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GOT marathon in the Capital
Are you one of those eager Game of Thrones fans who hasn’t missed a single episode, hasn’t skipped a single book, has contributed to every heated reddit discussion thread on plausible fan theories?Kripa Shrestha
Are you one of those eager Game of Thrones fans who hasn’t missed a single episode, hasn’t skipped a single book, has contributed to every heated reddit discussion thread on plausible fan theories, has liked every Facebook GOT fan page, has tweeted out their frustration when George RR Martin brutally kills off your favourite character, has named their dog after a direwolf, and has re-watched the trailer of the new season countless times as you impatiently countdown to April 24? If so, the Game of Thrones Marathon may be the event for you to finally meet a fellow Lannister who matches your mighty roar with an ever mightier one, or an erudite fan who pulls out their heavily highlighted copy of A Dance with Dragons to support their “R + L = J” argument as you try to desperately shrug them off (in vain) to focus on Arya Stark mercilessly striking the first person off her kill list, and softly mutter, “Valar morghulis,” under your breath when the gruesome albeit much warranted ordeal is over.
With the doors to 360 Gaming Zone at City Centre, Kamalpokhari, opening at 10 am and the first episode of the Season 5 screening at 11, you will get to relive the season’s gory highlights on the big screen and cringe alongside fellow fans at appropriate intervals. As you take an hour long break to catch up with fellow audiences over a buffet and share your contemplative insights with anybody who will lend an ear, you will also get to participate in the enthused Game of Thrones Pub Quiz where you can flaunt your otherwise useless GOT trivia to win your team GOT t-shirts from Mymcha.
Rens Pothuizen, owner of 360 Gaming Zone, anticipates a crowd of enthusiastic fans who devotedly stay in their seats until 11 pm when the season finale finishes screening, and shares, “I know that there are GOT fans in Kathmandu, and many of them at that. There was a bar that screened the last season, and the turnout was impressive. I expect an even bigger crowd for the marathon this April.” So mark your calendars for April 23, the Saturday before the release of the sixth season, and bring a friend or two because here’s the best part—the entrance is free!