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"Game of Thrones: The Book SPOILERS Post"
Sat Feb-04-12 02:47 PM by ZooTown74

  

          

This has become a post containing book spoilers, so we've decided to make this a general book spoilers post rather than zap it or go through and edit out all spoilers (hell, we want to watch the show too!).

If you want to discuss the upcoming season, then go ahead, but be aware that people are giving away spoilers about the books, so therefore this is NOT the official season 2 post. We'll create that one as we get closer to the premiere date of April 1.



*** Original Post Starts Here: ***

Season starts on April 1st, and while I know that's still 2 months away the trailers started rolling out yesterday. So I thought... why the hell not start the thread.

I just finished A Feast for Crows a few weeks ago but I don't exactly have the time for A Dance wit Dragons yet. But I'm hoping to get there soon.

That being said, I think A Clash of Kings and A Storm of Swords (which will be seasons 2 and 3) are the best of the books, so this season should be a monster. One thing I am a bit concerned about is length. Books 2 and 3 are much longer than book one, but are still gonna get the same 10 episode treatment, so a lot is likely to be cut out. I hope to the Old Gods that they don't cut what's happening on the wall.

And so with all that being said: Here's the trailers that have been released so far.


Trailer 1: A Shadow
http://youtu.be/rOzXsqoJhtE

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"You can't beat white people. You can only knock them out."

  

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Cannot wait, just started book 4 too
Jan 30th 2012
1
HBO is gonna have to increase the budget for that one
Jan 31st 2012
2
      It's confirmed that the S2 penultimate episode will be it
Jan 31st 2012
3
           Neil Marshall? Oh my.
Feb 01st 2012
4
           Awwwww shit!
Feb 01st 2012
5
           Hell Yes!
Feb 02nd 2012
7
           interesting
Feb 02nd 2012
8
I can see I'm going to have to avoid these posts.
Feb 01st 2012
6
yeah, this is getting bad
Feb 02nd 2012
9
Just reading through this thing and some people are being
Feb 02nd 2012
10
      Didn't we have two posts last season?
Feb 03rd 2012
11
i can't wait for april!!!
Feb 04th 2012
12
Well since we've ruined this
Feb 04th 2012
13
From the trailer, I gotta say I imagined Melisandre a lot hotter
Feb 05th 2012
14
After marathon session to see full s2. I stand by this statement
Jul 28th 2012
187
mods: can you at least call the thread something more like...
Feb 05th 2012
15
C'mon mods! There's already a GoT: The Book thread!
Feb 07th 2012
16
      No
Feb 14th 2012
19
           Then how is this thread different from the other GoT: The Book post?
Feb 14th 2012
20
Production in Iceland
Feb 14th 2012
17
Looks like the Frostfangs will get the treatment I was hoping for
Feb 14th 2012
18
so Game of Thrones is the third-highest rated show in HBO history
Feb 28th 2012
21
S3 is gonna be ridiculous
Feb 28th 2012
22
New Trailer // Simpsons intro
Mar 05th 2012
23
Season 1 Blu-ray/DVD is out btw
Mar 07th 2012
24
Just finished, questions/musings
Mar 16th 2012
25
finished all the books? (NUCLEAR SPOILERS AHEAD)
Mar 16th 2012
26
      i remember reading that and discounting it
Mar 16th 2012
27
      waitaminute yo.
Apr 06th 2012
42
      Towards the end of Storm O' Swords
Apr 06th 2012
43
           see, i remember (spoilers)
Apr 06th 2012
44
           Littlefinger too.
Apr 06th 2012
45
      Just finished the last book. SPOILER TALK-STAY AWAY
Jul 06th 2012
173
           re:
Jul 06th 2012
175
                RE: re:
Jul 06th 2012
176
                it's hardly the...smoking (sorry) gun
Jul 06th 2012
177
                     RE: it's hardly the...smoking (sorry) gun
Jul 06th 2012
178
                RE: re:
Jul 07th 2012
179
                     RE: re:
Jul 07th 2012
180
                          RE: re:
Jul 07th 2012
181
                               RE: re:
Jul 07th 2012
182
                                    RE: re:
Jul 11th 2012
183
Okay, so let's S2 show-Clash of Kings comparisons & thoughts:
Apr 02nd 2012
28
I like the changes so far
Apr 02nd 2012
29
It's thoroughly unimportant but...
Apr 02nd 2012
30
we're going to see a lot more Robb than in the books
Apr 02nd 2012
31
On Dragonstone
Apr 02nd 2012
32
I watched episode 2 last night, it's on HBO Go and teh torrentz
Apr 05th 2012
33
Well, I really don't like this part:
Apr 05th 2012
34
Nah, ya both wrong
Apr 05th 2012
35
      I'm gonna hafta go back then and check on that
Apr 05th 2012
36
           Yeah, Im gonna check it out myself cause it seemed pretty clear
Apr 05th 2012
37
                My memory suggests you're correct.
Apr 05th 2012
38
                Well I reread that chapter...
Apr 06th 2012
39
                     I win the golden cookie
Apr 06th 2012
40
                     oh damn--
Apr 06th 2012
46
Melisandre and Stannis... (book 2 spoilers within)
Apr 06th 2012
41
      RE: Melisandre and Stannis... (book 2 spoilers within)
Apr 06th 2012
47
           RE: Melisandre and Stannis... (book 2 spoilers within)
Apr 10th 2012
48
margaery FUCKING tyrell (spoilersdoesthisevenmatter)
Apr 17th 2012
49
its why i'm torn
Apr 17th 2012
50
      ...
Apr 17th 2012
51
           huh ...
Apr 17th 2012
55
                Oh absolutely
Apr 02nd 2013
209
                     its not sansa's fault she doesnt have her wolf
Jan 28th 2014
412
I happy with the handling of the dreams/skin walking
Apr 17th 2012
52
Bran's talk w/ the Maester was about as bluntly as they could put it
Apr 17th 2012
53
Yeah you're right.
Apr 17th 2012
56
i gotta go back and rewatch the last dream scene again
Apr 17th 2012
54
i caught that...thought it was pretty cool
Apr 30th 2012
76
the book was more more of a brush off
Apr 18th 2012
57
      I could see the Reed kids being cut...
Apr 18th 2012
58
           i guess they could fold them into osha
Apr 19th 2012
59
                further reed discussion (spoilers)
Apr 19th 2012
60
                     I believe that's what will happen (ADWD SPOILERS)
Apr 19th 2012
61
birth of the shadow was perfect. better than the book, even.
Apr 23rd 2012
62
LOL. My fiance was like, "WTFis THAT?!?!?!?!"
Apr 23rd 2012
63
after re-watching it didnt seem like Tywin had needle...
Apr 30th 2012
77
      yep, noticed that on a rewatch
Apr 30th 2012
78
RE: Wildfire (book 2 spoilers)
Apr 30th 2012
64
You think they're intentionally dumbing down the show?
Apr 30th 2012
65
Yeah, I was confused with the 'dumbing' down of Tyrion
Apr 30th 2012
66
I'm not sure they'll even include
Apr 30th 2012
67
Wait just a second here.... (Wildfire SPOLIERS and shit)
Apr 30th 2012
68
      We are gonna have to nominate someone to re-read the part!
Apr 30th 2012
69
      I was thinking the same thing.
Apr 30th 2012
70
      I'm not home where my books are but the answer might be in ch. 20
Apr 30th 2012
72
      this sounds very familiar
Apr 30th 2012
71
      from A Clash of Kings:
Apr 30th 2012
73
           RE: from A Clash of Kings:
Apr 30th 2012
74
           Thanks for digging that up
Apr 30th 2012
75
Robb flirting w/ ol' girl on the battlefield (Book 3 - SoS spoilers)
Apr 30th 2012
79
I'm telling you. I closed my book when that happened.
Apr 30th 2012
80
      My dude-I had near the same reaction.
May 05th 2012
81
           http://img803.imageshack.us/img803/2746/martinumad.jpg
May 05th 2012
82
                Ned Stark!
May 06th 2012
83
Dying to see who plays Roose Bolton's bastard.
May 06th 2012
84
Yeah I like the curve ball they threw us
May 07th 2012
85
Iono, part of me wishes they'd gone the Reek route
May 07th 2012
86
      as great as Reek was
May 07th 2012
87
           It'd be a little more obvious with the visual cue
May 07th 2012
88
           yeah it was a little confusing in the book
May 07th 2012
89
Who else was waiting for "You know nothing, Jon Snow"??
May 08th 2012
90
I just hope they don't go down the path of
May 08th 2012
91
Whoa... that would be absolutely terrible...
May 08th 2012
92
MAN! It's happening!
May 15th 2012
98
      Maybe it won't be so bad
May 15th 2012
101
We finally got it!!
May 14th 2012
93
I'm liking most of the diversions (ACOK SPOILERS)
May 14th 2012
95
RE: We finally got it!!
May 14th 2012
96
Yep
May 14th 2012
97
I think Cateln freeing Jamie before finding out about...
May 15th 2012
99
      I'm on the show's side with this part:
May 15th 2012
100
      welp...nevermind
May 21st 2012
107
That was not at all the delivery I had imagined
May 14th 2012
94
Man shit does NOT end well for Theon Greyjoy does it?
May 17th 2012
102
That chapter, more than any, was raw and haunting
May 18th 2012
103
Disappointed they cut the scene where Arya slit that guards throat...
May 21st 2012
104
They're totally mixing it all up. Pissing me off.
May 21st 2012
105
      Yeah seems like they're going a bit too fast
May 21st 2012
106
      lol ... you said riverlands
May 21st 2012
109
      Arya being Twyin's cupbearer made me assume
May 21st 2012
108
      Yeah, it's important that Arya cuts the guy's throat to get out
May 22nd 2012
112
One thing that is bugging me
May 22nd 2012
110
It's the one deviation that's bothered me in the show
May 22nd 2012
111
Clash of Kings questions
May 25th 2012
113
RE: Clash of Kings questions
May 25th 2012
114
so very much so.
May 25th 2012
115
I'll venture a go at these without spoiling what you don't already know
May 25th 2012
116
Not sure about favourite...
May 25th 2012
117
      dat boy Joff wanted to slaughter you
May 25th 2012
118
           Well King's Landing is a shitty place to live in general
May 25th 2012
119
Man it's pretty cool to see Stannis fight
May 28th 2012
120
i think i've enjoyed almost all the changes
May 29th 2012
121
im okay with it all.
May 29th 2012
122
if anything, they need to cut out even more characters
May 29th 2012
124
      If that's the case
May 29th 2012
125
           That's why they're gonna have to split it into two seasons
May 29th 2012
127
                Edmure Tully is being cast
May 29th 2012
128
                Well, that's a start (Book 3 spoilers)
May 29th 2012
130
                The thing is though
May 29th 2012
129
                According to the AV Club
May 29th 2012
131
                     Good to hear that they indeed plan on spreading the book over...
May 29th 2012
134
                          Still kinda surprised
May 29th 2012
136
                               considering how slow the homey is with writing them
Jun 05th 2012
149
                                    I wonder if Martin will really finish it in two more books
Jun 05th 2012
151
                                         I honestly don't see how he pulls it off in two books
Jun 05th 2012
152
                                         Oh no
Jun 08th 2012
167
A bit disappointed Tyrion was less disfigured
May 29th 2012
123
Eh, it was a slash all the way across his face.
May 29th 2012
126
Season 3 Cast List (spoilers duh) swipe from EW
May 29th 2012
132
RE: Season 3 Cast List (spoilers duh) swipe from EW
May 29th 2012
133
No Patchface? Damn, that would have been a cool role....nm
May 29th 2012
135
      Yes it would...EYE KNOW...OH OH OH!!!! nm
Jun 04th 2012
140
           LMAO @ this.
Jun 06th 2012
154
Man, they really should've had Dany drink that Shade of the Evening
Jun 04th 2012
137
I was light-weight disappointed with that whole sequence
Jun 04th 2012
138
      I really wish they would've shown her vision that forshadowed
Jun 04th 2012
141
           hell nah...
Jun 04th 2012
146
                Yeah, it seems like they don't want to even hint @ the RW
Jun 05th 2012
153
I guess that I understand why they made it ambigious who destroyed...
Jun 04th 2012
139
I love how this post has fewer spoilers overall
Jun 04th 2012
142
I was looking for Samwell to hit one of the others with the dragonglass ...
Jun 04th 2012
143
Man, they did Xaro wrong, though
Jun 04th 2012
144
RE: Man, they did Xaro wrong, though
Jun 05th 2012
148
      No, I mean in context, that shit was deserved
Jun 05th 2012
150
           RE: No, I mean in context, that shit was deserved
Jun 07th 2012
155
                Dany pretty much just disses Xaro over and over
Jun 07th 2012
156
I'm glad they didn't have Sam hit 'em with the Dragonglass this episode
Jun 04th 2012
145
      RE: I'm glad they didn't have Sam hit 'em with the Dragonglass this epis...
Jun 05th 2012
147
Just started Storm of Swords
Jun 07th 2012
157
songs in books have never worked for me
Jun 07th 2012
158
i hate them.
Jun 07th 2012
159
yea i agree and a *lot* of fantasy books do it.
Jun 07th 2012
160
I can't wait til you come back in here
Jun 07th 2012
161
the reaction should be good
Jun 08th 2012
164
RE: Just started Storm of Swords
Jun 08th 2012
162
Yeah, the song translated really well to film
Jun 08th 2012
168
<inserts bookmark here> nm
Jun 08th 2012
163
EVERY scene? like ... EVERY scene?
Jun 08th 2012
165
lol after the 1st one...every. single. one
Jun 08th 2012
166
Hated the songs in LOTR BUT this is different. In particular
Apr 07th 2013
213
      That's The Rains of Castamere
Apr 07th 2013
214
I about 200 pages from finishing Dance of Dragons
Jun 18th 2012
169
he removed an arya chapter from adod and moved it to the next book
Jul 06th 2012
174
Feast For Crows: Yay or Nay?
Jun 25th 2012
170
the rest of the series is a bit wandering and plodding
Jun 25th 2012
171
ain't this the truth
Jun 25th 2012
172
Having a HARD time getting through this beginning
Jul 14th 2012
185
It does relatively wander and plod but I still thoroughly enjoyed it
Apr 08th 2013
217
Season 3 Cast Reveal
Jul 14th 2012
184
Holy shit-PERFECT casting for Jojen Reed.
Jul 27th 2012
186
Yeah, great casting all around
Jul 28th 2012
188
      That's the lil' homie from Love Actually, right?
Jul 30th 2012
191
Why hello there Missandei
Jul 28th 2012
189
Could this be Ramsay Bolton???
Jul 28th 2012
190
Anyone else having difficulty remembering what they read vs. saw
Apr 01st 2013
192
Same here. I'm with you.
Apr 01st 2013
193
I was mostly okay with it. I understood most of the choices.
Apr 01st 2013
194
      I'm hoping belwas is introduced still (spoiler I guess)
Apr 01st 2013
195
      RE: I'm hoping belwas is introduced still (spoiler I guess)
Apr 01st 2013
196
      I wish they would've tried :(
Apr 02nd 2013
202
It's hard to not be a snob. [Season 3, Ep 1]
Apr 01st 2013
197
I disagree with some of this...
Apr 01st 2013
198
I know WHY it turns out the way it does... (ie budget)
Apr 01st 2013
199
Did the wildlings let the wights out unintentionally?
Apr 01st 2013
200
      I don't think it's been established what caused the White-Walkers
Apr 01st 2013
201
I agree here
Apr 02nd 2013
208
I think i'm going to re-read the novels
Apr 02nd 2013
203
They sort of played up his gluttony
Apr 02nd 2013
204
i complain about a lot... so I try to not care about casting...
Apr 02nd 2013
205
Yeah, the Mountain sucked last season
Apr 02nd 2013
206
      It's the same guy from season 2, supposedly.
Apr 02nd 2013
207
           SPARTACUS SPOILER FOR THOSE WHO DIDN'T READ THE BOOKS YET (lol)
Apr 03rd 2013
212
I wouldn't suggest it
Apr 02nd 2013
210
      ive only seen one episode of the t.v. series
Apr 03rd 2013
211
Season 3, Ep 2
Apr 08th 2013
215
Yeah ... this was the book/season that was gonna show weakness
Apr 08th 2013
216
I agree completely with that take on Catelyn's monologue
Apr 08th 2013
218
RE: I agree completely with that take on Catelyn's monologue
Apr 08th 2013
219
came in here to comment on this ...
Apr 09th 2013
222
      I still think they will do it
Apr 09th 2013
234
I liked it
Apr 08th 2013
220
Hahaha you've read it all up til now right?
Apr 08th 2013
221
      Haha ... Yeah, I'm read up
Apr 09th 2013
224
the maergery on screen would have been awesome on the page
Apr 09th 2013
223
I always imagined her more Lucille Bluth
Apr 09th 2013
225
damnit
Apr 09th 2013
227
RE: the maergery on screen would have been awesome on the page
Apr 10th 2013
238
I'm pretty sure Roose's scouts are the Brave Companions
Apr 09th 2013
226
i dont think Vargo has been cast. I searched and there was nothing, just...
Apr 09th 2013
228
So the Bolton scout, Locke, is filling Hoat's role
Apr 09th 2013
230
      Holy shit, that WAS Noah Taylor!
Apr 09th 2013
231
qyburn was introduced in the first episode of this season
Apr 09th 2013
229
Ah, I missed that.
Apr 09th 2013
232
yeah and i'm mad about it
Apr 09th 2013
236
absolutely agreed
Apr 09th 2013
235
So I'm almost done with book 3
Apr 09th 2013
233
Unfortunately
Apr 10th 2013
237
You just gotta give em the benefit
Apr 10th 2013
239
Honestly, live-action sword fights are NEVER impressive
Apr 10th 2013
240
I was thinking of the edge-dance part specifically
Apr 10th 2013
241
Good point on the budget
Apr 10th 2013
242
      spartacus makes me less forgiving--
Apr 10th 2013
243
           Slow mo action scenes and over the top cgi blood
Apr 11th 2013
244
yeah ...give it time
Apr 11th 2013
245
      I read the books over a year ago though
Apr 12th 2013
246
Just finished Book 3 holy crap!
Apr 12th 2013
247
Now you know why they don't want us in that other thread
Apr 12th 2013
248
book 4 is fine.
Apr 17th 2013
259
      That Wire comparison is a very good one.
Apr 17th 2013
261
           i'm running through the books again.
Apr 17th 2013
264
REEK REEK
Apr 15th 2013
249
This theon story is different from the books isn't it?
Apr 15th 2013
252
I thought I had it figured out
Apr 15th 2013
253
      the "you little bastard" line seemed a giveaway
Apr 17th 2013
260
           Right. Up to the point where killed the dudes hunting Theon
Apr 17th 2013
262
                the ramsay bolton of the books ain't fretting over a couple guards
Apr 17th 2013
263
                that's true ...
Apr 17th 2013
266
                I think they had that to show how horrible Ramsay is
Apr 17th 2013
265
I have no clue what they're doing with Theon
Apr 15th 2013
255
      the flashbacks were gut wrenching for me
Apr 15th 2013
256
What's the difference b/t a Wight and The Others?
Apr 15th 2013
250
RE: What's the difference b/t a Wight and The Others?
Apr 15th 2013
251
      Thanks...can The Others be killed by fire?
Apr 15th 2013
254
What did everyone think of the last scene?
Apr 16th 2013
257
the book did a lot to establish them as bad dudes
Apr 16th 2013
258
I'm sorry Joffrey is my favorite actor on this show (major spoilers)
Apr 22nd 2013
267
Ramsay's "My lord" to Theon
Apr 22nd 2013
268
Great ep
Apr 23rd 2013
269
RE: Great ep
Apr 23rd 2013
270
Ehh, not that complex
Apr 23rd 2013
271
LOL thats what my wife and I were laughing about--
Apr 23rd 2013
272
Eh, she's kind of a boss for the rest of the Storm of Swords
Apr 23rd 2013
273
      I'm kinda of hoping that martin finishes the next book before
Apr 23rd 2013
274
           LOL. Good luck with that hope.
Apr 23rd 2013
275
omg yes
Apr 23rd 2013
276
      At least there's still Drogon Gone Wild
Apr 23rd 2013
277
           ha! true
May 01st 2013
295
I don't want Tywin to die cause he is so great on this show
Apr 29th 2013
278
RE: I don't want Tywin to die cause he is so great on this show
Apr 30th 2013
284
      Book three
Apr 30th 2013
285
           Thanks for the correction
May 01st 2013
293
                They prolly gonna try to get Tyrion to Dany
May 01st 2013
294
You know nothing, Jon Sno...oh.
Apr 29th 2013
279
Was it changed much?
Apr 29th 2013
280
      RE: Was it changed much?
Apr 29th 2013
281
           yup. pretty faithful.
Apr 30th 2013
288
                Even the wildling fellating?
Apr 30th 2013
290
                     He definintely gave her the "lord's kiss" in the book
Apr 30th 2013
291
                          Well, dang ...
Apr 30th 2013
292
                               lol.
May 02nd 2013
299
Oh Robb...
Apr 30th 2013
282
RE: Oh Robb...
Apr 30th 2013
283
      RE: Oh Robb...
Apr 30th 2013
286
      RE: Oh Robb...
Apr 30th 2013
287
      I wanna say Robb's Army was about to march on Lannisport
Apr 30th 2013
289
           Yeah, that's it. And Edmure fucked it all up
May 01st 2013
297
      thats what i gathered
May 01st 2013
296
           I don't like how the frey's seem more powerful than the tully's
May 01st 2013
298
                I never got the indication that they were a power family in absolute ter...
May 02nd 2013
300
                     They are a swing vote, if you will
May 04th 2013
301
                          ^^yep^^
May 13th 2013
309
Melisandre & Gendry
May 07th 2013
302
That's exactly what I was thinking
May 08th 2013
303
Yeah and Arya of all people was the first one to spot them
May 08th 2013
304
Ahhhh
May 13th 2013
308
How does the squire to knight process work?
May 13th 2013
305
Squiring and knighthood is tied to the Faith of the Seven.
May 13th 2013
307
      But Ned fostered at the Eyrie with John Arryn.
May 18th 2013
314
           I don't see the point you're making.
May 18th 2013
315
This show is going to fuck around a kill the Black Fish, isn't it?
May 13th 2013
306
Aww shucks
May 14th 2013
310
just coming to the end of SoS again
May 17th 2013
311
I assume they are going to introduced the Martells next season?
May 17th 2013
312
technically, yes.
May 18th 2013
313
RE: I assume they are going to introduced the Martells next season?
Jun 03rd 2013
333
It's been a while since I read it, how do we think the split will go
May 19th 2013
316
      I think it might end with Joffrey's wedding
May 19th 2013
317
      i thought the red wedding was before sansa and tyrion's
May 20th 2013
318
           RE: i thought the red wedding was before sansa and tyrion's
May 20th 2013
319
                After last night's EP, it really has to end with Joffrey's Wedding
May 21st 2013
320
                     I doubt it based on episide 9
Jun 03rd 2013
334
      Joff's wedding should be next season
May 21st 2013
321
      I kinda think Balon has to die off screen.
May 21st 2013
322
           I think they will show it - notice the opening of the show when they sho...
Jun 02nd 2013
326
                Really? In the intro credits, you mean?
Jun 02nd 2013
328
      I hope Joffrey's isn't next season
May 21st 2013
323
Winter is cooming!!!!
Jun 01st 2013
324
Must see TV
Jun 02nd 2013
325
"We'll die like father. Perhaps worse."
Jun 02nd 2013
327
That shit was well executed.
Jun 03rd 2013
329
Cotdamn...the anxiety associated with knowing what was coming
Jun 03rd 2013
330
I started cleaning my room half way through the show
Jun 03rd 2013
332
      ha!
Jun 03rd 2013
335
Ugh, extremely difficult to watch
Jun 03rd 2013
331
i guess theyre gonna show the mutilation--
Jun 03rd 2013
336
EXACTLY!
Jun 03rd 2013
337
      The book character was completely different
Jun 03rd 2013
342
           Yeah, in the book she's the daughter of a family with ties
Jun 03rd 2013
344
I don't think the wedding was done all that well...
Jun 03rd 2013
338
this review sums up about how I felt.
Jun 03rd 2013
340
i think the band was wrong
Jun 04th 2013
359
There had better be some fucking redemption for the Starks
Jun 03rd 2013
339
But that's what makes Martin's writing so good
Jun 03rd 2013
341
lol, I can't wait for Sansa to live through the last book
Jun 03rd 2013
343
      I used to hate Sansa. Now I just kinda feel terrible for her. Every othe...
Jun 07th 2013
369
           she's a survivor.
Jun 07th 2013
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Again, this season has to end with Joff's wedding
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Ehh, it's not about satisfaction
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That would get me so hype for next season.
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But the season has been building to Joffrey's Wedding
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Agreed
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I would like it to end with them saying their vows
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RE: I would like it to end with them saying their vows
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doubt it--
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      RE: doubt it--
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      They can easily introduce the Red Viper next season
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Between the fourth and fifth books
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Take this with a grain of salt (io9 swipe)
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This
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I imagine they'll skip much of Book 4
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           RE: I imagine they'll skip much of Book 4
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                but hows that work?--
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                     RE: but hows that work?--
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                          Seriously, worst chapeters in all the books
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                               Yeah, the Dorne stuff is more central to the plot
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George R.R. Martin Interview on Conan 06-05-2013
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" Now you know why your nerdy friend were depressed 13 yrs ago"
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Great interview
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what happened to the GoT NO SPOILERS thread?
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I'm guessing it was a victim of yesterday's board crash
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just finished a re-read and I don't know how the show
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Last two books happen simultaneously
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      agreed
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RE: Shae
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RE: Shae
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      True
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           agreed
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Was going to post this on the other thread...
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Destroy All Monsters: HBO's GAME OF THRONES Is Better Than The Books
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not yet, but they definitely can be after this
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      this i can agree with
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Last episode of Season 4 will be...
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Dang so that means that ASOS will strech well into season 5.
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This is what GRRM envisioned the Iron Throne to look like
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Wow
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The first one is awesome.
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Anyone read the Dunk & Egg novellas?
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yep--
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That's some good shit
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how'd you get your copy?
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Fuck. Book 5 was pure heat.
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The Selmy chapters are some of the best in the series so far imo
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      SELMEY, is one of the best characters all-around.
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GRRM tired of hearing "Write Faster"
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1500 pages though? 2 years. Please, 7 GODS?
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      He's gotta strike while his heart rate is still hot
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           RR, is an old ass bish! I agree.
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Help me out: Just finished TV season 3. Haven't read the books
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Also, where is the season 3 TV thread?
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The S3 thread was lost along with a few other PTP stuff unfortunately
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      that's exactly what I wanted to read about:-(
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The show is great but the books experience is even greater imo
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shit, it doesn't come back on tv until spring 2014
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started with TV; then read the books.
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i would read the books
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Just finished the 4th book
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At one of these Q&A sessions, someone asked what Brienne's
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      Got it. Thanks.
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Winds of Winter sample chapters
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damn near forgot half of the last two books now
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      Welcome to my pain
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           pretty much
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Another excerpt
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that was satisfying.
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That was great.
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Now I see why he put out this chapter
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I'm so glad there's a book spoilers post!
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Dontos
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      Jamie
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Anyone have the World of Ice and Fire?
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I got it. The shit is like a fucking encyclopedia.
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i'm CTFU
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topaz
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1. "Cannot wait, just started book 4 too"
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Battle of the B________r is gonna be fucking glorious.

