Author Topic: Game of Thrones book discussion thread (Read 53230 times)

mocat · « **Reply #325 on:** May 08, 2013, 09:05:37 AM »

I forgot how late Joffrey gets married in book 3. It might not happen until next season

Cire · « **Reply #326 on:** May 08, 2013, 09:15:55 AM »

they can eff with the order between kings landing and jon snow's story.

Mrs. Gooch · « **Reply #327 on:** May 08, 2013, 09:37:14 AM »

When they get to passed Sword of Storms (after next season), do you think they will do Feast for Crows followed by Dance with Dragons? Or, since they happen at the same time, will they just make it one big storyline in chronological order spanning multiple seasons?

mocat · « **Reply #328 on:** May 08, 2013, 09:44:27 AM »

I think they will follow chronologically rather than the way the books were written.

I am in the first third of book 5 and i just now finally found out where Theon has been. Yet that has already been in the show.

Mrs. Gooch · « **Reply #329 on:** May 08, 2013, 09:48:52 AM »

Quote from: mocat on May 08, 2013, 09:44:27 AM

I think they will follow chronologically rather than the way the books were written.

I am in the first third of book 5 and i just now finally found out where Theon has been. Yet that has already been in the show.

Really, you just found out where Theon was? (I can't remember when that happened from my reading.) Well he was Reek for a long time so you just didn't realize he was in the book yet, right?

mocat · « **Reply #330 on:** May 08, 2013, 09:59:16 AM »

Yes, I did not realize Reek was Theon until book 5. Maybe I should have sooner?

michigancat · « **Reply #331 on:** May 08, 2013, 10:18:45 AM »

Quote from: mocat on May 08, 2013, 09:59:16 AM

Yes, I did not realize Reek was Theon until book 5. Maybe I should have sooner?

yeah, you should have realized it sooner. It was pretty obvious. (I say this acknowledging I never noticed Theon leaving Robb).

CNS · « **Reply #332 on:** May 08, 2013, 10:23:53 AM »

As far as book sequence, Martin has said that he chose the sequence of 4 and 5 by grouping character stories by location mostly. The afterword in one of the books says that he basically wrote like a 1500 page book 4, then realized it was too rough ridin' big and that he had to split it. He couldn't find a good point in the overall time line to do so where it wouldn't be weird, so he split it by grouping those in Westeros and those outside Westeros for the most part, iirc.

So, once the next season is over, they could probably tackle 4 and 5 via timeline rather than geography. Doing so would make more sense for a TV show.

Cire · « **Reply #333 on:** May 08, 2013, 11:56:12 AM »

I've been trying to remember what book 3 mentioned about Theon after he was captured.

mocat · « **Reply #334 on:** May 08, 2013, 11:58:29 AM »

Quote from: michigancat on May 08, 2013, 10:18:45 AM

Quote from: mocat on May 08, 2013, 09:59:16 AM
Yes, I did not realize Reek was Theon until book 5. Maybe I should have sooner?

yeah, you should have realized it sooner. It was pretty obvious. (I say this acknowledging I never noticed Theon leaving Robb).

Hmmm i'll have to go back and find those passages from Book 3. I remember the whole Ramsay/Reek thing being a little confusing as to what exactly was happening.

Mrs. Gooch · « **Reply #335 on:** May 08, 2013, 12:15:10 PM »

Quote from: mocat on May 08, 2013, 11:58:29 AM

Quote from: michigancat on May 08, 2013, 10:18:45 AM
Quote from: mocat on May 08, 2013, 09:59:16 AM
Yes, I did not realize Reek was Theon until book 5. Maybe I should have sooner?

yeah, you should have realized it sooner. It was pretty obvious. (I say this acknowledging I never noticed Theon leaving Robb).

Hmmm i'll have to go back and find those passages from Book 3. I remember the whole Ramsay/Reek thing being a little confusing as to what exactly was happening.

Yeah, I'm pretty sure I realized it early on. But I was oblivious to Loras's gayness.

michigancat · « **Reply #336 on:** May 08, 2013, 12:35:05 PM »

Quote from: Mrs. Gooch on May 08, 2013, 12:15:10 PM

Quote from: mocat on May 08, 2013, 11:58:29 AM
Quote from: michigancat on May 08, 2013, 10:18:45 AM
Quote from: mocat on May 08, 2013, 09:59:16 AM
Yes, I did not realize Reek was Theon until book 5. Maybe I should have sooner?

yeah, you should have realized it sooner. It was pretty obvious. (I say this acknowledging I never noticed Theon leaving Robb).

