Top 10 Differences Between The Game of Thrones TV Series and Books
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The Game of Thrones TV show doesn't strictly adapt the books, it takes a few artistic liberties and makes changes to make the source material work for the medium of television. This list looks at the 10 most significant differences.
01:11 #10. Book Shireen Lives
02:28 #9. Book Shae Uses Tyrion
03:51 #8. Book Mance Rayder Escapes Execution
04:58 #7. Book Ygritte Is Killed Anonymously, Everybody Stabs Jon Snow
06:06 #6. Book The Sand Snake’s Plans are Foiled
07:15 #5. Book Robb Stark Marries Jeyne, Jeyne Lives
08:34 #4. Book Ser Barristan Selmy Does Not Die
09:54 #3, #2 and #1 ???
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Did you even watch the show? Did you even read the books? Terrible list.
I don’t want it.
If you haven't read the books but are thinking about it, do it! You won't be disappointed. It's a heavy read, but 100% worth it.
I'll pass I already know what happens in the books. Thanks to all the TH-cam video's I watch about it
I have a problem with that, because I don't want to read them in my first language and I am afraid that my english isn't good enough for the original version :/
I read slow
What was your favourite part? I really liked how well Martin was able to project the brutality and animalistic nature of Ramsay's flaying
Skip the fourth and fifth. Their shit.
The biggest difference, Book Euron makes Show Euron look like a disney princess.
I'm ready to see euron sail into battle with warlocks at his sides conjuring up a massive storm and completely fucking up danys fleet with his magic and then I can see him capturing either yara/asha or theon and tying him to the prow of his ship. Honestly I rather it be asha yara who gets captured, I don't wanna see theon captive again. It would be cool if he gets the warlocks of qarth, melissandre, and some septons all decorated around his ship. I really hope they show they're psycho euron is next season, and just how devious and mad he is.
If comparing "show Euron" to anything Disney, he comes off as Jack Sparrow. Albeit villanous, and more R rated.
Don't read the book but if the above reply is correct, that's pretty much a stress, even for the series for a character to have such powers but interesting as well. But I prefer the show version whose much more of a badass normal tactician and fighter.
@@shytguy Omg 4 years... this comment didn't age very well lol
@@KingSlayer_. yes. Euron sucked ass lol
2 words "The Forsaken" that is all ;)
I think the difference in characters' ages is worth mentioning. It makes some of the stuff that happens even more creepy/disturbing. Like Dany is only 13 when she marries Khal Drogo and Jon and Robb are both 14 in the first book...
they had to change that because the show would not be allowed to air with 13 year old rape
I agree it was a necessary change, but it still definitely impacts the story!
never knew that, that is serious impact to story. But I don't think that same guy who pretend raped a 13 year old would be talking to fish and earning bucketloads for a piece of shit company.
In the books, Dany and Drogo's wedding night didn't have any rape, though. But then again, the age difference was probably still necessary to get anything like that on air.
The thing is that with all the kids starting out much older, the difference gets even bigger as the actors grow up faster than their characters. I had to cringe when I saw 17 (or so) year old Sophie Turner act in a scene made for a 12 year old, when she gets her first period. Or when the really visibly feminine body of Maisie Williams was still supposed to make us believe she could pass for a boy.
No. 1 diffrence between the book and tv show, Jon Snow has a personality in the books.
Congratulations 👏
But I am ur queen 👸
And differnt dialogues too
@@lorx231 you are my queen😂😂
@@M1h69q 😘
Aegon Targaryen is alive and currently invading Westeros in the books. How was this not even a mention?
ikr it should at the very least be an honorable mention if not one of the highest ranking differences tbh
he could be a Blackfyre
It's still a huge plot point
He's a fake
I think his storyline will be taken by Daenerys coming back to Westeros
Still pissed that we didn't get Lady Stoneheart.
Same 😡
yet...
***** Her body would be rotted by now. Unless they make her Sansa.
Lust And Lace Just curious, Catelyn became Lady Stoneheart because of what ? Vengeance ? Or was it Rhllor's grace she was revived by the prayers of Ser Beric? Because if then why was she a zombie unlike Ser Beric was himself when he was brought back. I've never read the books sorry but I'm curious about it.
yah yah, why dont you just stop watching it and let us enjoy it
Book: Drogon was attracted to the fighting pit by the smell of human and animal flesh and blood and all the noise.
t.v: drogon appears because he could feel that dany was in danger.
One of the best changes from the books! Actually, the entire Dance of Dragons scene. Tyrion being also there...
Show : Dany stares blandly, do nothing and just abandon her court to ride Drogon.
Book : Dany whips a fuckin' dragon into submission.
@@TheFiresloth Book Dragons - Wilder
Show Dragons - Smarter - Checkout the scene with Drogon on top of the Meereen Pyramid.