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2. "HBO is gonna have to increase the budget for that one"
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I could almost see them skipping it like they did with Tyrion's battle in season 1...

I could also see them skipping some other "big" scenes for the same reason.

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3. "It's confirmed that the S2 penultimate episode will be it"
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*minor spoilers and such*
http://grrm.livejournal.com/237806.html

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4. "Neil Marshall? Oh my."
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Dope.

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Nice

  

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8. "interesting"
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6. "I can see I'm going to have to avoid these posts."
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9. "yeah, this is getting bad"
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even ___ out certain titles is spoiler-ish to a degree. I'll refrain from here on, or else we're going to have another Wire S4 debacle.

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10. "Just reading through this thing and some people are being"
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stupid with it. We're going to have to start another thread when the season starts.

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11. "Didn't we have two posts last season?"
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I hadn't read the books at that point, so I'm not sure.

  

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12. "i can't wait for april!!!"
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13. "Well since we've ruined this"
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I just want to say that I'm really looking forward to seeing Brienne kicking butts.

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14. "From the trailer, I gotta say I imagined Melisandre a lot hotter"
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didn't show her very long, but she's skinnier and younger than she was written.

  

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187. "After marathon session to see full s2. I stand by this statement"
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15. "mods: can you at least call the thread something more like..."
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"Game of thrones: season two (for book readers)"

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16. "C'mon mods! There's already a GoT: The Book thread!"
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n/m

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19. "No"
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20. "Then how is this thread different from the other GoT: The Book post?"
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This isn't even about the book.

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17. "Production in Iceland"
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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sfkOD5AzAkE

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18. "Looks like the Frostfangs will get the treatment I was hoping for"
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yesyesyes!

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21. "so Game of Thrones is the third-highest rated show in HBO history"
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behind The Sopranos and True Blood, respectively. with people now reading the books, and the monstrous Blu-Ray sales about to come, I expect viewership to grow even more in S2. True Blood has been on decline for awhile and Boardwalk Empire's ratings have dipped ever since the S1 premiere.

anyway, that's good news for the future of the show. I've heard that S3 will start shooting in June, with the adaptation of "A Storm of Swords" taking place over S3 and S4.

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22. "S3 is gonna be ridiculous"
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Smart to spread that out over a split season, hopefully they can diverge a little from the A Feast for Crows story-line when that comes up.

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23. "New Trailer // Simpsons intro"
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This trailer was posted already but lost in the calamity

http://youtu.be/UV3RflsNxak

That song, Seven Devils, is so perfect.

And yesterday the Simpsons intro was their homage to GoT. Its kinda cool.

http://io9.com/5890410/watch-the-simpsons-game-of-thrones-intro?tag=gameofthrones

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24. "Season 1 Blu-ray/DVD is out btw"
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This blu-ray only feature called Complete Guide to Westeros is pretty cool, some of the stuff in the History and Lores section are very informative even for the book readers. It touches on topics like the The Night's Watch, Valyria, Aegon's arrival and Robert's rebellion. They're narrated by various characters and it's good for getting different perspectives of certain events (eg. Viserys' and Robert's recount on the Sack of King's Landing would obviously be very different).

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25. "Just finished, questions/musings"
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He can't kill of Jon.
He bet not kil off TyTy.

How do Arya, Sansa, Rickon and Bran get back in the mix?
And sup with Lady Caetlyn?

Iron Born and Dorn and the slaver cities? Not a fan of any of those story lines honestly. Dany was much more interesting when she had her Kal.

As much as I hate Cersei, her evilness needs more screen time.

So who sent the dude to kill Bran?
Why Marjorie sipping on Moon Tea?
What's the Spider's Angle?

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26. "finished all the books? (NUCLEAR SPOILERS AHEAD)"
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this is more related to the original book thread, but this misnamed one will be locked in a few weeks anyway...




SPOILERS IF YOU HAVEN'T READ ALL THE BOOKS





- Jon is thought to be alive still, and Azor Ahai reborn. signs point to him being the son of Lyanna Stark and Rhaegar Targaryen.

- honestly Tyrion was getting on my nerves throughout "Dance". he's a wanted man throughout all of Westeros and the Free Cities, yet he decides to go into a crowded whorehouse? just dumb. plus he wouldn't shut up when he should, but that's his admitted flaw.

- I guess Bran is gonna be on some omnipresent shit for now. connect all the scattered Starks and whatnot. Arya is still training; maybe she'll link back up with Jaqen H'ghar (although he's supposed to be posing as Pate in The Citadel)? Davos will be sailing to get Rickon and Osha from the island of Skagos. Sansa/Alayne will be betrothed to the Vale heir (and eventually reveal herself), although Littlefinger probably has another surprise/use for her. Stoneheart I don't really like at this point. hope she doesn't kill Jaime.

- Meereen became a drag, I agree. Dany's prophecies in the House of the Undying seem to hint that she'll win back the Dothraki (which she meets at the end of ADWD). As for the Ironborn, Euron seems interesting but you can't give him a POV. please no more Aeron. I liked Dorne BTW, even though Quentyn was a bit trivial.

- I think Cersei and Tyrion are going to kill it in S2, since it's mostly about King's Landing. the clips of Headey and Dinklage have been great so far.

- Joff sent the man to kill Bran. he heard Robert saying it'd be a mercy if Bran died and stole the knife out of the King's collection. hence, why it was so sloppily arranged.

- Margaery is fucking. her first husband was gay for her brother, her second was killed by her grandmother and her current man is a fat little boy. she's great though; love her character.

- The Spider is on Team Targaryen. he's been plotting with Illyrio since book one. his place on the council is to make sure the Lannisters ruin themselves, which Cersei accomplished quite nicely. her uncle Kevan, however, is much smarter and so Varys killed him. the real question is whether or not Aegon is who he says he is. was he really stolen away before The Mountain killed Rhaegar's family, or is he just a "mummer's dragon" who was thought up by Varys to rally Dorne and The Realm for the Targaryens?

