One of the best changes the show made was aging up the characters

I’ve been re-reading the books lately and every once in a while George reminds you how ridiculously young some of these characters actually are

Then you run into lines like:
\- “Khaleesi, you are with child”
\- “I know,” Dany told her
\- It was her fourteenth name day

And it just completely changes the feeling of the scene. In the show Daenerys already feels very young, but in the books you suddenly remember she’s basically still a kid going through all of this

Same with characters like Jon, Robb, and Sansa. A lot of their actions make more sense when you remember their ages, but at the same time some moments become genuinely uncomfortable to read

Honestly, aging them up in the show was probably one of the smartest adaptation decisions HBO made

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[Hanna] Jakub Dobes was asked what it’s like becoming a cult hero in Montreal, following the Habs 6-2 win over Buffalo: “I’m just a goofy goalie who tries to stop pucks and trust me, I don’t call myself a hero. I pretty much I will go home, eat, watch Game of Thrones and go to bed.”
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"You will do things that your heart would've recoiled from, before you came to the throne."

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The master of manipulation Lord Baelish.
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We need a Game Of Thrones video game.
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We need a Game Of Thrones video game.
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How thrilled Yohn Royce must have been to follow Jon Snow instead of Robin Arryn…
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The mountain is an overrated fighter

The mountains great feats:
1) Kills some peasants
2) Bests two babies in a fight to the death
3) Bullies a child
4) Loses a joust
5) Kills some more peasants
6) Loses to Edmure
7) Has one proper fight, barely wins and dies immediately after from his injuries

Everyone treats him like some amazing fighter who anyone would struggle against but he doesn’t do anything particularly impressive, all he is is tall
Also he cant cope well with bright lights and loud noises Nd is constantly drowsy from milk of the poppy which is quite a big problem for a knight to have, theres probably a reason Tywin keeps him away from the proper battles

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Why didn't Oberyn's squire give him another spear?

I was watching the mountain vs the viper duel a few days ago and i just thought when the mountain grabbed Oberyn, why didn't his squire give him a 3rd spear to save him from the mountain?

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Which real-life dynasties inspired the Targaryens, and what historical parallels or shared storylines can be seen between them?
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Can someone explain Janos Slynt to me?

Let me start by saying I am aware that Westeros is FULL of lords and ladies that are posers, that got where they got due to their own last name/wealth despite their personal incompetence.

But with that said, his character makes no sense to me. Practically anytime we see him, he is all things wrong with a leader. He hides with the women and children during battle yet he was the literal commander of the City Watch. He was not some random knight that got where he was by accident, he had almost two thousand men under his command. He was part of the Small Council as well.

He certainly doesn't come from some major player house. His house was only founded as a favor from Joffrey. He was the lowborn son of a butcher. Same in the books. It can't be as simple as wealth as he has none. It can't be as simple as his family's name, as it's meaningless. It can't be that he's some valiant warrior, because he's very clearly a bumbling coward.

So wtf? Sorry, I hope I'm explaining what I'm asking well enough but am happy to clarify more if needed.

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Planning on reading the books

I’ve never actually read any books except my academic ones. I used to read Geronimo stilton stuff and that’s the only stuff I’ve read. I read mangas as well. I watched the show and absolutely loved it. I couldn’t find any other show that could come close and now that I have free time, I’m planning on getting the books and reading them. What would you guys suggest that I read first? Thank you :)

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Between these two, who has the greatest facecard in all the 7 Kingdoms?
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I still don't get why Bran as king? Wouldn't he have made a great grand-maester or Hand instead?

Just finished re-watching the show yesterday. Tyrion's pitch about why Bron makes more sense as a pitch for him to be maester:

he's extremely well versed of the country's history
Bran's mentioned before that he lives in the past (why would this make him a good candidate to usher in a new future when he's stuck in the past?)
Bran's clearly lost his humanity - he doesn't even consider himself to be Bran anymore. Meera's last words to him were "you died in that cave" and he doesn't refute it.
The best kings are supposed to inspire respect, fear and love from his subjects. It would be difficult for anyone to love Bran, he's emotionless and passionless. He can't be feared either really - nothing against cripples but there's a reason why even FDR concealed he's crippled.

What I wish would have happened instead:

Jon Snow continues to accept the decision that he made of bending the knee (it should be against his nature to kill his queen, it makes him no better than the kingslayer)
Arya should have donned a face of someone that Daenarys trusts and killed her. The last time she used a face was the beginning of S7 and was then unused.
Arya's found out and tells everyone that Jon is the rightful heir. She's banished away from Westeros and she travels west.
Jon accepts his claim, and names both Tyrion and Bran as co-hands, and Sam as grand-maester

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Shagga likes axes.
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Shagga likes axes.
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