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Filthy_Pagan · #**2401** 12-29-2015, 02:53 PM

I heard snape kills dumbledore, and Bruce Willis was dead all along.

AzzarTheGod · #**2402** 12-29-2015, 05:27 PM

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Anyway, how will you prepare for 6 when release date announced? Will you re-read? How much? Where will you start?

What are they talkin for 6? April 2016? Or we going into the summer?

Safon · #**2403** 12-29-2015, 05:33 PM

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The crypts of Winterfell? Hardhome? I read books several years ago, so 6 is the first one I've had to wait on. I was thinking recently about all the loose plots were out there, and how hard it will be to wrap them all up - if that's Martin's intention. Simple stuff, like, Rob's wife. We ever gonna know what happened to her? What about Robert's bastards? They gonna figure into this somehow?

Anyway, how will you prepare for 6 when release date announced? Will you re-read? How much? Where will you start?

I have considered re-reading many times, but the thought of stomaching Bran's chapters again, and many of Brienne's makes me cringe.

holahouze · #**2404** 12-29-2015, 07:13 PM

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What are they talkin for 6? April 2016? Or we going into the summer?

I recall reading Martin said he'd like book 6 to be released before season 6. That would be sweet. But, i haven't heard a peep about it recently. So, only the Gods and Martin knows.

holahouze · #**2405** 12-29-2015, 07:21 PM

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I have considered re-reading many times, but the thought of stomaching Bran's chapters again, and many of Brienne's makes me cringe.

I feel you. Book 5 my least favorite. I struggled with Daenerys chapters and was put off my the Griff introduction. But, Bran is going to be uber important, and I have this feeling that Book 5 will be better next round. Still, I'm in no rush, partly because my book loaned and has gone walk about, but partly because it was work getting through it.

AenorVZ · #**2406** 01-01-2016, 02:29 PM

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I was thinking recently about all the loose plots were out there, and how hard it will be to wrap them all up

Easy. Howland should show up at Castle Black in the prologue and take a massive infodump on Jon Snow's corpse.

holahouze · #**2407** 01-02-2016, 10:52 AM

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WHERE THE FUCK IS BOOK 6

From the man himself. Some interesting insight, but... you're not going to like it. i didn't.

http://grrm.livejournal.com/

AzzarTheGod · #**2408** 01-02-2016, 05:32 PM

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From the man himself. Some interesting insight, but... you're not going to like it. i didn't.

http://grrm.livejournal.com/

The deadline aside..

Being reminded that these characters are alive in the books, isn't going to make anyone feel all that chipper...

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Princess Myrcella, Mance Rayder, and King Stannis

As GRRM said, the show moved very fast, much faster than anyone could have anticipated. There are plotlines that could have been kept/expanded.

At least I don't have to worry about them cheapening anymore characters/plots for the sake of the TV show pacing. I just hope this doesn't affect GRRM's writing for the worst. I don't care about the deadline or that Season 6 is slated for April. I got the impression reading that blog that GRRM is struggling, and now with season 6 airing during his creative process, there is a risk of contamination, regardless of what GRRM and D&D claim about working together. It is obvious they are not of a single mind. That post just threw it in D&D's face for not pacing the show better.

beyondinfin · #**2409** 01-02-2016, 10:05 PM

As much fun as the show is, the REAL story is gonna be them beautiful damn books. Id wait 10 years for TWOW! Here's hoping the show and public opinion from it doesn't change GRRM vision as it stands now.

James_Joyce · #**2410** 01-03-2016, 01:30 AM

Seems like to try and compensate for the glacial pace of the previous seasons, the most recent season of this show totally glossed over certain aspects of the plot. Most glaringly, the Faiths Militant assuming total control of king's landing when they have had so little screen time that there's literally only one speaking character from the faction, and a couple of minions with shit carved on their foreheads. Major boner killer to have the big dramatic season finale depend on a faction that was so poorly fleshed out acting like big bad misogynists chanting "shame shame".

Here's hoping they can finally hit their stride in the next season and have some actual plot happen without the show degenerating into JJ Abrams videogame cutscene pacing.