evening gale Posted June 18, 2012 Share Posted June 18, 2012 I couldn't find this discussion in my search. My apologies if I missed it! Who is your least favorite POV character?And why do I dislike Catelyn so much? Does anyone else feel the same? She is smart, but spoiled and reckless. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Theon Rules! Posted June 18, 2012 Share Posted June 18, 2012 I don't like Catelyn either, but I do find her story interesting since her chapters are where we get most of the war updates from.I don't really like Daenerys' storyline, probably because it feels so divided from all of the other characters. There's really not a whole lot of crossover with the events in Westeros, so it just makes the story feel a little bit disjointed sometimes when you're really getting into all of the characters interacting across the sea, and then a Daenerys chapter pops up. The 2nd most boring POV character for me is probably Bran. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
evening gale Posted June 21, 2012 Author Share Posted June 21, 2012 Funny, I feel the same way about Daenerys' story line. I watched the series first, and whenever it transitioned to her I was always a bit disppointed. At this point in the series her story line does feel disconnected from the rest. Maybe I will feel differently as I get into reading book 2. You're right about Catelyn, her chapters are informative and quite a bit happens in them to move the story forward. But I don't care for her personality I guess. And as for Bran, well, I am fond of his chapters because I always enjoy a brief respite in Winterfell! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dreadstark Bastard Posted June 21, 2012 Share Posted June 21, 2012 I find the various Dorne and Iron Island POVs (except Theon's) to be weak, but I'm going to go out on a limb and name Arya's POV as my least favorite, in total. Paradoxically, as for many other people on the forum Arya is one of my favorite characters. But while here GoT POV chapters are great, it felt like thousands of pages would pass as Arya's story progressed at a glacial pace. No more Hot Pie! I wanted to scream... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mirabilia Posted June 21, 2012 Share Posted June 21, 2012 Cat would be my choice but she's the only way to follow Robb's actions so I kind of "like" her.Dany on the other hand, if I'm re-reading I skip her chapters, I can't stop hating her =P Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Crown Posted June 22, 2012 Share Posted June 22, 2012 Daenerys. I just don't give a damn about that girl. Never have, never will. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AegonTargaryen Posted June 23, 2012 Share Posted June 23, 2012 Ironically I really didn't like Jon's chapters in GoT, although he was one of my favourite characters. I think that mostly has to do with the storyline at the wall in the first book. By CoK and much more so by aSoS, I would find myself most looking forward to Jon and Samwell's chapters, as the story at the wall really picks up. I don't know how others feel about this but I think that as far as character development goes, GRRM has done a really fantastic job with Jon. As an aside, my favourite POV's areTyrion's, always something interesting going on there. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LuisDantas Posted June 23, 2012 Share Posted June 23, 2012 Melisandre, but she is just barely a POV character. It is sometimes difficult for me to endure the Brienne and Damphair chapters as well. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dolorous Ali Posted June 23, 2012 Share Posted June 23, 2012 Dany for sure.Next in line is The Damphair. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
total1402 Posted June 23, 2012 Share Posted June 23, 2012 Bran-Not a big fan of young kid learning magic routine anyway-Been done no matter how dark you try to be with it so I find nothing interesting in the premise.-I find him slightly annoying and temperamental. Plus I think hes quite bossy towards his brother Rickon.-Difficult for me to relate to or find entertaining or funny like a lot of the other characters. I didn't even particularly sympathise with Bran during the bad moments. Just something about the way he reacted put me off. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
total1402 Posted June 23, 2012 Share Posted June 23, 2012 Next in line is The Damphair.But, but, hes got such an awesome backstory? The man had a ship called Golden Storm! :bowdown: Yet he found the Drowned God when the water claimed him and arose changed with a fire in his eyes. Whats not to like? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Freddard Posted June 23, 2012 Share Posted June 23, 2012 During aSoS part 1 and a section of part 2 i really despised Catelyn as a POV character mostly because of her endless grief for the loss of her husband and generally her constantly being sad with basically everything. However later on as the story unfolds and the pace picks up i enjoyed her chapters near the end of Book 3 part 2. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dolorous Ali Posted June 23, 2012 Share Posted June 23, 2012 But, but, hes got such an awesome backstory? The man had a ship called Golden Storm! :bowdown: Yet he found the Drowned God when the water claimed him and arose changed with a fire in his eyes. Whats not to like?Piety! I can't stand pious people. I just had too much of them in my life. Also, I've got nothing against his past. What he does now and what he thinks kinda bothers me. It's just a personal opinion. Though being iron born enhances my hatred of him (btw I don't hate all of them, e.g. I like Asha) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Crown Posted June 23, 2012 Share Posted June 23, 2012 You guys are aware of the fact that this a still-reading thread from the first book? Move the talk of other POV's somewhere else. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
total1402 Posted June 23, 2012 Share Posted June 23, 2012 Piety! I can't stand pious people. I just had too much of them in my life. Also, I've got nothing against his past. What he does now and what he thinks kinda bothers me. It's just a personal opinion. Though being iron born enhances my hatred of him (btw I don't hate all of them, e.g. I like Asha)Yeah but since I like 40k I don't share your trepidition. I don't associate quiant Church of England reverends or J Witnesses scampering outside my door with the sheer awesomeness of things like the Drowned God, the Blood God and the God-Emperor of Man. I'll grant you that all three of the worshippers of those gods are insane; but theres something entertaining when reading about religious fanatics.Although I grant you. Stannis is great because he is a religious fanatic but is SO non-chalont and business like about it to be lol worthy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ckal Posted June 25, 2012 Share Posted June 25, 2012 You guys are aware of the fact that this a still-reading thread from the first book? Move the talk of other POV's somewhere else. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gerold_Hightower Posted July 1, 2012 Share Posted July 1, 2012 Book 1 least favorite character is Sansa. Lots of unimportant information about clothes, hair, lemonpies, hats, shoes, and Joffrey Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
evening gale Posted July 1, 2012 Author Share Posted July 1, 2012 Mmmmmm.....lemonpies....they are Sansa's favorite. But i agree, I tend to zone out when the chapter offers too much information on clothes, hair, furnishings, etc.Sorry, it's actually lemon cakes. Mmmmmmm. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sigrid Posted July 11, 2012 Share Posted July 11, 2012 As to GoT I'm going to go against the grain and say my least favorite is Jon. I feel like what is going on around him should be exciting, but he is just boring. Maybe I have been tainted by the show where I dislike the actor's portrayal. Part of it is because we don't get the benefit of his inner monologue and he just sits there brooding, which I find annoying. Jon is much more likable in the books, but he breaks the flow for me. While Daenerys also breaks the flow I find her chapters interesting because they are so different.I get how Catelyn would not be a favorite. Her chapters can be dense and really information heavy. I enjoy her as a character though because she is flawed just like all the rest. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ned The Head Posted July 12, 2012 Share Posted July 12, 2012 Sansa's chapters in Got were oft tedious bordering on frustrating. Meanwhile, my least favorite pov is Dany Stormborn blah blah blah.She's the spawn of incest, she has dragons, she's the Deus Ex Machina, how exciting! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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