Game of Thrones begins....

[Josquius]

It does seem likely Yara  is to have some nice fighty adventures to make things more exciting to watch but then she will die.
The kingsmoot will be largely skipped through, it wouldnt make good TV.


I noticed in the recent episode that Bran has shifted into a cart from Hodor's shoulders.
Guess this is an example of child actors growing too fast.
Surprised they skipped the magic gate under the wall. In the book that was a pretty awesome "Holy shit the wall really is magical" moment.

Doesn't know any of the character names, but can place ones from Skins and the British Office... Did Josquius make this? 

Odd coincidence. Just yesterday I checked up who Sam's ladyfriend was, totally didn't recognise her at all, only clicked once I read her IMDB profile.

[Viking]

What happens if the fatman can't write fast enough?

http://insidetv.ew.com/2013/06/09/game-of-thrones-future/2/

If the production does reach a crux point — if the fifth or sixth season wraps, say, and there's no new book on the shelf, well ... you might then see some maneuvering that would impress even Tywin Lannister. Martin has told the showrunners his top-secret end-game plan for Ice and Fire, but wouldn't be thrilled with the TV series progressing into that territory before he published his books. "I don't think I'd be happy with that," the author says. And neither would the producers. "We still have our fingers crossed that George will get there," Weiss says. "That's what's best for us, it's what's best for the fans. We'll cross that bridge when we get there." Adds Benioff: "Ideally the books come out first."

[Camerus]

What happens if the fatman can't write fast enough?

http://insidetv.ew.com/2013/06/09/game-of-thrones-future/2/

If the production does reach a crux point — if the fifth or sixth season wraps, say, and there's no new book on the shelf, well ... you might then see some maneuvering that would impress even Tywin Lannister. Martin has told the showrunners his top-secret end-game plan for Ice and Fire, but wouldn't be thrilled with the TV series progressing into that territory before he published his books. "I don't think I'd be happy with that," the author says.

Then here's an idea:  sit down and finish writing the goddamn books.

[Liep]

Then here's an idea:  sit down and finish writing the goddamn books.

Pool, I'll put money down on the fat man not finishing the 6th book before the show runs out of material. Other choices, he'll finish both 6 and 7, he won't finish the 7th in time.

[Viking]

Then here's an idea:  sit down and finish writing the goddamn books.

Pool, I'll put money down on the fat man not finishing the 6th book before the show runs out of material. Other choices, he'll finish both 6 and 7, he won't finish the 7th in time.

Any odds on HBO hiring Brandon Sanderson for a undisclosed job for a substantial undisclosed fee?

[Camerus]

BtW, I thought the last episode was great.  Heavy on character development, which is one of the prime reasons ASOIAF is so interesting to begin with.

*However*, I still can't get into the Dany storyline.  Apart from her tedious self-righteousness, it just seems like she is a kind of modern shoe-horned into an otherwise pre-modern world.

[The Larch]

BtW, I thought the last episode was great.  Heavy on character development, which is one of the prime reasons ASOIAF is so interesting to begin with.

*However*, I still can't get into the Dany storyline.  Apart from her tedious self-righteousness, it just seems like she is a kind of modern shoe-horned into an otherwise pre-modern world.

Yup. I found Shae's part the most puzzling though, it was something that I don't think that book Shae would have done, they're becoming two very different characters and that changes things for the future of that plotline.

[Camerus]

BtW, I thought the last episode was great.  Heavy on character development, which is one of the prime reasons ASOIAF is so interesting to begin with.

*However*, I still can't get into the Dany storyline.  Apart from her tedious self-righteousness, it just seems like she is a kind of modern shoe-horned into an otherwise pre-modern world.

Yup. I found Shae's part the most puzzling though, it was something that I don't think that book Shae would have done, they're becoming two very different characters and that changes things for the future of that plotline.

*Spoiler tag for people who read threads on a series for which the books have been written years ago but expect to find no discussion of said events in the thread*

Yeah, I hate the changes to Shae.  Her betrayal of Tyrion kind of highlighted his isolation from the world and his quest to find Tysha.  I guess it could still turn out that way in terms of character development (I'm guessing Tywin will have her killed), but still, I kind of liked the notion of Tyrion choking her with the Hands of Gold shortly before killing his "wherever whores go" dad.

[The Larch]

Psst, spoiler tags are useful. :p

[Josephus]

Holy Spoilers Batman.


In other news, that's two episdoes in a row there were no boobs. Epic fail.

[Grallon]

I quite enjoyed this episode - like a soft landing after a bumpy ride.  I think people would have flipped - even more than they have that is - had they included the last segment of the Red Wedding we saw yesterday - with Rob's... remains...  Other than that I find I'm enjoying Bran's segments much more in the show than in the books.  And anything with Daenerhys is good.



G.

[Camerus]

Psst, spoiler tags are useful. :p

Fixed.   

[The Larch]

Psst, spoiler tags are useful. :p

Fixed.   

You know we have real spoiler tags in the forum, right? 

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[Liep]

Didn't we have a GoT tv-thread, specifically to not expose anyone to the inevitable spoilers?

[Solmyr]

Yeah, I hate the changes to Shae.  Her betrayal of Tyrion kind of highlighted his isolation from the world and his quest to find Tysha.  I guess it could still turn out that way in terms of character development (I'm guessing Tywin will have her killed), but still, I kind of liked the notion of Tyrion choking her with the Hands of Gold shortly before killing his "wherever whores go" dad.

I'm fairly sure that will still happen, as a few episodes ago Tyrion gave Shae a rather prominent golden chain.