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Not if they wrote it as GRRM has written it in the books. Don't show any child, just Lyanna making Ned promise as she lies bleeding. Though where to put that flashback is the difficult part... if Jojen had survived the showrunners need for a Reed child to die...
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Well, if they are going to do the Jenny of Oldstones prophecy, they better have Aegon (whatever you think of him, real or fake), so to have some ambiguity about who the prophecy is referring to.
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Yes, Roose dressed as a servent in case they tried to attack. And their castle moves. And there are sinkholes and lizard lions in the swamp, so this would be a bit of a nightmare, even for someone as prone to rashness as Ramsey. |
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But it'll take at least a half an episode. For it to have weight, you'd have to adequately explain the challenge Ned & Reed had. To make that work, you'd have to adequately show how much of a badass the Sword of the Morning was. You'd also have to give people a real reason to care for Lyanna, needing more backstory. I think I just talked myself into needing a whole episode. |
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While this could be true. It is quite evident that Moat Cailin has been taken... twice. Once by the Iron Born and once by Ramsey Snow, using Theon (in such a fucked up way too... Reek, you are going to be playing the part of Theon...) Speaking of, I've recently re-read where Theon takes Winterfell, and having Reek mentioned in those chapters is super fun, knowing that its the Bastard of Bolton, and the guy they killed was the actual Reek. Quote:
That episode would be super mega awesome! I would love it with ever fiber of my being!
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House of the Undying!!! Rereading this, there is SO MUCH to unpack, and so much of it makes tons more sense after knowing what happens in the next 3 books. And so much is still conjecture.
The House of the Undying has, really, 3 parts. The first part is Dany walking through the super long ass corridor and seeing scenes play out in the doors on her left. The second part is when Dany is being tempted by visions of Pyat Pree or fake-Undying to NOT take the first door on the right as instructed. The third part is when she reaches the actual chamber of the Undying and prophecies and visions come fast and thick. I think in this post I want to focus on the first part (doing the first and third part in one post would make it uberlong... though those type of posts do exist in forums such as "A Forum of Ice and Fire"). The first part is mostly answered though... except for the last vision in that hallway... So, here are the visions from the first part of the House of the Undying: Quote:
It has been 'decided' that this vision is about the 4 Kings ravishing Westeros (the naked woman). Joffery, Stannis, Robb, and Balon are destroying the land in their war. Quote:
Obviously Red Wedding (which happens in the next book - it is, of course, something none of us would have even begin to guess at when we first read ACOK). Quote:
It seems like a vision of the past. Before Pentos, they were likely at Braavos (as Viserys looked for help up and down the Free Cities) Quote:
This appears to be Mad King Aerys II burning someone... maybe even Rickon Stark (Ned's dad) while Brandon Stark (Ned's brother) watches and strangles himself. Quote:
And this is the fun one. The one that elicits all the questions. At the time, we have no Aegon, real or otherwise (but, as DT says #TeamAEGON). However, this appears to be Rhaegar (who has dark indigo eyes and silver hair) and Elia with Aegon. This is the second time in the books that the "Song of Ice and Fire" is mentioned. And then his eyes meet Dany and says there must be one more because the dragon has three heads. I may be proven false, but I think it indicates that maybe Young Griff actually is Aegon due to the prophecy. We don't find the words "Ice and Fire" too often in the books and here it is. And GRRM named the series the Song of Ice and Fire... now yes, we have the Others (Ice) and the Dragons (Fire) and we have the Starks (Ice) and Targaryens (Fire) in Jon Snow, but here it is outwardly stated. And Dany is referenced as one more (or he may be telling Dany there needs to be one more after Dany and Aegon).
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Nice summation man.
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I don't know if there's more than what you quoted, without looking, but the scene with Mad Aerys sounds to me like he's talking about using the wildfire to burn the city down before it is taken.
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It is less of a prophecy if read this way, but perhaps Rhaegar believed he needed to have three children. The Targaryen line was dying with him, and if he believed the dragon needed to have three heads, he may have thought he needed a third child. However, Elia was not able to have more than two children, so perhaps this is the entire reason for his affair with Lyanna, to have his third child. His father had three children as well, and perhaps this is something to do with his understanding of the prince who is promised.
