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Huh, I didn't even notice that they changed Robertin Arryn's name in the show? Sareitha Sedai Send a noteboard - 03/08/2011 02:21:09 PM
Gemma Whelan has been cast as Asha Greyjoy, but since her name sounds too much like someone else in the book, Osha, they have changed her name to Yara Greyjoy.

If you ask me, that name sucks monkeyballs. It sounds like Arya, and who the hell is Osha? Casting looks good though.


I suppose it makes sense (though "Yara" is a stupid name...maybe they want her to sound like a pirate?) since Asha and Osha are both peripheral enough at this point in the storyline for that to potentially be confusing. Arya is well-entrenched and by now she isn't really being called that much anyway ;)

I didn't get confused by names in the first season (there were a bunch I just didn't know until I read the book) but I was confused early on because the actors playing Baelish and Renly (I think) looked enough alike to give me pause.
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HBO executives casts and changes the name of Asha Greyjoy. - 02/08/2011 05:24:56 PM 1379 Views
I have no big opinion - 02/08/2011 05:42:35 PM 717 Views
It might sound too alike, but why change the name of a major character? - 02/08/2011 05:56:56 PM 909 Views
No idea... it's very pointless - 03/08/2011 03:03:40 AM 727 Views
Why do that for Asha? Because... - 02/08/2011 06:00:28 PM 756 Views
The Mereneese names in the ADWD season will be so much fun! *NM* - 08/08/2011 01:12:13 PM 319 Views
Osha is the wildling who now (at the end of GoT) lives in winterfell as a servant - 02/08/2011 06:01:36 PM 983 Views
Yes, Tonks from HP. - 03/08/2011 04:46:34 PM 686 Views
one little interesting note - 02/08/2011 09:46:30 PM 894 Views
hmmn *NM* - 02/08/2011 10:15:58 PM 335 Views
how much older than Theon is supposed to be? - 02/08/2011 09:56:00 PM 708 Views
Only a couple years, iirc. - 02/08/2011 10:47:50 PM 759 Views
She can be cute when she wants to be - 02/08/2011 11:10:42 PM 699 Views
actually that's the cutest of her pix that I've seen - 03/08/2011 03:46:07 AM 845 Views
I just don't like the new name... *NM* - 03/08/2011 07:06:40 AM 297 Views
Huh, I didn't even notice that they changed Robertin Arryn's name in the show? - 03/08/2011 02:21:09 PM 922 Views
Neither did I. Strange. - 03/08/2011 11:08:12 PM 660 Views
Wow, I didn't notice the change either - 05/08/2011 07:36:23 AM 638 Views
The new name is stupid. - 05/08/2011 09:10:03 AM 660 Views
Why didn't they change Osha's? - 07/08/2011 11:27:59 AM 677 Views
I'm guessing - 07/08/2011 11:44:08 PM 699 Views
Well, I meant before Season 1, of course. So yeah, bad planning. - 08/08/2011 01:11:11 PM 660 Views

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