Quote Originally Posted by Gnome Alone View Post
His prose is very cinematic. It's no wonder they were able to adapt it so well.
Well, Martin was a TV writer...
Quote Originally Posted by SaintRidley View Post
Tyrion – I like the way he and Jon talk. It seems to me that the best people so far are those who don’t fit in with society, either because of some physical (Tyrion, now Bran) or mental (Hodor) “defect,” non-socially approved circumstances of birth (Jon), or due to being unwilling to conform to the traditional rules (Arya). I feel like, having seen what those close to him are capable of, Tyrion is potentially a snake, but he’s acquitted himself quite well so far.
This is an incredibly astute observation that I didn't cop to before. I think it's absolutely part of the story that Martin is telling, and they won't be the last misfits you run into via the books.