tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30892649.post5756295993859833418..comments2024-02-04T05:13:04.501-05:00Comments on Nik at Nite: Game of Thrones 5.2: The House of Black and WhiteNikki Staffordhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04463618183850438914noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30892649.post-89069842256498378972015-04-22T10:32:41.178-04:002015-04-22T10:32:41.178-04:00Question Mark: I've actually wondered the same...Question Mark: I've actually wondered the same thing, to be honest: what are the chances that the show begins to influence the direction of the books? It's a bit of a scary thought, since the two are diverging quite a bit at this point and I'd kind of like to see GRRM do his thing and show do its thing. One thing's for certain: I really hope he finishes before the show does, or else they'll use the ending he has planned and then it's rather sullied for the books, isn't it? (Unless, of course, he's given them a fake ending, ha!)Nikki Staffordhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04463618183850438914noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30892649.post-699007252576747642015-04-20T23:37:55.847-04:002015-04-20T23:37:55.847-04:00I thought I must have just missed Dorne in the cre...I thought I must have just missed Dorne in the credits. I'm glad that's not the case and I'm not the only one who was anxious to see it!<br />Chris, I'm really digging the new directions the show is taking. The deviations are kind of exhilarating because now we readers have no clue what to expect next. If I remember right, I think the show runners said they're leaving out all the stuff with Theon Greyjoy's uncles, which is fine by me. But at the same time, all these changes leave me with one big burning question:<br />As a writer, I can't help but put myself into GRRM's shoes and think: what do I do if the choices the show makes end up being better received than the ones I make in my own books? Do you guys (as writers yourselves) think Martin might start shaking things up on the page now to get his ducks in a row with the series? Or is it too far along now to make any big changes?The Question Marknoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30892649.post-82424801445608954602015-04-20T17:10:57.887-04:002015-04-20T17:10:57.887-04:00The ship captain ferries her to the House of Black...<i>The ship captain ferries her to the House of Black and White, waving off Arya’s thanks with “Any man of Braavos would have done the same.” </i><br /><br />I realized watching this episode while Braavos has always struck me as a comforting place, where I want Arya to end up: it's seemingly the only place in the entire series where someone can honestly say "any man would have done the same". <br /><br />Everywhere else, nothing can be taken for certain. Guests invited into the home can be slain, a promise from a king can be broken, but give a Braavosi that coin and say the magic words, and he will deliver you to the House of Black and White NO MATTER WHAT. <br /><br />I find that comforting. <br /><br /><i>I was surprised not only that Dorne wasn’t in the credits, as you point out, but that the golden harpy continues to be on the top of the palace of Meereen in the opening credits, despite it being taken out in quite astonishing fashion in the previous episode.</i><br /><br />Last season, the show was annoyingly lax about not showing the Eyrie despite all the scenes of Littlefinger and Sansa set there, so they seem to be less diligent about updating it. Then again, they go and do something random like adding Pentos back in for one episode, so who knows? Austin Gortonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14281239771248780430noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30892649.post-29696422212929787762015-04-20T13:45:13.880-04:002015-04-20T13:45:13.880-04:00Thank you for another great recap.
The show is d...Thank you for another great recap. <br /><br />The show is doing just what I hoped in would in streamlining the show as I agree that after Tywin's death the books started to spin out of control with far too many minor characters receiving too much attention. I almost liken it to the Season 3 finale of Lost (pls don't be mad Nikki).<br /><br />As soon as Jamie tells Cersei that he won't be going to Dorne alone I thought BRONN! He's easily one of my show favs and I'm thrilled that unlike in the novels he's back in the mix. They're a great team.<br /><br />Here's hoping that we get to see the meeting between Tyrion & Dany in a week or two and that they don't make us wait for the Season Finale.<br /><br /> -Tim AlanAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com