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i cannot hide it
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for the little c*** monster to be dead ^_^
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you mean that great guy on my avatar????
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The author received numerous death threats, for killing off so many (favorite) characters at one time.
Crazy! I do not understand what people are thinking.
I sent my death threat to the Actor that killed em off!

Anybody Play the Board game; Game of thrones?
It is a six player game, but three players seem to make for a balanced game. pretty cool Game.
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yes i have it, hard to find time to play though. Most of my got friends live an hour away, so only have a few chances to play it every year
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Who is the woman up top? I think I recognize her but can't place her definitively.
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strike wolf wrote:Who is the woman up top? I think I recognize her but can't place her definitively.
That's what's her name, wrote the Harry Potter series. Rowling, or something like that. KK Rowling I think.
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Gweeedo wrote:The author received numerous death threats, for killing off so many (favorite) characters at one time.
Assuming this is true, this is why I fucking hate humanity.


The beauty of GoT is the fact that no one* is safe. Anyone can die at any moment. Oh you like Ned Stark? WELL TOUGH TITTIES. How about Robb Stark? SUCK A GIANT COCK.

There's no other show I've ever seen that is like it, which I love. They don't try to pander to the audience, they write the story how they god damn want it to be written (or, they make it seem like that).



*ok, maybe Daenerys is untouchable...other than that, I would not be surprised at any other deaths next season.
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Army of GOD wrote:
Gweeedo wrote:The author received numerous death threats, for killing off so many (favorite) characters at one time.
Assuming this is true, this is why I fucking hate humanity.


The beauty of GoT is the fact that no one* is safe. Anyone can die at any moment. Oh you like Ned Stark? WELL TOUGH TITTIES. How about Robb Stark? SUCK A GIANT COCK.

There's no other show I've ever seen that is like it, which I love. They don't try to pander to the audience, they write the story how they god damn want it to be written (or, they make it seem like that).



*ok, maybe Daenerys is untouchable...other than that, I would not be surprised at any other deaths next season.
brann, rickion, arya, jon snow all die and there is only sansa left for starks, but she dies in the book after.
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betiko wrote:
Army of GOD wrote:
Gweeedo wrote:The author received numerous death threats, for killing off so many (favorite) characters at one time.
Assuming this is true, this is why I fucking hate humanity.


The beauty of GoT is the fact that no one* is safe. Anyone can die at any moment. Oh you like Ned Stark? WELL TOUGH TITTIES. How about Robb Stark? SUCK A GIANT COCK.

There's no other show I've ever seen that is like it, which I love. They don't try to pander to the audience, they write the story how they god damn want it to be written (or, they make it seem like that).



*ok, maybe Daenerys is untouchable...other than that, I would not be surprised at any other deaths next season.
brann, rickion, arya, jon snow all die and there is only sansa left for starks, but she dies in the book after.
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Um? How do you get to Jon Snow dying but not know that Bran and Rickon are still alive, as is Arya? Bran is the new greenseer thingy. Rickon is at large with the wildling woman iirc.
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TA1LGUNN3R wrote:
betiko wrote:
Army of GOD wrote:
Gweeedo wrote:The author received numerous death threats, for killing off so many (favorite) characters at one time.
Assuming this is true, this is why I fucking hate humanity.


The beauty of GoT is the fact that no one* is safe. Anyone can die at any moment. Oh you like Ned Stark? WELL TOUGH TITTIES. How about Robb Stark? SUCK A GIANT COCK.

There's no other show I've ever seen that is like it, which I love. They don't try to pander to the audience, they write the story how they god damn want it to be written (or, they make it seem like that).



*ok, maybe Daenerys is untouchable...other than that, I would not be surprised at any other deaths next season.
brann, rickion, arya, jon snow all die and there is only sansa left for starks, but she dies in the book after.
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Um? How do you get to Jon Snow dying but not know that Bran and Rickon are still alive, as is Arya? Bran is the new greenseer thingy. Rickon is at large with the wildling woman iirc.
Now I might have to skim book 5. lol
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TA1LGUNN3R wrote:
betiko wrote:
Army of GOD wrote:
Gweeedo wrote:The author received numerous death threats, for killing off so many (favorite) characters at one time.
Assuming this is true, this is why I fucking hate humanity.


