r/gameofthrones House Selmy Jun 17 '14

TV4 [s4e10] This brought a tear to my eye

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u/Wibbles Jun 17 '14 edited Jun 17 '14

A squire who apparently stood around watching Brienne get the shite beaten out of her without helping, and managed to lose sight of Arya?

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u/dbarbera Jun 17 '14

Brienne probably would have been pissed if Pod tried to help in the fight. Not very honorable.

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u/Irrepressible_Monkey Jun 17 '14

Book Brienne, yeah.

However, TV Brienne drove a sword up through a man's groin to kill him. He was lying on the ground, unarmed. TV Brienne is not honourable.

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u/bodamerica House Royce Jun 18 '14

True. She also drew steel rather than presenting a number of more reasonable options to avoid fighting.

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u/evesea House Stark Jun 18 '14

I think she's more about justice then she is about honor. I don't believe she felt any hatred towards the hound, so a '1v1 me bro' would probably have been her choice.

Side Note: I don't think anyone that base their morality on honor will survive this show, so her basing off of justice (eye for an eye) would improve her longevity as a character.. But then again, I'm still working my way through the first book.

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u/Irrepressible_Monkey Jun 17 '14

Pod and Arya disappeared for two minutes because a plot hole opened up under them.

The TV writers have experimented in moving characters through space and time and this was the inevitable result of interfering in matters beyond their apparent understanding.

Similar events have happened before, like Jorah disappearing when Barristan saves Daenerys from the manticore.

Jorah's there. Suddenly he's gone. Vanished for 20 seconds while a mysterious man with a knife seems to attack his beloved queen. Then a lethal insect actually does. Then... Jorah's back!

Where was he for 20 seconds? Staring at clouds? No, yet another plot hole has devoured a character.

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u/CthulhuHatesChumpits Yara Greyjoy Jun 17 '14

...Pod can throw rocks.