13 May, 2019

In Case You MIssed It: Round 1 Highlights and What the F Happened Last Night?

In Case You MIssed It: Round 1 Highlights and What the F Happened Last Night?

Did you hear about the show?  Oh, BTW - The Round of 16 is on FIRE!

 

You might have missed some things, so we thought we'd feed you some facts and some hidden gems to watch too.

Some of the round one winners made it look so easy.  But the battle is just starting.

 

By the numbers:

  • Closest Matchup:
    • Hodor v. Night King - Wow.  In the battle of Good versus Evil, the world is pretty split. Like 50-50 split. Hodor held on by the tiniest of margins to knock the king off his throne.  Will this be a momentum builder as he takes on Cersei or did he leave it all on the field?

 

  • Worst Performing #1 Seed:
    • Cersei.  Again.  She was the least popular of the #1 Seeds in people's brackets, and gave up 34% of the vote to Ygritte - a last minute Play-In addition.  Still convincing, but is the door open for Hodor?

 

  • Unhappy Mother's Day: 
    • Catelyn Stark was the only Stark to get eliminated in the 1st Round.  The Hound showed her no mercy as only he would do, taking her out 88-12!  Send her some flowers.

 

  • Down goes Drogo!
    • Khal Drogo may have never lost a battle in Essos, but he got crushed in the People's Tournament.  Maybe he never took on Tormund Giantsbane.   Tormund 74%. Drogo 26.   

 

  • Rich Old People:
    • If you had your matchup tracker set to smart, mean, rich old people, you probably already know about Tywin v. Olenna.  But if not, she won.  BIG.  With 66% of the voters behind her, she had a very Happy Mothers Day indeed.
    • Let's see if that mo holds up in her Round 2 matchup with Bran.

 

WHO WILL SURVIVE TO THE IRON 8?  MAKE SURE YOU VOTE FOR YOUR FAVORITES!

 

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