Game of Thrones begins....

[Josquius]

Post vanished. Bah.

Just seen last episode.
That scene with the red priests- wow, now I definitely can't remember that from the books. Am I just going crazy in my old age or is this a major and interesting change? That's a scene I was looking forward to popping up in the books some day. Though the question of how Mel got so deep into enemy territory like that is there....
I'm sure in the books Gendry just faded into the background as Arya moved on, a bit of research shows he pops up later in Brienne's story. So they've decided to kill him off instead ey...interesting big change.
Part of me increasingly suspecs these extra POV scenes and changes are to keep book fans interested.

[Grey Fox]

How did she get there? It's medieval europe in a war fought by nobles. There is no front.

[The Larch]

The "Melissandre visits the Riverlands" scene was invented for the show, it's not in the books. I guess that red priests have an inbuilt GPS or something, to be able to find each other easily.

[Berkut]

What is even more silly than her ability to find Thoros is her ability to know that Thoros has Gendry to begin with.

[Habbaku]

What is even more silly than her ability to find Thoros is her ability to know that Thoros has Gendry to begin with.

Firegoddidit.

[Admiral Yi]

I asked before what the deal was with the guys torturing the Greyjoy kid and all I got was Marty posting "Boltons."

Can anyone shed some illumination on the issue for me?

[Razgovory]

The Boltons are known as notorious torturers.  They are suppose to be vassals of House Stark, but they are treacherous.

[Admiral Yi]

So they're torturing him because they like to torture?  Could be anyone?

[Eddie Teach]

Yeah, pretty much.

[Admiral Yi]

Kinky.

[Neil]

What is even more silly than her ability to find Thoros is her ability to know that Thoros has Gendry to begin with.

Or her ability to survive the maester's poison.  I, for one, am astounded and dismayed that things that could only be explained by magic are being done by a witch in a fantasy setting.  The creators should be ashamed of themselves.  This is even worse than the dragons' wings being improperly oriented to provide the proper lift required for flight, or how frozen bodies can move around as if they were thawed.

[Viking]

I asked before what the deal was with the guys torturing the Greyjoy kid and all I got was Marty posting "Boltons."

Can anyone shed some illumination on the issue for me?

No, it's not a Bolton. It's a Snow. RWhasnthappendyet

[Viking]

So they're torturing him because they like to torture?  Could be anyone?

Yes, he is not a nice person.

[Martinus]

So they're torturing him because they like to torture?  Could be anyone?

The guy who is torturing him is the bastard son of the guy who currently holds Jaimes and Brienne prisoners. While the dad is a treacherous, ruthless asshole, the bastard son is completely unhinged. He murdered his own, legitimate brother and fancies himself the legitimate heir (even if his father pretty much treats him like a rabid dog he is).

His favorite pastimes include raping, hunting (with dogs) and skinning women - not necessarily in that order. He wants to break Theon's psyche and turn him into a Westerosi version of a gimp, just for shit and giggles, because he once had a servant like this who died, and he wants a new model. He is going to castrate Theon, remove few more fingers and stuff like that.

Yes, it's GRRM doing the "ridiculously evil". 

[Viking]

And Martinus wants so suck the toes of the guy who his playing him....