I did not like that twist. I literally had to pick my jaw up. What was everyone else's thoughts?

I do not watch the series (well, I just watched the first season) but I'm a big fan of the books. Was that the season finally of the third?

Not the season finale (episode before - they'll wrap up the 3rd book in the season finale). It was the Red Wedding.

That it what I was wondering!! It was probably... bloody

I was shocked when I red this part.

Like Turbo I read the books (on the 5th one right now) and haven't seen the latest season (gotta wait for them to be on dvds), but yeah, holy cow right???

When I read about what happened I was like, "NNNNnnnnnoooOOOOoooO!!!! How can this BE?!" It definitely changes some dynamics. Don't worry, it might be hard to believe but the story isn't over!

Missy Krissy - Yeah, my husband has read them all. I'm one of those people where I'm so detail oriented that I can't read the books and watch the series because the tiny differences kill me. We started the first season before he started the books. He's read them all and loves them. I may tap into reading them AFTER HBO finishes the series. lol

I read the books but need to catch up on GOT this season. I'm up to episode 3 and plan to visit my Aunt who has HBO soon.

It was an absolute shock but to be honest, Robb Stark was never one of my favorite characters. He was just too boring. It didn't upset me all that much.

I was shocked too... But I was getting tired of that whole crew, especially the mother... She was really getting on my nerves... so I actually really liked that plot twist... And like that now it can move on and be a bit more complex than just the old "good prevailing over evil" thing... That's gets so boring.... I haven't read the books and have no intention of doing so.... So I have no idea what's going to happen next... But I'm definitely looking forward to a few other people getting wants coming to them... Especially that little blond kid "king"... God I hate that kid...I cant even tell you what I'd like see done too him...lol... But something tells me that blond chick with the dragons is going to do some serious damage next... So I'm looking forward that.... And Lord only know what that witch woman in the red is up to... I can't wait to see what see does... Not to mention that whole mess up at the "wall"... who knows what's gonna happen there...

So I'm actually looking forward to all the "payback" that's obviously coming now... Should be good.... Just sucks that we're gonna have to wait for so much of it, since there's only one episode left in this season... So it's probably not going to be till next year... That's always the worst part with HBO...

I too read the books and knew what was coming! Rob had noooo idea how to play game of thrones. It was such a deliciously unexpected plot twist. One of my favorite parts of the book. Sure, it sucks the f-ing PROTAGONIST DIED, (AGAIN(!)) but I was thrilled at the twisty shocking goodness.

I KNOW! It was so unexpected. I won't ruin it for anyone, but lets just say yesterday's episode was a MUST SEE!

I love the show, but reading about it online is such a minefield for non-bookreaders. OP - you might add a warning to anyone who opens this thread that the posts in it will spoil anyone who didn't see the show last night. (I think it's fair to discuss events after they've aired, but because the thread topic is pretty generic, someone might not know what they're in for. I admit, I got spoiled on accident about the RW last year and wish I hadn't - so I am probably err on the over-cautious side on this subject. ... and yet I still keep poking around online, it's playing with fire!

Hmmm... The thread is asking for people's thoughts about the new episode last night. Seems to me if you didn't want spoilers about it, you'd stop reading right after the first post. Just sayin'.

Neenee - yep, and I said discussing it is fair game. My point was that before you open the thread, you see only the thread title - no spoiler tag warning or anything. It's not possible to edit thread titles, I think, but a simple "warning - spoilers ahead in this thread" in the first post was all my comment was about. Just as a heads up before anyone keeps reading. And like I said, I cop to being overly concerned here.

Back to the show -- my understanding is that they split book 3 into seasons 3 and 4, so next week's finale isn't even all of book 3. That means we're looking at a minimum of 8 seasons, if not more, right? I don't know how time continues to elapse in the books, but I worry about how old all the kid actors are going to be by the end (assuming any of them are still standing at this point). The shooting schedule and kids' growth spurts don't work well -- Bran and Arya already look so mature. Then again, you see 30 year olds playing HS kids on TV all the time...

When my boyfriend actually red that part in the book, he slammed the book on a table and swear that he was done with it. He was soooo frustrated LOL

(it lasted a whole month, but in the end he resumed the reading, he wanted to know what was coming next)

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I was actually really frustrated when I red that in the book. Seriously, I DESPISED the SH*TTY FREYs. I really loved Rob, even if he was making weird/bad choices lately. I always was a big fan of Cat, but I have to admit that at some point I was while reading the books ''why don't you just go back to your INJURED 8 YEARS OLD SON up north.''

OMG, I thought this too! Not to mention 4 year old Rickon.

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**** I love how there's a theme of characters returning from or not really being dead! Whenever someone "dies" I ask myself, is this really it? ****