Board Thread:TV Show Discussion/@comment-5014364-20150620055906

Reading that Lord Yohn Royce made me think, with no evidence...what if we suddenly hear that they cast Harrold Hardyng next year? They don't need to go back to the Vale, because the Vale is coming to them in the form of Littlefinger's large Valemen army, with other Vale lords.

Now I can't tell if Benioff and Weiss *wanted* to condense two books into one season, OR, if their hand was forced due to actor contract negotiations (making them fear that the show would only last seven seasons - discussion for another thread).

But even if they wanted to condense two books into one season...these would then be guys with enough hubris to '''think they can condense anything with anything. '''

Alternatively, maybe they just plain thought they could burn through two books quickly (WHY? Because you're tried?  Jackson and Clapton were tired and they left!).....BUT, maybe they'd actually, looking at the finished product now...okay I'm giggling now...what if they "took to heart the widespread criticisms of the Sansa storyline being merged with the Boltons" and decided to give Sansa her Prince Charming?

So there are multiple ways this could happen, either Benioff and Weiss deciding to change/fix something they wrote (unlikely)....OR, that ALL ALONG they've been planning to still fit Harrold in as Sansa's "reward" for everything?

Either way I god damned want Harrold at this point.

Their changes and retcons in Season 5 were bad enough that the only thing that can save them is MORE drastic condensations back in the other direction. 