Quote:It took me a while to realize this (and I've written it in other GoT threads on this site) but Ned and Joffrey had to go away. They just didn't fit into the style. Ned was too good of a guy and Joffrey was too bad. The rank and file characters all do a little of both, and those two did not.

at first it can seemed like the director is just trying to build emotional attachments to people just so he can ruin them for shock and aw factor... but later i started realizing that it adds a level of reality to the show that gives every person a level of mortality making people realize any character can die at any minute... i think too many shows have that immortal aspect to some characters where you know what ever situation they are in, they are going to make it out alive and be there in the next episode, GoT isnt like that at all.

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