Season 4: How much will be Iron Islands and Dorne?

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Why does everyone here assume that ASOS is cut into two seasons? There is nowhere near enough ASOS material to last the whole of season 4. Realistic cut off points would be:

Bran: ASOS (finished) F: Cave arrival in 4x10 D: greendreams with exposure need.

Arya: ASOS: Hound end in 4x5 F:House of b&w interrogation 4x10 F+D: Return of sight in 5x10

Sansa: ASOS: PW in 4x3, Only Cat in 4x9 FD: Hike down in 5x10

Rickon: Optional if enough time. Hunt by Ramsay.

Theon: S4 Reek has been established. A scene with the rats, a scene with the bitches, a scene with the ironmen and the hunt (optional). S5 Wedding, escape. Found by Stannis in 5x10.

Asha: 4x05: FD one scene about learning balons death and explaining the brothers 4x07: Naval battle with Stannis, destiny uncertain. 5x10: Meets Theon.

King's Landing: ASOS PW: 4x03 Duel 4x06 Tywin 4x07

Tyrion:FD Leaving Illyrio 4x10 Leaving Aegon 5x05 Arriving in Slaver's Bay 5x10

Stannis: 4x01 set sail 4x05 sending off Davos 4x07 Naval battle 4x09 The Wall 5x10 Finding Theon

Davos 4x10 Prisonner 5x5 The north remembers

Jon Snow: 4x5 First battle 4x8 becomes LC 4x9 Battle of the Wall 5x5 Lets wildlings pass 5x9 Killed

Daenarys ASOS 4x5 Bans Jorah FD 4x10 Dragons chained 5x9 Sets off on Drogon.

Cersei: 4x10 Tower of the hand burnt 5x04 Prison 5x07 Walk of shame 5x10 Kevan killed

Jaime: 4x10: Sets off in RL, a whole season to free riverlands and meet brienne.

Brienne: 4x05: Sets off in RL, 4x07: Inn scene 4x9 Captured by SH. Already captured named Frey there too. 4x10 Sentenced to death. 5x10 Traps Jaime.

Sam: 4x8: Has managed to get Jon elected 5x6: Death of Aemon 5x10: In oldtown

With these timelines, season 4 is packed but a lot of characters dont have a whole lot to do in season 5 (Bran, Arya, Sansa, Sam, Jaime, Brienne, Asha, Stannis) while others are only averagely busy (Theon, Jon and Daenarys), the only two characters being packed are Cersei and Tyrion.

So, in season 5, assuming that there is no kingsmoot (explained by Asha in season 4), we would only need a dozen scenes for ironmen (dialogue between aeron and vic off the iron islands, taking the shield islands, Euron sending off vic, taking moqorro's ship, vic talking to the girl about his plans and what euron did inthe past, Rest of the travel) and as many for Arianne (first 5 episodes of the crowning plot, 5 last before riding to aegon).

I think there is even enough time to show JonCon and Aegon's events arter Tyrion. Worst case, they could make season 5 11 episodes.

In the end, that is the way to show everything while making an 8 seasons show and skipping the less eventful parts (see Brienne and Bran)