Kittykatknits Posted July 21, 2013 Share Posted July 21, 2013 It's a minority opinion I think but Shae. In the show, she is a real person whereas in the books she comes across as a doll for Tyrion's fantasies. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Great Walrus Posted July 21, 2013 Share Posted July 21, 2013 I really hate Mel in the books, but i'm very much enjoying Carice Van Houten's portrayal of her. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
silentwanderer Posted July 21, 2013 Share Posted July 21, 2013 ...I think but Shae. In the show, she is a real person whereas in the books she comes across as a doll for Tyrion's fantasies.I couldn't agree more. She's her own person in the TV show in a way she isn't on the books. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
go joff go Posted July 21, 2013 Share Posted July 21, 2013 It's a minority opinion I think but Shae. In the show, she is a real person whereas in the books she comes across as a doll for Tyrion's fantasies. You aren't in the minority. Its just that people in there quest to be critical of everything are now pretending there was anything enjoyable about the book character when in reality she was the book version of ROS where you couldn't wait for her to be gone. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DarkAndFullOfTurnips Posted July 22, 2013 Share Posted July 22, 2013 Even Ros is a more entertaining character than Book Shae. People just hate her because she wasn't in the books and because she's a whore that could read, even though Alayaya was learning to read. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Count Balerion Posted July 22, 2013 Share Posted July 22, 2013 Mainly, I just prefer the names "Allayaya" and "Chattayaya" to "Ros." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
silentwanderer Posted July 22, 2013 Share Posted July 22, 2013 Then again, Ros provides with a connection to Winterfell that the two of them did not. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eric Hewitt Posted July 23, 2013 Share Posted July 23, 2013 Not that I hated him but I didn't like Robb Stark in the books I felt he was very cocky and arrogant and really let the king thing get in his head. Where as in the show he seems very humble and down to earth plus his reasoning for marrying the Volantis girl made allot more sense then the Jeane Westerling which I found to be pretty ridiculous. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MachoGrande Posted July 23, 2013 Share Posted July 23, 2013 Not that I hated him but I didn't like Robb Stark in the books I felt he was very cocky and arrogant and really let the king thing get in his head. Where as in the show he seems very humble and down to earth plus his reasoning for marrying the Volantis girl made allot more sense then the Jeane Westerling which I found to be pretty ridiculous.Why did you find it ridiculous? His reasoning for marrying Talisa is actually part of his reasoning for marrying Jeyne, as well. In the books he also loves her, but that alone wouldn't have been enough for him to forsake his vows, given his Stark-ish sense of honour. It's only after he had deflowered the noblewoman that he was practically obliged to marry her - which "conviniently" enabled him to follow his heart, too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
silentwanderer Posted July 23, 2013 Share Posted July 23, 2013 Not that I hated him but I didn't like Robb Stark in the books I felt he was very cocky and arrogant and really let the king thing get in his head. Where as in the show he seems very humble and down to earth plus his reasoning for marrying the Volantis girl made allot more sense then the Jeane Westerling which I found to be pretty ridiculous.I find I feel that way but about Theon, for some reason the torture makes it easier to understand the change he goes through on the books because I see it happening.His Stockholm syndrome also makes more sense because he gets to explain how he feel about the Starks, we hear him say his "real father" lost his head in King's Landing and therefore understand better his attachment to Ramsay because we see his attachment to Ned Stark on the show. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Salvatoria Posted July 24, 2013 Share Posted July 24, 2013 I hate Joffrey and his grandfather...i hope both are killed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Varya Lemoncake Posted July 24, 2013 Share Posted July 24, 2013 Shae, yes. She's very differrent and charming character in the show. I already feel sorry for her future, which I suppose won't be very different from the book.And TV Sweetrobin is quite funny in his creepy way too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
northernshe-wolf Posted July 24, 2013 Share Posted July 24, 2013 Agreed with Shae. Annoying in the books, I really disliked her. Show!Shae is a completely new character, sassy and protective. She's a lot more likable in the show. I also prefer Charles Dance as Tywin in the show than book Tywin. They're both horrible, but Charles Dance has such a presence. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steinnis Posted July 24, 2013 Share Posted July 24, 2013 Not that I hate Jorah in the books, but I realy like what they've done with the character and Iain Glen's portrayal has made me like the character more.I hate Tywin, but Charles Dance really owns that role. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gramsci Posted July 24, 2013 Share Posted July 24, 2013 Not that I hate Jorah in the books, but I realy like what they've done with the character and Iain Glen's portrayal has made me like the character more.I hate Tywin, but Charles Dance really owns that role.This is another I have to agree with. Another example of fantastic casting. Jorah's character is much more "likable" in some sense. In the books (especially Storm of Swords) Jorah comes off as almost a creepy old man stalker. In the show his love appears much more genuine, and does not become as much of a burden on his more admirable qualities (which I appreciate). Charles Dance is Charles Dance. The man was made to play villainous characters, and at this point I cannot imagine Tywin as anyone else. In fact, after rereading a few chapters, I find myself visualizing Dance, rather than my original picture of Tywin. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
silentwanderer Posted July 25, 2013 Share Posted July 25, 2013 Not that I hate Jorah in the books, but I realy like what they've done with the character and Iain Glen's portrayal has made me like the character more.Also, he's far more better looking on the show (a trend I've seen as the show contemporized Daario's "handsome" looks too). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ser_Tristan Posted July 25, 2013 Share Posted July 25, 2013 My imagination portrayed Gregor Clegane better than the actor. They would probably have to use CGI to be accurate with the books. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Martini Sigil Posted July 25, 2013 Share Posted July 25, 2013 I realize that I'm in the minority, but I'd garrotte show!Shae to death with piano wire.Off the top of my head, Charles Dance, Ian Glenn and Diana Rigg are spectacular Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark Antony Posted July 25, 2013 Share Posted July 25, 2013 I realize that I'm in the minority, but I'd garrotte show!Shae to death with piano wire.Lol I agree, I cringe everytime show Shae is on screen. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
silentwanderer Posted July 25, 2013 Share Posted July 25, 2013 Orell wasn't remarkable enough to be hated, but however mean-spirited I felt towards the character it completely disappeared once the show gave him an unrequited crush on Ygritte. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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