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Oh, that is just precious.

 

OK which one of you hooligans.........?

 

She did remember, that is lying.

Thats not my definition of courage. Seems a lot like cowardice to me. No doubt she was traumatized, no doubt she was very young to be put in such a situation

When did I mention Arya? This isn't about Sansa vs Arya, this is about Sansa doing something that clearly calls her morality into question early in the story. It doesn't define her character for the rest of her life, but it is there.

And if your going to defend Sansa for being a child, why stop there? Joffrey is a child as well. Good kid that one.

I'm not sure how this is any different from the book, which is what your charge is. I have given you a completely legitimate reason, based on the novel, why some people would not like Sansa Stark.

I've given my novel to another so I can't check myself but I am very curious what qualities Sansa had in the first novel that she didn't have in the first season of the television adaptation?

 

You're now tagged as "<<<< POINT GIVEN!" in bright pink.

I'm sure you're thrilled.

EDIT: Also, good question. Independently of the continuity issues surrounding it, I'm genuinely interested in why he wanted to make that change.

 

No. He has to read the books. The show is not a substitute.

 

I do watch the show, but fantasy is a hard sell for me, and I tend to forget 75% of what's going on between seasons. I may very well need you guys to give me a refresher course in the next couple weeks.

 

*Cough*My reviews*Cough* Just tell me if you want an offhand pun of the High Septon.

 

Fixed.

 

Interesting stuff happens, everybody dies, nudity.

 

I think HBO has a GOT so far in less than 10 minutes refresher. I'll look.

eta.

 

The books are awesome too, Coop, but GRRM has so many damned named characters that I am constantly having to refer to the chart in the back. I have enough trouble remembering the 100 or so "supporting" characters, to say nothing of the 500-plus background and spot characters who pop up from time to time.

I mean, do I really need to know the name of the kitchen boy to House Whatchamcallit or the name of the seamstress who walks out of the room? Damn you GRRM!

--Adm. Nick

 

...which is why fantasy is a hard sell for me.

Thanks for the video, k.

 

If Martin finishes the series, then it might get a second chance, until then, nope.

 

... you know Nick just basically described the EU as well?

 

Well, in the EU's defense, we have had hundreds of novels and comics to flesh things out. GRRM, on the other hand, feels the need to overload every book with too many characters. The EU is big due to the number of years it has been around and the sheer numbers of series it has produced. I cannot think of a single EU book that crams needless characters in to any level approaching what we see from GRRM.

--Adm. Nick

 

But those characters have spaceships.

 

Yeah, but all of those superfluous characters do wonders to flesh out the fantasy world that Martin has created. And they're often used as a vehicle to casually drop bits of history, politics, etc.

 

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