tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2495499100279472520.post1072631750468917890..comments2024-03-22T12:11:58.453-06:00Comments on Michael Offutt: What we know about the White Walkers took a big step forward in OathkeeperMichael Offutt, Phantom Readerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10557969104886174930noreply@blogger.comBlogger17125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2495499100279472520.post-79566095318338729512014-04-30T12:40:18.633-06:002014-04-30T12:40:18.633-06:00I LOVE the reveal of the Night's King, and of ...I LOVE the reveal of the Night's King, and of the Walker stronghold, but I'm waiting to see how they handle Craster's keep, and whether Coldhands shows up, because so far it's looking like a major departure from the books.Matthew MacNishhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03264738483763244969noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2495499100279472520.post-50070616180919167142014-04-29T20:03:13.369-06:002014-04-29T20:03:13.369-06:00This week's episode brought up a bunch of stuf...This week's episode brought up a bunch of stuff I didn't recall from the books. I don't recall Jon Snow taking a troop of volunteers to Caster's place, or Bran and Hodor going there and getting captured. <br /><br />Even as they go over stuff from the books, I think they're diverging more and more as time goes by. I don't really have a problem with that, but that's the way it seems to me. <br /><br />I don't know, it's been a while since I read them, I'm forgetting stuff. Rusty Carlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09887821877521181811noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2495499100279472520.post-62231965965409493762014-04-29T09:03:29.037-06:002014-04-29T09:03:29.037-06:00I sadly haven't had a chance to follow along i...I sadly haven't had a chance to follow along in the GoTs, but man that scene you posted was effective. I'm terrified by these white walker peeps. :)David P. Kinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17259276981865439853noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2495499100279472520.post-26353602143883340472014-04-29T00:04:56.760-06:002014-04-29T00:04:56.760-06:00Comcast cable cut me off HBO when I moved. No I ne...Comcast cable cut me off HBO when I moved. No I need to pay $10 a month to see this show. Damn, I just got caught up to last season too.dolorahhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08715849844092553699noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2495499100279472520.post-10035128851388998412014-04-28T23:37:53.129-06:002014-04-28T23:37:53.129-06:00Seriously, this year I will watch Game of Thrones ...Seriously, this year I will watch Game of Thrones and catch up on all the episodes. And then I can make a clever comment on your posts about the show.Helenahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14967821142796562697noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2495499100279472520.post-34385482589785883642014-04-28T18:26:30.383-06:002014-04-28T18:26:30.383-06:00I forgot about the ice zombies. This show is as sl...I forgot about the ice zombies. This show is as slow as Martin's writing.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2495499100279472520.post-62696216462337820682014-04-28T17:37:09.482-06:002014-04-28T17:37:09.482-06:00I'm so unhappy that Martin couldn't stay a...I'm so unhappy that Martin couldn't stay ahead of HBO. I've always felt that despite the wars of men going on, the real battle will be humans against white walkers which will unit the human kingdoms. Maybe?Susan Gourley/Kelleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02669793865290876168noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2495499100279472520.post-25803629006621707222014-04-28T15:55:35.053-06:002014-04-28T15:55:35.053-06:00I think it's good the show is filling in the b...I think it's good the show is filling in the blanks. I have no faith in Martin finishing the series any time soon.<br /><br />mood<br /><a href="http://moodywriting.blogspot.co.uk/" rel="nofollow">Moody Writing</a> <br />mooderinohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01523337588830695638noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2495499100279472520.post-25631400448234890402014-04-28T14:08:14.426-06:002014-04-28T14:08:14.426-06:00Now I know why my husband and son love this series...Now I know why my husband and son love this series so very much. They could hardly wait for the most recent book was released.Susan Kanehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09834094675218254410noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2495499100279472520.post-39597033515545742692014-04-28T12:44:44.948-06:002014-04-28T12:44:44.948-06:00@Pat: HBO Go briefly referred to the White Walker ...