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RE: Game of Thrones Season 6 Discussion [SPOILERS WITHIN]
May 3, 2016 at 1:33 am
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I think everyone made that prediction. Jon Snow is really
, and therefore has too big a role to play to be dead. Especially as there is no Young Griff in the show.
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RE: Game of Thrones Season 6 Discussion [SPOILERS WITHIN]
May 3, 2016 at 2:56 am
(May 2, 2016 at 10:38 pm)Maelstrom Wrote: See, I made the prediction in last season's thread that
Only the whole planet knew that, no biggie.
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RE: Game of Thrones Season 6 Discussion [SPOILERS WITHIN]
May 3, 2016 at 4:09 am
(May 2, 2016 at 10:37 am)Aegon Wrote: One thing though: how fucking dumb is Roose?
Pretty fucking dumb. Ramsay is a fucking psychopath, and if you think he's going to risk being usurped by a baby, you're an idiot. That baby was at the very least going to have an "accident" and fall off a horse or something, but Roose had to go and taunt Ramsay and hold his station hostage.
I mean seriously, Ramsay had just suggested that they attack the Night's Watch. Wake up, Roose!
(It seems you'll need Melisandre for that, now.)
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RE: Game of Thrones Season 6 Discussion [SPOILERS WITHIN]
May 3, 2016 at 4:15 am
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RE: Game of Thrones Season 6 Discussion [SPOILERS WITHIN]
May 3, 2016 at 5:24 am
For some reason.... the characters seem a bit dumber on the show...
It's not that the things don't happen in the books... it's the motivation that leads the characters into those situations that's not very well translated into the TV medium.
Take the "recent" Cersei granting the Faith Militant more power than she should... why did she do that on the show? to rid herself of the Tyrels??!! Petty!
Why did she do that in the books? Debt! The crown was in a huge debt and taking out a few individuals "erased" some of that... She was trying to be like Tywin, ruling, taking care of business... but not as aware of consequences as her father.
Another... Jamie's return to King's Landing and subsequent fondling with Cersei in the sept, next to Joff's dead body... why did he do that in the show? meh.... rapey.
Why did he do that in the book? He'd just arrived and gotten back to his beloved sister whom he'd been craving for too long.... screw everything else! also, not rapey.
Tolkien wins! 
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RE: Game of Thrones Season 6 Discussion [SPOILERS WITHIN]
May 3, 2016 at 5:49 am
It's a lot harder to do the sheer amount of exposition, inner thought, and backstory that GRRM does in the books in the TV medium.
Impossible, to make it palatable.
My favorite line, "you're a pirate, you even stole my 'RR'".
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RE: Game of Thrones Season 6 Discussion [SPOILERS WITHIN]
May 3, 2016 at 7:23 am
(May 3, 2016 at 4:09 am)SteelCurtain Wrote: (May 2, 2016 at 10:37 am)Aegon Wrote: One thing though: how fucking dumb is Roose?
Pretty fucking dumb. Ramsay is a fucking psychopath, and if you think he's going to risk being usurped by a baby, you're an idiot. That baby was at the very least going to have an "accident" and fall off a horse or something, but Roose had to go and taunt Ramsay and hold his station hostage.
I mean seriously, Ramsay had just suggested that they attack the Night's Watch. Wake up, Roose!
(It seems you'll need Melisandre for that, now.)
Um, why do we care about Roose again? Did we forget he drove a dagger right through our King's heart? 
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RE: Game of Thrones Season 6 Discussion [SPOILERS WITHIN]
May 3, 2016 at 7:27 am
Who said anything about caring about Boltons?
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RE: Game of Thrones Season 6 Discussion [SPOILERS WITHIN]
May 3, 2016 at 3:52 pm
(May 3, 2016 at 7:27 am)SteelCurtain Wrote: Who said anything about caring about Boltons?
Well, you certainly made it sound like you cared about the fact that he died.
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RE: Game of Thrones Season 6 Discussion [SPOILERS WITHIN]
May 3, 2016 at 4:41 pm
(May 3, 2016 at 3:52 pm)Excited Penguin Wrote: (May 3, 2016 at 7:27 am)SteelCurtain Wrote: Who said anything about caring about Boltons?
Well, you certainly made it sound like you cared about the fact that he died. That damn reading comprehension again...
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