game of thrones

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I do understand some of the characters being combined. This book series was deemed unfilmable, because of the scope and magnitude of it. Some of it, I don't understand, though. The replacement of Jeyne Westerling with Talisa as Robb's wife is one that rankled me, coupled with the fact that her character was present and murdered at the Red Wedding in the series, but Jeyne was sent back to the Crag and wasn't killed in the books.

Also, why not give Tyrion the different colored eyes that are so prevalent in the books?

And a minor but fantastic line was omitted, and I don't know why. When Tyrion kills Tywin, why oh why couldn't he say the line "Lord Tywin Lannister did not, in the end, shit gold." I wanted it so bad!

I thought that Talisa was a big improvement, it gave emotion to that character and to their relationship, and made the Red Wedding all the more tragic (in case it wasn't already.) Jeyne is dull and pointless. In the book Rob betrays Walder Frey because he felt a sense of duty towards Jeyne, where as in the show he is clearly in love with Talisa. That's the real kicker. Also that she was carrying his unborn child that was going to be named Ned! Even unborn baby Ned Stark gets killed I actually thought that and the difference with the enhanced version Brienne of Tarth are the main improvements that the show made over the book. Oh I love her not in the-book battle with the Hound too. It's funny because I know book purists who have complained about the episodes that George RR Martin himself has written for the show. Ha. I think the eyes and the fact he didn't lose his nose are just not wanting to deal with constant make up and I believe that in the book he only thought that line, and not said it. I wouldn't be surprised if it is said by someone in the next season though. So no complaints from me on any of that. The main problem with the show is that you don't get all the internal dialog that you get in the book, which of course is impossible. Also I think Stannis from the books is a far more compelling character than in the show. I don't think the writers of the show like him as much as George RR Martin does. Oh, and the one character that I truly miss who was cut from the show is Patchface (I know! I know! Under the sea they go!) I know they've combined his role or future role with Shireen in the show, but still, he fit so well into Stannis' creepy court.
You know what I think is interesting, every time I read Game of Thrones again. (I'm not sure what re-read I'm on) I feel less and less sympathies for the Starks. They come across as trigger happy war mongers the more you think about it. Also as tragic as the Red Wedding is, look at it from Walder Frey's perspective. Rob sent hundreds of his men and kin to their deaths in the suicide battle against Tywin in an early book, I believe it was described as being largely Frey men and we know how seriously Walder Frey takes his family. As easy as it is to see Walder as evil and Rob is good tt's not like it's some minor betrayal that he did really. Still, I hope Stannis ends up burning them all.