Well, lookee here!

[cyberducks]

http://winter-is-coming.net/2011/06/benioff-and-weiss-talk-season-two/

It looks like they are moving part of Jaime's book 3 story into season 2 to give Nikolaj more to do in season 2.

Which means we would get Jaime and Brienne sooner!

Comments

[cyberducks]

Yes, that's what I think too - would be quite the cliffhanger!

[lunylucy]

My money is on this as well. I also think they'll put it in the finale.

[proteus_lives]

That would be sweet.

[matitablu]

[cyberducks]

\o/

[lunylucy]

[zoeiona]

To be fair, if you're taking Arya's flight from Harrenhal as the end of book 2, the escape, handchopping etc. do happen during that period. :p

[cyberducks]

Exactly!

[michellemtsu]

I was initially skeptical of this concept, but after thinking about it, I believe it can work. I was really bummed about losing Nikolaj for the majority of season 2. But now we won't have to! The casting call for Brienne said she would be in about 6 episodes and strictly speaking there isn't six eps worth of Brienne stuff in CoK. But with this...Bring. It. On.

PS I really need to find me a Jaime icon. Or a J/B one. Something. ;)

[cyberducks]

It will work because chronologically speaking Jaime and Brienne traveling together takes place alongside some of the events taking place in ACoK - so the producers don't even have to bend over backwards to do it this way.

[michellemtsu]

Exactly. I (and a lot of other people, apparently) tend to forget that. I'm super excited for this now. It just sucks that we have to wait a year to see it!

[cyberducks]

Well, waiting 1 year for it is better than waiting 2 years to see Jaime/Brienne - so the producers are definitely giving us a gift.

[fallingtowers]

On the one hand, I'd really, really like that. However, I'm afraid of one thing in particular: This would probably mean that they'd emphasize the relationship between Jaime and Brienne and downplay her interactions with Catelyn

[fallingtowers]

If Robb's actions are actually going to appear onscreen, Catelyn needs some storyline of her own - much of her ACOK storyline is hearing bad news and observing Robb.

You're right about that. Due to the books' POV structure, I'd forgotten that much of Cat's storyline consists of internal action - which is very difficult to translate to screen (and which the writers haven't actually tried for anyone so far). So, interaction with Robb, Renly and Brienne would give Cat lots of things to do. I find this reassuring.

I'm not really worried about Jaime getting his fair share of screentime, since he's, well, a handsome warrior guy with family/father issues, sarcastic dialogue, moral shades of grey, and a putative redemption arc. I think he's an easier "sell" than Catelyn and Brienne just hanging out and liking each other, IYKWIM. But yeah, three or four episodes of Cat and Brienne would work great for me.