Game Of Thrones fans who have read the A Song of Ice and Fire books, were a bit disappointed that Lady Stoneheart, aka the resurrected Catelyn Stark didn't make an appearance in the season four finale.
In the books the murdered Catelyn, comes back for revenge following the mass slaying at the Red Wedding and she was expected to feature. However, actress Michele Fairley confirmed this week that she wasn't going to be back: “Yeah, the character’s dead. She’s dead,”
“You respect the writers’ decision. I knew the arc, and that was it. They can’t stick to the books 100 percent. It’s impossible—they only have 10 hours per season. They have got to keep it dramatic and exciting, and extraneous stuff along the way gets lost in order to maintain the quality of brilliant show.”
It's not the first time the TV show has strayed from the plot and the last series in particular took a lot of artistic licence. Look out because there are HUGE Game Of Thrones spoiler ahead, so if you haven't read the books we advise you don't carry on, unless you're OK with finding some stuff out that hasn't got to screen yet.
Jaime raping his sister Cersei
Yes Jaime and Cersei Lannister have inappropriate sex underneath the dead body of their son, Joffrey, but it wasn't rape. The scene caused outrage when it aired on HBO, causing author George R.R. Martin to even blog about the addition. Jaime was never actually meant to be at the wedding either to see his son die. So in the book Cersei is relieved that Jamie is not dead, and that he's there to mourn the loss of their son. "Though the time and place is wildly inappropriate and Cersei is fearful of discovery, she is as hungry for him as he is for her," Martin wrote.
There's a White Walker kingdom?
A huge deviation from the book was when one of Craster's discarded babies was taken to the White Walkers for a sacrifice. It certainly doesn't happen in the books - or maybe it does and it's just a massive spoiler for those that haven't reached Book 5 yet.
The mutiny at Craster's Keep
There is certainly a mutiny at Craster's Keep, but Jon Snow doesn't lead a group there to fight the rebellious Night's Watch brothers to look for his brother Bran. Bran doesn't got to Craster's Keep. In fact, Bran hasn't seen Jon Snow since he was warging as his dire wolf, Summer during a battle with wildings in The Gift - and Jon didn't even know. The traitors of the Night's Watch are killed, and die a bloody death but it's not a battle against Jon Snow and the brothers.
Who's got Coldhands?
Noone. In the book, Gilly and Samwell are led to safety by a hooded figure that calls Sam 'brother'. Fans wonder if Coldhands is actually Benjen Stark as he's thought to be an 'undead' member of the Night's Watch and he can't pass through the Wall because of its magic but he knows how to get Samwell and Gilly to the Black Gate of the Nightfort underneath it. Maybe he'll have a role to play in season five?
Yara, who is Asha in the books, doesn't attempt a rescue
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