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Originally Posted by MagicHef
Yeah, I feel like a lot of the angst about the show changes aren't so much about the fact that the show isn't sticking 100% to the books, but more about how awful the majority of the additions have been. (There have been good additions as well, they just seem to be outnumbered.)
-Loras being flamboyantly gay
-Yara (Asha) attacking the Dreadfort with Ironborn but running away as soon as she sees dogs
-Abandoning the Tysha storyline after including it for a little bit
-Jaime raping Cersei
-Tyrion's whitewashing
-Beetle monologue
-Magic fireball children
-Grey Worm and Missandei
-And of course:
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The deviations from the book have not all been great, but let's not pretend that they have all sucked either. A few deviations that I have liked:
- Brienne vs the Hound tops this list. That was an awesome fight!
- Arya and Tywin at Harrenhall. Loved those scenes
- Margery Tyrell and Lady Olenna. Both characters are far better on the show.
- Khal Drogo. Was never a fan of him in book, but loved him on the show.
- Bronn. Much better on show than in books
- Cutting out ironborn. Sorry, but those chapters bored me. Does anybody care about the Damphair or whatever his name is?
- Simplifying Mereen. Book Mereen is just not very enjoyable with too many weirdly named characters to keep track of. Show mereen isnt great, but its better than the books.