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[KingHenrik30]

The scenes I'm excited for next season are [ASOS]

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The fight between Oberyn and Gregor is going to be brutal.

[ASOS]

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"Elia of Dorne! You Raped Her! You Killed Her!" one of my favorite book scenes, can't wait, although completely heartbreaking when the mountain ends up winning

 

[Joe Shlabotnik]

Yeah, I wish, at least for the airing of the episode itself, we had stuck with the plan of just sending the one "sends their regards" post to cut down on that. Shame the silence was broken by a bunch of grinch gifs.

I think he posted at least *seven* of those across both threads, haha. Man he really thought that was hilarious!

 

[Calamari41]

I think he posted at least *seven* of those across both threads, haha. Man he really thought that was hilarious!

I take the blame, because I said "this is how I feel" when he posted the first one in here. I must have given him confidence.

 

[UraMallas]

Nope. Safe for the children!

Haha.

 

[Macmanus]

[ASOS]

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"Elia of Dorne! You Raped Her! You Killed Her!" one of my favorite book scenes, can't wait, although completely heartbreaking when the mountain ends up winning

Ehhh... Pyrrhic victory at best.

TV Daario is not even that hot. His teeth are too big for his mouth and he slurs his speech. Would not bang.

Don't even get me started on his knees...

 

[Levi]

The other thread resides in an alternate universe where the books don't exist. Reminding them that they do will get you banned. Those are the rules, all this endless whining about how it's all so unfair is tiring.

 

[Schweinehund]

I haven't read the books in a while, did sandor try to kill the man for the wagon in the books? I remember he got a hold of the wagon, can't remember how he did it though.

 

[KINGofCRA5H]

The other thread resides in an alternate universe where the books don't exist. Reminding them that they do will get you banned. Those are the rules, all this endless whining about how it's all so unfair is tiring.

Yeah. I think I posted in there once or twice since yesterday, and after reading the few last pages... Gonna stay out of there for a while.

 

[Mortimer Brewster]

Ehhh... Pyrrhic victory at best.



Don't even get me started on his knees...

Yeah

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slowly dying from the manticore venom and then becoming Qyburn's living science experiment isn't the victory Gregor likely had in mind.

 

[Massa]

I haven't read the books in a while, did sandor try to kill the man for the wagon in the books? I remember he got a hold of the wagon, can't remember how he did it though.

He explained it to Arya... dead rats don't talk. If the guy recognized him/her they'd be in danger.

 

[timetokill]

Ehhh... Pyrrhic victory at best.

That said, GRRM even robs us of truly enjoying that. (series)

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Can't just get a good, unencumbered victory for the good guys, lol

 

[WhereAreMahDragonz]

[ASOS]

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"Elia of Dorne! You Raped Her! You Killed Her!" one of my favorite book scenes, can't wait, although completely heartbreaking when the mountain ends up winning

[ASOS]

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It is a great scene, I just don't think I'll be able to take Oberyn getting his entire face smashed in.

"D'you remember that cave? We should have stayed in that cave. I told you so."
"We'll go back to the cave," he said. "You're not going to die, Ygritte. You're not."
"Oh." Ygritte cupped his cheek with her hand. "You know nothing, Jon Snow," she sighed, dying.

THE FEELS.

 

[Fey]

[ASOS]

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"Elia of Dorne! You Raped Her! You Killed Her!" one of my favorite book scenes, can't wait, although completely heartbreaking when the mountain ends up winning

asos

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Oh man, the reactions when Oberyn (who will undoubtedly become a fan favourite) is brutally killed ...

 

[anaron]

Honestly, the fan ribbing after the fact shouldn't bother people THAT much. It was the constant utterance of "just wait for the Red Wedding!1trololo" leading up to and surrounding the discussion in the fandom that pissed me off when I started reading.

 

[WhereAreMahDragonz]

asos

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Oh man, the reactions when Oberyn (who will undoubtedly become a fan favourite) is brutally killed ...

But hopefully [SERIES]

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The Martells get their sweet revenge on all the Lannisters in King's Landing. Pity what happened to Myrcella, though. She seems so sweet.

 

[Lirlond]

[Series]

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I really like the parallel between the Martells and the Manderlys. Both secretly plotting grand revenges.

 

[Minus_Me]

Does Sam know about the Black Gate in the novels?

 

[dubq]

I don't think so. He's pretty lost by that point and is

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saved from wights by Coldhands, who then leads him and Gilly to the Nightfort and teaches them how to use the Black Gate

 

[Chuck Norris]

Well I think they have one more good season in there SoS/AFFC spoilers:

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Joffery's death will make plenty of people happy as will Tywin's. The Margery vs. Cersei drama while not as exciting does provide some entertainment not to mention Dorne and Littlefinger/Lysa/Sansa

But I will agree it does feel like the story has largely been treading water most of the last two books. Honestly I wouldn't be surprised if they combined books 4 and 5 into one season with maybe one or two extra episodes.

