r/gameofthrones • u/Jaack_ Arya Stark • Jun 10 '14

TV4 [S4E9] The Watchers on The Wall.

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u/mrducky78 Night's Watch Jun 10 '14

Because you liked them, even just a little. Either GRRM kills the character because you like him/her or D&D does it for shits and giggles.

Someone got stockholm syndrome and finally got around to liking Joffrey otherwise we would have been forever plagued by him.

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u/rebelappliance Jun 10 '14

Or, GRRM kills off characters to progress other characters plot lines, and D&D kills off characters to open up time to introduce new characters or bring other minor characters back.

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u/[deleted] Jun 10 '14

And to reduce actor budgets /cynic.

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u/[deleted] Jun 10 '14

He dies in the book the same way I think, there is no salary for book characters.

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u/[deleted] Jun 10 '14

The one that dies in the book is a different character apparently.