ASOIAF / Game of Thrones (SPOILERS INSIDE)

[MrSparkle001]

Before I start watching season 4 I want to know what books it covers. I'm currently reading book 5 A Dance With Dragons and will finish season 3 by Friday. Books 4 and 5 are essentially one large book split in two so I can see season 4 covering characters from both.

I don't want to get ahead of the books.

[holahouze]

My recollection of season 4 is it covers chunks of books 3, 4, 5 as well as introducing non-book storylines. Probably best to keep reading if you're a purist.

[Sirken]

if you read book 5, you can watch season 4 no problem. there are changes, but not book spoilers

Bran and Sansa stories will be pretty much up to speed with the book at the end of season 4. which is why there is no bran this season, and why they are changing Sansa's story so hard.

im starting to think we wont get another bran PoV. being connected to the forest internet now i think he'll simply have too much information for the reader if bran was a PoV after he switches with bryndon rivers

[MrSparkle001]

Originally Posted by Sirken [You must be logged in to view images. Log in or Register.]

if you read book 5, you can watch season 4 no problem. there are changes, but not book spoilers

I'm only about 200 pages or so into book 5. Davos just entered White Harbor and my next chapter is about Daenerys. I'll read it on the shitter later.

Can I still watch season 4?

[holahouze]

Originally Posted by MrSparkle001 [You must be logged in to view images. Log in or Register.]

I'm only about 200 pages or so into book 5. Davos just entered White Harbor and my next chapter is about Daenerys. I'll read it on the shitter later.

Can I still watch season 4?

If you do not want the series to spoil your book reading, you will need to be careful watching season 4. As mentioned above, some of book 5 is in season 4 -- Bran's storyline, for e.g. Keep truckin'

[holahouze]

Originally Posted by Sirken [You must be logged in to view images. Log in or Register.]

if you read book 5, you can watch season 4 no problem. there are changes, but not book spoilers

Bran and Sansa stories will be pretty much up to speed with the book at the end of season 4. which is why there is no bran this season, and why they are changing Sansa's story so hard.

im starting to think we wont get another bran PoV. being connected to the forest internet now i think he'll simply have too much information for the reader if bran was a PoV after he switches with bryndon rivers

Had not thought much about Bran POV. But, we still don't know what Bloodraven's up to, right? You have that figured out? So, Martin has to tell that story somehow, and Bran is logical.

Now that the showrunners are truly striking out on their own, I'll mention something that mildly disappoints me. I've been assuming that any of Martin's storyline that showrunners drop is not important to the endgame. In the books, Arya, Jon, and Bran regularly warged into, or had visions through, their direwolves. I assumed that would have big pay-off, but other than Bran, we're not seeing that in show.

[Sirken]

Originally Posted by holahouze [You must be logged in to view images. Log in or Register.]

Had not thought much about Bran POV. But, we still don't know what Bloodraven's up to, right? You have that figured out? So, Martin has to tell that story somehow, and Bran is logical.

Now that the showrunners are truly striking out on their own, I'll mention something that mildly disappoints me. I've been assuming that any of Martin's storyline that showrunners drop is not important to the endgame. In the books, Arya, Jon, and Bran regularly warged into, or had visions through, their direwolves. I assumed that would have big pay-off, but other than Bran, we're not seeing that in show.

Bloodraven.. has anyone really ever known what he was up to? im not sure if even GRRM knows what bloodraven is up to yet :P Bran literally knows everything that the trees have seen once he hacks into that wooden network. Jons parents, stuff about bael the bard, jons parents, the long night, literally everything.

im woth you 100% on the dreams/flashbacks. we got a lil from Bran early on, but Ned's dreams are the biggest clues towards Jons parents. and all the stark kids have "wolf" dreams, even Sansa has one [You must be logged in to view images. Log in or Register.]

GRRM has stated that Nymeria and her pack will indeed play a role in the books. hopefully the show treats Nymeria better than it treated Strong Belwas, ColdHands, Arianne Martell, 5 more sand snakes, 2 more greyjoys, 2 griffs, etc. and why the f is balon still alive?

[holahouze]

Originally Posted by Sirken [You must be logged in to view images. Log in or Register.]

Bloodraven.. has anyone really ever known what he was up to? im not sure if even GRRM knows what bloodraven is up to yet :P Bran literally knows everything that the trees have seen once he hacks into that wooden network. Jons parents, stuff about bael the bard, jons parents, the long night, literally everything.

im woth you 100% on the dreams/flashbacks. we got a lil from Bran early on, but Ned's dreams are the biggest clues towards Jons parents. and all the stark kids have "wolf" dreams, even Sansa has one [You must be logged in to view images. Log in or Register.]

GRRM has stated that Nymeria and her pack will indeed play a role in the books. hopefully the show treats Nymeria better than it treated Strong Belwas, ColdHands, Arianne Martell, 5 more sand snakes, 2 more greyjoys, 2 griffs, etc. and why the f is balon still alive?

At what point did you see Bran becoming one of the most powerful/important characters in story? Did not see that coming - I sped through Bran, Hodor, and Reeds roadtrip - although warging into Summer got my attention.

At the risk of holding onto false hope, I reckon there are 27 more hour long episodes to go, so I'm hoping we'll see the Greyjoy, Aegon, Samwell/Citadel, etc. stories go forward. So, bye-bye Balon - did not like that guy.

[Sirken]

you need to remember that book 5 starts after book 3 and runs concurrent to book 4 until about page 750 in book 5. when you the the first book 5 cersei chapter is when the timelines merge again

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