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Leaked audition tape confirms Edmure Tully, Catelyn's brother and heir to Riverrun, will be cast

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Has Catelyn ever mentioned Edmure before in the TV show? I've heard Riverrun mentioned a couple of times, but never Edmure. It's going to be kind of strange for them to just suddenly introduce Catelyn's brother, conveniently in time for him to be engaged to marry at the Twins.

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The marriage in question will probably be in the end of the season. If they introduce Edmure in the opening episode, the way they did Stannis in S2, he'll have plenty of screen time before that happens.

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I don't think there was ever any need to mention him. She mentioned her father, and I can't imagine many viewers being surprised that she has a brother who will be her father's heir. It stands to reason.

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God, what a season ending. If they do it right, the "Holy shit!" factor will be even greater than when Ned was beheaded.

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More casting news

Actors for Daario Naharis, Shireen Baratheon, and Brynden Tully (aka the Blackfish) are being sought. The last one is seen as very likely, not confirmed, given the now-gone audition video.

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Eh, Ned's death was shocking because it sort of broke the rules of the genre. This, however, was so blindingly obvious, one could see it coming from half a book away, if not earlier. I mean, if one misses all the other clues, there is this:



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I don't know what's coming up (though I have an idea), but do you think it will provoke this kind of fan reaction? [Warning: much foul language, including repeated use of Mark Furman's favorite N-word]



Here's a follow-up after the guy regains his composure. Well sorta:



Apparently the producers and Sean Bean got a kick out of the YouTube meltdown:

The reactions will be pretty big like that, although I won't confirm whether they'll be "wow, that was awesome!" or "damn it, what the fuck?!"

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LOL, Larry Williams



Its going to provoke an epic reaction if it can be kept under wraps. Might be difficult to do, it really depends on how many people who watch the series avoid googling the book wiki and then blabbing it all over. That would've been easier to do in Season 1 than in Season 3.

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FYI someone spoiled Larry about the thing in Book 3, not the why or the how but the fact that it happens and who dies as a result was spoiled.
To the eternal shame of all since I was looking hunting for a good scotch to enjoy his episode review after the thing. He's not brilliant, he's not super insightful but his honesty and seeing the reactions of someone who has never read the books as he watches the show is highly enjoyable.

EDIT: fixed for spoilers, Vym.

Edited your post very slightly for spoilers. This is a thread about casting, got off topic real quick lol.

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Shit, as far as I'm concerned, Larry's most interesting moment would have been seeing his reaction to that. It's always fun, unfortunately there was a dearth of instant reaction videos to Ned's death.

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I hope they don't bother too much with, you know, the lisp. It was annoying to read about thapphires, Kingthalyer.

Well, the leaked audition tape above would seem to indicate they're not insisting on it. Don't know what the rules for auditions are though.

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so which season should "Ser Pouince" be appearing in?

come on we have to have the kittens of incredible daaaaawwwwwww

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Yeah, but it would sound much better on TV. Unfortunately they may not want to take the time to make the character scary in spite of his lisp and just give him an accent instead.

And lol at Larry's face as he received that poster.

The Reeds are in, and so is the Blackfish

This list of confirmed new cast for Season 3 is incomplete:-



(Beric Dondarrion was seen in Season 1, but according to the comments the actor who played him was never "officially" cast, so they could recast him later on. Ok ...)

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Wish list?
Tormund Giantsbane:Brian Blessed
Don't care if he's a little old for the role, Tormund is Brian Blessed much like Tyrion was Peter Dinklage.

Holy shit, that's everybody. I figured they'd cut a few minor characters.

The Blackfish's inclusion is interesting. He must have an important role in the last two books, since he's never more than a minor character in the first five.

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"You can't hammer tin into iron, no matter how hard you beat it, but that doesn't mean that tin is worthless."
-Jon Snow, A Game of Thrones

"I prefer my history dead. The dead sort is written in ink, the living in blood."
-Rodrik Greyjoy, A Song of Ice and Fire

True, but he's a "famous" character in-world, rather like Kevan Lannister. He's a gifted tactician and leader, and he doesn;t appear in the fifth btw .

I don't understand the logic of inserting the Reeds after cutting them, it's easy to do I suppose "stumble on them in the north's wilderness", but whatever .

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Because they serve a role going forward but were not necessary in Season 2. Like the guy said in the interview, introducing too many characters in a single season is not good for a non-reader audience. They have a massive cast.

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So, does this mean my dream of seeing Summer Glau as Meera Reed still has a chance?

(Well, no - Peter Dinklage is all the "fantasy cast" we're likely to see)

The Tullys being cast this late in the game is interesting. The Blackfish as a sort of estranged uncle who hangs around Cat is one thing - I guess there could be a thousand ways to explain him being around. Edmure, however, requires shining light on House Tully and the Riverlands. Which will look incredibly random. This is the same area Tywin was stomping around in for most of Season 2 - where the HELL was House Tully? Who are they fighting for? They're the Lords of the Riverlands - you can't just have them ignore giant armies on their turf. And for what? What's so dang important about Edmure Tully by this point? His greatest accomplishment was fucking up Stannis's attack by keeping Tywin in the East - which seems to have happened on it's own here.

On the other hand - Shireen is cast, and Selwyn is not. I forsee some scenes with Stannis and his daughter, which should be comedy GOLD given Liam Cunningham's perfect performance so far.

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