The Bastard of Summer Posted June 3, 2012 Share Posted June 3, 2012 Okay I've been holding this in for quite sometime and I really never wanted to post it cause I just knew everyone would be like "what the hell is wrong with you?"So now I shall say it....I could NOT stand Ned Stark the first time I read A Game of Thrones. It took me a second reading to warm up to him......Now you confess.What is something you really don't want to admit to concerning the series Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Drunkard Posted June 3, 2012 Share Posted June 3, 2012 I hated Tyrion for a long time because he was a Lannister. That was the sole reason. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Winter's Knight Posted June 3, 2012 Share Posted June 3, 2012 Jon Snow bores me to tears. And I think he's stint as a wildling was excruciatingly painful to read.I don't like Tyrion or Doran at all.And I root-against my better judgement-for Cersei. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jolene Brown Posted June 3, 2012 Share Posted June 3, 2012 Once I love a fictional character, like Jaime or Theon, for whatever reason, they can do almost anything and I will still love them anyway. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
assjfjgjsgjljljglgjfjsduar Posted June 3, 2012 Share Posted June 3, 2012 As a whole, the Targaryens are extremely off-putting to me. Other than the occasional decent one (basically the quad of Jaeharys I, Viserys I, Daeron II and Aegon V), I can't fathom why so many people want this vain, batshit crazy, vipers' nest of pyromaniacs in charge of anything. I think one of the reasons Jon turned out to actually be a level-headed, decent person was because he didn't know he was a Targ.I don't see them as cool or badass. I see them as the hick cousins of Valyria who were probably chased out and had the dumb luck to have dragons. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dr. Pepper Posted June 3, 2012 Share Posted June 3, 2012 I confess that I thought Dany walked the moon when I first started reading. Thankfully, I got that blind love of certain characters out of my system by the second book. I think I really took "it's not a song" to heart soon after Ned was beheaded. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marjie Eilie Myatt Posted June 3, 2012 Share Posted June 3, 2012 No love for Khal Drogo or any of the Dothraki or its culture. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ser Thomas Derpingham Posted June 3, 2012 Share Posted June 3, 2012 When I was a small teenage boy, I thought Stannis was boring.I must have skipped the Blackwater battle or sommin.I also thought Dany was cute. I just find her bland and unappealing now. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thallus Posted June 3, 2012 Share Posted June 3, 2012 I believe that the direwolves are an abomination and should have all have been held under water when they were found, Theon would have been perfectly suited in that task Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jolene Brown Posted June 3, 2012 Share Posted June 3, 2012 I have another one - I find the demands for ALL Freys to die to be quite unfair - we already know of at least 3 Freys who were specifically kept away (Olyvar, Alesander, and Perwyn), of many who are small children, and we can guess that other adults were not involved, given the size of the family. Especially since we have been told who the planners are and what they did, as well as even seen from Catelyn's POV who was actually present at the main part of the castle, I think it would make more sense to focus on those who we know are culpable. The unthinking vigilante approach is, to my mind, only an extension of the mentality that led the Freys to commit the Red Wedding in the first place. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
K.C. Posted June 3, 2012 Share Posted June 3, 2012 I don't think GRRM is the greatest writer that ever was or will be.I'll see myself to the Quiet Isle now. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
crispygurl Posted June 3, 2012 Share Posted June 3, 2012 I'm such a San-San shipper. I can't help it, I just want them to be together. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ser Thomas Derpingham Posted June 3, 2012 Share Posted June 3, 2012 I don't think GRRM is the greatest writer that ever was or will be.I'll see myself to the Quiet Isle now.I would call him a very good writer, but not great.He did once write simple TV scripts, though, so it's not like I expect highbrow literature (that you wouldn't have heard of) from him. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thallus Posted June 3, 2012 Share Posted June 3, 2012 I would call him a very good writer, but not great.He did once write simple TV scripts, though, so it's not like I expect highbrow literature (that you wouldn't have heard of) from him.People often consider literature for the masses (IE Shakespeare/Vega) to be chaff in the time of their writing. Don't discredit writing just due to its medium nor its audience, or you'll overlook masterpieces out of bigotry.That being said. I don't think you can say there is a "greatest" writer. Most of the classically good writers that are brought up, honestly are pains in the ass to read. (if anyone tells me they read Dante and enjoyed it, or an original version of Dostoevsky I know they're a liar).GRRM is a good writer, there are plenty of hidden goodies, there are no holes, he relies on few stereotypes, is piece is an original inversion on a theme. Best ? No, but thats an empty word when it comes to writers. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lord Orys Baratheon Posted June 3, 2012 Share Posted June 3, 2012 No love for Khal Drogo or any of the Dothraki or its culture.This. Also...I find myself rooting for "bad" things to happen, and good things happening in the book bore me. This series has twisted me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eternally_Theirs Posted June 3, 2012 Share Posted June 3, 2012 I like....Robert Arryn.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
K.C. Posted June 3, 2012 Share Posted June 3, 2012 My comment was a tongue-in-cheek reaction to the posts on the "Blackwater" episode forum. I'm obviously a fan or I wouldn't be here.And to the Robert Arryn fan... I suppose you think the Boltons are in for a redemption too? :) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Taupe Grace Posted June 3, 2012 Share Posted June 3, 2012 I actually really want a happy ending and wouldn't be averse to a union of Jon and Dany in making that happen. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr Stereo1 Posted June 3, 2012 Share Posted June 3, 2012 I hated Khal Drogo from the start, and while originally viewing Dany as an interesting if pitiable character, grew to hate her by the end of Dance of Dragons. They just hurt too many 'little people' in pursuit of their ambitions for me to love them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pellaeon Posted June 3, 2012 Share Posted June 3, 2012 The first time I skip the most of Aryas story in the books, I found it boring Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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