Forget the winds of winter, a wind of change is blowing.

The crown of smugness is being melted down.

Soon, we will all be equal.

That leaves book and show fans with a choice.

every time someone mentionsGame of Thrones?

It all boils down to where youd rather hear it first; on the page or the screen.

The question here is whether Martin is talking about published or unpublished material.

If hes simply describing changes to what weve already read, then thats nothing new.

Admittedly, the risk of major book spoilers arriving in season five is low.

Theres every chance that Martins tease relates to a minor character whose death wouldnt create too many ripples.

If you want to know, my moneys on either Greyworm or Missandei buying the farm in season five.

If youre going to go eventually though, theres an argument that you might as well go now.

IMDb currently has the character listed as White Walkers Master).

It was more of a book explainer than a book spoiler, that one.

One solution forASoIaFreaders is to Ctrl F delete the s word from our vocabularies and just go with it.

Spoilers are the boogeymen of modern-day fandom.

Its time we got over this pathological fear.

So what if we see what happens on the show before we read it in the books?

Are the novels automatically the purest and preferable form of the story simply because they came first?

Ive said a couple of times in posts, the riddle how many children does Scarlett OHara have?

Scarlett OHara has three children in Margaret Mitchells novel.

Scarlett OHara has one child in the classic movie ofGone With The Wind.

How many children does Scarlett OHara have?

Whats the true story?

Of course the true story is Scarlett OHara has no children because she never existed.

Shes a fictional character and there are two wonderful, classic ways of telling the story.

The show is the show and the book is the book.

Who did Robb Stark marry?

Did he marry a noblewoman from Volantis named Talisa, who died at the Red Wedding?

Is one not true?

Well, how many children did Scarlett OHara have?

Good point, well made.

The clock is ticking.

Game Of Thrones season five starts on HBO on Sunday, April 12th.

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