Game of Thrones is in the middle of filming its third season , which airs starting March 31 . So it ’s a great time to ponder : how much of George R.R. Martin ’s A Storm of Swords will the show include ? The show ’s alreadytaken some liberty with the first two A Song of Ice and Fire novels — and violent storm of Swords is even more crammed with far - flung storylines . than the first two .
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So here are 12 subplots from the books that we think Game of Thrones might just leave out of season three . Major book raider ahead … And we mean it . If you have n’t take A Storm of Swords , you should just stop reading now . We ’re assuming you already know about everything that happen in the third book , so you only have yourself to blame if you keep read and chance a major Holy Writ spoiler below .
Last warning !
Because there ’s just so much going on in Storm of Swords , we make up one’s mind to consult an expert about what , in special , HBO might drop . So we asked Elio M. Garcia , aka Ran , the webmaster of Westeros.org , who fundamentally has a PhD in GRRM - ology .
One open enquiry is , just how much of A Storm of Swords will flavor three cover ? The show ’s Lord have said before that they would probably cleave the novel into two season — and the other day , Martin told a Spanish interviewerthat time of year four of Thrones would probably lie of the second half of Storm of Swords , plus some former chapter from both A Feast for Crows and A Dance With Dragons , the fourth and fifth books in the series which take place concurrently . And we have it away that not only will the Red Wedding happen in season three , butwe’ll see some of the “ fallout ” from that event afterwards . ( I ’d pretend it ’s episode nine , since the show often seems to put major traumatic events in episode nine of each season . )
So luckily HBO ’s not trying to swot up a whole ginormous book into 10 episodes — but there will still be some stuff that has to be dropped , and here are our wager :
1 ) Tyrion execution Symon Silvertongue
Symon Silvertongue is a musician who pose wind of Tyrion ’s keep affair with Shae , and tries to blackmail the Imp by writing a song about it . Instead , Tyrion has Symon killed . Says Garcia , “ It seems to me that on the whole the manufacturer have made Tyrion a less ‘ grey ’ character , and shed that murder would be in keeping with that . Plus , we ’ve no confidential information that Silvertongue has been cast , though with such nonaged roles it ’s always possible that it ’s just not something that ’s been name yet . ” dictated picture viaThe Mary Sue .
2 ) Bran and Rickon separate up
In the book , the two youngest Stark boy would already have go their separate way , with Osha keep Rickon troupe . But the TV show opted to keep Rickon and Osha around , so it ’s totally possible that Rickon will stay with his old comrade for a while to come . We do have intercourse that Bran is go to be fill Jojen and Meera , who help him on his journeying to the North , so Bran ’s group might become rather too large for ease at some point . But since we ’ve barely seen anything of Rickon until now , it seems likely we ’ll get to bonk him a bit more before he vaporize — if the show take to bring him back later and have us remember him , that is .
3 ) Ser Dontos and Sansa Stark
We did really run across Ser Dontos in time of year two — he ’s the drunk mark who shows up for a joust and is about forced to toast himself to last . But he just appears after that , and he certainly does n’t appear to be playing the polar role he plays in the book , assure to avail Sansa escape from King Joffrey . Instead , Littlefinger may “ have a more direct hand ” when it do to Sansa , allege Garcia — in the volume , Littlefinger uses Dontos as his instrument . Garcia point out we ’ve already seen Littlefinger extradite selective information to Sansa that Dontos delivered in the books . “ One of the jot of fresh scenes we ’ve check for this time of year affect him approaching Sansa for another conversation , ” enounce Garcia . primed picture viaBlastr .
4 ) Danaerys might not confab as many slaver cities
We already know that Daenerys ’ narration will remain mostly the same as the book — the role of Daario Naharis , a warrior who befriend her , has been cast . But another one of the sellsword police captain she interacts with , Brown Ben Plumm , by all odds wo n’t be depict up , says Garcia . And it ’s possible she wo n’t visit three freestanding slaver cities , as she does in the book — the show might trim one of the three , or even two . You could have all of Daenerys ’ action take place at a single slaver city , Garcia point out .
5 ) The Death of Lord Hoster Tully
In the book of account , Catelyn Stark ’s father is dying when she comes to Riverrun , and she spend some last moments with him , although her sister Lysa turn away to leave the Vale of Arryn to say her adieu . And in his delirium , Lord Hoster says some things that fuddle Catelyn , until she realize he ’s advert to a family arcanum she never knew about . HBO’salready announcedthat the new time of year will start with Lord Hoster already dead and his son Edmure installed as Lord of Riverrun . Riverrun set photo viaCollider .
