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C-Viggity · 04-18-2011, 05:28 PM

i think a spoiler thread for each book is the way to go, or per episode

stabn · 04-18-2011, 05:28 PM

Fly,

You really weren't right though you were mostly crying about having two threads and how THAT IS NOT HOW WE DO THINGS HERE IN THIS OOTV.

**jalexand42** · 04-18-2011, 05:31 PM

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Originally Posted by FlyWf

Not to be like "OMG I was right", but so far in this thread we have like 25 posts comparing the show to the portion of the book that was adapted into the episode(clearly allowable in the old thread) and one post spoiling the end of the third book.

lol wow. 29 posts into a new thread we get an "I TOLD YOU SO HAHA!!". thanks for the laugh.

TV FORUM = SRS BIZ

**jalexand42** · 04-18-2011, 05:32 PM

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Originally Posted by stabn

something that far in advance and that major should prob still be in a spoiler box in case someone accidentally opens this one. Please edit it.

Yeah definitely seems like spoiler'ing EVERYTHING past book one is the way to go.

stabn · 04-18-2011, 05:33 PM

Pretty sure that dude was just being a dick. Ala snape kills XXXXXXX!

FlyWf · 04-18-2011, 05:33 PM

You have to get the chronology pretty confused there. Dids closed the other thread and people starting whining about how they needed a spoiler thread so they could talk about their theories about Jon's parents or w/e, and I said that was unnecessary.

I'm dropping this because forum management is thread AIDS.

stabn · 04-18-2011, 05:35 PM

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Originally Posted by FlyWf

The usual rules of this forum are one thread per show, no spoilers. You guys want a special dispension to change those rules just for this one show because you want to talk about the books.

So, that's fine... If we can also have a third thread for discussion of the TV show, the books, and also the NBA playoffs. Because I want to talk about that, too.

Chesskid1 · 04-18-2011, 05:35 PM

i can't wait to read people's reactions to the major event of the 1st book. i honestly think no one will expect it. HBO will do it justice no doubt, based on the 1st episode.

man i love you hbo soooo much for making this show.

ChipWrecked · 04-18-2011, 05:35 PM

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I'm pretty sure Viserys said he has waited 17 years for his throne, which would imply Dany is about 16 and a half years old if I'm remembering the books correctly.

Her age is made clear but it is also made clear that this society uses physical maturity rather than age for marrying threshold. If there's flow, go.

stabn · 04-18-2011, 05:36 PM

Is that the one where

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they poop back and forth?

**jalexand42** · 04-18-2011, 05:37 PM

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Originally Posted by Chesskid1

i can't wait to read people's reactions to the major event of the 1st book. i honestly think no one will expect it. HBO will do it justice no doubt, based on the 1st episode.

same. i was super shocked when i read it the first time, particularly how the entire narrative made it sound unpossible.

jawhoo · 04-18-2011, 05:38 PM

JMO, but I think there's trouble drawing lines as to what needs to go in tags and what doesn't, if it isn't entirely clear cut like "no spoiler tags for anything," or "spoiler tags for anything past the current season/book." Defining major/minor, or whether it's close enough to the current episode, is going to be tough.

If it were me I'd stay out of the thread if I hadn't read all 4 books. 'Cause seriously, some of the blindsides are just amazing if you don't see them coming.

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same. i was super shocked when i read it the first time, particularly how the entire narrative made it sound unpossible.

See?

ValarMorghulis · 04-18-2011, 05:40 PM

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Alrighty, now that we can spread our wings: let's talk about Drogo raping Dany.

Pretty big deviation from the plot, right? That first night in the book really set the groundwork for how they could develop a loving relationship despite the cultural differences, and his fierce nature. That, of course, makes it so powerful when she has to kill his brain-dead remains. I suppose they can have their relationship start like this and still end up in the same place, but I don't understand the reason for the change.

Before I started rereading the first book, I remembered their relationship as being quite tender despite his fierceness. On the recent re-read it wasn't like that at all except for that first scene. That scene in the book was less reflective of their early relationship and Khal Drogo's character than the scene in the movie. So, no, I don't think it's a deviation to the plot.

I think their strong relationship toward the end of the book comes from Dany finding the fierceness within herself that matches Khal Drogo.

ValarMorghulis · 04-18-2011, 05:42 PM

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man i love you hbo soooo much for making this show.

I'm just hoping like crazy that they get the ratings to be able to follow through and film all the books.

Hey_Porter · 04-18-2011, 05:46 PM

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Originally Posted by FlyWf

Not to be like "OMG I was right", but so far in this thread we have like 25 posts comparing the show to the portion of the book that was adapted into the episode(clearly allowable in the old thread) and one post spoiling the end of the third book.

Any substantive discussion about what the show did differently should include a discussion about why, which inevitably is going to include discussion about future happenings. The Dany rape discussion is an example of that from this thread, and there will certainly be examples in the future.