'Game of Thrones' Season 5 Skips Several Plots of 'A Song of Fire and Ice'
"Game of Thrones" Season 5 is due to premiere on HBO in three weeks, but will be leaving out several plots from the original epic novels.
Fans of George R.R Martin's fantasy epic series, "A Song of Fire and Ice" will be missing several plotlines from the books when the Season 5 of its TV miniseries, "Game of Thrones" opens on HBO on April 8.
Among the plots the award-winning miniseries will be skipping include:
The young Aegon Targaryen. While the books indicate Aegon, Rhaegar Targaryen's heir who was supposedly killed by The Mountain along with the rest of his siblings, appears to be an important force in "A Song of Fire and Ice," "GoT" Season 5 seems to deleted his character completely.
Quentyn Martell. In "A Dance with Dragons," Prince Doran Martell's son makes a dangerous journey across the Narrow Sea to Volantis and disguises himself and his companions as one of the Windblown mercenaries to woo Daenerys Targaryen in Meereen, only to meet his fiery death from Rhaegal's fire. During the announcement of the Season 5 cast, no character was pegged to play Dorne's heir apparent.
Tyrion's time as a slave. In the book, after he crossbows his father in the gut, Tyrion flees to Meereen via networks set up by Varys and Illyrio Mopatis. En route, he is captured by Jorah Mormont, and both are captured by slavers. As a slave, Tyrion is forced to become a servant and put on mock jousts with another dwarf, Penny. In Season 5, based on trailers and posters released by HBO, Tyrion's stint as a slave is glossed over completely and he meets dragons straight away.
However, "GoT" Season 5 may be featuring a look into Cersei's past when she has her fortune told by Maggy the Frog, who foresees her as queen, as well as the birth of her children and her death.
Audiences will also have a 100 percent chance of seeing Cersei's naked walk of shame from the Great Sept all the way to the Red Keep after she is ordered imprisoned by the fanatical High Sparrow.