How can you forget to name Aegon VI Targaryen ??? The young griff
Ayyeee. Shout out to young griff.
I know, right? Cutting this part out was inexplicable. For all we know the series was supposed to end with him on the throne!
well, probably blackfyre but yeah still worth noting
Because no one gives two shits about him. Probably a Blackfyre pretender, anyway.
there probably gonna make jon Ageon VI
The difference is that there is no harambe in the books
I had to pull my dick out after reading that .....
😂😂
but if there was Harambe, he would be resurrected
Yeah, I'm very disappointed...😒
fuck harambe
Not even a honourable mention for Aegon Targaryen/Blackfyre? What the fuck Watchmojo?
Or Griff or Quentyn.
They didn't even mention Arianne Martell. So I'm not that surprised.
Ro Choa True, this is Watchmojo after all...
SantsaStark and she was the one alongside Cersei that made AFFC enjoyable to me. So I was pretty disappointed that they didn't have her on the show.
Ro Choa Yeah, seeing Cersei slowly go insane was pretty interesting
You guys clearly googled shit about the books instead of reading them, and even then you didn't look more than 5 minutes. To any book readers this sounds pretty damn ridiculous, but you aren't book readers so you think that passed as acceptable. Sigh. There are many much more significant changes.
-Aegon Targaryen is around and invading Westeros. Kind of significant.
-Davos is searching for Rickon who is on an island of cannibal unicorn riders.
-Arianne Martell is in the books. She's princess or Dorne.
-Quentyn is the in books and gets burned up by Rhaegal. Whoops
-Sansa is in the Vale and set up to marry Harry the heir. Littlefinger is still using her as a pawn.
-The north actually fucking remembers.
-Manderly is a big part of the books and fucking awesome. He bakes Freys into pies.
-Jaime is totally over Cersei and abandoned her to be fucked up by the church because he's totally cool now. Also, he never goes to Dorne cause fuck that shit.
-Oberyn's wife is cool. She's thoughtful and wants no revenge.
-The Faceless men are actually good at assassination, not incompetent fucks who chase people through the streets and can't even stab right. There are also more of them than Jesus and annoying blonde.
-The Stark kids are all wargs. They all connect with their wolves (except poor Sansa who has none)
-Grenn, Pyp, Stannis, Marcella, Jojen, Selyse, Xaro Xhoan Daxos, Doran, Trystane, Meryn Trant and more are still alive.
-The Unsullied don't suck at fighting.
-Everyone is much younger.
-Euron is like if Ramsay had world conquering ambitions and crazy magic.
-Victarion and damphair are in the books. The Greyjoys are more significant in general.
-Loras isn't some gay stereotype who gets imprisoned for being gay. He's the best fighter in Westeros and the faith doesn't give a shit that he's gay.
-Magic is a much bigger part of the story. The show got rid of 98% of it cause it's lame like that.
-There's much more backstory. The show has an aversion to flashbacks, so you don't get to know the context of events. The books gives you a sense of history repeating itself.
-Tyrion does some real asshole shit in the last book and goes through a much darker period.
-Cersei completely loses her mind. As in, she's schizo or something. She isn't gonna use wildfire as a clever way of eliminating the people taking power of her. She''s gonna do it in some batshit way that destroys the entire city.
I’m nitpicking but damphair is in the tv show, though he’s not explicitly named
Varys kills Ser Kevan Lenister ( Brother of Tywin Lenister, father of Lancel Lenister) by crossbow because he almost fixes the kingdom.
Gilli´s baby is at the wall. She has the son of Mance the raider.
Samwel, Gilli, Master Aemon and "little Sam" were first at Bravos. There master Aemon dies. And then they went to the old town, where Sam supposes to learn how to be a master.
Also, Samwel meets Arya in Bravos.
Tyrion's way across the see to essos was totally different in books.
Jorah Mormont doesn´t have a Grayscale. It actually happens to a mercenary called Griff (the guy who took over a young Aegon Targaryen)
Yara/Ahsa Greyjoy is a prisoner of Stanis Baratheon. They never meet in a show (i think).
Ramsay Bolton actually cuts Theon several fingers off, he also breaks him his teeth. Ramsay also compels Theon to lick his new wife pu**y because it was "dry as an old bone."
oh definetley
@@dejvak-saweick Yes and Asha died in the books as well quite brutally
Thanks for that
The most disturbing seen was Tomen committing suicide. He turn walks off camera takes off his crown and walking on camera and walks out the window without hesitation. Only character in the show willingly dying.
Scene*
he was a weak king but still a lovable guy cus he's been a nice king
Stfu ignorant headass...
+StringSkull Productions when your entire life consists of making racist comments on game of thrones videos just so you can get sense of meaning.
