To think my DB is far too young to watch Game of Thrones

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He's 12 and in year 7.
My DM doesn't pay the blindest bit of attention to anything he watches. I'm only thankful he doesn't have internet access.
Am I being uptight? I think 12 is a bit too young, perhaps in another year or two.
He's not mature at all.

Without wanting to give too much away, not all the people who've died on the TV version are dead in the books (and probably vice versa). I thought it was pretty faithful to the spirit if not the letter of the books. There's some cracking stuff coming up, IIRC, not least for Arya!

Woah no way should a 12 yr old be watching!! It's absolutely brutal. Same goes for Breaking Bad.

Ah thanks for that gasp, really looking forward to seeing what Aria does next.

On a side note its not a sexist, the targarian girl is pretty great :)

I'm 39 and I pull this face quite often at it

Waaay to much sex and violence for children IMHO

No no no - i love GoT and read the all books at least twice, i wont even let my 13yr old DS read them, let alone watch!!

They are simply not suitable 16 maybe, depending on the child, 17 probably, but 12 no way - and quite frankly i think its very bad parenting to let them watch it even if you think they 'are mature'

Absolutely not suitable for a 12 year old, the mountain and the viper death match stayed with me for days, it's the worst thing I've ever seen on screen - and I'm 32. Had I watched it as a 12 year old I wojld have lost several nights of sleep. That's before we get in to the blatant sex scenes, inappropriate relationships & sexual violence! What does your mum think goes on?? Would she change her mind if she watched it?

Jeez I just asked my dh his opinion (I haven't seen it) and he showed me that mountain and viper clip. Fucking hell that's beyond just a wee bit violent. I don't think anyone under the age of 21 needs to see that!!

I adore GoT, but agree that 12 is too young. My Y10 students are really into it though (ages 14-15) and all are reading the books as well. I think as it is a fantasy setting, it is easier for them to compartmentalise it as 'not real life'.

There are amazingly strong female characters too.

My dd (13) has read the first five books and I've let her watch the tv series too. We watch it together and i skip some scenes (like all the Theon torture scenes) and we fast forward through the sex as she doesn't want to watch that.

She is incredibly mature for her age and thoroughly enjoys the strong female characters like Arya, Brienne, Cersei and Dany. I don't think it is suitable for all young teens but we as parents made the decision that it was okay for her.

Back to beginning of thread, but Viva, I wouldn't let dd watch Ted at that age on the basis that it's shite.
Another GOT fan who wouldn't let child of that age watch it.

My son at 12 didnt want to watch it, he walked in once when a very graphic sex sscene was on. That was enough for him.

FIL took 13 year old nephew to see Ted. He thought it was going to be like The Muppets.

Err, no! Just asked DH and he looked at me! We're both fairly open minded and relaxed about age ratings but these days to get an 18/18R means content is very explicit. We love GoT but there is no way we'd let a 12 year old watch it, 16/17 possibly but even then we'd consider it on an individual basis. YANBU op

Is nt the real point here that it's not the op decision, it's for her mother to decide. By intervening the op risks alienating both her mother and brother, she could also be seen by her mother as undermining her.

GRRM has said the show passes the books this season. According to the producers there will be deaths in season 5 that have not occurred in the books. A terrifying but exciting prospect for book readers.

Renly Baretheon and Loras Tyrell are just 2 of the many happy to swing whichever way characters I'd use them to stop your mum letting him watch it. As has been repeatedly pointed out it is in no way suitable for under - - 25's-- 16s

i completely disagree with the poster who said the books leave more to the imagination.
Some of the things Ramsey Snow does to Theon and Jeyne (a character who never made it to the tv series) are so unbelievably hideous I'm not surprised they were cut from the tv production
And what about the bit where Vargo Hoat and his sick mates are on the verge of both raping Brienne at the same time?
And the bit where Biter (thank God he never made the cut either) chewed off the breasts of his rape victims?

The tv series is in no way suitable for any one younger than 18 and I don't care how 'sensible and mature' your DC might appear. It is horrifically violent (esp the epic fight between the Viper and the Mountain) and the way women are treated as sexual objects (Crasters Keep rape scenes were terrible) is very disturbing.

And never mind the bit where they sewed a decapitated wolfs head onto Rob Starks body.

Several of the book characters were children when they were involved in sex acts and sexual violence (Joffrey and Dani definitely were) but they had to age them up for tv for obvious reasons. But this is still in the books that these kids are reading.

Really? There are people on here who have no problem with a 12 or 13 year old watching this? I just can't understand it!

It is awful. I mean, I love it but but the sex and violence are awful. And unnecessary to a cracking story IMO. I have let dS1 age 16 watch it after reading all the books. DS2 who is 14 is not allowed, and to be fair doesn't ask.

I couldn't read the books. I found them way too graphic. I think what I could imagine was worse than what they could put on screen.

"Really? There are people on here who have no problem with a 12 or 13 year old watching this? I just can't understand it!"

There are 9 year olds in DS's class playing Grand Theft Auto Some parents just baffle me.

I would never let a twelve year old watch this. About fifteen would be the youngest.

12 seems rather too young. Sex. Violence. Sexual violence. Incest. Rape. Murder. Death by just about every violent method possible. Have you told your DM that the show is nicknamed Murdertits?

Mind you, I do think the casting is fantastic and they've brought it to screen very well. But I wish GRRM would fucking pull his finger out and write the next book. Some of us have been waiting for it for a very long time....

YANBU, The BBFC has rated the 4 box sets as 18 & 15 certificates.

12 is way too young. My granny with angina watches it & I'm genuinely scared it'll bring on her chest pain!