Even as children they were close and they slept together. Her mother died when she was so young that she does not remember her. The hound and aryas last prayer and the origin of their list game of thrones duration. Jun 16, 2014 in the books, the hound gets seriously injured during the fight with polliver, but we already saw that fight, and he walks away with only a few scratches. In the books, briennes affections for renly carried a romantic tinge, but in the show world, where he is more or less out of the closet, brienne is allowed to be much savvier about his true nature.
Brienne is strong and skilled, but still her experience at that point is mainly in tourneys. Honestly, this shouldnt be a surprise the old adage that you cant prove a character is dead until there is a body is no longer true on game of thrones thanks to jon snow. I didnt just want it to be a fight, i wanted it to be a. The hound shows up and is mean to brienne for no reason, or because he believes she is here for this bounty on his head. He came out much the worse for wear in his fight with brienne, although its worth mentioning that he accomplished what he set out to accomplish. She is not protecting anyone arya is not in immediate danger and does not kill a true villain, whos been harming lots of people at least if you compare season 4 hound with book 4 rorge. Book and show spoilers my biggest issue with the brienne vs. The hound vs brienne of fuckin tarth game of thrones s4 ep.
Game of thrones gwendoline christie on brienne of tarths. Rather, the hound gets what appears to be mortally injured in the fight with. In the books, brienne of tarth and jaime lannister do not arrive at kings. Jaime has no success in provoking brienne into a fight. Rather, the hound gets what appears to be mortally injured in the fight with characters at a tavern. In the books, sandors leg is injured in a fight with the tickler, whom arya kills.
She is extremely loyal to whoever she deems as worthy of serving. Jan 14, 2015 in the books, it would have been absurd for sandor to lose to brienne, but in the show, theyre pretty evenly matched. S4e10 the reason why i love the fight between the hound and. Brienne in the books still has issues deep down with killing people. Book spoilerswhat was really wrong with hound v brienne. Rory mccann on the hound and brienne fighting dirty, and. Just off the top of my head, i would say brienne is taller than renly and jaime and significantly heavier than either, but nowhere near the size of gregor clegane, who is the true giant in the series.
Differences between books and tv series season 4 game of. Apr 10, 2015 the fight against the hound made me see show brienne as a very strong yet very stupid person. She is a prominent point of view character in the novels brienne is introduced in the second novel of the series, 1998s a clash of kings, as a warrior fighting for the honor of serving in the kingsguard of renly baratheon. Brienne follows the traditional style and codes of a knight, despite not being one women cant be ser. How could brienne beat the hound in the books she cant. Aug 28, 2017 the reunion between the hound and brienne was the most underrated moment of the game of thrones season finale because it said so much about legacy, with so few words. Finally, she is able to overcome the hound, and he falls of the edge of the cliff and hits what seems like. The inn fight in two swords was supposed to result in the hounds. Game of thrones actress on her brutal finale fight. Tormund confesses his love for brienne on game of thrones. Clegane confronts his brother and asks what they did to him then cuts off the. Now in the game of thrones season 5 finale, mothers mercy, she most definitely took out a self. Game of thrones fans how the hell did brienne of tarth beat.
Ser jaime lannister considers brienne of tarth to be the hound with teats. Game of thrones showrunners have some bad news for. Game of thrones gwendoline christie on brienne of tarths epic s4 finale showdown with the hound. Brienne is well over six feet tall, but not close to seven, no. This is a place to enjoy and discuss the hbo series, book series asoiaf, and grrm works in general. Jaime lannister vs brienne of tarth battles comic vine. And im the exact opposite about brienne s affc arc.
What i meant is in asioaf universe i believe brienne would beat the hound at 100% because of oathkeeper, but the way she won the fight in the show after being pinned i lost all interest in the way they did the fight, no way is brienne beating the hound in a brawl. Brienne of tarth is a fictional character in george r. He exploded in a burst of bitter laughter, and charged her again, this time more fiercely. Brienne doesnt explain anything because if she did there wouldnt be a fight. Game of thrones showrunners have some bad news for brienne. Brienne tarth, commonly known as brienne of tarth, is the only living child and heir of lord selwyn tarth, lord of evenfall hall. The men including an evil character known as the tickler were part of his brothers the mountains own elite group of fighting men. Shorter than hodor and the greatjon, maybe a bit shorter than the hound, maybe roughly the same height as robert. The best part of show brienne is the insanely cool fight between her and the hound.
The fighting is an immaculate story that goes on and alex and c. Last year the nomadic ronin battled and seemingly killed the hound. In the books, the hound gets seriously injured during the fight with polliver, but we already saw that fight, and he walks away with only a few scratches. The hound is known as one of the most dangerous people in westeros, and he was pushing things towards a fight more than she was, i think. Smiff and poor paul herbert and dave foremanall the stuntmen. Jul 12, 2017 game of thrones gwendoline christie on brienne of tarths epic s4 finale showdown with the hound.
Rory says that getting an ear bitten off was just payback for kicking brienne in the foo foo. Aug 29, 2017 the following contains spoilers for game of thrones season seven world, meet the proudest pair of stage moms in westeros. They have a brutal and epic fight, and brienne nearly kills the hound. Brienne was born the eldest daughter of lord selwyn tarth, lord of evenfall hall, on the island of tarth. In the tv series, both arya and the hound survive the fight at the inn, but in the books. In the books brienne always talks about men underestimating her etc which gives her an edge.