+lennonblaze stfu hippy unamerican piece of shit
I would add as a mention that Glenn and Pyp are still alive in the books
oh and Drogon rampages Mereen arena by accident, there was no Sons of the Harpy attack in this moment in the book
also Brynden Tully goes into captivity rather than dies
+goscodfilmow what about the whole wilfire explosion?
Jarlath Kelly if you mean battle of Blackwater then indeed, whole strategy of it was completely different. If you mean Green Judgement it is something that wasn't yet in the books
he isnt captured he leaves before he can be captured by swimming
Book: The Unsullied are like the Spartans from 300.
Show: The Unsullied are like the Storm Troopers from Star Wars.
i felt they were kinda lame in the show
So true it hurts(cuz i liked the show)
umm... you've seen star wars, right?
OH BOY! Did D&D fuck up Dorne really bad.
I bet you must have a very bad headache right now my Prince
*hands Oberyn a band aid and super glue* that should fix ya
Pablo made you his bitch
Aarathahaaaara
-Oberyn Martell
"Today is not the day I die"
- Oberyn Martell, the day he died
Book: Gendry is knighted and becomes a member of Brotherhood without banners
TV: Brotherhood without banners sells Gendry to Melisandra and he is last scene rowing a boat.
you forgot Tysha, just like the series
they do tell the story but shes barely mentioned again.
Who is tysha??
^Tyrion's first wife. She's discussed in Season 1. But when Jamie releases Tyrion (season 4,book 3) he confesses that he was told (by Tywin) to lie about Tysha being a whore cause she was lowborn. Tysha was the only woman who ever loved Tyrion and he was forced to watch her get raped by half of the lannister guardsmen. One of the main reasons as to why Tyrion decided to murder his father (should have been included in the show)
Yo yeah now i remember. I forgot her name . Thanx yaar.
Ah man yeah! Such an important plot motivator for Tyrion.
9/11 jokes are so mean. My dad died on that day. Best damn pilot in Saudi Arabia.
TF dude
lmaooo
Hahah omg
+Osman Ahmed why is THAT the part of the joke that you're offended by
+Osman Ahmed yes they were almost all Saudi you moron do some research
Robb Stark didn't marry Jeyne Westerling because he loved her- he slept with Jeyne once and then married her to preserve her honor.
Dorne is really powerful in the books. They were the only kingdom not to get taken over by Aegon
Because they hid likr cowards.
Not really
how? he had dragons
The Direwolves ( if I remember correctly) have much bigger roles in the books also.
Yes,only Lady and Greywind are dead in the books.But in the show they also killed Summer and Shaggydog for no reason and show Nimerya only once and then bye
Plus I’m pretty sure all the stark children are wargs, I remember Arya always having “wolf dreams”, bran is the only one really highlighted in the show however.
Hii i am from Afghanistan and the game of thrones books isn’t available in our country... do you have the pdf or any link which i can read it free?
Lol I think the biggest difference is the fact that A Song of Ice and Fire is a book series, and Game of Thrones is a television series.
lol
i din't notice lol
And one will get finished, while the other won't. Or maybe when George is 90 years old.
🙄🙄🙄
Biggest difference? They literally left out 80% of great characters, Arianne Martel, Victorian greyjoy, Young griff aka fake aegon, Jon connington, darkstar, etc. So many great plot lines left out which would have made the show amazing.
Best Changes
+ Everyone Aged up
+ Cersei and Robert scene
+ Arya and Tywin
+ Tyrion reaches Dany quicker
+ More time on non POV characters like Bronn, the Hound, Tywin and Olenna
+ Mance Rayder dies and avoids the nonsensical Winterfell stuff
+ Hardhome
+ Don't add twelve new storylines after Storm of Swords. This far into the story we didnt need another king
+ Actually probably finishing the damn story lol
Worst Changes
- Stannis butchered
- Dorne butchered
- Jaime butchered post season 3
- Characters forced into "hero" or "villain" roles rather than morally grey. Jon doesnt swap Gilly's baby, Tyrion kills Shae in self defence. etc
- Ramsay being overpowered af. Twenty Goodmen my ass. The plot gave him so much shit on a platter
I mean twenty John Goodmans can do some serious damage. Jon was lucky they weren't there to defend Ramsay.
My favourite change is the walkers attacking the wildlings where Jon never went in the books. Really showed why the white walkers truly should be feared and a realised threat.
Parklout Very true, I should of included it. I never gave a crap about the White Walkers in the books or show until Hardhome
YES! On all of those points!
They fucked Dorne up and I will never forgive them for it.
Robb wasn't in love with Jeyne Westerling, he took her virginity and then felt compelled to matty her.
Talissa Maegyr wasn't lowborn. She was a noble girl in Volantis, the greatest of the Free Cities.
