FalseKnight Posted October 20, 2014 Share Posted October 20, 2014 I doubt they'd work tirelessly year-round to give us an adaptation of books they didn't love simply to piss you off.They do it because they hate Stannis. *pout* Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Konradsmith Posted October 20, 2014 Share Posted October 20, 2014 If you haven't seen it check what D and D said about Stannis at SDCC. They complimented the character and Stephen Dillane and said he'd be in s5 more than he'd been in previous seasons. So, no hate. (If you were being sarcastic, disregard my interjection). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dragon in the North Posted October 20, 2014 Share Posted October 20, 2014 They do it because they hate Stannis. *pout* He was pretty badass at the Battle of the Blackwater. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cottonseed Posted October 21, 2014 Share Posted October 21, 2014 While I do agree with most of the posts about how they could excise the Manderly plot and/or family from the show, as in it could be done and I could imagine how they'd do it and why, on a personal level I really hope they manage to work it in, it's one of my favorite parts of Dance. With that in mind, here are two things I noticed that might give us Manderly fans cause for hope: -first there's this http://images6.fanpop.com/image/photos/34600000/wendel-manderly-house-stark-34650879-927-517.jpg To those who can't/don't want to look it's an unnamed actor, I assume just an extra, hanging out at The Red Wedding before everything goes crazy in S3E9 (obviously). As far as I know it's never been specified but without a doubt it's a Manderly, he's got the sigil and while he's only on screen for a bare moment it's pretty clear, and I don't think it's too far gone to assume it's Ser Wendel. It might be just a tease, and D&D might have stuck it in there just so they would have the possibility of bringing the Manderlys in, true, but it's cause for scant hope. -second in the S3 Blu Ray special feature "History And Lore" in the "The North" section House Manderly is directly mentioned and gets what I consider to be a fairly comprehensive description, especially for a House who has no current presence in the show (I don't think they've even been mentioned). In this particular section there's more said about them than the Mormonts, Karstarks, Umbers and Boltons so I think that's a pretty good sign. Neither of these mean anything directly, and let's face it nothing means anything till the show actually airs, but I'd say it's at least grounds for optimism. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blutrabe Posted October 21, 2014 Share Posted October 21, 2014 The thing is, there is absolutely no reason to include the Manderlys. The only people who know about Rickon (and are not currently lost beyond the Wall) are Osha, Rickon, and ...the Umbers. No Manderlys involved. And why do people even assume that Davos will be sent to Skagos? Unless the Umbers send Rickon to hide there, that is. No, I'm pretty sure things will play out as follows: Davos will be sent by Stannis to treat with the Umbers. At the Last Hearth he will discover Rickon and procede with whatever he'll do in TWOW. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Young Biff Posted October 22, 2014 Share Posted October 22, 2014 Am I the only person who wants to bring to light the cinematic gold that is the interaction between Davos/Manderly/Freys? You have an opportunity to not only show the blatant uselessness of any Frey around, but the wit and grandeur of a player of the game who has been around as long as Tywin(#twofat). In my opinion that scene is one of the most cinematic moments in Dance. I can go on if requested. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ctid1977 Posted October 22, 2014 Share Posted October 22, 2014 Young Biff you are not alone. I have posted ad nauseum for as long as I remember praying for the same thing. And the Watchers on the Wall website had a "whom do you most want to see from the books in season 5?" poll going for 3 months and Manderly won by a large margin, and he did so against the likes of the Greyjoys, Martells, Young Griff etc. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Beric175 Posted October 22, 2014 Share Posted October 22, 2014 Maybe they just showed Manderly at the RW on the show as an indicationto us readers that that subplot was absolutely NOT gonna happen, seeing as the Manderys died at the RW Ã la 'we're killing off this subplot'? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Janicia Posted October 22, 2014 Share Posted October 22, 2014 Maybe they just showed Manderly at the RW on the show as an indicationto us readers that that subplot was absolutely NOT gonna happen, seeing as the Manderys died at the RW Ã la 'we're killing off this subplot'? At the time when they were making season 3, they probably thought there would be Manderlys in season 5. But the plan could have changed subsequently. There must be a plan to portray a Manderly-like character though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Young Biff Posted October 22, 2014 Share Posted October 22, 2014 At the time when they were making season 3, they probably thought there would be Manderlys in season 5. But the plan could have changed subsequently. There must be a plan to portray a Manderly-like character though. Yeah they can just have Eko portray him too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JagLover Posted October 22, 2014 Share Posted October 22, 2014 Young Biff you are not alone. I have posted ad nauseum for as long as I remember praying for the same thing. And the Watchers on the Wall website had a "whom do you most want to see from the books in season 5?" poll going for 3 months and Manderly won by a large margin, and he did so against the likes of the Greyjoys, Martells, Young Griff etc. I would be disappointed if Manderly is not in it as he is an awesome character and he requires very little additional time (unlike virtually every other new character in AFFC/ADWD ). He interacts with existing characters and appears, for the most part, in locations we will see anyway. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Melisandre's hair Posted October 22, 2014 Share Posted October 22, 2014 Read today ''the North remembers'' speech today, again. :frown5: If they take Manderly out, we'll simply find someone, put him in a costume and ask Liam Cunningham come and make 5 minute scene.No problem there, there is always a third option. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jon's Queen Consort Posted October 22, 2014 Share Posted October 22, 2014 I barely remember the Manderlys from the books so it is best they cut out all this boring insignificant stuff :cheers: Huh? "The North remembers" and Davos' mision are boring insignificant stuff? :bang: :bang: :bang: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Oriolesmagic Posted October 22, 2014 Share Posted October 22, 2014 Dany4Eva, if Manderly and the Northern plot is what you consider insignificant, than they really should have just cut about three books worth of Dany's material. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FalseKnight Posted October 22, 2014 Share Posted October 22, 2014 There's a lot of sarcasm deficiency syndrome on this board, but that's the first time I seen it back to back. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dany4eva Posted October 23, 2014 Share Posted October 23, 2014 Dany4Eva, if Manderly and the Northern plot is what you consider insignificant, than they really should have just cut about three books worth of Dany's material. He should of cut a lot of her filler. But in the grand scheme of things, the manderwhatevers can be cut completely with zero impact to the central story line. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ctid1977 Posted October 23, 2014 Share Posted October 23, 2014 He should of cut a lot of her filler. But in the grand scheme of things, the manderwhatevers can be cut completely with zero impact to the central story line. BLASPHEMY Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dany4eva Posted October 23, 2014 Share Posted October 23, 2014 BLASPHEMY Dany would have less filler if George didn't waste time on insignificant characters and going off on a tangent. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ctid1977 Posted October 23, 2014 Share Posted October 23, 2014 Dany would have less filler if George didn't waste time on insignificant characters and going off on a tangent. I don't disagree too much there but Manderly is the best thing about ADWD by far. It's the biggest fuck yeah moment in the books. The bit where you remember the Starks. Where you get a bit of hope back for them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dany4eva Posted October 23, 2014 Share Posted October 23, 2014 I don't disagree too much there but Manderly is the best thing about ADWD by far. It's the biggest fuck yeah moment in the books. The bit where you remember the Starks. Where you get a bit of hope back for them. I honestly don't remember the random northern men filler. I did read the book years ago though :dunno:. I think the biggest fuck yeah moment for the Starks is the LSH reveal Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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