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The Official Game of Thrones [A Song of Ice and Fire] Thread (includes spoilers)

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Some new casting news...

Casting for the fifth season of Game of Thrones carries on, and so does the rumor mill.

According to our unofficial sources, the show has been looking to cast a few more characters, in addition to the lengthy list that surfaced a couple weeks ago. We’ve learned they’re searching for:
Varamyr: Dubbed Varamyr Sixskins in the book series, the wildling skinchanger initially appears in A Storm of Swords when he takes possession of the late Orell’s eagle, and takes on his scout role as well with Mance Rayder’s army. The book describes Varamyr as a small man, bald and grey-faced with round shoulders. The show is supposedly looking to cast an actor in the 35-45 year old age range. It’s unclear what position Varamyr will take on in the fifth season as his introduction point in the books has already passed in the show.

Imogen: A 12 year old blonde girl. It’s speculated that this may actually be the casting call for young Cersei. Given that there is no Imogen in the books, and we’ve heard that Game of Thrones is auditioning girls for the role of young Cersei, this seems likely.

Brunette girl: 12 years old. There’s no additional information about this part. For book-related possibilities, our best guess with regards to the role is probably Melara, a girl involved in young Cersei’s story with the fortuneteller Maggy the Frog.

The list of potential characters is unconfirmed by HBO at this time.
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http://winteriscoming.net/2014/06/05/characters-rumored-cast/


I have nothing against flash back scenes if they are done correctly. I have faith in D&D.
 
Dang, flashbacks would be nice and fresh. Should have had them in since Season 1.
 
Why the eff are they introducing Varamyr now? Whatever he serves could have probably been served by Orell last season or the owl wildling this season. Would be a disservice to the story to chop important characters just to include redundant ones. I guess we'll see.

We better see Manderly.
 
It seems like the idea that someone's consciousness can transfer over to another living being if they are a warg and have a special connection to that animal (Jon into Ghost at the end of ADWD theoretically) could be demonstrated by Varamyr in the show.

I wonder how television can show this though? It'll play a pretty pivotal role in Jon's story in dance (I hope) so they have to address it at some point.
 
Flashbacks are bad idea for the TV series, For the book it may make sense given that the author wants to turn all the trees in Amazon forest into paper for his story and there are people who want to get into microscopic details with each character.

The show however, is doing a great job on concentrating on the now and showing the users the relevant part and clearing out the noise. I am more keen on knowing where the story goes and how it will end rather than knowing about Cercei's past or anyone else, Even if the past plays a huge role in story development, I would rather watch Cercei with a cup of wine tell the story in a drunk state in 5 mins.
 
brownindian said:
Flashbacks are bad idea for the TV series, For the book it may make sense given that the author wants to turn all the trees in Amazon forest into paper for his story and there are people who want to get into microscopic details with each character.

The show however, is doing a great job on concentrating on the now and showing the users the relevant part and clearing out the noise. I am more keen on knowing where the story goes and how it will end rather than knowing about Cercei's past or anyone else, Even if the past plays a huge role in story development, I would rather watch Cercei with a cup of wine tell the story in a drunk state in 5 mins.
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Flashbacks work really well in TV series like LOST, where they significantly contribute to the plot in one way or another while giving some character development. I'm not sure how well it would translate to Game of Thrones though, especially because they haven't done it before, and they don't rely on developing characters as extensively as LOST did though.
 
CardiacCavs said:
It seems like the idea that someone's consciousness can transfer over to another living being if they are a warg and have a special connection to that animal (Jon into Ghost at the end of ADWD theoretically) could be demonstrated by Varamyr in the show.

I wonder how television can show this though? It'll play a pretty pivotal role in Jon's story in dance (I hope) so they have to address it at some point.
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I feel like if they were going to do that why not at least hint at the fact that all Starks have that warging ability. That type of revelation seems pretty abrupt to just happen for Jon in season 5. I'm sure you're right though and they'll figure out a way to pull it off. Can't see any reason for Varamyr otherwise.
 
kosis said:
I feel like if they were going to do that why not at least hint at the fact that all Starks have that warging ability. That type of revelation seems pretty abrupt to just happen for Jon in season 5. I'm sure you're right though and they'll figure out a way to pull it off. Can't see any reason for Varamyr otherwise.
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I agree. My biggest disappointment with GOT, which is saying something because it really is not a big deal, is the complete lack of prophecies, dream sequences, and the lack of any magical development for any of the Starks except for Bran. I mean, I think the fact that Arya dreams of Nymeria nearly every chapter is a pretty important element of her character, especially when a huge part of her character's main arc is an identity crisis and I think there will be a huge payoff when she finally embraces her "stark nature." I mean, they have done those dreams with Bran before so it is not like they could not have done it with Jon/Rob/Arya.

It will have huge repercussions with Jon's storyline IMO as well. I can't remember where exactly, but doesn't someone say that Jon is a really powerful warg, like right up there with Bran? I remember his decision to deny Stannis' offer of Winterfell and the name of Stark was ultimately decided when Jon was re-united with Ghost and their minds kind of mixed or something.
 
Best episode of game of thrones I have ever watched. Period.


Preview of next week:[video=youtube;qeB1-tdgL80]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qeB1-tdgL80[/video]


Brienne and Pod are about to meet Arya and the Hound. WTF? That is what it looked like.
 
This episode was really well done. Probably the best of the season.
 
Sounds like a cocktease ep.

No Stannis. Won't even watch.
 
I felt like I just watched a 50 minute movie. I feel like the only complaint people could make about this episode was how short it was. Didn't game of thrones episodes use to be like 57-59 minutes long or am I just remembering wrong? There was some differences from the book, but I don't think they were negative differences. All the big moments happened, and the major characters were preserved. Tormund will still be there for Jon to use as a Wildling diplomat. Allister will still be there for the Choosing. Gilly and the baby are there for the baby swap. Maybe they could have cut the Maester Aemon and Sam scene early in the episode but it wouldn't have saved enough time to do the Stannis part at the end, which I really wanted. I just hope that Stannis saving the day doesn't get over shadowed. It would have been a perfect book end to this dramatic battle where it looks like the Watch is doomed, but with the crazy shit happening next week, I think it won't get the attention it deserves.
 
51 minutes. Very much like Blackwater.
 
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