The beauty of GoT is the fact that no one* is safe. Anyone can die at any moment. Oh you like Ned Stark? WELL TOUGH TITTIES. How about Robb Stark? SUCK A GIANT COCK.

There's no other show I've ever seen that is like it, which I love. They don't try to pander to the audience, they write the story how they god damn want it to be written (or, they make it seem like that).



*ok, maybe Daenerys is untouchable...other than that, I would not be surprised at any other deaths next season.
brann, rickion, arya, jon snow all die and there is only sansa left for starks, but she dies in the book after.
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Um? How do you get to Jon Snow dying but not know that Bran and Rickon are still alive, as is Arya? Bran is the new greenseer thingy. Rickon is at large with the wildling woman iirc.
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I don't think he's serious. I am also holding out hope that Jon lives. If the theory that he is Rhaegar Targaryen and Lyanna Stark's son is true, I want that to be revealed before they actually do away with him. I have come to expect characters dying in Game of Thrones but Jon just feels like there is still more to his story. As far as Daenerys, I get the feeling she has to live for now because she's going to become sort of a villain (or at least not a good character) for the final books.
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strike wolf wrote:
TA1LGUNN3R wrote:
betiko wrote:
Army of GOD wrote:
Gweeedo wrote:The author received numerous death threats, for killing off so many (favorite) characters at one time.
Assuming this is true, this is why I fucking hate humanity.


The beauty of GoT is the fact that no one* is safe. Anyone can die at any moment. Oh you like Ned Stark? WELL TOUGH TITTIES. How about Robb Stark? SUCK A GIANT COCK.

There's no other show I've ever seen that is like it, which I love. They don't try to pander to the audience, they write the story how they god damn want it to be written (or, they make it seem like that).



*ok, maybe Daenerys is untouchable...other than that, I would not be surprised at any other deaths next season.
brann, rickion, arya, jon snow all die and there is only sansa left for starks, but she dies in the book after.
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Um? How do you get to Jon Snow dying but not know that Bran and Rickon are still alive, as is Arya? Bran is the new greenseer thingy. Rickon is at large with the wildling woman iirc.
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I don't think he's serious. I am also holding out hope that Jon lives. If the theory that he is Rhaegar Targaryen and Lyanna Stark's son is true, I want that to be revealed before they actually do away with him. I have come to expect characters dying in Game of Thrones but Jon just feels like there is still more to his story. As far as Daenerys, I get the feeling she has to live for now because she's going to become sort of a villain (or at least not a good character) for the final books.
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I'd be willing to bet money that he survives, in some form at least. He's almost like Daenerys in that he can't be killed. He did get stabbed multiple times pretty brutally, but I kinda have a feeling he'll either come out a little worse for wear, or he'll transfer his spirit over to Ghost. Goddamn wargs. Can't really say what happens after that. Wasn't Lyanna Stark killed before Robert's Rebellion, and in fact that's what caused Ned to join Robert? If so, then I don't really think Jon Snow is a Targaryen.

I could be wrong, of course. Been a while since I read the first coupla books.

Daenerys isn't a villain, she serves as the righteous, idealistic wrath that is otherwise lacking in the moral grayness of Westeros. That's why I hate her.
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TA1LGUNN3R wrote:
strike wolf wrote:
TA1LGUNN3R wrote:
betiko wrote:
Army of GOD wrote:
Gweeedo wrote:The author received numerous death threats, for killing off so many (favorite) characters at one time.
Assuming this is true, this is why I fucking hate humanity.


The beauty of GoT is the fact that no one* is safe. Anyone can die at any moment. Oh you like Ned Stark? WELL TOUGH TITTIES. How about Robb Stark? SUCK A GIANT COCK.

There's no other show I've ever seen that is like it, which I love. They don't try to pander to the audience, they write the story how they god damn want it to be written (or, they make it seem like that).