Hmmm i'll have to go back and find those passages from Book 3. I remember the whole Ramsay/Reek thing being a little confusing as to what exactly was happening.

Yeah, I'm pretty sure I realized it early on. But I was oblivious to Loras's gayness.

Most people missed that, I think.

HerrSonntag · « **Reply #337 on:** May 08, 2013, 12:38:28 PM »

I read the books after the 2nd season and i even had trouble spotting it.

Mrs. Gooch · « **Reply #338 on:** May 08, 2013, 01:16:42 PM »

I just thought Margaery was lying about not consummating her marriage with Renley.

HerrSonntag · « **Reply #339 on:** May 13, 2013, 09:42:41 AM »

The writing is so much better in GRRM written episodes, wish he did more than 1 per season.

CNS · « **Reply #340 on:** May 13, 2013, 09:56:47 AM »

Quote from: Mrs. Gooch on May 08, 2013, 01:16:42 PM

I just thought Margaery was lying about not consummating her marriage with Renley.

Probs more than just Renley since Renley was #Teamd00ds

Super PurpleCat · « **Reply #341 on:** May 13, 2013, 10:35:56 AM »

So with this weekend's show I learned that landing strips were popular in medieval times.

OK_Cat · « **Reply #342 on:** May 14, 2013, 10:27:01 AM »

i'm getting pretty bummed out/bored with this tv show.

it's really hard to care when you get 5 minutes or less of every character/storyline each week.

CNS · « **Reply #343 on:** May 14, 2013, 10:29:16 AM »

Quote from: OK Cat on May 14, 2013, 10:27:01 AM

i'm getting pretty bummed out/bored with this tv show.

it's really hard to care when you get 5 minutes or less of every character/storyline each week.

Its about the overall story, not an individual character. Ned should have thought you that.

GCJayhawker · « **Reply #344 on:** May 14, 2013, 10:30:24 AM »

Quote from: CNS Casey on May 14, 2013, 10:29:16 AM

Quote from: OK Cat on May 14, 2013, 10:27:01 AM
i'm getting pretty bummed out/bored with this tv show.

it's really hard to care when you get 5 minutes or less of every character/storyline each week.

Its about the overall story, not an individual character. Ned should have thought you that.

Yeah if you can't get on board with the overall story aspect of it you should just stop watching right now.

OK_Cat · « **Reply #345 on:** May 14, 2013, 10:31:40 AM »

Quote from: CNS Casey on May 14, 2013, 10:29:16 AM

Quote from: OK Cat on May 14, 2013, 10:27:01 AM
i'm getting pretty bummed out/bored with this tv show.

it's really hard to care when you get 5 minutes or less of every character/storyline each week.

Its about the overall story, not an individual character. Ned should have thought you that.

i cared about ned because he was the main focus up until his end. i knew nothing about the books and assumed the show was his story.

now it's 5 minutes with hot dragon chick, 5 minutes with ned's son, 5 minutes with ned's other son, 5 minutes with ned's other other son, etc.

i don't care that someone is torturing that one guy.

CNS · « **Reply #346 on:** May 14, 2013, 10:43:19 AM »

Building stories. S will get real, rebuild, s gets real again, rebuild, etc repeat.

Just what it is.

Rage Against the McKee · « **Reply #347 on:** May 14, 2013, 10:54:56 AM »

The show is much better when you can watch multiple episodes at once without having to wait 1 week between shows. I think the last 3 episodes this season should deliver, though. Things should start to pick up very soon.

OK_Cat · « **Reply #348 on:** May 14, 2013, 10:59:16 AM »

Quote from: Nuts Kicked on May 14, 2013, 10:54:56 AM

The show is much better when you can watch multiple episodes at once without having to wait 1 week between shows. I think the last 3 episodes this season should deliver, though. Things should start to pick up very soon.

that might be part of my problem. i watched the first 2 seasons in about a 2 week span.

Cire · « **Reply #349 on:** May 14, 2013, 11:04:51 AM »

just started 4. Slow, does it suck?