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[Lactose_Intolerant]

I believe that Belwas will be cut from the show altogether.

Fuck that, he's one of my favorite characters. Even though everyone in the books pretty much thinks he's dead weight too at the start.

 

[Ark]

I believe that Belwas will be cut from the show altogether.

I disagree with this.

 

[Raonak]

reading first page ...
black bars. black bars everywhere.
bailout before i get spoiled.

 

[suzu]

Although, he doesn't look at all like I imagined.. Daario looks like he's got that douche vibe down. lol

 

[Wray]

Trident forked beard or I'm bailing out.



Some of these characters could be pushed back or moved, but other ones I can think of.

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Mace Tyrell (probably being pushed off or we would have heard something by now)
Dalla
Roslin Frey
Edric Dayne
Harwin
Edric Storm

I think we'll see quite a few pushed back to S4. I'm going to predict...

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- Red Viper (Obviously)
- Belwas
- Mace Tyrell
- Kettlebacks
- Brown Ben Plumm
- Val

I also think we're gonna see some characters moved up to S4 from Dance/Feast

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- Greyjoy Brothers (Obviously)
- Randyll Tarly
- Arianne Martell (In place of Ellaria Sand)
- Hizdahr zo Loraq (If they're gonna spend all season in Meereen)

 

[velvet_nitemare]

This can't happen until after the

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Purple Wedding

though.

Heh @ purple.

 

[Kuroyume]

Strong Belwas is one of my faves. Loved when he took a dump in front of the city gates to show disrespect when they were trying to get in.

 

[Jezabel]

I believe that Belwas will be cut from the show altogether.

i will rage against the machine. hes the best

 

[Socreges]

Strong Belwas is one of my faves.

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Loved when he took a dump in front of the city gates to show disrespect when they were trying to get in.

Not much of a spoiler, but definitely don't discuss future books without using spoiler tags.

 

[Dysun]

Daario looks appropriately smug for the role. I always imagined him with the blue hair and golden tooth though

 

[pulga]

So that's Daario, eh? Lemme see my checklist.

Puchable face? YES! SOLD!

 

[PSGames]

On the 5th episode of the first season. Loving it so far. Is the second season better than the first?

 

[Wray]

On the 5th episode of the first season. Loving it so far. Is the second season better than the first?

To non book readers? Yes.

To book readers? No.

 

[bengraven]

Your avatar reminded me after a few months that Melisandre exists and is fucking hot.

 

[Wray]

Your avatar reminded me after a few months that Melisandre exists and is fucking hot.

My avatar is what I fap to every night.

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And Tyrion.

 

[Steelyuhas]

My avatar is what I fap to every night.

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And Tyrion.

HAWT

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The spoiler part

 

[Subitai]

To non book readers? Yes.

To book readers? No.

This is a fairly accurate assessment. However, while I didn't enjoy season 2 as much, I felt it worked very well as a TV show and had a magnificent crescendo reminding everyone of the real "fire" and "ice" conflict going mostly under addressed.

Even with all these casting announcements people are drooling over, I think views will diverge even more next season.

 

[NathanMcMahon]

This is a fairly accurate assessment. However, while I didn't enjoy season 2 as much, I felt it worked very well as a TV show and had a magnificent crescendo reminding everyone of the real "fire" and "ice" conflict going mostly under addressed.

Even with all these casting announcements people are drooling over, I think views will diverge even more next season.

yup

 

[Steelyuhas]

This is a fairly accurate assessment. However, while I didn't enjoy season 2 as much, I felt it worked very well as a TV show and had a magnificent crescendo reminding everyone of the real "fire" and "ice" conflict going mostly under addressed.

Even with all these casting announcements people are drooling over, I think views will diverge even more next season.

Agreed.

Now that we are in the third season, we aren't going to see the book per season format anymore. That alone almost guarantees a significant reworking/reordering of some events to work better for TV season arcs, and some book purists are not going to like that, regardless of the quality.

 

[Nlroh]

Bran just hit puberty.

 

[Loofy]

Bran just hit puberty.

Well.. thats gonna look weird.

And what if he gets as tall as hodor.

 

[Nlroh]

Well.. thats gonna look weird.

And what if he gets as tall as hodor.

But what if he gets as tall as Sansa? Bran the Giant.

 

[MNC]

Bran just hit puberty.

oooooooooooooooh boy. Make up department do your thing!

 

[Ark]

Aren't the actors ageing in time with the books? I seem to remember AGoT to ASoS is two years? Although I haven't read through AFFC yet.

 

[Aiii]

Aren't the actors ageing in time with the books? I seem to remember AGoT to ASoS is two years? Although I haven't read through AFFC yet.

Not much time passes in the books actually. Don't think it's been more then

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a year or so

from book 1 to 5.

They were gonna have to rewrite stuff to accomodate aging of the actors at any rate. Esp. with the one year gaps between seasons. It was inevitable.

 

[IAmtheFMan]

Man the kids are sprouting really fast. It's gonna start getting weird soon.

 

[TehOh]

Not much time passes in the books actually. Don't think it's been more then

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a year or so

from book 1 to 5.

It has to be longer than that - [ADWD]

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Theon was in the Dreadfort dungeon for over a year, and didn't Arya mention that her third nameday had passed since leaving her Winterfell?

Still, they'll have to do some rewrites, given that they'll spend two years on ASOS and 2-3 years for AFFC and ADWD, which are very tight chronologically.

