Tall Tyrion Lannister! Posted April 29, 2013 Share Posted April 29, 2013 Patchface is annoying, so i'm cool with this change. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lady Arwen Posted April 29, 2013 Share Posted April 29, 2013 I would be delighted if they chose to omit Patchface. Nothing is scarier than a loopy, prophetic jester who knows too much. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gash Posted April 29, 2013 Share Posted April 29, 2013 There are no fools in this show, no Moonboy, no Butterbumps, and they cut out Dontos very quickly, so why were any of you expecting Patchface?patchface is much more than just a fool. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MyLittleDirewolf Posted April 30, 2013 Share Posted April 30, 2013 Patchface is creepy as hell. I really don't need to see him on screen. He scares me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gash Posted April 30, 2013 Share Posted April 30, 2013 http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lhi4jmWHWB1qhtgubo1_500.gif Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zman1863 Posted April 30, 2013 Share Posted April 30, 2013 People really wanted Patchface in the show? Some things just don't translate well to screen, and Patchface is one of them. He would look incredibly stupid.These are my feelings on it as well. Fools are one of those cliched aspects of medieval fantasy that I can tolerate in a book but would rather be left out of a TV or movie. They need to trim plenty from the books to fit the material into the confines that HBO has given them, and this is one cut that is fairly straightforward to me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Capt. Zemblanity Posted April 30, 2013 Share Posted April 30, 2013 http://25.media.tumb...htgubo1_500.gifThis was really unnecessary. ;) I am going to have nightmares tonight, for real.I think Shireen is replacing Patchface. I am fine with that, too. Patchface scares me. I don't think anyone (but us) are paying attention to her songs, so maybe we'll get something fun. I am the queen of wishful thinking. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Words of Winter Posted April 30, 2013 Share Posted April 30, 2013 These are my feelings on it as well. Fools are one of those cliched aspects of medieval fantasy that I can tolerate in a book but would rather be left out of a TV or movie. They need to trim plenty from the books to fit the material into the confines that HBO has given them, and this is one cut that is fairly straightforward to me. :agree: I find him one of the most annoying characters in the book, but only now realize that his sayings were prophetic. :bang:That said, even the songs don't translate well to screen, especially the I know oh oh oh. I hope there isn't more significance to his character as others have suggested. Then D&D, if they get that far, will have a 'merenesse knot' of their own. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Patchface Targaryen Posted April 30, 2013 Share Posted April 30, 2013 My theory took a big hit with this character combination. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GoodGuyA Posted April 30, 2013 Share Posted April 30, 2013 Now I forget how Shireen got greyscale and how Patchface claimed his prophetic visions, but don't these both involve falling off a boat? I remember Patchface was the survivor of a voyage with no one else, but they could merge the two stories together in that way. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Patchface Targaryen Posted April 30, 2013 Share Posted April 30, 2013 Now I forget how Shireen got greyscale and how Patchface claimed his prophetic visions, but don't these both involve falling off a boat? I remember Patchface was the survivor of a voyage with no one else, but they could merge the two stories together in that way.I think Shireen was born with it. Griff got greyscale in ADWD by jumping off a boat you may be thinking of.Patchface was the only survivor of the shipwreck that killed Robert/Stannis/Renly's father. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stiff_pirates Posted April 30, 2013 Share Posted April 30, 2013 accident Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stiff_pirates Posted April 30, 2013 Share Posted April 30, 2013 Here is my immediate thoughts:Birds have scales: Crows get grayscaleFish have wings: greyjoy(s) ride dragonsThe rain is dry: Meteors?Snow falls up: Either a bastard from the north going up the ranks, possibly to the throne, or a bastard from the north getting gripped up by a dragon and thrown upwardsStones crack open: Castles getting destroyedWater Burns: Wildfire? Blackwater?Shadows: Mellisandres shadow baby, who knows...Why would 'fish' refer to Greyjoy and not Tully? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shiola Posted April 30, 2013 Share Posted April 30, 2013 Birds have scales refers to dragons, it is known. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Titan Posted April 30, 2013 Share Posted April 30, 2013 Birds have scales refers to dragons, it is known.Indeed, that is the most obvious explanation of that line. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blackhaven Posted April 30, 2013 Share Posted April 30, 2013 They just need to be sure to have a Cersei / Moonboy scene. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dove Posted April 30, 2013 Share Posted April 30, 2013 They just need to be sure to have a Cersei / Moonboy scene.If only for the payoff of Tommen wanting to name one of the war galleys after him. Ahahahaha. Best king. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lord Godric Posted April 30, 2013 Share Posted April 30, 2013 Can I ask...why does it suck that Patchface is gone? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MarieAntoinette Posted April 30, 2013 Share Posted April 30, 2013 I'm torn on the lack of patchface. On the one hand if done right he could have been super creepy and awesome, on the other hand he would probably ended up looking and sounding silly on screen. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Roose is Loose Posted April 30, 2013 Share Posted April 30, 2013 In my personal book nerd fantasy interpretation, I like to think that Patchface is off-screen at Dragonstone, and Shireen is just repeating what she's heard from him. Realistically, they've probably written him out of the show. Oh well. As much as I like Patchface in the books, I do like Shireen innocently singing his creepy rhymes, so I'll focus my nit picky nerd rage elsewhere.As for not translating well to the screen, I agree that as written, it wouldn't work - his cowbells would be extremely distracting and drown out dialogue, etc. However, I think he could have been modified to be more tv friendly, like they did with Jaqen's hair, or Bran in the cart instead of on Hodor's back. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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