User blog comment:Emiliasnow/Game of Thrones Character Map/@comment-5014364-20141215060515/@comment-5014364-20141215183003

No. Do not sarcastically thank me.

What does "new users" mean? People watching Season 1? In that case, why does it include characters from Season 2? This only clutters the chart even more.

New watchers in Season 1 wouldn't need to really know who Hot Pie and Jaqen H'ghar are, given that they're only introduced in the finale (Hot Pie barely, and in fact, Jaqen is unseen. NOR were Aggo and Kovarro present until Season 2 - and Aggo doesn't really talk!).

(It also leaves out Dolorous Edd even though he's in Season 2).

So it's not actually thorough going into Season 2, but is meant for new viewers?

In trying to satisfy both, it satisfies neither. You can either have a relatively simple chart for "new" viewers starting with Season 1, or a thorough chart for people caught up with later seasons: it cannot be both.

...unless you seriously think people jump in during Season 4 after not marathoning any of the prior seasons, which is absurd.

A Season 1 viewer guide chart might want to include Stannis (because he's mentioned)...but why Melisandre, Davos, or Mathos?

And what of Olenna Tyrell? Some character omitted for space? There is visibly enough space on the right of the chart to include Olenna Tyrell next to her grandchildren.

No, this is not a useful chart. No, we do not thank you for it. Did you think you would be automatically thanked for a chart with no "standards" for how useful it is? It's not a good introductory chart, nor is it a good "up to Season 4" chart.

I'm deleting it. Maybe the next one will be better.