GOT show/book comparison

            Prior to watching episode one of Game of Thrones, I was really interested in how they were going to portray all of the events that took place in the book. The dire wolves, the Wall, etc. all seemed to be impossible to put into a television show. After seeing episode one, I was fairly impressed with the way they were able to capture the books important features. What particularly interested me was how they were going to fit everything that happened in book one into season one. Once I finished season one I realized why everyone was so obsessed with the show but it also confirmed why books are much better than movies/TV shows. Yes they did successfully fit everything into the show but it seemed really, really rushed. For example, Bran’s fall happens on page 85 compared to season one when this event happens in the first episode. To people that haven’t read the book, season one didn’t seem rushed at all, in fact, it were perfectly well paced. However to me, events like Ned’s death and Dany’s wedding came up so fast.

            Another thing I took notice of was the dire wolves. In the book they constantly talked about how they were getting bigger and bigger but in the book they stayed the same size. I didn’t really expect the show to be able to portray their size realistically but I felt like the dire wolves played such an important role in both the book and the show. Finally, I was extremely impressed the way the season finale of Game of Thrones depicted what happened with Dany and the dragons. The dragons looked very realistic making the scene really similar to the book. Overall, I think that HBO did a wonderful job making the show very similar to the book.