Game of Thrones

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*Karl Davies

Character: Alton Lannister

Character Details: Well, here's the thing: nobody really knows who he is. Alton Lannister isn't a character in any of the five existing A Song of Ice and Fire books. The best guess of most fans is that Alton will fill the role of Cleos Frey from the books. Frey, who doesn't come into importance until the third book, is the result of a Lannister/Frey marriage, and it could be likely that Alton Lannister is the result of the writers wanting to put a stress on his Lannister heritage. If he is filling the role of Cleos, it's likely that we'll see him as a prisoner of war alongside Jaime Lannister in Robb Stark's camp when the second season starts. He is of lesser importance to the Lannisters than Jaime, of course, but his Lannister heritage still holds weight with his family.

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Character: Jaqen H'ghar

Character Details: Much like the actor who portrays him, Jaqen H'ghar doesn't have the easiest name to spell. But phonetics isn't the only mystery surrounding the character of H'ghar, who we glimpsed briefly in the season one finale. We didn't see his face, of course; he was shrouded under a hood. He was also chained in a cage with two other nasty-looking characters. H'ghar is part of Arya Stark's season two storyline, and he's one of the reasons that it's one of the most interesting arcs of the season. It's really difficult to say anything more without spoiling some plot details, so I'll just say this: he'll probably be one of the characters you talk about all season long.

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Character: Jeyne Westerling

Character Details: It's likely that we'll be seeing more of Robb Stark in the second season of Game of Thrones than we did in the second book of the series, which is why we're getting introduced to Jeyne Westerling much earlier than we were in the books. Robb meets Jeyne after he is wounded in battle and she tends to him. Yes, this story is going exactly where you think it is. The producers have promised us a love story for the show's second season, and the dynamic between Robb and Jeyne is that love story. There's something standing in the way of their happiness, though: Robb's already engaged in a political betrothal with a girl from House Frey. Expect dramatic tension to result.

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*Liam Cunningham

Character: Davos Seaworth

Character Details: Davos is also known by his nickname "The Onion Knight," which he received after he smuggled various foods (including onions) to Stannis Baratheon during the siege of Storm's End. Stannis granted him a knighthood, but also commanded that Davos pay for his crimes by losing digits off each finger of his left hand. Seeing wisdom in Stannis's justice, Davos became one of Stannis's most loyal followers and one of his most trusted advisors, going so far as to wear the bones of his severed digits in a bag around his neck for luck.

By the time season 2 starts, Stannis has declared himself king, and Davos is growing wearing of Lady Melisandre, who is attempting to eradicate the traditional religion of the Seven and replace it with worship of her god, R'hllor, the Lord of Light. It's through Davos's eyes that we'll see the storylines of Stannis and Melisandre.

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Character: Yara Greyjoy

Character Details: In the books, her name is Asha Greyjoy. She's Theon Greyjoy's long-lost sister. Well, rather, Theon is her long-lost brother. She's a clever, cunning, and fierce warrior who commands her own fleet of ships. Raised by her father as an heir, Yara will clash with Theon after their unusual reunion.

*more to come

Edited January 12, 2012 by King

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Wait, does renly know he is the true king?

I can't remember.

and he is not a bastard son?

They are really introducing a lot of new characters. :eek: I hope the stories lines don't get clustered..

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*Natalie Dormer

Character: Margaery Tyrell

Character Details: Margaery Tyrell is the bride of the self-proclaimed King Renly Baratheon. This very political marriage allied the powerful House Tyrell with Renly, making his claim to the throne even more divisive for Westeros. It should be no surprise that Margaery's marriage with Renly is loveless; Renly is carrying on an affair with Margaery's brother Loras, "The Knight of Flowers." While that relationship was only hinted at in the book series, it was blatantly shown in the show's first season, which could possibly give the relationship between Renly, Margaery, and Loras a different angle than it had in the book.

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*Michael McElhatton

Character: Roose Bolton

Character Details: Roose Bolton is a nasty character. While he's a liege lord of the King in the North Robb Stark, that doesn't make him a good person. He's quite ruthless and cunning, despite appearing normal and mild-mannered. The Game of Thrones equivalent of a health freak, Bolton undergoes leechings to 'cleanse' himself, and as such gains the name "The Leech Lord." He has a bastard son, Ramsay, who's even more ruthless than he is. Of the characters we've met in the first season, Bolton will most likely interact with Arya Stark the most during the show's sophomore season.

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*Robert Pugh

Character: Craster

Character Details: Craster's a nasty fellow, one of the nastiest we'll meet on Game of Thrones. He's a wildling who lives north of the wall, and though he is hospitable to the traveling members of the Night's Watch, that doesn't mean he is by any stretch of the imagination a good person. Let me put it to you this way: his family has more incest than the Lannisters.

Craster has nineteen wives, most of whom are his own daughters. You read that right. Whenever he has a new daughter, he waits for her to grow up before she becomes his wife, too. And his sons... Well, he very mysteriously doesn't have any sons.

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*Hannah Murray

Character: Gilly

Character Details: One of Craster's daughters is a girl named Gilly. Pregnant with Craster's child, Gilly is afraid of what her father-husband will do if she gives birth to a son -- according to her, he'll take it into the wilderness and sacrifice it. She pleads with Samwell Tarly for help, and he agrees, sending her to Jon Snow, much to the latter's annoyance.

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*Oliver Ford Davies

Character: Maester Cressen

Character Details: We'll be introduced to Stannis Baratheon, Lady Melisandre, and Davos Seaworth through the eyes of the aging Maester Cressen, an advisor to King Stannis who, in the first scene of the book, struggles against Lady Melisandre for Stannis's favor. After Cressen is humiliated for his efforts, he concocts a scheme to once again become the King's most trusted advisor -- though things don't turn out the way he would have hoped thanks to the power of Lady Melisandre.

