Author Topic: Game of Thrones thread for people who enjoy both the show and books (Read 78237 times)

Mrs. Gooch · « **Reply #450 on:** July 14, 2015, 01:39:41 PM »

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Quote from: CNS on July 14, 2015, 01:25:24 PM
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Your wife sounds like she sucks

This is the thing. She loves the other shows I love. I mean, all but Dr Who. I keep telling her she would like it, but she can't get herself past little Bran.
Did you explain his character is the worst and the show would have been fine had he just died then?

Tell her that Bran is going to end up saving everyone from the ice zombies when he gets his super warg/wizard powers.

OK_Cat · « **Reply #451 on:** July 14, 2015, 01:42:39 PM »

My wife asked about rickon and I just do a

but she thinks I'm just not spoiling something for her.

Mrs. Gooch · « **Reply #452 on:** July 14, 2015, 01:44:11 PM »

Quote from: OK_Cat on July 14, 2015, 01:42:39 PM

My wife asked about rickon and I just do a but she thinks I'm just not spoiling something for her.

CNS · « **Reply #453 on:** July 14, 2015, 01:45:54 PM »

Quote from: Mrs. Gooch on July 14, 2015, 01:39:41 PM

Quote from: Gooch on July 14, 2015, 01:36:54 PM
Quote from: CNS on July 14, 2015, 01:25:24 PM
Quote from: libliblibliblibliblib on July 14, 2015, 12:27:45 PM
Your wife sounds like she sucks

This is the thing. She loves the other shows I love. I mean, all but Dr Who. I keep telling her she would like it, but she can't get herself past little Bran.
Did you explain his character is the worst and the show would have been fine had he just died then?

Tell her that Bran is going to end up saving everyone from the ice zombies when he gets his super warg/wizard powers.

Gooches, yep. I told her that he is going to be like top 3 important ppl in the story and that he wouldn't have realized his power if he didn't get pushed. She doesn't care.

Mrs. Gooch · « **Reply #454 on:** July 14, 2015, 01:51:10 PM »

Quote from: Gooch on July 14, 2015, 01:36:54 PM

Quote from: CNS on July 14, 2015, 01:25:24 PM
Quote from: libliblibliblibliblib on July 14, 2015, 12:27:45 PM
Your wife sounds like she sucks

This is the thing. She loves the other shows I love. I mean, all but Dr Who. I keep telling her she would like it, but she can't get herself past little Bran.
Did you explain his character is the worst and the show would have been fine had he just died then?

You are not supposed to be in this thread.

WildcatNkilt · « **Reply #455 on:** July 14, 2015, 04:24:55 PM »

http://www.buzzfeed.com/robinedds/tower-of-joy#.dn61lrbOj6

SabiNation · « **Reply #456 on:** July 14, 2015, 04:57:56 PM »

Quote from: WildcatNkilt on July 14, 2015, 04:24:55 PM

http://www.buzzfeed.com/robinedds/tower-of-joy#.dn61lrbOj6

Asteriskhead · « **Reply #457 on:** July 14, 2015, 05:13:01 PM »

boner city population me

puniraptor · « **Reply #458 on:** July 14, 2015, 10:59:27 PM »

Quote from: SabiNation on July 14, 2015, 04:57:56 PM

Quote from: WildcatNkilt on July 14, 2015, 04:24:55 PM
http://www.buzzfeed.com/robinedds/tower-of-joy#.dn61lrbOj6

What if since the next book isn't published yet GRRM intentionally changes course and shits on his original plan because it became a popular fan theory? Or he reveals Jon's identity while also leaving him permanently dead forever? He seems like that kind of freakazoid.

puniraptor · « **Reply #459 on:** July 14, 2015, 11:00:44 PM »

Also strange for a show that never once has had a flashback to suddenly have a flashback

star seed 7 · « **Reply #460 on:** July 14, 2015, 11:15:51 PM »

Kinda had a flashback this season

puniraptor · « **Reply #461 on:** July 14, 2015, 11:27:46 PM »

Quote from: libliblibliblibliblib on July 14, 2015, 11:15:51 PM

Kinda had a flashback this season

Oh yeah. The seal has been broken then, nm

WildcatNkilt · « **Reply #462 on:** July 15, 2015, 08:54:35 AM »

This could be an epic flashback. If by chance this isn't a flashback, then a spinoff series or movie should be made about the Mad King, Ed's sister, and the war that followed. There seems to be a ton of content prior to the beginning of GoT books.

