• Game of Thrones version IV: Preface your spoilers with BOOK or SHOW
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[QUOTE=GrizzlyBear;46433748]Specutation Book/show spoiler [sp] I don't think I have ever seen anyone call bullshit on R + L. [/sp][/QUOTE] i have you have to remember this is grrm, who likes to not use cliche shit like that. which is why [sp]jon will die and stay dead, and bran, the only stark who can't walk, will be the only one to get shit done.[/sp]
[QUOTE=Pops;46441195]i have you have to remember this is grrm, who likes to not use cliche shit like that. which is why [sp]jon will die and stay dead, and bran, the only stark who can't walk, will be the only one to get shit done.[/sp][/QUOTE] I'd rather have a satisfying -cliche- (is it really that much of a cliche?) than thousands of pages of foreshadowing gone into "haha jk that went nowhere" We still can get a prequel season to lead up to [sp] R+L=J[/sp] because as it is right now all casual show watchers would just go "who that". And considering Martin took so long to write these past books because he didn't know what to do with Meereen, maybe whatever comes after The Winds of Winter will comes much faster since he'll get a set path from there. hopefully.
[QUOTE=Kirbyfactor;46437971]Guys what if [sp]Ned fucked his own sister and Jon was born of incest? Wouldn't that be a fun plottwist?[/sp][/QUOTE] [sp]Ned is actually Jon's mother, Rhaegar is the father. Lyanna is actually a dude named Lyander. Ned was named king of love and beauty not Lyander.[/sp]
[QUOTE=Kirbyfactor;46437971]Guys what if [sp]Ned fucked his own sister and Jon was born of incest? Wouldn't that be a fun plottwist?[/sp][/QUOTE] [sp] I'll love it if Howland Reed died before giving Jon the full details. " Hey Jon, your mother is actually Lyanna Stark, Ned's sister an-" *arrow to the throat* [/sp]
[QUOTE=Pops;46441195]i have you have to remember this is grrm, who likes to not use cliche shit like that. which is why [sp]jon will die and stay dead, and bran, the only stark who can't walk, will be the only one to get shit done.[/sp][/QUOTE] Jon has literally the most tropetastic storyline of all time. Look up the monomyth.
So GRRM is doing a [url=https://twitter.com/GRRMspeaking/status/542710215842742272]12 days of westeros[/url] thing, 12 days of christmas with GoT houses. Nothing fancy right... Except when you consider that the 12 days of christmas should start on the 14th if you wanted christmas to be the last day. Instead, the last day of the 12 Days of Westeros is going to be on the 21st... Or, the beginning of Winter. TWOW HYPE TRAIN ACTIVATED.
I WANT TO BELIEVE
[quote]#12DaysofWesteros is NOT a countdown to the release of WoW, we're sorry for those of you who were misled, just spreading Christmas Cheer :)[/quote] - From GRRM's Twitter
back to my hole in the ground
Just finished ASoS! ASOS [sp]holy fuck Catlyn's back[/sp]
[QUOTE=TheClayMan;46708045]- From GRRM's Twitter[/QUOTE] I sorta feel like... maaaaybe his PR team should've used a little common sense. Seriously, having it end on the first day of winter when the next book that everyone wants is called The Winds of [i]Winter[/i] isn't very smart.
[QUOTE=TheClayMan;46708045]- From GRRM's Twitter[/QUOTE] Someone in the PR team needs to be fired.
[QUOTE=Emperor Scorpious II;46711443]Someone in the PR team needs to be fired.[/QUOTE] It would have been such a great way to unveil WoW
Well at least now we know that if he's gonna announce TWoW, he's just gonna say "I'm announcing The Winds of Winter's release date as X". Which is something.
I've heard that Book 4 and Book 5 take place at the same time, so without spoiling anything could someone tell me which characters each book focuses on?
