So what’s the back story on Sam as a Maester? I mean...who cares and why is his story worthy of film time?
He’ll probably find the one piece on info hidden in those books to beat the white walkers.
Winter is Here now, and they are coming!!!!
*BOOK SPOILERS*
In the books, Sam is the POV character to show that there are some shady dealings going on in Oldtown, where the Maesters are trained. One of the archmaesters, called Marwyn the Mage, has returned from the east after searching for lost knowledge and he has gathered a little group of conspirators around him, including an undercover Faceless Man and one of the Sand Snakes from Dorne, pretending to be a boy to get trained at the Citadel.
The books haven’t revealed exactly what they are up to yet, but the best theory is that the Faceless Men have acquired a dragon egg of their own and are trying to get access to the last copy of a book that may tell how to hatch dragon eggs...