Also, I really hope GRRM doesn't change his path just because fans predicted what might happen. Especially if he told the show writers the path he was going and changes it up in the books.

mocat · « **Reply #463 on:** July 15, 2015, 09:28:24 AM »

it's his own fat fault for writing 5 books in twenty years

Tobias · « **Reply #464 on:** July 15, 2015, 12:24:02 PM »

grrm or mjk, i literally can't tell the difference

K-S-U-Wildcats! · « **Reply #465 on:** November 13, 2015, 01:44:40 PM »

I finally started reading the books. Book 1 is really good. It's also remarkable how faithful Season 1 is to the first book. I can't think of a single significant difference. I'm about half way through Book 2 now, and it is a bit slower but still good. I can understand why the writers cut and changed some things for the show. I haven't come across anything yet that I wish hadn't been cut. I particularly enjoy getting inside Tyrion's head, and the more elaborate backstory.

Also, having heard the Jon Snow theory on the interwebs, the foreshadowing sure seems obvious as I read Book 1. There are at least a half-dozen Ned Stark flashbacks to his sister telling him to "promise me" - to keep the secret obviously. He never even told his wife. Ned also spend a lot of time dwelling on Robert's penchant for killing Targaryan offspring.

There's been several mentions of a Howland Reed who was with Ned at the time and is presumably the only one else who know's Jon's secret. I'm only a book and a half in and no appearance of Mr. Reed so far. I think this character has been completely absent from the show, too?

mocat · « **Reply #466 on:** November 13, 2015, 01:47:39 PM »

Quote from: K-S-U-Wildcats! on November 13, 2015, 01:44:40 PM

I finally started reading the books. Book 1 is really good. It's also remarkable how faithful Season 1 is to the first book. I can't think of a single significant difference. I'm about half way through Book 2 now, and it is a bit slower but still good. I can understand why the writers cut and changed some things for the show. I haven't come across anything yet that I wish hadn't been cut. I particularly enjoy getting inside Tyrion's head, and the more elaborate backstory.

Also, having heard the Jon Snow theory on the interwebs, the foreshadowing sure seems obvious as I read Book 1. There are at least a half-dozen Ned Stark flashbacks to his sister telling him to "promise me" - to keep the secret obviously. He never even told his wife. Ned also spend a lot of time dwelling on Robert's penchant for killing Targaryan offspring.

There's been several mentions of a Howland Reed who was with Ned at the time and is presumably the only one else who know's Jon's secret. I'm only a book and a half in and no appearance of Mr. Reed so far. I think this character has been completely absent from the show, too?

Howland Reed is jojen and meera's father

K-S-U-Wildcats! · « **Reply #467 on:** November 13, 2015, 01:58:52 PM »

Those are the two kids with Bran?

CNS · « **Reply #468 on:** November 13, 2015, 02:01:25 PM »

Yes. Also, I mentioned it in the book recommendo thread, but did you guys hear that they think the next book is coming in spring? Some Spanish editor (or something in the biz) that works with Martin said so on some Spanish radio interview last month.

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Mrs. Gooch · « **Reply #469 on:** November 13, 2015, 03:42:57 PM »

Quote from: CNS on November 13, 2015, 02:01:25 PM

Yes. Also, I mentioned it in the book recommendo thread, but did you guys hear that they think the next book is coming in spring? Some Spanish editor (or something in the biz) that works with Martin said so on some Spanish radio interview last month.

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I'll believe it when I see it.

mocat · « **Reply #470 on:** November 13, 2015, 03:44:21 PM »

guess what CNS? spring 2028 is "in spring"

CNS · « **Reply #471 on:** November 13, 2015, 03:52:13 PM »

:sad:

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K-S-U-Wildcats! · « **Reply #472 on:** November 15, 2015, 02:18:43 PM »

All right, so this isn't my own theory, but damned if it doesn't make sense. What if GRRM went all Star Wars on us and gave Jon a twin sister? Ned and Howland split them up. Ned took Jon. Howland took Meera. They're the same exact age. HBO cast Meera to look like Jon's twin. And I'm reading Clash of Kings and just finished a chapter which ends with Danny and Mormont talking about Rhaegar's death at the trident. The next chapter begins with Meera. Fishing with a trident.

CNS · « **Reply #473 on:** November 15, 2015, 02:58:29 PM »

Would get you two the three dragons and their riders.

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Pete · « **Reply #474 on:** November 15, 2015, 03:58:17 PM »

Quote from: CNS on November 15, 2015, 02:58:29 PM

Would get you two the three dragons and their riders.

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Two "riders," but still three dragons. Jon's ass is warged into a Dire Wolf at the moment...he'll warg into one of the three dragons.