*ok, maybe Daenerys is untouchable...other than that, I would not be surprised at any other deaths next season.
brann, rickion, arya, jon snow all die and there is only sansa left for starks, but she dies in the book after.
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Um? How do you get to Jon Snow dying but not know that Bran and Rickon are still alive, as is Arya? Bran is the new greenseer thingy. Rickon is at large with the wildling woman iirc.
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I don't think he's serious. I am also holding out hope that Jon lives. If the theory that he is Rhaegar Targaryen and Lyanna Stark's son is true, I want that to be revealed before they actually do away with him. I have come to expect characters dying in Game of Thrones but Jon just feels like there is still more to his story. As far as Daenerys, I get the feeling she has to live for now because she's going to become sort of a villain (or at least not a good character) for the final books.
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I'd be willing to bet money that he survives, in some form at least. He's almost like Daenerys in that he can't be killed. He did get stabbed multiple times pretty brutally, but I kinda have a feeling he'll either come out a little worse for wear, or he'll transfer his spirit over to Ghost. Goddamn wargs. Can't really say what happens after that. Wasn't Lyanna Stark killed before Robert's Rebellion, and in fact that's what caused Ned to join Robert? If so, then I don't really think Jon Snow is a Targaryen.

I could be wrong, of course. Been a while since I read the first coupla books.

Daenerys isn't a villain, she serves as the righteous, idealistic wrath that is otherwise lacking in the moral grayness of Westeros. That's why I hate her.
-TG
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Warg power and maybe brought back to his human body by Melissandre seems to be a popular theory that I can get behind. While it would be interesting, I'd be a little upset if he was a wolf for the rest of the books. As far as parentage, there's quite a few options out there. Wyllia (I think), the woman from the Vale who moved to the Riverlands appears to be a popular one but so is Lyanna. Lyanna died towards the end of the war about a few months after Rhaegar was killed at the Trident (Ned and Robert started the war because Rhaegar 'kidnapped" Lyanna) on what was described as a bed of blood. There was also something about an unspoken promise between Lyanna and Ned as she died. The other evidence for it is that "The Tower of Joy" where she was found, was guarded by three of the Kingsguard (including two of their best, Hightower and Arthur Dayne) and they had been there since before Rhaegar ran off to the Trident which would suggest someone more important than the Prince's mistress was in the tower. There have been allusions to Jon Snow looking very much like Lyanna specifically and not so much Ned. Aemon Targaryen refers to Jon as reminding him of his brother Darion and the very fact that Ned would not reveal the name of the mother to anyone is evidence as well. If Jon Snow was actually a Targaryen (possibly legitimized by Rhaegar before he was born), he would have to be kept secret from everyone or his life would have been forfeit under the rule of Robert or Joffrey (Some would say this is why Ned was going to wait for Jon to take the Black before telling him who his real father was. Of course even if Jon is the son of Rhaegar Targaryen, there is only one person living who would definitively know and that is Howland Reed (It is possible that Jojen and Meera were told but there's speculation about whether they are even still alive at this point and it's possible that Jaime Lannister may know as well since he was close to Rhaegar but Jaime has never given any inclination himself that this is the case and even if he knew, he might not tell Jon about it.

As far as Daenerys, I thought so too at first but that's actually the North's (with the exception of Bolton) part in the war to declare moral high ground and Melissandre is the idealist. Daenerys is willing to bend morals to get around certain things (tricking the slavers at Astapor anyone?) but she has plenty of wrath and every indication seems to be that she may very well burn Westeros halfway to the ground to get what she wants. Now a true villain? No there's only three real villains (Littlefinger, Roose Bolton and Euron Greyjoy) in Game of Thrones, the rest are just various shades of gray. I just think that Daenerys appears to be one of the darker shades of gray at this point.
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i was totally kidding about all the starks kid dying. ;)

by the way pretty funny. a very close childhood friend of mine is quite an artist. He made for fun a "starks crossover", and today this has been retweeted on robert downey junior's official tweeter!!!

