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I disagree that books 4 and 5 were that bad. They definitely aren't as good, but that's mostly because of his misguided decision to split them the way that he did. Also, introducing new characters and storylines that are of highly questionable value so late in the game...but at the same time, I can see why he did it. He's created an entire world and he wants to tell the entire story of that world...it's going to take up some time, and there will be parts that are out of place but still add to the overall narrative.

That said, the cuts they are making on the show seem like the smart thing to do.
It's also a product of the terrible choice GRRM made to leave out a bunch of characters so that when the 6th book is released we'll be reading stuff that happened simultaneously with the events of book 5.
My understanding is that books 4 and 5 occurred simultaneously in terms of chronology, with book 5 overtaking the events in book 4 (yeah, I admit the setup is weird and dumb). Book 6 will abandon that and just tell the story as it goes. It will not overlap the timeline of book 5.
We've already been forced into an entire season without Bran and Hodor and Arya's storyline is way, way ahead of where it should be. If they keep her in the House of B&W we'll see very little of the show's best character this year.
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Ah you're right, it's 4 & 5 together, not sure why I thought it was 5&6, been almost 5 years now so I'm a bit fuzzy on a few things. When I read ADwD when it was released I was really bad and skipped ahead and read all the Arya chapters first. There aren't many and not a whole lot happens. I suppose with all the other stuff you'd get a season out of it, but again my money is on them going passed that. If you've read the Arya preview chapter (which I won't spoil) you can get a good idea of where she's headed. I think they will go passed the House of B&W and on to what she's currently doing or will be doing in the next book. Alternatively they could just make up a whole bunch of stuff for her to do during training like you said instead of just having her,
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Oh one last thing re: Bran & Hodor

You don't want to see all the
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stuff? That stuff is pretty rad. I"m dying to know who it is too.
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OK, good point.
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Ghost wrote:OK, good point.
I don't think...
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Episode 3:

Now THAT was a very significant branch from the books.

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Which part?

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Indy wrote:Which part?
Sansa.
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carey wrote:
Indy wrote:Which part?
Sansa.
Yep.
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OMG that last one. Haha.
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I am liking GoT a lot again this season, but I miss Ned Stark more with each passing year. And now we've lost Tywin, too. It feels like a lot of the plots are just spinning their wheels right now. I want to see more characters actually get together and interact.

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They should let the viewers vote who's going to die in the next season. :lol:
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Mori Chu wrote:I am liking GoT a lot again this season, but I miss Ned Stark more with each passing year. And now we've lost Tywin, too. It feels like a lot of the plots are just spinning their wheels right now. I want to see more characters actually get together and interact.
Hasn't that already started this season? And at least how they have set it up, it will continue.

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Yeah, I have to agree with Indy (sigh). We may not know where it's going, but that's a far cry from spinning its wheels.

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Mori Chu wrote:I am liking GoT a lot again this season, but I miss Ned Stark more with each passing year. And now we've lost Tywin, too. It feels like a lot of the plots are just spinning their wheels right now. I want to see more characters actually get together and interact.
Woah. I mean it couldn't be further from the truth but my dad texted me the same thing. He needs blood apparently.
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Already a couple of interesting turns,
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Yes to your question, Dan.
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