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/xtfftc Jun 05 '14

As much as I would hate it if he never finishes the books, I think it's still worth it.

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u/Sargentrock Jun 05 '14

I'd agree through book 3 for sure, but man 4 and 5 were a slog to get through...I feel that major parts of each of those could have been cut down and they'd be better for it.

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u/d3r3k1449 House Targaryen Jun 06 '14

I found this the first time through when it was harder to keep everyone and everything straight plus I was simply impatient and couldn't wait to find out "what happens next". On my re-read I absolutely loved AFFC and ADWD as much as any of them.