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strike wolf wrote:
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Warg power and maybe brought back to his human body by Melissandre seems to be a popular theory that I can get behind. While it would be interesting, I'd be a little upset if he was a wolf for the rest of the books. As far as parentage, there's quite a few options out there. Wyllia (I think), the woman from the Vale who moved to the Riverlands appears to be a popular one but so is Lyanna. Lyanna died towards the end of the war about a few months after Rhaegar was killed at the Trident (Ned and Robert started the war because Rhaegar 'kidnapped" Lyanna) on what was described as a bed of blood. There was also something about an unspoken promise between Lyanna and Ned as she died. The other evidence for it is that "The Tower of Joy" where she was found, was guarded by three of the Kingsguard (including two of their best, Hightower and Arthur Dayne) and they had been there since before Rhaegar ran off to the Trident which would suggest someone more important than the Prince's mistress was in the tower. There have been allusions to Jon Snow looking very much like Lyanna specifically and not so much Ned. Aemon Targaryen refers to Jon as reminding him of his brother Darion and the very fact that Ned would not reveal the name of the mother to anyone is evidence as well. If Jon Snow was actually a Targaryen (possibly legitimized by Rhaegar before he was born), he would have to be kept secret from everyone or his life would have been forfeit under the rule of Robert or Joffrey (Some would say this is why Ned was going to wait for Jon to take the Black before telling him who his real father was. Of course even if Jon is the son of Rhaegar Targaryen, there is only one person living who would definitively know and that is Howland Reed (It is possible that Jojen and Meera were told but there's speculation about whether they are even still alive at this point and it's possible that Jaime Lannister may know as well since he was close to Rhaegar but Jaime has never given any inclination himself that this is the case and even if he knew, he might not tell Jon about it.

As far as Daenerys, I thought so too at first but that's actually the North's (with the exception of Bolton) part in the war to declare moral high ground and Melissandre is the idealist. Daenerys is willing to bend morals to get around certain things (tricking the slavers at Astapor anyone?) but she has plenty of wrath and every indication seems to be that she may very well burn Westeros halfway to the ground to get what she wants. Now a true villain? No there's only three real villains (Littlefinger, Roose Bolton and Euron Greyjoy) in Game of Thrones, the rest are just various shades of gray. I just think that Daenerys appears to be one of the darker shades of gray at this point.
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strike wolf wrote:
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Warg power and maybe brought back to his human body by Melissandre seems to be a popular theory that I can get behind. While it would be interesting, I'd be a little upset if he was a wolf for the rest of the books. As far as parentage, there's quite a few options out there. Wyllia (I think), the woman from the Vale who moved to the Riverlands appears to be a popular one but so is Lyanna. Lyanna died towards the end of the war about a few months after Rhaegar was killed at the Trident (Ned and Robert started the war because Rhaegar 'kidnapped" Lyanna) on what was described as a bed of blood. There was also something about an unspoken promise between Lyanna and Ned as she died. The other evidence for it is that "The Tower of Joy" where she was found, was guarded by three of the Kingsguard (including two of their best, Hightower and Arthur Dayne) and they had been there since before Rhaegar ran off to the Trident which would suggest someone more important than the Prince's mistress was in the tower. There have been allusions to Jon Snow looking very much like Lyanna specifically and not so much Ned. Aemon Targaryen refers to Jon as reminding him of his brother Darion and the very fact that Ned would not reveal the name of the mother to anyone is evidence as well. If Jon Snow was actually a Targaryen (possibly legitimized by Rhaegar before he was born), he would have to be kept secret from everyone or his life would have been forfeit under the rule of Robert or Joffrey (Some would say this is why Ned was going to wait for Jon to take the Black before telling him who his real father was. Of course even if Jon is the son of Rhaegar Targaryen, there is only one person living who would definitively know and that is Howland Reed (It is possible that Jojen and Meera were told but there's speculation about whether they are even still alive at this point and it's possible that Jaime Lannister may know as well since he was close to Rhaegar but Jaime has never given any inclination himself that this is the case and even if he knew, he might not tell Jon about it.

