Game of Thrones, Season 8 (spoilers allowed)

[Spartan Squad]

Put me down in the ending will be similar, but the path will be extremely different. Also, it will be tough to read (if they come) the chapters in the new books that have to do with Young Griff, fake Arya, Lady Stoneheart, the dark Maester, etc. because I will know going in that they have no bearing on the end.

I don't know if that will be true. Those characters weren't featured in the show when they were following the books and the main paths were still both leading to the same places. I'd imagine (assuming Martin actually finishes everything) he'll get there with his world as it stands rather than being beholden to the show's world. He'll have more room to breathe in the books to wrap up subplots and flesh out character arcs much better than the shows did.

It's just an endgame in chess. D&D found a way to get to mate with just a queen and the two knights. Martin will likely do it with a bishop and a few pawns still hanging around.

 

[GilGarrido]

I don't know if that will be true. Those characters weren't featured in the show when they were following the books and the main paths were still both leading to the same places. I'd imagine (assuming Martin actually finishes everything) he'll get there with his world as it stands rather than being beholden to the show's world. He'll have more room to breathe in the books to wrap up subplots and flesh out character arcs much better than the shows did.

It's just an endgame in chess. D&D found a way to get to mate with just a queen and the two knights. Martin will likely do it with a bishop and a few pawns still hanging around.

Hasn't Jon Snow already been killed (permanently, I assume) in the books? Seems like that will have to make the ending as well as the path very different.

 

[Double Down]

Hasn't Jon Snow already been killed (permanently, I assume) in the books? Seems like that will have to make the ending as well as the path very different.

He was killed at the end of Book 5, but I would think George would bring him back just like they did in the book. It would be hilarious if part of the reason WoW is taking so long is he went back and decided just to kill Jon or have him warg permanently into Ghost.

 

[outofplace]

Yeah, Jon Snow's death in the show was faithful to the books, so I'm assuming it's not going to stick in the books.

 

[2muchcoffeeman]

How much do you think the reaction to the TV show is going to influence GRRM's writing of the last two books? Will the ending be the same? Maybe he's already said it will be; I don't follow the news about the show that closely.

Will Bran the Broken be sitting on the Iron Throne?

Just wondering.

You think he's ever going to finish those books? You think he can limit himself to just two more books to finish out the series (assuming he ever gets around to it in the first place)?

 

[Neutral Corner]

HBO's GoT documentary is out.

Game of Thrones: "The Last Watch" Documentary Review - IGN

 

[Driftwood]

I watched the first hour last night then fell asleep. It was OK. What I saw was all about the production, not the story.

 

[hondo]

New order, new rules.

 

[hondo]

I watched the first hour last night then fell asleep. It was OK. What I saw was all about the production, not the story.

Extremely boring. How many ways can we show extras getting into 8th-century coats?

 

[Driftwood]

Extremely boring. How many ways can we show extras getting into 8th-century coats?

Yeah, I came back a night or two later and watched part of the rest but never made it to the end.

 

[hondo]

Yeah, I came back a night or two later and watched part of the rest but never made it to the end.

Although there was some entertainment from the woman in charge of the outdoor sets or some such chore. She dropped more F-bombs than a squadron of Marines.

 

[cyclingwriter2]

The prequel about the white walkers ain't happening:

HBO cancels 'Game of Thrones' prequel starring Naomi Watts