Spoilers about the War and its timeline (you been warned).
Roland00 Send a noteboard - 21/05/2011 04:52:20 AM
This is how the war started.
Tyrion is arrested by Catelyn
Tywin (Tyrion, Jaimie, and Cersei dad) raises two armies at Casterly Rock (the main castle of the Lannisters.) One army will be led via Tywin the other by Jaime (he flees King's Landing after hurting Ned for he is afraid the King will cut off his hand.) During this time Tywin unleashes Gregor Clegaine on the riverlands, pretending he is a roving bandit pillaging/and raping the riverlands, but everyone knows better since their is only one person tall enough to be the mountain.
Now Tywin unleashes Gregor Clegaine on purpose hoping to draw the honorable Ned into battle (so Gregor Clegaine can capture Ned so there can be a hostage exchange for Tyrion), he hoped that the honorable Ned would answer the call for Ned would see this as a personal slight, it is his fault that the common people are dying, it is his fault that his sister's people are being massacred due to his sister kidnapping Tyrion. This plan would have succeeded if Ned wasn't injured via Jaime's guard (see episode 05 of the series.) Instead Jaime sends some of the winners of the tourney as well as his own men to seek out Gregor Clegaine.
The Tulley's (Catelyn's) people are being raped and massacred via Gregor Clegaine thus Catelyn's brother (Edmure) raise their own armies. Edmure is the son of Lord Holster (Catelyn's father), Lord Holster is still liege lord but too sick to leave his city. Thus we have a powder keg situation, the Lannisters are having two armies raised, and the Tulley's are also calling their own bannerman, since there people are being killed in the fields via Lannister "bandits."
All this happens before while King Robert is still on the throne and Ned is still the King's Hand.
Robb doesn't call his own armies until his father Ned is arrested.
Tyrion is arrested by Catelyn
Tywin (Tyrion, Jaimie, and Cersei dad) raises two armies at Casterly Rock (the main castle of the Lannisters.) One army will be led via Tywin the other by Jaime (he flees King's Landing after hurting Ned for he is afraid the King will cut off his hand.) During this time Tywin unleashes Gregor Clegaine on the riverlands, pretending he is a roving bandit pillaging/and raping the riverlands, but everyone knows better since their is only one person tall enough to be the mountain.
Now Tywin unleashes Gregor Clegaine on purpose hoping to draw the honorable Ned into battle (so Gregor Clegaine can capture Ned so there can be a hostage exchange for Tyrion), he hoped that the honorable Ned would answer the call for Ned would see this as a personal slight, it is his fault that the common people are dying, it is his fault that his sister's people are being massacred due to his sister kidnapping Tyrion. This plan would have succeeded if Ned wasn't injured via Jaime's guard (see episode 05 of the series.) Instead Jaime sends some of the winners of the tourney as well as his own men to seek out Gregor Clegaine.
The Tulley's (Catelyn's) people are being raped and massacred via Gregor Clegaine thus Catelyn's brother (Edmure) raise their own armies. Edmure is the son of Lord Holster (Catelyn's father), Lord Holster is still liege lord but too sick to leave his city. Thus we have a powder keg situation, the Lannisters are having two armies raised, and the Tulley's are also calling their own bannerman, since there people are being killed in the fields via Lannister "bandits."
All this happens before while King Robert is still on the throne and Ned is still the King's Hand.
Robb doesn't call his own armies until his father Ned is arrested.
Game of Thrones - Pacing of Episodes - MAJOR BOOK SPOILERS
- 18/05/2011 11:51:44 PM
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His execution might not be the climax of the episode.
- 19/05/2011 12:18:26 AM
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I figure the last couple of episodes will feature more of Dany and her story
- 19/05/2011 02:54:06 AM
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Re: His execution might not be the climax of the episode.
- 30/05/2011 08:08:56 PM
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I am pretty sure Sean Bean read the whole outline of season 1 before he signed 
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- 31/05/2011 12:07:51 AM
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- 31/05/2011 12:07:51 AM
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its Sean Bean in an epic fantasy, he kinda expects to die I think LOL *NM*
- 31/05/2011 12:47:42 AM
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Wow. I really shouldn't have opened this.
- 19/05/2011 02:23:06 AM
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Sorry about that, I strengthened the spoiler tag! *NM*
- 19/05/2011 03:58:22 AM
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I have no one to blame but myself. I have very little self control.
- 19/05/2011 04:05:29 AM
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Just going from my memory
- 19/05/2011 11:15:53 AM
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List of episode names - via IMDB
- 19/05/2011 01:00:40 PM
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I think the revelation of Cersei's incest would be something "that everyone will be talking about"
- 19/05/2011 01:16:34 PM
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That all makes a lot of sense.....
- 19/05/2011 03:41:55 PM
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Re: That all makes a lot of sense.....
- 19/05/2011 04:07:47 PM
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If GoT cotinues to be very successful, perhaps WoT can be next? 
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- 19/05/2011 04:11:36 PM
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- 19/05/2011 04:11:36 PM
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I was actually thinking the same thing...
- 19/05/2011 04:21:47 PM
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You can make the first 3 books into a very satisfying series.....3 seasons or so.
- 19/05/2011 04:26:38 PM
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If WoT was to be done at all, it could probably be crunched down to shorter than 14 seasons
- 19/05/2011 08:13:36 PM
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6 seasons.
- 20/05/2011 12:28:36 AM
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Good article... to bad you don't work for Red Eagle, they could probably use your help *NM*
- 20/05/2011 03:28:19 AM
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This was a good article. I agree with much of it (writing, etc.)
- 20/05/2011 07:56:28 PM
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Re: This was a good article. I agree with much of it (writing, etc.)
- 21/05/2011 11:52:03 PM
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If WOT became a TV series, I have to imagine that most secondary characters would be cut.
- 22/05/2011 01:04:11 AM
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Direct answer (HUGE SPOILERS).
- 19/05/2011 07:19:14 PM
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thats why I consider Werthead our resident expert of all things aSoIaF *NM*
- 19/05/2011 08:15:27 PM
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Re: Direct answer (HUGE SPOILERS).
- 19/05/2011 11:44:36 PM
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That's right.
- 20/05/2011 12:23:48 AM
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So, the Starks/Robb.....
- 20/05/2011 02:40:09 AM
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Spoilers about the War and its timeline (you been warned).
- 21/05/2011 04:52:20 AM
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They go to war to get him back. After his death, Catelyn questions the point of going on with it *NM*
- 22/05/2011 04:06:19 AM
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