As far as Daenerys, I thought so too at first but that's actually the North's (with the exception of Bolton) part in the war to declare moral high ground and Melissandre is the idealist. Daenerys is willing to bend morals to get around certain things (tricking the slavers at Astapor anyone?) but she has plenty of wrath and every indication seems to be that she may very well burn Westeros halfway to the ground to get what she wants. Now a true villain? No there's only three real villains (Littlefinger, Roose Bolton and Euron Greyjoy) in Game of Thrones, the rest are just various shades of gray. I just think that Daenerys appears to be one of the darker shades of gray at this point.
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I don't know that I would call Littlefinger a real villain. He has a rather harsh backstory if you piece things together. I view him as similar to Tyrion.
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I'll admit he has a harsh backstory. Ridiculed by all. Used by Caitlyn Tully. Beaten half to death by Brandon Stark. Etc. Etc. Etc. I'll even accept that he has a delicate temperament that led to many of his actions. Where I call him evil is that I do not see anything well-intentioned about his actions. He wants power. He may want it to gain the respect he never had but he's willing to do whatever it takes. self-oriented motives added onto heinous acts (I mean lets face it. He is responsible for the war.) equate to a villain regardless of how messed up the back story. You may consider that he cares for Sansa but that's part of this psychosis he has going on. Tyrion is a different story. He's more of an anti-villain or something along those lines. He is someone who is always on the wrong side but is well-meaning despite some obvious faults. Similar cruelty in their back stories? Sure but they are not the same type of person.

I'm still trying to figure out Varys (I'm not sure he isn't the most dangerous of all of them by the way). I don't get the impression that he is really a villain but I also find him difficult to read.
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strike wolf wrote:
thegreekdog wrote:
strike wolf wrote:
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Warg power and maybe brought back to his human body by Melissandre seems to be a popular theory that I can get behind. While it would be interesting, I'd be a little upset if he was a wolf for the rest of the books. As far as parentage, there's quite a few options out there. Wyllia (I think), the woman from the Vale who moved to the Riverlands appears to be a popular one but so is Lyanna. Lyanna died towards the end of the war about a few months after Rhaegar was killed at the Trident (Ned and Robert started the war because Rhaegar 'kidnapped" Lyanna) on what was described as a bed of blood. There was also something about an unspoken promise between Lyanna and Ned as she died. The other evidence for it is that "The Tower of Joy" where she was found, was guarded by three of the Kingsguard (including two of their best, Hightower and Arthur Dayne) and they had been there since before Rhaegar ran off to the Trident which would suggest someone more important than the Prince's mistress was in the tower. There have been allusions to Jon Snow looking very much like Lyanna specifically and not so much Ned. Aemon Targaryen refers to Jon as reminding him of his brother Darion and the very fact that Ned would not reveal the name of the mother to anyone is evidence as well. If Jon Snow was actually a Targaryen (possibly legitimized by Rhaegar before he was born), he would have to be kept secret from everyone or his life would have been forfeit under the rule of Robert or Joffrey (Some would say this is why Ned was going to wait for Jon to take the Black before telling him who his real father was. Of course even if Jon is the son of Rhaegar Targaryen, there is only one person living who would definitively know and that is Howland Reed (It is possible that Jojen and Meera were told but there's speculation about whether they are even still alive at this point and it's possible that Jaime Lannister may know as well since he was close to Rhaegar but Jaime has never given any inclination himself that this is the case and even if he knew, he might not tell Jon about it.

As far as Daenerys, I thought so too at first but that's actually the North's (with the exception of Bolton) part in the war to declare moral high ground and Melissandre is the idealist. Daenerys is willing to bend morals to get around certain things (tricking the slavers at Astapor anyone?) but she has plenty of wrath and every indication seems to be that she may very well burn Westeros halfway to the ground to get what she wants. Now a true villain? No there's only three real villains (Littlefinger, Roose Bolton and Euron Greyjoy) in Game of Thrones, the rest are just various shades of gray. I just think that Daenerys appears to be one of the darker shades of gray at this point.
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I don't know that I would call Littlefinger a real villain. He has a rather harsh backstory if you piece things together. I view him as similar to Tyrion.
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I'll admit he has a harsh backstory. Ridiculed by all. Used by Caitlyn Tully. Beaten half to death by Brandon Stark. Etc. Etc. Etc. I'll even accept that he has a delicate temperament that led to many of his actions. Where I call him evil is that I do not see anything well-intentioned about his actions. He wants power. He may want it to gain the respect he never had but he's willing to do whatever it takes. self-oriented motives added onto heinous acts (I mean lets face it. He is responsible for the war.) equate to a villain regardless of how messed up the back story. You may consider that he cares for Sansa but that's part of this psychosis he has going on. Tyrion is a different story. He's more of an anti-villain or something along those lines. He is someone who is always on the wrong side but is well-meaning despite some obvious faults. Similar cruelty in their back stories? Sure but they are not the same type of person.

