Off the Book

        Okay, so I admit it. I am a Game of Thrones-aholic. 

         The plot has completely seduced me, and the scenery can be quite impressive. (The mountains and hillsides are gorgeous, too.) It didn't start that way. I resisted for four years, and then binged last year to catch up. 

        The photo on the left is Jason Momoa. He played Drogo, and sadly, died way too early in the series. But hey! The straight women still had Jon Snow, played by Kit Harington, to sigh over.

        Jon Snow is no more... unless the Red Witch can bring him back to life. (And after what I saw from her on the first episode of the new season, I shudder to think what that would look like.)

                           
                                  Here is Kit Harington as Jon Snow.

        The crazy thing about this season is the series has lapped George R. R. Martin's books. Apparently our appetite is so insatiable and Martin isn't fast enough. We want our fix every year and by gum, we're gonna get it.

       Now perhaps the show's writers and creators had Martin outline the story for this season. Or they gave him some multiple choice plot events, and he bubbled in what he wanted to happen. I'm not sure. I'm just glad GoT is back.

       If you'd like to read George R. R. Martin's stuff and you don't also need something to prop up your car the next time you have a flat tire, check out his Fevre Dream. It's well-crafted, is set in the riverboat times and is about vampires. (I hesitate to include that detail, 'cause I don't do vampire stories, but this is the exception.) 

      Are you a Game of Thrones fan? If so, what is your favorite character and why? (Mine is actually not Drogo or Jon Snow... they were just so easy on the eyes.) And who do you hope has the longest, most painful death? (Ramsay is my choice.)