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27. "i remember reading that and discounting it"
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The part about fuck boy joffre. Don't know if him or Robert is worse. Although stamp/kitten happy Tommen gets a few smh's.

Now I gotta look up AA. The asofai forum is mad slammed.

  

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42. "waitaminute yo."
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the old lady killed joffrey? where was this revealed?
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43. "Towards the end of Storm O' Swords"
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>the old lady killed joffrey? where was this revealed?

I forget the context in how they explained it, but if you remember Grandmother was portrayed as a smart matriarch type. She kept on fishing Sansa information on what kind of person King Joffy was (and Sansa was originally afraid to come clean but said fuck it). Later on Sansa was surprised how not only they didn't cancel the wedding but how happy they looked even though she told them what a gigantic motherfucker Joffey was.

Thats why, lol.

  

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44. "see, i remember (spoilers)"
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the red viper taking credit during his talk with tyrion where he offers his services in trial by battle with the mountain.

i don't think it has been confirmed. either work for me, but i could have sworn the red viper copped to it.

  

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45. "Littlefinger too."
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MOAR SPOILERS (ACOK and ASOS)



way back in ACOK, Dontos gives Sansa a hairnet with black jewels from Asshai. he says the jewels are magic, vengeance for her father, and her way home. in ASOS, Dontos insists she wears it to Joffrey's wedding. The Queen of Thorns comes up to Sansa that night and adjusts the hairnet...then Sansa later realizes a jewel is missing.

when Sansa and Littlefinger are sailing to the Vale, Sansa keeps trying to deduce who poisoned Joffrey. Littlefinger finally asks if someone straightened her hairnet that night.

remember that Littlefinger happily volunteered to ask Margaery's hand in marriage to Joffrey (again, back in ACOK). he met with the Tyrells by himself, and explains that the old Lady Olenna kept asking questions about Joffrey's nature. those suspicions were confirmed by Sansa in King's Landing. Olenna poisoned the little king herself, or gave the jewel to Margaery to slip in Joffrey's cup. either way, they were in cahoots with Littlefinger.

as a bonus, Tyrion was made to look the guilty party, and his death would have freed Sansa from her marriage vows so that she may be paired with someone else (of Littlefinger's choosing).

just another reason why Littlefinger might end up the GOAT of this shit. and why I love the Queen of Thorns ("I was hoping for Rains of Castamere. We haven't heard that in five minutes").

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173. "Just finished the last book. SPOILER TALK-STAY AWAY"
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>this is more related to the original book thread, but this
>misnamed one will be locked in a few weeks anyway...
>
>
>
>
>SPOILERS IF YOU HAVEN'T READ ALL THE BOOKS
>
>
>
>
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>- Jon is thought to be alive still, and Azor Ahai reborn.
>signs point to him being the son of Lyanna Stark and Rhaegar
>Targaryen.

Interesting...what leads you to say that? What signs, I mean.

>- honestly Tyrion was getting on my nerves throughout "Dance".
>he's a wanted man throughout all of Westeros and the Free
>Cities, yet he decides to go into a crowded whorehouse? just
>dumb. plus he wouldn't shut up when he should, but that's his
>admitted flaw.

Yeah, I was kinda okay with him dying in the water. Guess I'll trust George
has plans for him.

>- I guess Bran is gonna be on some omnipresent shit for now.
>connect all the scattered Starks and whatnot. Arya is still
>training; maybe she'll link back up with Jaqen H'ghar
>(although he's supposed to be posing as Pate in The Citadel)?
>Davos will be sailing to get Rickon and Osha from the island
>of Skagos. Sansa/Alayne will be betrothed to the Vale heir
>(and eventually reveal herself), although Littlefinger
>probably has another surprise/use for her. Stoneheart I don't
>really like at this point. hope she doesn't kill Jaime.
>
>- Meereen became a drag, I agree. Dany's prophecies in the
>House of the Undying seem to hint that she'll win back the
>Dothraki (which she meets at the end of ADWD). As for the
>Ironborn, Euron seems interesting but you can't give him a
>POV. please no more Aeron. I liked Dorne BTW, even though
>Quentyn was a bit trivial.
>
>- I think Cersei and Tyrion are going to kill it in S2, since
>it's mostly about King's Landing. the clips of Headey and
>Dinklage have been great so far.
>
>- Joff sent the man to kill Bran. he heard Robert saying it'd
>be a mercy if Bran died and stole the knife out of the King's
>collection. hence, why it was so sloppily arranged.
>
>- Margaery is fucking. her first husband was gay for her
>brother, her second was killed by her grandmother and her
>current man is a fat little boy. she's great though; love her
>character.

Yeah, exactly who is Margaey fuckin and how can I get some of that moon tea to give to my heauxs?

Wait-I thought Littlefinger poisoned Joff, not Grandma Tyrell.


>- The Spider is on Team Targaryen. he's been plotting with
>Illyrio since book one. his place on the council is to make
>sure the Lannisters ruin themselves, which Cersei accomplished
>quite nicely. her uncle Kevan, however, is much smarter and so
>Varys killed him. the real question is whether or not Aegon is
>who he says he is. was he really stolen away before The
>Mountain killed Rhaegar's family, or is he just a "mummer's
>dragon" who was thought up by Varys to rally Dorne and The
>Realm for the Targaryens?

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>Interesting...what leads you to say that? What signs, I
>mean.

- Melisandre proclaims to see Azor Ahai in her fires, thinking it's Stannis, but many of her visions include Jon
- Rhaegar believed his son Aegon was Azor Ahai, because the comet appeared during his birth...however, if Rhaegar is Jon's father (via Ned's sister), that could have account for it as well
- Jon's betrayal by the Night's Watch has a lot of pointed details: Bowen Marsh cries and Jon's wounds smoke when he's stabbed ("born of smoke and salt"), and the knight being mauled by Wun Wun has a star for his sigil ("red star")

>Wait-I thought Littlefinger poisoned Joff, not Grandma
>Tyrell.

Littlefinger orchestrated the entire plan, but he was not present at the wedding to do the deed. the poison was in the jewels of Sansa's hairnet (given to her by Littlefinger via Dontos). at the wedding, Lady Olenna "fixes" Sansa's hairnet, taking a jewel (which Sansa later notices as missing) and putting it in Joffrey's cup herself or giving it to Margaery to do so.

Littlefinger set everything up *way* back in A Clash of Kings, when he met with the Tyrells to earn their support in the war. he knew the Queen of Thorns was protective of her granddaughter, and wasn't having some boorish king husband abuse her. also, it explains why Margaery is so much sharper than Sansa -- she was taught the game of thrones all her life by her grandmother.

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176. "RE: re:"
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Fri Jul-06-12 08:19 PM by Hitokiri

  

          

>>Interesting...what leads you to say that? What signs, I
>>mean.
>
>- Melisandre proclaims to see Azor Ahai in her fires, thinking
>it's Stannis, but many of her visions include Jon
>- Rhaegar believed his son Aegon was Azor Ahai, because the
>comet appeared during his birth...however, if Rhaegar is Jon's
>father (via Ned's sister), that could have account for it as
>well
>- Jon's betrayal by the Night's Watch has a lot of pointed
>details: Bowen Marsh cries and Jon's wounds smoke when he's
>stabbed ("born of smoke and salt"), and the knight being
>mauled by Wun Wun has a star for his sigil ("red star")
>


I don't necessarily buy this Jon as Azor Ahai theory. But I don't completely discount it. I will say though that Jon's wound "smoking" is very poor evidence. I went back and read some other Night's Watch chapters, and other people's wounds "smoke" as well. It's just the cold of the environment reacting with the heat of the blood and body.

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177. "it's hardly the...smoking (sorry) gun"
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>I don't necessarily buy this Jon as Azor Ahai theory. But I
>don't completely discount it. I will say though that Jon's
>wound "smoking" is very poor evidence. I went back and read
>some other Night's Watch chapters, and other people's wounds
>"smoke" as well. It's just the cold of the environment
>reacting with the heat of the blood and body.

and I didn't think much of it when reading it the first time, but to me the inclusion of Ser Patrek's corpse is of such specificity that it may go beyond coincidence.

introducing Patrek (who is named after a fan, but comes from a completely irrelevant house) and making pointed description of his sigil strikes me as more than world-building. having Wun Wun swing him above his head and against the wall -- like a bloody star -- seems also more than by accident. combined with the smoke and salt, and it's altogether a serious indictment.

then again, Martin fucks around with similar references to five other characters. I'm pretty sure that nobody believes or wants AA to be Stannis, Rhaegar (talk about an okie doke), Victarion or Aegon (who isn't even confirmed as a Targaryen). that leaves Dany and Jon. I'd say Jon has more going for his theory than Dragon Lady, and he's been on the front lines of the white walker battle since the start.

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178. "RE: it's hardly the...smoking (sorry) gun"
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>>I don't necessarily buy this Jon as Azor Ahai theory. But I
>>don't completely discount it. I will say though that Jon's
>>wound "smoking" is very poor evidence. I went back and read
>>some other Night's Watch chapters, and other people's wounds
>>"smoke" as well. It's just the cold of the environment
>>reacting with the heat of the blood and body.
>
>and I didn't think much of it when reading it the first time,
>but to me the inclusion of Ser Patrek's corpse is of such
>specificity that it may go beyond coincidence.
>
>introducing Patrek (who is named after a fan, but comes from a
>completely irrelevant house) and making pointed description of
>his sigil strikes me as more than world-building. having Wun
>Wun swing him above his head and against the wall -- like a
>bloody star -- seems also more than by accident. combined with
>the smoke and salt, and it's altogether a serious indictment.
>
>then again, Martin fucks around with similar references to
>five other characters. I'm pretty sure that nobody believes or
>wants AA to be Stannis, Rhaegar (talk about an okie doke),
>Victarion or Aegon (who isn't even confirmed as a Targaryen).
>that leaves Dany and Jon. I'd say Jon has more going for his
>theory than Dragon Lady, and he's been on the front lines of
>the white walker battle since the start.


I obviously hadn't read enough into the theories because I completely missed the Ser Patrek stuff. That is very intriguing.

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179. "RE: re:"
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>>Interesting...what leads you to say that? What signs, I
>>mean.
>
>- Melisandre proclaims to see Azor Ahai in her fires, thinking
>it's Stannis, but many of her visions include Jon
>- Rhaegar believed his son Aegon was Azor Ahai, because the
>comet appeared during his birth...however, if Rhaegar is Jon's
>father (via Ned's sister), that could have account for it as
>well

It is an interesting theory. The Rhaegar/Lyanna stuff confuses me. So he was already married to Elia of Dorne and had 2 kids, then was smitted with Lyanna when he saw her at the tournament & gave her the rose. Then what--flipped his shit and kidnapped her?


>- Jon's betrayal by the Night's Watch has a lot of pointed
>details: Bowen Marsh cries and Jon's wounds smoke when he's
>stabbed ("born of smoke and salt"), and the knight being
>mauled by Wun Wun has a star for his sigil ("red star")

Man, I wish I paid more attention to those Azor Ahai prophecies. The only one I remember is the one about him killing his wife or something... which makes me think-- (and it's a stretch, I know) could Ygritte's death be another sign? Even though Jon's arrow wasn't the one that did it, it very well could have and she died under his command.


>>Wait-I thought Littlefinger poisoned Joff, not Grandma
>>Tyrell.
>
>Littlefinger orchestrated the entire plan, but he was not
>present at the wedding to do the deed. the poison was in the
>jewels of Sansa's hairnet (given to her by Littlefinger via
>Dontos). at the wedding, Lady Olenna "fixes" Sansa's hairnet,
>taking a jewel (which Sansa later notices as missing) and
>putting it in Joffrey's cup herself or giving it to Margaery
>to do so.

Ah yes!! I forgot about that shit!


>Littlefinger set everything up *way* back in A Clash of Kings,
>when he met with the Tyrells to earn their support in the war.
>he knew the Queen of Thorns was protective of her
>granddaughter, and wasn't having some boorish king husband
>abuse her. also, it explains why Margaery is so much sharper
>than Sansa -- she was taught the game of thrones all her life
>by her grandmother.

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180. "RE: re:"
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>It is an interesting theory. The Rhaegar/Lyanna stuff
>confuses me. So he was already married to Elia of Dorne and
>had 2 kids, then was smitted with Lyanna when he saw her at
>the tournament & gave her the rose. Then what--flipped his
>shit and kidnapped her?

I think the "kidnapped and raped" bit was a projection from Brandon Stark and Robbie Baratheon. Ned's memory of Lyanna at the Tower of Joy doesn't seem to reflect such an atrocity -- perhaps her and Rhaegar just ran away together.

I agree tho, their relationship is awkwardly conceived, but we don't know much about them aside from secondhand flashbacks. I do believe that Jon Snow is her son, she died in childbirth, and her last words of "promise me, Ned" were to raise him as his own (while never telling anyone of his conception).

>Man, I wish I paid more attention to those Azor Ahai
>prophecies. The only one I remember is the one about him
>killing his wife or something... which makes me think-- (and
>it's a stretch, I know) could Ygritte's death be another sign?
> Even though Jon's arrow wasn't the one that did it, it very
>well could have and she died under his command.

yep, people think Ygritte's death supports it as well.

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181. "RE: re:"
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>>It is an interesting theory. The Rhaegar/Lyanna stuff
>>confuses me. So he was already married to Elia of Dorne and
>>had 2 kids, then was smitted with Lyanna when he saw her at
>>the tournament & gave her the rose. Then what--flipped his
>>shit and kidnapped her?
>
>I think the "kidnapped and raped" bit was a projection from
>Brandon Stark and Robbie Baratheon. Ned's memory of Lyanna at
>the Tower of Joy doesn't seem to reflect such an atrocity --
>perhaps her and Rhaegar just ran away together.

Right... So Ned was doing Catelyn dirty but it was with Ashara, right? And that baby died in childbirth or something like that.


>I agree tho, their relationship is awkwardly conceived, but we
>don't know much about them aside from secondhand flashbacks. I
>do believe that Jon Snow is her son, she died in childbirth,
>and her last words of "promise me, Ned" were to raise him as
>his own (while never telling anyone of his conception).
>
>>Man, I wish I paid more attention to those Azor Ahai
>>prophecies. The only one I remember is the one about him
>>killing his wife or something... which makes me think-- (and
>>it's a stretch, I know) could Ygritte's death be another
>sign?
>> Even though Jon's arrow wasn't the one that did it, it very
>>well could have and she died under his command.
>
>yep, people think Ygritte's death supports it as well.


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>Right... So Ned was doing Catelyn dirty but it was with
>Ashara, right? And that baby died in childbirth or something
>like that.

well, I don't think Ned was necessarily having an affair at all. he was definitely into Ms. Dayne at some point, but who knows how far it went. of course, he couldn't really refute that, because he needed a cover story for Jon's existence (Robert wanted all Targaryen children dead). and Jon *was* family to Ned -- just not a bastard, but a nephew.

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183. "RE: re:"
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>>Right... So Ned was doing Catelyn dirty but it was with
>>Ashara, right? And that baby died in childbirth or
>something
>>like that.
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>well, I don't think Ned was necessarily having an affair at
>all. he was definitely into Ms. Dayne at some point, but who
>knows how far it went. of course, he couldn't really refute
>that, because he needed a cover story for Jon's existence
>(Robert wanted all Targaryen children dead). and Jon *was*
>family to Ned -- just not a bastard, but a nephew.

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28. "Okay, so let's S2 show-Clash of Kings comparisons & thoughts:"
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- Interesting choice that they have Robb taking Jamie with hm as a prisoner as he goes on his campaign of carnage. Makes sense though, because Robb is just about "off-screen" for the entirety of "CoK" and Jamie spends most of his time unseen in a dungeon. And they already had the Catelyn/Jamie confrontation in the last scene of Season 1. I've got nothing against them showing Robb doing his conquering.

- However, it occurred to me last night that by doing this, they've completely eliminated the non Cat/Lysa members of the Tully family from the show. And the Tully's weren't there last year either. I feel some kinda way about that, 'cause 1) Brynden the Black Fish is a bad-ass and 2) They continue to be pretty important in the books aheads as well, from what I understand.

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29. "I like the changes so far"
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Give Robb some more screen time | I wonder what the over/under is for total lines for Rickon this season are.


You read this yet --> http://insidetv.ew.com/2012/03/30/game-of-thrones-showrunners-season-2/

they are going to put some of book 3 stuff in this season to get thing moving forward more.

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30. "It's thoroughly unimportant but..."
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I really wanted them to follow the trend of the books of starting with a new/unknown character and then killing them off. In season 1, they opened the same as in the book, but here they pushed that part to the middle.

Like I said, it's very nitpicky, but it would've been a nice touch.


