Game Of Thrones
The conclusion ofHouse of the Dragonhas sparked an stake in the earth of Westeros among fans once again , something that had n’t been seen since the early season ofGame of Thrones . With this arrive a band of rewatches , and fan once more remembered how awesome the characters were , particularly that of The Hound .
Sandor Clegane was a complex character of dubious morals , but the great unwashed screw to look out him even so . His intimidate comportment and boundless cynicism were a just dividing line to the facades of the other characters , but there are some distinct differences to his literary ego .
He’s Much More Disfigured
The biggest visual difference of opinion was one made for virtual reasons . In the book , The Hound ’s disfigurements are more akin to Harvey Dent ’s face inThe Dark Knight . His entire leftfield pinna is missing and part of his mandible are openly seeable on the left over side of his face . to begin with , this was to be preserve in the show .
However , Rory McCann was unable to act at 100 % with the encompassing prosthetics on his cheek , and with hour - long episode , it simply was n’t practical to keep the effect . Of naturally , the deformity in the show are far from pretty , but it ’s not quite as over the top as it was in the books .
His Age Is Different
This is a difference of opinion that pretty much all of the Christian Bible character go through , and Sandor is no dissimilar . In the show , he looks to be in his mid-40s and is play by the very much mid-40s - looking Rory McCann . While this does makeThe Hound wait very grizzled , it slightly thin The Hound ’s coming into court from the book .
In the book , The Hound is only 27 age former at the beginning of the serial , yet look bad than he does in the show . This showcases just how much the debacle he ’s mature up with ripened the character in real - time , both mentally and literally .
He Enjoys Murder Openly
AlthoughThe Hound talks a deal about enjoying deathin the show , he never openly prove it . He ’s always stoic in his furor , never even crack a smile while chopping people in half with his sword . This was most surely not the character in the Book , where The Hound is a luck more emotional .
During the Battle of the Blackwater and even while cut down the sad sack ’s boy Micah , The Hound is seen laughing about the whole thing . The use of murder is n’t assure but shown , and this take a shit The Hound a caboodle more dread o some readers . If nothing else , it pee him a lot more memorable to the human race who oppose with him .
He Cries Without Shame
An aspect that is n’t at all show in the show is that The Hound hollo quite a lot . The Hound is a military man who is clear hurting , but the show ’s version deals with it by bottling it up and lashing out with contumely . In the books , The Hound openly cry in important scenes .
During the Battle of the Blackwater , he threatens Sansa to babble out for him , and he cries at her beautiful vox before leave . In the struggle with Beric Dondarrion , he shout out after he ’s burned by the horse ’s flare sword . die at the Trident , he cries as he confesses his crimes to Arya . This is a facet of his character that makes him a heap more sympathetic to the misanthropical show version .
He’s More Eloquent
The Hound sneers at all the noble lords and ladies in the show , oftentimes contrast his demeanor and speech to be more “ common ” than the people he serves . It ’s a big detail of his character that he hates pomposity and prefers to say things bluntly . This quality still holds slightly true in the Holy Scripture , but in a more subtle way .
It ’s leisurely to forget that The Hound is still Sandor Clegane , the son of a noble lord of a newly formed stately home . Even as he is , Sandor did welcome more education than most , have eloquent conversations with Sansa and the Brotherhood Without Banners . His blunt cynicism is season by a actual education , showcasing a very jaded gentleman .
He Never Robbed A Peasant Family
While The Hound is still pretty ruthless in the books , as discover by his delectation of murder , he ’s surprisingly a slew more relaxed once he leave behind the Lannisters . Without the influence of the murderous Lannisters , The Hound is a destiny happy and even personable , at least as much as he can be .
For one , instead of hook a peasant menage as he does in the show , he actually found study as a escort fora minor village located in the Riverlands . During this fourth dimension , he work without complaint and Arya even helped out . When they were in the end involve to leave , The Hound holds no intemperate feelings and leaves without incident . Certainly a far cry from the “ mercy ” he gave the peasant family .
He Never Fought Brienne
Brienne of Tarth and The Hound may share some uncouth land in their “ protection ” of the Stark children , but they still clashed swords in Season 4 , with Brienne finally have the best the seriously injured Sandor Clegane . In the Scripture , this barbarous fight never happened .
In fact , Brienne and The Hound have never even met in the book . Instead , it was a ring of The Mountain ’s men that gave Sandor his fatal injuries . Admittedly , this was one change that many rule book fan really prefer , as it give both grapheme a much recondite tale than the Arya storyline had in the script .
He Has A Distant Relationship with Arya
Despite how much of Season 4 was focused onArya and The Hound ’s friendly relationship , they were never as cheeseparing in the book as they were in the show . It ’s not as a back - and - away , with The Hound expend most of his time with his prisoner in stony silence . In fact , he does n’t even go out of his way to make a joining with Arya until the Trident .
Only when he was dying did he start opening up to Arya , and truthfully , it was only because Sansa was n’t there . He confessed all the sinning he had to Arya , even admitting to his despicable desires , sobbing all the while . Ironically , it ’s a very dissimilar final exchange compared to the more cynical one they had in the show , where they were a bit close .
He Has A Closer Relationship with Sansa
Other than a few exchanges betimes in the show , Sansa and The Hound do n’t really have a tangible human relationship . The Hound intelligibly has some attention for the Stark kid , but his cynicism and selfishness scare her away . In the Holy Scripture , their human relationship was a lot more complicated . In the Bible , Sandor Clegane actually verbalise a draw with Sansa .
In fact , many exchanges between Littlefinger and Sansa in the show were really conversation she had with Sandor in the ledger , specifically the news report about his scars . Of course , this was no friendship , as he threatened Sansa with a vane to sing for him during the Battle of the Blackwater . Yet , Sansa sing for him and even console him through his split before he ran out , never to be seen again .
He Truly Wants To Be A Knight
In the show , The Hound holds nothing but disdain for the knights he has met . He may acknowledge them as unassailable fighter , but any acknowledgment of honour , and he ptyalize on the notion . He wants nothing to do with it because he see what “ knights ” like his brother have done to the realm .
However , the book tackles this in a unlike direction . It ’s less that he disrespects knights , but more he does n’t conceive that true knights still exist . He outright refuses the deed of conveyance in the show and books for this reason . However , as his family relationship with Sansa shows , he always want to be a on-key knight deep down . Unfortunately , lot made him The Hound .
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