I don't think Lady Stoneheart will appear. At least I don't see it happening the way it happened in the books, since Beric Dondarrion is still alive and Catelyn's body must be seriously rotten.
They ruined Stannis in the show... :(
Eh I mean he was just changed, whether that's ruined Idk
I love Stannis in the books. I didn't see him as a bad or a good guy and that's what I loved about him. That and he wanted Shireen to be on the Iron Throne in case he died in battle. D&D shit on him so hard.
:( He's one of my favourite characters from the books. I had to stop watching the show because the way the writers portrayed him (and Sansa as well) was just making me sad and angry.
Striker163 Well they made him into a daughter burning religious zealot.Something he totally was not in the books.
It's so fucked up in season five how they portray stannis In a good way finally with his convos with Jon snow and his scene with his daughter, only for them to say a big fuck you to book reading viewers and have him burn her. It bothers me so much when people only have the show view of him.
Arya is a very powerful Skin Changer in the books . Much stronger than Jon . While Jon can't link to Ghost when he tries too , if they are a few days journey apart . She wargs her direwolf who is in the Riverlands almost every night in her sleep , with out even knowing it . She starts this when she returns to the Riverlands . Starting when she is a few days journey from her wolf . However she keeps right on doing so almost every night . Not just in other parts of Westros , she even keeps it up when she is in Brovos across the freaking narrow sea . She thinks she is just dreaming ! She also has a cat which she 1st linked to in her sleep . She mistakes it for a weird wolf dream . Till the cat sits on her lap while she is blind & she see through its eyes . Then she quickly learns how to use it . Maybe in the next book this is what will be meant if the kindly man says , the girl has skills !
Show Margaery and Jorah > Book Margaery and Jorah
Speaking of Jorah, what the hell is gonna happen to him in the show? are they going to pretend that he never existed?
+Feminism is Sexism my opinion is that he will find that mysterious girl with her face all covered up in Qarth, and she will heal him up.
Best Salva I hope so... Couldn't handle Jorah dying.
I actually have to agree, in the books Jorah is just thirsty. Really don't like him, however in the show he is so well portrayed
Lol no
Book Jaime is so much better than show Jaime.
It's so fun to read his chapters!
Jogoe I'm just not looking forward to The Winds of Winter with where they left him.
Agreed, book Jaime is deeper and much more sympathetic. But TV Tyrion/Tywin were done better in my opinion,
Book everything is so much better than show anything. I hate Game of Thrones. I've been reading the books for years and was excited for the show and too much is changed to be enjoyable.
oh get over it. I don't like all the changes either but its still a good show.
One of the best change to me was Varys and Littlefinger's conversation scenes. They were one of the best written scenes in the series and contains incredible good dialogues
A pretty solid list but the notable absence of major players in the form of Aegon Blackfyre and Jon Connington are probably #1 for me - they are adding a whole new element to the entire storyline, which will become even more interesting if Arianne does end up marrying fAegon. Also was NOT impressed by the Euron/kingsmoot story this season.
the Young Griff [Aegon Targaryen (Blackfyre?)] and Jon Connington arc became my favorite in ADWD
He's probably a Blackfyre.
The fact that he was cut out of the show probably means that he's not relevant to the end game of the books. Not to mention all of the hints directly from the books. The mummer's dragon, Varys apparently has Targ blood, the golden company suddenly allying with a Targ after generations of war with them.
Cason Huffman You can say that he probably won't be relevant, but do we also thing Doran and Arianne won't be relevant, or that Victarion won't be relevant? The show is moving around them because it has to, because of time constraints. Look at how much more complex the stannis storyline is in the books. I think that just because something won't be important to the show, it doesn't mean it won't be important in the books!
Sam Poncho
Let me explain: When I say "relevant to the end game of the books." I mean actually playing a part in a the finale of the series. I.E: Are they going to actually do anything in the last half of the last book?
_"do we also think Doran and Arianne won't be relevant, or that Victarion won't be relevant?"_
Both of these aren't completely cut from the show. Their story arch was just given to different characters.
Yara (Asha) was given Victarian's story, and Ellaria was given Arrianne's story.
_"I think that just because something won't be important to the show, it doesn't mean it won't be important in the books!"_
No, but it can be a good indication. It can be a contributing factor in predicting what happens in the books, because D&D have said that the ending is going to be more or less the same as the books.
_"Look at how much more complex the stannis storyline is in the books."_
Being complex doesn't mean it's essential to the end of the series. You really think Stannis and his army are going to still be there in the second half of the last book? Hell, i'll bet you a dollar they all die within the first half of WoW.
Cason Huffman I agree with everything you're saying. Allow me to rephrase then: Just because a character won't be present at the end of the story, I don't believe it means that they aren't significant to it.
