"...and it's like... idk, like a determination came over her."
That's what I was trying to get to. The book had chapters to work on that determination. The show-look helped, but the book made it feel organic, like it was less her dealing with one tragic event, and more her choosing to become awesome despite her ugly circumstances.
There are a million trouble-y things with Drogo's characterization and readers' perception of him. I won't go into it because it's spoileriffic. All I will say is that the book made something super unpalatable work believably enough, and I don't see it working nearly as well with TV!Drogo. And, it's a very pivotal scene as well. If I hadn't read the books, I think the way its seemingly headed in the show would be a deal breaker for me.
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Date: 2011-05-09 11:31 pm (UTC)That's what I was trying to get to. The book had chapters to work on that determination. The show-look helped, but the book made it feel organic, like it was less her dealing with one tragic event, and more her choosing to become awesome despite her ugly circumstances.
There are a million trouble-y things with Drogo's characterization and readers' perception of him. I won't go into it because it's spoileriffic. All I will say is that the book made something super unpalatable work believably enough, and I don't see it working nearly as well with TV!Drogo. And, it's a very pivotal scene as well. If I hadn't read the books, I think the way its seemingly headed in the show would be a deal breaker for me.