Thread:Patrick.vtap/@comment-26767096-20161027150203/@comment-26767096-20161027174946

Maltalidenta Kwuitidherali wrote:

Codebreaker 2100 wrote:

Maltalidenta Kwuitidherali wrote: Thing is, Benjen and Coldhands actually are the same person. Not in the book. The plotlines are the same, the details are roughly the same.

Targaryen goes to Westeros from Essos with friend who has grayscale.

Now, in this example, they've gotten rid of Aegon, to simplify the equation so people can more easily understand it.

But to just get rid of a character and add in another one, why? The show is more than enough evidence that they're similar, and there's no way at all I can see Benjen's death meaning anything in comparison to him being Coldhands.

It just makes sense, and is so much better. It's a waste of a good character to just have Benjen die, like it's a waste of Lord Tarly if he doesn't come running after Sam. He's supposedly a legend, but we've never seen him get into his own.

Same principle. Lord Tarly needs a 'Worst Dad In The Seven Kingdoms' award - even Tywin didn't threaten his son with murder.