Game of Thrones: the most depraved show on television!
In US law, "depraved-heart" or "depraved-indifference" murder is when someone acts with "depraved indifference" and kills someone, even if they didn't mean to. Does that happen in GOT?
Oh my that got dark quick! But in short, yes, in Game of Thrones murder of every sort imaginable is a routine occurance.
That's what I thought... I have only seen a couple of episodes, even though the eighth season is coming up soon.
I guess so. I'm only up to the fourth season. The problem is that everyone and their mother watches game of thrones so there are spoilers lurking around every corner.
Have you read the novels? I know a few people who can list all the differences between the novels and the show, ha ha.
No I'm not in quite that deep. I can claim, however, to have read every Harry Potter novel at least twice!
Nice... I haven't read any of them, but the cultural impact of them is interesting. People have written doctoral theses about those books.
Certainly. J.K. Rowling had a really good grasp on the archetypes of the collective subconscious of humanity. Those books reach deep into our fantasies and pull out some very satisfying experiences for the reader.
Harry Potter influences and analogues
Writer J. K. Rowling cites several writers as influences in her creation of her bestselling "Harry Potter" series. Writers, journalists and critics have noted that the books also have a number of analogues; a wide range of literature, both classical and modern, which Rowling has not openly cited as influences.
This article is divided into three sections. The first section lists those authors and books which Rowling has suggested as possible influences on "Harry Potter". The second section deals with those
Depraved-heart murder
In United States law, depraved-heart murder, also known as depraved-indifference murder, is a type of murder where an individual acts with a "depraved indifference" to human life and where such act results in a death, despite that individual not explicitly intending to kill. In a depraved-heart murder, defendants commit an act even though they know their act runs an unusually high risk of causing death or serious bodily harm to a person. If the risk of death or bodily harm