Yes. He's a halfwit. I'm not sure what the point was either, and I don't remember if that's how it happened in the books. There is some character relationship development happening between the three of them that will come into play much further into the series... but that's about the only reason I can think that Hodor just randomly appeared there (other than just to work him into another scene and imprint him a little more on the audience since he's obviously not made much of an impression yet as evidenced by you not remembering him or recognizing him as a halfwit).

I was sober and wondered the same thing: why do we need to see this dude's disfigured schlong?. Only thing that came to mind was you had to have read the book.

How far have you read?

He was bathing in a nearby spring in the book while Bran sat by the heart tree, since Hodor had to carry Bran around everywhere.

Just 'bout finished with Clash.

Fair enough.



Are you enjoying Clash otherwise?

I felt the same way...

And there it is. thank you.

I'm even fairly certain that Martin makes some quip about his junk being 'in proportion' to the rest of him. So Hodor is evidently well endowed.

The folks that say Martin can lose his pacing on occasion would be well served to remember passages such as those. Sometimes he really can get tedious.

Great episode this week! I didn't care for the change to how Drogo was injured, though, and the injury seemed much less serious than in the book - I believe they described it as a fairly deep gash across the entirety of his chest. I'm not sure why they had Drogo kill his own bloodrider - it didn't really seem to be a necessary change, unless they are just trying to speed the upcoming events without having to go into as much detail as the books. I don't really buy that a khal or his bloodrider would turn on each other so easily - and technically, if the bloodrider had killed Drogo, he'd then have to die himself, due to the bloodrider pact. That scene just didn't mesh.

That being said, the fight was pretty awesome...

That episode gave me blue balls.

I didn't think he was one of the bloodriders, just part of the khalasar.

31,246 views in this thread..... damn...

It led to the wildling woman telling Bran about the creatures living north of the wall after she commented that Hodor must be half giant.

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