Also, I thought they did a nice job with the wolves, considering their importance, and that if they're gonna continue to show Bran you can't avoid the wolves. But I thought they maybe should've established that Ghost is still with Jon.

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31. "we're going to see a lot more Robb than in the books"
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- as for Riverrun, I think Benioff and Weiss are leery of establishing another location to the already sprawling map. the Tullys are non-critical at this point, and in the future, they can easily write around them. I do love The Blackfish though.

- I am waiting to see how they'll deal with the omission of the Reed children. from what I've read they were never cast or listed, so I imagine Osha is going to pick up the slack there.

- loved the fact they had Joffrey comment on his mother's possible incest. that was never quite touched upon in the books, and it seems very natural that Joffrey would question Cersei about it. expanding on the infanticide of Robert's bastards was also a smart move.

- lastly, Nicolas Coster Waldau was very coy about whether or not his attempted escape from Riverrun will be translated in the show, so here's hoping.

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32. "On Dragonstone"
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Thought Maester Cressen was way too obvious when putting in the poison, Melisandre was sitting right in front of him too lol, and in the book she took the first sip from the cup.

So Ser Cleos Frey was replaced with 'Alton Lannister', understandable since some viewers would've been confused like "aren't the Freys on the Starks' side?"

Hopefully we'll get to see Riverrun eventually, I'd love to see that castle on screen, it always seemed like a cool location surrounded by water.

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33. "I watched episode 2 last night, it's on HBO Go and teh torrentz"
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And whoa!! I'm not sure if I like how this is all playing out.

SHOW SPOILERS





























They're really jumping the gun here. I thought it was weird that in the first episode they were already asking "What happens to Craster's sons?" And it's already being addressed here in the second episode! That isn't addressed in the books for a looong time. Where is that? A storm of swords? Maybe the writers are worried that people will have forgotten about Craster by the time they actually do return to him... But shit

And Stannis having sex with Melisandre? I don't really like that either. What made them throw that I in wonder? Just the HBO titty quota? I liked the book's dynamic between them... Stannis always seemed unsure of what to think of her... but her methods were working so he rolled with it. He never gave himself to her completely and would let her know when he thought she was going too far. All that kinda goes out the window now.

I did like the scene with Ghost... it actually did look better than Rob and Grey Wind.

And lol at Gendry being the only one who can tell Arya's a girl. She sprouting breasts already! They're obviously gonna have to out her earlier.

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34. "Well, I really don't like this part:"
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>Stannis always seemed unsure of what to think of her... but
>her methods were working so he rolled with it. He never gave
>himself to her completely and would let her know when he
>thought she was going too far. All that kinda goes out the
>window now.

Yeah, that seems really wack. It's pretty clear Stannis doesn't love or even really like his wife, but it's pretty clear he wouldn't fuck someone else. His main characteristics are being grim and determined; I'd say if anything, he's asexual. I think you pegged their dynamic correctly, and them sleeping together flies in the face of that.

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35. "Nah, ya both wrong"
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>>Stannis always seemed unsure of what to think of her... but
>>her methods were working so he rolled with it. He never gave
>>himself to her completely and would let her know when he
>>thought she was going too far. All that kinda goes out the
>>window now.
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>Yeah, that seems really wack. It's pretty clear Stannis
>doesn't love or even really like his wife, but it's pretty
>clear he wouldn't fuck someone else. His main characteristics
>are being grim and determined; I'd say if anything, he's
>asexual. I think you pegged their dynamic correctly, and them
>sleeping together flies in the face of that.

IF YOU HAVEN'T READ BOOK 2 DONT READ THIS!!!



They were fucking; the book is pretty clear on that. She had succubus tendencies and she used his lifeforce for her magic. She admitted as much when Davos helped her with the 'assassination' when the demon popped out of her pussy...she even said something like...'He's getting weak and I need new dick to get this magic off and popping' *wink* *wink* to Davos

  

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36. "I'm gonna hafta go back then and check on that"
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Because that's not how I remember things.

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I mighta just read the passage the first time after watching like a female vampire flick or something, lol.

  

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Considering Stannis and Melisandre weren't POV characters through the first 4 books, it's no wonder that we can't be absolutely positive they were fucking. But just like there was plenty of suggestion that Renly smoked cock on the regular, Melisandre was pretty clearly exerting control over most of Stannis' court, and I believe one of the more zealous weirdos (Axel Florent?) gave us some hints that that control was rooted in sex.

  

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39. "Well I reread that chapter..."
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And its not quite as you remembered it but more suggestive than I remembered it.
In the beginning Davos mentions that Melisandre has been sharing Stannis' bed chamber (pavilion is the word they use). And he wonders to himself if she's doing that to pray with him or if she has another way to soothe him to sleep.

And then when she gives birth to the shadow creature it says of Davos "He knew that shadow. As he knew the man who'd cast it"
So I was definitely lost in the obliqueness of that line the first time I read it. I guess the shadow was Stannis.' In which case, she probably made it with his seed...


Edit: And I just found this from ASoS

Davos: "You are the mother of darkness. I saw that under Storm's End, when you gave birth before my eyes."

Melisandre: "Is the brave Ser Onions so frightened of a passing shadow? Take heart, then. Shadows only live when given birth by light, and the king's fires burn so low I dare not draw any more to make another son. It might well kill him. With another man, though... a man whose flames still burn hot and high... if you truly wish to serve your king's cause, come to my chamber one night. I could give you pleasure such as you have never known, and with your life-fire I could make..."

Davos: "... a horror."



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40. "I win the golden cookie"
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>And then when she gives birth to the shadow creature it says
>of Davos "He knew that shadow. As he knew the man who'd cast
>it"
>So I was definitely lost in the obliqueness of that line the
>first time I read it. I guess the shadow was Stannis.' In
>which case, she probably made it with his seed...

Later on Stannis throws a line to Davos about how he's has nightmares of him personally killing Renly and he doesn't know why.

You guys are 100% right that Stannis as painted one would think he would normally NEVER sleep with Melisandre, but the book makes it seems that she's really under his spell, him AND his wife.

Stannis seemed not to be 100% into the religion when we meet him, (On some, the old God's aint serve me, I might as well give this one a try' when Davos asked). On the flip side his wife was a 110% convert right off the bat. I get the impression Stannis isn't the type to sneak out of bed to get some trim...id assume since their marriage was portrayed as cold it was with his wife's permission.

  

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46. "oh damn--"
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im gonna have to re-read

  

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41. "Melisandre and Stannis... (book 2 spoilers within)"
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As BigReg pointed out, they were definitely fucking. Where do you think she got the shadow assassins from?

I don't mind the Craster thing, although the way the episode ended got me worried, not sure where they're going with that.

>I did like the scene with Ghost... it actually did look better
>than Rob and Grey Wind.

Yep, love the direwolves. I kept picturing them as the size of normal wolves when I was reading, but how they're portrayed here is definitely more accurate.

Only thing I had an issue with was Bronn being made the new commander of the City Watch. Introducing Jacelyn Bywater wouldn't have made it that confusing imo, or maybe it's a budget thing.

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47. "RE: Melisandre and Stannis... (book 2 spoilers within)"
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>Only thing I had an issue with was Bronn being made the new
>commander of the City Watch. Introducing Jacelyn Bywater
>wouldn't have made it that confusing imo, or maybe it's a
>budget thing.

i think they're trying to keep new characters to as much a minimum as possible

i'm wondering where aeron was. he's a somewhat important character considering the whole Kingsmoot

  

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48. "RE: Melisandre and Stannis... (book 2 spoilers within)"
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>i'm wondering where aeron was. he's a somewhat important
>character considering the whole Kingsmoot
>

Pretty sure Damphair is around, I spotted him in a scene with Theon in one of the behind the scenes videos.

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49. "margaery FUCKING tyrell (spoilersdoesthisevenmatter)"
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really digging the writers giving her the lady macbeth torch. in other comments sections, people are saying the TV show is benefitting from her further development in books 3 and 4. HBO was able to get her on screen from the jump as the game player she is.

really twists the wedding feast with joffrey because i had read her as being ignorant to the whole plot to keep her reactions honest, but after the scene with renly and some reconsideration ... hmmm ...

  

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50. "its why i'm torn"
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>really digging the writers giving her the lady macbeth torch.
>in other comments sections, people are saying the TV show is
>benefitting from her further development in books 3 and 4. HBO
>was able to get her on screen from the jump as the game player
>she is.
>
>really twists the wedding feast with joffrey because i had
>read her as being ignorant to the whole plot to keep her
>reactions honest, but after the scene with renly and some
>reconsideration ... hmmm ...

it does set it up differently though
before it was oh boy wait til she finds out

now its OH BOY WAIT TIL HE FINDS OUT
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51. "..."
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(SPOILERS THROUGH A Feast For Crows)

I thought Margaery always knew about Renly, being that she was so close to Loras. either way, I was a big Margaery fan in the books (it had a different spin because she was younger tho*) -- the way she manipulated Tommen and Cersei was golden. her grandmother raised her well; even Jaime comments on her intuition.

*gotta age her up for TV purposes though. not just the sex, but it's hard to keep finding adolescent actors to play main parts. I read that the writers would've written out Arya, Bran and Sansa if they didn't get the right fits.

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55. "huh ..."
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>*gotta age her up for TV purposes though. not just the sex,
>but it's hard to keep finding adolescent actors to play main
>parts. I read that the writers would've written out Arya, Bran
>and Sansa if they didn't get the right fits.

i can see writing bran out given where his story has gone over the course of the books. sansa and arya would both be quite difficult for different reasons -- sansa for where he story goes and arya from a fans' standpoint. i would be interested to know how they planned to get around those three characters.

  

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209. "Oh absolutely"
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>goes and arya from a fans' standpoint.
>

Ain't no damn way they would have had my sit fir Sansa
Sans Arya
Why?
Cause fuck Sansa
Ugh I can't stand that character
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412. "its not sansa's fault she doesnt have her wolf"
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52. "I happy with the handling of the dreams/skin walking"
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I was worried about how that would turn out in the show, or if they'd skip it all together. I think it's being done very well though. I wonder if people who haven't read the books are picking up on what's happening... I wanna ask my friends, but I don't wanna draw their attention to it if they haven't noticed already. No one has asked about it, so it seems they might not be picking up on it.

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53. "Bran's talk w/ the Maester was about as bluntly as they could put it"
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without saying exactly what's going on imo

  

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56. "Yeah you're right."
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And Bran said something like "my dreams are real."
But since my friends haven't had anything to say about it, I wonder if they get it, or don't. It could go either way. Normally they ask me some clarifying questions, but none about this.

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54. "i gotta go back and rewatch the last dream scene again"
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but did anyone else pick up that hodor looks directly at the camera/wolf with familiarity and says "hodor" as if he were saying "hi"? no anxiety, like he knew it was bran. granted the end fo the dream is pretty much a sledgehammer, but i thought the hodor part -- iiric -- was pretty sly.

  

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57. "the book was more more of a brush off"
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i liked how maester tried to identify with bran since of wonder.

the dialog was the same, but the performance sold the sympathy that he has for bran.

it seems they might ignore arya/nymera stuff since it really isn't essential to her arc, other than confirming her moms death (book 3).

digging the arya arc so far, kind of glad they compressed it as much as they did, since SO much has to happen over the next 7 eps. all arya has to do is 1) be the ghost of harrenhal and 2) escape with gendry. they can stretch that for 7 eps, and make room for danny's stuff with the warlocks, and brans escape with the reeds

  

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58. "I could see the Reed kids being cut..."
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We haven't heard anything about them in casting...

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59. "i guess they could fold them into osha"
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but they are instrumental in explaining wargs/skin walking etc.

the producers said they were keeping some casting news under wraps, so fans dont sit around expecting too much.

we shall see though.

but they are the reason bran escapes, how the cross the wall (book 3), find the children of the forrest (book 5).

we shall see

  

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60. "further reed discussion (spoilers)"
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>but they are instrumental in explaining wargs/skin walking
>etc.

that could fall to osha just as easily. the reeds real use was jojen and his green dreams acting as a gateway for bran to seek the three eyed crow.

and osha could just as easily tie that up as well having lived her life north of the wall. she would have the lore to give credence to the wargs/skin walking and know -- possibly -- of the caves where bran & company eventually end up.

  

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61. "I believe that's what will happen (ADWD SPOILERS)"
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Osha is well cast and can fill in for the Reeds quite easily. even Martin said she's a lot better character on the show than his books, and has tweaked his future writing to match that.

and to reiterate what I said above, casting kids is tough. especially with the advanced production schedule S2 was on. I think finding a believable Jojen would be rather difficult (boyish yet sage-like, without being corny), and the Reeds require a lot of exposition as well. loved them in the books, but I'm cool if they're out.

re: Rickon, he's an afterthought in the books as well, so I don't think it's necessary that they split up immediately after Winterfell. he can always get lost beyond the Wall in a future season (and looking *far* ahead, where he ends up might not be worth a full TV adaptation, depending on how it plays in The Winds of Winter).

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62. "birth of the shadow was perfect. better than the book, even."
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the Tickler was amazingly cast. he looked like he could've been a prisoner, and his nonchalance during torture was spot on. also dug the brief appearance of Roose Bolton: another perfect match between page and screen.

love the idea of having Arya be Tywin's servant; two of the best characters together (although I don't buy the Lord Lannister ever carrying around something like Needle). Tywin's scene at Harrenhal, followed with Tyrion at King's Landing, was a great way to show the similarities between father and son.

Stannis is as boorish as the books, but that parlay with Renly was really lacking (Martin always writes fantastic meetings before battles). Renly munching on a peach with a sideways lean would've been better -- they seemingly tried to reference that, but staring at an apple in his tent was a poor imitation.

my dude Hot Pie is hilarious.

last complaint: they're kinda killing Littlefinger for me. his pimp scene with Ros I didn't like but tolerated. but getting dressed down by Cersei and Margaery is out of character for (arguably) the craftiest person in Westeros. and trying to hook up with Cat after she just became a widow was embarrassingly desperate.

anyway, it's not major yet but I'm not liking the road they've started down.

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63. "LOL. My fiance was like, "WTFis THAT?!?!?!?!""
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I felt bad that I couldn't tell her.

>Stannis is as boorish as the books, but that parlay with Renly
>was really lacking (Martin always writes fantastic meetings
>before battles). Renly munching on a peach with a sideways
>lean would've been better -- they seemingly tried to reference
>that, but staring at an apple in his tent was a poor
>imitation.

Yeah, they could have played it better. I agree that Renly telling him to go "eat a peach" would have been a much better touch. Especially since they don't seem averse to lifting dialogue straight from the books when it isn't necessary (as in, a few minutes later with Mel and Davos convo as he rows her to shore).

>last complaint: they're kinda killing Littlefinger for me. his
>pimp scene with Ros I didn't like but tolerated. but getting
>dressed down by Cersei and Margaery is out of character for
>(arguably) the craftiest person in Westeros. and trying to
>hook up with Cat after she just became a widow was
>embarrassingly desperate.

I think some of it is just that they need to give the character something to do. Littlefinger spends most of the book "off-screen" and they kind of need to keep him as a visual presence. It's sort of the same thing with Tywin, who spends most of "Clash of Kings" either riding in or riding out of Harrenhal. So they make Arya has cup girl to give him a reason to be a screen (when he doesn't become the cup girl until Roose shows up). I fiugred they were doing something similar when they had Robb dragging Jamie along as he conquers, but he hasn't appeared since episode one.

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77. "after re-watching it didnt seem like Tywin had needle..."
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it looked like the knight he was speaking to about using the prisoners as laborers had it...based on the angle but it was real awkward editing.

i agree thought that'd be weird if Tywin had it. he wouldn't care about such a tiny sword...Valyrian steel or not.

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78. "yep, noticed that on a rewatch"
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64. "RE: Wildfire (book 2 spoilers)"
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http://board.okayplayer.com/okp.php?az=show_topic&forum=6&topic_id=604337&mesg_id=604337&page=#608618

Yeah I didn't like how Tyrion was a step behind in this ep. He was always ahead of everyone else in ACOK. There also hasn't been any mention of the chain so far which is a bit worrying, since chain + wildfire were essential later on and really showed Tyrion's brilliance for strategy and planning.

Renly's death was a bit underwhelming imo, I expected him to say "Cold.." followed by blood pouring out of his throat. That whole scene should've been a lot more creepier and surprising, which unfortunately wasn't possible since we've already seen the birth of the shadow in the previous ep. Also would've liked to see Loras going nuts on the other members of the Rainbow Guard, oh well.

Lastly, in the book Theon was the one who had the idea of taking Winterfell, not Dagmar. He seems too much of a dummy on the show...

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65. "You think they're intentionally dumbing down the show?"
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Through the characters?

Mentioning both Tyrion and Theon both like that really makes me think about it.

