OT: Game of Thrones Major Spoiler Thread - Page 25 - The Orange Mane

BroncsRule · 05-05-2012, 02:36 PM

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Originally Posted by Jay3

It feels like about 11 books at this point -- he's going all "Wheel of Time" on us.

Yep - my fear is that he's going to "pull a Jordan" and die on us before he finishes.

IMHO, from reading his "not a blog" over the last couple 3 years, he's bored s#!tless with writing about Westros. He's nowhere near done and he's out of gas. But his incredibly high standards won't allow him to just mail it in.

05-06-2012, 07:37 AM

My wife got me into it and its an AWESOME series!!!!!!!

peacepipe · 05-07-2012, 11:53 AM

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/0...n_1478075.html

gotta say I'm starting to have a thing for red heads.

05-07-2012, 12:18 PM

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Originally Posted by peacepipe

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/0...n_1478075.html

gotta say I'm starting to have a thing for red heads.

Her and melisandre are both babes

JLesSPE · 05-07-2012, 12:54 PM

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Originally Posted by lolcopter

Her and melisandre are both babes

Melisandre has a jacked up face. SPOILER: ( And the whole giving birth to demon shadow babies thing )

Heyneck · 05-07-2012, 12:59 PM

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Originally Posted by v2micca

Getting back to discussing the show, I find I'm starting to really get annoyed at some of the changes they have made in season 2. Replacing Jeyne Westerling with the Talisa character was a pretty lame move.

And of course there is still the Mago issue at play. According to George R. R. Martin, he is due to be a important re-occurring character in the upcoming Winds of Winter, but the show already killed him off in Season 1. I just wonder how they plan on back-tracking that one.

If you closely pay attention... you can tell Talisa is not telling the truth about who she really is. My guess is that she could really be Jeyne Westerling.

JLesSPE · 05-07-2012, 01:06 PM

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Originally Posted by Heyneck

If you closely pay attention... you can tell Talisa is not telling the truth about who she really is. My guess is that she could really be Jeyne Westerling.

I thought about that...I don't remember the books going over Rob and Jeyne in detail before "Oh hey we're gettin hitched"

Fedaykin · 05-07-2012, 01:07 PM

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Originally Posted by Heyneck

If you closely pay attention... you can tell Talisa is not telling the truth about who she really is. My guess is that she could really be Jeyne Westerling.

The promotional info I've seen talks about Jeyne being cast, so either you are right and/or Talisa is just there to help the viewer understand that Robb is promised to a Frey and that not following through with that commitment is not a good thing for Robb.

Heyneck · 05-07-2012, 01:08 PM

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Originally Posted by JLesSPE

I thought about that...I don't remember the books going over Rob and Jeyne in detail before "Oh hey we're gettin hitched"

Yup... they are just trying to drama it up a notch.

Heyneck · 05-07-2012, 01:13 PM

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Originally Posted by Fedaykin

The promotional info I've seen talks about Jeyne being cast, so either you are right and/or Talisa is just there to help the viewer understand that Robb is promised to a Frey and that not following through with that commitment is not a good thing for Robb.

Could be... but Kat's intervention yesterday showed that Talisa was keeping her real name under wraps.

McDman · 05-07-2012, 01:23 PM

Maybe it's just me but Daenerys' story line bores the hell out of me. It did in the books and it does so even more in the show.

Fedaykin · 05-07-2012, 01:27 PM

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Originally Posted by McDman

Maybe it's just me but Daenerys' story line bores the hell out of me. It did in the books and it does so even more in the show.

SPOILER: (
Yeah, Martin dropped the ball when the planned 3 books became 6-8. He had to figure out how to keep Dany away from Westeros until whatever he has planned for the climax occurs.

I've always assumed Dany and the White Walkers would invade at about the same time, and she would end up defending the seven kingdoms instead of conquering it.
)

v2micca · 05-08-2012, 06:32 AM

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Originally Posted by McDman

Maybe it's just me but Daenerys' story line bores the hell out of me. It did in the books and it does so even more in the show.

I find her story easier to tolerate in the series, possibly due to the large amount of skin often visible, but yeah, I find her and Jon Snow's arcs to be the least compelling over all as they tend to be so far removed from the rest of the political wranglings in Westeros. This all changes eventually, slogging through the Daenerys and Jon Snow chapters in book two were just a chore.

supermanhr9 · 05-08-2012, 06:59 AM

I agree. However Jon Snow's story starts picking up a lot faster than little Dany. They did such a great job casting all these characters!

s0phr0syne · 05-14-2012, 02:55 PM

Bump for new Ep. Not certain what to make of the end...the real deal or just impostor corpses?

underrated29 · 05-14-2012, 03:11 PM

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Originally Posted by s0phr0syne

Bump for new Ep. Not certain what to make of the end...the real deal or just impostor corpses?

Someone else asked this on another board. But we cant answer. I would say go with what your gut is telling you.

This episode slightly let me down in the fact that I was expecting khaleesi to go to the undying in this episode...Instead they just built it up that much more. Same with John snows part and with Tryion and the impending battle.

SPOILER_KINDA SORTA- If you havent read the books then maybe dont read this.I think with the build up from khaleesi and john and tyrion that -Theon will fade out now I think and jaime and brienne will pick up in place. Aryas part will slowly fade out too and then the remaining of the season will pick up with the battle of wildfire and denaryus and then finish with bran and robb and jaime.

Old Dude · 05-14-2012, 03:30 PM

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Originally Posted by s0phr0syne

Bump for new Ep. Not certain what to make of the end...the real deal or just impostor corpses?

People reading the books were left with exactly the same question.