You missed Arya bears cup to Roose Bolton at Harrenhall in the books, not Tywin like on the show.
The show did it much better tbh.
I would have put in Hardhome as a departure as well as Jamie's storyline in books 4 and 5.
Holy fuck why didn't they. Like really
Eh Hardhome does happen, we just get a first person perspective with Jon in the show... if anything it could be revealed later in the books most likely what exactly went down
Not only is Jon not there in the books, but he killed a white walker and confirmed Valyrian steel can kill them. That will not happen in the books.
i would have put in faegon
You missed the Thenn Men, that is actually a massive change since they were the only noble based, civilized people behind the wall, they were the only ones able to make weapons and armor of metal as well and *Spoiler* they end up marrying a rather important noble lady in the north.
There's also a lot of changes in Arya's storyline. The Braavos stuff is so much better in the books. There's more than just fighting with sticks and sweeping floors
One thing I remember reading about Game Of Thrones is that a character called Jojen Reed (who was killed in season 4) didn't die in the books and is supposed to still be alive
Book: Asha Greyjoy (why did they change her name) is in the North.
TV: Yara Greyjoy has sailed with the iron fleet into Slaver's bay.
They changed her name so people didn t get confused with osha
Top ten characters cut from the show:
10. Strong Belwas
9. Cortnay Penrose
8. Vargo Hoat
7. Donal Noye
six.) Arianne Martell
five.) Patchface
4.) Lady Stoneheart
3.) Jon Connington/Aegon VI Targaryen
2.) Wyman Manderly (sorry, that small appearance was so superficial, they could have named him anything else and it would have made no difference
1.) Coldhands
EDIT: Added Young Griffto the #3 spot
Strong Belwas is best Belwas
no Aegon?
Cold hands is effectively confirmed to be benjen stark. He's in the show.
Griff and young griff!
In the show he is Benjen, not in the books. In Leaf's words "They killed him long ago", for a century living creature to say "long ago" it must mean hundreds of years.
Stannisis currently alive in the books, though he hasn't fought the Boltons yet. Also, Bronn and Jamie never go to Dorne.
Stannis will return
Stannis the mannis..
It's "menace"
Stannis Wars: The Phantom menace
Nope
Nah mate; "mannis" sounds way cooler
I still don't understand why they made the sand snakes kill their uncle. He had all the info about the union between Denareys and the prince of Dorne, and he was super lowkey planning the downfall of the Lannisters.
Really quick, I absolutely love when the drunk Fray comes to buy the prisoner Fray, and meets lady Stoneheart. Best ending ever.
The books are better.
yeah but the Tv show is a great representation
Of course books are better even with the budget they have the Tv show still has limits, books... anything can happen
Captain Clockwork I know, my mom is the best.
Mmm un poco.
But the tv series is pretty good. Is that the reaction you wanted, troll?
Why did you mention Stannis not burning Shireen in the books but make it all about Davos? Who gives a shit where Davos is in relation to her, the important thing is that book Stannis is one of the most heroic characters in the whole thing and WOULD NEVER SACRIFICE THE ONE PERSON HE LOVES TO GET RID OF 6 INCHES OF SNOW. Even now it pains me that the show writers were so stupid with that, literally couldn't have got his character more wrong if they tried.
Taking into account GRRM's declarations, I'd rather say that Shireen will indeed burn... But it won't be by Stannis' orders. I'm fairly sure he won't even be aware of it. After all, Shireen is at the wall with Selyse and Melisandre, and Selyse is a fanatic. I wouldn't put it past her to heed Mel's words and burn her own daughter alive to appease the Lord of Light while Stannis is down south fighting the Boltons. Still, I agree. The show has utterly ruined Stannis.
The sand snakes in the book dint plan anything (except 1 or 2) they mistly try to persuave doran into war. The plotter is a cut out character named arianne, the daughter of doran. Also we don't know for sure what varys did between the ending of ASOS and the ending of ADWD. He could have left kings landing, theoritaclly. He definitly cones back in the books, that is for sure.
Rip Kevan
I'ld say it was fair to assume he stayed in Kings Landing throughout all the hidden passageways.
Meh he has better shit to do.
Robb Stark
I don't know man. What's better than staying within the city as a spy.
Well Dorne is suspiscious right now
I've never read the books, but I'm a complete fanatic about the show. I guess that's one of the perks of not reading the books before their on-screen adaptation: You can't be disappointed with the result, and you enjoy it for what it is.
Maybe this is just me but in the books Daenerys seem more human (not sure if that makes sense) she does most of the same things but she does feel bad and question her own actions but in the show there’s non of that but that could possibly be bc of the lack of inner monologue
Also were is Faegon in this list he is arguably the most important character the show omitted
A few of more differences:
-Euron is actually cool in the books. He wants to use a dragon horn to control Daenerys's dragons and conqueror Westeros.
