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    8 months ago

    I think it worked for some early GOT moments too. It showed the monster that Khal Drogo really was, for example

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      8 months ago

      She gave consent in the book, although she was still only like 14 because George RR Martin is a creeper. So not really consent, but not quite like the show.

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        8 months ago

        calling him a creep for using historically accurate depictions of medieval marriage is…going a bit far…

        the story is set in a medieval world. so how is it creepy to use real medieval culture in the context of the story?