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They've changed things all along, so I don't think it's going to feel a whole lot different in that sense going forward. My guess would be (as it's been to date) that most of the changes will have to do with the sequence of events. They'll also need to be creative to keep seasons 5 and onward entertaining in a TV sense, because there's nothing like the number of 'oh shit' moments we're likely to see in season 4 (the latter half of SoS) in the last two books. There are a few, but there's really a lot of setup, introduction of new secondary characters and the like in FFC and DWD. I would imagine subplots will be cut and major characters given a bit more focus than they receive in the books. Also think we may see some minor characters who've already been introduced and established more prominent roles on TV than they receive in the books, like Bronn (who basically disappears, as I recall) and Gendry and Brienne (although I guess she is pretty prominent in the books). I think we'll see changes with Tyrion as well, both in King's Landing and after. His relationship with Shae is already different than in the books, so that will probably resolve in a different way. I would imagine his journey outside King's Landing may be changed, as well. But in a larger sense, I think it'll be about the same as we've seen to date, with more focus on Jon, Dany, Tyrion, Cersei, Jamie, etc than in the novels. I wouldn't be surprised if we don't even see some of the secondary plots from the books at all, or if they're changed or combined.
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