Ser Eric Posted November 18, 2014 Share Posted November 18, 2014 1. Rhaegar 'kidnapping' Lyanna - Rhaegar thought it was a smart idea to run away with a woman, who was the daughter of the Warden of the North, betrothed to the Lord of the Stormlands and whose brothers were a ward to the Warden of the East and betrothed to the daughter of the Lord of the Riverlands. It wasn't. Thankfully, Robert and Ned got rid of the emo and his friends though the former didn't turn out a whole lot better. 2. Balon attacking the North - Balon's stupidity knows no bounds. Instead of either sticking to the Iron Islands or getting into an alliance with one of the kings in exchange for lands he does all of Tywin's work for him and THEN asks for the alliance. He put his misplaced sense of revenge over plain common sense. Fortunately, he died. Unfortunately for the Iron Born he was replaced by someone even more retarded. 3. Robb marrying Jeyne - Oh Robb...Honour, love and abject stupidity proved to be his undoing. RIP Young Wolf. 4. Tyrion gift wrapping Myrcella to Dorne - Oberyn must have laughed himself silly. 5. Ned warning Cersie - This was buffoonery on an epic scale. Good intentions, true, but silly and naive nonetheless. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Viserys - The last dragon Posted November 18, 2014 Share Posted November 18, 2014 1. Rhaegar 'kidnapping' Lyanna - Rhaegar thought it was a smart idea to run away with a woman, who was the daughter of the Warden of the North, betrothed to the Lord of the Stormlands and whose brothers were a ward to the Warden of the East and betrothed to the daughter of the Lord of the Riverlands. It wasn't. Thankfully, Robert and Ned got rid of the emo and his friends though the former didn't turn out a whole lot better. 2. Balon attacking the North - Balon's stupidity knows no bounds. Instead of either sticking to the Iron Islands or getting into an alliance with one of the kings in exchange for lands he does all of Tywin's work for him and THEN asks for the alliance. He put his misplaced sense of revenge over plain common sense. Fortunately, he died. Unfortunately for the Iron Born he was replaced by someone even more retarded. 3. Robb marrying Jeyne - Oh Robb...Honour, love and abject stupidity proved to be his undoing. RIP Young Wolf. 4. Tyrion gift wrapping Myrcella to Dorne - Oberyn must have laughed himself silly. 5. Ned warning Cersie - This was buffoonery on an epic scale. Good intentions, true, but silly and naive nonetheless. Not smart, but not a blunder. He had no way to foresee the consequences his action had. People here are either genuinely smart people, or just asses who lack the ability to place themselves in others shoes. Not a smart idea to kidnap an LP daughter.. but did he know that there would be a war? Did he know that Brandon would rush to KL to demand his head? (- Most noble would probably gather information first, before asking the crown prince to come out and die- you could perhaps place Brandon on the list here? Since he "started" the war by doing this.. lol.. you can always find "reasons" for something.. everyone is to blame if your a bit creative). And we dont really know what happened. Theory is that Benjen was told, but got to drunk to tell. They may have tried to say something before they left, but it got lost.. My point is: we dont know what happened, lets wait and see and not judge soo much. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nictarion Posted November 18, 2014 Share Posted November 18, 2014 Ned telling Cersei his plans.Viserys threatening Dany in front of Drogo.Robb marrying Jeyne. Tywin goading his pissed off son who was pointing a crossbow at him.Quentyn trying to steal a dragon. There's plenty to choose from, but these are what came to mind. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TallTyrion Posted November 18, 2014 Share Posted November 18, 2014 1) Agree completely. There's also the future succession crisis he creates with those actions. So even if a full blown rebellion is averted another war is probably coming. 2) I disagree that attacking the North was a blunder. It didn't cost the Iron Born much, Theon's own idiocy not withstanding. The North can't retaliate and the Iron Born didn't suffer significant loses so it's not that much of a mistake. It would have been smarter to take Robb's offer of an alliance but Balon's goal was reestablishing the Old Way and the North was the best spot to start that. Long term it's a dumb plan since the Iron Throne will never abide a Kingdom of reavers right of its coast. 3) Probably the biggest blunder of the series. 4) I don't think that's a blunder. It's perfectly reasonable to assume that Dorne would enter the war to get revenge against his family. Sacrificing Myrcella to placate that threat is a reasonable trade off. 5) Stark honour once again causing one of the biggest blunders in the series. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ice Turtle Posted November 18, 2014 Share Posted November 18, 2014 Cersei rearming faithNeds actions after Roberths deathRobb marrying JeyneTheon remaining in Winterfell withot supportTywin prowoking armed Tyrion Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TallTyrion Posted November 18, 2014 Share Posted November 18, 2014 Cersei's entire stint in charge can also be considered one of the biggest blunder in the series. She just leaps from one idiotic decision to the next. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TallTyrion Posted November 18, 2014 Share Posted November 18, 2014 Theon not taking Bran and Rickon back to Pyke as soon as he took Winterfell. He could have solidified his place in Iron Born legend for the rest of history, instead he's Reek. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
