Game Of Thrones: 8 Times The Show Went Too Far

7. When Loras Shaved Renly

They're gay, get it? These two characters are gay. They're always naked and touching each other and look, they even shave each other, too! Because they're gay. Understand? Nobody can accuse Game Of Thrones of gradually turning the characters Renly and Loras into gay stereotypes across the run of the show. Why? Because they do it from the very offset, specifically during a scene in season one that sees the two characters engage in a conversation while Loras shaves Renly's chest. Oh, and when he finishes with the chest, he starts on his armpits. Why was this needed? In the books, the character's relationship is depicted with such grace and subtlety that it's possible to not even realise they're gay for quite a long time. Why? Because that's not what the characters are primarily about. They're actual people, not an excuse to get a couple of men shirtless. The shaving scene is an example of one of the first times the show went way too far, and it only carried on from there.