GoT=/=ASOIAF

[Oberyn]

At this point the show is deviating so much from the books it might as well be another story. Can't entirely blame the show runners, if anything it's indicative of the declining quality of the plot past the 3rd book. The show cleaved rather closely to the book plot up until this part because it was a tighter, more closely connected story that worked almost flawlessly, not the meandering, separated parallel plots that followed. Martin has been struggling to tie up all these free floating loose ends for the past two books, what he calls the "Mereenese Knot". It looks like the tv show will get there before he does, and it will be only loosely if at all connected to where the books will end up.

[Rando]

Absolutely right. Although I have not read the books, all I needed to know was that the Hound and Big Bitch never even met in the books - and that was enough for me.

Game of Thrones is nothing but a TV show "inspired" by those books at this point.

[Xant]

Show plot is better at this point. Books got largely boring after Oberyn died.

[Vibe]

Show plot is better at this point. Books got largely boring after Oberyn died.

That's good. I would be interested in what the differences are, but I don't want to spoil anything for myself. As long as the show plot is better or just as good.

[LordBerenger]

Only things books got better is 4 certain characters that are left out of the show (for now atleast so it's most likely they won't be brought in). And 1 of them would've been one big epic character.


Sucks but i guess that's what happens when they can just make 7 episodes per season and gotta do the series so quick.

[pogosan]

[Kalam]

I'd say my only annoyance with the shows' deviations is the lack of Strong Belwas, and the casting choice for Daario.

He's so generic. When they gave him Strong Belwas's background, it kind of emphasized how ill-suited that actor is for the role.

Otherwise, I think it's a good example of an adaptation that outclasses it's (I realize that this is a categorical mistake, but still) source material, in execution if not ambition.

[LordBerenger]

Books have a lot of "part time" characters and I can imagine how much would they pay to so many actors. Cutting off Martell's boy and Arya's teachers is logical because they don't have any influence on world but marrying Sansa with Bolton? wtf? I can't connect book's plot with show anymore so it's getting a bit more interesting than knowing everyone's destiny. I only hope they won't spoil most of the upcoming books.

There's no useless Jeyne Westerling so it makes sense they'd make that decision to marry them instead.

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Sucks though that Young Griff/Aegon isn't in the show. He would've really shook things up in Westeros/Essos.

Especially with most likely

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Stannis the Mannis dying by Brienne/Ramsay or whatever else they're gonna throw at him since D&D hates his character for some reason and Lannisters and all the ''old guard'' figures and powerful families in ruins

[Casimir]

I hope little fingers becomes king.

[Kafein]

Heh, you people didn't even guess the real secret about Jon Snow.

[pogosan]

[Casimir]

Stannis isn't the king Westeros deserves but he's the one they need. I consider him the only mature pretender but pretty sure he'll die because everyone I like dies. Always.

I don't think there's any way that the T.V. series can end without having danny become queen. Too popular with the fans not to.

[LordBerenger]

I don't think there's any way that the T.V. series can end without having danny become queen. Too popular with the fans not to.

The Dany (''KHALEEEEEESIIIIIII'') hype train is disgusting. That's why i wanted that character i mentioned earlier to enter the show to rival that blonde bitch.

Heh, you people didn't even guess the real secret about Jon Snow.

Huehuehue not like they haven't shoved it into our faces this season. And they also did it in the latest episode 6. Lol

[Xant]

I don't get the Daenerys hype train at all. Her decisions are childish and based on how she feels at the time and she just comes off as a petulant little child 90% of the time, yet people act as if she's a great ruler or something.

[Casimir]

I don't get the Daenerys hype train at all. Her decisions are childish and based on how she feels at the time and she just comes off as a petulant little child 90% of the time, yet people act as if she's a great ruler or something.

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