betiko wrote:So i guess the hound is totally dead.
What infection, what are you talking about strike?
How is the hound/arya storyline different in the books?
In the books, during the fight at the inn with the Hound and Arya vs. Polliver, the Tickler and two random guys, The hound had been wounded in the fight (This was the "Chicken" fight in the show). In the show, The Hound got bitten by Biter (One of the least sanitary things in the world by the way). In both cases, The Hound refused to use fire or boiling wine to treat his wounds and the wounds began to fester. In the books, The Hounds infection continued to spread until he was unable to walk. At which point he begged Arya to grant him death. Arya refused and walked away instead, just as she did in the show. It bugs me that the infection didn't kill him (though looking back he did appear weakened during Brienne's fight) partly because they had alluded to the bite in episode 8 like it was starting to become infected.
Some ways the story line changed from the book:
1. The Hound and Arya never ran into Rorge and Biter. Rorge was killed by Brienne and Biter was killed by someone else when he tried to retaliate for Brienne killing Rorge.
2. They never made it to the Bloody Gate. In fact, I don't think Arya ever learned that her aunt was killed.
3. Brienne and Pod never ran into Arya or the Hound
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