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 Originally Posted by Renton
Okay, I'm fucking tired of the internet. Casting shit is already coming out for S6 that apparently spoils even more shit about TWOW. And its going to be impossible to avoid it for the next year plus until TWOW comes out. The show is going to completely despoil my experience of reading the remaining books, whether I choose to watch it or not.
Getting spoiled on Stannis's battle and Shireen is just 100% suck. Mel showing up inexplicably at Castle Black all but spoils not only Jon's death, but the manner of his undeath. Though I find it likely that he will use both Ghost and Mel to rez in the books, while the show all but eschews the existence of direwolves. The lack of Iron Islands and Dorne plots basically portends that these plots will have limited meaning in the books. Not to mention Aegon, Mance, Rickon, and Stoneheart stuff. I understand that they have to contract a lot of that material, but it doesn't change the fact that it detracts the book experience. I will certainly not be watching this series going forward.
FWIW some of this is not what it seems. Some is probably true divergence while other is a re-imagining. For example, the most reasonable theories I've seen so far predict that s6 will include many of the Dorne elements that were absent from this season. This is likely true for a handful of different storylines too. It's sorta like how Meera and Jojen didn't show up until late compared to in the books.
I think they haven't cut any characters. Instead they're delaying some for later and merging others. Even with LSH it seems like the significant things she does may be done by others.
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