ground_control Posted June 19, 2014 Share Posted June 19, 2014 I smell some course correction there. Seems to me they included that sole Yara-Balon scene at the end of S3 meaning to follow it up in a more thorough fashion this season. A year later, when they finally came around to writing Season 4, they changed their minds and didn't quite know what to do with that dangling plot thread and came up with a single scene to tie loose ends. At least, that's what it looks like to me. I sincerely doubt *that* was the planned payoff all along. I'd say that's very likely (it's pretty much what I assumed). Whether or not it's true doesn't change anything for me: it's still the worst scene of the season, and that (and the Crasterfck) totally turned me off of Cogman. Whether or not it was his fault he got a crappy assignment is irrelevant -- he did a piss poor job of writing the scene. D&D should have just Sammed up and cut the scene entirely if they couldn't find a writer who could deliver something worth filming. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dalpha Posted June 19, 2014 Share Posted June 19, 2014 Maybe Myrcella dies in Dorne in the show at the end of the queenmaker fiasco, assuming that her role in the books essentially ends with her disfigurement--which doesn't seem to square with the "Gold shall be their crowns" prophecy, but who knows?--but if she still has a big part to play in the books, then yes, I could see Jaime retrieving her. On the other hand, if Myrcella is so very much in love with Trystane, there's no way she'd consent to be parted from him. She might very well refuse Jaime's offer of rescue. Good points. Yeah, that would go against Maggy's prophecy. I certainly don't want another Theon/ Yara situation though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ebevan91 Posted June 19, 2014 Share Posted June 19, 2014 Good points. Yeah, that would go against Maggy's prophecy. I certainly don't want another Theon/ Yara situation though. I'd like to think that scene never happened this season. It was a waste of time really. All it did was make sure Yara's actress had some screentime. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Newstar Posted June 19, 2014 Share Posted June 19, 2014 Sammed up LOL, love it. Four for you, ground_control. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Damp Hair - The Prophet Posted June 19, 2014 Share Posted June 19, 2014 I'm thinking of ways to effectively bring in Greyjoys & considered that a consequence of the Ironborn attacking TheReach is added drama to the tense Lannister/Tyrell alliance in King's landing & chaos of Cersie's rule. Maybe Loras goes & gets disfigured/killed fighting them?, maybe even injures Vic's hand? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jentario Posted June 19, 2014 Share Posted June 19, 2014 Michelle Maclaren is boss, so I couldn't be happier that she's directing four episodes.Nutter gets two, Neil Marshall and Alex Graves are out, D&D usually get an episode to direct, so that leaves three. Who's left? Sakharov? Minahan?That leaves three episodes.Sakarov can take all of them! He was great this season, too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Konradsmith Posted June 19, 2014 Share Posted June 19, 2014 Wait? When did we find out that MM was doing FOUR EPISODES? She's awesome! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ambi76 Posted June 19, 2014 Share Posted June 19, 2014 The more I hear the more I'm sure, recast ot not, Myrcella is toast in season 5 (No Darkstar = more effective little girls killing :devil: ). Would finally explain to me wtf Jaime does in Dorne, since he probbaly has to see/interact with his daughter once more before she dies. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Konradsmith Posted June 19, 2014 Share Posted June 19, 2014 Well, if Myrcella ends up dead, I don't see why Bronn would be casually hanging out with a couple of Sand Snakes. BTW, I reiterate, where did some of the above posters hear that Michelle MacLaren was doing four episodes next year? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ambi76 Posted June 19, 2014 Share Posted June 19, 2014 Well, if Myrcella ends up dead, I don't see why Bronn would be casually hanging out with a couple of Sand Snakes. Easy: Boooooooooobs. :drool: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SerArthurHeath Posted June 19, 2014 Share Posted June 19, 2014 I have to think Jamie retrieves Myrcella. I can't imagine him and Bronn going back to KL with nothing. That would be a waste of time. And pretty much exactly the same as the Yara plot this season Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Deadwood Posted June 19, 2014 Share Posted June 19, 2014 The more I hear the more I'm sure, recast ot not, Myrcella is toast in season 5 (No Darkstar = more effective little girls killing :devil: ). Would finally explain to me wtf Jaime does in Dorne, since he probbaly has to see/interact with his daughter once more before she dies. Myrcella most likely has been recast. They were auditioning for her over a month ago. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hippocras Posted June 19, 2014 Share Posted June 19, 2014 Personally I think Myrcella's role will turn out to be more important than Arianne's in the story. I very much doubt she dies in season 5.Why does everyone suddenly think she will die? Why recast her for a single season? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SerArthurHeath Posted June 19, 2014 Share Posted June 19, 2014 Cause we are assuming Cersei's fortune telling comes true and that specifies that Myrcella must die before Cersei Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SerArthurHeath Posted June 19, 2014 Share Posted June 19, 2014 And why recast the Mountain for a single season? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jentario Posted June 19, 2014 Share Posted June 19, 2014 And why recast the Mountain for a single season? Actually, Robert Strong Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SerArthurHeath Posted June 19, 2014 Share Posted June 19, 2014 Actually, Robert StrongBet that's CGI though Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Konradsmith Posted June 19, 2014 Share Posted June 19, 2014 Where did some of y'all get that Michelle MacLaren info...I'll beg like poor Sandor for it if needs be. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr Fixit Posted June 19, 2014 Share Posted June 19, 2014 Where did some of y'all get that Michelle MacLaren info...I'll beg like poor Sandor for it if needs be. Yeah, I can't find anything. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jentario Posted June 19, 2014 Share Posted June 19, 2014 Where did some of y'all get that Michelle MacLaren info...I'll beg like poor Sandor for it if needs be. I don't know either, someone just said it without linking Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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