HBO's Game of Thrones ventured away from the source material on many occasions, but one departure is the most egregious.

Both wildlife and would-be poachers were in our crosshairs as our jeep purred away on red earth trails where we hoped the big cat would be thirstily slurping away at a waterhole. A dancing peacock ...

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