![]() If there is one thing that the Imp can be counted on for, it’s his randy attitude-his never-ending need to have sex with any woman, anywhere, anytime. So, when he passed up a chance to get laid with the prostitute in Volantis, I called bullshit. Tyrion is also infamous for his debauchery. Tyrion is a product of his own life experiences, and finding out that his father forced his brother Jaime to lie about Tysha, his first love and wife, being a whore was an important life experience for him. I know, I know, many of you think that line is unimportant and therefore unnecessary to Tyrion’s story…and if you think that, you’re wrong. Tyrion should be drunkenly stumbling his way to Meereen, asking that question to everyone he crosses. On the topic of iconic lines, I think it devalues these stories when well-known lines from the books (e.g. Is it a bad thing that, in the show, Brienne not only knows where Sansa is but has been closely following her? No, because Gwendoline Christie is a force to be reckoned with and her skill as an actress can carry an entire episode. At least with Sansa’s divergent story, we got someone saying “The North remembers.” ![]() This is what happens when characters are excluded and story-arcs are changed or completely ignored (ahem…Lady Stoneheart). While Brienne is tracking Sansa in the books, she never comes close to finding her…at least not yet. Clearly, the showrunners are setting events in motion by placing certain characters in close proximity to one another. Not only did Sansa return to Winterfell, but she’s being closely followed by Brienne and Pod. Game of Thrones Season 5, Episode 3, was a bit of a game changer for hard-core book readers like myself. ![]() Unsullied, considered yourself appropriately warned. Warning: This is an article written from the perspective of a book reader.
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