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Originally Posted by BigRedChief
TV audiences are not going to want to watch Danery's rule Mereen. Watch the Dorn ruling family make decisions. Watch an army drudge through the snow. And so on and so on. There seems to me a lot of books 4 and 5 that were great books but won't make great TV.
They have saved Lady Stoneheart, Jon Snow's possible death  etc. I just don't see enough there for next year to stay in book 4 only.
I was going to do that but got talked out of it by the veteran book readers here.
Agreed. Book 6 is primed to be as good as book 3.  |
My wife was very intimidated by the size of these books, but I talked her into reading book 3 after watching the show the first two seasons. She loved it and couldn't help but read books 4 and 5. I printed her out the chapter list to read them together, and she enjoyed them. I re-read them at the same time using the chapter list, and I liked them a lot better that way.
But trust me there is plenty to get through one season. If you can get 2+ seasons out of book 3, you can get one season out of books 4 and 5. You're forgetting all that happens in 4 and 5:
Spoiler!
Arya becoming faceless man and killing the NW deserter and the other guy. I wonder if they will reveal her warging abilities on the show finally?
Fake Arya marries Ramsay and they move into winterfell, Theon helps her escape with help from Mance.
Cersei rules like a moron, fights with Tyrells, and lets church get an army before she splits with Jaime and gets herself arrested and has a naked walk. They also cast Maggy the Frog, so Cersei's prophecy will be shown.
Jon gets elected LC of Nw and turns down offer from stannis to be lord of winterfell. He takes off Slynt's head. He interacts with Mel and wildlings before getting himself stabbed in episode 9 or 10.
Dany has some boring parts (some of which has already been covered), but she does have to sleep with Dario, marry the other guy, and then fly off on drogon (which should be pretty bad-ass on film). Then end the season with her standing there next to Drogon facing an army of Dothraki.
Tyrion has to wander around (hopefully some with Varys so they can have some good scenes together), find out about Aegon being alive, meet up with Jorah, get enslaved, escape, and sign up with the second sons.
Aegon has to go to Westeros and take a few castles.
Dorne: introduce dornish characters, probably have pissed off sand snakes fight with Prince Doran about avenging Oberyn, then have some version of the revolt where they try to crown Myrcella, and maybe have the son go to Dany and die freeing the dragons.
Iron Islands: Have to kill off Balon Greyjoy, have a kingssmoot, see the dragon horn and meet Euron and Victarion and send Victarion off to Mereen with the fleet.
Sam has to leave with Gilly and Maester Aemon and sail to Westeros to the Citadel. Jaqen Hagar at the Citadel in disguise with a key to every door?
Lady Stoneheart! Band of bros. Jaime and Brienne.
Stannis has to take Deepwood motte and march to winterfell.
Mel has to burn Mance, then send him to winterfell to save Arya, and also deal with wildlings and Jon, etc.
Sansa and Littlefinger?
Rickon and Osha?
Davos to Skagos?
Bran and Meera and bloodraven and children of forest?
etc. etc.
There is more than enough to get through next season and still keep it interesting, though some characters won't get as much screen time. This is where the story is at its widest. book 6 will hopefully start pulling it all together instead of continuing to expand it.