I avoid all talks online of the show like the plague. Part of me reading now is so I can stop fretting about it because I know it won't last. I only know up to where the show is at but I'll likely overtake it in a week or so.

Rory "THE CRUSHER" Freeman @ 23/4/2013 4:35

So who doesn't know anything OTHER than what we see in each new episode? YOU are the people I want to discuss this show with!

Me me me, talk to me!

I have a spoiler free life and when someone starts talking about game of thrones that has read the book IRL I tell them to shut the fuck up. No one wants to hear dat shit

I will read the books eventually but I really like the show and the suspense that follows.

This thread rocks

I am in the same boat as Paul, where I plan to read just to get rid of the spoiler risk once and for all, but for now I haven't read the books at all. I probably won't until the season ends.

I plan on reading the books once each season ends. I already read the first one. I've stayed relatively spoiler-free so far, though, so I'm not overly concerned about that as long as I stay CAREFUL. I feel like seeing the surprises unfold onscreen is more rewarding than reading them on a page

Rose you don't even watch this show

Boc @ 23/4/2013 17:16

I plan on reading the books once each season ends. I already read the first one. I've stayed relatively spoiler-free so far, though, so I'm not overly concerned about that as long as I stay CAREFUL. I feel like seeing the surprises unfold onscreen is more rewarding than reading them on a page

I'm on the fence. There are so many characters and underlying plots that often they don't get time to breathe on the show. It makes certain reveals a lot less impacting.

For example: Did anybody give a crap when the guy revealed himself as Beric Dondarrion last episode? He's mentioned a lot in the books so if you know that, it does make the scene more impactful whereas in the show he's more of a lolwho.

But when it comes to a scene like say, the scene at the end of the last episode, I would rather get that firsthand on the show because the execution was amazing.

So I'm torn really. I want to read before I watch a little bit just to see if reading it first disappoints me when I go to watch the show. There have been a few moments I've read about and seen happen on screen and it's really been more of a :D I'm glad they got to that than a :( I wish I'd seen it happen before I read it.

So I dunno. I'll see how it goes.

The final scene of the latest episode still had a lot of impact on me, despite knowing it was coming.

Ari @ 23/4/2013 15:09

Rory "THE CRUSHER" Freeman @ 23/4/2013 4:35 So who doesn't know anything OTHER than what we see in each new episode? YOU are the people I want to discuss this show with! Me me me, talk to me! I have a spoiler free life and when someone starts talking about game of thrones that has read the book IRL I tell them to shut the fuck up. No one wants to hear dat shit I will read the books eventually but I really like the show and the suspense that follows. This thread rocks

looks like this thread will be a Vernon-Ari convo thread ;)

I don't read either so I will comment in here.

However I already said my gist for last episode so talk to me on Sunday.

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At the end of last episode, Dany was the hottest she's ever been. Still second to Breanne though... that fox

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Spoiler + At the end of last episode, Dany was the hottest she's ever been. Still second to Breanne though... that fox

AMEN to that.

getting annoyed by these spoiler tags :)

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Okay, I'm done in here.