Game of Thrones [TV] Master Thread

[Miburo]

It's been a while since I read that part or saw the whole scene, but didnt the city watch come to break it up in the book and Jamie fled to casterly rock, and in the show he tells him he wants his brother back after Ned is hurt?

There was some divergence but nothing very crucial was left out.

Jaime has his men kill Ned's men, but doesn't take part in the fight at all. Ned is wounded falling from his dying horse.

[Trigger unhappy]

'Game Of Thrones' Red Wedding Based On Real Historical Events: The Black Dinner And Glencoe Massacre. You should google this.

[horge]

It's been a while since I read that part or saw the whole scene, but didnt the city watch come to break it up in the book and Jamie fled to casterly rock, and in the show he tells him he wants his brother back after Ned is hurt?

Miburo posted the book version of events.

There was some divergence but nothing very crucial was left out.

I wasn't talking about altering/omitting key parts of the story,
but of common sense. HBO's writers wanted to spice things
up with swordplay, and try to balance Jamie Lannister's cred,
but the writers seemed to drop the ball logic-wise:

Again...
Jamie vocally decides to take Ned alive, but then leaves Ned
(wounded, helpless and there for the taking) at the scene.

There's a lot of this horsepuck in Season 1, less in Season 2,
and even less in the current season.

[hayZ]

Do Bran and Rickon die in the books?

[Trigger unhappy]

Do Bran and Rickon die in the books?

Why are you asking about a spoiler? Some people didn't read the books. Please so spoilers.

[Danny Gunz]

Miburo posted the book version of events.



I wasn't talking about altering/omitting key parts of the story,
but of common sense. HBO's writers wanted to spice things
up with swordplay, and try to balance Jamie Lannister's cred,
but the writers seemed to drop the ball logic-wise:

Again...
Jamie vocally decides to take Ned alive, but then leaves Ned
(wounded, helpless and there for the taking) at the scene.

There's a lot of this horsepuck in Season 1, less in Season 2,
and even less in the current season.

I can take some continuity/flawed story for badass fights and quotes.

[F l i c k e r]

What the sauce is up with the frozen walkers?

[horge]

What the sauce is up with the frozen walkers?

Wot you asking, mate?
Everything known about the Others (aka White Walkers) from the
books has already been shown in the series. As the story moves
on, we'll learn more ...or not.

Thus far, it seems:
-They're associated with icy conditions (Old Nan's stories)
-They're not mindless killers (they let Will escape)
-They're capable of human interaction (the deal with Craster)
-They're vulnerable to dragonglass (Sam defending Gilly)
-They reanimate the dead (found by Will, Gared and Weymar)
-Reanimated dead are killed by fire (at Castle Black, at the Fist)

As for their motives, the book-series title may offer a clue, most
particularly in a context of agents (already-shown in the series)
serving a Fire-associated 'God of Light', R'hllor: the red priestess
Melisandre, the priest Thoros, and their followers.

[squealpiggy]

Wot you asking, mate?
Everything known about the Others (aka White Walkers) from the
books has already been shown in the series. As the story moves
on, we'll learn more ...or not.

Thus far, it seems:
-They're associated with icy conditions (Old Nan's stories)
-They're not mindless killers (they let Will escape)
-They're capable of human interaction (the deal with Craster)
-They're vulnerable to dragonglass (Sam defending Gilly)
-They reanimate the dead (found by Will, Gared and Weymar)
-Reanimated dead are killed by fire (at Castle Black, at the Fist)

As for their motives, the book-series title may offer a clue, most
particularly in a context of agents (already-shown in the series)
serving a Fire-associated 'God of Light', R'hllor: the red priestess
Melisandre, the priest Thoros, and their followers.

Or... George RR Martin hasn't actually got a clue of how it will turn out!

[-Lowkey-]

'Game Of Thrones' Red Wedding Based On Real Historical Events: The Black Dinner And Glencoe Massacre. You should google this.

Lots of the series is based on real historical events, like the 'War of the Roses' between house Lancaster (Lannister) and house York (Stark).

The Targaryens are based on the Normans. Aegon the Conqueror = William the Conqueror. London and the White Tower are like King's Landing and the Red Keep.

The Wall is based on Hadrians wall, there's lots of stuff.