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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 1358 Views
I have no big opinion - 02/08/2011 05:42:35 PM 704 Views
It might sound too alike, but why change the name of a major character? - 02/08/2011 05:56:56 PM 893 Views
No idea... it's very pointless - 03/08/2011 03:03:40 AM 708 Views
Why do that for Asha? Because... - 02/08/2011 06:00:28 PM 742 Views
The Mereneese names in the ADWD season will be so much fun! *NM* - 08/08/2011 01:12:13 PM 310 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 965 Views
Yes, Tonks from HP. - 03/08/2011 04:46:34 PM 674 Views
one little interesting note - 02/08/2011 09:46:30 PM 873 Views
hmmn *NM* - 02/08/2011 10:15:58 PM 327 Views
how much older than Theon is supposed to be? - 02/08/2011 09:56:00 PM 697 Views
Only a couple years, iirc. - 02/08/2011 10:47:50 PM 747 Views
She can be cute when she wants to be - 02/08/2011 11:10:42 PM 683 Views
actually that's the cutest of her pix that I've seen - 03/08/2011 03:46:07 AM 830 Views
I just don't like the new name... *NM* - 03/08/2011 07:06:40 AM 290 Views
Huh, I didn't even notice that they changed Robertin Arryn's name in the show? - 03/08/2011 02:21:09 PM 900 Views
Neither did I. Strange. - 03/08/2011 11:08:12 PM 646 Views
Wow, I didn't notice the change either - 05/08/2011 07:36:23 AM 623 Views
The new name is stupid. - 05/08/2011 09:10:03 AM 646 Views
Why didn't they change Osha's? - 07/08/2011 11:27:59 AM 663 Views
I'm guessing - 07/08/2011 11:44:08 PM 680 Views
Well, I meant before Season 1, of course. So yeah, bad planning. - 08/08/2011 01:11:11 PM 644 Views

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