. . .
psn: sirius_fruits

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66. "Yeah, I was confused with the 'dumbing' down of Tyrion"
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I am guessing they just wanted to make Cersei smarter and they figured that since Tyrion's already the smartest guy in the room they could throw her a bone. But like you said it's problematic.

>since chain + wildfire were essential later on and really
>showed Tyrion's brilliance for strategy and planning.

Especially since they pull the rug right from under him afterwards. With him just being an 'ok' strategist defeats his whole book 2 arc: he's C-L-E-A-R-L-Y has all the bases covered as far as the game & ruling is concerned, but will never be a prime time player because of his height.

>Renly's death was a bit underwhelming imo, I expected him to
>say "Cold.." followed by blood pouring out of his throat. That
>whole scene should've been a lot more creepier and surprising,
>which unfortunately wasn't possible since we've already seen
>the birth of the shadow in the previous ep. Also would've
>liked to see Loras going nuts on the other members of the
>Rainbow Guard, oh well.

Yeah, Renly's death was pretty limp; it felt like it was a time issue. It resonated much deeper in the books, here a minute later everyone moved on, lol. Loras & Brienne should have went nuttier.

>Lastly, in the book Theon was the one who had the idea of
>taking Winterfell, not Dagmar. He seems too much of a dummy on
>the show...

I can't hate this change because ultimate it was a smart but dumb idea. I wouldn't say Theon was stupid either...Dagmar just throws him the bone of attacking the square and then Theon has that eureka moment that will presumably lead him into attacking Winterfell directly. Either way I think Theon is improved in the show; I actually feel empathy for him...on the page he was just a brat.

  

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67. "I'm not sure they'll even include"
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the chain. could be wrong though, but I would think they'd have given it a nod by now. it's not really critical for the TV show, as long as they push the wildfire idea.

I agree about Tyrion; he didn't even realize he was being mocked in the square until Bronn told him.

nearly everything with Renly has been underwhelming since his character debuted, so his mundane death was fitting. for some reason they completed whiffed on bringing his book personality to the screen. and you're right, showing the shadow birth first removed the surprise, but I'm cool with that since they had to make a concession either way (we weren't going to Storm's End).

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68. "Wait just a second here.... (Wildfire SPOLIERS and shit)"
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Now forgive me if I am incorrect here but if I remember correctly, in the book...

Wildfire was already being produced before Tyrion got to King's Landing. I thought in the book that it was Cersei who ordered the production of the wildfire along with ordering all the black smiths to create swords and armor.

Then Tyrion got wind of it, went down to see if it was true and inspect the wildfire. And the Master Pryomancer showed him what they were doing and that they were being safe, creating the wildfire in fire proof rooms or something like that.

So then Tyrion orders the pyromancers to continue and work harder. He then orders them to give empty containers to the men on the walls to begin practicing with them so they don't burn King's Landing down. He also orders the blacksmiths to start building the chain link fence as well.

Let me know if I am wrong here. I'm certain that Tyrion didn't come up with the Wildfire thing himself but he got wind of it and ordered the alchemists to work harder, produce more and for the guards to practice tossing the bottles. I'll do some more searching for it.


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69. "We are gonna have to nominate someone to re-read the part!"
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>
>Now forgive me if I am incorrect here but if I remember
>correctly, in the book...
>
>Wildfire was already being produced before Tyrion got to
>King's Landing. I thought in the book that it was Cersei who
>ordered the production of the wildfire along with ordering all
>the black smiths to create swords and armor.

Everything you wrote is as I remember it also, I just don't remember the Cersei part. I remember Tyrion going to see the pyromancer and having the conversation, but from what I remember from the book it made it sound like the pyromancers were just practicing their art for arts sake and they were surprised how better the wildfire was turning out because of the return of magic. I don't remember him originally sniffing out the idea from Cersei, or him giving the Pyromancer instructions to specifically leave her out of it.

>Then Tyrion got wind of it, went down to see if it was true
>and inspect the wildfire. And the Master Pryomancer showed
>him what they were doing and that they were being safe,
>creating the wildfire in fire proof rooms or something like
>that.
>
>So then Tyrion orders the pyromancers to continue and work
>harder. He then orders them to give empty containers to the
>men on the walls to begin practicing with them so they don't
>burn King's Landing down. He also orders the blacksmiths to
>start building the chain link fence as well.
>
>Let me know if I am wrong here. I'm certain that Tyrion
>didn't come up with the Wildfire thing himself but he got wind
>of it and ordered the alchemists to work harder, produce more
>and for the guards to practice tossing the bottles. I'll do
>some more searching for it.
>
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70. "I was thinking the same thing."
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I did the investigating last time... and I was proven wrong for it. I kinda remember things like Squad does, though...

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72. "I'm not home where my books are but the answer might be in ch. 20"
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which is the 5th Tyrion chapter in CoK

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71. "this sounds very familiar"
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73. "from A Clash of Kings:"
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Hallyne bobbed his head. "Wisdom Malliard believes we shall be able to provide a full ten thousand jars, as was promised the queen. I concur." The pyromancer looked indecently pleased with the prospect.

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Hallyne is seen in the previous Tyrion chapter accompanying Cersei as she inspects the city defenses, so it seems indeed that the queen gave the order for wildfire production. Tyrion's role was train the men to use it (to which he asks for a thousand practice pots during his meeting with Hallyne).

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74. "RE: from A Clash of Kings:"
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Sounds about right. I don't think Cersei was that clever or intelligent enough to actually come up with the idea, but she may have gotten advice from someone on the council, maybe Varys, that the alchemists could make wildfire.

I guess it has never been confirmed who gave the order, I just know that Tyrion wasn't the first one to think of it. Even though Tryion is The Dude in the series.

A lot of stuff that goes on in the TV show, usually happens behind the scenes in the books. I like to use the example of the killing of Robert's bastards. Other stuff that is a little subtle in the book, i.e. Renly and Loras, Stannis and The Red Woman getting busy, it is shown on screen.

I do think GRRM is a consultant on the show, so I'm guessing that the guys who write the show can ask GRRM about this or that to confirm if it goes with the book, or something like that.

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75. "Thanks for digging that up"
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Didn't remember that Cersei was involved. It still seemed out of character of him to beg for information from his sister though, and also him not realising he's the 'demon monkey'.

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79. "Robb flirting w/ ol' girl on the battlefield (Book 3 - SoS spoilers)"
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Man...I got a lump in my throat knowing that's the girl that is basically gonna spark the Red Wedding.

I swear the Red Wedding hurt a nigga's heart yo...I'm still fucked up off that shit.

  

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80. "I'm telling you. I closed my book when that happened."
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Then I almost threw it across the room. I literally laid on the couch for 15 minutes with the book closed, in silence. Fuming over what had just happened.


Edit:
But what's up with them changing Jeyne's name to Talia or whatever? There's one theory that she's deceiving Rob since her family isn't allied to the Starks... I hope so, because I can't see any other reason to change her name and origin.

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81. "My dude-I had near the same reaction."
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I was on a train upstate from NY and reading that shit. I had just read the last sentence of that godforsaken chapter when I reached my stop. I almost missed it because I was frozen, looking at that page with my jaw still dropped. Man, fuck George R.R. Martin.

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82. "http://img803.imageshack.us/img803/2746/martinumad.jpg"
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Nah, I understand the sentiment. I'm just waiting for the meltdown when the series gets there. People are going to lose their shit since it seems they're really building up Rob to have much more of a presence in the show.

  

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83. "Ned Stark!"
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Killing off main characters is going to become a theme on this show, people better chill and get ready.

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84. "Dying to see who plays Roose Bolton's bastard."
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Great ep this week. Assuming the dragon-napping is a set up for Dani to visit the House of the Undying. Good call. That chapter was tough to get through.

They offed Cassell early too. Didn't mind the departure from the book though.


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85. "Yeah I like the curve ball they threw us"
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for the final scene in Qarth, I didn't know what was happening lol

Didn't mind Ser Rodrick's death, but now they'll need a different way to show Ramsay's brutality later on. I like how Theon took numerous strikes before cutting off the head, just like in the book. Osha looked great naked, who would've thought a wildling would have such nice skin!

The riot was great, no complaints at all. All in all a great episode.

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86. "Iono, part of me wishes they'd gone the Reek route"
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Having Reek/Ramsay corrupt Theon even further before finally fucking him over would have worked too. They wouldn't have even had to introduce the whole Lady Hornwood plot, they could have just Reek someone the Stark's had kept in their dungeons.

>Great ep this week. Assuming the dragon-napping is a set up
>for Dani to visit the House of the Undying. Good call. That
>chapter was tough to get through.

I don't know, I really liked the House of the Undying Chapter. Shit was really creepy to me.

>They offed Cassell early too. Didn't mind the departure from
>the book though.

I understood why they did it, as they had to have Theon kill someone the audience "knew" and could identify with.

I understand that's also sorta why they had Jaquen klll The Tickler and Amory Lorch for Arya rather than the other two people he kills in the book. Though I would have liked to see Lorch humiliated and then killed by a bear, letting Yoren get his posthumous revenge.

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87. "as great as Reek was"
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his situation would be difficult to explain. it took me awhile to "get" it while reading the book, and that had more exposition.

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88. "It'd be a little more obvious with the visual cue"
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Being able to see the character and all...

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89. "yeah it was a little confusing in the book"
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it would have taken like 4 eps to introduce the new characters and have that saga play out effectively.

they had to dumb it down for tv.

  

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90. "Who else was waiting for "You know nothing, Jon Snow"??"
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Unsurprised that they seem to be rushing the Jon/Ygritte story, just like they're rushing Robb/Jeyne

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91. "I just hope they don't go down the path of"
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Jon turning his cloak without Qhorin's consent, like if he runs into Qhorin again and kills him because he's in love with Ygritte, and is siding with the wildlings, that would be terrible. I'm sure the writers wouldn't destroy his character like that though...

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92. "Whoa... that would be absolutely terrible..."
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I hadn't even thought of that... but it could definitely happen. Shit. Please don't let that happen.

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98. "MAN! It's happening!"
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I'm really not liking this deviation from the books. I swear, my absolute favorite parts of the ACoK is when they're running from Rattleshirt and they can't escape that damn eagle. From the preview for next week, Ygritte presents Jon to Rattleshirt with no other crows anywhere in sight. He's gonna turn his cloak without Qhorin's consent! Goddammit!

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101. "Maybe it won't be so bad"
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Even though Jon is questioning why they're fighting the Wildlings, he still seems very loyal to the Watch. I think Jon will remain captive and they'll run into Qhorin and the others, then battle occurs. The men of the Watch all die, with Qhorin wounded and near death. Rattleshirt tells Jon to put an end to him or he'll die himself, Qhorin tells Jon to do it and to learn about the Wildlings with his final breath...well that's how I'd have it play out at this point anyway.

The eagle part was really cool but it looks like we won't have that on the show, shame.

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93. "We finally got it!!"
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I punched the air when she said it.

Starting to get perturbed with all this diversion from the source material though.

Like-we're dealing with limited time for stuff to play out and they're wasting all this time for dragon-nappings, Kingslayer kinslaying, and Arya/Tywin scenes that never happened on the book.

I understand the need to condense some stuff but adding things instead??

Things going all out of time & shit. Cait & Brienne didn't visit Jaime in his cell until after word reached them about Bran & Rickon. Totally fuckin shit up.

I'm trying to trust them with all this but it's starting to get to me.




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95. "I'm liking most of the diversions (ACOK SPOILERS)"
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Jaime tried to escape from Riverrun in the books too (aided by his cousin, who returned with impostors among his guard). the show version was different, but just as good (actually better, IMO).

as far as including the important parts of the book, they should be able to pull it off in three more episodes:

- Jon Snow killing Qhorin and joining the Wildings
- House of the Undying (Episode 8)
- Arya's final wish from Jaqen, and her escape from Harrenhal
- Tywin Lannister leaves Harrenhal (Episode 8/9)
- Battle of Blackwater Bay (Episode 9)
- Theon (Episodes 8/9/10)
- Bran and Co. (Episode 8/10)
- Dany leaves Qarth (Episode 10)

those are just guesses, but leaving some room in episode 10 to summarize the events of King's Landing, and they're good. in fact, there will be a few parts of A Sword of Swords included in the end as well -- the writers have insisted from now on, each season will not be a 1:1 with the corresponding book, but a continuation of the larger story.

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96. "RE: We finally got it!!"
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Interesting... I've read the books four times now (except for the latest) and I'm loving the diversions from the books - it's making it even more interesting to me because I don't know what's going to happen next either. The scene's between Arya and Tywin are some of my favorite.

  

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97. "Yep"
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> I'm loving the diversions from the books -
>it's making it even more interesting to me because I don't
>know what's going to happen next either.

I agree.

>The scene's between
>Arya and Tywin are some of my favorite.

Yep all the scenes with those two have been great, also:
- Ygritte and Jon
- Tyrion and Cersei - she's much more sympathetic than in the books
- The beginning of the Karstark/Kingslayer beef, which leads to...
- MOAR Jaime please
- Daenerys' plot is the weakest part of the show imo, although her chapters in the books usually weren't my favourites.

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99. "I think Cateln freeing Jamie before finding out about..."
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...Bran and Rickon screws things up, particularly her motivation and her reaction to events that follow. (Storm of Swords spoilers):











For one, freeing Jamie in attempts to save her two surviving children is a lot more emotionally potent than freeing him because he's about to be killed by Robb's men. Her action was an emotional one, not a tactical one. Furthermore, it screws up the dynamic between her and Robb. Her freeing Jamie out of love for her two daughters causes her to understand why Robb marries the Westerling girl (he also acts out of love). It also removes a great deal of the guilt she feels when Robb eventually kills Karstark.

I'm okay with the Arya/Tywin stuff, 'cause they need to give Tywin something to do. I don't love it that she had Jaquen kill Amory Lorch; seeing fed to a bear (symbolic punishment for killing Yoren) would have been cool. I'm also okay with the North of the Wall stuff, because otherwise, there isn't a lot for Jon to do besides spend the last episode of two running. I do agree that it's important that Qhorin has to be the one that tells him to "betray" the Watch.

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100. "I'm on the show's side with this part:"
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(more Storm of Swords SPOILERS)






if Jaime is killed, Catelyn knows Sansa and Arya are as good as dead anyway. letting Jaime go is a hail mary, but that's better than letting Karstark kill him, which is a complete loss.

in the books, Robb had Jaime under control in Riverrun (for the most part). the restless mutiny the show presented only really occurred when they weren't fighting, and in ACOK, they were plenty busy on their way to Casterly Rock.

yeah, Cat had gone a little nuts after hearing about Winterfell, and that's why she acted impulsively with Jaime. but on the show, freeing Jaime is actually the most rational move, and thus easier for me to stomach (because it was a stupid decision, emotions and all, in the book).

you can still use Cat's empathy when it comes to Robb. she, after all, helped start this mess out of love for Bran. I didn't really like Catelyn in the books tho, so take all the above with some bias attached.








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107. "welp...nevermind"
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they had a good idea but effed it up with Cat's terrible, even-worse than-the-book explanation. shoulda just played up the fact Karstark was going to kill Jaime that night out of pure revenge.

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94. "That was not at all the delivery I had imagined"
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I imagined it as a more smart-assy, playful, smdh type of tone

  

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102. "Man shit does NOT end well for Theon Greyjoy does it?"
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What is dead may never die but it sure as hell can get its toes and fingers cut off.

  

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103. "That chapter, more than any, was raw and haunting"
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Like ... you could truly feel this person's sanity creeping away ... and when you learn who it is you've been seeing the world through, shit ... I dare you to not feel sympathy for that salty motherucker.

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104. "Disappointed they cut the scene where Arya slit that guards throat..."
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I wonder why they left it out? Or am I mixing scenes up or something?

To me...that was a key moment in her character arc in the book. It really showed how fucking hard she was and hastened her movement to the darker side of things.

  

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105. "They're totally mixing it all up. Pissing me off."
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She wasn't supposed to escape Harrenhall yet. Lannister forces were supposed to capture Roose Bolton and his men. She uses Jaqen H'Gar to help release them.

Then she's made Bolton's cupbearer and and all that and then escapes by distracting the guard with Jaqen's coin and then cutting his throat.

I'm enjoying the episodes and all, but pretty disappointed at the departures they're making.

Are we not gonna get Vargo Hoat and the Brave Companions?

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106. "Yeah seems like they're going a bit too fast"
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There should still be a lot more on Arya and Jaqen though, judging by episode 10's title ("Valar Morghulis"). It'll probably be a lot different than what goes down in the books though. Hopefully we'll get the Brave Companions in S3, since they're very pivotal in the Jaime/Brienne/Riverlands storyline.

