Such is the case in the show's treatment of Ser Ilyn Payne and Ser Bronn of the Blackwater. Game of Thrones features a massive ensemble cast. While stars and young up-and-coming talent filled many ...

Ser Ilyn Payne is a minor figure in A Song of Ice and Fire, but even more minor in Game of Thrones. Why did Bronn get his scenes? Bear Island sits in the Bay of Ice off the western coast of the North.