breinne. [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/game-of-thrones-4-10-the-children-6-15-14-no-spoilers/690819.md?page=2)