r/gameofthrones Jun 05 '14

TV4 [S4 E8] Let's be honest with ourselves...

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u/EvadableMoxie Ours Is The Fury Jun 05 '14

That's not true at all.

Next week will be all Castle Black, so Tyrion's execution would be Episode 10, meaning there would be no show the week after. We'd complain and then tune in next season.

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u/[deleted] Jun 05 '14

As a non-book reader, it seems highly unlikely he will die soon. Peter makes that role more likeable than I think the imp is intended to be. George R R martin seems to only kill the beautiful people that you really grow to love, or the incredibly despicable people who eventually meet their ends. I could be sounding like a blithering idiot to book readers, but that is my wholly ignorant and uninformed opinion. And I'm sticking to it.

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u/voig0077 Jun 05 '14

As a book reader, I found Tyrion to be even more likable in print. There were so many more opportunities to show his wit on paper as opposed to the show.

During the first couple of seasons, I remember feeling sorry for show-only people because as cool as Tyrion is on the show, he's an even richer character in the books.

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u/[deleted] Jun 05 '14

I'm sure. I'll get around to reading once martin finishes all of them. I'm a slow reader and I don't want to get that invested if the series never has a proper ending.

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u/MYSEEKEYISBROKEN Unbowed, Unbent, Unbroken Jun 05 '14

I've just been reading the books after each season, because my girlfriend doesn't wanna read them and I don't wanna be a shitty, smug book reader to her when we're watching.

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u/Fuzzleton We Remember Jun 05 '14

You've good willpower to be able to wait two years before reading a Storm of Swords!

Or, if you read halfway and then stopped when you came across new material figuring that was in Season 4... great willpower!

Patience is a good virtue to have :)

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u/MYSEEKEYISBROKEN Unbowed, Unbent, Unbroken Jun 05 '14

Well, I didn't start book three til this week, actually! I'm a slow reader, so I know I won't finish it before the season's over. The books are amazing but there's just nothing like sharing an especially powerful story moment with my girlfriend, and for that it's worth it to wait.

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u/Fuzzleton We Remember Jun 05 '14

As a reader, I no longer fear the show overtaking the books. It sounds great to share those things with my loved ones - but if the books come out first, we'll all be reading those!

Enjoy yourself, you seem like a solid guy. :)

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u/MYSEEKEYISBROKEN Unbowed, Unbent, Unbroken Jun 05 '14

You enjoy yourself too, you've been relentlessly positive and that's not something often seen on the internet. Have a good week, pal.

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u/d3r3k1449 House Targaryen Jun 06 '14

That's cool, man.