A Game of Thrones - TV Show Discussion Thread

[Imran Siddiqui]

Also for the book readers can you give me a yes or no answer if Arya's part in the book was the same as in the show?

Kind of. Mostly yes.

[Dinner]

Every time there is an emotional moment you know someone is going to die. The writers are just lazy like that.

[korn469]

Quite the body count for tonight's episode. Also for the book readers can you give me a yes or no answer if Arya's part in the book was the same as in the show?

[Dinner]

WTF?

[Imran Siddiqui]

Unfortunately they kinda ruined the end (the Night's Watch part):

Spoiler:

In the books, Jon gets a letter from Ramsey saying he's beaten Stannis and he's going to tear Winterfell apart unless he sends back his half-sister, who has left the castle. Jon basically steps down as Lord Commander, asks Night's Watch brothers to join him in storming Winterfell, but doesn't explicitly order it.

Hence, when the brothers (and some of them are good ones) stab Snow and say "For the Watch" they actually have a point.

Oh, also... they didn't explicitly show Brienne kill Stannis, right? No Stannis body. Sooo... that seems a bit open

[Imran Siddiqui]

Unfortunately they kinda ruined the end (the Night's Watch part):

Spoiler:

In the books, Jon gets a letter from Ramsey saying he's beaten Stannis and he's going to tear Winterfell apart unless he sends back his half-sister, who has left the castle. Jon basically steps down as Lord Commander, asks Night's Watch brothers to join him in storming Winterfell, but doesn't explicitly order it.

Hence, when the brothers (and some of them are good ones) stab Snow and say "For the Watch" they actually have a point.

Oh, also... they didn't explicitly show Brienne kill Stannis, right? No Stannis body. Sooo... that seems a bit open

[Imran Siddiqui]

Jesus Christ Oerdin, he's not saying that GRRM based the character on McCain. That's just a stunning lack of humor on your part.

[Dinner]

Except GRRM wrote him that way in the 90's when Sarah Palin was just queen of some trailer park in Alaska.

[grumbler]

Stannis is the John McCain of Westeros. He is not the most charismatic nor likeable, but everybody has a sort of this grudging respect for him, both because of his integrity and his experience. But then he chooses a crazy religious redhead as his running mate and it all jumps the shark.

Not original, but true.

[grumbler]

Stannis is The Man. Damn him for it.

[Dinner]

I have very high hopes for this season finale. I honestly am not sure what will happen though as the writers are so clearly doing their own thing.

There are a few things I hope are in it:

Spoiler:

1. Cersi's walk of shame.
2. The Jon Snow Cliff Hanger.
3. Arya killing Ser Merin Trent (from her TWOW chapter).
4. Manderley's Frey pie.

[Proteus_MST]

Definitely ...
not only is she beautiful, but considering her skill with knives .. and her knowledge of herbs and their effects she surely is a good cook as well ...
and it is sure that she secretly loves Bronn as well ... why else would she not only show him her breasts, but also give him the antidote to her poison

[Guynemer]

Worth it.

[Dinner]

I think she would kill him.

[Proteus_MST]

So, as I am hanging behind 2 episodes in germany ... has Bronn already married his beloved Tyene Sand?