Game of Thrones begins....

[Valmy]

Harry who?

Harrold Hardyng

http://awoiaf.westeros.org/index.php/Harrold_Hardyng

[HVC]

Harry who?

dude from the vale. Heir of little lord Robert.

[Admiral Yi]

Gups, in addition to all the other Lannister weaknesses mentioned, their gold mines are tapped out.  I blame Thatcher.

[Siege]

I thought the Lannister gold crisis was an scheme to default on the iron bank.

[Admiral Yi]

I thought the Lannister gold crisis was an scheme to default on the iron bank.

Where did you get this from?

If it's a scheme it's a dumbass scheme.

[grumbler]

I am quite convinced the original intention with Littlefinger and Sansa (in the books) was for him to marry her both for personal reasons and to make a claim on the North eventually, but this was deemed too long a plotline for the TV show, and thus shall probably be dropped by Martin as well.

Why would Martin drop it.  The books and TV show have diverged, and that is infinitely to Martin's advantage.  He's still working towards his end, and the show towards its.  I very much doubt they will be the same end.  Having the same ending would make the books redundant.

[HVC]

I thought the show writers knew GRRM's ending and we're working towards the same ending, if not the exact same trail?

[crazy canuck]

I thought the show writers knew GRRM's ending and we're working towards the same ending, if not the exact same trail?

The books and the show have already diverged significantly enough that it would be unlikely that they end up in the same spot.  In any event, as Grumbler said, that wouldn't make much commercial sense.

[Josephus]

I would still read the books, even if the show borrowed from GRRM's plans.

I mean...they're, you know, so well-written and everything.

[Josquius]

Interesting theory on Azhor Ahai

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M7sh3rG96Ew

[Martinus]

Well...

Ser Pounce:



My cat, Rufus:

[viper37]

I thought the show writers knew GRRM's ending and we're working towards the same ending, if not the exact same trail?

that was the plan when they started.  I don't know if it still holds.

[Josquius]

Heard an interesting theory today.
Jon is dead.
He isn't coming back.
The reason they did the Mel cloaking reveal?
Davos is going to take Jons place.

I don't believe it. But interesting nonetheless.

[Martinus]

Jon is not dead. I know GRRM is all about subverting narrative tropes, but it would simply be poor storytelling to build his backstory so much just to kill him off.

Plus, he is a Chekov's corpse - there is a reason why they spend so much time around it.

[Grey Fox]

Well, he is dead. It is just not a permanent state.