From his perspective, this would explain his thinking and his words, though it does not mean much to Dany or make much of a prophecy, unless she is meant to understand that she too must have three children, a problematic prophecy for her. |
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I suppose thinking about it more, maybe it is a way of suggesting to Dany that there is a third child of Rhaegar's, which if she is to continue marrying within the bloodline, would be important for her to know.
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Oh yeah... that's probably a better way of reading it.
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I think in some ways it does mean something to Dany - that she can't take Westeros by herself. She needs three heads of the dragon in order to do it - like the first Aegon (the Conqueror).
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Careful what you wish for. Then they'll do an entire Dunk & Egg episode, then they'll start doing flashbacks of all sorts of stuff from the prequel short stories, and then even filming "flashbacks" of stuff that occurred in the first book or two, and then GRRM will realize the pressure's off him to complete the books, and he'll pump out tangential short stories and/or screenplays because he's wanted to be a screenwriter for ages, and then the books will never get finished and HBO will eventually cancel the series without a conclusion because everyone felt it jumped the shark and stopped watching. And when that happens, it'll be all your fault. |
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Of course the books will get finished eventually... GRRM is not immune to the massive wads of cash that results from them. And if he dies, some other writer will gather his notes and finish it up... though I'm convinced GRRM will live to like 110. I'll enjoy every second of it. And will drink your tears like Cartman with Scott Tennerman.
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That quote is the same one that Jaime relates to Brienne when talking about Aerys' plan to burn the city down, yep. |
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But the swamp people, or whatever we're calling Reed's people, don't seem to have any inclination to hold Moat Cailin... They'll harry and pick off anyone who does so other than the Starks, but Moat Cailin is only important for armies who want to cross it (because the swamp to each side of it is so impenetrable), not a seat of power.
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True... but Roose Bolton was able to get back up to Winterfell after Ramsey took Moat Cailin... so not sure if Reed's crannogmen are still harassing.
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So on season 5 of the show we will be getting Cersei's walk of shame. I guess they're gonna try to cram two books into one season?
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It'll be interesting to see if they focus the whole season on a couple story arcs, then focus S5 on the others, or if itsore episode by episode and some characters only show up every 3rd/4th episode, but then have a lot of time then, similar to EP 9 in each of the last 2 seasons.
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So... uh... I'll get back to the second part of the House of the Undying, but there is this...
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Uh... in the comments there is speculation that Jamie takes the roll of Myrcella's protector, which was Arys Oakheart's role in the books. However, I'm doubting Jamie is going to be supporting Myrcella's role over Tommen's... So... no Dornish plot to make Myrcella Queen? There isn't an Arianne cast so far. Damn, the future of the show looks more and more like its going to suck.
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As a full Dorne-lover I agree that I'm upset it seems like it may be getting a short shrift, but at the same time, there's a ton of characters already, so I can understand it from a TV point-of-view. Doesn't make me any happier about it though, yeah. |
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As a co-worker told me, the finale of Season 4 was a massive disappointment as it appeared to be a narrative dump (in addition they fucked up by not putting Stannis at the Wall at the end of Ep9 instead of jamming it in with everything in ep10).
My confidence in the show is extremely low at this point (as it seems the showrunners had some success in consolidating some story lines and now feel they can write the story better than GRRM can). Not that I'm saying Arys Oakheart was a super amazing character, but if you are going to include Dorne, not having the "Making Myrcella Queen" plot really leaves you with a bunch of nothing from AFFC and the showrunners have to make up a plot of their own. As stated by a blog, after Arianne was left out, the show has become a fan-fic. You have Doran, Areo Hotah, Trystanne, 3 Sand Snakes (at least). Would it kill them to put in Arianne? Who is arguably the most compelling (in addition to being a strong female character who likes having sex) and has a pretty cool plotline, which also tells you something about Dorne's POV about what's going on in King's Landing? I mean, if you take out the stuff with Aegon and Jon Connington, its just something entirely different at that point.
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Of course I don't feel as if everyone will agree with the loss of confidence, but it's been growing in me for a while now. These changes are just added straws, so to speak. This is a show that I'm no longer trying to find a friend who has HBO that will let me watch the show at his house - I can wait for the Blu-rays.
