Lord Invictus

Ehrm, a lot of the things in that interview were taken out of context, and were used by someone with an axe to grind. Also the impression I got didn’t change the notion the ending will be generally the same. D&D were never asked nor did they say-“there are or will be substantial differences” when such clarification could have easily been made. As it is, I am generally content with the show ending. At least it’s main aspects with regards to characters. I question how much of the notion the books will be vastly different comes down to wish fulfillment or a strong dislike of the show.

Aegon will likely sit the Iron Throne when she arrives. With Euron holding the iron islands, (possibly) the westerlands, and maybe part of the reach. Politically speaking Euron is just another rival for the Iron Throne. And personally I don’t see Daenerys and Euron coming into direct military or political contact until sometime in Dream.

Of course he does. My point is that his schemes and ambitions as they stand now won't succeed, at least in their entirety and definitely not at the beginning of the book. I expect Euron will only achieve partial success at Oldtown, possibly destroying the Redwyne Fleet and maybe sacking the city but the plan to gain control of a dragon will fail, perhaps because Victarion will forge his own path or something or someone else will cause his (immediate) plans to go haywire. Cersei will likely be a step down but Euron will likely ally with her out of opportunism and shared enemies. His plan of ascension will fail, both in the long run and because of immediate opposition. I certainly don't see Daenerys marrying him, and she isn't even getting to Westeros until Dream(at the same time I don't see the Cersei/Euron alliance happening until Dream either). Euron may have divine ambitions but at the moment he is just another warlord vying for control of Westeros. If Cersei makes it to the west, she will need allies against Aegon, any westermen that join him(Tyrek backers perhaps?), and perhaps Tyrion and or Daenerys when they show up. For Euron to sit on the IT, he needs to defeat the current occupant or seize the throne when it is unoccupied. In the South, in Dream I can see a Cersei/Euron vs Aegon vs Daenerys vs whatever Stark loyalists remain and their sundry allies. But that's just my general take. We shall see.

Personally I think Euron's plan to marry Daenerys will fail. Plans usually don't go off without a hitch in ASOIAF. I don't see Daenerys agreeing to marry Euron especially if he does somehow snatch a dragon, that kind of makes him her enemy, and a dangerous enemy at that. But I personally don't believe he will get a dragon. Also as an aside, I think sometimes people overhype The Forsaken. It builds up Euron as this unstoppable eldritch dark lord, maybe he is, or is becoming, but to think Euron will have everything go right for him is silly, at least in my opinion. Also since we can mention the show here, if Euron is to marry Daenerys, then the show would have reflected that. The "Euron marries Daenerys" fan theory, if true would have required Euron be introduced at least in season 5 or four. It doesn't work with what we know.

I have to agree. Euron basically served as a cheat code for Cersei in the last two seasons, but the writers could have easily BSed Cersei winning without him. That always told me that the Cersei/Euron alliance was a book plot point. There is literally no reason to include Euron in the show if that doesn’t happen.