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In general, there is no idea too big forGame of Thrones.
Giants riding woolly mammoths?
Dragons breathing down fire on a flotilla of ships?
An army of rampaging ice-zombies?
Sure, and give them their ownice dragonwhile were at it.
Which is why it was so shocking that Sunday nightsseason-eight premiereincluded a rare moment of restraint.
But what of the elephants?
Cersei was told there would be elephants.
Sorry, the Golden Company guy says, they didnt bring the elephants.
The Golden Company also invades Westeros at the end of George R.R.
MartinsA Dance With Dragons, but other than that, almost every element of the situation has been changed.
In the books, the Golden Company has a long and storied lineage.
(2) They are renowned for their professionalism and for never breaking a contract.
Five hundred squires, with one mount apiece.
But mostly what everyone remembers about the Golden Company is the pachyderms.
And elephants, a soldier says after giving a rundown of their strength.
We must not forget the elephants.
Theres 24 of them, and theyre spectacular.
But at least the shows creators threw in the Golden Company and gave the elephantsa mention.
When it comes to the army of war elephants, Im glad they didnt forget.
Lets hope the Golden Company brought peanuts.
