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4th January 2018
06:09pm GMT

From the very first scene where we meet Sam at Castle Black, we're led to believe that he's weak, cowardly and unskilled with a sword. This being said, there's a different kind of strength to Sam and it's one that has proven to be incredibly valuable and rare.
Intelligent, brave and incredibly loyal, the eldest son of Lord Randyll Tarly has ultimately proven his father wrong. Throughout the show, Sam is one of the few people to have killed a White Walker and a Thenn but that's not all.
He also had the balls to stand up to his tyrannical father and disobey his Night's Watch vows in order to save Gilly and her newborn child. Sam also showed his decency, loyalty, and humanity by risking a fatal infection when he cured Jorah Mormont's greyscale.
Oh yeah, he also discovered (eventually!) that there's a plentiful supply of dragon glass that's buried underneath Dragonstone...handy when it comes to The Great War against the army of the dead.
This being said, it appears that some Game of Thrones fans still have an issue with 'Sam the Slayer.'
In an interview with journalist Julie Hamill, John Bradley (Sam) was talking about his love for The Smiths and Morrissey. It's a fantastic chat but the conversation inevitably turned towards his character in Game of Thrones and why some viewers really dislike the would-be Maester.
https://twitter.com/johnbradleywest/status/946146964432916481
When asked if his character is universally liked, here's what the actor had to say.
"No… there are people who hate Sam Tarly. Women seem to like him but a certain type of man doesn’t like to be reminded of their own vulnerabilities and they believe that men should be super strong and super stable. Men like that really hate characters like Sam. The thing about the character that I find interesting is that people say, ‘You turned brave.’ I think he was always brave."
We know what you're thinking, who are these people?
Given the events of Game of Thrones, we think Bradley's assessment of events is 100% accurate. After all, who else would have the courage to fight a White Walker, stand up for what they believe in and clean an endless amount of shit-soaked chamber pots?
Most men would balk at the task. Not Sam.
He's made of tougher stuff. Well, actually...

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