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Gregor Clegane is over seven feet tall. |
The actor who portrays Gregor is tall, but NOT seven feet. |
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Petyr Baelish had a beard |
Petyr Baelish did not have a beard
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Will finds the wildlings and they thinks they froze to death in their sleep. |
They have been brutally massacred. |
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The White Walkers have white skin and they wear a light armour that is covered in a reflective material. |
Their skin is grey and frozen. Their hair is dark and thier faces resemble skulls. They don't wear armour.
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The mythological race are refered to as the Others. |
They are called the White Walkers. |
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Will, Gared and Waymar face the first attack of the Others. |
Only Waymar and Gared face the White Walkers.
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Waymar is transformed into a wight and strangles Will. Gared escapes. |
Gared has his head cut off by a White Walker and Will escapes. |
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The tale begins 14 years after Robert's Rebellion. |
It is 17 years later.
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A red haired whore is mentioned. |
A prostitute names Ros is a recurring character. |
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Catelyn is naked when Maester Luwin enters Starks' bedroom. |
She is wearing a sleeping gown.
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Catelyn encourages Ned to accept the request of King Robert. |
She begs him not to accept because she is afraid for him. |
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The Winterfell meeting happens in the castle. |
It takes place in Godswood.
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Prince Joffrey and Sansa spend a long time riding around the Trident, after which they find Arya. |
After a short walk they find her. |
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Eddard kills Lady using the Greatsword Ice. |
A dagger is the weapon of choice.
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Bran's dreams about a three eyed crow wake him up. |
The execution of Sansa's direwolf wakes him. |
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Catelyn and Rodrik arrive via ship from White Harbor prior to Eddard. |
Eddard gets their first and the others follow on horseback.
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The King's council is made up of 8 members. |
There are only 6. |
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Eddard wears a chain of hands. |
He wears a hand shaped badge.
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There is a saying, "The King eats, the Hand takes a shit." |
It is, "The King shits, and the Hand wipes." |
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Jon only fights Grenn and breaks his nose. |
He breaks his wrist and also fights other recruits.
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Mormont has a white raven. |
He doesn't. |
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Sam is called Ser Piggy. |
He isn't.
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Gendry is 16 years old. |
He is over 20 years old. |
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Sandor tells Sansa about his family. |
Littlefinger tells her about the Clegane brothers.
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Arya finds many dragon skulls in Red Keep's dungeons. |
She only finds one. |
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Eyrie is a small traditional castle made up of seven towers. It is located on the shoulder of a very tall mountain. |
The castle is located on top of a small mountain.
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There are hints that Ser Loras and Lord Renly might be lovers. |
They shown to be lovers. |
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When Ser Jaime attacks Eddard, Eddard's leg is crushed by his horse while he is attempting to escape. |
Eddard is stabbed in the leg by a guard.
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Bran is ambushed by six attackers while on the ride. |
There are only four. |
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The Moon Door stands between two pillars in the High Hall of the Eyrie. |
It is an opening in the floor of the main hall.
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Eddard and Cersei have a confrontation about Jaime in the Red Keep's godswood. |
It happens in an outside courtyard. |
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Benjen's long absense causes the men of the Night Watch worry. |
Benjen's horse returns riderless and this makes everyone at the Castle Black worried.
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Eddard suspects that something terrible has happened to King Robert because of the silence on the trip to see him. |
Lord Renly warns Eddard about it. |
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Jon Snow is worried because Sam may not be initiated with the other recruits. |
This doesn't occur.
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Daenerys steps into the pyre and her hair is burned off. |
The scene continues into the next morning and her hair is left intact. |
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Ser Barristan Selmy is kicked off the Kingsguard he says he will seek the rightful heir. He then kills two of the city watch when they try to question him. |
This doesn't happen.
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This doesn't happen and Mago lives. |
Mago and Drogo duel when Drogo feels that Mago is questioning his authority. Mago's throat is slit and his tongue is ripped out. |
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Arya wishes she could learn to be an archer. |
She is a skilled archer.
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Brandon overhears a plot to overthrow the King from the Queen in a conversation with her brother and lover Jaime Lannister is pushed from a high height by Jaime Lannister and falls. Brandon is left paralysed. |
Brandon falls and becomes paralysed after overhearing a conversation between the Queen and her brother, Jaime Lannister. |
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The youngest Stark son is around 4. |
The youngest Stark son is 12.
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Tyrion has two different colored eyes. |
They are the same color. |
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Tyrion has a hunch back. |
He has a regular posture.
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The direwolves are wolves. |
They are German Shephards. |
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You don't learn Arya's fate. |
After a cliffhanger we find out what happens.
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