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Originally Posted by Nerwen
That was a joke, G55.
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Why do I always take jokes seriously and joke about serious stuff?
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Originally Posted by Galadriel
And I can't believe I'm saying this, but...Jaime Lannister is slowly working his way up, too!
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After a certain chapter of (supposedly) truthtelling, he went up my list as well!
Theon is the lowest on my list. He's such a low treacherous arrogant ungrateful big-headed coward!
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Originally Posted by Lal
I don't think I could idolise any of the characters in A Song Of Ice and Fire, not even Ned Stark, it's not a world of heroes and villains.
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I agree. Although I loved him for all his honourable traits, he deserved what he got. (do I hear some muttering?
) At Winterfell, where he and his justice ruled, he did fine - and got proper respect for that. But down south money is worth more than all his goodness and justice and etc. He couldn't get used to such a way of life, and wasn't fit for the game of thrones. But what really made him grey instead of white in my eyes was how he didn't stick to his honour till the end. Fine - if you value virtues above your life and the lives of those around you, so be it, don't listen to that fat ugly man telling you that you should turn around and lie to yourself and to others saying that you lied before to save your skin! And if you value truth so much, don't let it die with you! He belongs in the north, and that's that.
However, despite this, I have to give Ned his due respect for doing what he thought was right. He couldn't help it if what he thought and what others thought did not match, just as he couldn't help asking if honesty was always right.
Stannis is quite the intriguing character in the second half of the second book. If he'd only
listen a bit more to some people around him! (You know, he, Viserys, and Theon remind me of the Hamptons - both father and son - from P&A :-D )
I have a feeling I'm getting as obsessed with talking about the Song of Ice and Fire as I was about a year ago with talking Tolkien. :/