6 ) The Inn of the Kneeling Man
This is the inn that ’s being kept open by some disreputable characters , who are scammers in conference with the crook in the forest . It ’s chew the fat first by Jaime and Brienne , and by and by by Arya and her protagonist . The “ innkeepers ” sell some horses to Jaime and Brienne and assay to trick them into run down the road that leads to capture by the outlaws — but Brienne is too clever for them . Later , Arya gets caught stealing from a vegetable garden and is taken to that same inn . Arya no doubt still ends up getting captured by malefactor and meeting Lord Beric , Thoros and the Brotherhood Without Banners — Thoros has already been cast — but she likely wo n’t postulate to stop off at the inn first . There will belike also be less of Arya and the outlaws thread around searching for Lord Beric , too .
7 ) The Ghost of High Heart
Speaking of Arya , the young Stark girl also has a couple of encounter with a tiny old char namedthe Ghost of High Heart , who address of her prophetic dream as well as tinge about long - agone events . Given that the show channelize clearly of admit most of the prophetic sight that Daenerys witnessed in the House of the Undying , and the Ghost of High Heart ’s prophecies are pretty puzzling for multitude not infuse in the mythology of Westeros , she might easily be dropped altogether .
- The Brave Companions
Wewere originally toldthat Mackenzie Crook from the British variation of The Office would be playing Vargo Hoat , the loss leader of the Brave Companions , a rather nasty group of sellswords . Instead , Crook is playing Orell , a skinchanger who is part of Mance Rayder ’s group of wildlings . So it seems likely that we wo n’t actually be meeting Vargo Hoat at all , or at least that we ’ll expend less metre with Vargo . Garcia speculates that Lord Roose Bolton could have more to do with a certain mishap that befalls Jaime Lannister . ( Which we know happens this time of year , since wemeet the ex - maester Qyburn , who tries to amputate Jaime ’s whole sleeve . ) Jaime and Brienne fix pic viaFanpop
9 ) A lot less of Dorne
It does n’t sound as though we ’ll be meeting Oberyn Martell , the Prince of Dorne who chitchat King ’s Landing , in time of year three . At least , the role of Oberyn does n’t appear to have been cast . In the Good Book , Oberyn arrives seeking retribution on Gregor Clegane , aka the Mountain , for some atrocities he committed during Robert ’s Rebellion . It ’s whole potential we ’ll meet Oberyn , and some other Martells , in season four — if there ’s no Oberyn at all , then Tyrion ’s story would have to be quite different .
10 ) Fewer Wildling characters
Garcia speculates that some of the characters follow Mance Rayder will be cut or combined — now that the beloved Mackenzie Crook is play Orell , he ’ll probably be Jon ’s major opposer , taking up the role occupy by the Magnar of Thenn in the leger . Also , we likely wo n’t see hundreds of giants and heaps of mammoth , for budgetary understanding .
11 ) No Coldhands
Coldhands is the secret figure ride on a jumbo elk and overlook an regular army of raven , who save Samwell Tarly and Gilly when they ’re attack by wights . He charges Samwell to convey him Bran Stark — and then is n’t ascertain again for a duo of Word of God . Garcia speculates that Coldhands could be left out in the common cold .
12 ) No Edric Storm
The show already passed up the chance to show us Stannis make a roundabout way on his way to King ’s Landing to lay besieging to Storm ’s End to capture Edric Storm , the illicit son of King Robert . So it ’s in all probability we ’ll never contact Edric , who plays a jolly big role in A Storm of Swords — the priestess Melisandre want to give Edric to the Lord of Light , because he has a king ’s blood and that spell power . Davos contend against human ritual killing , and this becomes a key part of his power struggle with Melisandre . But Garcia predicts that or else , Melisandre will propose sacrifice Stannis ’ own daughter Shireen , whowe bonk will be seem . Also , we likely wo n’t ever meet Lord Florent , Stannis ’ Hand who falls from grace , nor will we see Stannis ’ castellan trying to pull wires Stannis into take part in his top executive schemes . Instead , we ’ll credibly continue focused on just Stannis , Davos and Melisandre — with Stannis ’ married woman and daughter enamour in the middle , Garcia says . In any case , if Melisandre wants to give Stannis ’ trueborn daughter rather than Robert ’s unlawful son , Garcia mull over that “ the Dragonstone tale seems peculiarly mature for ending up rather unlike . ” He supply , “ Will we see Lucian Msmati ’s Salladhor Saan again , even ? I ’ve no thought , but I ’m in person hoping we will . ” situated photograph viaFanpop
Of course , there are likely to be some bombastic addition this twelvemonth — tribal chief among them that we ’ll probably see more of Theon Greyjoy ( Alfie Allen ) follow his betrayal and capture . ( And Allen told ushe ’s face forward to play out this plot line . )
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