Winter is Coming (GoT is back)

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May as well burn the books, they're way off the reservation at this point.

And HBO has somehow managed to ruin nudity too.

[DINGO Joe]

I was hoping for great things from Alexander Siddig and his character....oh well. Anyone want to defend how that plotline has continued to develop?

Yeah, my wife is a big Alexander Siddig fan and was quite displeased.  What's to defend? that plotline is now deader than Jon Snow King Robb. 

[DINGO Joe]

To be frank, anything that advances Daenerys's storyline and finally makes her get the hell out of Essos is fine by me.

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That seems bizarre why would he of all people be there.

Well,  he is employed by Littlefinger.

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And we're supposed to believe that Littlefinger snuck an entire army of the Vale right up to the gates of Winterfell without anyone in the North noticing? How the hell does that even happen??

Well, they could have done it via White Harbor with the assistance of House Manderly.  In the books, House Manderly has built a very large hidden navy for some unknown purpose and is quite loyal to House Stark.  Of course in the TV show, their existence is barely acknowledged. 

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Didn't Euron claim to have the Dragonbinder in the TV show?  If I'm not just imagining details from the books into the show (which sadly I frequently have trouble with) then Euron will obviously make some type of attempt to hijack the dragons.

[DINGO Joe]

Didn't Euron claim to have the Dragonbinder in the TV show?  If I'm not just imagining details from the books into the show (which sadly I frequently have trouble with) then Euron will obviously make some type of attempt to hijack the dragons.

No, there's been no mention of it.

It figures.  I guess there are 3 different versions of GoT, the book, the show, and whatever my brain chooses to latch onto.

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I'm trying to think of whether there's any chance of Bran not reuniting with Jon and Sansa in Winterfell next season.  With Arya, it's easy to imagine, since I think she's most likely going to go south to finish her list.  But with Bran, it seems pretty likely that he'll be back in Winterfell.  What I would imagine happening is that Bran and Meera go to Castle Black, and then Edd fills them in on current events, and sends word to Jon in Winterfell that Bran's alive.

The only alternative I can think of would be if they don't go to Castle Black at all.  If Meera can find them a horse (I can't see her carrying Bran around everywhere...they need a horse), maybe she takes Bran home with her, and we get to see Howland Reed.

With Arya, I'd bet on her going south rather than north.  Though she might run into other characters in the Riverlands first.  Possibly the Hound, possibly Melisandre, possibly Nymeria...but the character I'm really hoping she runs into again is Hot Pie.

Arya and Hot Pie can compare and trade Frey Pie recipes.