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I actually like Oakheart as a character. In GRRM's universe it was somewhat refreshing to have a badass knight who also has a) unimpeachable integrity, b) isn't trying to get bound up in political intrigue and c) isn't a naive doofus, despite (a) (Hi Ned Stark!). Quote:
Well, if we go back to our understanding that the showrunners know the rest of GRRM's outline, and how it finishes, then it sort of indicates that that whole sub-plot comes to a whole lot of nothing. It looks to me like a real-time retcon. Clearly Dorne & Jaime will be a big part of the season, and I expect there will be a ton of intrigue, and maybe part of that would be some sort of Lannister-Dorne alliance, where "Lannister" in this case is Jaime? I don't know, we're clearly speculating in the dark here. Quote:
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Anyone read the World of Ice and Fire sample on GRRM's website?
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They won't do a lannister-dorne alliance. Not after Oberyn's whole part last year. I read that it was something like "Jamie undercover going to rescue Myrcella" basically. |
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Sorry, I meant a Jaime-Doran alliance.
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Keep in mind, it's also entirely possible that Aegon is yet another red herring. It's not like Martin doesn't have a track record of devoting large numbers of chapters to characters who appear & die without doing much of anything to advance the plot. If that's the case, there'd be zero reason for the show to bother. |
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On a serious note, I don't *want* Aegon to be a red herring. The more I think about it, and the more I think about what Martin's been doing lately, the more I'm fairly certain he is a red herring. I think both he and Quentyn existed solely to move the remaining players towards each other (namely, moving Tyrion and Varys to the Targaryen camp, and getting Dany out of Mereen). Which is also why I think the whole Euron/Victarion thing will end up with one or both of them biting it as well. I think his solution to the infamous Mereeneese knot was mainly, "throw as many characters east as possible to give Dany what she needs to get on with it." Last edited by Coffee Warlord : 10-21-2014 at 09:27 AM. |
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If he's a red-herring then who's your third Targ-blooded dragon rider? Couldn't he just as easily be real and exist for that purpose and for the purpose of advancing the situation in Westeros & drawing Dany back to Westeros? |
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Tyrion obviously! I'd actually say that prophecy could easily be a little less literal than that, and resolve itself in a different way, but I dunno. Couldn't he just as easily be real and exist for that purpose and for the purpose of advancing the situation in Westeros & drawing Dany back to Westeros?[/quote] Sure. But I still find it awfully odd that one would introduce such an integral character out of the blue like that, particularly under such deus ex machina circumstances. "Hey, guess what, I'm not dead!" |
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How? Given what we know of plot points for this season (Cersei's walk of shame, for instance), it's likely that Jaime will be in Dorne when the extent of her infidelity becomes known. Heck, it could even happen before he leaves. The show's already been driving a clear wedge between the two, anyway. If we assume Doran's being set up to be a badass political operator, then I can certainly see how once he gets Jaime in his presence, he's able to convince Jaime that he will need to go back and assert control, for the good of the kingdom, and that Dorne will help with that as necessary. Oh, and leave Myrcella in Dorne so she's safe, especially from Cersei. It would seriously vary from the narrative in the books, but then just having Jaime in Dorne does that anyway. The end goal is for someone to get things back on an even keel in King's Landing. So maybe, then, at the end of the season it's not Kevan Lannister who gets killed, but a newly-arrived (and having settled things down) Jaime? |
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Well. Check this image out for the upcoming season. They are not fucking around.
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OK, then. We're definitely out of the books now.
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What better way to destroy your enemies than to divide them against each other, though? That's definitely a Doran thing to do. |
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Fair enough...but I just don't see it happening unless Doran knows he can kill Jamie at the end (such as Jamie being poisoned or something). |
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I totally disagree. The show is fucking amazing. It has been and continues to be. In my wildest dreams I never thought they would be able to pull off what they've pulled off on screen. The quality across the board - acting, writing, effects, set design, etc. - has far exceeded any kind of realistic expectations. A lot of the stuff that they've done improved on the books. Not everything, no, but quite a bit. There had to be a lot of cuts and consolidation and shifting of people and events due to massive size of the books and a lot of the narrative choices GRRM made that would work in a book series, but never in a TV show. I pretty much view the two separate. There is nothing that the show will do that, in any way, ruin the books for me. So long as the show stays true to the books in tone, theme and character, I'm all right with the changes, even some of the bigger ones. So far, I think they've done an amazing job adhering to the tone, theme and characters while making the necessary adaptations.
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Good. Because the Tyrion chapters in "Dance" largely sucked. Everything with Penny was torture. There is simply too much meandering in Books 4 and 5. The pace of a TV show won't permit that kind of senseless wandering and endless cyvasse playing. Shit needs to happen.
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