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Before and after Gwendoline Christie transformed into Brienne of Tarth for Game of Thrones

ByStarcasm Staff

When British actress Gwendoline Christie was named to play Brienne of Tarth in Game of Thrones, the reaction from fans was that she was too pretty. George R. R. Martin describes Brienne in the books as the “ugliest woman in all of Westros,” which is a difficult role to be cast in for sure. At 6’3″ Gwendoline does fit the description of towering over a lot of men, but after years of the model life she definitely wasn’t buff enough the play Brienne. The main issue with Brienne isn’t her ugliness anyway, it is with her perceived ugliness in the Westros world, which isn’t very accepting of tall, masculine women.

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Game Of Thrones Season 2 photos of Brienne, Davos the Onion Knight, Melisandre, and more!

ByAsa Hawks

On April 1st HBO’s critically acclaimed (and enormously popular) fantasy series Game of Thrones returns for its second season of back stabbing and front stabbing as a slew of new characters are added to the elaborate chess match based on George R. R. Martin’s A Song Of Ice And Fire series of books. Keep reading for 17 character photos from Season 2 released by HBO earlier today, including the first clear looks at Gwendoline Christie as Brienne of Tarth, Liam Cunningham as Davos, and Carice van Houten as Melisandre!