[TV] Winter HAS COME! - A Game of Thrones

Say what you will about Joffrey, Jack Gleeson is fucking killing it!

Also, I quite like these Bolton fellows and wish to subscribe to their newsletters.
 
Here's how most of the audience reacts if they had ended the season with the RW:
"Man, they kill off the good guys and now I have to wait a year? Fuck this show, I'm out."
They made the right decision. Still, in keeping with the supernatural finish to each season, either
the intro to Coldhands or the resurrection of Catelyn
would have worked just fine.
 
didnt the Iron Born take Moat Cailin? wouldnt she just sail up the Saltspear and go afoot from there? i havent seen the episode yet. and its been a year since I read SoS.
I am not sure how different it is in the book but....

The Iron Islanders seem to be more proficient at naval/ skirmish combat or that is what I have gotten from the show. Even if they did take Moat Cailin they would have to trek across land without supply lines in an area pincered between The Freys and the Boltons via a means that does not play to their strengths. By attacking via sea they can more readily flee once they have Theon or escape if overwhelmed. Also they will be coming at an angle that the Boltons won't expect. Considering Balon Greyjoy was given the ultimatum to release the captured lands or get more 'gifts' the Boltons would expect Islanders to either retreat or put up a fight to the west not come around and attack from the east.

Of course the downside to the plan is the journey distance and time. Whether Theon would be alive or remains still intact is a gamble.
 
I am not sure how different it is in the book but....

The Iron Islanders seem to be more proficient at naval/ skirmish combat or that is what I have gotten from the show. Even if they did take Moat Cailin they would have to trek across land without supply lines in an area pincered between The Freys and the Boltons via a means that does not play to their strengths. By attacking via sea they can more readily flee once they have Theon or escape if overwhelmed. Also they will be coming at an angle that the Boltons won't expect. Considering Balon Greyjoy was given the ultimatum to release the captured lands or get more 'gifts' the Boltons would expect Islanders to either retreat or put up a fight to the west not come around and attack from the east.

Of course the downside to the plan is the journey distance and time. Whether Theon would be alive or remains still intact is a gamble.
It is that way in the books as well, but considering there is a time limitation the Bolton Bastard gave them, you'd think she'd be in more of a hurry than to sail all the way around the continent.
 
Fair enough, I haven't read the books yet(I will wait for GRRM to finish them first) so I was not sure how long it would take. I just did some quick and loose research and Westeros is the about size of South America and sailing around South America is no quick feat lol
 
Let this be a lesson to you young writers... outline your stories. He has just let this grow into a mess that he can not finish.
He claims to have given an outline to HBO so they could finish the series if he dies before writing the last books. Which, if true, makes his tardiness even worse.
 
If you haven't seen the Red Wedding episode of Game of thrones you might not want to click further, other wise...
 
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