I had this horrible thought the other that maybe the reason we don't hear anything about the next books is because Martin is holding them back until the show is done or to coincide with the show. Highly unlikely, it's more likely he's just sidetracked. But still it's a scary thought.

Books 4 and 5 is easily two seasons. The problem with these books is the sequence of events, which will be mixed up on TV

I'm actually quite confident of these seasons

 

[Minus_Me]

I don't think so. He's pretty lost by that point and is

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saved from wights by Coldhands, who then leads him and Gilly to the Nightfort and teaches them how to use the Black Gate

That's how I remember it, but I found it odd that he tells the story to Gilly in the show.

 

[cj_iwakura]

I'm confident the series will get to Season 5, but there's a strong chance the unavoidable drop will kill it.

 

[WhereAreMahDragonz]

[Series]

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I really like the parallel between the Martells and the Manderlys. Both secretly plotting grand revenges.

[SERIES(?)]

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WYMAN MANDERLY FOR THE IRON THRONE! I WANT HIS FAT ASS TO SMUSH THE LANNISTERS!

 

[Minus_Me]

[SERIES(?)]

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WYMAN MANDERLY FOR THE IRON THRONE! I WANT HIS FAT ASS TO SMUSH THE LANNISTERS!

How hurt does he get in ADWD?

 

[cj_iwakura]

How hurt does he get in ADWD?

ADWD

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Well, he only had one neck sliced, he has like nine more.

 

[Fidelis Hodie]

Finally made myself watch it. Couldn't do it last night.

As much fun as it was to think about, 'hey, people get to share my sorrow! man they' won't even see it coming!', the closer this episode got the more I dreaded it. That part in the book was horrific enough, reliving it so visually was something I didn't realize I was really not that excited for.

Watched it. Couldn't stop shaking.

Fuck the Freys, fuck the Boltons.

The north remembers, you bastards.

edit:

On the other hand, FUCK YES TRIO OF DEATH!!! Watching Grey Worm get all nasty and Jorah + Daario team up was fantastic. I need a gif of that sweet parry to death down the line shit Jorah and Daario pulled off, stat.

 

[John Harker]

not a book reader but i've heard several times that the series peaks right about were we are now and it's all downhill from here. any truth to that? i wanted to start the books but crawling through 3 books where i already know what happens only to have 2 'boring' books left would make me a sad panda.

Next season will still be great since its the second half of the current book... Then its all downhill from here.

Luckly the show will likely start going in more of its own direction by combining elements of books 4 and 5. That should make it way more entertaining to watch and speed things a long then the bogged down way the books handle the next six months in the world

 

[Minus_Me]

ADWD

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Well, he only had one neck sliced, he has like nine more.

So true lol.

 

[Pai Pai Master]

Books 4 and 5 is easily two seasons. The problem with these books is the sequence of events, which will be mixed up on TV

I'm actually quite confident of these seasons

Series

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Yes, they will be extremely strong. AFFC has the best characterization in the series, and the events of AFFC for characters like Tyrion and Arya will get a big response. And they have a fantastic season closer for Season 5 if they do Daznak's Pit for the ending. And hopefully they will build the screen time of Lady Stoneheart so viewers get to see Freys killed the whole time.

Don't get the hate either books get, they're going to make for really compelling television.

 

[cubicle47b]

I can't stay in that thread anymore. I can actually feel my heart rate increasing and blood pressure rising. Stuff like "Jaime's story is told from his perspective, so you get a better sense of him as a character in the books" is being construed as a spoiler somehow and will no doubt get that guy banned. Watchers ask for clarification on certain things that have already happened and I have to edit my post to the point where I'm absolutely sure nothing I have ever appeared in the books only- even if it would be just meaningless flavor- at which point I decide not to post it all.

Yes, it's a thread full of awful people. Mention something that happened in season 2 but accidentally remember a book detail about that scene? Burn him, he's a witch!

 

[cj_iwakura]

Series

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Yes, they will be extremely strong. AFFC has the best characterization in the series, and the events of AFFC for characters like Tyrion and Arya will get a big response. And they have a fantastic season closer for Season 5 if they do Daznak's Pit for the ending. And hopefully they will build the screen time of Lady Stoneheart so viewers get to see Freys killed the whole time.

Don't get the hate either books get, they're going to make for really compelling television.

All I fear is that (Series)

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people expecting massive battles and/or world-shattering deaths like Catelyn's and Ned's every season are in for a world of disappointment.

Just like how most book readers feel!

But I agree, I love AFFC.

