seems redundantThe Ew.com recaps refer to High Sparrow as Evil Bernie Sanders ;p
Don't watch em, but they sound like moderately cool guys.The Ew.com recaps refer to High Sparrow as Evil Bernie Sanders ;p
My guess is that the 7 are a construct from the Citadel to remove worship from the other religions. Part of their goal to destroy magic.It seems like all the religions have had some proof-in-the-pudding for their Gods except for the 7. Have the 7 ever really manifested themselves? I guess I can't say with 100% certainty the old Gods ever did but I thought they were responsible for the children.
He wrote himself into a corner, had no idea how to get out of it, and starting looking at fans theory crafting as a viable way to finish the story. If this weren't the case, we'd have had another book by now. At least some fans had some good ideas that he was willing to steal. Otherwise, we'd have the Star Wars prequels all over again.I really do believe GRRM isn't writing anything anymore. He's just stealing fan theories.
It's goddamn brilliant. He's basically kickstarting the rest of his books.
this may be the case, but GRRM has huge gaps between booksHe wrote himself into a corner, had no idea how to get out of it, and starting looking at fans theory crafting as a viable way to finish the story. If this weren't the case, we'd have had another book by now. At least some fans had some good ideas that he was willing to steal. Otherwise, we'd have the Star Wars prequels all over again.
for comparison, stephen king who wrote the dark tower series and is incredibly prolific, did the same.1 A Game of Thrones 704[10] 73 33h 53m August 1996[10]
2 A Clash of Kings 768[11] 70 37h 17m February 1999[11]
3 A Storm of Swords 992[12] 82 47h 37m November 2000[12]
4 A Feast for Crows 753[13] 46 31h 10m November 2005[13]
5 A Dance with Dragons 1056[14] 73 48h 56m July 2011[14]
shit takes a long time for these people sometimes because they want to get them right or they just need time to work out plot problems.The Gunslinger (1982)
The Drawing of the Three (1987)
The Waste Lands (1991)
Wizard and Glass (1997)
Wolves of the Calla (2003)
Song of Susannah (2004)
The Dark Tower (2004)
The Wind Through the Keyhole (2012)
i could be wrong, but those two books started out as one book and for some reason GRRM split them apart. maybe due to them being fucking huge novels or GRRM wanting some breathing room to figure out how the fuck he is going to finish this thing and probably why the fuck he started such an ambitious project in the first place. its been 3 years since i finished the books and back then i thouight there was no fucking way he would be able to finish the series and he sure as hell wasnt going to finish it with 2 more books.So he released his three best books in a 4 year period and then took 11 years to put out two pieces of shit.
Ok.
the king's landing stuff is the meat and potatoes of the whole series. everything revolves around it. why dont you think what goes on there is interesting?I haven't read the books, but I think that's what she does in the books.
She takes Mereen and then relapses into a previous book. She her arc has a figure 8 in it. Which I think in the macro is probably just fine. People's lives aren't lived in a straight line. There is growth, there is regression. But I'd probably be pissed off if I wasted 500 pages reading about such a simple point, too.
Gotta be honest, really don't give a shit about any of the Kings Landing scenes. Just really don't care and I hope that there' nothing actually important going on there... but one of the reasons I don't care is because i'm pretty sure that there isn't. That high sparrow thing is belaboured. I like the actor himself but beyond that... I get it. You lived through the 1980's and Televangelism.
The story wouldn't suffer if the entire Dany storyline never existed. It does increase the hell out of the female fan base though. When she dies at the end it'll be so worth the wait.Am I the only one who still loathes Daenerys' story arc? It seems like the writers had no idea where to take her character so they just had her run in circles for 6 seasons.
I agree that most of what has happened in KL has been the meat and potatoes of the story, up until the High Sparrow stuff. There is really nothing interesting going on there at the moment. Cersei and Jamie are a waste of great characters at the moment. In fact, Jamie hasn't been that interesting since he and Brienne were together. Tyrion no longer being in KL also has ruined him as the best character in the whole show. He's been absolutely useless for 2 seasons now, after being the most interesting the first 4 seasons. Joffrey, as much as I hated him, was also at least intriguing. KL has gone from the epicenter of the story, to being about as interesting as Detroit.the king's landing stuff is the meat and potatoes of the whole series. everything revolves around it. why dont you think what goes on there is interesting?