A Game of Thrones - TV Show Discussion Thread

[kittenOFchaos]

Spoiler:

I don't get how Storm's End could have fallen so fast to Connington because didn't Stannis say he held the city under siege for the entire time of Robert's Rebellion?

Melisandre FTW.

[OzzyKP]

Now, am I mistaken, or was that the Knight of Flowers with Tywin Lannister at the end of the episode?

[joncha]

It was indeed.

I wouldn't worry too much about all the new characters, as they'll probably end up having that one prostitute cover all their roles in the show.

Also, last episode.

[OzzyKP]

Interesting... is Renly's widow going to marry Joffrey now? That'll be interesting...

[Guynemer]

Interesting... is Renly's widow going to marry Joffrey now? That'll be interesting...

Very perceptive, well played.

Just wait til you see how interesting...

[Dinner]

Melisandre FTW.

Spoiler:

Melisandre is at the wall while Stannis is attacking Winterfell. When Stannis defended it was during Robert's Rebellion against the Targaryans 16-17 years prior to the first book. During Robert's Rebellion Stannis held Storm's End for his older brother for the entire time against King Aerys forces and supposedly they were reduced to eating rats as all food was gone. That's when the onion knight got his name.

Anyway I doubt Melisandre would help a Targaryan retake the throne especially since he wants to do away with Stannis.

[OzzyKP]

Very perceptive, well played.

Just wait til you see how interesting...

I figured it'd be happening several episodes ago after Renly was killed and then when Little Finger met with Tywin. Seemed pretty obvious from their conversation, but I just forgot about it in the weeks since.

But damn, with Lannisters & Tyrells united, the Barratheons wiped out, and the Greyjoys fighting against Starks, what the heck is Robb going to do? Eek! I suppose we're going to see more of House Tully & Arryn in the next season.

[OzzyKP]

Spoiler:

Melisandre is at the wall while Stannis is attacking Winterfell. When Stannis defended it was during Robert's Rebellion against the Targaryans 16-17 years prior to the first book. During Robert's Rebellion Stannis held Storm's End for his older brother for the entire time against King Aerys forces and supposedly they were reduced to eating rats as all food was gone. That's when the onion knight got his name.

Anyway I doubt Melisandre would help a Targaryan retake the throne especially since he wants to do away with Stannis.

Huh? Was this supposed to be in spoiler tags?

[Imran Siddiqui]

I'm betting that'll be more towards the middle of season four, but we'll see. I'm thinking 1.5 seasons for book 3, then somewhere between 1.5-2.5 for 4&5 together.

Has already been stated, IIRC, that Storm of Swords has been split into seasons 3 and 4.

Considering the end of SoS, it could ONLY be at the end of a season.

[Imran Siddiqui]

Huh? Was this supposed to be in spoiler tags?

Yes, but Dinner went back and changed it while yours is still open spoilered.

[OzzyKP]

Fixed. But since I'm just about the only one in this thread who hasn't read the books I guess the damage is done.

[Imran Siddiqui]

Well it is Oerdin... he being the one who got called out for spoilers earlier up thread. Sorry it had to go this way for you.

[OzzyKP]

I think I'll live. With my memory it is nearly forgotten already.

[Dinner]

Most of it was covering stuff which the TV series already spoke about. Namely why the onion knight is named the onion knight and what Stannis was doing 16 years before current events. Just two episodes ago they covered this in the TV series.

[Imran Siddiqui]

Well that'd be all well and good if, you know, you didn't include that first sentence which gave away a major plot points at the end of Book 3 and Book 5.