Game Of Thrones: 10 Things The Show Did Better Than The Books

10. Fleshing Out More Of The Characters

Remember all your favourite characters and how you bonded with them or formed deep emotional attachments? Characters like Robb Stark, Jaime and Cersei, Olenna Tyrell, Joffrey and Tormund Giantsbane? Well they're not in the books as much as the show, especially the first two novels.

Due to Martin's writing style each chapter is told from a specific character's perspective, meaning you only get to hear about things that happen rather than experiencing them first hand.

That doesn't translate to TV. Characters need equal time to get their personalities across and for their actions to define them. As such we see a lot more of the secondary characters, more dialogue and actions are invented to suit the characters, and deeper bonds are formed. Their victories and their tragedies carry far more weight.

Do you remember how you felt when we lost Robb?