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Cool as it was to have the singer's music echoing from the Sky Cells, this is probably the only deviation I actually fell in love with.
It made sense not to hire an actor to play the fall guy, since you couldn't really establish that the singer was Lysa's favorite... not without having more screen-time for Lysa, and there are more interesting characters/scenes to show. The suicide made sense, so I was impressed with how they handled this part. There are some deviations I like, too, but this is the only one I loved and didn't even have a part of me contemplating whether they'd be better off following the book.
I don't know if it's a deviation that Sansa testified without Littlefinger telling her what to say first, but I loved his poker-face. It made sense that he'd let Sansa have her say. Even if she was about to end him with her words, any attempt to stop her would have been proof of his guilt. Sansa telling who she is (which I'm pretty sure is a deviation) also made sense, as it's been clarified to her that she's not good liar. Best to start her lie with truth, then when she's shaken and in tears, no one questions that her nervousness is from lying. She just revealed her identity, which is something she should be scared to do! A brilliant way for an honest person to try deception for the first time.
So, yeah... I love Darth Sansa. I forgot where I read that. I'm commenting on her character, not her Disney Villainess look, but still... a great scene, which even stands out in the shadow of Oberon's exploding head.
It made sense not to hire an actor to play the fall guy, since you couldn't really establish that the singer was Lysa's favorite... not without having more screen-time for Lysa, and there are more interesting characters/scenes to show. The suicide made sense, so I was impressed with how they handled this part. There are some deviations I like, too, but this is the only one I loved and didn't even have a part of me contemplating whether they'd be better off following the book.
I don't know if it's a deviation that Sansa testified without Littlefinger telling her what to say first, but I loved his poker-face. It made sense that he'd let Sansa have her say. Even if she was about to end him with her words, any attempt to stop her would have been proof of his guilt. Sansa telling who she is (which I'm pretty sure is a deviation) also made sense, as it's been clarified to her that she's not good liar. Best to start her lie with truth, then when she's shaken and in tears, no one questions that her nervousness is from lying. She just revealed her identity, which is something she should be scared to do! A brilliant way for an honest person to try deception for the first time.
So, yeah... I love Darth Sansa. I forgot where I read that. I'm commenting on her character, not her Disney Villainess look, but still... a great scene, which even stands out in the shadow of Oberon's exploding head.
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