Hopefully no Sansa, Khaleesi, or Jon Snow either
― Free Me's Electric Trumpet (Moodles), Tuesday, 24 March 2015 12:47 (nine years ago) link
yeah hopefully none of the characters are in it, just the title sequence for an hour.
― Roberto Spiralli, Tuesday, 24 March 2015 13:00 (nine years ago) link
13 straight episodes of the hound's corpse decomposing in real time iirc
― bizarro gazzara, Tuesday, 24 March 2015 13:01 (nine years ago) link
i am hoping this season has more prominent roles for munch and ice t
― Roberto Spiralli, Tuesday, 24 March 2015 13:03 (nine years ago) link
I must be one of the very few people who actually likes Daeneyrs' storyline. I don't think Emilia Clarke is very good though.
― the joke should be over once the kid is eaten. (chap), Tuesday, 24 March 2015 13:07 (nine years ago) link
the dany storyline is good imo, but what's left of it from the books (without being specific) is prob gonna elicit many of the same complaints it did last season, and clarke's acting, while basically decent and occasionally v effective, is not quite up to the task in terms of making the political aspects of it compelling as television
― slothroprhymes, Tuesday, 24 March 2015 13:15 (nine years ago) link
No Sansa? Even with her seemingly becoming Littlefinger's partner in crime? I'm looking forward to that.
I've read there are some radical forthcoming changes from the books because Feast and Dance are so sprawling and fans generally seem to have found them disappointing and overlong. I read a spoiler last year about the "Stoneheart" stuff and I'm gutted they're not doing it in the tv show because that sounded like one of the most awesome things to ever happen in the story (if you don't know, it's probably best not to look it up because, who knows, they might play that card later). Their reasons for cutting it sounded fair, but still, it seems like they are leaving out one of the major highlights.
― Robert Adam Gilmour, Tuesday, 24 March 2015 13:30 (nine years ago) link
The Stoneheart thing is a great reveal but GRRM has done nothing with it for like two books now.
― the joke should be over once the kid is eaten. (chap), Tuesday, 24 March 2015 13:48 (nine years ago) link
Take it to the spoilers thread gents
― 龜, Tuesday, 24 March 2015 13:50 (nine years ago) link
Yah sorry, was tryig to be oblique but still a bit out of order I realise.
― the joke should be over once the kid is eaten. (chap), Tuesday, 24 March 2015 13:51 (nine years ago) link
I'm a bit worried, the showrunners seem to know what they're doing (they're adamant about keeping it down to 7 seasons even though HBO wants 10) and can improve on lots of things but I think it might be a lot weaker if they don't have finished books to adapt.
― Robert Adam Gilmour, Tuesday, 24 March 2015 14:02 (nine years ago) link
tbh you could flip it and say the books might turn out better this way
― Roberto Spiralli, Tuesday, 24 March 2015 14:08 (nine years ago) link
Could go either way; the showrunners are certainly less self-indulgent than George, but they've yet to prove they can come up with the same calibre of concepts and twists.
― the joke should be over once the kid is eaten. (chap), Tuesday, 24 March 2015 14:11 (nine years ago) link
Game of Thrones show runners confirm new seasons will spoil events in upcoming books
― bizarro gazzara, Tuesday, 24 March 2015 14:14 (nine years ago) link
Luckily, we've been talking about this with George for a long time, ever since we saw this could happen, and we know where things are heading. And so we'll eventually, basically, meet up at pretty much the same place where George is going; there might be a few deviations along the route, but we're heading towards the same destination. I kind of wish that there were some things we didn't have to spoil, but we're kind of stuck between a rock and a hard place. The show must go on ... and that's what we're going to do.
I'm glad. The show is much better than the books. Now Martin can focus on the plot twists and not waste his time embedding them in thousands of pages of purple prose
― Mordy, Tuesday, 24 March 2015 14:20 (nine years ago) link
dragons melt the ice, everyone surfs. the end.
― Is It Any Wonder I'm Not the (President Keyes), Tuesday, 24 March 2015 14:22 (nine years ago) link
sorry, meant for spoiler thread
― Is It Any Wonder I'm Not the (President Keyes), Tuesday, 24 March 2015 14:23 (nine years ago) link
But aren't a lot of the best and funniest lines taken from the books? Maybe George Will script more of the show.
― Robert Adam Gilmour, Tuesday, 24 March 2015 14:25 (nine years ago) link
Winds Of Winter and A Dream Of Spring reminds me so much of Color Of Spring and Spirit Of Eden that I keep subconsciously anticipating a late Talk Talk flavoured ending.
― Robert Adam Gilmour, Tuesday, 24 March 2015 14:28 (nine years ago) link
Maybe George Will script more of the show.
oof, unfortunate capital W there!
Josh in Chicago, can you pull off a George Will game of thrones pastiche?