 

[WhereAreMahDragonz]

ADWD

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Well, he only had one neck sliced, he has like nine more.

See, I haven't read that far yet. Oops.

 

[Moaradin]

Haha oh my god is there a guy seriously going off about SPOILERS due to someone saying "well in the books you see it from Jaime's perspective and read his thoughts" in the non book thread? Holy shit, who knew they were such babies.

Thread clearly says no book talk. I don't see what's so hard to understand.

 

[exYle]

Haha oh my god is there a guy seriously going off about SPOILERS due to someone saying "well in the books you see it from Jaime's perspective and read his thoughts" in the non book thread? Holy shit, who knew they were such babies.

He got banned for it, too. I mean, c'mon.

 

[DrForester]

He didn't really talk about the book. Nor did he make a comparison. Everything he has said has been shown on screen on the TV show. That's the part I don't get. What he said wasn't a spoiler.

Yes it is. None that that stuff is in the show yet.

 

[cubicle47b]

It's not a spoiler although people can easily read it as Jaime being alive after book 3.

 

[Subitai]

It's not a spoiler...

Better safe than spoilery!

 

[Kalnos]

Guy was playing with fire, so I don't feel bad for him getting banned. I will say, though, that the people in that thread have retarded expectations of wanting to take part in internet discussions and not get spoiled on 10+ year old books.

 

[cubicle47b]

Guy was playing with fire, so I don't feel bad for him getting banned. I will say, though, that the people in that thread have retarded expectations of wanting to take part in internet discussions and not get spoiled on 10+ year old books.

People can't realistically expect to never read spoilers but that doesn't mean we shouldn't do our best to create a safe place. Some of the things they consider spoilers are fucking retarded, though.

 

[KingHenrik30]

Guy was playing with fire, so I don't feel bad for him getting banned. I will say, though, that the people in that thread have retarded expectations of wanting to take part in internet discussions and not get spoiled on 10+ year old books.

Agree 100%. Whats the point of all their useless speculation? 99% of the time they're wrong.

 

[Loofy]

He didn't really talk about the book. Nor did he make a comparison. Everything he has said has been shown on screen on the TV show. That's the part I don't get. What he said wasn't a spoiler.

He said 'from the third book on' so and so this. How is that not a spoiler.

 

[cubicle47b]

He said 'from the third book on' so and so this. How is that not a spoiler.

That's when Jaime became a POV character. From that point on doesn't necessarily imply that Jaime is still alive past book three. It was poorly worded, though.

 

[RoninChaos]

Ehhh... Pyrrhic victory at best.



Don't even get me started on his knees...

Where is your av from?

 

[Levi]

It's not a spoiler.

Does it confirm that the books exist? Doing that gets you banned.

It doesn't matter what you say in that thread, if you remind them that this is an adaptation, your account is deader than Robb Stark.

Probably by tomorrow mentioning that any books exist will be a ban.

 

[jett]

It's better for all book readers to never post in that place. It's a clusterfuck right now and they take their anger out on us.

 

[Bread]

He said 'from the third book on' so and so this. How is that not a spoiler.

He's insinuating that Jaime is/or will become a changed man, not the asshole that show watchers know him as.

 

[KingHenrik30]

I think it's sad that who lives/dies is what it comes down to. I mean, oh no, Jaime lives past book three! So what?



The most frustrating thing I find is when they forget the most basic of details, like the people who forgot that Jorah wanted Dany assassinated in place of a return ship home. How could they forget such an important detail when this is what lead Ned to quitting to being the Hand to begin with? But if you try to answer them, they construe it as spoilers.

They don't even know people's names over there. I saw "Carl Drogo" today.

The "ask a question/ban if answered" dynamic is ridiculous.

 

[RoninChaos]

You guys are seriously being dense. People have been in the other thread for over a month "speculating" on what would happen when really they were in this thread too and trying to ruin the show for the rest of us that haven't read the books. If people don't want things spoiled, I don't see how that's hard to understand. There's two threads for a reason.

I don't know why you guys feel the need to say shit like the one poster above "they got a name wrong!" And act all pissy about it either. This is like one giant thread of the Simpson comic book nerd taken to the extreme. Stop fucking up other people's enjoyment of something. It's that simple.

 

[Moaradin]

They don't even know people's names over there. I saw "Carl Drogo" today.

Carl Drogo, Kelly C, etc. are obviously jokes.

 

[KingHenrik30]

Carl Drogo, Kelly C, etc. are obviously jokes.

Not all the time. I've met people who legitimately think her name is "Khalessi".

 

[Vyer]

Some book readers have been fucking with that thread since S1. It shouldn't be that hard to understand the desire for people to just want to be able to watch a TV show as a TV show. I don't blame the mods for finally having to go so extreme.