(08-29-2017, 01:08 PM)Caldrac Wrote:

(08-29-2017, 11:39 AM)Kane Wrote: Here's a question posed to me the other day....

if the white walkers can't swim... who went down and tied the chains up to the dragon to lift it out?

LOL. My thoughts as well. Either that's a gaping plot hole that was overlooked last minute before the show was finalized or it's going to be a gag or running joke in season eight. I kind of hope Euron Greyjoy gets his before Theon even makes the attempt.

(08-29-2017, 09:25 PM)empty Wrote:

(08-29-2017, 08:38 PM)copycat Wrote:

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For me the gaping hole was that Cersie was hiring the Gold Cloaks as mercs.  Last I recall isn't Daario the leader of the Gold Cloaks?

Daario leads the Second Sons.  There actually is a bit of significance from the books as it pertains to the Golden Company.  The show appears to have skipped out on that storyline though, but probably leave it at that in case the show decides to change course and add it late.

The Golden Company is being led up by Aegon Targaryen (Not Jon Snow now known as Aegon in the show) in the books along with Jon Connington. They intend to raise Aegon up to become King of the Seven Kingdoms and are hoping to form an allegiance or marriage with Daenerys Targaryen. The claim is that The Mountain never truly killed Aegon the day Robert's Rebellion was coming to an end. Varys or whomever was involved apparently switched the true baby Aegon out with another and because the baby was brutally murdered by The Mountain there was no way to identify the remains. 

This is all happened though and came to light when Tyrion ran into Jorah Mormont for the first time and they were taken into captivity in the book. The show has sense blown past all of that story possibility wise. And I find it highly unlikely that he ends up appearing in the show now with only one season left. I think this is just a wink and a nod to fans of the book by bringing in the Golden Company. They could twist or spin this around though. 

Still curious as to why they've yet to show Howland Reed. If they decide to all of a sudden throw Jon Connington into the mix next year or in 2019 they could make something up to where Jon Connington was told by Rhaegar Targaryen regarding his marriage with Lyanna Stark and that Jon was his son truly named Aegon, etc. I am sure they could do something like that. Connington was very close with Rhaegar. Real good friends I believe.

This is why I am hoping that GRRM knocks the final two books out this year or early next year so I don't have to wait for the season finale to find out what happens with this story arch. I am kind of hoping the books differ GREATLY ending wise from how the show will end.

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