@Pat: HBO Go briefly referred to the White Walker that transformed the baby as "The Night's King." <br /><br />Here's what we know of "The Knight's King" as summarized from a wiki of A Song of Ice and Fire:<br /><br />According to legend, the Night's King lived during the Age of Heroes, not long after the Wall was complete. He was a fearless warrior, who was named the thirteenth Lord Commander of the Night's Watch. Later he fell in love with a woman "with skin as white as the moon and eyes like blue stars", he chased her and loved her though "her skin was cold as ice", and when he gave his seed to her he gave his soul as well.[1] (Her description matches that of the Others.)<br /><br />He brought her back to the Nightfort and after the unholy union, he declared himself king and her his queen, and ruled the Nightfort as his own castle for thirteen years. During the dark years of his reign, horrific atrocities were committed, of which tales are still told in the North. It was not until his own brother, the King in the North, and Joramun, the King-Beyond-the-Wall, joined forces that the Night's King was brought down and the Night's Watch freed. After his fall, when it was discovered that he had been sacrificing to the Others (possibly in similar way to Craster), all records of him were destroyed and his very name was forbidden.[1] It is likely this led the lords of the North to forbid the Night's Watch to construct walls at their keeps, ensuring the keeps would always be accessible from the south.<br />Michael Offutt, Phantom Readerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10557969104886174930noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2495499100279472520.post-32728600136580054942014-04-28T09:51:46.882-06:002014-04-28T09:51:46.882-06:00I still have the first one on my bookshelf. Too b...I still have the first one on my bookshelf. Too bad they never put the Kindle versions on sale.PT Dillowayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09394481476862013009noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2495499100279472520.post-44469653558583927832014-04-28T09:41:31.535-06:002014-04-28T09:41:31.535-06:00What the deal, Mr. Martin? I really didn't exp...What the deal, Mr. Martin? I really didn't expect HBO to catch up to him like this. So weird. Hopefully he doesn't die before he's finished.Jay Noelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04757777693161610861noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2495499100279472520.post-44171962753959525832014-04-28T09:25:25.414-06:002014-04-28T09:25:25.414-06:00@Pat: It definitely has, especially with the revea...@Pat: It definitely has, especially with the reveal from the White Walker perspective in last night's episode. Part of me feels like being outraged, but GRRM is too slow to keep up. It's just going to get worse and worse, and he's apparently okay with it by saying "HBO will tell my story first." It's just a weird position for an author to take on a story. I'll probably still read the books, but I won't have a burning urgency to do so. That at least is a good thing. Have you read them, Pat?Michael Offutt, Phantom Readerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10557969104886174930noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2495499100279472520.post-28107545085834759532014-04-28T09:17:06.596-06:002014-04-28T09:17:06.596-06:00The last point in this AV Club article mentions th...The last point in this AV Club article mentions that the show has in some ways outpaced the books http://www.avclub.com/article/well-actually-books-15-differences-text-tv-game-th-203713?utm_source=Facebook&utm_medium=SocialMarketing&utm_campaign=LinkPreview:1:DefaultPT Dillowayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09394481476862013009noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2495499100279472520.post-1439051078107886102014-04-28T07:10:21.312-06:002014-04-28T07:10:21.312-06:00I enjoyed last night's episode. I haven't ...I enjoyed last night's episode. I haven't read the books so I appreciate your explaining a few things.stephen Hayeshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17659054447637207734noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2495499100279472520.post-18910508949862657292014-04-28T06:59:49.753-06:002014-04-28T06:59:49.753-06:00Here I thought they were just zombies. It's t...Here I thought they were just zombies. It's taken them forever to get around. I mean they were referenced in the first episode and they still aren't even to the wall yet.PT Dillowayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09394481476862013009noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2495499100279472520.post-69847740229814900362014-04-28T06:42:50.008-06:002014-04-28T06:42:50.008-06:00I'll have to let you after I watch the episode...I'll have to let you after I watch the episode later today. (No HBO, so a co-worker lets me watch it every Monday.)Alex J. Cavanaughhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09770065693345181702noreply@blogger.com