Heda_Khaleesi

i have to thank the showrunners for casting Iain Glen.

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Nina Gold it was if I remember correctly.

Heda_Khaleesi

bless her

SongIceFire

Still, they probably could have gone Martin's route with the character and the audience would still speculate about a romance between Jorah and Dany.

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I think they wanted a clear cut from the books.

SongIceFire

But I still miss the Kiss!

Heda_Khaleesi

what could have been

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I think that train passed by.

Heda_Khaleesi

now it's too late yeah.

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But what they have is special. Sometimes it's better to stay just friends.

Heda_Khaleesi

i think Jorah accepted that fact.

MysteryXX

The show did something better than the books.

That thing is Jorah Mormont.

Now, I feel like show!Jorah being an exceptionally better person than book!Jorah has more to do with the fundamental misunderstanding of the character by d&d than any active thought process on their part…

I think book!Jorah is too obsessive with Dany. He's inappropriate and creepy, and Dany still has to deal with him because he has experience of her home, etc, etc, though with Selmy on the scene Jorah's narrative function is no longer his alone and Selmy does it better.

Show!Jorah is another thing entirely and I approve that a lot

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I never read the books but I am sure you are right. I heard that arguement a lot.

MysteryXX

So basically, Iain Glen is a dreamy sort of fella. I want him to be a romantic hero. Hell, in the show I root for him to wind up with Dany because–stay with me here–show!Jorah has none of the super offputting dudebro qualities that book!Jorah has in spades.

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I never knew you shipped or liked him that much