ASOIAF / Game of Thrones (SPOILERS INSIDE)

[Sirken]

Originally Posted by holahouze [You must be logged in to view images. Log in or Register.]

I about pooped a pancake learning the Sansa + Ramsey match! Shiver...

The Sansa/Farya swap streamlines and presents some interesting possibilities if Sansa has indeed learned some things from Littlefinger. But, still, shivers...

I'm expecting the showrunners to be true to Baelish's conniving character, but really can't figure out where this plot leap is headed. And to that, I'm hoping the Greyjoys reaapear. Didn't care for Greyjoys, but so much text/plot there. We need some ships. We need a big lung exploding horn.

hate to say it, but i think they are cutting the horns, cutting Euron and Victarion. Dany already has the 93 ships daario got her when he took the Meereen navy in season 4. also remember it was pyat pree that tells Euron about Dany's dragons and where shes headed, but in the show, Dany killed Pyat Pree. honestly i dunno if they are even gonna do oldtown or the citadel. so add that to the chopping block with the greyjoys, the horns, young griff, connington, and Quinton Martell.

hmph

[holahouze]

I guess I missed the 93 ships... I hope you're wrong about the Greyjoys, Connington, Young Griff. Just real hard to see how their storylines are unnecessary. I came to the books late - between seasons 3 & 4, so I frequently think about Martin's loss of initiative, showrunner's dilemma, stuff along those lines. "get used to disappointment'.

So, how do you think Dany learns how to wrangle these dragons? Maybe that's Tyrion's role, eh?

Do you think Dorne is taking over the Connington/fAegon storyline?

[MrSparkle001]

Before I start watching season 4 I want to know what books it covers. I'm currently reading book 5 A Dance With Dragons and will finish season 3 by Friday. Books 4 and 5 are essentially one large book split in two so I can see season 4 covering characters from both.

I don't want to get ahead of the books.

[Sirken]

if you read book 5, you can watch season 4 no problem. there are changes, but not book spoilers

Bran and Sansa stories will be pretty much up to speed with the book at the end of season 4. which is why there is no bran this season, and why they are changing Sansa's story so hard.

im starting to think we wont get another bran PoV. being connected to the forest internet now i think he'll simply have too much information for the reader if bran was a PoV after he switches with bryndon rivers

[holahouze]

My recollection of season 4 is it covers chunks of books 3, 4, 5 as well as introducing non-book storylines. Probably best to keep reading if you're a purist.

[MrSparkle001]

Originally Posted by Sirken [You must be logged in to view images. Log in or Register.]

if you read book 5, you can watch season 4 no problem. there are changes, but not book spoilers

I'm only about 200 pages or so into book 5. Davos just entered White Harbor and my next chapter is about Daenerys. I'll read it on the shitter later.

Can I still watch season 4?

[holahouze]

Originally Posted by MrSparkle001 [You must be logged in to view images. Log in or Register.]

I'm only about 200 pages or so into book 5. Davos just entered White Harbor and my next chapter is about Daenerys. I'll read it on the shitter later.

Can I still watch season 4?

If you do not want the series to spoil your book reading, you will need to be careful watching season 4. As mentioned above, some of book 5 is in season 4 -- Bran's storyline, for e.g. Keep truckin'

[Sirken]

you need to remember that book 5 starts after book 3 and runs concurrent to book 4 until about page 750 in book 5. when you the the first book 5 cersei chapter is when the timelines merge again

[holahouze]

Originally Posted by Sirken [You must be logged in to view images. Log in or Register.]

if you read book 5, you can watch season 4 no problem. there are changes, but not book spoilers

Bran and Sansa stories will be pretty much up to speed with the book at the end of season 4. which is why there is no bran this season, and why they are changing Sansa's story so hard.

im starting to think we wont get another bran PoV. being connected to the forest internet now i think he'll simply have too much information for the reader if bran was a PoV after he switches with bryndon rivers

Had not thought much about Bran POV. But, we still don't know what Bloodraven's up to, right? You have that figured out? So, Martin has to tell that story somehow, and Bran is logical.

Now that the showrunners are truly striking out on their own, I'll mention something that mildly disappoints me. I've been assuming that any of Martin's storyline that showrunners drop is not important to the endgame. In the books, Arya, Jon, and Bran regularly warged into, or had visions through, their direwolves. I assumed that would have big pay-off, but other than Bran, we're not seeing that in show.

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