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109. "lol ... you said riverlands"
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. . .
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108. "Arya being Twyin's cupbearer made me assume"
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Roose Bolton would never be in Harrenhal. I think there's good reasons for that on the show, since Bolton never really does anything there and it'd take some lengthy exposition to explain (most non-readers couldn't even name Bolton right now; he's just one of Robb's men who has shown up a couple of times for a talk).

I do agree that Jaqen could've been better overall tho.

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112. "Yeah, it's important that Arya cuts the guy's throat to get out"
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It was all about her taking control again and stopping being a "mouse" or a "ghost" or a "weasel" and becoming of wolf of Winterfell once again. Plus, they never show Jaquen giving her the coin. But on that note, the season finale is called "Valar Morghulis", so I figure Jaquen will show up then and give her the coin and change his face.

>She wasn't supposed to escape Harrenhall yet. Lannister
>forces were supposed to capture Roose Bolton and his men. She
>uses Jaqen H'Gar to help release them.

Well, techincally the Bolton men were never really captured. Hoat had switched sides already and he was supposed to break them out. Jaquen just did it instead.


>Are we not gonna get Vargo Hoat and the Brave Companions?

Well, before the season started they announced the casting of Hoat, so I assume so. Plus, the Brave Companions are very important in terms of Jamie and later the Brotherhood Without Banners. As they appear to be speeding things up, they could appear in the season finale.

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110. "One thing that is bugging me"
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Is the lack of battle prep for the seige. That was a huge thing that Tyrin was doing and showed just how smart he was and really ran shit.

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111. "It's the one deviation that's bothered me in the show"
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The changes have been pretty much slight plot changes that look like they will eventually lead to the same outcome. For instance the plot with Dany and her dragons even if it's drastically different from the book looks to be headed athe showdown at the House of the Undying with presumably the same outcome as the book.

Having Tyrion bond with Bronn and Varys the past few episodes was entertaining, but the fact he's so lost about the future battle reads nothing the book and also the character.

In the book I felt that while he knew the outcome wasn't certain the plans he had in place were solid...particularly the chain & napalm combo which was a stroke of genius.

Tyrion sad story in the book is that all the major bases covered (compassion, smarts, ruthlessness AND wartime strategy) but would never hold a seat of power. In the book 2 he put his whole family on his back and almost singlehandedly carried them to the finish line only to be treated like shit which sets up the characters future motivation. He won't have that same motivation here.

  

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113. "Clash of Kings questions"
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I’m listening to the audiobooks and I have a few quick questions:


1.When Tyrion arranges Myrcella’s marriage and she is led to the large ship that will take her away to her new home, it’s mentioned that the ship is properly named “King Robert’s Hammer”. However it is immediately followed by the statement that its oarsmen called it “Rob’s Hammer”. Since I am listening and cannot see the way it is spelled is this a statement that the common folk at King’s Landing support Robb Stark as their leader?

2.At Winterfell around the time the weird frogeater children reveal to Bran that he’s a shapechanger they mention that there is some nasty feces covered prisoner named “Reek” in the dungeon. Now I know Theon Greyjoy’s future (from sneaking looks on the internet) but ‘m not sure if this is him or not. Is the book doing a Pulp Fiction-style time jump around here? Is the Reek they mentioned the Reek that was once Theon Greyjoy? Or is Reek a name like Storm?

3.Speaking of Storm, why does Danyrys sometimes call herself Danyrys Stormborn?



Opinion questions:

As I said I’m listening on audiobook but that hasn’t stopped me from reading up on a lot of side material on the web: maps, family trees (The Lannister’s is obviously odd), house banners, fealtys, etc.; I absolutely adore it when an author creates such a believable and rich world and I like studyng it like I like studying the various cultures in the real world. So far my favorite, meaning the one I find most interesting and whose details I find wholly compelling, are the peoples of the Iron Islands. The Ironborn. They seem based off ancient Norse/Scot peoples in custom and practice. I understand they are not the most honorable of people as they’re represented, but dammit those fuckers are tough. I like the concept of “paying the iron price” and the Greyjoy’s “we do not sow”.

The Greyjoy’s are the major house of the Iron Islands correct?

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114. "RE: Clash of Kings questions"
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>1.When Tyrion arranges Myrcella’s marriage and she is led to
>the large ship that will take her away to her new home, it’s
>mentioned that the ship is properly named “King Robert’s
>Hammer”. However it is immediately followed by the statement
>that its oarsmen called it “Rob’s Hammer”. Since I am
>listening and cannot see the way it is spelled is this a
>statement that the common folk at King’s Landing support Robb
>Stark as their leader?

I'm pretty they're just referring to King Robert Barratheon. He's well known for his Warhammer (which he used to kill Rhaegar at the Trident). King's Landing have no love for the Starks; as far as they've been told, Ned Stark was a traitor.

>2.At Winterfell around the time the weird frogeater children
>reveal to Bran that he’s a shapechanger they mention that
>there is some nasty feces covered prisoner named “Reek” in the
>dungeon. Now I know Theon Greyjoy’s future (from sneaking
>looks on the internet) but ‘m not sure if this is him or not.
>Is the book doing a Pulp Fiction-style time jump around here?
>Is the Reek they mentioned the Reek that was once Theon
>Greyjoy? Or is Reek a name like Storm?

Um, I don't want to give anything away during the rest of the book here. I'll just say there's no Pulp Fiction time-jumping. Things happen in a pretty linear fashion is these books. Sometimes the end of one and the beginning of the next overlap. But there's no time jumping back and forth. Flashbacks are pretty clearly denoted.

>3.Speaking of Storm, why does Danyrys sometimes call herself
>Danyrys Stormborn?

Because she was literally born during a storm.


>The Greyjoy’s are the major house of the Iron Islands
>correct?

Yes, they are.

>Who are your favorites?

Of the Greyjoys? Um, I'm not a really big fan of them. I'm reading the third book, so I don't know too many of them yet. Damphair is a frickin' wet blanket though.

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115. "so very much so."
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>Damphair is a frickin' wet blanket though.

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116. "I'll venture a go at these without spoiling what you don't already know"
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>1.When Tyrion arranges Myrcella’s marriage and she is led to
>the large ship that will take her away to her new home, it’s
>mentioned that the ship is properly named “King Robert’s
>Hammer”. However it is immediately followed by the statement
>that its oarsmen called it “Rob’s Hammer”. Since I am
>listening and cannot see the way it is spelled is this a
>statement that the common folk at King’s Landing support Robb
>Stark as their leader?

Nope, they're just talking about Robby B.

>2.At Winterfell around the time the weird frogeater children
>reveal to Bran that he’s a shapechanger they mention that
>there is some nasty feces covered prisoner named “Reek” in the
>dungeon. Now I know Theon Greyjoy’s future (from sneaking
>looks on the internet) but ‘m not sure if this is him or not.
>Is the book doing a Pulp Fiction-style time jump around here?
>Is the Reek they mentioned the Reek that was once Theon
>Greyjoy? Or is Reek a name like Storm?

Reek is a character that gets established before Theon's fall. I guess you would call it more of a pet name, the way it gets used. But once Roose Bolton's Bastard starts getting mentioned, Reek is crucial, so follow closely.

>3.Speaking of Storm, why does Danyrys sometimes call herself
>Danyrys Stormborn?

She was born during a storm. She uses it as an alias/title, as Westerosi are wont to do: Danaerys Stormborn, Queen of the Andals and the Rhoynar and the First Men, Lord of the Seven Kingdoms, Khaleesi of the Great Grass Sea, etc., etc.

Basically, shit just makes her sound tough, don't it?

>Opinion questions:
>
>As I said I’m listening on audiobook but that hasn’t stopped
>me from reading up on a lot of side material on the web: maps,
>family trees (The Lannister’s is obviously odd), house
>banners, fealtys, etc.; I absolutely adore it when an author
>creates such a believable and rich world and I like studyng it
>like I like studying the various cultures in the real world.
>So far my favorite, meaning the one I find most interesting
>and whose details I find wholly compelling, are the peoples of
>the Iron Islands. The Ironborn. They seem based off ancient
>Norse/Scot peoples in custom and practice. I understand they
>are not the most honorable of people as they’re represented,
>but dammit those fuckers are tough. I like the concept of
>“paying the iron price” and the Greyjoy’s “we do not sow”.
>
>The Greyjoy’s are the major house of the Iron Islands
>correct?
>
>Who are your favorites?


The Greyjoys and the other Ironborns world is so interesting because it's sort of isolated from the rest of the lands and culture, and their traditions seem very odd in comparison. But in and of their own, they are some badasses. Euron is like the embodiment of all things salty. And yeah, the Greyjoys are the dominant family on the Iron Islands.

Personally, I really dig the Martells in Dorne. All these dudes have is wine, but their sense of honor and vengeance is just as strong as anyone in the north. I wish they got more shine. The females of Dorne seem to be hybrids of Brienne and Cersei ... cunning cuts, so to speak.

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117. "Not sure about favourite..."
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>Who are your favorites?

but if I'm a person in Westeros, I'd side with the Lannisters like the Tyrells did. Yes Cersei is crazy and Joffrey is a cunt, but you got Tywin who's probably the most intelligent lord in the realm, and his siblings aren't slouches either. Then you got Tyrion whose brains rival or even surpass that of his daddy's, while Jaime's one of the best swordsmen that's ever lived. I find the Lions a lot more intriguing than, say, the Starks ("honour love blah blah blah").

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118. "dat boy Joff wanted to slaughter you"
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>>Who are your favorites?
>
>but if I'm a person in Westeros

And wasn't a fan of keeping you inside of his castle during war time.

I very much doubt you'd be down with the Lannisters

  

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119. "Well King's Landing is a shitty place to live in general"
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I was thinking that Casterly Rock or Lannisport residents would have it nice.

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120. "Man it's pretty cool to see Stannis fight"
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I don't think we've ever seen him on the battlefield in the books, though it can't be helped since he's not a POV character.

The battle was tense and very entertaining, with lots of blood and gore just the way it should be. I thought they did a damn good job on showing the destructiveness of wildfire. I wonder how many non-book readers started rooting for the Lannisters without realising, and how many thought Tyrion dies at the end.

Agreed with mrhood75 in the main thread that it would've been even better if Sandor got more shine in previous episodes. I thought her scene with Sansa was going to be awkward (what with Sophie Turner being 16!) but it turned out pretty good since they portrayed Sandor in a big brother/guardian kind of way.

Drunk Cersei was fun to watch too.

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121. "i think i've enjoyed almost all the changes"
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....i don't want the show to be a word for word representation of the books, but there are things they skip over that i wish they'd done and things they added that oi really enjoyed seeing....

all in all, i'm happy with the finished product...

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122. "im okay with it all."
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Some deviations I'm okay with and I do understand that not everything is going to be word for word, action for action with the book. But there are also some things that I could have done without in regards to what the TV series deviates from. But all in all, I'm satisfied with this product, can't wait til the next episode as well as next season.

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124. "if anything, they need to cut out even more characters"
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non-readers are having a hard enough time following all the cast's motivations as is. and everybody is spread out (unlike season one), making it more difficult to connect their relationships.

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125. "If that's the case"
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the season for the third book is probably going to be WILDLY different from the book, especially the portions dealing the Arya and Danerys on the road, but Arya in particular. Could probably do half the season alone on Arya's travels.

  

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127. "That's why they're gonna have to split it into two seasons"
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Plus, there's going to be the struggle of giving stuff to do for all the characters that they've introduced in the previous two seasons, along with all the new characters.

The next season they're going to have to introduce at some point:

1. The Brave Companions
2. The Brotherhood Without Banners
3. The various overlords of cities Dany visits
4. The rest of the Tullys. I'm sorry, but large parts of book 3 don't work without Edmure, Brynden, Hoster, etc.

Plus, the Greyjoys are pretty much off-screen for the entirety of the third book. I figure they're going to want to keep Asha/Yara around, so they gotta give her things to do (probably incorporate stuff from Book 4). And Stannis spends at least half of the book sulking off-screen, so they'll probably invent some stuff to keep him an on-screen presence.

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128. "Edmure Tully is being cast"
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but I don't think we'll see the Blackfish. love the guy, but his character is non-essential at this point.

the Brave Companions are a possibly major pitfall though. their existence is a bit confusing ("wait, so they worked for him? and now they work for who? why did they just do that?"). I think it's quite possible to pare down their involvement.

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130. "Well, that's a start (Book 3 spoilers)"
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>but I don't think we'll see the Blackfish. love the guy, but
>his character is non-essential at this point.

Sad but true. That's my dude, though.

>the Brave Companions are a possibly major pitfall though.
>their existence is a bit confusing ("wait, so they worked for
>him? and now they work for who? why did they just do that?").
>I think it's quite possible to pare down their involvement.

Well, apparently they're currently casting for Vargo Hoat. I could have sworn that they announced casting for him before this current season, but apparently not. The Companios in some form a fairly essential to the story, as someone has to cut Jamie's hand off, and thus delay him and Brienne from showing up in King's Landing before its too late. They also make a good foil for the Brotherhood. They might just make them independent marauders or something. I'd like if they could somehow tie them to Roose (if for no other reason that Jamie telling Roose to tell Robb "Hello" when he sees him), but that might not be possible.

Two other characters they probably need to introduce next season as well: the Queen of Thorns and Oberyn Martell. I guess they could do this without the Queen of Thorns, but she's so fucking gangster. I'd also pay real money to see her played by Maggie Smith or Judi Dench (cliched, I know, but it'll never happen anyway so why can't I dream?). Oberyn wouldn't be needed until later on, so they could hold off casting him until a part 2 of Book 3 season.

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129. "The thing is though"
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the show has already written out some of the characters that re-occur during Arya's travels, in particular Catlyn's (sp?) family. Unless the show does a decent to great job of establishing who they are, I'm guessing they will likely ignore those characters. I understand from a logical stand point in terms of having to establish certain characters for the major events for the third book, in particular Catlyn's (sp?) family and the Red Wedding, but seeing that the show has ignored them for so long now, I can't see HBO trying to introduce them to viewers to further confuse people.

  

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131. "According to the AV Club"
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you are correct, and I am incorrect. Start of swipe:

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Here are some of the new characters coming to Game Of Thrones next season

by Sean O'Neal May 29, 2012

With the admonition that it may spoil things to learn that the next season of Game Of Thrones will introduce a whole bunch of new characters, many of whom will participate in plotlines and occasionally speak lines of dialogue, Entertainment Weekly has revealed a list of who will be joining the show next year, prompting viewers who haven't read the books to turn to their significant others and go, "Wait, who is that dude again? Why is Dragon Lady so mad at him?" They include: Mance Rayder, Daario Naharis, Edmure Tully, Ser Brynden Tully (The Blackfish), Lady Selyse Florent, Shireen Baratheon (Stannis' daughter), Olenna Redwyne (The Queen of Thorns), Beric Dondarrion, Thoros of Myr, Tormund Giantsbane, and Jojen and Meera Reed—though showrunners David Benioff and Dan Weiss say there will also be "a few others," until no working actor goes unemployed ever more. Anyway, those who have read the books may recognize some of these characters from A Storm Of Swords (the events of which will be stretched across two seasons), thus giving Game Of Thrones experts the rare opportunity to feel superior.

  

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134. "Good to hear that they indeed plan on spreading the book over..."
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...two seasons. That way, they don't have consolidate as many of the characters/plot developments, etc.

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136. "Still kinda surprised"
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because like I said before, some of the referenced characters have been introduced in the second book already and judging from the perspective of someone that hasn't read the books, trying to fit more fresh faced characters might confuse folks. Hopefully HBO will do a decent job.

One section I hope the show does a decent job with is when Sam and the Black Rangers battle The Others. Given that they show hasn't really fleshed out his character and the limitation on budget, I'm not too hopeful. But that was a great chapter in terms of character development and overall action, so maybe I'm wrong in my assumption.

  

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149. "considering how slow the homey is with writing them"
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might be a good idea to break the seasons up.

My question is, are the fans going to see it through...

  

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151. "I wonder if Martin will really finish it in two more books"
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writers know they only have one of these multi-volume epics in them. maybe he wants to milk his for all its worth (the last two novels were excessive in world-building and tangential characters).

Storm of Swords *should* be two seasons; that was smart. after that, they need to ditch the book continuity and just pull the most interesting story lines from A Feast for Crows and A Dance With Dragons. neither book "works" as its own season of television.

I think S5 and S6 (Seven Gods praying they happen) could be a lot better than the books if the writers are confident enough to do their own thing with the source material.

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152. "I honestly don't see how he pulls it off in two books"
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Seriously, with all the tangential characters and storylines he's thrown in, it doesn't seem possible. I'd always heard the plan was to wrap up all the storylines that have to do with the battle for the Iron Throne, then jump ahead like 15 years for the final book (taking us to the end of Winter) where they finally fight the White Walkers/Others on a large scale. But it seems like it's going to take more than a book to wrap up the fight for the Iron Throne and whatever is going on in Essos. Shoot, winter hasn't even come to the South yet.

