Udvarnoky Posted April 22, 2015 Share Posted April 22, 2015 Forget Lady Stoneheart. I'm starting to worry that the rest of the Brotherhood has been written out as well. Let's face it: In the case of Stoneheart, the only reason people want to see her is that they liked her in the books. In the context of the show, there's no reason for her to appear, and she hasn't been so much as hinted at, so it's an innocous omission from a plot standpoint. In fact, considering that her character has been cut and Mance is truly dead, it seems the show is consciously veering away from resurrections and death-cheating scenarios, which I can't fault. By backing away a bit from that stuff, the show will probably be able to mine more drama out of "For the Watch" The Brotherhood, on the other hand, has been established, and in a big way. We know that Jaime's Riverlands exploits have been traded for a trip to Dorne. I initially thought that Brienne and Pod would end up covering that plotline in some manner, but by the looks of things they'll end up in Winterfell instead. It would not surprise me if they just used the Boltons to replace the outlaws that Brienne and Pod run afoul of. Additionally, Richard Dormer (Beric) has stated that he's not appearing this year, or any other for all he knows. It seems there's no room for the Brotherhood in Season 5, which is fine, but I'm starting to worry that there never will be. My fear is that the writers gave them a big presence in Season 3 in the belief that they would be used further along down the road, but then plans changed. And unlike other nixed subplots from the books (Greyjoys, Aegon), this one would rank as a genuine problem because of the aforementioned setup. What do you guys think? Am I just being impatient and the Knights of Hollow Hill will re-emerge in Season 6 or beyond? Or were the writers forced to drop this plate when they realized they had to keep too many others spinning to reach the endgame? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wyman Manderly's Meat Pies Posted April 23, 2015 Share Posted April 23, 2015 Riverlands is happening next season. It is known. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ni2tre Posted April 23, 2015 Share Posted April 23, 2015 It would not surprise me if they just leave it out, but I believe they will appear again in S6 with other Riverland characters like Walder Frey, the Blackfish, Edmure etc... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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