When Vibhor Mittal, of Houston, sits down to watch the fun television show Game of Thrones, he looks at the characters and what they do. How motivated are they? It is more common to be drawn to action, and since the turn of the millennium, intricate plots that give people bragging rights for “figuring it out” eclipse character development. GoT, as it is affectionately called by its fan base, does have a complex plot. Rumors have it that the third book alone provides more than 1200 proper nouns, something that only a serious fan would count. If anyone is up to the challenge, it is Vibhor Mittal of Houston, though he’s spends with character analysis than name counting. You would think that a show slathered with sex but containing little violence could be as good as it is. This is a show that within the first couple of episodes you see incest glorified on the big screen. But as Vibhor Mittal of Houston points out, the show uses that as a plot point instead of throwing it at the viewer’s face willy-nilly. Then there is the love. You cannot avoid falling in love with the characters. “Never get too close,” becomes a mantra, because so many characters will most likely die. There are a few who seem untouchable, but in the end, they all are at the mercy of the author’s violent pen. If you, too, are driven by characterization and political intrigue, pick up GoT.
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