I did not know that about Mance. I apparently didn't get far enough into Dance with Dragons - I'm guessing it's revealed in that book. (GRRM probably regretted the decision in SoS and decided to retcon remedy it? Or did I miss something in Storm and Feast? Does fit the characters though.
So who has Melisandre decided has a bigger destiny than Stannis? Jon?
Agreed on Davos...I kept getting bogged down in his chapters. Whenever the book started to take off - the next chapter was Davoos. Can't remember exactly what happened to him - except it seemed to happen off-page.
Yeah, you can send Sam and Gilly off together without the baby swap. But the baby swap did give Jon a dark edge, and caused a minor rift between him and Sam and Gilly. But that's admittedly not that vital to the main plot thread. Particularly since they've fast-forwarded Theon and Ramsy Snow/Bolton's storyline.
It's always clunky but easier to comprehend in the book. It would seem out of left field in the show, though. And I doubt it will make any difference in plot (I always thought Tyrion's anger would've burned out before he ever ran across Jaime again, which may never happen anyway).
This is true of a lot of sections of the book that they left out. So much of the book happens in people's heads or memories. This whole section sort of happened in flashbacks, Jamie and Tyrion flashing back on old events that were not depicted previously in the books. That's really hard to portray on screen without confusing the audience.
There's a lot of time spent on flashback or old history - which is sort of hard to convey well on screen. They could do flashbacks, but considering all the jumping around they are doing regarding location - I think they are wise to avoid it, would only confuse the audience.
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retconremedy it? Or did I miss something in Storm and Feast? Does fit the characters though.So who has Melisandre decided has a bigger destiny than Stannis? Jon?
Agreed on Davos...I kept getting bogged down in his chapters. Whenever the book started to take off - the next chapter was Davoos. Can't remember exactly what happened to him - except it seemed to happen off-page.
Yeah, you can send Sam and Gilly off together without the baby swap. But the baby swap did give Jon a dark edge, and caused a minor rift between him and Sam and Gilly. But that's admittedly not that vital to the main plot thread. Particularly since they've fast-forwarded Theon and Ramsy Snow/Bolton's storyline.
It's always clunky but easier to comprehend in the book. It would seem out of left field in the show, though. And I doubt it will make any difference in plot (I always thought Tyrion's anger would've burned out before he ever ran across Jaime again, which may never happen anyway).
This is true of a lot of sections of the book that they left out. So much of the book happens in people's heads or memories. This whole section sort of happened in flashbacks, Jamie and Tyrion flashing back on old events that were not depicted previously in the books. That's really hard to portray on screen without confusing the audience.
There's a lot of time spent on flashback or old history - which is sort of hard to convey well on screen. They could do flashbacks, but considering all the jumping around they are doing regarding location - I think they are wise to avoid it, would only confuse the audience.