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*UNMARKED SPOILERS ALL BOOKS* Game of Thrones |OT| - Season 5 - Sundays on HBO
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Atraveller
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Wow, I didn't know "Quentyn lives" was a thing, maybe part of me wanted it all to end because his chapters are dull.
Basileus777
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Everything is a "thing" in this fandom, but Quentyn lives is a "theory" for tinfoilers. The same group that think Mance is Rhaegar or that Dany is Lyanna's child.
You only want to bury the truth!
(Come on! How can you NOT question his death? Its not like Martin has something against fake deaths....)
Red Arremer
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Honestly I still think R + L = J is too blatant to be the truth.
Incandenza
Banned
It only seems so blatant because the internet will shine a spotlight on anything that's been properly set up and foreshadowed. What's the saying? A good twist is one that half the audience figures out beforehand?
cj_iwakura
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The Unsullied don't seem to be buying Ramsey as a saint, so there's that(apart from a few sweet summer children).
Maybe, but I don't think everything has to be a surprise reveal or a twist. I mean, for some readers, it will be a surprise. But it's fine to confirm what many have already figured out, logically. And there's always dramatic tension in the audience knowing things the characters don't.
Jesus Christ :lol
It boggles the mind that people like the show enough to post about it on these boards, but not to actually pay attention to it.
Nah. Bronn had already survived the Game. If he's back, he's back to die.
Did they ever allude to how Roose's highborn son died in the show?
Nope, there's been no reference to him at all.
The only reference to anything of that nature is Ramsay telling Theon that his father used to tell him to throw stones at peasants.
To be fair the show made that part unnecessarily vague.
This is how I see them doing the Jaime/Bronn/Sand Snakes scenario, might be this Sunday.
Jaime and Bronn roll up on some place like a brothel or tavern.
Bronn meets a lovely woman who convinces him to go to bed (but she's actually one of the Martell women), then slits his throat. Jaime is captured and taken to Doran.
Jaime and Bronn roll up on some place like a brothel or tavern.
Bronn meets a lovely woman who convinces him to go to bed (but she's actually one of the Martell women), then slits his throat. Jaime is captured and taken to Doran.
Chuckie
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That poster is some freaky Ramsay fanboy/girl tbh.
It's not clear that Roose resents Ramsay in the books besides how is open psychopathy effects the family. Roose seems completely unconcerned that Ramsay killed his true born son. Dominic's death simply isn't necessary for show watchers.
Iwan Rheon is cute doe.
badcrumble
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They'd reveal it late in a season and do a lot of talk about Rhaegar and Robert's Rebellion and stuff in the episodes leading up to it. Pretty easy.
Yup. Although it will easily confirm for us book readers that R+L is true, not that it was ever in doubt. But, when all of a sudden someone is like "Oh yea, remember Rhaegar we were totes besties oh and does anyone else remember Lyanna and that Tourney, what was up with that? Crazy, right?" After having totally ignored those names for three seasons, it would be pretty obvious what is up.
I got the impression, that he doesnt care. He clearly thinks that Ramsay will kill every heir he produces with Walda. But on the other hand, it could be a roose (*snicker*) to plant false Information into Ramsays hand, because Roose tells this to Theon.
It also could be, that Roos is anticipating Ramsays death in the books. (throwing a "Roose is a Vampire" theory in)
Steelyuhas
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Wow, that is fantastic
bengraven
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Damn...
RatskyWatsky
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On point, as usual.
He only suspects that Ramsay may have had something to do with it. Anyone else disappointed we didn't get "Don't make me regret that time I raped your mother."?
WaffleTaco
Wants to outlaw technological innovation.
Eh it could still happen.
Actually, his plan was to hope that the other lords believed his story about Lysa killing herself and didn't ask to speak to Sansa at all.
Just have a print shop or service make them for you.
It would actually make a kind of great pre-wedding prep speech.
BobTheFork
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Maybe. but I think that's the point not to not have one.
Steelyuhas
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Yeah, that's definitely intentional.
Littlefinger.
High Sparrow.
Kevan.
Things go to shit when women are in charge?
Littlefinger is no longer a permanent resident of the capital, and Kevan went back to Casterly Rock. I'm going to assume the High Sparrow's stay in KL is a temporary one.
Not at all. It just seems as though no one in KL has the authority, or even the interest to discuss the more pressing problems. I also get that Cersei's short-sighted, vindictive, insular view is one of her flaws. However, it makes KL less interesting to think about when you consider the lack of Tywin, Tyrion, and even Joffrey.
Moff
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well there's the high sparrow. but I think kings landing needs a strong antagonist regardless of gender. to be frank, I think it's GRRMs biggest mistake that he couldnt fill the hole tywin left, I'd put that very high on the list why AFFC/ADWD were much more boring than the first three books.
Exterminieren
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There aren't any strong, capable, competent people running Kings Landing at all at the moment. That's the entire point of the plot line.
thats right. There are only antagonist FOR Cersei.
Fixed it for you.
Carol is very smart, but she is going to end up fucking things like Cersei.
Steelyuhas
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New episode tonight: Sons of the Harpy
Feeling I may have to do a book reread soon.
Anyone else remember the LOST episode 'Across the Sea'?
I still think worst case scenario is that it's as bad as Qarth, which the show survived just fine. I don't think there's any jump the shark possibility.
Plus, even reviews of the screeners said they only really have one short scene, so any hyperbolic rumors are extrapolating a lot from very little.
PhoenixDark
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I'm not sure I saw a single positive review or remark about the Sand Snakes in the reviews/impressions. It sounds like they've all been turned into straight up warriors. Say what you will about the Sand Snakes in the novels but each of them was different. I get the impression they've turned each into Obara. That plus making Ellaria blood thirsty creates quite a one dimensional tone for Dorne.
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