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Character: Lady Melisandre

Character Details: She's probably the most-talked-about new character of the second season: Lady Melisandre is as mysterious as she is dangerous. Known as the "Red Priestess," Melisandre worships the 'Lord of Light,' a deity known as R'hllor, through whom she can apparently perform feats of magic. Melisandre serves as an advisor to King Stannis and almost never leaves his side. A proponent of eradicating the old religions of Westeros and replaceing them with her new one, Melisandre believes that R'hllor wants Stannis to gain the Iron Throne, and she'll do anything -- and kill anyone -- to get him there.

I cant wait to see how they look with their make-up + outfits

Wait, does renly know he is the true king?

I can't remember.

and he is not a bastard son?

They are really introducing a lot of new characters. :eek: I hope the stories lines don't get clustered..

Renly is the Youngest of Robert's other two brothers, and Joffrey is a Bastard, which means Stannis is the rightful heir :yes:

Edited March 30, 2012 by King

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Renly is the Youngest of Robert's other two brothers, and Joffrey is a Bastard, which means Stannis is the rightful heir

ohhh. I got confused and thought he was roberts son. :toofloppy:

thanks .

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I only watched the episodes once, and deleted them after to make room on my harddrive. Maybe I should download again before the new season :sad:

and more new characters :dead:

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ohhh. I got confused and thought he was roberts son. :toofloppy:

thanks .

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I only watched the episodes once, and deleted them after to make room on my harddrive. Maybe I should download again before the new season :sad:

and more new characters :dead:

lol- there's a handful of new characters introduced in the 2nd season- it should be interesting :popcorn:

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Hannah Murray!

Cassie from Skins. asdfghjlkl;

So excited to be able to see her back on a show I watch.

Edited January 12, 2012 by Rito

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*Season 2 Update- sort of.

*On Our Way to Iceland

As I type this, I am on a late-night plane from Heathrow to Reykjavik, and I could not be more excited. For me, the last few days have been endless packing and sorting as I close down the office for the guys until we find out about Season 3, but suddenly I am on the plane and flying over the UK, Scotland and then north.

North of the Wall. Multiple locations, 18 days. The wildlings, the wolves and worse all await us. For Jon and the Watch, it’s a journey of discovery. For me it’s a journey of 4x4s and quad bikes.

There is no doubt that shooting will be a challenge. Remote locations, only four or five hours of light each day and challenging weather, but I cannot wait for the chance to see a country I have always wanted to visit in the way we will. The Icelandic government has given the show access to locations that you could not go as a regular visitor. We are going at the perfect time for snow and possibly the Northern Lights.

What more could you possibly ask for (other than extra gloves)?

http://www.makinggameofthrones.com/production-diary/2012/1/12/on-our-way-to-iceland.html?cmpid=ABC794

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Oooh damn.

Didn't know they were going to put in a Robb/Jeyne love story. Excited to see it. Even though I hate her.

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Oooh damn.

Didn't know they were going to put in a Robb/Jeyne love story. Excited to see it. Even though I hate her.

A bit too soon I guess, but it'll be interesting. I hope HBO releases another Promo soon :cry:

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*NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!!!

*Spoiler (Storm of Swords)

*Two of My Faves- WTF - HOW !!!

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Edited March 25, 2012 by King

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*NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!!!

*Semi- Spoiler (Storm of Swords)

*Two of My Faves- WTF - HOW !!!

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Ahhh, I see you've made it there. :hehe:

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Ahhh, I see you've made it there.

I refuse to read these books anymore

Storm of Swords Spoiler:

But why :cry: First Ned Stark ....and then two more. It's all Robb's fault- that damn idiot In other news I'm impressed with Daenery's -the way she took the Unsullied Jon Snow's chapters were kind of making me dull.... until he escaped from them. I honestly feel so sad for Arya- poor girl- at least she's safe with him I guess..

I'm on page 759- in the middle of a Bran chapter- we'll see how the 2nd half of this work goes :cry:

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I refuse to read these books anymore

Storm of Swords Spoiler:

But why :cry: First Ned Stark ....and then two more It's all Robb Stark's fault- that fool :cry: I'm impressed with Daenery's -the way she took the Unsullied Jon Snow's chapters were kind of making me dull.... until he escaped from them. I honestly feel so sad for Arya- poor girl- at least she's safe with him I guess..

I'm on page 759- in the middle of a Bran chapter- we'll see how the 2nd half of this work goes :cry:

I couldn't believe it either. :cry: Robb dying already made me sad as hell, but then Catelyn too, just a few paragraphs later? :emo: Two good and seemingly important characters dead just like that. It made me 10x more sad when watching the show, and seeing mother and son hug each other after Ned's dead, saying they will kill the Lannisters, because they killed them first. :(

Keep reading, though. There's a ton of specific reasons why people hope season 3 will exist, and those deaths are one of them.

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Storm of Swords spoiler

To be honest, I'm not feeling Stannis Baratheon. I know he's the rightful King and I guess he plays the "hero" role here (you know... where the audience hopes the good guy can triumph over his enemies and all, but... idk.. I'm bipolar with Daenerys Targaryen... sometimes I'm excited to see what happens next in her chapters, and at other times I just feel like skipping her chapters. I feel the same about Jon Snow... honestly I'm only interested in Catelyn's, Tyrion's, Jaime's, Sansa's, and Arya's chapters... i liked Theon's as well, but I don't think he has a chapter here on SoS. I don't mind Davos and Samwell- they're meh at this point.

By the way, what is up with this "The bear and the Maiden Fair" song (or whatever it was called). It gets mentioned every now and then in the books..

Back when everything was simple :cry:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aXmEv65qATU&feature=related

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Oh wow- I just saw this: