‘Game of Thrones,’ the one true battle: Readers vs. Watchers

 

"Make no mistake, my ladies and lords, war is coming to Westeros.

A savage internecine struggle is being fought between two rival factions: dorks who watch “Game of Thrones” and dorks who read “A Song of Ice and Fire,” George R.R. Martin’s as-yet-unfinished fantasy saga upon which the HBO series is based. Whatever peaceful overlap there may still be between the two camps, well, that is almost assuredly going to end.

In this battle for dominion of the realm, no segment of the audience wields more power than those who have read the books. Because if you read the books, you know that… [SPOILER ALERT!]

Gotcha! See? We could spoil everything for you. We simply choose not to. Every day you don’t know what happens to Arya is a day we’ve given you solely out of our benevolent mercy."

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‘Game of Thrones,’ the one true battle: Readers vs. Watchers