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Fire and Blood
Since the thread Winter is coming... is way too spoilerish because we talked about the books a lot without any spoilers, we decided it would be the best to make a brand new thread for the upcoming series in HBO
Game of Thrones is a brand new serie based off George R. R. Martin's series A Song of Ice and Fire [up to 4 books published right now, soon 5 this summer, on a total of 7]. It's low medieval-fantastic setting, with a plethora of characters, fighting to win the 7 Kingdom's thrones.
Why would you follow it when you hate Lord of the Rings?
Magic is very low-key here. It's more intrigues and political stuff, where a lot of characters are in the grey area rather than just "good" or "bad". There are a lot of twists, and it's a very complicated story, with numerous POVs.
It's full of violence, sex, honour, grinding reality. There are some fantastic things happening - especially in the 15 minutes preview - but really, it's far from being the whole thing. Like, really FAR, FAR away from it.
Some official links:
Official website
Official twitter
Official making of website
Watch the 15 min preview trailer of ep01
Interactive map and comprehensive Houses guide of Westeros made by HBO
I tried making a very short guide to the main characters. Note: kids are shown by age order, except for Jon Snow.
I hope I didn't spoil too much - some of the settings explained are told in the very first episode I think, so it should be alright.
If anyone reading the books sees a problem or a major spoiler, please tell me so so I can correct
Game of Thrones is a brand new serie based off George R. R. Martin's series A Song of Ice and Fire [up to 4 books published right now, soon 5 this summer, on a total of 7]. It's low medieval-fantastic setting, with a plethora of characters, fighting to win the 7 Kingdom's thrones.
Why would you follow it when you hate Lord of the Rings?
Magic is very low-key here. It's more intrigues and political stuff, where a lot of characters are in the grey area rather than just "good" or "bad". There are a lot of twists, and it's a very complicated story, with numerous POVs.
It's full of violence, sex, honour, grinding reality. There are some fantastic things happening - especially in the 15 minutes preview - but really, it's far from being the whole thing. Like, really FAR, FAR away from it.
Some official links:
Official website
Official twitter
Official making of website
Watch the 15 min preview trailer of ep01
Interactive map and comprehensive Houses guide of Westeros made by HBO
I tried making a very short guide to the main characters. Note: kids are shown by age order, except for Jon Snow.
Main characters
The Stark
Motto: Winter is Coming
Eddard [Ned] Stark
Sean Bean plays the lead role of Eddard Stark, head of the House Stark. Knightly and full of honour and loyalty, King Robert asks him to become his Hand at the beginning of the series. The Stark are the head of the "North".
Catelyn [Cat] Stark
Played by Michelle Fairley, Catelyn Stark is Eddard's wife. Born as a Tully, she became quite accustomated to being a rigorous Stark.
Robb Stark
Played by Richard Madden, Robb Stark is the first born between Ned and Cat. He inherited of the Stark's traits in his heart, but resembles more of a Tully in his looks. He was raised to succeed to the head of the family.
Sansa Stark
Sophie Turner plays Sansa Stark, the eldest daughter, pride of Catelyn Stark. Beautiful, she is very girly, and also Cat's own portrait when she was her age.
Arya Stark
The youngest daughter of the family, she is also the tomboy, more prompt to learn sword play than needle play.
Bran Stark
Aventurous and curious, he is played by Isaac Hempstead-Wright. Very young, his wish is to become a knight himself.
Note: there is an even younger brother, Rickon, whose role isn't truly important.
Benjen Stark
[no pic yet]: Eddard's brother, enroled in the Watch. Played by Joseph Mawle.
Jon Snow
Even though Eddard is righteous, Jon Snow is his bastard, actually the eldest of all. His mother is unknown. To Cat's great dismay, he is the only one who actually looks like a Stark. He has inherited of his father's righteous mind too.
The Baratheon
Motto: Ours is the Fury
King Robert Baratheon
Robert was the one who was the head of the rebellion against the mad King Aerys Targaryen. He became the King afterwards, and for now 15 years have ruled over the 7 Kingdoms. Maybe some of you will have recognized Mark Addy as Robert.
Cersei Lannister
Married to King Robert and a Queen, Cersei, played by Lena Headey, was born as a Lannister. Twin of Jaime Lannister, she is the eldest of the Lannister siblings. She is reputed for her great beauty.
Joffrey Baratheon
The crown prince, Joffrey Baratheon, is played by Jack Gleeson.
Note: there are two other kids, Myrcella and Tommen, but their role in this season is quite small.
Note bis: Robert has two brothers, Renly and Stannis.
The Lannister
Motto: Hear Me Roar!
Jaime Lannister
Twin of the Queen Cersei, he is a Kingsguard, and one of the most famous one. As good-looking as his sister, he is also very impulsive. Played by Nikolaj Coster-Waldau.