― demonic mnevice (Jon Lewis), Tuesday, 24 March 2015 14:32 (nine years ago) link
George Will might have scripted that rape scene with Jaime and Cersei
― Is It Any Wonder I'm Not the (President Keyes), Tuesday, 24 March 2015 14:48 (nine years ago) link
I have not got a clue about George RR Martin's politics, if any, but flags get waved in his books while he writes about hard times. He is no craven, and the recitation of beheadings and other problems always seems punctuated by a bleak, dire warning: "Winter is coming."
― Josh in Chicago, Tuesday, 24 March 2015 15:51 (nine years ago) link
(I think the only George Will I've ever read is his boneheaded Springsteen review.)
― Josh in Chicago, Tuesday, 24 March 2015 15:52 (nine years ago) link
GRRM is a lib
― Is It Any Wonder I'm Not the (President Keyes), Tuesday, 24 March 2015 15:54 (nine years ago) link
That was my almost word for word echo of the George Will Bruce essay. "I have not got a clue about Bruce Springsteen's politics," etc.
― Josh in Chicago, Tuesday, 24 March 2015 15:58 (nine years ago) link
Though of course GRRM totally reminds me of John Milius. http://cdn-static.denofgeek.com/sites/denofgeek/files/styles/insert_main_wide_image/public/john_milius.jpg?itok=pNpaI7ed
― Josh in Chicago, Tuesday, 24 March 2015 16:01 (nine years ago) link
oh shit yes!
― demonic mnevice (Jon Lewis), Tuesday, 24 March 2015 16:02 (nine years ago) link
Hadn't heard of George Will. Don't fancy the sound of him.
― Robert Adam Gilmour, Tuesday, 24 March 2015 16:39 (nine years ago) link
he is a piece of shit but less of a lickspittle than David Brooks
― demonic mnevice (Jon Lewis), Tuesday, 24 March 2015 16:42 (nine years ago) link
gwill brings a fierce east coast posh intellectual wearin a bowtie game
and he also has a sports machine
https://screen.yahoo.com/george-f-wills-sports-machine-000000461.html
― panettone for the painfully alone (mayor jingleberries), Tuesday, 24 March 2015 16:44 (nine years ago) link
i had no idea he had a sports machine!
― lag∞n, Tuesday, 24 March 2015 16:47 (nine years ago) link
Don't know David Brooks either but I think I get the idea.
― Robert Adam Gilmour, Tuesday, 24 March 2015 16:51 (nine years ago) link
GRRM has done nothing with it for like two books now
Chap, fixed that for your.
― Common Street Screwers (Leee), Tuesday, 24 March 2015 16:53 (nine years ago) link
Non-spoiler review of the first episode
http://io9.com/wow-game-of-thrones-season-5-is-even-darker-than-we-ex-1693422221
― Ned Raggett, Wednesday, 25 March 2015 15:11 (nine years ago) link
http://i.imgur.com/VmWk962.jpg
They're not kidding. I can't see shit
― 龜, Wednesday, 25 March 2015 15:13 (nine years ago) link
You have tilt your laptop screen pretty far back to watch GoT season 5
― who is dankey kang (Karl Malone), Wednesday, 25 March 2015 16:22 (nine years ago) link
deleted scene screengrabhttps://uproxx.files.wordpress.com/2015/03/467393628.jpg?w=650&h=456
― are... are you saying you fucked a gazelle? (slothroprhymes), Friday, 27 March 2015 16:43 (nine years ago) link
ladies... hello
― lag∞n, Friday, 27 March 2015 16:48 (nine years ago) link
that right there is a fun party
― Maybe in 100 years someone will say damn Dawn was dope. (forksclovetofu), Friday, 27 March 2015 17:05 (nine years ago) link
Since DJP isn't going to post it I'm gonna go ahead and post it
http://www.avclub.com/article/sexy-tyrion-lannister-cosplay-sexy-confusing-217504
― 龜, Monday, 6 April 2015 15:40 (nine years ago) link
http://i.imgur.com/NzBFWwp.jpg
ahahaha I was just about to post that here
― DJP, Monday, 6 April 2015 15:46 (nine years ago) link
i hate you both
― difficult-difficult lemon-difficult (VegemiteGrrl), Monday, 6 April 2015 18:25 (nine years ago) link
Get imped.
― Ned Raggett, Monday, 6 April 2015 18:31 (nine years ago) link
Death death death
http://www.washingtonpost.com/graphics/entertainment/game-of-thrones/
― Ned Raggett, Thursday, 9 April 2015 14:42 (nine years ago) link
first four eps leaked (not HD). why must nerds ruin everything?
http://www.theverge.com/2015/4/12/8392559/game-of-thrones-season-5-leaked-episodes
― resulting post (rogermexico.), Sunday, 12 April 2015 16:02 (nine years ago) link
Is this the first time lots of episodes of a tv show have been leaked?
― Robert Adam Gilmour, Sunday, 12 April 2015 16:04 (nine years ago) link
One of the wire seasons. 4 maybe?
― Mordy, Sunday, 12 April 2015 16:09 (nine years ago) link
Wonder if this is just going to keep happening more.
― Robert Adam Gilmour, Sunday, 12 April 2015 16:13 (nine years ago) link