In A Coat of Gold Posted November 18, 2014 Share Posted November 18, 2014 Pretty much House Stark lol Ned telling Cersei Catelyn taking Tyrion hostage Catelyn letting Jaime go Robb marrying Jeyne Sansa telling Cersei about them leaving So much stupidity....and this is the ruling family of an entire region. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Barrick Eddon Posted November 18, 2014 Share Posted November 18, 2014 1. Rhaegar 'kidnapping' Lyanna - Rhaegar thought it was a smart idea to run away with a woman, who was the daughter of the Warden of the North, betrothed to the Lord of the Stormlands and whose brothers were a ward to the Warden of the East and betrothed to the daughter of the Lord of the Riverlands. It wasn't. Thankfully, Robert and Ned got rid of the emo and his friends though the former didn't turn out a whole lot better. 2. Balon attacking the North - Balon's stupidity knows no bounds. Instead of either sticking to the Iron Islands or getting into an alliance with one of the kings in exchange for lands he does all of Tywin's work for him and THEN asks for the alliance. He put his misplaced sense of revenge over plain common sense. Fortunately, he died. Unfortunately for the Iron Born he was replaced by someone even more retarded. 3. Robb marrying Jeyne - Oh Robb...Honour, love and abject stupidity proved to be his undoing. RIP Young Wolf. 4. Tyrion gift wrapping Myrcella to Dorne - Oberyn must have laughed himself silly. 5. Ned warning Cersie - This was buffoonery on an epic scale. Good intentions, true, but silly and naive nonetheless. :agree: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jehane Posted November 18, 2014 Share Posted November 18, 2014 Let's see... 1. Ned telling Cersei "I know your secret". He had good intentions, no doubt about that, but by then he should have known better.2. Oberyn not finishing off the Mountain but actually putting his foot on his chest to gloat and getting himself killed. Argh.3. Robb marrying Jeyne just because he didn't want to dishonour her. Starks and their honour, really. No wonder they're going down.4. Viserys threatening Dany and her unborn child in front of Drogo and the whole khalasaar, plus drawing a blade in Vaes Dothrak.5. Catelyn abducting Tyrion and taking him to the Eyrie. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kimim Posted November 18, 2014 Share Posted November 18, 2014 Ned tells CerseiTywin underestimates TyrionJoffrey beheads NedRobb accepts title "king of the North"Cersei rearms sept Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The King in Black Posted November 18, 2014 Share Posted November 18, 2014 Let's see... 1. Ned telling Cersei "I know your secret". He had good intentions, no doubt about that, but by then he should have known better.2. Oberyn not finishing off the Mountain but actually putting his foot on his chest to gloat and getting himself killed. Argh.3. Robb marrying Jeyne just because he didn't want to dishonour her. Starks and their honour, really. No wonder they're going down.4. Viserys threatening Dany and her unborn child in front of Drogo and the whole khalasaar, plus drawing a blade in Vaes Dothrak.5. Catelyn abducting Tyrion and taking him to the Eyrie.:agree: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dicer Posted November 18, 2014 Share Posted November 18, 2014 Pretty much House Stark lol Ned telling Cersei Catelyn taking Tyrion hostage Catelyn letting Jaime go Robb marrying Jeyne Sansa telling Cersei about them leaving So much stupidity....and this is the ruling family of an entire region. Agree. Add in Jon rushing off to Winterfell to take on Ramsay... And they all end up paying the price for their blunders. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gar Weg Wun Sygerrik Posted November 18, 2014 Share Posted November 18, 2014 Cersei refusing to even humor the iron bank about its debts. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Wolf Lord's Daughter Posted November 18, 2014 Share Posted November 18, 2014 1. Rhaegar 'kidnapping' Lyanna - Rhaegar thought it was a smart idea to run away with a woman, who was the daughter of the Warden of the North, betrothed to the Lord of the Stormlands and whose brothers were a ward to the Warden of the East and betrothed to the daughter of the Lord of the Riverlands. It wasn't. Thankfully, Robert and Ned got rid of the emo and his friends though the former didn't turn out a whole lot better. 2. Balon attacking the North - Balon's stupidity knows no bounds. Instead of either sticking to the Iron Islands or getting into an alliance with one of the kings in exchange for lands he does all of Tywin's work for him and THEN asks for the alliance. He put his misplaced sense of revenge over plain common sense. Fortunately, he died. Unfortunately for the Iron Born he was replaced by someone even more retarded. 3. Robb marrying Jeyne - Oh Robb...Honour, love and abject stupidity proved to be his undoing. RIP Young Wolf. 4. Tyrion gift wrapping Myrcella to Dorne - Oberyn must have laughed himself silly. 5. Ned warning Cersie - This was buffoonery on an epic scale. Good intentions, true, but silly and naive nonetheless. :agree: Except I would replace 4 with Viserys threatening to kill the Khal's baby in front of the Khal himself and 5 with Cersei arming the Faith Militant. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aryagonnakill#2 Posted November 18, 2014 Share Posted November 18, 2014 4 was no blunder, and LF would have told Cersei anyway. Robb accepting title kitnCatlyn releasing JaimeViserys threatening Khal Drogo's baby in front of Khal DrogoOberyn gloating over an alive MountainCersei rearming the faith Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The King in Black Posted November 18, 2014 Share Posted November 18, 2014 4 was no blunder, and LF would have told Cersei anyway. Robb accepting title kitnCatlyn releasing JaimeViserys threatening Khal Drogo's baby in front of Khal DrogoOberyn gloating over an alive MountainCersei rearming the faithYeah, these too Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Julia Martell Posted November 18, 2014 Share Posted November 18, 2014 This is fun. Cersei rearming the Faith.Cersei trying to frame Margaery for adultery.Robb marrying Jeyne Westerling.Theon taking Winterfell.Doran not seeing a psychiatrist about his communication issues. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sword of the Morgan Posted November 18, 2014 Share Posted November 18, 2014 We don't know that Rhaegar kidnapped Lyanna. That's just the commonly accepted story in Westeros. She was not the kind of woman to let herself be kidnapped, and I think it's more likely that she went willingly. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
James Crow Posted November 18, 2014 Share Posted November 18, 2014 5 Arrianne trying to play the game of thrones4 dany saying no to quentyn 3 rob stark marrying Jeyne 2 Ned not telling Robert 1 cat tully marrying 2 lords paramount to daughters of her fathers own bannerman for his support. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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