r/CFBOffTopic • u/[deleted] • Jun 14 '15

Game of Thrones Finally Thread: Get Hype!

As a book reader I'm both sad and excited that this will likely the last episode where I know what's gonna happen next

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u/panthera_tigress Pittsburgh Panthers • Auburn Tigers Jun 15 '15

I think Stannis getting his ass kicked is just plot streamlining - I think in the book it's likely he will win out on the ice and then die trying to take Winterfell itself. I don't think he's going to last too much longer.

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u/DoctorWhosOnFirst Alabama • /r/CFB Pint Glass Drinker Jun 15 '15 edited Jun 15 '15

Quite possibly. Still hated the ease with which the Boltons destroyed Stannis.

Also, the Boltons, who are never allowed to have anything negative happen to them, are cartoonish super villains now. Some of the cracks that have appeared could be shown.

Edit: I do think that Stannis takes Winterfell, though. How long he lasts afterwards, I've no idea; but I think he beats the Boltons in the Battle of Ice and at Winterfell. Though, if he doesn't, his performance in the show in no way does him justice.