This show is missing a Tyrion Lannister. It's getting to be a soap opera/drama and the dialogue is lacking.

It also feels relatively small compared to GOT. What I mean by that is we've been introduced to relatively few characters. Maybe it's due to the face that ASOIF is written from multiple perspectives. I'm not sure how the source material for this was written, but by Episode 3 of GOT, we've been introduced to:

Ned
Catlyn
Rob
Jon
Sansa
Arya
Bran
King Robert
Cersei
Jamie
Joffrey
Tyrion
Tywin
Little Finger
Varys
Jorah
Daenerys
Viserys
Kal Drogo

At this point in HOtD we've really only seen significant dialogue from:

Viserys
Alicent
Rhaenyra
Daemon
Otto
Corlys
Criston Cole

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Posted by BluegrassBelle

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Posted on 9/6/22 at 9:36 am to UpToPar

As we do time jumps, the cast will expand a fair amount I believe. Especially when offspring factor in.

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Posted by TimmyTigah

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Posted on 9/6/22 at 10:03 am to UpToPar

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This show is missing a Tyrion Lannister

There is a character like him in the book but he’s also a dwarf so they didn’t want him in this show because of how similar it is.

All in all, I think people need to stop comparing everything in HOD to GOT. It’s a different show/story and probably won’t be as good as GOT’s peak but will still be awesome.

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Posted by Bronc

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Posted on 9/6/22 at 12:42 pm to UpToPar

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This show is missing a Tyrion Lannister. It's getting to be a soap opera/drama and the dialogue is lacking. It also feels relatively small compared to GOT. What I mean by that is we've been introduced to relatively few characters. Maybe it's due to the face that ASOIF is written from multiple perspectives. I'm not sure how the source material for this was written, but by Episode 3 of GOT, we've been introduced to: Ned Catlyn Rob Jon Sansa Arya Bran King Robert Cersei Jamie Joffrey Tyrion Tywin Little Finger Varys Jorah Daenerys Viserys Kal Drogo At this point in HOtD we've really only seen significant dialogue from: Viserys Alicent Rhaenyra Daemon Otto Corlys Criston Cole

Word of advice, if you are expecting the same breadth and depth from the story built around the lore GRRM wrote to supplement his 3 decade magnum opus, I feel you are setting yourself up for disappointment for this or any future ASOIAF story.

And man, I hope they never adapt Dunk and Egg, I can’t imagine how much people will be whining about how everything feels so much smaller and lower stakes…

This part of the story, at its core, is a palace intrigue show and the overall work is about one family. Expecting the sprawling epic of the GoT is misplacing expectations.

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Posted by AUcs13

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Posted on 9/6/22 at 8:34 pm to UpToPar

Well let’s get a little bit further into it:

Laenor Velaryon
Lyonel Strong
Larys Strong
Harwyn Strong
Aegon II
Rhaenys

All of these characters become pretty big parts down the road, I’m sure we didn’t know that Jon Snow, Arya, Joffrey, etc would be major roles down the road. Just be patient with it, the story is there and from what I’ve seen I trust them to do it justice.

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