-Gendry never meets Melisandre and never goes to Dragonstone. Stannis actually took another of Robert's bastards from Storm's End back in Clash of Kings named Eric Storm.
-Daenaryes sees some different visions in the House of the Undying during her stay in Qarth. She sees the a glimpse of the Red Wedding, her father giving orders to blow up King's Landing, and her brother Rhaegar with a lady and a newborn baby. She also gets a prophecy.
-Sam, Gilly, and Maester Aemon go to Oldtown by sea. They stop in Braavos and Sam actually runs into Arya for a minute. Along the way Aemon dies. Jon Snow also has Gilly switch hers and Mance Rayder's baby so Melisandre can't harm it.
-all the Stark children except Sansa are wargs with their direwolves.
some of these changes make so much sense for the show
Why is the Reek fact so high on the list? It barely changes anything, Theon was still brutally tortured in the books and even actually called Reek in some occasions. So what makes it more important than Ser Barristan's death or Aegon Targaryen's return (which wasn't even mentioned in this video)?
Yeah, I was confused with this being on the list because my interpretation was that Reek was originally Ramsay's servant, Ramsay killed him and assumed his identity when he infiltrated Winterfell, and then after being tortured by Ramsay Theon assumed the old Reek's identity and 'became' him. *Reek, Reek, it rhymes with sneak* etc.
Exactly, there are two Reeks. It is a real shame that they have cut this plot twist in Season II Winterfell with 'Reek' turning out to be Ramsay and burning whole the castle.
One of the biggest differences is constantly overlooked.
Ned Stark doesn't want to become Hand of the King(in the books). He wants to stay at WInterfell but his wife urges him to take the position, especially after the message from her sister. She only changes her mind and wants him to stay at home, after Bran's "accident". But at this Point he's already accepted Robert's proposal and feels bound by honor.So, what everybody very eagerly overlooks is that Cat Stark started the downfall of House Stark and she isn't really a good person.
If anything she did that by freeing Jamie. Also Sansa by telling on Eddards plans. Both with good reason I guess but still annoying.
@@TomOkkaTom Sansa did most damage. If she was sane then Ned wouldn't have been dead.
@@harshagrawal1056 Yes; that was my point. I wouldn't call her insane though - she is a child.
That silly to just blame her like she knew what was going to happen
So is your “biggest difference” the fact Ned Stark doesn’t want to become the hand of the king??? Because idk what show you were watching but it’s 1000000% CLEAR that he didn’t want to be the hand in ALLL of season 1. Lmao. SMH 😝🤔😂🤦🏼♀️
They've completely ruined Sansa's character arc, as Alayne she's become more humble and even though Littlefinger ONLY saved her from the Lannisters because she reminds him of Catelyn and for political gain, she's had to dwell in the Vale essentially on her own, she's a bastard and no one really pays her any mind, she's had to distance herself from the girl she once was and is being forced into becoming a strong independent woman WITHOUT having to be tortured by a psychopath, she's slowly becoming more like Margaery and it's very well written.But in the show I find her to be quite smug and annoying, she acts like she's socially and politically more intelligent than others when she hasn't learned anything, she constantly needs people to save her ass. She willingly married into the family that helped kill her mother and brother to avenge them and paid the consequences, if anything she should've learned the hedonic repercussions that come from trying to get revenge but I don't even think she's learned that. She thinks she deserved credit for taking the North when she didn't do anything to get it, except being born with the Stark last name and with good looks that infatuate Littlefinger because she resembles her mother. I feel like she's ONLY survived because she resembles Catelyn +political gain (Littlefinger), for duty (Brienne), and guilt/sympathy (Theon), not much work, growth, or intelligence.
Back in S5 I would have agreed with you, however in S6 her entire transformation has come to light in such a powerful way. I mean when we think about it, we got through Sansa's AFFC/ADWD content in like 3 episodes. She had like 4 chapters over the course of those two books.
That's my point though, her "strength" and "intelligence" just happens out of nowhere, there's no development, she looked like she was about to cry when Theon told her he wasn't going with her to the Wall, and then two episodes later she's threatening to kill Littlefinger for something she willingly agreed to do and she thinks she knows more about life and politics than Davos. There's no "strength" unless she feels safe and protected, she's not independent, she wouldn't survive on her own, like Catelyn, Margaery, or Arya would. As Alayne I see her becoming that strong independent woman, It's being developed perfectly in a well paced way.
It really doesn't, though. Sansa doesn't really contribute anything in Season 6; she completely fails as a politician and strategist and only wins because she grovels to Littlefinger after earlier telling him to go away.
