I only recently read the books, listened actually, didn't start watching until about the 5th season, it started just as I finished binging the 4 before. So this is my 1st day I've ever looked at anything in this thread, so could someone give me a hint about any understood ground rules on spoilers, book vs TV? I've read about the last 6 or 7 or so pages, and what is and isn't spoilered is all over the place. I see no pattern. Why worry about them, if you don't want ot learn something you shouldn't, then stay away, I wouldn't even think about reading posts ahead of where I was if it mattered to me, that's why it's taken me this long to enter.

My general rule is to talk vaguely about things and use the spoil function if I have to be specific.

When in doubt use the spoiler function.

crank wrote:I only recently read the books, listened actually, didn't start watching until about the 5th season, it started just as I finished binging the 4 before. So this is my 1st day I've ever looked at anything in this thread, so could someone give me a hint about any understood ground rules on spoilers, book vs TV? I've read about the last 6 or 7 or so pages, and what is and isn't spoilered is all over the place. I see no pattern. Why worry about them, if you don't want ot learn something you shouldn't, then stay away, I wouldn't even think about reading posts ahead of where I was if it mattered to me, that's why it's taken me this long to enter.

It's like Westeros here, the Long Thread is coming and the spoilers come with it.

willhud9 wrote:As for Sansa: She is still stupid. Clever people will manipulate and use those who manipulate them. It is the game of who can out manipulate the other. Sansa letting her emotions get the better of her is just folly on her part and sets the stage for her inevitable death at the end of this season. She should have the confidence and willpower to use Petyr's love for her mother as his weakness and manipulate him. Her reaction just shows her naivete in the game of thrones.

Stannis is dead, Will. Dead.

Soon Sansa and Daenerys will join forces and rain fiery lemoncakes down upon their enemies.

Spinozasgalt wrote:

willhud9 wrote:As for Sansa: She is still stupid. Clever people will manipulate and use those who manipulate them. It is the game of who can out manipulate the other. Sansa letting her emotions get the better of her is just folly on her part and sets the stage for her inevitable death at the end of this season. She should have the confidence and willpower to use Petyr's love for her mother as his weakness and manipulate him. Her reaction just shows her naivete in the game of thrones.

Stannis is dead, Will. Dead.

Soon Sansa and Daenerys will join forces and rain fiery lemoncakes down upon their enemies.

Stannis will never be dead so long as people who believe in him live on. Davos will carry on his legacy <3.

Sansa will be killed by Ramsay and everyone on the internetz will go crazy in grief. Then Melisandre will just resurrect her and the show will officially start tanking.

Sansa dies for sure, but it ain't Ramsay who does it, that is too obvious.

I'm interested in this next episode to see what happens with Margaery's atonement. Unlike Cersei, she's always had the people of the city on her side. It'd be nice to see that play a part in this.

willhud9 wrote:My general rule is to talk vaguely about things and use the spoil function if I have to be specific.

When in doubt use the spoiler function.

@Adrinius also

If you look at just the above posts since your posts, spoilers are irrelevant. have to ask why use them? This thread is obviously for people discussing the series, why would anyone who wants to watch without knowing what's comig, be in the thread to begin with? What's the cutoff, last season, the whole series, last episode? Plus, everyone already know the story ends with Tyrion and Daenerys riding off into the sunset in marital bliss atop their dragons.

Do any of you watch "After the Thrones"?

http://www.hbo.com/after-the-thrones

crank wrote:

willhud9 wrote:My general rule is to talk vaguely about things and use the spoil function if I have to be specific.

When in doubt use the spoiler function.

@Adrinius also

If you look at just the above posts since your posts, spoilers are irrelevant. have to ask why use them? This thread is obviously for people discussing the series, why would anyone who wants to watch without knowing what's comig, be in the thread to begin with? What's the cutoff, last season, the whole series, last episode? Plus, everyone already know the story ends with Tyrion and Daenerys riding off into the sunset in marital bliss atop their dragons.

Because it's courteous to do so. Yes people should generally avoid this thread if they are behind on the show but they shouldn't be barred from discussing it.

Suppose someone like Shrunk who just started watching it wanted to excitedly talk about season 1 or had questions. He should be able to post here without the show being spoiled by lack of spoiler usage.

Some people are better about it than others

Your example would require spoilering almost everything. Just the mention of names tells a character isn't dead, a big spoiler for this series. But y'all have been at it for 5 years, I'm new so won't make any more waves.

So who else thinks that the come-and-see letter was send by Littlefinger?

crank wrote:Your example would require spoilering almost everything. Just the mention of names tells a character isn't dead, a big spoiler for this series. But y'all have been at it for 5 years, I'm new so won't make any more waves.

Theon Greyjoy made waves and look what happened…

I usually spoiler everything until everyone else stops spoilering.

That's agood idea

Problem is everyone thinks like that.