He'll beat the Freys in the books but I don't think he'll lose to the Boltons. I really do think the GNC is true and the Northern Houses will first take down Roose then betray Stannis when everything's done. They'll probably just simplify things in the show by having Brienne, Sansa, and Theon go to get Rickon and have the northerners rally around them against the Boltons.
I don't have too much of a problem with what you're talking about but my main issue is the fact that Ramsay is still alive and the Boltons have faced pretty much zero consequences for anything this season. If Stannis killed Ramsay in battle but was overwhelmed by the rest of the Bolton forces, then I'd be fine with that arc.
Sure about that? One of the things the series does really well is changing circumstances and the domino effect of those. That's basically Robb from his height of power in mid-ACOK until his death and the show did something similar with Stannis (although in a much quicker manner).
Outside of the Tormund aspect though, the major beats of that played out pretty much the same IIRC?
The final arc of Stannis was definitely rushed in the last few episodes, but I thought that last scene was great. Stannis to the very end, Dillane was great.
Nice, the more people from Rome the better (where is my alt universe where that ran for more than 22 eps?)
Yeah I remember it being pretty close to what actually happened.
You took my comment too literally.
I have no idea what you're talking about. More people+horses=they win
But that's the point. It's a visual storytelling medium. Combined with all the plot points that are clearly mentioned (desertion and starvation) it works fine. At least to the point that anyone can understand what's going on.
I thought they had already cast a red priestess for Dany.
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The Boltons are going to get their due. They're obviously a major player in the story and we still have two books and seasons yet.
Never fear, even though GRRM is trying to be real about who lives and dies in war, he still gives us, as he calls it, those little pieces of "joy".
Just wait. Their deaths will be spectacular. The North fucking remembers.
He was a skeptic and he finally gave in to belief to save himself. But as bad as things were going, by finally giving in to Mel's demands he permanently fucked himself. He lost half his men and his wife, his last family, killed herself. And he had lost his child. He gave in to faith and lost everything.
I think that's brilliant.
As for the books, I'm not sure how they're going to do it - as you pointed out we have some changes. I wonder if this is what he meant by "I came up with a twist with a character DnD already have gone their own direction with that involves about 3-4 people". Theon, Asha (isn't she still with them?), a few others...
Imagine if he doesn't die in the books.
