As Sherman has already stated, this is in the off-topic section and thus is perfectly allowed on the forums. If you don't want to talk about Game of Thrones, don't hop into a thread specifically about Game of Thrones. Try and be civil to each other please.
As for the theory, as cool as it would be, I have to agree that I don't think the writers of the show are smart enough to have written that in. Maybe if GRRM was still as hands-on as he was in the past, but not now. And that's coming from someone who loved the last season.
Figured I'd ask here since this is the first GoT post I've seen on any forums I'm on. So, I've watched the show, and I'm not generally a fan of rewatching/rereading things or going over content I've already covered, etc. Do you guys think it'd be worthwhile for me to read the Song of Ice and Fire books too? A big deciding factor would be if the story stays generally the same, and it can be seen that it will be in the future.
The books are a 1000x better than the show, and up until the final season, the show was really good, with the first four seasons being great.
The story is generally the same, however the characters are given much deeper levels of development and the relationships between the characters are really complicated, as opposed to the simplicity (by comparison) to what the show offers.
The final season was pulling stuff out of it's butt in terms of the story because they were no longer basing it on the books, because they have yet to be published.
If you want the full story, a better story, and one of the best page turners I've read in the past 20 years (i read mother loads of books), then go for the books. The show will feel like it's black and white (evil vs good) in comparison to what the book offers. Plus, lot's more in depth character development, and the themes are much mature and complicated than the show, many things depicted in the book, would not be something that could legally film-able for a show or movie.
Read the books!!
I really like the books too, but let be honest... 1 and 3 were amazing. 2 and 5 were good. Book 4 was barely mediocre.
I loved all the books. The first three are the best. I think their is a lot to adjust to in books 4 and 5 because of how much changes...that said I'm a HUGE Cersei fan, so 4 was anything but medicore to me. If you don't like Cersei? Yea that probably wasn't your book.
I'm just super pissed how much they screwed up Petyr Baelish. He's probably the most interesting character in the book, and intriguing on the show. Aidan Gillan did an awesome job of portraying him, but they really screwed up his story when they started making up stuff that won' be in the book.
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The books are a 1000x better than the show, and up until the final season, the show was really good, with the first four seasons being great.
This is COMPLETELY subjective. I'm a huge fan of medieval fantasy novels. I read every book, watched every episode of the series, and I do not agree with this statement whatsoever. The books were great and the series was great, including the last season.
Are you joking? It was terrible. It was the only divisive season ever aired. The story was straight up stupid. (main characters risk lives to kidnap zombie), they destroy Arya and Petyr's story arch's respectively, the continuity of the episodes required a thought process of dementia. It was horrible, BARELY carried along by great actors. You sound like one of those fans that are in denial. Fortunately last season was probably a fluke. Hopefully. Im sorry you enjoyed it, you sound very misguided.
Oh ok you changed my mind. I now know that media is objectively good or bad based on your almighty criteria and that, no matter how much anyone else enjoyed it, if it was bad to you it was bad. Thx nerd
Here is a theory about how Littlefinger faked his death.
OK, its a bit late but i didn't see this untill now as you posted the link in another thread i was still following.
Would be nice if it would be true, but i think Aidan Gillan was just so tired with leaning against the wall in Winterfell town hall he asked the writers to just finish him off so he could go and do something more usefull with his time, like counting the blades of grass on his lawn.
We'll see what happens, but i fear this death is actually what they had in mind. Still, they seem to follow the common demands of the viewers a lot, so all these theories might get them to a point where they say "lets get Petyr back" and actually change their initial plans just to say "see, we indeed attempted to fool you, but you guys were just to smart".....
Here is a theory about how Littlefinger faked his death.
OK, its a bit late but i didn't see this untill now as you posted the link in another thread i was still following.
Would be nice if it would be true, but i think Aidan Gillan was just so tired with leaning against the wall in Winterfell town hall he asked the writers to just finish him off so he could go and do something more usefull with his time, like counting the blades of grass on his lawn.
We'll see what happens, but i fear this death is actually what they had in mind. Still, they seem to follow the common demands of the viewers a lot, so all these theories might get them to a point where they say "lets get Petyr back" and actually change their initial plans just to say "see, we indeed attempted to fool you, but you guys were just to smart".....
I hope they bring him back, even if it is just to please the fans. :) I can already see Lord Baelish making a deal with The Night KIng, just to betray him and getting away with it. :P
As Sherman has already stated, this is in the off-topic section and thus is perfectly allowed on the forums. If you don't want to talk about Game of Thrones, don't hop into a thread specifically about Game of Thrones. Try and be civil to each other please.
As for the theory, as cool as it would be, I have to agree that I don't think the writers of the show are smart enough to have written that in. Maybe if GRRM was still as hands-on as he was in the past, but not now. And that's coming from someone who loved the last season.
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I'm just super pissed how much they screwed up Petyr Baelish. He's probably the most interesting character in the book, and intriguing on the show. Aidan Gillan did an awesome job of portraying him, but they really screwed up his story when they started making up stuff that won' be in the book.
Developed Hearthstone player, have played and beaten highly skilled opponents on numerous occasions. Not that ambitious on ladder. Only play off of win streaks. Love theory more than meta.
OK, its a bit late but i didn't see this untill now as you posted the link in another thread i was still following.
Would be nice if it would be true, but i think Aidan Gillan was just so tired with leaning against the wall in Winterfell town hall he asked the writers to just finish him off so he could go and do something more usefull with his time, like counting the blades of grass on his lawn.
We'll see what happens, but i fear this death is actually what they had in mind.
Still, they seem to follow the common demands of the viewers a lot, so all these theories might get them to a point where they say "lets get Petyr back" and actually change their initial plans just to say "see, we indeed attempted to fool you, but you guys were just to smart".....
I hope they bring him back, even if it is just to please the fans. :) I can already see Lord Baelish making a deal with The Night KIng, just to betray him and getting away with it. :P