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Game of Thrones (spoiler-free zone)
A few have suggested it, might as well test the waters. The idea is to give people who haven't read the books a safe place to talk about the show.
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06-15-2015, 04:47 PM | #3185 |
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Yes, there are several major parts of the books that were not even in the TV series yet. Including a "Red Wedding" type shocker that will be spoiled. The timeline in the books has passed in the TV series but there is no reason they can't being it up next season.
There is also more about the ironborn. There are at least a 1000 pages on those two things that are not in the series. Thats almost a whole book by itself. But, they may never make it to the TV, so its really up to you non -book readers.
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06-15-2015, 05:10 PM | #3186 | ||
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I definitely saw an individual attempt being made on Jon, but I don't really get the group think behind assassinating him. Why open the gate and let the Wildlings through at all, if they are just going to pull this shit? Guess it just shows that human beings suck. Can't even stand side by side against a common enemy and far greater danger.
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06-15-2015, 05:11 PM | #3187 |
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The stupid thing is they got an army on the other, unprotected, side of the wall. They just killed the only person that has favor with that army. Dumb.
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That's about all I can appreciate about killing Jon.. from a non-book reader POV.
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06-15-2015, 06:10 PM | #3190 |
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The Watch and their actions, while illogical, are a microcosm of what's going on in all of Westeros. People are concerned with their political bullshit when the real threat that could wipe them all out is marching on their asses.
I mean, all of Westeros is acting illogically and idiotically (and the books do a much better job of showing this) in that they are aware of reports from beyond the Wall that "Winter is Coming," but they aren't concerned with that. They're just worried about their own myopic political gains.
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Very well said.
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06-15-2015, 07:05 PM | #3192 |
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This show was so great when it was character driven and concentrated on human politics, deceit, and general interaction...
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I seriously am worried for the next two seasons and fear that this is going to come to a horribly unsatisfying conclusion. |
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06-15-2015, 08:42 PM | #3194 | |
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I too am a bit worried for the next season. This season was definitely below the first four seasons in dialogue and intrigue. I am just hoping if the new book comes out before next season that it will be a big infusion of material to work with. |
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06-15-2015, 08:58 PM | #3195 | |
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Yes. The source material is THE problem, imo. I feel like a broken record, but GRRM is, ultimately, an author who writes "books with imaginary maps." Fantasy authors are so freaking obsessed with world/culture creation and all the cool stuff they think up that they forget to write a story. They'd rather spin off some excuse of a side plot that will allows them to get some crap like the Sand Snakes (and if you've read the book, it's even worse with the number of stupid, meaningless spinoffs he creates) because they're "cool." When the story was character driven, it was interesting. It's become culture/world driven now, imo. It's just about him fleshing out the world in tedious detail. Robert Jordan did the same crap with the Wheel of Time. I actually think the show writers have done an excellent job of winnowing down some of the freaking plotlines and condensing/combining others so that it makes a tighter, more coherent story.
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