2017 Jun 9
The Game of Thrones franchise has taken over the world, with millions of avid fans in all corners of the globe, including Sri Lanka. With the release date for Season 7 just around the corner, we couldn’t help but wonder what this franchise would be like if it was set in Sri Lanka. Let’s take a look!
1. Winter will never come
Son, mona winter-da? If Game of Thrones was set in Sri Lanka, everyone would laugh at the guy who ominously says ‘Winter is Coming’. Winter never shows up in Sri Lanka, and unless the White Walkers are content with the slight fog and hail in Nuwara Eliya, that plot-line would have to be completely removed.
2. No skimpy outfits
Say goodbye to the low necklines and revealing dresses worn by most of the women in this show. Instead, their mothers would be right behind them 24/7, making sure they cover up, in case the neighbours start talking about how shamefully their daughter is dressed. We would definitely see more sarees, reddei-hatei outfits and probably a shalwar a here and there.
3. Extreme censoring
Firstly, any unnecessary sex scene would simply be deleted from the show. Meanwhile, any scenes with nudity that make it through will be highly censored, in the most annoying way possible of course. For example, Daenerys (the Khaleesi, for those of you who are still confused about this) would never have walked out of a fire naked. Instead, her clothes would have miraculously survived through magic or something.
4. Cows and Kabaragoyas galore
Sure, Game of Thrones shows a ton of horses, wolves, and the occasional dog. However, if it was based in Sri Lanka, the characters would have many more animals to deal with. Cows and bakki karaththeis would randomly show up in the backdrop of some scenes. Kabaragoyas might have staring competitions with the dragons, and there would be countless other insects and smaller animals running around, spreading things like dengue.
5. Joffrey may have been a bit nicer
If Joffrey was Sri Lankan, he probably wouldn’t have been allowed to do whatever he wanted. With one slap and a scolding from his mother, and he would have to simply shut up and listen. A Sri Lankan mother doesn’t care if you’re the King; you still have to listen to her. Of course, this theory would not come to pass if Cersei didn’t change a bit too, so we can’t be too sure!
6. Violence
The violence and brutality shown on the screen would most certainly be a lot less and the fake ‘dishoom-dishoom’s would be abundant. Parents would be more worried about the level of violence depicted, and Oberyn’s death would definitely have been written in a less gruesome manner – one that didn’t give anyone nightmares!
7. Celebrations
Any party or tourney that takes place would be quite different. For one, there would be much more singing and dancing, specifically a whole amount of baila and Lankan tunes going on. Drunk uncles from each realm and house would dance rather violently. One thing would certainly not change though – and that is the amount of wine and other alcohol being sipped all around (conveniently censored, of course, with the notice that says “Smoking and alcohol is harmful” .