If this was an ordinary story, you could assume (99% of the time) that they were imposters. But with Martin's willingness to kill off anyone, anytime in any way he likes ... you just can't count on anything.

Archer81 · 05-14-2012, 03:34 PM

I feel bad for the fools in the tower of the undying. Poor, poor fools.

Fedaykin · 05-14-2012, 03:53 PM

I'm getting more and more worried they are going to significantly change the climax at King's landing. So far only some of the things that should have been hinted at as in the books have been hinted about.

They might have to change it for SFX budget reasons.

What I mean is:
SPOILER: (
Tyrion should have already reassigned all the forges to start building chain links by now. )

Archer81 · 05-14-2012, 04:31 PM

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Originally Posted by TheReverend

^ Mixing Tower of Joy and House of Undying

True.

Fedaykin · 05-14-2012, 04:34 PM

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Originally Posted by TheReverend

SPOILER: ( The chain started VERY early in the books. I'm pretty certain they're just skipping that part but will still have the trap by setting the river on fire )

SPOILER: (
If you're right that they'll skip the chain, it'll be interesting to see how they stage the battle as the chain was integral in trapping Stannis's fleet on the part of the river set aflame by wildfire.

Also I wonder how they handle Davos's arc after the BotB without the chain/pileup of ships there to help him survive/get stranded. )

myMind · 05-14-2012, 04:34 PM

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Originally Posted by TheReverend

^ Mixing Tower of Joy and House of Undying

That actually just might work. I hope they do.

cutthemdown · 05-14-2012, 05:09 PM

I didn't like this last episode. Way too much time last 2 episodes with Snow and the girl walking around in the frozen North. All we learned from that could have been done in one 5 minute segment. BORING!

So there is only 1 episode left? Totally crap when does Walking Dead start!

Dutch · 05-14-2012, 05:53 PM

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Originally Posted by cutthemdown

I didn't like this last episode. Way too much time last 2 episodes with Snow and the girl walking around in the frozen North. All we learned from that could have been done in one 5 minute segment. BORING!

So there is only 1 episode left? Totally crap when does Walking Dead start!

3 episodes left. Plenty of time for a roaring finish to season 2, and a setup for season 3.

Mat'hir Uth Gan · 05-14-2012, 06:53 PM

I enjoyed the last episode, thought it was one of the better ones as of late. I'm pretty loyal to the vision of the books, but I thought some of the liberties the show has taken as of late are excellent improvements in terms of more interesting story arcs. There's still far too much that is left out to appease me, but I find the shows interesting to watch, rather than infuriating, because I'm not entirely sure what will happen next. However, this series does not even remotely approach the overall magnificance of the novels due to so much material and back story omitted. And they really need to stop making both Littlefinger and Jon Snow look like bumbling doofuses.

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05-06-2012, 07:37 AM	#602
Buckey Backer Guest Posts: n/a	My wife got me into it and its an AWESOME series!!!!!!!

05-07-2012, 11:53 AM	#603
peacepipe Ring of Famer New to the Forum Join Date: Aug 2007 Posts: 11,155 Adopt-a-Bronco: None	http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/0...n_1478075.html gotta say I'm starting to have a thing for red heads.

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McDman Ring of Famer Huzzah! Join Date: Jul 2006 Posts: 5,131 Adopt-a-Bronco: None	Maybe it's just me but Daenerys' story line bores the hell out of me. It did in the books and it does so even more in the show.

05-08-2012, 06:59 AM	#614
supermanhr9 Ring of Famer "I'm gonna burn this mother down" Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: Back in DENVER BABY!! Posts: 1,214 Adopt-a-Bronco: Nobody	I agree. However Jon Snow's story starts picking up a lot faster than little Dany. They did such a great job casting all these characters!

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s0phr0syne Symbiotic Absorb and Redirect Join Date: Aug 2006 Posts: 1,641 Adopt-a-Bronco: None	Bump for new Ep. Not certain what to make of the end...the real deal or just impostor corpses?

05-14-2012, 03:34 PM	#618
Archer81 Optimum Homo Tactical Neck. Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Colorado Posts: 24,992	I feel bad for the fools in the tower of the undying. Poor, poor fools.

05-14-2012, 03:53 PM	#619
Fedaykin Ring of Famer Join Date: Nov 2006 Posts: 5,768 Adopt-a-Bronco: None	I'm getting more and more worried they are going to significantly change the climax at King's landing. So far only some of the things that should have been hinted at as in the books have been hinted about. They might have to change it for SFX budget reasons. What I mean is: SPOILER: ( Tyrion should have already reassigned all the forges to start building chain links by now. )

05-14-2012, 05:09 PM	#623
cutthemdown A verbis ad verbera Join Date: Mar 2006 Posts: 37,847	I didn't like this last episode. Way too much time last 2 episodes with Snow and the girl walking around in the frozen North. All we learned from that could have been done in one 5 minute segment. BORING! So there is only 1 episode left? Totally crap when does Walking Dead start!

05-14-2012, 06:53 PM	#625
Mat'hir Uth Gan Is It Draft Day Yet? Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: Jacksonville, FL Posts: 4,015	I enjoyed the last episode, thought it was one of the better ones as of late. I'm pretty loyal to the vision of the books, but I thought some of the liberties the show has taken as of late are excellent improvements in terms of more interesting story arcs. There's still far too much that is left out to appease me, but I find the shows interesting to watch, rather than infuriating, because I'm not entirely sure what will happen next. However, this series does not even remotely approach the overall magnificance of the novels due to so much material and back story omitted. And they really need to stop making both Littlefinger and Jon Snow look like bumbling doofuses.