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On June 05 2015 06:24 Gorsameth wrote:Show nested quote +On June 05 2015 04:34 Emnjay808 wrote:
Ive been wondering about the white walker attack on the wildling camp: Why didnt they have real defenses up and ready? Afaik they had a big wooden gate to keep them out. I mean surely they would have prepared some form of defense mechanism like a ring of fire or spiked barricades, right? Spikes dont do much against the undead. Good luck making a ring of fire in the middle of a snow covered wasteland. Your going to need to use wood and that will be damp and useless for fires 99% of the time.
So the Wildlings whole plan was to wait it out and hope the zombies didnt find them?
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I dont think the wildlings really had a plan to be honest
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On June 05 2015 06:39 Hexe wrote:Show nested quote +On June 05 2015 06:24 Gorsameth wrote:On June 05 2015 04:34 Emnjay808 wrote:
Ive been wondering about the white walker attack on the wildling camp: Why didnt they have real defenses up and ready? Afaik they had a big wooden gate to keep them out. I mean surely they would have prepared some form of defense mechanism like a ring of fire or spiked barricades, right? Spikes dont do much against the undead. Good luck making a ring of fire in the middle of a snow covered wasteland. Your going to need to use wood and that will be damp and useless for fires 99% of the time. So the Wildlings whole plan was to wait it out and hope the zombies didnt find them?
Ehm their plan was to break castle black and then flee further south. Those at the camp where waiting for the army to send word no?
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You get some wide shots of the defenses, there's a wooden palisade, a gate, and even some areas where archers can stand on the wooden wall for a firing platform, so its not bad. Also remember that most of the real wildling warriors were with Mance, and the people at Hardhome or w/e the name is are largely women, children, old/infirm, and whatever remaining warriors that were floating around. It's not like they had the engineering ability, time, soldiering thought, discipline, and resources to make some mega defenses
and the ones back at the camp were just waiting for the word that the castle had fallen, so it's not like they were just sitting there for no reason
It's also kinda clear that the Wildlings thought they would be under attack sometime in the near future, not like "oh shit here's the magical ice storm" sort of thing that happened out of the blue. theres a difference between knowing about a threat with the whole "winter is coming" shit and getting slapped in the face with an undead army
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On June 05 2015 06:24 Gorsameth wrote:Show nested quote +On June 05 2015 04:34 Emnjay808 wrote:
Ive been wondering about the white walker attack on the wildling camp: Why didnt they have real defenses up and ready? Afaik they had a big wooden gate to keep them out. I mean surely they would have prepared some form of defense mechanism like a ring of fire or spiked barricades, right? Spikes dont do much against the undead. Good luck making a ring of fire in the middle of a snow covered wasteland. Your going to need to use wood and that will be damp and useless for fires 99% of the time.
Generally speaking, the coldest places on earth are also the driest. So not really sure what makes you say the wood would be damp.
Anyway, I think the defences are what they should have been. Given their level of technology, it's on the level of what we'd expect.
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I know TL is the most trustworthy forum out there, is the next episode this week or in 2 weeks time? 
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Poll: Next episode?This week (14) 82% In two weeks (3) 18% 17 total votes Your vote: Next episode? (Vote): This week
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Aotearoa39261 Posts
It should be airing on Sunday.
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June 7th isn't even a holiday? Why wouldn't it be this week
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wildlings doesn't really have engineering knowledge and resources for that lol.. and yeah they probably didn't expect the attack is coming that soon.
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also their tactic against white walkers is not to stand and fight, but to flee, so it makes sense that the place is lightly defended. It's not made to withstand attacks, it's made to delay them
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On June 05 2015 17:20 FFGenerations wrote:
keep rowing!!!! damnit
Gendry knew what was up 2 seasons ago >_>
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On June 05 2015 19:17 oGoZenob wrote:
also their tactic against white walkers is not to stand and fight, but to flee, so it makes sense that the place is lightly defended. It's not made to withstand attacks, it's made to delay them
But then it doesnt make any sense that they picked a place between a cliff and the sea. If they relied on fleeing from this place.
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On June 05 2015 19:43 Mafe wrote:Show nested quote +On June 05 2015 19:17 oGoZenob wrote:
also their tactic against white walkers is not to stand and fight, but to flee, so it makes sense that the place is lightly defended. It's not made to withstand attacks, it's made to delay them But then it doesnt make any sense that they picked a place between a cliff and the sea. If they relied on fleeing from this place.
Near the sea to be able to fish for food?
Cliff to be kinda hidden and sheltered?
I agree that the location seems kinda odd for a camp that is waiting for word from the main army that the Wall has fallen.
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On June 05 2015 19:48 Gorsameth wrote:Show nested quote +On June 05 2015 19:43 Mafe wrote:On June 05 2015 19:17 oGoZenob wrote:
also their tactic against white walkers is not to stand and fight, but to flee, so it makes sense that the place is lightly defended. It's not made to withstand attacks, it's made to delay them But then it doesnt make any sense that they picked a place between a cliff and the sea. If they relied on fleeing from this place. Near the sea to be able to fish for food? Cliff to be kinda hidden and sheltered? I agree that the location seems kinda odd for a camp that is waiting for word from the main army that the Wall has fallen.
I dont think they were waiting for a word from the main army. This is the main army or rather its remnants that fled after being routed in Stannis' attack.
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I have a question
White Walker respawn hability has any requirements?
Like, in an all out war that takes hours/days at the wall do they get an extra soldier whenever they kill a crow/wilding ? That seems terribly imbalanced
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