I'm still trying to figure out Varys (I'm not sure he isn't the most dangerous of all of them by the way). I don't get the impression that he is really a villain but I also find him difficult to read.
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I guess I see everyone as being self-motivated (including Tyrion and Jamie and all the other anti-villain villains). The end of the books that I want is for Littlefinger to ascend the throne.
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And I wouldn't say you are completely wrong. Tyrion can be self-motivated but he has plenty of incidents where he will go beyond himself to protect someone. Not taking advantage of Sansa, helping out Jorah Mormont and the other dwarf, the saddle for Bran and even trying to get along with Jon Snow at points. Jaime was very self-serving at first and a true villain but has since started to act on the regret he has apparently felt for a long time and tried to become more honor bound. Even Circe Lannister is showing signs that she isn't 100% evil. Robb Stark was inevitably killed because his motivation became increasingly self-serving and ended in him making more and more mistakes. There are a 100 different grays in the ASoIAF universe, the brightest white was probably Ned Stark and he got killed for it. The darkest black is probably Euron Greyjoy. As far as who should take the throne? Not Littlefinger. I could accept anyone but him or Circe winning in this war.
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peter isnt the sort who makes things up as he goes ;)
i say take a look and pretend he has a master plan.
i hated him at first for many things.
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Isn't the sort? What was pushing Lisa Tully out of the Moon Door? Because I am pretty sure he didn't plan it. He has a master plan but the little pieces are always moving and changing direction based on everything that happens. It's no coincidence he wasn't around for the battle. He was waiting out to see which side would win (yes he had his favorite).
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Baelish is cunning and extremely intelligent. He uses non-nobles where most people ignore them. In my opinion, he's got a pretty good reason for fucking over the Starks and pretty much everyone else. Those are some of the reasons why I'm in favor of King Baelish at the end of the series.
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Baelish is cunning and extremely intelligent. He uses non-nobles where most people ignore them. In my opinion, he's got a pretty good reason for fucking over the Starks and pretty much everyone else. Those are some of the reasons why I'm in favor of King Baelish at the end of the series.
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To be honest, I think he should be upset with the Tullys (Caitlyn especially) not the Starks. Ned and Brandon did not come there to hurt him. They were not there to be intentionally malignant towards him but it happened that way. Caitlyn though. From everything I've heard was intentionally not the nicest to him. She seems to have led him on when she never actually cared for him the way he was convinced she did or the way he did for her. Now I do get his problem with the holier-than-thou attitude of nobles in general and I guess I can see how the Starks came to represent that in a way but if he was being objective about it all than the Lannisters, Baratheons (Robert and Renley anyways) and the Tullys (Caitlyn anyways) are worse about it than the Starks. He is hung up on the Starks because of a perceived hurt that technically should be blamed at least as much on Hoster Tully. I'll say it again. Brandon did not come there to wound Baelish. Littlefinger challenged Brandon and Brandon tried to show him mercy at the request of Caitlyn but Peter would not let that happen.

Also yes Baelish is cunning and extremely intelligent. He's also insane. I'm not against an evil person on the throne but he just sounds like he would be Aerys The Mad's second coming.
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I don't know that Littlefinger is any more insane than anyone else. I mean, I'm pretty sure Ned had some screws loose, and he was the least insane of them all (other than Tywin Lannister, but I'm probably forgetting some other people). Maybe I missed some insanity on Littlefinger's part, but other than his obsession with the female Tullys from a sexual perspective, I don't see much else there.
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