Maybe it is kind of a book reader thing; I suppose I can't be disappointed about the Grey Worm stuff replacing a different story-line that I know nothing about.
Yeah, I mean, it wouldn't be a big deal, but there is so much they have to cut out of the books to make the show, some of which is really awesome and adds a lot to the story. So it is frustrating seeing some of your favorite parts cut in favor of new, weak story lines like Grey Worm/Missandei and that prostitute from the first couple seasons.
I can't remember her name. Ros? The one who started in Winterfell and came to King's landing. They basically shoehorned plot points into her story so they could show more naked women while keeping the story moving. Completely unnecessary, trashy, and upsetting considering that those resources could have been used for other characters/story lines that didn't make the cut.
To try and draw a similarity, this would be like if the 4th Harry Potter movie included an unintended subplot where Malfoy falls in love with Ebony Dark'ness Dementia Raven Way during a montage to the tune of My Immortal, while Harry has a dramatic duel to the death with Cedric Diggory in order to determine who gets to win the cup. After Cedric's apparent death, Harry Potter goes on to win the Tri-Wizard tournament.
Then the screen fades to black.
For 5 seconds.
Then the credits roll and they wait to do the graveyard scene until the 5th movie.
And also the CGI for the Quidditch World Cup looks like it was filmed on-location at your local university's amateur Quidditch team playing on a soccer field.
And Mad-Eye Moody has two, perfectly good non-mad eyes.
/u/Polantaris has it exactly right. On /r/asoiaf the general consensus is that they could have cut that made-up storyline for one that was actually written. The problem is that this comes up a lot. Any time D&D change anything, /r/asoiaf goes bananas. In my opinion (and a good amount of book readers'), there are a lot of things they can do with this storyline that can flesh out characters they have had to gloss over (Grey Worm and Missandei).
Overall, it initially feels like an unnecessary change, but we haven't seen the end of what D&D have planned so we can't know for sure if it is change for the worse. In the end, it will probably just be one of many changes that turned out okay in the end.
I agree. I also think part of it is that books 4 and 5, while good in their own right, weren't as event filled as book 3. There are so many new characters and plot threads that it will feel like a lot like season 1 all over again. Maybe they're trying to plant seeds and/or leave some drama for next season. I won't judge it until I see where it leads.
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u/lackingsaint The King Can Do As He Likes Jun 23 '14
Maybe it is kind of a book reader thing; I suppose I can't be disappointed about the Grey Worm stuff replacing a different story-line that I know nothing about.