When arya refuses to go with brienne, brienne and the hound fight, culminating in brienne s forcing him off a cliff and dealing him an apparently deadly wound, although arya escapes in the confusion. In the television adaptation game of thrones he is played by rory mccann. The hound was supposed to receive his mortal wounds fighting gregors men at the inn in episode one. Brienne and the hound bonding on game of thrones reactions. The reunion between the hound and brienne was the most underrated moment of the game of thrones season finale because it said so much about legacy, with so few words. Brienne of tarth and her kindoftrustysteed podrick accidentally came to aryas rescue, and the whole thing ended with brienne and the hound getting into one epic battle. He fights heatedly with his brother, but kneels when king robert i baratheon. The hound and briennes scene was one of the best on game. Apr 10, 2015 after the fight in season 5, ep1, they should have shown brienne injured from the fight as well. Martins books, things go down more or less similarly though the hound never fights brienne and is instead badly injured by some of his brothers men. Sandor clegane, popularly known as the hound, was the younger brother of ser gregor clegane and the personal bodyguard of prince joffrey baratheon. He misses his twin and thinks back about their childhood. As the fight between the hound and brienne progressed, both sides started playing dirty.
The hound is bigger, stronger, and widely acknowledged as one of the best killers on a continent full of killers. The hound has spent years fighting and killing people, far more than brienne has. He is nicknamed the hound for his fierce nature and unquestioning obedience to his masters and for the three dogs featured in his familys arms. It was very clear that brienne was not trying to kill the hound during that sword fight because she told him to surrender after she beat him. As for the hounds helmet, it is after revealed to brienne and podrick that it was. It was clear that the hound was weakened significantly in that fight, and even then he was physically pressing brienne for the first half of the fight, after which point the fatigue from the. Sandor clegane is a skilled warrior in the service of house lannister, known primarily for the horrible facial scarring he bears on the right side of his face and for his fierce demeanor and lack of chivalry. He is the younger brother of the current head, ser gregor clegane.
I thought brienne fighting the hound has already made her arc more interesting than her entire affc arc combined. A big thing in favor of the hound is that he has far more experience in actual fights than brienne does. Martins a song of ice and fire series of fantasy novels and its television adaptation, game of thrones. Jun 28, 2017 the only other real interaction between brienne and tormund fangenerated ships have been built on far less came as the two were preparing to ride off in different directions. The only other real interaction between brienne and tormund fangenerated ships have been built on far less came as the two were preparing to ride off in different directions.
He would dismantle brienne with no problems at all. You know, that guy she fought in season 4 and left for dead. Its also the most believable combat, in terms of actingskill. Brienne unleashes a fury more fierce than some of the men i have seen in the series. Jun 06, 2016 honestly, this shouldnt be a surprise the old adage that you cant prove a character is dead until there is a body is no longer true on game of thrones thanks to jon snow. Without all the trouble in the river lands there is no point in. She says no but he keeps being a meanie and antagonizing her so that they can fight.
There, brienne encounters arya and her escort, sandor the hound clegane. Weve been anticipating how the hound would react when he ran into brienne again, and were still waiting. The hound sees brienne is carrying a lannister sword and distrusts her, and the two fight over aryas safety each believing theyre the one who will give her her best chance. These two beat the stuffing out of each other, with many a blow to the face on both sides.
They visit maidenpool, but finding the town deserted, continue on toward duskendale. Thats not just because the show is changing so much from the booksits because its very ambiguous in the books themselves. Also, its very important to brienne to keep her oath. A storm of swordschapter 21 a wiki of ice and fire. He is nicknamed the hound for his fierce nature and unquestioning. Arya spars with brienne littlefingers dagger youtube. Brienne of tarth vs gregor clegane battles comic vine. May 21, 2019 when arya refuses to go with brienne, she and the hound fight, culminating in brienne forcing him off a cliff and apparently dealing him a mortal wound. In the books, sandor had been badly injured in the fight at the inn. She is a a valiant and skilled warrior in a song of ice and fire. Jul 14, 2014 so, one of my biggest peeves of season 4 was the houndbrienne encounter. Sandor clegane, nicknamed the hound, is a fictional character in the a song of ice and fire. Brienne, cleos, and jaime are still travelling to kings landing.
The hound and briennes scene was one of the best on game of. The fight between brienne and the hound is one of my favourite scenes in the series. Apr 15, 2010 brienne remained silent, and accepted the taunt, beckoning to the hound with oathkeeper. Brienne and sandor never even meet in the books, let alone fight. The bite was only hinted at in episode 8 and should have been made more obvious in the finale. Jan 14, 2015 as someone who has spent far too much time ie. Jun 15, 2014 game of thrones s04e10 brienne vs the hound.
His leg gets infected and he becomes too weak to move. Martins books, things go down more or less similarly though the hound never fights brienne and is instead badly injured by. While the hound does plan to take arya to lysa arryn, they never make it. The following contains spoilers for game of thrones season seven world, meet the proudest pair of stage moms in westeros. Brienne doesnt fight the hound sandor clegane in the books. I hadnt read the books at that point and i had no idea what would happen and it was the best fight scene in all the show. The spoils of war arya meets with brienne and shows off the skills she learned from no one. She had a single older brother, galladon, who drowned when he was eight and she was four, and two younger sisters, both of whom died in the cradle. I thought it was hilarious that brienne survived the fight with the hound when she also survived fighting jaime. When arya refuses to go with brienne, she and the hound fight, culminating in brienne forcing him off a cliff and apparently dealing him a mortal wound. When arya clearly refuses, brienne draws his sword and attacks the hound. Brienne adheres to the expectations and guidelines of knighthood almost formally, since she expressed at the climax of her fight with the hound that she had no wish to kill him which he ignored and continued to fight her, and also carried out the killing of stannis baratheon as if it were an official execution, even permitting him any last words.
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