The whole Sansa character bores me so much I am waiting to get her arrrogant ass killed in the process of being a player in the game of thrones.
avkingoking Sansa is just a damsel in distress.
The show is great, but damn it if it didn't *ruin* Dorne. I also hate how they killed off Barristan. He was a bad ass; there's no way those sons of the Harpy would have had a chance against him.
The show also made some cosmetic changes to Westeros in general. The wildlife, for example, is supposed to be almost prehistoric. The show kept the direwolves, but forgot about the mammoths and aurochs. Giants look drastically different in the books, being described as almost giant apes instead of really big dudes. Season one is the only mention we get of shadowcats, which I'm assuming are like a cross between a black pigmented leopard, a tiger, and a lynx/bobcat.
Wildlife, not wildfire
Osman Ahmed My point is that he shouldn't have died. Barristan would have carved through all of those Harpies with nary a scratch.
I'm not reading too much into anything. I think Barristan's death and the heavily altered Dorne subplot were among the worst changes from book to show. Didn't take much thinking past "I don't like that" to come to that conclusion.
My mention of the *wildlife* was just to point out a difference between the show and the books. It wasn't a complaint.
I never mentioned wildfire.
Animating stuff like those animals/giants is really expensive...
The show did have mammoths, the wildlings had mammoths on the show
Pretty sure we saw Mammoths during the battle of castle Black
He should put someone like Shireen on the throne, at the end of his book series.
Just to fuck with the tv show
Ha-ha-ha-de-hah! Well aren't you a comedian!
Make a top ten characters cut from the books of "A Song of Ice and Fire" from the tv show game of thrones
It's so gratifying when Tyrion slaps Joffrey around. I would have welcomed a tad more of that.
the dorne bit really annoyed me.. as a reader of the books, this felt like a tacked on action to counter the early portrayal of women in the show.. i look forward to your demise elia sand.. atleast i can still root for book dorne, sort of..
the man thing is that the snake have a strong family connection.. that why the wanted the who revenge thing. So why would they go against there blood relatives with arms. they may disagrea but not go with arm rebellion.
Marveryn yeah.. i wonder if all of dorne would follow the bastards.. i'm pretty sure since the line of nymeria the warrior queen is gone, yronwoods and daynes would press their claim on dorne.. given that a son of nymeria was the head of dayne too..
I've never read the books but nothing bothers me more than a bad adaptation. I feel like I wasted so much time now.
Dorne was shit in the show, but fuck it we are done with it now, now the show has moved on to better things.
6:02 That music is the saddest thing on earth.
I know..The Winterfell theme is so beautiful and sad at the same time:-)
Music is single handed why movies/shows > books. Books has no soundtrack. Lame.
Staniss wasn't justified in show, he was quite a personality in books.
Thank you! I'm actually saving this to recap major points before reading Winds of Winter, when it finally comes out. These years with the show did good job erasing book plotlines from memory.
Do The Walking Dead next
Boat sex.
Show: Daenerys is a characterless Mary Sue.
Books: Daenerys is a human being with flaws like anyone else.
Well i think she has many flaws now
Mary Sue? She may be different in the books, but pretty darn far away from a Mary Sue.
yeah dude she had problems in seasons 2 and 5.
Funny that a Mary Sue is okay here to GOT fans but it's used as an insult about Rey.
@@lisakaz35 Mary Sue is not a good thing
#1: The show had a disappointing ending.
The books never got an ending.
Not yet
i have been waiting for this for sooooo long yesssss
Dicks out for Aegon Targaryen, the young Griff.
I want the to do this list for Harry Potter
I wish everyone watching a happy 9/11.
I don't know how to respond...
+RetroReviewer Same
**triggered**
rip me
**bites back a laugh waiting on the SJW's to explode**
Somethings work for tv from books and some don't but i was a bit gutted about the zombies lady stark it would of been cool having that in
I heard in the book daenarys was never immune to fire
They don't specify her "immunities" in the book. It's unknown whether she is or not
Has the fire ever harmed like during drogo funeral
In Martin's words, yes. She is not immune to fire. She is more resistant to it, and Drogo's funeral was a one time thing. If she were to walk into another fire, she'll die most likely.
Though I wonder how she would stand against wild fire since cersei has that
Well, as stated in the books in terms of heat: fire
Book: Ghost discovers the cache of Dragonglass and leads Jon to it. TV: Sam, Grenn and Edd discover the cache.
Do you Think it worths reading the books after watching the show??
Well since they're literally the complete opposites then yeah do read the books. They are actually well written.
Yes im reading the books now
@@chanelhenderson8460 can you tell me if i can find the books online?