[QUOTE=Ridley;46429359][B][U]BOOK/SHOW SPOILERS: Speculation[/U][/B] [sp] It is safe to say Jon's parents are Lyanna and Rhaegar. What about Eddard's dream about Lyanna saying, "Promise me, Ned"? Is there another intended purpose of that scene? "She made her brother give a promise, the content of which remains unknown, as Eddard apparently never shared Lyanna's secret with anyone"--- http://awoiaf.westeros.org/index.php/Rhaegar Did she not die in a "bed of blood", OR soon die after being found? She could have been giving birth/given birth to Jon at the time and asked to Ned to raise him, as she was dying. And what about the scene in a early chapter with Tyrion and Jon comparing themselves and their problems in AGOT? There could be some intended irony about how Jon was born the same way into the world, like Tyrion. I also find the Battle at the Trident to be a very "grey" event, there is no way it's black and white. Hero kills black knight, rescues his kidnapped love, etc. Rhaegar was described by Sir Barristen and others to be "a honorable man". He was the "Last Dragon", but his immunity to fire, etc, were passed down to Dany. Could she have the same honorable traits? Considering she was not insane like her brother. Hence the," flipping of the coin". Also the fever dream in which she lifts Rhaegar's helmet/visor in the dream, and sees her own face. That could mean Rhaegar intended to be good, was a honorable man, and Lyanna ran off with him, behind Robert, with all consent given. It seems to pair up with her "secret" with Ned, asking Ned to protect Jon. The Targaryan's view point on Lyanna's kidnapping could very well be true, as everything about their love was consenting. IDK, it seems to add up. In a lot of ways TBH. [/sp][/QUOTE] [sp] First, there is no "immunity to fire". That was a one time miracle that happened because of blood magic. Impossible for him to pass down because she isn't his kid. "Last Dragon" is another phrase for, "This guy isn't a bitch and stood up for himself and his house." Dany gets burnt a bit when Drogon breathes fire at her in the Meereen coliseum. Second, running off with another guys betrothed and dishonoring your wife is not very honourable. Third, every narrator in this series is unreliable. Barristan is a old man going off his own perspective.[/sp] [QUOTE=TheClayMan;46805914]I've heard that Book 4 and Book 5 take place at the same time, so without spoiling anything could someone tell me which characters each book focuses on?[/QUOTE] Fourth focuses on Cerisei/Jaime, Dorne, and the Ironborn culture with a bit of Brienne traveling throughout the lands and getting a look at how the smallfolk have suffered. Fifth focuses on Jon, Dany, a bit of Davos, Jaime again, Quentyn, and Ironborn again.
I can get the set of 7 books for £24. It's the May 2014 version. [t]http://jackets.gardners.com/images//200/97800075/9780007548309.jpg[/t] Worth buying? Or should I wait for it to get cheaper?
[QUOTE]7 books[/QUOTE] did I miss something???
ASOS and ADWD are both split in two parts
[QUOTE=Kirbyfactor;46816796]ASOS and ADWD are both split in two parts[/QUOTE] That's if you live outside the U.S, where they aren't split into two.
[QUOTE=LtKyle2;46818471]That's if you live outside the U.S, where they aren't split into two.[/QUOTE] But I live inside the US and my books aren't split into two either
[QUOTE=PollytheParrot;46818612]But I live inside the US and my books aren't split into two either[/QUOTE] That's what I mean? U.S keeps the books both into 1 piece, rather then thinning it down and cutting both into 2 parts.
[url=http://watchersonthewall.com/young-cersei-cast]Some new cast additions.[/url]
Just marathoned the entire series over the last week. Can't fucking wait for what's next yeaaaaa
[QUOTE=postal;46864871]Just marathoned the entire series over the last week. Can't fucking wait for what's next yeaaaaa[/QUOTE] Read the books then. I did. And I don't usually read books.
Quick, everybody post the moment you realized GRRM's prose is literally Hitler. [IMG]https://img.4plebs.org/boards/tv/image/1397/92/1397921896240.png[/IMG] EDIT: oh my God I just noticed his grammar fuckup at "He cupped her face in his huge hands and looked into his eyes." Why am I reading these books
[QUOTE=Kindlinho;46864945]Read the books then. I did. And I don't usually read books.[/QUOTE] ASoIaF got me into reading more middle age and ancient history. I really wish next season to see [sp]Lord too fat to sit on a horse, he would be so cool, he's like old Robert Baratheon only with a brain. I'd also like to see Theon get redemption but I somehow doubt he's going to have it. But I really can't wait to see the maggy the frog flashback since I think it will give a bit more sympathy towards Cersei.[/sp]
[QUOTE=Rakmon;46866296]Quick, everybody post the moment you realized GRRM's prose is literally Hitler. [IMG]https://img.4plebs.org/boards/tv/image/1397/92/1397921896240.png[/IMG][/QUOTE] Fat. Pink. Mast.
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Cersei is really annoying, [sp] you hated your first born while he was alive and now you're sad that he's dead? And for fuck sake, yeah Tyrion killed your mother 'on purpose' and decided to be a dwarf, fucking stupid woman .[/sp]
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