 

[CassSept]

Not much time passes in the books actually. Don't think it's been more then

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a year or so

from book 1 to 5.

Actually not really,

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I believe it has been nearly 3 years between start of AGOT and end of ADWD

 

[Aiii]

It has to be longer than that - [ADWD]

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Theon was in the Dreadfort dungeon for over a year, and didn't Arya mention that her third nameday had passed since leaving her Winterfell?

Still, they'll have to do some rewrites, given that they'll spend two years on ASOS and 2-3 years for AFFC and ADWD, which are very tight chronologically.

Hm. I remember

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Alayne saying she was 14 at the end of AFOC saying she had decided Alayna would be one year older then Sansa Stark. I can't remember how old she was at the begining of AGOT though, but I'd wager it's definitely not more then two years from books 1-5

 

[CassSept]

Hm. I remember

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Alayne saying she was 14 at the end of AFOC saying she had decided Alayna would be on year older then Sansa Stark. I can't remember how old she was at the begining of AGOT though, but I'd wager it's definitely not more then two years from books 1-5

[AFFC]

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I think Sansa was 11 in AGOT

 

[gutshot]

Hm. I remember

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Alayne saying she was 14 at the end of AFOC saying she had decided Alayna would be one year older then Sansa Stark. I can't remember how old she was at the begining of AGOT though, but I'd wager it's definitely not more then two years from books 1-5

Here is a detailed breakdown of the timeline of events through AFFC: http://asoiaf.westeros.org/index.php/topic/31411-global-timeline/

ADWD supposedly extends a few months or so beyond AFFC, so somewhere between 2 to 3 years seems about right.

 

[Seanspeed]

Bran just hit puberty.

Haha. Do not read if you haven't gotten further in the books than the shows have gone -

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Imagine 4 more years of aging for his parts in ADWD.

 

[Steelyuhas]

Interview with Joe Dempsie (no spoilers)

 

[Subitai]

But what if he gets as tall as Sansa? Bran the Giant.

Haha, Bran and Sansa being giant!

Also, Hodor is gonna get tired more quickly now.

 

[CassSept]

Haha. Do not read if you haven't gotten further in the books than the shows have gone -

Spoiler

Imagine 4 more years of aging for his parts in ADWD.

Series

Spoiler

By the Gods, Bran, you sure have grown after eating Jojen!

 

[calza]

Series

Spoiler

By the Gods, Bran, you sure have grown after eating Jojen!

Worst fan theory ever, hate it.

 

[CassSept]

Worst fan theory ever, hate it.

Nah, far from it. I'd nominate

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Everyone is a secret Targaryen! Jaime! Cersei! Tyrion! Grey Wolf! Hodor!

for the worst one.

 

[border]

Haha, Bran and Sansa being giant!

Also, Hodor is gonna get tired more quickly now.

They already had Bran in a wheelbarrow at the end of Season 2. I think they will just transition to that, rather than have Hodor carry around a fully-grown teenager.

 

[Ithil]

Bran just hit puberty.

All the young cast are firing through puberty now, or have been for some time. Sansa's going to be like 6 feet tall by next season

 

[Nokagi]

Jesus Maisie what's with the see through shirt, you're way to young for that!

 

[Discotheque]

Is Rome worth watching? I mean, is it in the same tier as shows like Breaking Bad, Mad Men, Deadwood, etc. or is it a tier or two below?

I think Rome's on par with BB. But below Mad Men and Deadwood.

People may disagree with my rankings of Mad Men and BB here though, but for sure at least many can agree that Rome stomps Game of Thrones. Especially season 1 of Rome.

Ciarin Hinds has me hyped. I really wanted him, Purefoy, McKidd and Stevenson in this series. One out of 4 aint so bad.

edit: lol at Daario, he looks like a less attractive, white Chris Brown

 

[Blackhead]

Jesus Maisie what's with the see through shirt, you're way to young for that!

Meh she's only too young if there's nothing to see

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she's 15

 

[Kem0sabe]

Thats dressing conservatively for a 15 year old around here. Girls these days dress like whores, so says my grandfather... i´m imagining him at his window screaming whores to every kid that walks by.

 

[Aiii]

Yeah, back when I was 15, seeing the strap of a girls bra was exciting. These kids today are way too spoiled. :lol: Seriously though, it is amazing how things change in like 15 years time. *shrug*

I am interested to see how they'll change things around in later seasons. The books do connect almost seamlessly. So some storylines definitely need some alternating to make it appear more time has passed between them.

 

[Ithil]

Jesus Maisie what's with the see through shirt, you're way to young for that!

Probably the camera flash did that, no big deal.

 

[Gen.Grievous]

Definitely won't mistake her for a boy dressed like that. She was probably enjoying a day out with friends and some people wanted to take a photo. See through shirt not a good idea when you're a TV star.

 

[platypotamus]

I want that smoked cheddar and brie whatever real bad right now

 

[Massa]

Didn't know that Sebastian Vettel hangs out with the Stark girls.

 

[Ark]

Didn't know that Sebastian Vettel hangs out with the Stark girls.

Glad to see I wasn't the only one who thought that, haha.

 

[PSGames]

Ok I plowed through the first two seasons over the past few days. Wow what an incredible show. Are there any other shows set during this time period that are as good? I've heard of something called Camelot? Any others? There's something so epic about this time period.