Posts Tagged ‘Olyvar’

In Defense of Potato Olly

Posted: August 18, 2015 by patricksponaugle in Game of Thrones, Opinion, TV
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This is part four of a five-part series defending Olly, the scrawny farmboy who played a major part in the fifth season’s finale on Game of Thrones. If you’re not up to date on the show and have no idea who Olly is or what he’s done, then you don’t want to be here. You want to be binge-watching Game of Thrones.

You want to!

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Olly can’t get enough Game of Thrones. But maybe it’s a bit too intense for his age…

Quick disclaimer: I’ll be talking about some minor differences from the books and the show, nothing super-spoilery, but I know some show watchers want to read the books one day, and try to avoid any book details. (Good luck.)

Previously, I’ve covered some of the reasons why show fans dislike Olly.

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