huh...330 pages and you're the first person to try and make this a reason to gatekeep the forum discussion. How silly.
No, they don't belong in a different thread. In fact, this thread is ABOUT THE TV SHOW - so actually you're interest in book-centric discussion would be what would need to be taken to another thread - IF anyone but you were actually saying that.
But no one else is saying that. So both of you can keep going! (if you feel you must ha)