>Storm of Swords *should* be two seasons; that was smart. after
>that, they need to ditch the book continuity and just pull the
>most interesting story lines from A Feast for Crows and A
>Dance With Dragons. neither book "works" as its own season of
>television.

Yeah, I gotta imagine that's how it will work. HBO is not going to want to market an entire season without Tyrion, much less no Jon Snow and no Dany. And I don't think anyone will want to watch it. And I imagine a lot of the other characters introduced in four and five fall by the wayside. The cast is crowded enough already.

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167. "Oh no"
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>(the
>last two novels were excessive in world-building and
>tangential characters).

So the fifth book introduces a ton of new characters as well? Oh no. I sludged through the first half or so of the fourth book mainly because it was hard for me to care too deeply about the new characters, muchless having to cull my memory to see which of the older characters they were related to. When the book went back to the older characters, the book flowed a lot easier for me. I have about 200 or so pages left, so I hope the end has as nice a cliffhanger as the third book did. Martin did he thing in how he ended the third book.

  

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123. "A bit disappointed Tyrion was less disfigured"
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I figured the show wouldn't have Tyrion go with half a nose based on the special effects needed, but it would have been cool to see him rock an eye-patch or something more permanent as result of the betrayal. He only got a cut on the cheek, correct? Seems like that would leave a very minor scar. I minor point to nitpick, but the books refer to the damage Tyrion got from the battle numerous times, and it would have been nice to have a physical reminder of the betrayal, muchless to see Tyrion struggle to deal with a permanent reminder of what went down.

  

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126. "Eh, it was a slash all the way across his face."
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From one side to the other. That's pretty permanent and prominent.

Like you said, they weren't going to have him have his nose chopped off. This will work instead.

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132. "Season 3 Cast List (spoilers duh) swipe from EW"
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– Mance Rayder: We’ve heard about him all season. A former member of the Night’s Watch who became the “King Beyond the Wall,” the leader of the Wildlings.
– Daario Naharis: A confident and seductive warrior.
– Jojen Reed; Meera Reed: A teenage brother and sister duo with special insights.
– Edmure Tully: A brash young member of the Tully family.
– Ser Brynden Tully (The Blackfish): Catelyn Stark’s uncle.
– Lady Selyse Florent: Stannis Baratheon’s wife.
– Shireen: Stannis’ daughter.
– Olenna Redwyne (The Queen of Thorns): Margaery Tyrell’s sharp-witted grandmother.
– Beric Dondarrion: A skilled knight who is the leader of the outlaw group Brotherhood Without Banners.
– Thoros of Myr: A red priest who follows the same religion as Melisandre.
– Tormund Giantsbane: A Wildling raider.


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133. "RE: Season 3 Cast List (spoilers duh) swipe from EW"
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>– Mance Rayder: We’ve heard about him all season. A former
>member of the Night’s Watch who became the “King Beyond the
>Wall,” the leader of the Wildlings.

Can't believe I didn't list him earlier as an essential character that they need to cast.

>– Daario Naharis: A confident and seductive warrior.

No real thoughts on dude.

>– Jojen Reed; Meera Reed: A teenage brother and sister duo
>with special insights.

Figured they'd have to introduce them at some point. Osha can only take the story so far, especially if they're going to split up Bran and Rickon.

>– Edmure Tully: A brash young member of the Tully family.

Essential to the story.

>– Ser Brynden Tully (The Blackfish): Catelyn Stark’s uncle.

The Blackfish! Yes! That's my motherfucka!

>– Lady Selyse Florent: Stannis Baratheon’s wife.

Fair enough, though I believe she was already shown in the first episode of this season, when they're burning the statues. Regardless, they need her to act as a true believer/convert to R'hollor now that Davos' son is dead.

>– Shireen: Stannis’ daughter.

Makes sense.

>– Olenna Redwyne (The Queen of Thorns): Margaery Tyrell’s
>sharp-witted grandmother.

Good. Golly she's gully.

>– Beric Dondarrion: A skilled knight who is the leader of the
>outlaw group Brotherhood Without Banners.

Another essential character, though they technically cast him already in the first season.

>– Thoros of Myr: A red priest who follows the same religion as
>Melisandre.

Another good one.

>– Tormund Giantsbane: A Wildling raider.

Another one of my favorites. Hopefully they don't try to merge him with Styrr. I like them as separate characters.

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135. "No Patchface? Damn, that would have been a cool role....nm"
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140. "Yes it would...EYE KNOW...OH OH OH!!!! nm"
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154. "LMAO @ this."
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Yeah, I was dying to hear how that silly shit is supposed to sound!


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137. "Man, they really should've had Dany drink that Shade of the Evening"
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that seen works so much better with her having drank it.

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138. "I was light-weight disappointed with that whole sequence"
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I mean, seeing Khal Drogo again was dope. Real dope. But that chapter was extra fucking creepy to me in the book, and here it didn't quite work.

And now I'm worried since they had her command the dragons to flambe the warlocks, they're not going to show her taking over Astapor, which is one my favorite scenes in Storm of Swords.

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141. "I really wish they would've shown her vision that forshadowed"
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the red wedding.

In one of the visions she sees a man with a wolf's head wearing a crown...

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146. "hell nah..."
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153. "Yeah, it seems like they don't want to even hint @ the RW"
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before it actually happens. No Ramsay this season it seems was part of that. Furthermore, depicting Roose Bolton as one of Robb's loyal lieutenants who only mentions flaying once, instead of the cold, calculating leech lord who employs men like the Brave Companions and takes over Harrenhall is another part of it.

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139. "I guess that I understand why they made it ambigious who destroyed..."
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...Winterfell, 'cause they want the big Roose Bolton reveal to have maximum impact, but man, I kinda wanted them to show Ramsay in some capacity. I do think that whole Theon in Winterfell plot was one the storylines that transferred over from the book exceedingly well. The scene with Theon's final speech was perfectly done.

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142. "I love how this post has fewer spoilers overall"
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and by ratio ... and it's the one marked SPOILERS.

If I had missed an episode I woulda been pissed going into that other post.

But as far as where the show's at, there's nothing in here that really gives too much away unless you're curious and look into what people are alluding to ... but then, that's on you ...

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143. "I was looking for Samwell to hit one of the others with the dragonglass ..."
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Maybe they are just saving that for next season. Hopefully, as that is a turning point, somewhat, for Samwell and his confidence and courage. He really doesn't stab him, just sort of holds the dagger out and trips into an other and destroys it.

Also, I didn't really like the shriek by the other, they are not fucking naz-gul. I remember reading somewhere the Others are actually fairly intelligent and have their own language.

Those are my two biggest gripes. I still enjoyed the episode and the series overall.

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144. "Man, they did Xaro wrong, though"
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He never was a big player with Dany, but he didn't have to go out like that, right?

He would have given her boats ....

but yeah, your gripes are warranted, too.

The Other are on the Children of the Forest, beyond the Shadowlands, old magic, so it would make more since that they would be more or as advanced as the local primitives.

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148. "RE: Man, they did Xaro wrong, though"
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Xaro got done right, imo. Him and Dany's handmaiden helped to plot the stealing of her dragons and the slaughter of her people. So, I believe justice was done in that sense.

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150. "No, I mean in context, that shit was deserved"
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I'm just comparing to book Xaro, and book Xaro did not get locked in his own vault.

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155. "RE: No, I mean in context, that shit was deserved"
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Forgot what happened to Xaro Xaro in the book. I am re-reading it right now. Just started CoK.

On another note, why the fuck did Robert Baratheon go hunting? WTF? His best friend buddy who is his hand just gets attacked by one of his Kingsguard, get his whole crew slaughtered and injuries his leg and King Rob just goes hunting like fuck it. I get it, that is is needed for the plot. If Robert doesn't go hunting, doesn't get killed then there really is no rest of the series and everything happens like a fairy tale. I understand that he is a terrible King and just leaves the kingdom up to the Hand and council. IDK, just seems shitty that he left with his boy just being injured at the hands of his kingsguard and takes off like that.

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156. "Dany pretty much just disses Xaro over and over"
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and he plays a minor role in the slave-trade war.

That's about it, but still ... it's not being locked in an empty vault ...

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145. "I'm glad they didn't have Sam hit 'em with the Dragonglass this episode"
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>
>Maybe they are just saving that for next season. Hopefully,
>as that is a turning point, somewhat, for Samwell and his
>confidence and courage. He really doesn't stab him, just sort
>of holds the dagger out and trips into an other and destroys
>it.

They were revealing the Others for the first time in a big cliff-hanger ending to show how serious shit is, demonstrating how royally fucked the Night's Watch is.

First episode of next season, they gotta show the Others easily massacre Mormont's, just to establish how bad-ass the Others are. Then, in like the second or third episode, show Sam and the survivors flee, and have him accidently kill one.

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147. "RE: I'm glad they didn't have Sam hit 'em with the Dragonglass this epis..."
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Got it. I can go along with that too. I'm not quite understanding why the Other looks at Sam but keeps moving though. But we will have to wait til next season.

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157. "Just started Storm of Swords"
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2 big complaints so far:

too many motherfucking songs. I hated that about LOTR and this is getting bad with that goddamned bear with no hair.

Samwell chapters?? NOOOOO!!!! He's tiresome and tedious when he's just adding to someone else's conversation. This first chapter with him is the worst moment not featuring Sansa or Dany in the entire run so far.

I REALLY am digging every other thing so far. Arya's story is cool as shit, Jamie & Brienne, and I'm liking this Queen of Thorns so far.

I FF'd every moment between Robb & his new bride in the show so I'm glad there's no long and boring love shit here. I'm glad Robb found love though, I just know this is going to be the one thing that will work out for the Starks.

  

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158. "songs in books have never worked for me"
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Game of Thrones, Lord of the Rings, Stephen King, Animal Farm...the whole enjoyment of music is hearing it. reading lyrics on their own doesn't translate.

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159. "i hate them."
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i've never once in my life read through one.

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160. "yea i agree and a *lot* of fantasy books do it."
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I don't mind a line or two, but a whole fucking song is too much and the feeling the author is trying to convey is often lost in trying to produce a clever song. Admittedly, I am also not really a poetry lover either, so I'm kinda biased when it comes to these things.

  

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161. "I can't wait til you come back in here"
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after you've gotten some more reading done.

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162. "RE: Just started Storm of Swords"
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Just skip the songs. Thats what I do. Although hearing the songs actually sung, such as The Rains of Castamere, is pretty sweet.


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168. "Yeah, the song translated really well to film"
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That shit was haunting and moody ... so perfect ...

Especially hearing the difference in tone between Bronn's version and the closing credits rendition.

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163. "<inserts bookmark here> nm"
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165. "EVERY scene? like ... EVERY scene?"
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>I FF'd every moment between Robb & his new bride in the show
>so I'm glad there's no long and boring love shit here. I'm
>glad Robb found love though, I just know this is going to be
>the one thing that will work out for the Starks.

  

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166. "lol after the 1st one...every. single. one"
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213. "Hated the songs in LOTR BUT this is different. In particular"
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I LOVED whatever song it was that they played at the Red Wedding--"And who are you that I should bow so low" or whatever it said. It was perfect.

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214. "That's The Rains of Castamere"
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169. "I about 200 pages from finishing Dance of Dragons"
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I'm pretty amazed how Martin managed to turn Theon into a sympathetic character. I actually smiled when Asha reunited with Theon. Also kind of disappointed how boring the chapter with Danerys have been, outside of her exit at the fighting pits. I'm curious how the show will punch up her storyline. The lone chapter I've read dealing with Arya almost seemed like a throwaway in that her promotion seemed to be a bit too quick, but I suppose her having some mention is better than her not being mentioned at all.

  

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174. "he removed an arya chapter from adod and moved it to the next book"
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he also moved a sansa chapter to the next book as well.

he said the next book (winds of winter) takes place immediately following adod and starts with two major battles (winterfell and mereen i assume)

true arya promotion was fast, but she was also too young to train there anyway. she used her warging to move ahead, so she takes after her brother (jon).

  

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170. "Feast For Crows: Yay or Nay?"
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I’m following these on audiobooks and I could not get enough of the first 3 books. The story in books 2 & 3 was amazing and the narrator kicks ass. I’ve finished Storm of Swords, which I loved, as well as Clash of Kings, and am debating Feast for Crows. The reason I’m hesitant is I’ve seen several reviews describing it as the weakest of the series and that it’s wandering and plodding. Mostly though, I’m hesitant because I have read ONLY negative reviews of the job the narrator does. Same narrator from the first 3 but apparently he all of a sudden changed up voices and mispronounces several names and places.

Anyhoo. Where do you rate FFC in the series? Could I skip and go to book 5 (which I’m like 99.9% I won’t do…)?

  

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171. "the rest of the series is a bit wandering and plodding"
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A Feast for Crows has a lot of Cersei, Sansa, Brienne and Sam. I know many fans hate three out of those four, and thus hate the book entirely.

I can't speak to the audiobooks, but I wouldn't recommend skipping AFFC. it's the weakest of the five so far, but there's a good deal of new stuff from Dorne and the Iron Islands that connects down the line.

the way I see it, you have four or five more years before Martin publishes another book, so you might as well go through the last two in order...

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172. "ain't this the truth"
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>the way I see it, you have four or five more years before
>Martin publishes another book, so you might as well go through
>the last two in order...

  

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185. "Having a HARD time getting through this beginning"
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SO far its a lot of pig boy and Dornish pricks. Not feeling it yet at all.

  

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217. "It does relatively wander and plod but I still thoroughly enjoyed it"
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Yes, the major characters are somewhat peripheral but there's still a lot of depth there as well as added understanding/development to characters. As Will said above, you have plenty of time until the next book so there's no hurry.

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184. "Season 3 Cast Reveal"
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http://youtu.be/rpSDSgChsaI

  

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186. "Holy shit-PERFECT casting for Jojen Reed."
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All of them actually were good choices. Psyched.


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188. "Yeah, great casting all around"
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But wow, Jojen has such a hard look to get right and they totally nailed it, that dude is perfect.

  

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191. "That's the lil' homie from Love Actually, right?"
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189. "Why hello there Missandei"
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no pedo.

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190. "Could this be Ramsay Bolton???"
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http://www.tvrage.com/news/1283/game-of-thrones-season-3-ramsay-bolton-cast

http://winteriscoming.net/2012/07/iwan-rheon-cast-in-game-of-thrones/

I'm thinking he could work. He resembles the actor they cast as Roose as well.

  

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192. "Anyone else having difficulty remembering what they read vs. saw"
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And those tv thread people get mighty touchy if a spoiler slips. I think I will just keep my Season 3 tv thoughts in this thread.

  

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193. "Same here. I'm with you."
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Watching the first episode tonight.

But yeah, the TV folks are saying if you read the books at all, they don't even want you in the thread ...

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194. "I was mostly okay with it. I understood most of the choices."
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I understand why they couldn't re-introduce Ser Barristan as Arstan; that would only work on the printed page. Still, I'm a little sad that we're not going to get Strong Belwas, who I liked quite a bit. It kind of changes the dynamic of Selmy's big reveal about Ser Jorah.

I also guess I understand why they combined Tormund and the Magnar of Thenn into one person. It seems like they're making him more Magnar than Tormund, which I'm not crazy about. I liked Tormund a lot, especially his interplay with Jon as friends. Still, the introduction to Mance was done well enough (though I wish they had him playing the lute or something).

I'm okay with them expanding Margery's role too. They kept alluding to how beloved she was in the city by the common people, so it make sense that they show her building that love. And laying the ground-work to manipulate Joffrey.

The whole Stannis/Davos storyline seems weird this season. I get most of the beats, but considering that they used the first big pay-off last season, with Stannis telling Davos he's making him his Hand, I don't really know where they go with the story this season.

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195. "I'm hoping belwas is introduced still (spoiler I guess)"
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That scene where he kills dude after toying with him in front of mareen I think was hilarious.

  

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196. "RE: I'm hoping belwas is introduced still (spoiler I guess)"
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I agree that's a great scene, but they can probably do it with Selmy instead, to show how great of a warrior he is.

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202. "I wish they would've tried :("
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>I understand why they couldn't re-introduce Ser Barristan as
>Arstan; that would only work on the printed page. Still, I'm a
>little sad that we're not going to get Strong Belwas, who I
>liked quite a bit. It kind of changes the dynamic of Selmy's
>big reveal about Ser Jorah.

The Whitebeard reveal was one of my favourite moments from ASoS. Granted, the internet would've figured it out minutes after the episode aired, unless the actor goes uncredited for the relevant eps...