@@rohitbagga341 amazon has kindle if you dont want to physically by a copy. If you do use amazon as well or order from barnes and noble. Id do amazon its cheaper and you can get like 4 books in a group
@@chanelhenderson8460 allright thanks
You literally said at the beginning that you won't talk about things that haven't happened in the book yet and your FIRST POINT is about something that could still happen in the books. Good work.
I've watched the show, and I've read the ASOIAF/GoT history/Lore book (TWOIAF).
But honestly the books are better than the TV show, because we get much more depth about lore/story/characters because it isn't restricted to budgets.
Show: Coldhands is Benjen Stark
Books: Coldhands is Coldhands.
tyrion doesn't lose his nose in the tv programme does he? just a scar
He doesnt. Imo it would have cost too much to make a fake missing nose in every episode.
True😂
God damn lol
David Benioff: Bad news Peter, Tyrion lost his nose. Daniel bring me a knife
Peter Dinklage: HEY, WHAT ARE YOU DOING?! PUT THAT KNIFE AWAY! I DON'T WANT TO PLAY TYRION ANYMORE!! I DON'T TO...AAAAAARRRGH!!! So I guess I will play Tyrion.
Also probably why Rorge regrew his nose between seasons 1 and 2.
thank you for this video watch mojo I want the second one
4:53 Oh yes, I could watch that all day.
Coldhands didn't even get a honorable mention???? Shame..... Shame..... Shame....
They should have mentioned that instead of the reek one because it doesn't change anything
I feel so embarrassed when i was hyping my friends up for the SandSnakes...
Only to facepalm in the tv-show.... Terribly terrible cast, acted, and everything else.
I don´t know, I thought Tyene was displaced rather nicely in the show. Seriously though I stopped watching after season 5, just couldn´t take it anymore.
Ahh the dragon music is my favorite score from the whole show!
interesting how you can make such glaring changes to an intricate story that don't matter in the end.
This list did not have the truth about Tysha. Which was the only time the show angered me when they omitted that part out. Maybe Jaime will tell him later on? But idk if that will happen.
Yeah, without Tysha it leaves a plot hole in the tv series. Why did Tyrion kill Tywin?
Probably because he was still angry his own father sentenced him to death for a crime he knew he did not commit.
kuledinho That is the excuse used, but it doesn't seem worth to risk your life you just got back
Personally a top for me is Jorah getting greyscale...I love his character and story and because they cut Young Griff which is pretty major in the books he's now got it.
It's always the right time to include the scene of Joffrey being slapped by Tyrion
do differences between twd comic & tv next!
Winter is here
can you make 10 differences between the walking dead TV show and the comics
thx
You should also make a video on the Top 10 differences between the Harry Potter Books and Films
Agreed on no1 and the music..Dany is not my fav but damn! Everytime I hear Dracarys I get goosebumps
the most important difference is that the hooks are awesome and the show a lazy written fan fiction
no mention at the rape of stannis from the showrunners?that's odd
what hooks? and yes the show is better
Stannis the Mannis
+StringSkull Productions shut up
I would have put their version of Stannis as number two on the list (Sansa's marriage to Ramsay has to take the top spot). They completely destroyed his character and his story. I stopped watching the show because of it.
There REALLY was no good reason to kill Selmy.
If nothing else if would have forced Jon Snow to have to fight him.
As a fanatical reader of the book series, I made a decision during S1 to look at the show ans an entirely seperate entiry.
That is the only way that I could keep on. I am glad that I did.
"That's what I do. I drink, and I know things."
GOLD
Lesson from Game of Thrones:
1. Never attend someone's wedding or get married
2. Be a man or the crazy woman will take over everything from you. (I'm talking about Prince Doran and Tommen)
3. Listen to your mother. (I'm talking about Bran and Robb)
4. Don't live in King's Landing because it's full of liars and there's always a spy on Lannister.
5. Don't trust Little Finger.
Where the fuck is Victarion Greyjoy. Where the fuck is the battle of the shields.
Do you think you will ever be able to do a top 10 differences between books and movie adaptation, not of one series but just in general? Like different endings or whole plots being dropped, stuff like that.
Ser Barristans last chapter was really good. Looking foward to find out how he deals with the situation in Mereen. Too bad he's dead in the show
I never seen that Shae really loved Tyrion even in the show
We all like to forget how Sansa intentionally betrayed her dad to Cersei.
It wasn't a betrayal it was a naive child making a decision she did not know would lead to disaster.
you do that when on French watchmojo thank you for answering me
I really, really like Quentin and Arianne and their omission from the show pisses me off, especially Arianne's. Quentin doesn't really do much for the overall plot, but Arianne is integral to the whole Dornish part (hell, she *is* the Dornish part) and is expected to be an important character in the future. Besides, she is a great character and that they leave her out for that Sandsnakes bullshit is so upsetting. I hate what they did with Dorne in the show.
Oh for fuck's sake give it a rest!