Recentiy03 Posted May 20, 2011 Share Posted May 20, 2011 <spoiler> So, according to GRRM's most recent blog, in which he details the process/time line behind writing DwD, Brienne lives! Apparently she is among the characters who had completed chapters removed from DwD because the book was on the verge of exceeding its page limit...this is awesome news! She is one of my favorites! </end spoiler>Edit - Well, it seems this is not much of a spoiler, after all. "Just because she doesn't, doesn't mean she does"...or something like that. It's funny how perception affects reality and how desire affects perception...I want Brienne to be alive so I read it in a way to fulfill the possibility :rolleyes: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Prince of the North Posted May 20, 2011 Share Posted May 20, 2011 <spoiler> So, according to GRRM's most recent blog, in which he details the process/time line behind writing DwD, Brienne lives! Apparently she is among the characters who had completed chapters removed from DwD because it was on the verge of exceeding it's page limit...this is awesome news! She is one of my favorites! </end spoiler>You almost got it. Use brackets [ ] instead of parentheses but otherwise like this: (spoiler) Text you want to write (/spoiler) You can practice by previewing before you post :thumbsup: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BladeDancer Posted May 20, 2011 Share Posted May 20, 2011 <spoiler> So, according to GRRM's most recent blog, in which he details the process/time line behind writing DwD, Brienne lives! Apparently she is among the characters who had completed chapters removed from DwD because it was on the verge of exceeding it's page limit...this is awesome news! She is one of my favorites! </end spoiler>That's well spotted. I completely overlooked that despite previously reading that blog article. I guess I never really thought Brienne died at the end of that Chapter. Whatever she yelled out, saved her and struck a chord with UnCat in order to spare her. I always thought that was what had happened as otherwise Brienne dying at such a point makes little sense for the narrative. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RandAllThor Posted May 20, 2011 Share Posted May 20, 2011 Not necessarily. Martin says:"Sansa, Sam, Aeron Damphair, Arianne, and Brienne have no chapters in A DANCE WITH DRAGONS. Several of those characters had chapters written, completed, and polished that have been moved into THE WINDS OF WINTER."Brienne may not necessarily be one of the several to whom he refers. I do think she survived, though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Anya, Vengeance Demon Posted May 20, 2011 Share Posted May 20, 2011 <spoiler> So, according to GRRM's most recent blog, in which he details the process/time line behind writing DwD, Brienne lives! Apparently she is among the characters who had completed chapters removed from DwD because it was on the verge of exceeding it's page limit...this is awesome news! She is one of my favorites! </end spoiler>The blog post doesn't actually say that. GRRM says that Brienne is one of the characters that will not have a POV in ADWD, and that several of the viewpoint characters who don't have a chapter in ADWD have material already written; but never that Brienne is one of those people. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Recentiy03 Posted May 20, 2011 Author Share Posted May 20, 2011 That's well spotted. I completely overlooked that despite previously reading that blog article. I guess I never really thought Brienne died at the end of that Chapter. Whatever she yelled out, saved her and struck a chord with UnCat in order to spare her. I always thought that was what had happened as otherwise Brienne dying at such a point makes little sense for the narrative.That's true...for some reason I felt like it was a bit ambiguous. I know GRRM often leaves cliffhangers, but you can never be certain. I remember I had a surprising emotional response the second time I read/heard that scene, considering I knew what to expect, because Brienne's character had grown on me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Recentiy03 Posted May 20, 2011 Author Share Posted May 20, 2011 Not necessarily. Martin says:"Sansa, Sam, Aeron Damphair, Arianne, and Brienne have no chapters in A DANCE WITH DRAGONS. Several of those characters had chapters written, completed, and polished that have been moved into THE WINDS OF WINTER."Brienne may not necessarily be one of the several to whom he refers. I do think she survived, though. It could be misdirection, but (to me) it seems to indicate that he at least plans on continuing her narrative...if he hasn't already. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BladeDancer Posted May 20, 2011 Share Posted May 20, 2011 It could be misdirection, but (to me) it seems to indicate that he at least plans on continuing her narrative...if he hasn't already.Yep, he specifically mentions Brienne as a character POV though. He does not namecheck Arys Oakheart or Ned because they are dead. If Brienne was dead too, then why even mention her? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Recentiy03 Posted May 20, 2011 Author Share Posted May 20, 2011 Yep, he specifically mentions Brienne as a character POV though. He does not namecheck Arys Oakheart or Ned because they are dead. If Brienne was dead too, then why even mention her? Precisely...I believe it is an olive branch for the fact that she won't appear in DwD...fellow Brienne fans, we may now exhale... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Anya, Vengeance Demon Posted May 20, 2011 Share Posted May 20, 2011 Yep, he specifically mentions Brienne as a character POV though. He does not namecheck Arys Oakheart or Ned because they are dead. If Brienne was dead too, then why even mention her?Because if he didn't mention her, people would conclude that she had a POV chapter in ADWD. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Recentiy03 Posted May 20, 2011 Author Share Posted May 20, 2011 Because if he didn't mention her, people would conclude that she had a POV chapter in ADWD.Damn! And Jaime, who is relatively close to Brienne, gets a chapter, as the olive branch turns to ash! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Faint Posted May 20, 2011 Share Posted May 20, 2011 Or, Brienne can simply be killed in one of Jaime's POVs. The writer's statements would still be true enough. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Theon Greyboy Posted May 21, 2011 Share Posted May 21, 2011 Lmfao, Brienne is kind of like Schrödinger's Cat right now. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
madking Posted May 21, 2011 Share Posted May 21, 2011 So basically we wont know what the blazes her "word" is for another five years Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Theon Greyboy Posted May 21, 2011 Share Posted May 21, 2011 So basically we wont know what the blazes her "word" is for another five years11, if Martin takes as long to write WoW as he did with DwD. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Axon Posted May 24, 2011 Share Posted May 24, 2011 My feeling is that it indicated there was another Brienne chapter. Of course, that chapter could consist of her choking to death. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stonedsnake Posted May 25, 2011 Share Posted May 25, 2011 the word is arya and brienne lives, duh Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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