Not everyone in ASOIAF is awful. Ned Stark, The Viper, Jon Snow, Robb Stark, Dany (book Dany), Sam, Deric Dondarrion, Thoros of Myr, Davos Seaworthy, Grey Worm, Sansa Stark… all of these people I would say lean on the side of “good” even if they aren’t perfect.
They often lose and don’t have plot armor, but that doesn’t mean they don’t exist and struggle for their causes (revenge, family, stability, peace, etc)
It’s pretty evidently shown that the conditions and relations of feudalism and coming winter are what causes a lot of people to act viciously and in evil ways
Not everyone in ASOIAF is awful. Ned Stark, The Viper, Jon Snow, Robb Stark, Dany (book Dany), Sam, Deric Dondarrion, Thoros of Myr, Davos Seaworthy, Grey Worm, Sansa Stark…
Thank you, now follow me to the :gulag: for knowing those names. Don’t worry, I’ll there with you.
They are the progressive force under feudalism and in fact need to be the ones doing the expropriation. Dany or Jon would be the Robespierre, Napoleon or Cromwell of this world
The most unrealistic aspect of ASOIAF is that the conspiracy by the intelligentsia (maesters) and liberated slaves (faceless men) to eliminate weapons of mass destruction (dragons) was ultimately successful and for the most part did put that genie back in the bottle.
I stopped looking at the books after it was clear that I would be putting myself through more of the same, and I didn't like what I was already reading, no matter how many times my college peers insisted that it was so mature and not cookie cutter sunshine and rainbows whatever that means.
I know the show wandered into the weeds, but even then, the "canon" line was blurry for me from the start because the show at first was just the books with more
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rape added and more female characters converted from positions of agency and leadership into titillation-focused portrayals of sex workers or rape victims.
Not everyone in ASOIAF is awful. Ned Stark, The Viper, Jon Snow, Robb Stark, Dany (book Dany), Sam, Deric Dondarrion, Thoros of Myr, Davos Seaworthy, Grey Worm, Sansa Stark… all of these people I would say lean on the side of “good” even if they aren’t perfect.
They often lose and don’t have plot armor, but that doesn’t mean they don’t exist and struggle for their causes (revenge, family, stability, peace, etc)
It’s pretty evidently shown that the conditions and relations of feudalism and coming winter are what causes a lot of people to act viciously and in evil ways
Thank you, now follow me to the :gulag: for knowing those names. Don’t worry, I’ll there with you.
The brotherhood without banners needs to expropriate all the bourgeois dipshits who are wasting time and resources on the brink of winter
This is pre-bourgeois. They needed to expropriate the feudal aristocratic dipshits
yes, mostly, there is the iron bank
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They are the progressive force under feudalism and in fact need to be the ones doing the expropriation. Dany or Jon would be the Robespierre, Napoleon or Cromwell of this world
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I’m just saying the maesters, free cities and slaves need to overthrow the aristocracy
The most unrealistic aspect of ASOIAF is that the conspiracy by the intelligentsia (maesters) and liberated slaves (faceless men) to eliminate weapons of mass destruction (dragons) was ultimately successful and for the most part did put that genie back in the bottle.
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He’s currently dead in the books. Show is not canon as far as I’m concerned
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I stopped looking at the books after it was clear that I would be putting myself through more of the same, and I didn't like what I was already reading, no matter how many times my college peers insisted that it was so mature and not cookie cutter sunshine and rainbows whatever that means.
I know the show wandered into the weeds, but even then, the "canon" line was blurry for me from the start because the show at first was just the books with more
spoiler
rape added and more female characters converted from positions of agency and leadership into titillation-focused portrayals of sex workers or rape victims.