Gay game of thrones
Queer Atmospheres
Like many things that happen on Twitter, Game of Thrones discourse is quite tedious. When the first episode of House of the Dragon debuted in August, monotonous discussions about the show’s “misogynistic” flaws collided with peoples puritan views on violence on screen, making it clear that the discourse that surrounded Game of Thrones over a decade ago, was still alive and well. While these views of the show and George R.R. Martin’s original work manage to bore me to tears, I do spot myself increasingly worried with the adaptations treatment of gay characters.
Like many queer teen’s, I started watching Game of Thrones after seeing a gifset of Loras Tyrell and Renly Baratheon on Tumblr when I was thirteen. I watched the first episode alone, and then realizing there were books, scan those first. Now, I wasn’t surprised by the lack of gay text in these books, but rather, the compassion that is shown to these characters from Martin. So, colour me surprised when I watched the first two seasons of the show and found the adaptation lacking in it’s queer department.
Loras and Renly are not point of view characters in any of the “Song of Ice and Fire” nove
Game of Thrones is back. The most-watched show from HBO in nearly half a century is in its dwelling straight after seven years – and the last six episodes will be among the most expensive television ever made. Given the way the planet of television is rapidly splintering into audiences self-scheduling their viewing across other platforms, the show’s final episode could be the last global TV mega-event. Watch it or not, you will have heard of it. And it matters.
It matters in terms of advocacy. This show will be screened in countries where homosexuality is illegal, where women’s sexual choices are controlled and where trans identities are violently conquered. How GoT reflects sexuality and what lessons are implied is culturally crucial. As the business moves towards its conclusion, it’s occasion to ask whether, given that cultural importance, the display has missed an opportunity with its queer storylines.
The story’s creator, George R.R. Martin, acknowledges his general debt to European history for inspiring plots and characters. At a recent fan convention, Martin identified some specific queer icons of the past, citing Alexander the Great, Richard the Lionheart, and Edward II an
Game of Thrones: Best LGBTQ+ Characters in the Series, Ranked
Game of Thronesis a fantasy TV demonstrate based on the book series A Song of Ice and Fire by George R.R. Martin. This HBO original revolves around the noble houses of Westeros and their struggle for might and the hold of the ever-coveted Iron Throne. The series brought record viewership to HBO and was subject to a great deal of critical praise for the overall quality of the series. Between the acting, the complex story, and the production value, the series earned a total of 59 Primetime Emmy Awards (per Harper's Bazaar). What's more, Game of Throneshas been named one of the best television series of all time by a number of critics and publications (via Screen Rant).
In addition to its world-building, intricate character arcs, and riveting narratives, one smaller, but no less significant, achievement by Game of Thrones is its Queer representation, and how varied it was. Of course, one thing to keep in mind is that our modern lexicon of sexuality wouldn't have been translated into the world of Game of Thrones, so identification via labels like "gay" and "lesbian" wasn't avail
Winter Is Coming: An LGBT Analysis Game Of Thrones
Austin Brown
Despite creature a very gritty, medieval fantasy display that focuses on politics and the specifics of warfare, Game Of Thrones has managed to encapsulate much more than swords and spears. Part of why George R.R Martin has seen such wide achievement in his books and subsequent television adaptations are through his realistic depictions of character relations. Persons, places, things, all of it is perfectly articulated to readers and viewers so that they can vicariously live through the books and adaptations; a king perhaps, a knight, a peasant, slave, and all their interactions woven together in ways that build the world notice alive and turn into something that could very much be real (Rees, 2013, p. 57)
Realism is not simply achieved through pure detail in the artwork. There is much more to a drawing then what is shown on a canvas. An painter has brushes, paints, oils, primers, diverse painting surfaces that alter the way the paint and brush interact with the material. Consequently here the landscape is much more than a usual medieval fantasy setting, a