#antigot

[laurellerual]

Laurel rewatch GoT - Part 13 

Revenge again 

In the books Arya is destroyed by the Red Wedding, but even in her grief she decides not to add House Frey to her prayer because she doesn’t know the names of the guilty ones. 

The most violent and bloody persecutors of Northern Vengeance are Lady Stoneheart (who kills every Frey that comes within her range) and Lord Wyman Manderly (Frey pie). 

In the series Arya immediately adds Old Walder to her prayer. Furthermore, she takes it upon herself to carry out these bloody acts personally. We wouldn’t want the distract viewer to have missed that revenge is super-mega-iper-important for her.

[laurellerual]

Laurel rewatch GoT - part 4

The murder at the crossroads inn: 

In the books Arya sees a woman hanged outside the inn and insists to go away because she is afraid, but the Hound forces her to follow him inside. 

During the fight, Arya has the opportunity to personally remove the first name from her list: the Tickler, a man who has hurt many people in front of her. Arya can't stop stabbing him, and the text shows how terrified she is. 

In the series Arya and the Hound see some of the Mountain’s men enter the inn. In an absurdly stupid way rambo-Arya goes to meet them, forcing the reluctant Sandor to follow her. 

During the fight, Arya has the opportunity to personally remove the first name from her list: Polliver, a man who hurt Arya and her friend. Arya kills him in a cold and methodical way, and from how the scene is shot it emerges that this is a moment of revenge. 

These changes are not neutral - they paint a different character. 

[laurellerual]

I get not using horse face since Maisie doesn’t have one, but they def could have substituted it for something else

Oh yes, my problem is not the specific insult. But this is one of many little changes that flattens Arya's character, for example by taking away her insecurities. In this way the theme of "I'm not a lady" (which is present until the last episode) loses much of its meaning.

Another thing I've noticed is that in the series Ned never talks to Arya about Lyanna. (Laurel rewatch GoT - Part 3)

[fierypen37]

Unpopular opinion, don't @ me: I don't give two fucks about House of the Dragon. And every time I see Matt Smith's stupid Muppet face in that old mop wig I die a little inside.

[thestory812]

“ I know you love her. I love her too, not as successfully as you.”

-Tyrion to Jon Snow about Daenerys.

I don’t think this awful line of dialogue is discussed enough. This is absolutely degrading to Daenerys, treating her as a game that Jon “won” over Tyrion. It is also equating loving her not for the person she was or for the changes she tried to make but solely in a sexual sense.

Btw the line is so cringeworthy that it forced Lindsay Ellis to dry heave in her video essay on Season Eight.

[eruscreaminginthedistance]

Had a dream about some Game of Thrones behind the scenes footage, which climaxed before I woke up with Lena Headey admitting the show was all about Cersei and that with GoT it was 'a big, dense place filled with so many characters and events that you can't add anything unnecessary :)' and then quick cut to Cersei shooting lightning out of her hands

[arislary]

An Archive of Our Own, a project of the Organization for Transformative Works

Chapters: 22/? Fandom: Game of Thrones (TV) Rating: Explicit Warnings: Graphic Depictions Of Violence Relationships: Jon Snow/Daenerys Targaryen, Arya Stark/Gendry Waters Characters: Jon Snow, Daenerys Targaryen, Davos Seaworth, Missandei, Grey Worm, Tyrion Lannister, Varys (ASoIaF), Tormund Giantsbane, Olenna Tyrell, Ellaria Sand, Yara Greyjoy, Bran Stark, Meera Reed, Arya Stark, Jorah Mormont, Lyanna Mormont, Ramsay Bolton, Petyr Baelish, Sansa Stark, Theon Greyjoy, Cersei Lannister, Gendry Waters Additional Tags: Alternate Universe, Canon Divergent, battles, Politics, Darker Jon, R Plus L Equals J, Winterfell, free folk, Dothraki, Unsullied - Freeform, Northmen - Freeform, Petulant Sansa, not sansa friendly, Fight with Cersei comes first Summary:

Jon is stuck dealing with the aftermath of an unforeseen ally coming to aid them at the Battle of the Bastards. Politics and suspicion cloud the North, but that won't keep the Dragon Queen or The White Wolf from what they want.

I literally just reread The Dragons Dark and Deep for maybe 20th time, I don’t even know at this point, and I’m really about to read it again. I swear, I have a problem. I’ve said it once and I’ll say it again, that story is fucking canon to me and no one can tell me different. I will shamelessly promote this story until my dying breath! 

[touretteoftarth]

Just saw the Witcher's first episode, and the blatant attempt to replicate the #GameOfThrones formula, and let me tell you something: they got EVERYTHING wrong.

Its so bad I suffered every minute.