8 Game Of Thrones Moments That Are So Much Better In The Book

6. Qyburn Is Set Up As A Much More Maniacal, Murderous Scientist

If you don't remember who Qyburn is, he's pretty much responsible for the (incredibly likely) resurrection of Gregor Clegane, aka The Mountain. The last confirmed sighting of The Mountain was after he went up against Oberyn Martell, lying on a slab in Qyburn's chamber. Though Clegane was the ultimate victor, Martell managed to severely wound and poison him, leaving him extremely close to death. A season later and The Mountain appears to have been resurrected. Though the show version of Qyburn is clearly implied to be up to all kinds of strange, experimental antics, his ability to literally bring someone back from the dead is perhaps a bit of a stretch given everything that we see. For the book version of Qyburn, however, such a feat is much easier to stomach. For a start, book Qyburn is regularly kidnapping and torturing people, carrying out a host of gruesome experiments. One particularly grim example sees Cersei consider releasing Falyse Stokeworth in an attempt to oust Bronn from Stokeworth, but upon enquiring with Qyburn about what state she's in, Qyburn tells her that Falyse is completely unable to feed herself, let alone rule. More examples of Qyburn's scientific monstrosity in the books render him a more memorable character, and make his ability to resurrect the dead a lot more believable.