Game of Thrones, Season 4 (For book readers; Spoilers welcome)

Double Down · Jun 16, 2014

Killick said:

Book readers: A question. Seeing a lot of nerd outrage about "no Tysha?!?" First, had no idea who that was, so I googled. Items I found had no mention of her being around again, after her gang rape when the Imp was 13 (or 16, according to the show). So, what were readers expecting?
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Weird. As a reader, I never had any expectation Tysha would ever resurface.

Ace · Jun 16, 2014

So it seems to me from the books, they have jumped ahead with the Bran storyline and the Boltons a bit but the rest seems to be about on the same track.

The next bits of the books -- scheming and plotting at the Wall, Tyrion and friends sailing, Daenarys trying to keep things together, little lords trying to marry Daenarys, Boltons still alive -- were some of the slowest parts, I thought. Did like Arya in Braavos.

heyabbott · Jun 16, 2014

How many more seasons until the show catches up to the books?

RickStain · Jun 16, 2014

heyabbott said:

How many more seasons until the show catches up to the books?
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They aren't doing it strictly linearly as compared with the books anymore. In some spots it is still several books behind and in others it is ahead.

outofplace · Jun 16, 2014

Double Down said:

Killick said:

Book readers: A question. Seeing a lot of nerd outrage about "no Tysha?!?" First, had no idea who that was, so I googled. Items I found had no mention of her being around again, after her gang rape when the Imp was 13 (or 16, according to the show). So, what were readers expecting?
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Weird. As a reader, I never had any expectation Tysha would ever resurface.
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I didn't expect her to resurface, but I did expect Tyrion to learn more about her. If I remember correctly, he finds out that Tysha really did love him and that Jaime had made up the story about her being a whore.

Steak Snabler · Jun 25, 2014

Michelle Fairley (Catelyn Stark) tells Entertainment Weekly there will be no Lady Stoneheart on the TV show:

You couldn’t have missed the online furor over the lack of Lady Stoneheart in the Thrones finale. Were you surprised by that attention?
I actually haven’t seen any of that. I don’t look that stuff up. I avoid it like the plague. I was totally unaware.

There was a lot of online conversation. I heard third-hand that you were basically told that it’s not likely to ever happen. Is that accurate?
Yeah, the character’s dead. She’s dead.

Do you have a preference at all—do you think Catelyn’s arc should end where it ended, or would you be into the resurrection idea?
You respect the writers’ decision. I knew the arc, and that was it. They can’t stick to the books 100 percent. It’s impossible—they only have 10 hours per season. They have got to keep it dramatic and exciting, and extraneous stuff along the way gets lost in order to maintain the quality of brilliant show.
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Interesting. I kind of prefer it that she stay dead, to tell you the truth.

(Though it will be interesting to see how they handle Jon Snow when the time comes).

EDIT: To include link.

http://insidetv.ew.com/2014/06/25/michelle-fairley-24-lady-stoneheart/

HookEm2014 · Jun 25, 2014

Steak Snabler said:

Michelle Fairley (Catelyn Stark) tells Entertainment Weekly there will be no Lady Stoneheart on the TV show:

You couldn’t have missed the online furor over the lack of Lady Stoneheart in the Thrones finale. Were you surprised by that attention?
I actually haven’t seen any of that. I don’t look that stuff up. I avoid it like the plague. I was totally unaware.

There was a lot of online conversation. I heard third-hand that you were basically told that it’s not likely to ever happen. Is that accurate?
Yeah, the character’s dead. She’s dead.

Do you have a preference at all—do you think Catelyn’s arc should end where it ended, or would you be into the resurrection idea?
You respect the writers’ decision. I knew the arc, and that was it. They can’t stick to the books 100 percent. It’s impossible—they only have 10 hours per season. They have got to keep it dramatic and exciting, and extraneous stuff along the way gets lost in order to maintain the quality of brilliant show.
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Interesting. I kind of prefer it that she stay dead, to tell you the truth.

(Though it will be interesting to see how they handle Jon Snow when the time comes).
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I'm pretty disappointed the character isn't coming back, but I guess the show runners decided she wasn't vital to the overall arc -- her purpose really, hasn't been much revealed. I just wonder what it means for Brienne and Gendry.

JayFarrar · Jun 25, 2014

I read something similar, maybe at the AV Club that Lady Stoneheart wasn't going to return.

Show runners said they didn't know how to handle her character, as she's basically a non-speaking zombie that kills people.

I don't think it is a huge loss but my book recollections are getting hazier by the day.

Steak Snabler · Jul 19, 2014

Well, this Sean Bean spoiler should get some run on the fan boards:

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2014/07/18/game-of-thrones-fan-theory_n_5599082.html?&ncid=tweetlnkushpmg00000067

During an interview with Vulture, Bean, whose "GoT" character was killed in Season 1, was asked about possibly going back to the show in flashbacks, and his response just blew our minds.

"I've definitely got some unfinished business that needs to be resolved there. I'm obviously not Jon Snow's dad. And you need that to be revealed at some point, don't you?" said Bean.
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