There will be many opportunities to introduce Belwas in the next few seasons. We're only getting Edmure & Brynden Tully this season so I'm hopeful for Belwas.

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197. "It's hard to not be a snob. [Season 3, Ep 1]"
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For the most part, I liked the episode. But I had a few issues with it...

The opening scene (Sam and the Night's Watch)...
The way they're handling this in no way portrays the sheer terror of what has just happened/what is happening. Sam being rescued by Commander Mormot and a huge group of NW? The NW is supposed to be in disarray -- bodies everywhere and then the emergence of Sam the Slayer.
The ease at which they dealt with that Wight lessens the statement Qhorin made about Jon having killed a Wight and being able to do it again, last season. Sam the Slayer could still happen and wouldn't be difficult to work in at all, though.

Harrenhall (Robb and the Northsmen)
I have no idea what's going on here. This part is playing out a lot differently.


Wildlings of the North (Jon and Mance)
I didn't really understand Jon's statement that he wanted to be on the side who "fights for the living." How are Mance's camp the ones who fight for the living? Because they're closer to the culture (and blood) of the first men? But Mance isn't trying to fight the Others... they're trying to run! Jon wouldn't know that, of course, but it just seemed an odd reason for "wanting to join."

I thought it was a good episode though, despite my quibbles. The scene with Tyrion and Tywin was amazing. I like what they're doing with Margaery. Salladhor Saan is very likeable and had a good scene with Daavos. And I'm wondering if Belwas is gonna be introduced.

Finally, Missandei is fine as fuck. I was all "C'mon titty, c'mon titty"

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198. "I disagree with some of this..."
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>The opening scene (Sam and the Night's Watch)...
>The way they're handling this in no way portrays the sheer
>terror of what has just happened/what is happening. Sam being
>rescued by Commander Mormot and a huge group of NW? The NW is
>supposed to be in disarray -- bodies everywhere and then the
>emergence of Sam the Slayer.
>The ease at which they dealt with that Wight lessens the
>statement Qhorin made about Jon having killed a Wight and
>being able to do it again, last season. Sam the Slayer could
>still happen and wouldn't be difficult to work in at all,
>though.

Yes, the opening Samwell chapter in the book was better, but I think you're putting way too much on it here. A few things: 1) they didn't have the budget to pull off a snow battle, so the "wights are coming" scene in the S2 finale would have to do, 2) It wasn't like there was a huge number of rangers saving him. Those were the only 20, out of like the 200 that started. Now, they hadn't done quite as good a job as establishing how many Rangers there originally were out there, but they all looked battle worn, 3) Mormont knew how to kill a Wight with fire. It's how Jon Snow saved him in the first book, 4) Sam the Slayer doesn't happen until they're on their way back to the Wall, after the initial battle. They have plenty of time to establish the Wights slaughtering them as they try to return home, their fire being ineffective due to the snows, and Sam finally saving them with the dragonglass.

>Harrenhall (Robb and the Northsmen)
>I have no idea what's going on here. This part is playing out
>a lot differently.

The Mountain killed a bunch a Northerners and abandoned Harrenhall. I imagine Roose is going to end up staying there, and when Jamie and Briene get captured by Vargo Hoat, they end up there.

>Wildlings of the North (Jon and Mance)
>I didn't really understand Jon's statement that he wanted to
>be on the side who "fights for the living." How are Mance's
>camp the ones who fight for the living? Because they're closer
>to the culture (and blood) of the first men? But Mance isn't
>trying to fight the Others... they're trying to run! Jon
>wouldn't know that, of course, but it just seemed an odd
>reason for "wanting to join."

He's arguing that Mormont and the Watch were just fine with Craster sacrificing his children to the Others, so they're not really serious about protecting the people. Whereas the Wildlings are.

>I thought it was a good episode though, despite my quibbles.
>The scene with Tyrion and Tywin was amazing. I like what
>they're doing with Margaery. Salladhor Saan is very likeable
>and had a good scene with Daavos. And I'm wondering if Belwas
>is gonna be introduced.

As I said above, I think the solo intro of Selmy at the end of this episode means no Belwas. Which does kinda suck.

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199. "I know WHY it turns out the way it does... (ie budget)"
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But that doesn't mean I have to like it.

Like I said, I don't think they did a good job at displaying how terrifying that whole event is. The group of crows seems "huge" to me, because we've never seen a huddle of them like that before. They did make them look battle worn, but I think it needed more death. It's like you said, because they didn't establish well how many were out there, but that's why showing the death would be so helpful. It looks like these dudes made it through that initial thrust largely unscathed

Yes, the Lord Commander obviously knows how to kill them... but it just seemed so easy -- that was the point I was trying to make. Jon was "special" because he had done it and could do it again. They didn't even try to surround it or anything, just bloop, torch in the back.

But you're right, I got my Sam the Slayer timing a little off. Should be in the next episode or two.

I really wish they could film these scenes at night, or that they could digitally alter them...

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200. "Did the wildlings let the wights out unintentionally?"
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I think I remember in the books yingritte saying something like they came out when the wildings started digging up graves looking for the horn to bring the wall down.

  

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201. "I don't think it's been established what caused the White-Walkers"
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to reappear. They were gone for 8,000 years, then they started reappearing right around when the first book start. An explanation has yet to be given. Not sure if it's the return of the Night King or some strange revenge of Rhaegar Targaryen or what.

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208. "I agree here"
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>For the most part, I liked the episode. But I had a few
>issues with it...
>
>The opening scene (Sam and the Night's Watch)...
>The way they're handling this in no way portrays the sheer
>terror of what has just happened/what is happening. Sam being
>rescued by Commander Mormot and a huge group of NW? The NW is
>supposed to be in disarray -- bodies everywhere and then the
>emergence of Sam the Slayer.
>The ease at which they dealt with that Wight lessens the
>statement Qhorin made about Jon having killed a Wight and
>being able to do it again, last season. Sam the Slayer could
>still happen and wouldn't be difficult to work in at all,
>though.
>

It did make him look more cowardly than neccessary
Like dude is a coward but...
I don't think they pressed enough how hopeless the situation
Was and is
made him just seem freaked out about the dead body and the wight popping up
When there is a bit more going on


>and had a good scene with Daavos. And I'm wondering if Belwas
>is gonna be introduced.

I can't wait for him

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203. "I think i'm going to re-read the novels"
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I read all 5 in like a 3 and 1/2 week span last summer. Think i'm going to go back and go a little slower this time.
Also I just watched the 1st episode of Season 1 of the HBO series. I was underwhelmed by it. My biggest gripe is the actor for Robert Baratheon. in the novel he's suppose to be a Bear of a Man. Bigger than everyone except Gregor Clegane. in the t.v show he's smaller than Eddard Stark, lol.

  

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204. "They sort of played up his gluttony"
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after the stint as king.

But yeah, it's hard to imagine the dude from Still Standing ever being bulky and brawny ... but it's not impossible.

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205. "i complain about a lot... so I try to not care about casting..."
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But the only one I really don't like is the recasting of the mountain. Dude is tall, but just not scary.

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206. "Yeah, the Mountain sucked last season"
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Hasn't he been re-cast again this season? Or the guy who played him the first season is back?

I hope it's either one of those. The Mountain is supposed to inspire terror, not just be tall.

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207. "It's the same guy from season 2, supposedly."
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The guy from season 1 was dope.
I guess he took a role on Spartacus and was filming The Hobbit too.

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212. "SPARTACUS SPOILER FOR THOSE WHO DIDN'T READ THE BOOKS YET (lol)"
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I hope the Mountain comes back for The Hobbit 2...

because that dude got his face straight sliced off in like his second episode of Spartacus.

Like, a sword uppercut hitting between the chin and adam's apple, going straight up through the top of his head. Whole fucking face slid down like a piece of raw meat thrown at a window, leaving his exposed brain just pulsating in open air. It was a top-3 death on Spartacus, which is saying a LOT--that show gets pretty fucking ignorant in its death scenes.

  

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210. "I wouldn't suggest it"
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I notice hen I reread books too close to tv series/movie premieres

I get disappointed

Having a general impression woks better
This way I have favorite parts from each and can respect the genres and choices a bit better
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211. "ive only seen one episode of the t.v. series"
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215. "Season 3, Ep 2"
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The scope of the books is way too large to do in a tv series with 10 hours episodes and a limited budget.

Looks like no Bloody Mummers/Brave Companions.

Didn't really make sense to me how the Reed kids just came out of nowhere and discovered Bran and co.

We saw the seeds being sown for the NW revolts and killing of the Old Bear. As well as a foreshadowing to the Red Wedding from Karstark.

I read some other accounts of Catelyn's monologue... and it wasn't as bad to me as it was to them. But I understand their beef with it. You can read it here:


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But the scene so fundamentally betrays the character and her relationship to the setting she’s in that it’s hard to see it as anything but a very poor choice by the writers. The whole point of Catelyn Stark refusing to do anything more but tolerate Jon Snow’s presence—and that unwillingly—is that she is not his mother, and in Westeros she does not have a social or moral obligation to be his mother. She is not his step-mother, he is not her step-son—that’s not how things work in the Seven Kingdoms. Might a young Catelyn have prayed for the gods to contrive to send Jon away? Sure. Might she even have prayed for his death? I’m dubious, but in a moment of weakness even the god-fearing might do as much, so lets say it might happen. Would she regret having done so? Absolutely. But would she at any moment have considered herself a mother to Jon and responsible for him in some way? Never. Would she have put the inheritance of her own children at risk by urging Ned to legitimize Jon? Never, ever. The writers have made a fundamental change to her character. She’s still recognizably Catelyn Stark, one supposes, but it’s one who deviates sharply.

And it’s a deviation that both diminishes her, and leaves me baffled. If they were going to make a point of Jon Snow’s bastardy and his uneasy relationship with Catelyn in this episode, why in the world did they fail to use Jon’s real explanation to Mance Rayder for why he wanted to join him? Turning, as it does (and does so memorably), on Jon’s place in the world as a bastard.

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216. "Yeah ... this was the book/season that was gonna show weakness"
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if there was any ...

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218. "I agree completely with that take on Catelyn's monologue"
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Trying to humanize in her into a context that resonates with viewers rather than sticking with the context and realities of her world. Most definitely changes her character and I honestly think it may have been done to make her impending 'death' and then 'resurrection' resonate more with the audience.

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219. "RE: I agree completely with that take on Catelyn's monologue"
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>Trying to humanize in her into a context that resonates with
>viewers rather than sticking with the context and realities of
>her world. Most definitely changes her character and I
>honestly think it may have been done to make her impending
>'death' and then 'resurrection' resonate more with the
>audience.

Yep. I agree with that completely. The reason that it doesn't hit me as strongly as it did with that writer is that she says she couldn't follow through. If she would've said something like she begged Ned to legitimize Jon despite her scorn for him, and Ned refused or something like that -- then I'd be more mad about it.

The part about changing Jon's reason for joining the wildlings hits it right on the head for me though.

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222. "came in here to comment on this ..."
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>Trying to humanize in her into a context that resonates with
>viewers rather than sticking with the context and realities of
>her world. Most definitely changes her character and I
>honestly think it may have been done to make her impending
>'death' and then 'resurrection' resonate more with the
>audience.

and you captured it perfectly. writers are just trying to get a more redemptive arc for catelyn and the audience. i would be surprised if they actually go through with the resurrection storyline given what they have already cut out and how little she comes back into the books from that epilogue and beyond.

  

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234. "I still think they will do it"
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>i would be surprised if they actually go through with the resurrection storyline

It's going to be a oh shit moment after the dust is settled after the weddings.




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220. "I liked it"
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I understand why they make the changes they do, but I think I can also appreciate both materials on their own, so I'm not taking any of this personally.

Two thoughts:

The Hound shoulda been The Mountain but then there would have been no The Hound, so ... bring back season 1 The Mountain ... at least he was big enough to make The Hound look small.

And this episode, for some reason, brought home the one moment I'm really anticipating -- and likely one of the cruxes of this story -- Bran and Arya's homecomings.

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but that shit's stupid though.

  

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221. "Hahaha you've read it all up til now right?"
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You know GRRM is not about happy endings.
We all like to hope Bran and Arya will make it home... but I wouldn't get those hopes too high.

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224. "Haha ... Yeah, I'm read up"
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And not getting my hopes up ... just thinking the kids are gonna play important roles and be around for a while ...

I was thinking I'd like to see Bran and Arya reunite ... but then I remembered what's come before and sort of thought better of that ...

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but that shit's stupid though.

  

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223. "the maergery on screen would have been awesome on the page"
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the writers have done a great job back-filling her story from CoK forward ... really looking forward to her continued growth, especially with the developments in DwD.

i am in the middle of SoS right now. i'm really sad tormund has been changed from the character on the page. also, i'm in the minority with the actress playing the queen of thorns. i don't find her nearly 'thorny' enough. guess i had the dowager countess in mind or someone a bit more acerbic.

  

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225. "I always imagined her more Lucille Bluth"
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less Judi Dench

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227. "damnit"
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now i have her spilling a martini while air quoting and yelling "BITCH!" through the wall.

  

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238. "RE: the maergery on screen would have been awesome on the page"
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>also, i'm in
>the minority with the actress playing the queen of thorns. i
>don't find her nearly 'thorny' enough. guess i had the dowager
>countess in mind or someone a bit more acerbic.


agreed. thought the same thing watching it last night and wanting maggie smith to show up and take everyone there down a peg.

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226. "I'm pretty sure Roose's scouts are the Brave Companions"
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Or at least they're equivalent on the TV show. They announced before the season that they had cast someone to play Vargo Hoat, so I imagine he's the lead scout. Kind of a shame that we're not going to get Qyburn, Shagwell, and some of the others. They were amongst the most despicable characters in the books.

I also wished they ended the episode with Hoat cutting off Jamie's hand. When I read it, I thought it was a perfect way to end an episode. They could have eliminated the Catelyn sppech and worked that in.

I am feeling some sort of way about all the combining eliminating of characters. Like combining Thoros and Ton Sevenstrings, and eliminating almost all of the Brotherhood members. I'll also say that for a book that they're splitting into two seasons, they're sure burning through lots of plot quickly.

I'm also going to guess that the boy who promises to "free" Theon is really Ramsay Snow, rather than the guy that's doing the torturing.

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228. "i dont think Vargo has been cast. I searched and there was nothing, just..."
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Fan suggestions
Qyburn was in the first episode. He's the sole survivor from Harrenhal.

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230. "So the Bolton scout, Locke, is filling Hoat's role"
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http://gameofthrones.wikia.com/wiki/Locke

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231. "Holy shit, that WAS Noah Taylor!"
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Damn, I watched it and thought, "Damn, is that the manager from 'Almost Famous'/ol' boy from 'Shine'?" Apparently it is.

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229. "qyburn was introduced in the first episode of this season"
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>Or at least they're equivalent on the TV show. They announced
>before the season that they had cast someone to play Vargo
>Hoat, so I imagine he's the lead scout. Kind of a shame that
>we're not going to get Qyburn, Shagwell, and some of the
>others. They were amongst the most despicable characters in
>the books.

he was the barely alive guy in harrenhal when robb got there.

>I am feeling some sort of way about all the combining
>eliminating of characters. Like combining Thoros and Ton
>Sevenstrings, and eliminating almost all of the Brotherhood
>members. I'll also say that for a book that they're splitting
>into two seasons, they're sure burning through lots of plot
>quickly.

yup, but ...

>I'm also going to guess that the boy who promises to "free"
>Theon is really Ramsay Snow, rather than the guy that's doing
>the torturing.

this never appeared in any of the books. i'm with you that it's ramsay, but this plot could take some good screen time depending on how far they go. when we meet up with theon again after CoK, he's reek, iirc. so, lots to flesh out there if they want to explain the transformation. plus, sansa's wedding, jon raiding, bran's journey, etc. i think the book could split into two halves nicely.

  

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232. "Ah, I missed that."
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>he was the barely alive guy in harrenhal when robb got there.

I wondered what the guy was saying.

>this never appeared in any of the books. i'm with you that
>it's ramsay, but this plot could take some good screen time
>depending on how far they go. when we meet up with theon again
>after CoK, he's reek, iirc. so, lots to flesh out there if
>they want to explain the transformation.

Yeah, but it's sort of alluded to in Dance of Dragons. Plus, it sort of plays "tribute" to Clash of Kings, where Ramsay pretends to be something he's not in order to manipulate Theon. Or, in this case, give him hope before crushing him.

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236. "yeah and i'm mad about it"
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>
>I'm also going to guess that the boy who promises to "free"
>Theon is really Ramsay Snow, rather than the guy that's doing
>the torturing.

thats simon from misfits dammnit
i dont want to dislike simon
but ugh ramsay is a disgusting character
simon will do a good job =(
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235. "absolutely agreed"
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