Game of Thrones 4x6 - full reaction
Added 2024-10-30 17:00:07 +0000 UTCwhere's mickey haller when you need him???
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This is a leftover plot point from the books which you're right, doesn't make sense here. Shay in the books is very different; she's a flighty, somewhat personality-less whore that Tyrion falls for regardless, because Tyrion in the books is also an extremely different character. They made him way more lovable in the show, which I'm not complaining about! I love Peter Dinklage's performance. But as a result, he would never just fall for a random girl, they had to make Shay an amazing character, too. And I think you're right, the Shay in the show would understand what Tyrion was trying to do, wouldn't fall for it, and wouldn't do this. I guess they told themselves they needed to keep this plotline for future reasons, but I think with more clever writing they could've found a way around it and stayed true to her character. Just one of many examples where the show diverges from the book in a good way (making Shay way more cool) but then doesn't know what to do with what they've done, so it's explained away by poor writing.
Mary Kate
2024-10-31 01:47:28 +0000 UTCTrial by combat seems like a release valve for a time when you can't expect justice because those in power have personal reasons for promoting injustice as in this case. While not the best system by any means it sure beats not having that option while living under a tyrant I guess. I think also it's assumed that the gods will not let a guilty person win a trial by combat.
Jonathan Hall
2024-10-30 23:23:38 +0000 UTCThe trial by combat made me think of a quote from Excalibur (1981): "For by the law of God no knight who is false can win in combat with one who is true." That's the romantic idea of knights as warriors of God though. The actual history of trial by combat seems to be more pragmatic. In the absence of any evidence or witnesses there was no way to determine who was right, so they might as well fight it out.
zerofk
2024-10-30 21:30:12 +0000 UTCIn the books Shay betrays tyrion as well but shes portrayed in a different way. She uses him and its implied she never loved him. In the show I feel like she actually does love him, but her motives are not clear. I never liked her before this but I feel like they did write her in a weird way to still make this storyline happen, because its a big turning point in tyrion's story Like at one point she even cared for sansa and seemed like she knew how dangerous things were. But than she acts like she doesn't understand anything??
Freefall
2024-10-30 18:38:28 +0000 UTC
