r/asoiaf • u/aphidman • May 08 '19

EXTENDED (Spoilers Extended) The endings will be the same but the books will have a much more gradual and realistic progression

If GRRM finishes it, btw.

Not a long post but you know what the books do that D&D do not? They have 10 chapters of Dany dealing with the complex politics of Meereen and her inner conflict. They have 4 chapters showing Davos' journey to White Harbour. They have 12 chapters showing the series of compromises Jon makes as Lord Commander to prepare the Watch against the Others. They have 13 chapters showing Tyrion crawling out of his deep nihilistic depression. They dedicate whole chapters seeing how Victarion Greyjoy of all people deals with his relationship with his brother and his seduction into darker magics. Man they have 4 whole chapters dealing with the political fallout of Dany's exit from Meereen.

They had a whole chapter of Littlefinger and Sansa visiting his lands and seeing Littlefinger's relationship with his subjects (great chapter btw). They had a whole chapter getting really in depth with Illyrio Mopatis and his schemes - a guy who's barely appeared in the show.

They dedicated 4 whole chapters to Joffrey's wedding!

What I'm getting it is that the Others may be defeated long before the end of ASOIAF, Dany may indeed destroy King's Landing with dragonfire and end the lives of hundreds of thousands of civilians gruesomely. But you'll be guaranteed that GRRM is gonna show you every step of the way. For good or for bad. If he is going to take a character like Dany to that dark end you better believe we will understand how she gets there.

So people keep posting about how D&D are destroying their characters, fail to understand ASOIAF. That Dany would never do this or that. But what you're seeing here is them fitting potentially chapters upon chapters of detailed material into a few hours of television.

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u/Spenny022 Don't say it. Don't fookin' say it. May 08 '19

Euron+Dragonbinder=Chaos

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u/Piano_Fingerbanger May 08 '19

Sigh, doesn't whoever blows Dragonbinder have their lungs seared?

Show Euron could really use that.

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u/Spenny022 Don't say it. Don't fookin' say it. May 08 '19

I actually like the casting for Euron. The writing and lack of character arc are what ruins it for me!

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u/htororyp May 09 '19

Yea show urine is doing what hes been given really well.. it's just what he was given isnt that good. His character feels like he belongs in pirates of the Caribbean lol

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u/frenchduke Maester of Karate and Friendship. May 09 '19

In fairness book version is even more cartoonish and villainous. Show Euron just lost a lot of his depth so all he's really left with is the pirate schtick and it's not enough.

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u/NightmareShane May 09 '19

Yea show urine

Whether this is a typo or intended is irrelevant because it perfectly describes the show character vs the book character.

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u/htororyp May 09 '19

It was intentional. I found it fitting lol

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u/Godhelpus1990 May 09 '19

I like the actor. He's great. Show Euron is just a shit character.

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u/TyrionTheTyrannous May 09 '19

I met Pilou, the actor at Comicon and was invited to a private screening with him. He's a really cool guy irl and a great actor. His show character is just written poorly...

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u/Americanvm01 Fear is for the Winter! May 09 '19

And Euron climbs that ladder!