That's a ridiculous thing to say. Some people don't have time to read the books, and people aren't being IGNORANT just by watching the TV show and not reading the books... The TV show is exactly that, a TV show. The books are a separate entity, they aren't meant to go hand-in-hand. I understood the long Winters thing by…
I mean, a grown dragon is basically the equivalent of an unlimited supply of tactical nukes in this world. Aegon was able to destroy entire armies and strongholds (Harrenhaal) with a single creature. Dany is like a Soviet Union in the making, especially with her naive world view. As much as she's liked, her rule is…
Totally understand Gir, like Richard says try not to get too frustrated hah. With almost any book -> film/tv translation there is a lot to be desired. I think any LOTR book reader would say the same of the movies. They def haven't sold the fundamental idea that winters last like 4-10 years in this world. That's kind of…
just managed to catch up to the show (watched the last 4 episodes in one go). the show is getting better, but... i dunno, it really feels like they cram too much into too small a space of time. and it's detrimental. i had a conversation with someone who's fallen in love with the show, but they couldn't tell me anything…
The show was very conscious about excluding all the flashbacks, dreams and prophecies that the TV fandom could use to predict plot turns and find explanations. It's probably also a decision about the storytelling, we don't really see any of these and everything happens in the now. If the writers want to reflect on the…