How different is Game of Thrones TV series from the books? This chart shows how series one to five c
For Game of Thrones fans wondering how the books and TV show differ from each other, this is a greater gift than having The Sight.
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This excellent chart plots the Game of Thrones episodes against their corresponding chapters in George RR Martin’s A Song of Ice and Fire series to show how far the TV show draws from the books.
It's especially interesting now as series five of the TV show marks a serious departure from the books, whereas the first three series of the show drew far more heavily from the original story.
Apart from anything else, it makes for a very lovely looking chart of coloured dots and squares.
Here's a snapshot of the chart...
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Here's how this glorious offering, made by Joeltronics, actually works.
A filled-in box means the the episode draws events directly from the chapter (this doesn't necessarily mean it covers the entire chapter)
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A dotted box means the episode draws indirectly from the chapter - revealing events that occur off-page, introducing characters, minor details of an event, etc - but does not directly depict events in the chapter.
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