Tyrion Lannister
The youngest of the siblings, he also compensates for his siblings good looks by being "the dwarf". Of course, most of you will have recognized Peter Dinklage in this role.
Tywin Lannister
[no pic yet]: played by Charles Dance, he possesses like all the Lannisters a certain arrogance. Head of the Lannister house, he's also the father of the three siblings.
The Targaryen
Motto: Fire and Blood
Viserys Targaryen
Viserys, played by Harry Lloyd, is the eldest and one of the two Targaryen left. In exil with his sister, his obsession is to take back the throne and be the rightful king.
Daenerys [Dany] Targaryen
Youngest sister, she never knew the 7 Kingdoms, unlike her brother. Played by Emilia Clarke, she is to be betrothed to Khal Drogo, in exchange for power to set up a war against the 7 Kingdoms, so that her brother can become the King.
Khal Drogo
Played by Jason Momoa, Khal Drogo is the leader of one of the most powerful troops. Interested in Dany, he marries her and promises her brother to help them to get back the throne of the 7 Kingdoms.
The Stark
Motto: Winter is Coming
Eddard [Ned] Stark
Sean Bean plays the lead role of Eddard Stark, head of the House Stark. Knightly and full of honour and loyalty, King Robert asks him to become his Hand at the beginning of the series. The Stark are the head of the "North".
Catelyn [Cat] Stark
Played by Michelle Fairley, Catelyn Stark is Eddard's wife. Born as a Tully, she became quite accustomated to being a rigorous Stark.
Robb Stark
Played by Richard Madden, Robb Stark is the first born between Ned and Cat. He inherited of the Stark's traits in his heart, but resembles more of a Tully in his looks. He was raised to succeed to the head of the family.
Sansa Stark
Sophie Turner plays Sansa Stark, the eldest daughter, pride of Catelyn Stark. Beautiful, she is very girly, and also Cat's own portrait when she was her age.
Arya Stark
The youngest daughter of the family, she is also the tomboy, more prompt to learn sword play than needle play.
Bran Stark
Aventurous and curious, he is played by Isaac Hempstead-Wright. Very young, his wish is to become a knight himself.
Note: there is an even younger brother, Rickon, whose role isn't truly important.
Benjen Stark
[no pic yet]: Eddard's brother, enroled in the Watch. Played by Joseph Mawle.
Jon Snow
Even though Eddard is righteous, Jon Snow is his bastard, actually the eldest of all. His mother is unknown. To Cat's great dismay, he is the only one who actually looks like a Stark. He has inherited of his father's righteous mind too.
The Baratheon
Motto: Ours is the Fury
King Robert Baratheon
Robert was the one who was the head of the rebellion against the mad King Aerys Targaryen. He became the King afterwards, and for now 15 years have ruled over the 7 Kingdoms. Maybe some of you will have recognized Mark Addy as Robert.
Cersei Lannister
Married to King Robert and a Queen, Cersei, played by Lena Headey, was born as a Lannister. Twin of Jaime Lannister, she is the eldest of the Lannister siblings. She is reputed for her great beauty.
Joffrey Baratheon
The crown prince, Joffrey Baratheon, is played by Jack Gleeson.
Note: there are two other kids, Myrcella and Tommen, but their role in this season is quite small.
Note bis: Robert has two brothers, Renly and Stannis.
The Lannister
Motto: Hear Me Roar!
Jaime Lannister
Twin of the Queen Cersei, he is a Kingsguard, and one of the most famous one. As good-looking as his sister, he is also very impulsive. Played by Nikolaj Coster-Waldau.
Tyrion Lannister
The youngest of the siblings, he also compensates for his siblings good looks by being "the dwarf". Of course, most of you will have recognized Peter Dinklage in this role.
Tywin Lannister
[no pic yet]: played by Charles Dance, he possesses like all the Lannisters a certain arrogance. Head of the Lannister house, he's also the father of the three siblings.
The Targaryen
Motto: Fire and Blood
Viserys Targaryen
Viserys, played by Harry Lloyd, is the eldest and one of the two Targaryen left. In exil with his sister, his obsession is to take back the throne and be the rightful king.
Daenerys [Dany] Targaryen
Youngest sister, she never knew the 7 Kingdoms, unlike her brother. Played by Emilia Clarke, she is to be betrothed to Khal Drogo, in exchange for power to set up a war against the 7 Kingdoms, so that her brother can become the King.
Khal Drogo
Played by Jason Momoa, Khal Drogo is the leader of one of the most powerful troops. Interested in Dany, he marries her and promises her brother to help them to get back the throne of the 7 Kingdoms.
I hope I didn't spoil too much - some of the settings explained are told in the very first episode I think, so it should be alright.
If anyone reading the books sees a problem or a major spoiler, please tell me so so I can correct
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